"jack-in-the-box" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

IPA: \ˈdʒæk.ɪn.ðə.ˌbɑks\, \ˈdʒæk.ɪn.ðə.ˌbɒks\ Forms: jack-in-the-boxes [plural]
  1. Diable en boîte, jouet d’enfant constitué d’une figure qui sort d’une petite boite quand on l’ouvre.
    Sense id: fr-jack-in-the-box-en-noun-fK055-gc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Jack o’ the clock

Inflected forms

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    "De Jack et de box. Une théorie est que ce nom vient du prélat anglais du XIIIᵉ siècle Sir John Schorne, dont on raconte qu’il a enfermé un diable dans une botte pour protéger le village de North Marston dans le Buckinghamshire (Jack est le diminutif de John)."
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    }
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        "Diable en boîte, jouet d’enfant constitué d’une figure qui sort d’une petite boite quand on l’ouvre."
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    "De Jack et de box. Une théorie est que ce nom vient du prélat anglais du XIIIᵉ siècle Sir John Schorne, dont on raconte qu’il a enfermé un diable dans une botte pour protéger le village de North Marston dans le Buckinghamshire (Jack est le diminutif de John)."
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        "\\ˈdʒæk.ɪn.ðə.ˌbɒk.sɪz\\"
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