jersey
A garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper bodyA garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body.
» I think that jersey suits you.
Ich denke, dieses Trikot steht dir gut.
Meaning
3 senses(countable)A garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body.
Pullover, Jersey
ко́фта, сви́терsvítɛr, сви́терsvíter
светрsvetr, джерсі́džersí
(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
(uncountable)A type of fabric knit.
дже́рсиdžérsi, джерси́džersí
джерсі́džersí
a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric
Examples
38 sentencesI think that jersey suits you.
deIch denke, dieses Trikot steht dir gut. — Yorwba
What do you think about this jersey?
Why is your jersey hanging on the chair?
deWarum hängt dein Trikot an dem Stuhl? — Ioan_Cristian
It is an honour to wear the jersey of this great club.
deEs ist mir eine Ehre, das Trikot dieses großen Vereins zu tragen. — Ioan_Cristian
These jerseys are too big for me.
ruЭти свитера мне велики. — marafon
Translations
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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: jerseysSynonyms
12 synonyms- a close-fitting pullover shirt:T-shirttee shirt
- the largest of the Channel Islands:island of Jersey
- a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies:New JerseyGarden StateNJN.J.
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable