English-Swedish translations for jacket

• jacka en
  En av våra ledamotskolleger tvingades också att ta av sig sin jacka för att bli insläppt i parlamentet.One of our fellow Members also had to remove his jacket in order to be let into the House.
  Ta på dig jackan så går vi ut.
• kavaj en
  Det var ett litet kort argument, litet kortare för övrigt än den kavaj som ordföranden bär i dag.That argument is somewhat insubstantial, even more so than the jacket that the chairman is wearing today.

Definition of jacket

• A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length
• A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet
• In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired
• To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering

Examples

• Cook the potatoes in their jackets.

Related words

• straitjacket
• bluejacket
• straightjacket
• leatherjacket
• bedjacket
• bookjacket
• lumberjacket
• dustjacket
• smoking-jacket