Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable)A garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body.

    Pullover, Jersey

    ко́фта, сви́терsvítɛr, сви́терsvíter

    светрsvetr, джерсі́džersí

  2. (US, countable)A shirt worn by a member of an athletic team, usually oversized, typically depicting the athlete's name and team number as well as the team's logotype.

    A young boy was wearing a Manchester City Erling Haaland jersey.

    Trikot

    футбо́лкаfutbólka

    спорти́вна футбо́лкаsportývna futbólka

  3. (uncountable)A type of fabric knit.

    дже́рсиdžérsi, джерси́džersí

    джерсі́džersí

    a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric

Examples

38 sentences
  1. I think that jersey suits you.

    deIch denke, dieses Trikot steht dir gut.

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  2. What do you think about this jersey?

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  3. Why is your jersey hanging on the chair?

    deWarum hängt dein Trikot an dem Stuhl?

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  4. It is an honour to wear the jersey of this great club.

    deEs ist mir eine Ehre, das Trikot dieses großen Vereins zu tragen.

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  5. These jerseys are too big for me.

    ruЭти свитера мне велики.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body:
shirt worn by a member of an athletic team:
Русский
By meaning 2
garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body:
type of fabric knit:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body:
shirt worn by a member of an athletic team:

Origin

From a typical fisherman's sweater used on the island of Jersey.

From a typical fisherman's sweater used on the island of Jersey.

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Forms

plural: jerseys
Singularjersey
Pluraljerseys

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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