jaywalk

ˈdʒeɪˌwɔk

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Definition of jaywalk - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

illegal crossing

Rare

cross a street illegally or recklessly

Rare

He was fined for jaywalking downtown.

dash

run across

street walking

Rare

walk in the street instead of the sidewalk

Rare

They often jaywalk on quiet roads.

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Origin of jaywalk

American English, jay (naive person) + walk (walk)

Examples of jaywalk in a sentence

Jaywalking during rush hour is dangerous.
He was fined for jaywalking downtown.
Jaywalking is common in busy cities.

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French:traverser imprudemment, marcher sur la chaussée, ...
German:unerlaubt überqueren, über die Straße gehen, ...
Italian:attraversare imprudentemente, camminare in strada, ...
Spanish:cruzar imprudentemente, cruzar la calle imprudentemente, ...
Portuguese:atravessar fora da passadeira, andar na rua, ...
Chinese:乱穿马路, 闯马路, ...
Japanese:無謀横断する, 横断歩道を渡らずに歩く, ...
Arabic:عبر الشارع بشكل غير قانوني, مَشَى فِي الشَّارِعِ بَدَلًا مِنَ الرَّصِيفِ, ...
Hebrew:לַחֲצוֹת בְּפָזִיזוּת, לַעֲבוֹר בְּאֶמְצַע הַדֶּרֶךְ, ...
Russian:переходить дорогу, переходить, ...
Ukrainian:переходити вулицю в недозволеному місці, переходити, ...
Hindi:अवैध रूप से सड़क पार करना, सड़क पार करना, ...
Bengali:অবৈধ ভাবে রাস্তা পার হওয়া, রাস্তা হাঁটা, ...
Catalan:creuar imprudentment, creuar, ...
Czech:přecházet mimo přechod, chodit po vozovce místo po chodníku, ...
Danish:gå over for rødt, gå på gaden, ...
Dutch:roekeloos oversteken, oversteken, ...
Greek:διασχίζω παράνομα, περπατώ στο δρόμο, ...
Hungarian:tilosban átmenni, az úttesten menni a járda helyett, ...
Khmer:ឆ្លងផ្លូវខុសច្បាប់, ដើរឆ្លងផ្លូវខុសកន្លែង, ...
Korean:무단횡단하다, 도로를 걷다, ...
Persian:عبور غیرقانونی کرد, در خیابان راه رفت, ...
Polish:przebiegać, przechodzić przez jezdnię, ...
Portuguese (BR):atravessar ilegalmente, andar na rua, ...
Romanian:a traversa neregulamentar, a merge pe stradă, ...
Swedish:gå mot röd gubbe, gå på gatan, ...
Thai:ข้ามถนนอย่างผิดกฎหมาย, เดินข้ามถนน, ...
Turkish:yasadışı geçmek, kaldırım yerine caddede yürümek, ...
Vietnamese:băng qua đường trái phép, đi bộ trên đường, ...

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