English [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] From jynx transferred sense
Pronunciation [ edit ] jinx (plural jinxes
A hex ; an evil spell .
Synonyms: curse hoodoo Indian sign spell
A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck . Derived terms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ] a hex; an evil spell
Bulgarian: проклятие (bg) n ( prokljatie )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 厄運 ／ 厄运 (zh) ( èyùn ) , 詛咒 ／ 诅咒 (zh) ( zǔzhòu )
Czech: prokletí n
Danish: forbandelse c
Finnish: kirous (fi)
French: maléfice (fr) m sortilège (fr) m
German: Fluch (de) m Verwünschung (de) f
Italian: maleficio (it) m sortilegio (it) m iettatura (it) f malocchio (it) m
Japanese: 邪視 (ja) ( じゃし, jashi ) , ジンクス (ja)
Persian: جادو (fa) ( jâdu )
Portuguese: enguiço (pt) m macumba (pt) f maldição (pt) f
Russian: дурно́й глаз (ru) m ( durnój glaz ) , сглаз (ru) m ( sglaz ) , по́рча (ru) f ( pórča ) , злые ча́ры ( zlyje čáry )
Slovak: kliatba f
Spanish: maleficio (es) m maldición (es) f fucú ( Dominican Republic ) , pava f ( Venezuela ) , yeta f ( Argentina, Uruguay )
Swedish: förbannelse (sv) c
a person or thing supposed to bring bad luck
Arabic:
Gulf Arabic: قُبُّسة ( gʊbbʊsə )
Bulgarian: карък m ( karǎk )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 白虎星 (zh) ( báihǔxīng ) ( of a woman ) , 掃帚星 ／ 扫帚星 (zh) ( sàozhǒuxīng ) ( of a person ) , 不祥之物 ( bùxiángzhīwù )
Danish: ulykkesfugl c
Dutch: ongeluksbrenger m
Finnish: pahan onnen tuoja pahanilmanlintu (fi)
French: porte-malheur (fr)
German: Pechvogel (de) m Unglücksbringer m
Greek: γρουσούζης (el) ( grousoúzis )
Italian: iettatore (it) m iettatrice (it) f
Macedonian: малер m ( maler ) , баксуз ( baksuz )
Portuguese: agourento (pt) m
Romanian: piază rea f
Russian: колду́н (ru) ( koldún ) , колду́нья (ru) ( koldúnʹja ) , ве́дьма (ru) ( védʹma )
Serbo-Croatian: baksuz (sh) m
Spanish: gafe (es) m ( person ) , ave de mal agüero f cenizo (es)
Tagalog: kasaykasay
jinx (third-person singular simple present jinxes present participle jinxing simple past and past participle jinxed
( transitive ) cast a spell on.( transitive ) bad luck to.( transitive ) 2008 When It Happens [1] →ISBN “So you'll all be near New York!” Maggie says. “We don't know for sure yet.” Sara stresses. “Don't jinx it.”
2012 Hungry Ghosts , Hachette UK, →ISBN I've no idea if she guessed what I was intending to do. I don't know why I was so reluctant to talk about it, even to her. Maybe I was afraid that verbalising my intentions would jinx it in some way.
Derived terms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ] To cast a spell on
Chinese:
Mandarin: 蛊祝 (zh) ( gǔzhù ) ,詛咒 ／ 诅咒 (zh) ( zǔzhòu )
Czech: uhranout (cs)
Danish: forhekse
Dutch: betoveren (nl) , beheksen (nl) , vervloeken (nl)
Finnish: kirota (fi) , manata (fi)
French: porter malheur (fr) , porter la guigne maudire (fr)
German: verzaubern (de) , mit einem Zauber belegen
Italian: gettare il malocchio
Norwegian:
Bokmål: forhekse
Persian: جادو کردن ( jâdu kardan )
Russian: сгла́зить (ru) ( sglázitʹ )
Slovak: urieknuť porobiť uhranúť
Swedish: förhäxa (sv) , förtrolla (sv)
To bring bad luck to
Arabic: نَحَسَ (ar) ( naḥasa ) , جَلَبَ اَلنَّحْس ( jalaba n-naḥs )
Azerbaijani: gözə gətirmək
Belarusian: суро́чыць ( suróčycʹ )
Danish: forbande (da)
Dutch: beheksen (nl)
Esperanto: kaŭzi malfeliĉon
Finnish: olla pahanilmanlintu manata (fi)
French: porter la poisse (fr)
Galician: traer mala sorte gafar (gl) , gafarse
German: verhexen (de)
Italian: portare sfortuna portare scalogna portare iella portare sfiga gufare iellare iettare
Norwegian:
Bokmål: forbanne (no)
Polish: zapeszyć
Portuguese: azarar (pt)
Romanian: cobi (ro)
Russian: сгла́зить (ru) ( sglázitʹ ) , принести́ несча́стье ( prinestí nesčástʹje )
Slovak: prinášať smolu
Spanish: traer mala suerte gafar (es) , gafarse (es)
Swedish: ge otur förbanna (sv)
Ukrainian: навро́чити ( navróčyty )
Urdu: منحوس c du
Interjection [ edit ] jinx
Used after the same thing is said by two people simultaneously. Synonym: snap 1991 Robert Cohen , “Flaming Moe's”, in The Simpsons [2] 10 (television production):Bart: I'm telling Mom and Dad! / Lisa: You're telling who? / Bart: Mom and Dad! / Girls: MOM AND DAD? JINX ! / Janey Powell: Now you can't talk, 'til somebody says your name!
Translations [ edit ] Used after simultaneous speech
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