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It is normally equipped with one or more hoists and/or hydraulic cylinders for lifting and lowering the jib and the load.
Elle est normalement équipée d'un ou plusieurs treuils et/ou vérins hydrauliques pour le levage et la descente de la flèche et de la charge.
Jean Bart hastily hauled up the jib, and the triangle of canvas, full of wind, looked like a wing; then, with two strides to the stern, he let out the spinnaker, which was close-reefed against his mast.
Jean-Bart tout à coup hissa le foc, dont le triangle, plein de vent, semblait une aile, puis gagnant l'arrière en deux enjambées il dénoua le tapecul amarré contre son mât.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Measurements carried out at jib-height
Mesures au niveau de la flèche
Then came a murmur, like a sigh of the night, a fluttering of the canvas, the creaking of the boom, and the flap of the jib.
On entendit alors un léger murmure, semblable à un soupir de la nuit, et le foc commença à battre.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
"Stand by to haul down the jib," called out Jasper, who merely smiled at the remarks of his companion.
– Range à hâle bas le foc ! – cria Jasper qui ne faisait que sourire des remarques de son compagnon.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
Then Jasper himself belayed the end of the jib-halyards to a stretcher in the rigging, instead of bringing it to the mast, where they belong, at least among British sailors."
Ensuite Jasper lui-même amarra la drisse du foc dans le gréement, au lieu de l’amarrer à un taquet du mât, comme cela se pratique, – au moins dans la marine anglaise.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
Arrangement of microphone positions where the lifting mechanism is located on the jib stay
Schéma des positions de microphone lorsque le mécanisme de levage est situé sur la contre-flèche
They evidently saw by the cut of our jib that we weren't Germans.
Ils devinaient sans doute, d’après notre tournure, que nous n’étions pas Allemands.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994

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jib

verb
Basic forms
Pastjibbed
Imperativejib
Present Participle (Participle I)jibbing
Past Participle (Participle II)jibbed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I jibwe jib
you jibyou jib
he/she/it jibsthey jib
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am jibbingwe are jibbing
you are jibbingyou are jibbing
he/she/it is jibbingthey are jibbing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have jibbedwe have jibbed
you have jibbedyou have jibbed
he/she/it has jibbedthey have jibbed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been jibbingwe have been jibbing
you have been jibbingyou have been jibbing
he/she/it has been jibbingthey have been jibbing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I jibbedwe jibbed
you jibbedyou jibbed
he/she/it jibbedthey jibbed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was jibbingwe were jibbing
you were jibbingyou were jibbing
he/she/it was jibbingthey were jibbing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had jibbedwe had jibbed
you had jibbedyou had jibbed
he/she/it had jibbedthey had jibbed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been jibbingwe had been jibbing
you had been jibbingyou had been jibbing
he/she/it had been jibbingthey had been jibbing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will jibwe shall/will jib
you will jibyou will jib
he/she/it will jibthey will jib
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be jibbingwe shall/will be jibbing
you will be jibbingyou will be jibbing
he/she/it will be jibbingthey will be jibbing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have jibbedwe shall/will have jibbed
you will have jibbedyou will have jibbed
he/she/it will have jibbedthey will have jibbed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been jibbingwe shall/will have been jibbing
you will have been jibbingyou will have been jibbing
he/she/it will have been jibbingthey will have been jibbing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would jibwe should/would jib
you would jibyou would jib
he/she/it would jibthey would jib
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be jibbingwe should/would be jibbing
you would be jibbingyou would be jibbing
he/she/it would be jibbingthey would be jibbing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have jibbedwe should/would have jibbed
you would have jibbedyou would have jibbed
he/she/it would have jibbedthey would have jibbed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been jibbingwe should/would have been jibbing
you would have been jibbingyou would have been jibbing
he/she/it would have been jibbingthey would have been jibbing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am jibbedwe are jibbed
you are jibbedyou are jibbed
he/she/it is jibbedthey are jibbed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being jibbedwe are being jibbed
you are being jibbedyou are being jibbed
he/she/it is being jibbedthey are being jibbed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been jibbedwe have been jibbed
you have been jibbedyou have been jibbed
he/she/it has been jibbedthey have been jibbed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was jibbedwe were jibbed
you were jibbedyou were jibbed
he/she/it was jibbedthey were jibbed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being jibbedwe were being jibbed
you were being jibbedyou were being jibbed
he/she/it was being jibbedthey were being jibbed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been jibbedwe had been jibbed
you had been jibbedyou had been jibbed
he/she/it had been jibbedthey had been jibbed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be jibbedwe shall/will be jibbed
you will be jibbedyou will be jibbed
he/she/it will be jibbedthey will be jibbed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been jibbedwe shall/will have been jibbed
you will have been jibbedyou will have been jibbed
he/she/it will have been jibbedthey will have been jibbed

jib

noun
SingularPlural
Common casejibjibs
Possessive casejib'sjibs'