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J {n} /d͡ʒeɪ/ (playing card) :: V [valet]
jab {n} /dʒæb/ ((boxing) a short straight punch) :: jab {m}
jab {n} (medical injection) :: piqûre {f}, injection {f}
jab {n} (a verbal annoyance) :: pique
jab {v} (to deliver a quick punch) :: jaber
jabber {v} /ˈdʒæbə(ɹ)/ (to gabble) :: jacasser
Jabberwock {prop} (fantastical monster) :: Jaseroque, Bredoulochs, Berdouilleux
Jabberwocky {prop} (poem) :: Jaseroque {m}
jabiru {n} /ˈdʒæbɪ.ɹuː/ (Jabiru mycteria) :: jabiru {m}
jabot {n} /ˈʒæ.bəʊ/ (a cascading or ornamental frill down the front of a blouse) :: jabot {m}
jachymovite {n} :: jachimovite {f}
jack {n} /dʒæk/ (device for raising and supporting a heavy object) :: cric {m}
jack {n} (man or men in general) :: type {m}, gars {m}, mec {m} [slang], gonze {m} [slang]
jack {n} (playing card) :: valet {m}
jack {n} (male ass (the animal)) :: âne {m}
jack {n} (surface mounted connector) :: jack {m}, prise jack {f}, connecteur {m}
jack {n} (target ball in bowls) :: cochonnet {m}
jack {n} (part of the harpsichord) :: sautereau {m}, baton d’échappement {m}
jack {v} (use a jack) :: mettre sur le cric
jack {v} (steal) :: piquer, faucher
jack {n} (knave) SEE: knave ::
jack {n} (freshwater pike) SEE: pike ::
jack {n} (large California rockfish) SEE: rockfish ::
Jack {prop} /dʒæk/ (pet name of John) :: Jeannot {m}
jackal {n} /ˈdʒækəl/ (wild canine) :: chacal {m}
jackal buzzard {n} (Buteo rufofuscus) :: buse rounoir {f}
jackalope {n} /ˈdʒækəloʊp/ (cross between a jackrabbit and antelope) :: jackalope {m}
jackass {n} (male donkey) :: âne {m}
jackass {n} (foolish or stupid person) :: âne {m}, connard, abruti {m}
jack-ball {n} (ball used in boules) :: cochonnet {m}
jackbooted {adj} (authoritarian or oppressive) SEE: authoritarian ::
jackdaw {n} /ˈdʒækˌdɔː/ (Coloeus monedula) :: choucas {m}
jacket {n} /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) :: veste {f}
jacket {n} (piece of a person's suit) :: veste {f}
jacket {n} (protective or insulating cover) :: couverture {f}, jaquette {f}
jacket potato {n} (a baked potato) SEE: baked potato ::
jackfruit {n} (jackfruit tree) :: jaquier {m}
jackfruit {n} (the fruit) :: jaque {m}, jacque
jackhammer {n} (portable percussive drill device) :: marteau-piqueur {m}
jack-in-the-box {n} (child’s toy) :: diable en boîte {m}
Jack-in-the-pulpit {n} (cat's cradle) SEE: cat's cradle ::
jack mackerel {n} (fish) :: chinchard {m}
jack of all trades {n} (one competent in many endeavors) :: touche-à-tout, homme à tout faire {m}
jack of all trades, master of none {n} (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) :: bon à tout, propre à rien
jack off {v} (jerk off) SEE: jerk off ::
jack of spades {n} /dʒæk.əv.speɪdz/ (playing card) :: valet de pique {m}
jack-o'-lantern {n} /ˈdʒæk.oʊˌlæn.tɚn/ (carved pumpkin) :: citrouille d'Halloween {f}, citrouille-lanterne {f}
jackpot {n} (accumulating money prize pool) :: jackpot {m}
jackpot {n} (large cash prize) :: gros lot {m}
jackrabbit {n} (large rabbit) :: lièvre {m}
Jack Russell terrier {n} (dog breed) :: Jack Russell terrier {m}, terrier Jack Russell
jacks {n} /dʒæks/ (a children's game) :: osselets {m-p}
jack shit {pron} ((vulgar) nothing, anything) :: que dalle
Jack the Ripper {prop} (19th century murderer) :: Jack l’Éventreur {m}
Jacob {prop} /ˈd͡ʒeɪkəb/ (one of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca) :: Jacob {m}
Jacob {prop} (male given name (the standard form)) :: Jacob {m}
Jacobite {n} /ˈd͡ʒækəbaɪt/ (supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings) :: jacobite {m} {f}
Jacqueline {prop} (female given name) :: Jacqueline {f}
jacquerie {n} /ʒaˈkɹi/ (a violent revolt by peasants) :: jacquerie {f}
jade {n} /d͡ʒeɪd/ (gem) :: jade {m}
jade {n} (old horse) :: carne {f}
jade {n} (succulent plant) SEE: money plant ::
Jade {prop} (female given name) :: Jade
jaded {adj} /ˈdʒeɪdɪd/ (Worn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted) :: épuisé, harassé
jaded {adj} (Cynically insensitive; made callous by experience) :: blasé, désabusé
jadeite {n} /ˈdʒeɪdaɪt/ (mineral) :: jadéite {f}
jaeger {n} (rifle) SEE: rifle ::
Jaffa {prop} /ˈd͡ʒɑfə/ (a port in western Israel) :: Jaffa {f}
Jaffa cake {n} (small, biscuit-like cake) :: Jaffa Cake {m}
jagged {adj} /ˈdʒæɡɪd/ (unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut) :: dentelé, anguleux
jaggery {n} (traditional unrefined sugar) :: jagré
jaguar {n} /ˈdʒæɡwɑɹ/ (Panthera onca) :: jaguar {m}
jaguarundi {n} (wild cat) :: jaguarondi {m}
Jah {prop} (God) SEE: God ::
Jahannam {prop} /d͡ʒəˈhænəm/ (Islamic concept of hell) :: Jahannam {m}
jai alai {n} /ˈhaɪlaɪ/ (sport) :: jaï-alaï {m}
jail {n} /dʒeɪl/ (place for short-term confinement) :: prison {f}, geôle {f}
jail {v} (imprison) SEE: imprison ::
jailbait {n} /ˈdʒeɪlbeɪt/ (person below the age of consent for sexual activity) :: lolita {f}
jailbird {n} (prisoner or ex-prisoner) :: taulard {m}, taularde {f}, tôlard {m}, tôlarde {f}
jail cell {n} (jail cell) SEE: prison cell ::
jailer {n} /ˈd͡ʒeɪlə(ɹ)/ (one who guards inmates) :: geôlier {m}, geôlière {f}, gâfe {m}
jailkeeper {n} (jailer) SEE: jailer ::
Jainism {prop} /ˈdʒeɪnɪzm̩/ (religion and philosophy) :: jaïnisme {m}, djaïnisme {m}, jinisme {m}
Jair {prop} (given name) :: Jaïre {m}
Jakarta {prop} /d͡ʒəˈkɑː(ɹ)tə/ (capital of Indonesia) :: Jakarta, Djakarta
Jake {prop} /d͡ʒeɪk/ (diminutive of Jacob or James) :: Jacky {m}
Jalalabad {prop} (a city in eastern Afghanistan) :: Jalalabad {m}
jalebi {n} :: zlabia, zelabia
jalopy {n} /dʒəˈlɒ.pi/ (old, dilapidated car) :: guimbarde {f}, carriole {f}, tas de ferraille {m}
jalousie {n} /ˈdʒæləsiː/ (window slats which form a blind or shutter) :: jalousie {f}
jam {n} /ˈdʒæm/ (sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar) :: confiture {f}, marmelade {f}
jam {n} (blockage, congestion) :: embouteillage {m}
jam {n} (impromptu informal performance) :: bœuf {m}, jam {m}
jam {n} (difficult situation) :: pétrin {m}
jam {v} (to get something stuck in a confined space) :: coincer
jam {v} (to force something into a space) :: enfoncer, fourrer
jam {v} (to cause congestion or blockage) :: embouteiller (traffic, flow), enrayer (of a gun)
jam {v} (to block or confuse a broadcast signal) :: brouiller
jam {v} (music: to improvise as a group) :: faire un bœuf
Jamahiriya {n} (state of the masses (Libya)) :: jamahiriya {f}
Jamaica {prop} /dʒəˈmeɪ.kə/ (country in the Caribbean) :: Jamaïque {f}
Jamaican {n} /dʒəˈmeɪkən/ (person of Jamaican descent) :: Jamaïquain {m}, Jamaïquaine {f}
Jamaican {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) :: jamaïquain {m}, jamaïquaine {f}
jamb {n} /dʒæm/ (vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall) :: jambage {m}
jambalaya {n} /ˌdʒæmbəˈlaɪə/ (rice-based dish from Louisiana) :: jambalaya {m}
jamboree {n} /ˈdʒæm.bəˌɹiː/ (rally of Scouts or Guides) :: jamboree {m}
jambul {n} (tree) :: jamblon {m}, jamelonier {m}
jambul {n} (fruit) :: prune de Java {f}
James {prop} /d͡ʒeɪmz/ (book of the Bible) :: Jacques {m}
James {prop} (one of two Apostles) :: Jacques
James {prop} (male given name (the standard form)) :: Jacques
James Bond {prop} (fictional British spy) :: James Bond {m}
jam jar {n} (car) SEE: car ::
jam jar {n} /ˈdʒam ˌdʒɑː/ (container for jam) :: pot de confiture
Jammu and Kashmir {prop} (former princely state) :: Jammu-et-Cachemire
Jammu and Kashmir {prop} (portion of the territory which is governed by India) :: Jammu-et-Cachemire
jam session {n} (impromptu informal performance) :: jam session {f}, bœuf {m}
Jan. {prop} (abbreviation of January) SEE: Jan ::
Jan {prop} (abbreviation of January) :: janv.
Jane {prop} /d͡ʒeɪn/ (feminine form of John) :: Jeanne {f}
jangle {v} /ˈdʒæŋ.ɡəl/ (to make a metallic sound) :: cliqueter
janissary {n} /ˈdʒanɪzəɹi/ (former Turkish soldier) :: janissaire {m}
janissaryship {n} :: janissariat {m}
janitor {n} /ˈd͡ʒænɪtɚ/ (caretaker) :: concierge {m} {f}
janitor {n} (doorman) :: portier {m}
Jan Mayen {prop} (Norwegian territory) :: Jan Mayen
Jansenism {n} (doctrine) :: jansénisme
Jansenist {adj} (of or pertaining to Jansenism) :: janséniste
Jansenist {n} (an advocate of Jansenism) :: janséniste {m} {f}
January {prop} /ˈd͡ʒænjuˌɛɹi/ (first month of the Gregorian calendar) :: janvier {m}
Janus {prop} /ˈdʒeɪnəs/ (Roman god of doorways, gates and transitions) :: Janus
Janus {prop} (moon of Saturn) :: Janus
Jap {n} /dʒæp/ (offensive term for a Japanese person) :: Jap {m} {f}
japan {v} /dʒəˈpæn/ (to varnish with japan) :: japon {m}
Japan {prop} /dʒəˈpæn/ (a country in East Asia) :: le Japon {m}
Japanese {adj} /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/ (of or relating to Japan) :: japonais
Japanese {n} (person of Japan) :: Japonais {m}, Japonaise {f}, Nippon {m}, Nippone {f}
Japanese {n} (Japanese language) :: japonais {m}
Japanese beetle {n} (species of beetle) :: hanneton japonais {m}, scarabée japonais {m}
Japanese encephalitis {n} (viral disease) :: encéphalite japonaise {f}
Japanese knotweed {n} (Fallopia japonica) :: renouée du Japon
Japanese lantern {n} (bladder cherry) SEE: bladder cherry ::
Japanese macaque {n} (Macaca fuscata) :: macaque japonais
Japanese maple {n} (Acer palmatum) :: érable japonais {m}
Japaneseness {n} (quality of being Japanese) :: japonité {f}
Japanese Sign Language {prop} (Sign language used in Japan) :: langue des signes japonaise {f}
Japanese spitz {n} (dog breed) :: spitz japonais
Japanese yew {n} (Taxus cuspidata) :: if du Japon
Japanification {n} (Japanification) :: japonisation {f}, nipponisation {f}
Japano- {prefix} (Nippo-) SEE: Nippo- ::
Japanophile {n} /dʒəˌpænə(ʊ)ˈfaɪl/ (A person who loves Japan) :: japonophile {m} {f}, nippophile {m} {f}
Japanophilia {n} /dʒəˌpænəˈfɪli.ə/ (strong interest in Japan) :: nippophilie {f}, japonophilie {f}
Japanophobia {n} (the fear of Japan or Japanese) :: japonophobie {f}
Japanophone {adj} (Japanese-speaking) :: japanophone
Japanophone {n} (Japanese speaker) :: japanophone {m} {f}
japchae {n} (Korean dish) :: japchae {m}
jape {n} (joke or quip) SEE: joke ::
Japheth {prop} /ˈdʒeɪfɛθ/ (third son of Noah) :: Japhet, Jafet
Japonism {n} (influence of Japanese art and culture on European art) :: japonisme {m}
japonisme {n} (influence of Japanese art and culture on European art) :: japonisme {m}
Japonisme {n} (influence of Japanese art and culture on European art) :: japonisme {m}
jar {n} /dʒɑː/ (small, approximately cylindrical container) :: pot, bocal {m}
Jarai {n} (ethnic group in Vietnam) :: jaraï
jarbua terapon {n} (Terapon jarbua) :: violon jarbua, peau d'âne (Seychelles), violon (N. Caledonia) rélégué (N. Caledonia) gendarme (N. Caledonia)
jargon {n} /ˈdʒɑɹ.ɡən/ (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) :: jargon {m}
jargon {n} (language characteristic of a particular group) :: jargon {m}
jargon {n} (incomprehensible speech) :: jargon {m}
jargonelle {n} /dʒɑːɡəˈnɛl/ (variety of pear) :: cuisse madame
jargoon {n} /d͡ʒɑɹ.ˈɡuːn/ (variety of zircon) :: zircon {m}
jarring {adj} (That jars (clashes or disagrees)) :: discordant
jasmine {n} /ˈdʒæzmɪn/ (plant of genus Jasminum) :: jasmin {m}
Jasmine {prop} (female given name) :: Jasmine {f}
jasmine rice {n} (fragrant rice) :: riz asiatique {m}
Jason {prop} /ˈdʒeɪsən/ (leader of Argonauts) :: Jason
Jason {prop} (given name) :: Jason
jaspé {adj} (veined or clouded like imitation jasper) :: jaspé
jasper {n} /ˈdʒæspə/ (precious stone) :: jaspe {m}
Jasper {prop} (male given name; one of the Magi) SEE: Caspar ::
jaundice {n} /ˈdʒɔndɪs/ (morbid condition) :: jaunisse {f}
jaundice {v} (affect with jaundice; prejudice) :: en faire une jaunisse
jaunt {n} /ˈdʒɔːnt/ (A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment) :: balade {f}, promenade {f}
Java {prop} /ˈdʒɑːvə/ (island of Indonesia) :: Java {f}
Java {prop} (programming language) :: Java {m}
Javan {adj} /ˈdʒɑːvən/ (pertaining to the island of Java) :: Javanais
Javan {n} (inhabitant of the island Java) :: Javanais {m}
Javanese {n} /dʒɑː.vəˈniːz/ (person) :: Javanais {m}, Javanaise {f}
Javanese {prop} (language) :: javanais {m}
Javan rhinoceros {n} (Rhinoceros sondaicus) :: rhinocéros de Java {m}
Javan tiger {n} (Panthera sondaica) :: tigre de Java {m}
Java sparrow {n} (Java sparrow) :: padda de Java {m}, calfat de Java {m}, moineau de Java {m}
javelin {n} /ˈdʒævlɪn/ (spear used as a weapon) :: javelot {m}
javelin {n} (spear used in athletic competition) :: javelot {m}
javelin throw {n} (athletic event where a javelin is thrown) :: lancer du javelot {m}
jaw {n} /d͡ʒɔ/ (bone of the jaw) :: mâchoire {f}, mâchoire inférieure {f}, mâchoire supérieure {f}
jaw {n} (one of a pair of opposing parts for grasping or crushing anything between them) :: mors {m}, mordache {f}
jawbone {n} (bone of the lower jaw) :: mâchoire inférieure {f}, mandibule {f}
jawbone {n} (any of the bones in the jaw) :: mâchoire {f}
jawbreaking {adj} :: à coucher dehors, imprononçable
jaw-dropping {adj} /ˈd͡ʒɔː ˌdɹɒpɪŋ/ (causing great awe or surprise) :: à couper le souffle
jay {n} /dʒeɪ/ (bird) :: geai {m}, geai des chênes {m}
jay {n} (name of the letter J, j) :: ji {m}
jaywalk {v} /ˈdʒeɪ.wɔːk/ (violate pedestrian traffic regulations) :: traverser en dehors des clous
jazz {n} /d͡ʒæz/ (musical art form) :: jazz {m}
jazz band {n} (group of musicians who play jazz music) :: orchestre de jazz {f}, jazz band {m}
J-drama {n} (dorama) SEE: dorama ::
jealous {adj} /ˈdʒɛləs/ (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection) :: jaloux {m}, jalouse {f}
jealous {adj} (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise) :: jaloux, envieux
jealously {adv} (jealously) :: jalousement
jealousy {n} /ˈdʒɛləsi/ (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)) :: jalousie {f}
jealousy {n} (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold) :: jalousie {f}
jealousy {n} (close, zealous vigilance, envy) :: jalousie {f}, envie {f}
Jeanette {prop} (female given name) SEE: Jeannette ::
Jeannette {prop} /dʒəˈnɛt/ (female given name) :: Jeannette
jeans {n} /d͡ʒiːnz/ (denim trousers) :: jeans {m-p}
jebel {n} /ˈdʒɛbəl/ (hill) :: angoisse {f}, djebel {m}
Jeddah {prop} (city in Saudi Arabia) :: Djeddah {m}
Jedi {n} /ˈdʒɛd.aɪ/ (one of a fictional order of beings) :: Jedi {m}
Jediism {prop} (minor modern religion) :: jediisme {m}
jeep {n} /dʒiːp/ (vehicle) :: jeep {m}
Jeep {n} (Jeep) SEE: jeep ::
jeer {n} /dʒɪə/ (mocking remark) :: moquerie {f}, raillerie {f}
jeer {v} (to scoff or mock) :: moquer, railler
Jeffrey {prop} (male given name) SEE: Geoffrey ::
Jehovah {prop} (Yahweh) SEE: Yahweh ::
Jehovah {prop} /dʒəˈhoʊvə/ (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) :: Jéhovah
Jehovah {n} (Jehovah's Witness) SEE: Jehovah's Witness ::
Jehovah's Witness {n} (member of the Jehovah's Witnesses) :: témoin de Jéhovah {m}
Jehovah's Witnesses {prop} (denomination) :: Témoins de Jéhovah {m-p}
jejunum {n} /dʒiːˈdʒuːnəm/ (central of the three divisions of the small intestine) :: jéjunum {m}
jelly {n} /ˈd͡ʒɛl.i/ (dessert) :: gelée {f}
jelly {n} (sweet gelatinous substance derived from fruit juices and pectin) :: gelée {f}
jelly {n} (jam) :: confiture {f}
jelly {n} (large backside) :: gros cul
jelly bean {n} (small bean-shaped chewy candy) :: Jelly Bean {m}
jellyfish {n} /ˈdʒɛliˌfɪʃ/ (aquatic animal) :: méduse {f}
jellyroll {n} (cylindrical cake) SEE: Swiss roll ::
jemmy {v} (cram) SEE: cram ::
je ne sais quoi {n} /ˌʒə nə seɪ ˈkwɑ/ (indefinable quality that makes something distinctive) :: je ne sais quoi {m}, je-ne-sais-quoi {m}, Dieu sait quoi {m}, on ne sait quoi {m}
jenever {n} (spirit) :: genièvre {m}
jenny {n} (female of donkey) SEE: she-ass ::
jenny {n} (device for spinning) SEE: spinning jenny ::
jenny-ass {n} (female donkey) SEE: she-ass ::
jeopardise {v} (jeopardize) SEE: jeopardize ::
jeopardize {v} (put in jeopardy) :: mettre en danger
jeopardy {n} /ˈd͡ʒɛpɚdi/ (danger of loss, harm, or failure) :: danger {m}, péril {m}, risque {m}
jerboa {n} (small rodent) :: gerboise {f}
jeremiad {n} /ˌdʒɛɹ.əˈmaɪ.əd/ (long speech or prose work) :: jérémiade {f}
Jeremiah {prop} (biblical prophet) :: Jérémie {m}
Jeremiah {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Jérémie {m}
Jeremiah {prop} (male given name) :: Jérémie {m}
Jeremy {prop} (Jeremiah) SEE: Jeremiah ::
Jericho {prop} (city) :: Jéricho
jerk {n} /d͡ʒɝk/ (sudden, uncontrolled movement) :: tic, myoclonie, clonie, convulsion, spasme, tressaillement, sursaut, soubresaut
jerk {n} (quick, often unpleasant tug or shake) :: secousse, saccade, cahot
jerk {n} (unlikable person) :: conard {m}, connard {m}, con {m}, crétin
jerk {n} (physics: rate of change in acceleration) :: suraccélération {f}
jerkass {n} (obnoxious or unlikeable person) :: connard {m}
jerkily {adv} (In a jerky manner.) :: par à-coups
jerkin {n} /ˈdʒɜɹ.kɪn/ (close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves) :: justaucorps {m}
jerk off {v} (to masturbate) :: se branler
jerkoff {n} (wanker) SEE: wanker ::
jerky {adj} /ˈdʒɝki/ (characterized by physical jerking) :: saccadée {f}, saccadé {m}
jerky {n} (Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun) :: charqui {m}, jerky {m}
Jeroboam {n} /ˌdʒɛɹəˈboʊəm/ (bottle of wine) :: jéroboam {m}
Jerome {prop} (male given name) :: Jérôme
Jerry {n} (German) SEE: German ::
Jerry {n} (slang: German) SEE: Fritz ::
jerry-built {adj} (built cheaply) :: vite fait, bâclé
jerrycan {n} /ˈd͡ʒɛɹiˌkæn/ (pressed-steel fuel container) :: jerricane {m}, jerrican {m}, bidon {m}
jersey {n} /ˈdʒɜːzi/ (garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body) :: jersey {m}, tricot {m}
jersey {n} (shirt worn by a member of an athletic team) :: maillot {m}
Jersey {prop} /ˈdʒəːzi/ (island) :: Jersey
Jersey {prop} (cattle) :: vache jersaise {f}, vache de Jersey {f}
Jersey {prop} (New Jersey) :: New Jersey
Jerusalem {prop} /d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/ (city) :: Jérusalem
Jerusalem artichoke {n} (plant and tuber) :: topinambour {m}
Jerusalemite {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Jerusalem) :: hiérosolymitain {m}, hiérosolymitaine {f}, hiérosolymite {m} {f}
Jerusalemite {n} (native or resident of Jerusalem) :: Hiérosolymitain {m}, Hiérosolymitaine {f}, Hiérosolymite {m} {f}
Jerusalem oak {n} (epazote) SEE: epazote ::
Jesse {prop} /ˈd͡ʒɛ.si/ (biblical father of David) :: Isaï
Jessica {prop} /ˈdʒɛsɪkə/ (a female given name) :: Jessica
jest {n} /dʒɛst/ (target of a joke) :: risée {f}
jest {v} (to tell a joke) :: plaisanter
jest {v} :: blaguer
jester {n} /ˈdʒɛs.tɚ/ (one who jests) :: plaisantin {m}
jester {n} (person who amused a medieval court) SEE: court jester ::
Jesuate {n} :: jésuate
Jesuit {n} /ˈdʒɛz(j)uɪt/ (member of the Society of Jesus) :: jésuite {m} {f}
Jesus {prop} /ˈdʒiːzəs/ (the Christian Messiah) :: Jésus {m}
Jesus Christ {prop} /ˌd͡ʒiːzəs ˈkɹaɪst/ (Jesus of Nazareth) :: Jésus-Christ {m}
Jesus, Mary and Joseph {interj} (expletive) :: Jésus, Marie, Joseph
Jesus wept {interj} (expression) :: doux Jésus
jet {n} /dʒɛt/ (stream of fluid) :: jet {m}
jet {n} (spout or nozzle) :: gicleur
jet {n} (carburetor part) :: gicleur {m}
jet {v} (to spray with liquid, to gush, to spurt) :: jaillir
jet {adj} (propelled by turbine engines) :: à réaction {n}
jet {n} (coal) :: jais
jet {n} (colour) :: jais, noir de jais
jet {n} (jet plane) SEE: jet plane ::
jet-black {adj} (of the blackest black) SEE: pitch-black ::
jet-black {n} (the blackest black) :: noir foncé, noir intense, noir profond, noir soutenu, noir de jais
jet engine {n} (an engine that develops thrust by ejecting a jet, especially a jet of gaseous combustion products) :: moteur à réaction {m}
jet fuel {n} (type of fuel) :: carburéacteur {m}
jet lag {n} (physical condition) :: décalage horaire {m}
jet-lagged {adj} :: déphasé, décalé, jetlagué
jet pack {n} (Equipment worn on the back for vertical thrust) :: réacteur dorsal
jet plane {n} (an airplane that is powered by a jet engine) :: jet {m}, avion à réaction {m}
jetsam {n} /ˈd͡ʒɛtsəm/ (jetsam) :: lest {m}
jettison {n} /ˈdʒɛɾɪsn̩/ (collectively, items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon) :: lest {m}
jettison {n} (the action of jettisoning items) :: délestage {m}, largage
jettison {v} (to eject from a boat) :: délester, larguer, jeter par-dessus bord
jettison {v} (to let go or get rid of) :: se débarrasser, abandonner, [familiar] balancer
jetty {n} (wharf) SEE: wharf ::
jetty {n} (pier) SEE: pier ::
jetty {n} /ˈdʒɛti/ :: jetée {f}
jeu de paume {n} (precursor of lawn tennis) :: jeu de paume {m}
jeunesse dorée {n} (rich and fashionable young people) :: jeunesse dorée {f}
Jew {n} /dʒuː/ (person of the Jewish faith) :: juif {m}, juive {f}
Jew {n} (member or descendent of the Jewish people) :: Juif {m}, Juive {f}
jewel {n} /ˈdʒuːəl/ (valuable object for ornamentation) :: joyau {m}, bijou
jewel {n} (bearing for a pivot in watch) :: pierre d'horlogerie {f}, rubis {m} [colloquial], pierre, rubi
jewel box {n} (box for storing jewels) :: écrin {m}, boîte à bijoux {f}
jeweler {n} /ˈdʒu(ə)lɚ/ (a person whose job is making, repairing or selling jewelry) :: joaillier {m}, joaillière {f}, bijoutier {m}, bijoutière {f}
jeweler's {n} (jeweler's) SEE: jeweller's ::
jeweller {n} (jeweller) SEE: jeweler ::
jeweller's {n} (a shop that sells jewellery) :: bijouterie {f}
jewellery {n} /ˈdʒuːəlɹi/ (personal ornamentation) :: joaillerie {f}, bijoux {m-p}
Jewess {n} (female Jew) :: juive {f}
Jewish {adj} (Yiddish) SEE: Yiddish ::
Jewish {adj} /ˈdʒuː.ɪʃ/ (of or relating to a Jew or Jews, their ethnicity, religion or culture) :: juif
Jewish {prop} (informal term for Yiddish, see also: Yiddish) :: juif {m}
Jewish Autonomous Oblast {prop} (Jewish autonomous oblast in Russia) :: Oblast autonome juif {m}
Jewishly {adv} (Jewishly) :: judaïquement
Jewishness {n} :: judéité {f}, judaïté {f} [less common]
Jewry {n} /ˈdʒuːɹi/ (Jews in general, the Jewish population of a locale) :: judéité {f}, judaïté {f}, judeïté {f}, judaïcité {f}, juiverie {f}
Jewry {n} (the land of Jews (obsolete)) SEE: Judea ::
Jew's-ear {n} (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) :: oreille de Judas {f}, oreille du diable {f}
Jew's harp {n} (musical instrument) :: guimbarde {f}, campurgne {f}
Jew's harpist {n} (Jew's harpist) :: joueur de guimbard {m}, joueuse de guimbard {f}, guimbardiste {m} {f}
Jezebel {prop} /ˈdʒɛzəˌbɛl/ (Biblical character Jezebel) :: Jézabel {f}, Jezebel {f}
Jezebel {n} (an immoral woman) :: Agrippine {f}
jezve {n} (Turkish coffee-pot) :: zazoua {f}
Jharkhand {prop} /ˈd͡ʒɑː(ɹ)kənd/ (state in eastern India) :: Jharkhand {m}
Jiangshanian {n} :: Jiangshanien
Jiantizi {prop} (Simplified Chinese) SEE: Simplified Chinese ::
jiaozi {n} (Chinese dumplings) :: jiaozi {m}, gyoza {m}
jib {n} /dʒɪb/ (triangular staysail) :: foc {m}
jib {n} (any of a variety of triangular sails) :: foc {m}
jibber {n} (a horse that jibs) :: jibbeur {m}
jibe {v} /dʒaɪb/ (to accord or agree) :: s'accorder, se mettre d'accord
jicama {n} /ˈhɪ.kə.mə/ (the edible root of the yam bean) :: jícama, pois patate
jiffy {n} /ˈd͡ʒɪ.fi/ (very short, unspecified length of time) :: instant {m}, moment {m}, seconde {f}
jig {n} /d͡ʒɪɡ/ (mechanical device) :: patron {m}, modèle {m}
jig {n} :: gigue
jig {v} :: trémousser, sautiller
jiggle {v} /ˈdʒɪɡəl/ (To shake something gently) :: remuer légèrement
jiggle {v} (To shake, rattle, or wiggle) :: ballotter
Jigglypuff {n} (Pokémon) :: Rondoudou {m}
jigsaw {n} (A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade) :: scie sauteuse {f}
jigsaw {n} (jigsaw puzzle) SEE: jigsaw puzzle ::
jigsaw puzzle {n} (type of puzzle) :: puzzle {m}
jihad {n} /dʒɪˈhɑːd/ (holy war undertaken by Muslims) :: jihad, djihad {m}
jihadism {n} (ideological movement within modern Islamic fundamentalism) :: jihadisme {m}
jihadist {n} (one who participates in a jihad) :: moudjahid {m}, mujâhid {m}, djihadiste {m} {f}, jihadiste {m} {f}
jilt {v} /dʒɪlt/ (to jilt) :: plaquer, quitter, abandonner
Jim {prop} /dʒɪm/ (diminutive of James) :: Jacky {m}
jimmy {n} /ˈdʒɪmi/ (a device used to circumvent a locking mechanism) :: pied-de-biche {m}
jimsonweed {n} (Datura stramonium) :: stramoine {f}
jingle bell {n} (bell) :: grelot {m}
jingoism {n} (chauvinism) SEE: chauvinism ::
jingoism {n} /ˈdʒɪŋɡəʊɪz(ə)m/ (extreme patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy) :: jingoïsme {m}, bellicisme {m}
jingoism {n} (jingoistic attitude, comment, etc.) :: bellicisme {m}
jingoist {n} (chauvinist) SEE: chauvinist ::
jingoistic {adj} /ˌdʒɪŋ.ɡəʊˈɪst.ɪk/ (overly patriotic or nationalistic) :: cocardier, chauvin
jink {n} (Quick evasive turn) :: zigzag {m}
jink {v} (To make a quick evasive turn) :: zigzaguer
jinn {n} /d͡ʒɪn/ (spirit) :: jinn {m}, djinn {m}
jinx {n} /dʒɪŋks/ (A hex; an evil spell) :: maléfice {m}, sortilège {m}
jinx {n} (A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck) :: porte-malheur
jinx {v} (To cast a spell on) :: porter malheur, porter la guigne, maudire
jinx {v} (To bring bad luck to) :: porter la poisse
jinx {interj} (Used after simultaneous response) :: chips {f-p}
jism {n} /ˈdʒɪzəm/ (slang: semen) :: camelotte {f}, béchamel {m}, foutre {m}
jitter {n} /ˈdʒɪt.ə(ɹ)/ (nervous action; a tic) :: tic nerveux {m}
jitter {n} (telecommunications: abrupt and unwanted variation of signal characteristics) :: gigue {f}
jizz {n} /ˈdʒɪz/ (slang: sperm) :: foutre {m}, jute {f}
JLPT {prop} (Japanese language proficiency test) :: test d'aptitude de japonais {m}, JLPT {m}
Joachim {prop} /ˈdʒoʊ.ə.kɪm/ (male given name) :: Joachim
Joan {prop} (female given name) SEE: Jane ::
Joanna {prop} (cognates of the given name) SEE: Jane ::
Joanna {prop} /ˌdʒoʊˈænə/ (biblical follower of Jesus) :: Jeanne
Joan of Arc {prop} :: Jeanne d'Arc {f}
job {n} /d͡ʒɒb/ (task) :: tâche {f}, travail {m}, [colloquial] boulot {m}
job {n} (economic role for which a person is paid) :: travail {m}, emploi {m}, métier {m}, [colloquial] boulot {m}, [colloquial] job {m}, poste {m}
job {n} (plastic surgery) :: plastie {f}, -plastie
job {n} (computing: task(s) carried out in batch mode) :: tâche {f}
Job {prop} /dʒəʊb/ (book of the Bible) :: Job {m}
Job {prop} (biblical and qur'anic character) :: Job {m}
jobbery {n} (The act or conduct of public or official business for the sake of private gain) :: corruption {f}, favoritisme {m}
job fair {n} (event) :: salon de l'emploi {m}
job-hopping {n} (suddenly or frequently changing jobs) :: instabilité professionnelle {f}
job interview {n} (interview attended by a job applicant) :: entretien d'embauche {m}
jobless {adj} (lacking employment) SEE: unemployed ::
jobseeker {n} (person seeking employment) :: demandeur d'emploi {m}, demandeuse d'emploi {f}
job title {n} (designation of a post) :: intitulé de poste {m}
Jocasta {prop} (mother of Oedipus) :: Jocaste
Jocelyn {prop} (male given name) :: Jocelyn, Josselin
Jocelyn {prop} (female given name) :: Jocelyne, Josseline
jock {n} (jockstrap) SEE: jockstrap ::
jockey {n} /ˈdʒɒki/ (one who rides racehorses competitively) :: jockey {m}
jock strap {n} (jockstrap) SEE: jockstrap ::
jockstrap {n} (an athletic supporter) :: suspensoir {m}
jocular {adj} /ˈdʒɑkjəlɚ/ (humorous, amusing, joking) :: facétieux, amusant, humoristique
jocund {adj} /ˈdʒoʊkənd/ (jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits) :: enjoué, gai, jovial
Joe Average {n} (hypothetical average or generic individual) :: Français moyen {m}
Joe Bloggs {prop} (A personification of the general public) :: Jean Dupont, Jean du Pont
Joel {prop} /ˈdʒoʊəl/ (book of the Bible) :: Joël
Joel {prop} (male given name) :: Joël
Joe Public {prop} (a hypothetical average or generic member of the public) :: Tartempion
Joe Sixpack {prop} (average person) :: Bidochon
jog {v} /dʒɑɡ/ (to push or jerk slightly) :: remuer
jog {v} (to shake, stir or rouse) :: remuer
jog {v} (to move in an energetic trot) :: faire du jogging
jogging {n} /ˈdʒɑ.ɡɪŋ/ (form of exercise) :: jogging {m}, footing {m} [dated]
Johannesburg {prop} (a city in South Africa) :: Johannesbourg
Johannic {adj} :: johannique
john {n} /ˈdʒɑn/ (prostitute client) :: micheton {m}, miché {m}
John {prop} /dʒɑn/ (male given name) :: Jean {m}
John {prop} (biblical persons) :: Jean {m}
John {prop} (fourth gospel) :: (Évangile selon) Jean, Jn
John {prop} (one of the epistles of John) :: Jean, 1, 2, 3 Jn
John Doe {prop} (male name used in legal documents) :: X
John Doe {n} (any unknown or anonymous male person) :: Jean Dupont, Tartempion
John Dory {n} (edible marine fish) :: saint-pierre {m}, dorée {f}, zée {m}
John Lennon glasses {n} (pair of eyeglasses/spectacles with round lenses) :: lunettes d'intellectuel, petites lunettes rondes
Johnny {prop} /ˈdʒɑni/ (diminutive of John) :: Jeannot {m}
John the Baptist {prop} (biblical prophet) :: Jean le Baptiste, Jean-Baptiste
joie de vivre {n} /ˌʒwɑ də ˈviv(ɹə)/ (enjoyment of living, zest for life) :: joie de vivre {f}
join {n} /ˈdʒɔɪn/ (an intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect) :: jointure {f}
join {n} (an intersection of data) :: jointure {f}
join {v} (to combine more than one item into one; to put together) :: joindre
join {v} (to come into the company of) :: se joindre
join {v} (to become a member of) :: se joindre
join {v} :: rejoindre
joiner {n} /ˈdʒɔɪnɚ/ (maker of wooden furniture) :: menuisier {m}, ébéniste {m}
joinery {n} (factory producing wooden products) :: menuiserie {f}, ébénisterie {f}
joinery {n} (the work of the joiner) :: menuiserie {f}, ébénisterie {f}
joint {adj} /dʒɔɪnt/ (done by two or more people or organisations working together) :: conjoint
joint {n} (joint with freedom to rotate) :: articulation {f}, rotule {f}
joint {n} (rigid joint) :: jointure {f}
joint {n} (part of the body where bones join) :: articulation {f}, jointure {f}
joint {n} (point of a rigid joint, means of joining in carpentry) :: assemblage {m}, jointure {f}
joint {n} (prison) :: taule {f}, violon {m}, auberge {f}, cabane {f}, gnouf {m}
joint {n} (marijuana cigarette) :: joint {m}, oinj {m}, pétard {m}, splif {m}, bédo {m}, tarpé {m}
joint account {n} (a bank account owned jointly by two or more persons) :: compte joint {m}
joint custody {n} (arrangement in both parents have the custody of a child) :: garde alternée {f}, garde partagée {f}, garde conjointe {f}
join the club {phrase} (expression of sympathy) :: bienvenue au club
jointly {adv} (together) :: conjointement
joint-stock company {n} (company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability) :: société par actions {f}, SA {f}
joint tenancy {n} :: propriété en main commune {f}, (Switzerland) propriété commune {f}
joint venture {n} (a cooperative business partnership) :: coentreprise {f}, entreprise commune {f}, joint-venture {f}
joist {n} /dʒɔɪst/ (piece of timber) :: solive {f}
jojoba {n} /həˈhəʊbə/ (Simmondsia chinensis) :: jojoba {m}
joke {n} /dʒoʊk/ (amusing story) :: plaisanterie {f}, blague {f}, joke {f}
joke {n} (something said or done for amusement) :: plaisanterie {f}, blague {f}
joke {n} (worthless thing or person) :: raté {m}, ratée {f}
joke {v} (do for amusement) :: plaisanter, blaguer
joker {n} (jester) SEE: fool ::
joker {n} /ˈdʒoʊkɚ/ (person who makes jokes) :: blagueur {m}, farceur {m}
joker {n} (playing card) :: joker {m}
jolly {adj} (jovial) SEE: jovial ::
Jolly Roger {n} /ˌdʒɒli ˈɹɒdʒə/ (traditional flag used on pirate ships) :: pavillon pirate {m}, pavillon noir {m}
jolt {v} /dʒoʊlt/ (to push or shake) :: cahoter, balloter, secouer
jolt {n} (an act of jolting) :: soubresaut, secousse {f}, à-coup {m}
Jonah {prop} /ˈdʒoʊnə/ (given name) :: Jonas {m}
Jonah {prop} (prophet) :: Jonas {m}
Jonah {prop} (Biblical: a book of the Old Testament) :: Jonas
Jonah {prop} (tenth sūra of the Qurʾān) :: Jonas
Jonah {n} (a jinx) :: porte-malheur {m}
Jonathan {prop} /ˈdʒɑnəθən/ (biblical character) :: Jonathan
Jonathan {prop} (male given name) :: Jonathan
jonquil {n} /ˈdʒɑŋkwəl/ (Narcissus jonquilla) :: jonquille {f}
Jordan {prop} /ˈdʒɔːdən/ (country) :: Jordanie {f}
Jordan {prop} (river) :: Jourdain {m}
Jordan {prop} (male given name) :: Jordan, Jourdain {m}
Jordanian {n} /d͡ʒɔɹˈdeɪniən/ (person) :: Jordanien {m}, Jordanienne {f}
Jordanian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people) :: jordanien
Joseph {prop} /ˈd͡ʒoʊsəf/ (favorite son of Jacob) :: Joseph {m}
Joseph {prop} (husband of Virgin Mary) :: Joseph
Joseph {prop} (12th sura of the Qur'an) :: sourate Youssouf
Joseph {prop} (male given name) :: Joseph, José {m}
Josephine {prop} /ˈdʒəʊ.zə.fiːn/ (feminine form of Joseph) :: Joséphine
Josephinism {n} (policies of Joseph II) :: joséphisme {m}
Joshua {prop} /ˈd͡ʒɒʃuːə/ (book of the Bible) :: Josué
Joshua {prop} (male given name) :: Josué {m}
Joshua tree {n} (Yucca brevifolia) :: arbre de Jésus {m}
Josiah {prop} /d͡ʒoʊˈzaɪə/ (biblical king) :: Josias {m}
joskin {n} (yokel) SEE: country bumpkin ::
joss paper {n} (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) :: billet funéraire {m}
jostaberry {n} (fruit) :: casseille
jostle {v} /ˈdʒɑ.səl/ (bump into or brush against while in motion) :: bousculer
jostle {v} (move through by pushing and shoving) :: se bousculer
jostle {v} :: se bousculer
jostle {n} (act of jostling) :: bousculade
jostle {n} (action of a jostling crowd) :: cohue
jot {v} /dʒɑt/ :: biffer, noter au brouillon
joule {n} /dʒuːl/ (derived unit of energy, work and heat) :: joule {m}
journal {n} /ˈdʒɝ.nəɫ/ (diary or daily record) :: journal {m}
journal {n} (newspaper or magazine) :: journal, revue {f}
journal {n} (computing: a chronological record of changes made to a database or other system) :: historique {m}, journal {m}, registre {m}
journaling {n} (the activity of keeping a diary) :: journalisation {f}
journalism {n} /ˈdʒɜːn(ə)lɪzəm/ (activity or profession of being a journalist) :: journalisme {m}
journalist {n} /ˈdʒɝnəlɪst/ (one whose occupation or profession is journalism) :: journaliste {m} {f}
journalist {n} (reporter) :: journaliste {m} {f}
journalistic {adj} /ˌd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)nəˈlɪstɪk/ (related to journalism or journalists) :: journalistique
journey {n} /ˈd͡ʒɝni/ (trip, a voyage) :: voyage {m}
journey {v} (to travel, to make a trip or voyage) :: voyager
journo {n} (a journalist) :: journaleux {m}, gratte-papier {m}
joust {n} /dʒaʊst/ (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms) :: joute équestre {f}
joust {v} (engage in mock combat on horseback) :: jouter
jousting {v} /ˈdʒaʊstɪŋ/ :: joute
jovial {adj} /ˈdʒəʊ.vɪ.əl/ (cheerful and good-humoured, see also: jolly; merry) :: jovial
Jovial {n} (inhabitant of the planet Jupiter) SEE: Jovian ::
joviality {n} (Condition of being jovial) :: jovialité {f}
Jovian {adj} /ˈdʒəʊ.vɪ.ən/ (pertaining to the planet Jupiter) :: jovien
Jovian {adj} (pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter) :: jupitérien
jowl {n} /dʒaʊl/ (jaw) :: joue {f}, mâchoire {f}, bajoue {f}
jowl {n} (fold of flesh) :: bajoue {f}, babine {f}
joy {n} /dʒɔɪ/ (feeling of happiness) :: joie {f}
Joycean {adj} /ˈdʒɔɪsɪ.ən/ (pertaining to James Joyce or his writings) :: joycien
joyful {adj} /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/ (feeling or causing joy) :: allègre, joyeux
joyous {adj} /d͡ʒɔɪəs/ (full of joy; happy) :: joyeux {m},
joypad {n} (controller) :: manette
joystick {n} (mechanical control device) :: manche {m}, joystick {m}, manche à balai {m}
J-pop {n} (Japanese pop music) :: J-pop {f}, pop japonaise {f}
Jr. {adj} (junior, postnomial title used by a son sharing the same name as the father) :: fils
Jèrriais {prop} /ˈʒɛɹ.i.eɪ/ (Romance language spoken in Jersey) :: jersiais {m}
JSDF {prop} (Japan Self-Defense Forces) :: Forces japonaises d’autodéfense {f-p}
Juba {prop} (capital of South Sudan) :: Djouba {m}
jubilee {n} /dʒuːbɪˈliː/ (special anniversary) :: jubilé {m}
Judah {prop} /ˈdʒuːdə/ (fourth son of Jacob) :: Juda {m}
Judah {prop} (one of the Israelite tribes) :: Juda
Judaism {prop} /ˈdʒuːdeɪ.ɪzəm/ (world religion) :: judaïsme {m}
Judaization {n} (Judaization) :: judaïsation {f}
Judaize {v} (to impose Jewish observances or rites upon; to convert to Judaism) :: judaïser
Judaizer {n} (Judaizer (in its multiple senses)) :: judaïsant {m}, judaïsante {f}
Judas {prop} /ˈdʒuːdəs/ (one of the Apostles) :: Judas {m}
Judas {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Judas {m}
Judas {n} (traitor) :: Judas {m}
Judas Iscariot {prop} (disciple of Jesus) :: Judas Iscariote {m}
Judas tree {n} (Cercis siliquastrum) :: arbre de Judas, arbre de Judée
judder {n} /ˈdʒʌdɚ/ (a spasmodic shaking) :: secousse, spasme, saccade, clonie, convulsion, ébranlement
judder {v} (to spasm or shake violently) :: secouer, se spasmer, se contracter, convulsionner, ébranler
Jude {prop} /ˈdʒuːd/ (book of the Bible) :: (Épître de) Jude
Judea {prop} /dʒuˈdiːə/ (Judea) :: Judée {f}
Judeo-Aramaic {prop} (Hebrew-influenced Aramaic languages) :: judéo-araméen
Judeo-Christian {adj} (relating to Judaism and Christianity) :: judéo-chrétien
Judeophobia {n} (fear or hatred of Jews) :: judéophobie {f}
judge {n} /d͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/ (public judicial official) :: juge {m} {f}
judge {n} (someone deciding another's fate) :: juge {m} {f}
judge {n} (sports official) :: arbitre {m} {f}
judge {n} (someone with valued opinions) :: juge
judge {v} (to sit in judgment on, pass sentence on) :: juger
judge {v} (to sit in judgment on, act as judge) :: juger
judge {v} (to form an opinion on) :: juger
judge {v} (to arbitrate, to pass opinion on something) :: juger, trancher
judge {v} (to have as an opinion, consider, suppose) :: estimer
judge {v} (to form an opinion, infer) :: penser
judge {v} (to criticize or label another person or thing) :: juger
judgement day {n} (Last Judgement) :: jour du jugement {m}, jugement dernier {m}
judge not, that ye be not judged {proverb} (people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones) SEE: people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones ::
Judges {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Juges
judgment {n} /ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/ (act of judging) :: jugement {m}
judgment {n} (conclusion or result of judging) :: jugement {m}, sentence {f}, verdict {m}
judgment {n} ((theology) final award; the last sentence) :: jugement dernier {m}
judgmental {adj} (of or relating to judgment) :: jugeur
judgmental {adj} (inclined to pass judgment) :: critique, moralisateur
judicial {adj} /dʒuˈdɪʃəl/ (of or relating to a court of law) :: judiciaire
judicialization {n} :: judiciarisation {f}
judicialize {v} :: judiciariser
judicious {adj} /dʒuˈdɪʃ.əs/ (having or characterized by good judgment or sound thinking) :: judicieux
judiciously {adv} (in a judicious manner) :: judicieusement
Judith {prop} /ˈd͡ʒuːdəθ/ (female given name) :: Judith
Judith {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Judith
Judith {prop} (wife of Esau) :: Judith
judo {n} /ˈdʒudoʊ/ (Japanese martial art) :: judo {m}
judoka {n} /d͡ʒuːˈdəʊkə/ (practitioner of judo) :: judoka {m}, judokate {f}
jug {n} /d͡ʒʌɡ/ (serving vessel) :: cruche {f}, carafe {f}, pichet {m}
jug {n} (vulgar slang: woman's breast) :: flotteur {m}
juggernaut {n} /ˈdʒʌ.ɡɚ.nɑt/ (A literal or metaphorical force or object regarded as unstoppable, that will crush all in its path) :: rouleau compresseur {m}
juggle {v} /ˈdʒʌɡəl/ (manipulate objects artistically) :: jongler
juggle {v} (to handle or manage many tasks at once) :: jongler
juggler {n} /ˈd͡ʒʌɡl̩ə(ɹ)/ (person who practices juggling) :: jongleur {m}
juggling {n} /ˈdʒʌɡəlɪŋ/ (moving of objects in an artful manner) :: jonglage {m}, jonglerie {f}
jugular {adj} /ˈdʒʌɡ.jʊ.lɚ/ (relating to the neck or throat) :: jugulaire
jugular {n} (jugular vein) SEE: jugular vein ::
jugular vein {n} (vein leading blood down from the head) :: jugulaire {m}
juice {n} /d͡ʒus/ (liquid from a plant) :: jus {m}
juice {n} (beverage made of juice) :: jus {m}
juice {n} (liquid resembling juice) :: suc {m}
juice {n} (slang: electricity) :: jus {m}
juice {n} (slang: fuel) :: jus {m}
juice {v} (to remove the juice from something) :: juter
juice box {n} (carton of fruit juice) :: brique de jus (de fruit) {f}
juice joint {n} (nightclub) SEE: nightclub ::
juicer {n} /ˈdʒusɚ/ (device) :: presse-agrumes {m}
juicy {adj} /ˈdʒusi/ (containing juice) :: juteux
juicy {adj} (exciting, interesting) :: croustillant
jujitsu {n} /ˌdʒuːˈdʒɪtsuː/ (method of self-defence established in Japan) :: jujitsu {m}
jujube {n} /ˈdʒuː.dʒuːb/ (Ziziphus jujuba tree) :: jujubier {m}
jujube {n} (Ziziphus jujuba fruit) :: jujube {m}
jujube {n} :: jujube {m}; jujubier {m}
jukebox {n} /ˈdʒuːkbɒks/ (a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music) :: juke-box {m}
Jul. {prop} (abbreviation of July) :: juil.
Jules {prop} /d͡ʒuːlz/ (masculine name from French) :: Jules {m}
Julia {prop} /ˈdʒuːli.ə/ (female given name) :: Julie
Julian {prop} /ˈdʒuː.li.ən/ (male given name) :: Julien {m}
Julian {adj} (of, or relating to Julius Caesar) :: julien
Juliana {prop} (female given name) :: Julienne
Julian calendar {n} (calendar) :: calendrier julien {m}
Julie {prop} (female given name) SEE: Julia ::
julienne {n} (garnish of vegetables) :: julienne {f}
Juliet {prop} /ˌdʒuliˈɛt/ (female given name) :: Juliette {f}
Juliet {prop} (character in Romeo and Juliet) :: Juliette {f}
Julius {prop} (male given name) :: Jules
July {prop} /d͡ʒəˈlaɪ/ (seventh month of the Gregorian calendar) :: juillet {m}
July Monarchy {prop} (period of liberal constitutional monarchy in France) :: monarchie de Juillet {f}
jumble {v} /dʒʌmbəl/ (to mix or confuse) :: mélanger
jumble sale {n} (sale of used goods by individuals operating tables or stalls) :: brocante {f}
jump {v} /dʒʌmp/ :: sauter
jump {v} (cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward) :: sauter
jump {v} (react to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body violently) :: sursauter
jump {v} (move to a position in (a queue/line) that is further forward) :: doubler
jump {v} (engage in sexual intercourse) :: sauter
jump {n} :: saut {m}
jump {n} (instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated location) :: saut {m}
jumper {n} /dʒʌmpɚ/ (short length of electrical conductor) :: cavalier {m}
jumper {n} (woolen sweater or pullover) :: pull {m}
jump for joy {v} (exult, rejoice) :: sauter de joie
jump on the bandwagon {v} (to profit from a craze) :: prendre le train en marche, suivre le mouvement
jump rope {n} (length of rope) SEE: skipping rope ::
jump rope {n} /dʒʌmp ɹəʊp/ (game or activity) :: saut à la corde {m}
jump rope {n} ((colloquial) single jump) :: saut à la corde {m}
jump rope {v} (to jump over a rope repeatedly as a game or exercise) :: sauter à la corde
jump seat {n} :: strapontin {m}
jump someone's bones {v} (have sex) :: sauter
jumpsuit {n} (one-pice clothing for parachutists) :: jumpsuit {m}
jump the gun {v} (to begin a race too soon) :: faire un faux départ
jump the gun {v} (to act without due caution) :: agir hâtivement, agir prématurément, devancer l'appel, s'emballer, brûler les étapes
jump the gun {v} (to trade securities based on yet undisclosed information) :: commettre un délit d'initié
jump the queue {v} (to move into a queue ahead of others) :: resquiller (informal), passer devant tout le monde
jump to conclusions {v} (make conclusions before being presented with all the evidence) :: tirer des conclusions hâtives
jumpy {adj} /ˈdʒʌmpi/ (nervous and excited) :: nerveux
junction {n} /ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ (the act of joining) :: jonction {f}
junction {n} (a place where two things meet) :: jonction {f}
juncture {n} /ˈdʒʌŋk.tʃɚ/ (junction) :: jonction {f}
juncture {n} (manner of transition between two consecutive sounds) :: joncture
June {prop} /d͡ʒuːn/ (sixth month of the Gregorian calendar) :: juin {m}
Juneau {prop} /ˈdʒunoʊ/ (capital of Alaska) :: Juneau
Juneberry {n} (serviceberry) SEE: serviceberry ::
jungle {adj} /ˈdʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/ (large, undeveloped, humid forest) :: jungle {f}, forêt vierge {f}, forêt tropicale {f}
jungle {adj} (colloquial: place where people behave ruthlessly) :: jungle {f}
jungle {adj} (style of electronic music) :: jungle {f}
jungle cat {n} (Felis chaus) :: chaus {m}, chat des marais {m}, chat de jungle {m}
jungle gym {n} (play structure) :: cage à poules {f}
junior {adj} /ˈdʒuːnɪə/ (younger) :: junior, jeune
juniper {n} /ˈdʒunɪpə/ (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) :: genévrier {m}
juniper berry {n} (female seed cone of a juniper) :: genièvre {m}, baie de genévrier {f}
junk {n} /dʒʌŋk/ (rubbish, waste) :: ordure, déchets
junk {n} (narcotic drug) :: came {f}
junk {n} (Chinese sailing vessel) :: jonque {f}
junk bond {n} (a bond which is considered below investment grade) :: obligation pourrie {f}
junket {n} /ˈdʒʌŋkɪt/ (dessert) :: caillé, fromage blanc
junket {n} (feast or banquet) :: fête {f}, banquet {m}
junket {n} (pleasure trip) :: ballade, virée, excursion, troisième mi-temps [colloquial]
junket {v} (to attend a junket) :: festoyer, banqueter
junk food {n} (food with little or no nutritional value) :: malbouffe {f}, junk-food {f} [anglicism]
junkie {n} /ˈdʒʌŋki/ (enthusiast) :: accro {m} {f}
junkie {n} (drug addict) SEE: drug addict ::
junk mail {n} (mail or letters that are not welcome or solicited) :: pourriel {m}, courrier indésirable {m}
junkyard {n} (a place where rubbish is placed) :: décharge {f}
junkyard {n} (a business that sells used metal or items) :: casse {f}, cour à scrap {f} [Quebec,informal]
junkyard dog {n} (An animal or person with an especially nasty and combative demeanor) :: chien de la casse {m}
Juno {prop} /ˈdʒunoʊ/ (Roman goddess) :: Junon {f}
Juno {prop} (Asteroid) :: Junon {f}
junta {n} /ˈhʊntə/ (ruling council of a military dictatorship) :: junte {f}
Jupiter {prop} /ˈdʒupɪtɚ/ (planet) :: Jupiter {f}
Jupiter {prop} (god) :: Jupiter {m}
Jupiter mass {n} (Unit of mass) :: masse de Jupiter {f}
Jura {prop} ::  : Jura {m}; : le canton du Jura {m}, Jura {m}
Jurassic {prop} (Jurassic period) :: jurassique
juridical {adj} /dʒʊˈɹɪdɪkəl/ (Pertaining to the law) :: juridique
juridical act {n} (volitional act intended to bring about legal effects) :: acte juridique {m}
jurisdiction {n} /d͡ʒʊɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/ (the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law) :: juridiction {f}
jurisdictionalism {n} (policy advocating the superiority of the State over the Church) :: juridictionnalisme {m}
Juris Doctor {n} (professional doctorate in law) :: docteur en droit {m}
jurisprudence {n} /ˈdʒʊəɹɪsˌpɹuːdəns/ (the theoretical study of law) :: théorie du droit {f}
jurist {n} /ˈdʒəɹ.ɪst/ (expert of law) :: juriste {m} {f}
juristic act {n} (volitional act intended to bring about legal effects) :: acte juridique {m}
juror {n} /ˈdʒʊəɹəɹ/ (jury member) :: juré
jury {n} /ˈd͡ʒʊə.ɹi/ (group in a court of law) :: jury {m}
jury {adj} ((nautical) for temporary use) :: de fortune
jury-rig {n} /ˈdʒʊɹ.i ɹɪɡ/ (improvised rigging) :: gréement de fortune
jury-rigged {adj} (improvised) :: bricolé
jussive {n} (jussive mood) :: jussif {m}
just {adj} /d͡ʒʌst/ (morally fair, righteous) :: juste
just {adj} :: juste
just {adv} (only, simply, merely) :: juste, simplement
just {adv} (recently) :: [verb] venir de
just {v} (to fight a tournament) SEE: joust ::
just deserts {n} /dʒʌst dɪˈzɜːts/ (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) ::
justice {n} /ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/ (state of being just or fair) :: justice {f}
justice {n} (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) :: justice {f}, équité {f}
justice {n} (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) :: justice {f}
justice {n} (the civil power dealing with law) :: justice {f}
justice {n} (a judge of certain courts) :: conseiller {m} [rough equivalent]
justice {n} (correctness) :: justice {f}
Justice of the Peace {n} (judicial officer) :: juge de paix {m} {f}
justifiable {adj} (that can be justified) :: justifiable
justifiably {adv} (in a justifiable manner) :: à juste titre
justification {n} /ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (reason, explanation, or excuse) :: justification {f}
justificatory {adj} /ˈdʒʌstɨfəˌkeɪt(ə)ɹi/ (providing justification) :: justificateur
justified {adj} /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd/ (having a justification) :: justifié
justified {adj} (having lines arranged on a page or computer screen) :: justifié
justify {v} /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/ (provide an acceptable explanation) :: justifier
justify {v} (give a good, acceptable reason for something) :: justifier
justify {v} (arrange lines on a page or computer screen) :: justifier
Justin {prop} /ˈdʒʌs.tɪn/ (male given name) :: Justin {m}
just in case {conj} /ˌdʒʌst ɪn ˈkeɪs/ (in the event) :: au cas où, par acquit de conscience
Justine {prop} (female given name) :: Justine {f}
Justinian {prop} (emperor of the Byzantine or East Roman Empire from 527 to 565) :: Justinien
Justinianian {adj} (of or relating to the Byzantine emperor Justinian) :: justinianéen
just in time {adv} :: juste à temps
justly {adv} /ˈdʒʌstli/ (In a just or fair manner) :: justement
justness {n} (fairness) SEE: fairness ::
just now {adv} (very close to the present moment) :: à l'instant, juste avant, tout à l’heure
just now {adv} (in a little while) :: tout à l'heure
just saying {adv} (used to deflect responsibility for a hurtful remark) :: je dis ça, je dis rien
Justus {prop} (male given name) :: Just {m}
jut {v} /dʒʌt/ (to stick out) :: saillir
jute {n} /dʒuːt/ (fiber of Corchorus olitorius) :: jute {m}
Jutland {prop} /ˈd͡ʒʌt.lənd/ (peninsula) :: Jutland
Jutlander {n} /ˈd͡ʒʌtlændəɹ/ (native or inhabitant of Jutland) :: Jutlandais {m}, Jutlandaise {f}
juvenile {adj} /ˈdʒuːvənaɪl/ (young; not fully developed) :: juvénile
juvenile {adj} (characteristic of youth or immaturity) :: juvénile
juvenile {n} (prepubescent child) :: adolescent
juvenile delinquency {n} (participation in illegal behaviour by minors) :: délinquance juvénile {f}
juvenile offending {n} (juvenile delinquency) SEE: juvenile delinquency ::
juxtalinear {adj} :: juxtalinéaire
juxtapose {v} /ˈd͡ʒʌkstəpoʊz/ (to place side by side) :: juxtaposer
juxtaposed {adj} (placed side by side) :: juxtaposé
juxtaposition {n} /ˌdʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ (the nearness of objects with little or no delimiter) :: juxtaposition {f}
jynx {n} (a charm or spell) SEE: spell ::
jynx {n} (Jynx torquilla) SEE: wryneck ::