jockey

jockey
I ['dʒɒkɪ]
nome jockey m., fantino m.
II 1. ['dʒɒkɪ]
verbo transitivo

to jockey sb. into doing sth. — persuadere qcn. a fare qcs

2.
verbo intransitivo

to jockey for position — [runners, riders] lottare per raggiungere un buon piazzamento; fig. manovrare, brigare per raggiungere una posizione favorevole

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['‹oki]
noun
(a person employed to ride horses in races.) fantino
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jockey /ˈdʒɒkɪ/
n.
1 (ipp.) fantino; jockey
2 (nei composti) addetto (a una mansione): pump jockey, benzinaio; garage jockey, garagista
3 (nei composti) autista; conducente: truck jockey, camionista
4 (= disc jockey) disc jockey, DJ
5 (slang GB) cliente di prostituta
● (ipp.) jockey cap, berretto da fantino □ (ipp.) the Jockey Club, l'organismo che regola e dirige le corse ippiche in GB □ Jockey shorts®, slip da uomo.
(to) jockey /ˈdʒɒkɪ/
A v. t.
1 (sport) montare (un cavallo) in una corsa
2 raggirare; manovrare; manipolare: to jockey sb. into doing st., convincere q. con raggiri a fare qc.; to jockey sb. out of st., ottenere q. da qc. con l'inganno; defraudare q. di qc.
3 (fam. USA) manovrare abilmente (un veicolo, ecc.)
B v. i.
brigare; manovrare; intrallazzare; macchinare: to jockey for position, manovrare abilmente per raggiungere una posizione vantaggiosa; farsi largo abilmente; brigare per far carriera; to jockey for power, manovrare per conquistare il potere.
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I ['dʒɒkɪ]
nome jockey m., fantino m.
II 1. ['dʒɒkɪ]
verbo transitivo

to jockey sb. into doing sth. — persuadere qcn. a fare qcs

2.
verbo intransitivo

to jockey for position — [runners, riders] lottare per raggiungere un buon piazzamento; fig. manovrare, brigare per raggiungere una posizione favorevole


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