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"jalón" in English

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jalón{masculine}
yank{noun}
dale un buen jalón
to give it a good yank
milestone{noun} (significant event)
Señor Presidente, felicito al ponente Florenz por este jalón en la política de medio ambiente.
Mr President, I wish to congratulate the rapporteur, Mr Florenz, on this milestone in environmental policy.
ladder{noun} [Brit.]
jalón(also: nene)
tot{noun}
pull{noun}
le di un jalón a la cuerda
I gave a pull on the rope
snag{noun} (in fabric, stocking)
jalón(also: tirón)
haul{noun} (pull)
jalón(also: tirón)
heave{noun} (pull)
jalón(also: tirón)
hitch{noun} (jerk)
jalón(also: tirón)
twitch{noun} (pull)
darle un jalón a algo
to give sth a twitch
jalón(also: tirón)
wrench{noun} (twist, pull)

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Synonyms (Spanish) for "jalón":
CONTEXT EXAMPLES
Context examples for "jalón" in English(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
abrió la cortina de un jalón
she twitched back the curtain
me robaron la maleta de un jalón
my case was snatched
le di un jalón a la cuerda
I gave a pull on the rope
darle un jalón a algo
to give sth a twitch
dale un buen jalón
to give it a good yank
Por eso, creo que el objetivo de la zona de libre cambio para 2010 debe ser, más que un objetivo de llegada, un jalón para continuar, que debe verse completado con otras muchas cosas.
I therefore believe that the objective of a free trade area by 2010, rather than being a final objective, must be a stepping stone from which to move forward, and many other things must be added.