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jive
UK
/dʒaɪv/
US
/dʒaɪv/
jives
pl
UK
/dʒaɪv/
US
/dʒaɪv/
Translations
The band played a lively jive at the dance hall.
Группа сыграла живой джайв в танцевальном зале.
His jive about the project was not convincing.
Его болтовня о проекте не была убедительной.
Additional translations
Definitions
The couple impressed everyone with their energetic jive at the dance competition.
He tried to sell me some jive about how the car was in perfect condition.
The band played a set of jive that got everyone on their feet.
jived
Past Simple
jived
Past Participle
jiving
Gerund
UK
/dʒaɪv/
US
/dʒaɪv/
Translations
He tried to jive me into buying a fake watch.
Он пытался обмануть меня, чтобы я купил поддельные часы.
They love to jive at the dance club every weekend.
Они любят танцевать джайв в танцевальном клубе каждые выходные.
Definitions
They jived energetically to the upbeat swing music at the party.
Stop jiving and tell me the truth about what happened.
He was just jiving with his friends, not intending to hurt anyone's feelings.
His story doesn't jive with the evidence we found.
more jive
Comp.
most jive
Super.
Used attributively, especially in slang, meaning either ‘related to jive music/dance’ or ‘phony, deceptive’.
Definitions
The band played a set full of jive rhythms.
Don't give me that jive excuse.