jive

dʒaɪv
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Translation of jive into Hebrew,

Verb

1.

deception

tr.DatedUS
deceive or mislead someone
tr.DatedUS
  • Don't try to jive me with your excuses.אל תנסה להטעות אותי עם התירוצים שלך.
2.

swing dancing

intr.
dance energetically to rock and roll or swing music
intr.
  • They love to jive at the weekend parties.הם אוהבים לרקוד במסיבות סוף השבוע.
3.

agreement

intr.DatedUS
agree or be in accord with something
intr.DatedUS
  • His story doesn't jive with the facts.הסיפור שלו לא מתאים לעובדות.

Noun

1.

deception

DatedUS
deceptive or nonsensical talk
DatedUS
  • Don't believe his jive about winning the lottery.אל תאמין לקשקוש שלו על זכייה בלוטו.
2.

language

DatedUS
informal language used by some African Americans
DatedUS
גַ'יְיבּ ja'yevסְלֶנְג אֲפְרוֹ-אַמֶרִיקָאִי
  • He spoke in jive, full of colorful expressions.הוא דיבר בגייב, מלא בביטויים צבעוניים.
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Expressions with jive: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

לְהִתְחַמֵּק
לְהִתְנַהֵג בְּשַׁעֲשׁוּעַ
They would shuck and jive to entertain the crowd.
הֵנְדְ גַ'יְיב
They performed the hand jive at the 1950s-themed party.
מָעוּדְכָּן
בַּעַל סְטָייל
Their outfits are always hip to the jive.
שִׂיחַ שְׁטוּת
דִּבּוּר בָּדִיה
He was full of jive talk at the party.

Synonyms and analogies of jive in English

Examples of jive in a sentence

  • She was known to jive people with her stories.
  • Couples jive to their favorite tunes at the dance hall.
  • He learned to jive for the upcoming dance competition.
  • Their explanations didn't jive with each other.
  • The witness's account jives with the evidence.
  • His jive about the new job was unbelievable.

Translations of "jive" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
לְתַחְמֵןv. - letakhmen

She always knows when someone is trying to jive her.

היא תמיד יודעת מתי מישהו מנסה לתחמן אותה.

לְהִסְתַּדֵּרv. - lehistader

Confirm the facts she gave him jive with your investigation.

אשר את העובדות היא נתנה לו מסתדר עם החקירה שלך.

לִרְקוֹדv. - lirqod

They took a break from eating to jive to the infectious swing tunes.

הם לקחו הפסקה מהאכילה כדי לרקוד לז'ייב לצלילי המוזיקה המדבקת.

לְהִתְנַעְנֵעַv. - lehitnanea

James can't jive.

ג'יימס לא יכול להתנענע.

ג'ייב

Her favorite tune was a classic jive that always lifted her spirits.

המנגינה האהובה עליה הייתה ג'ייב קלאסית שתמיד הרימה את מצב רוחה.

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jive: Examples and translations in context

The comedian likes to jive the audience with his witty remarks.

הקומיקאי אוהב לתחמן את הקהל בהערות השנונות שלו.

It's hard to jive convincingly when you're not being genuine.

קשה לתחמן בצורה משכנעת כשלא מדובר בכנות.

Their attempts to jive the customers fell flat.

הניסיונות שלהם לתחמן את הלקוחות נכשלו לחלוטין.

Trying to jive your way into forgiveness won't work.

לנסות לתחמן לקבל סליחה לא יעבוד.

I can see through your attempts to jive me, so be honest.

אני יכול לראות דרך הניסיונות שלך לתחמן אותי, אז תהיה כנה.

She can jive with the best of them, but I see through it.

היא יודעת לתחמן את הטובים ביותר, אבל אני רואה דרך זה.

His smooth talk may jive some, but not me.

השיחה החלקלקה שלו עשויה לתחמן חלק, אבל לא אותי.

The salesperson tried to jive the price, but I stood firm.

הסוכן מכר ניסה לתחמן את המחיר, אבל אני נשארתי חזק.

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shuck and jivejive turkeyjive talk
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