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jab {n} /dʒæb/ (quick stab) :: golpe abrupto {m}
jab {n} ((boxing) a short straight punch) :: directo {m}
jab {n} (medical injection) :: pinchazo {m}
jab {n} (a verbal annoyance) :: pulla {f}
jab {v} (to poke or thrust abruptly) :: golpear
jabber {v} /ˈdʒæbə(ɹ)/ (to gabble) :: farfullar
jabber {n} (gibberish) :: farfulla {f}, galimatías {m}
Jabberwock {prop} (fantastical monster) :: Fablistanón {m}, Galimatazo {m}, Guirigay {m}, Jerigóndor {m}
jabiru {n} /ˈdʒæbɪ.ɹuː/ (Jabiru mycteria) :: jabirú {m}
jabot {n} /ˈʒæ.bəʊ/ (a cascading or ornamental frill down the front of a blouse) :: chorrera, guirindola
jacamar {n} (any of various insectivorous tropical birds of the family Galbulidae) :: jacamar {m}
jacaranda {n} (tree) :: jacaranda {f}
jacaranda {n} (wood) :: jacaranda {f}
jack {n} /dʒæk/ (device for raising and supporting a heavy object) :: gato {m}, gata {f}, crico {m}
jack {n} (playing card) :: sota {f}
jack {n} (male ass (the animal)) :: asno {m}
jack {n} (surface mounted connector) :: clavija {f}
jack {n} (target ball in bowls) :: boliche {m}
jack {n} (nautical: small flag at bow of ship) :: pabellón {m}
jack {n} (part of the harpsichord) :: clavija {f}, saltador {m}
jack {v} (use a jack) :: levantar
jack {v} (steal) :: robar, afanar
jack {n} (knave) SEE: knave ::
jack {n} (freshwater pike) SEE: pike ::
Jack {prop} /dʒæk/ (pet name of John) :: Juanito {m}
jackal {n} /ˈdʒækəl/ (wild canine) :: chacal {m}
jackass {n} (male donkey) :: asno {m}, burro {m}
jackass {n} (foolish or stupid person) :: idiota {m}, burro {m}
jackbooted {adj} (authoritarian or oppressive) SEE: authoritarian ::
jackdaw {n} /ˈdʒækˌdɔː/ (Coloeus monedula) :: grajilla {f}
jacket {n} /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) :: chaqueta {f}, [casual jacket] chaqueta {f}, [Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay] campera {f}, [Chile, Peru] casaca {f}, [Spain] cazadora {f}, [Bolivia, Mexico, Southern Spain] chamarra {f}, [Ecuador] chompa {f}, [El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras] chumpa {f}, jacket {f} [Costa Rica, pronounced 'yáquet'], jacket {m} [Cuba, Puerto Rico, pronounced 'yáquet']
jacket {n} (piece of a person's suit) :: chaqueta {f}, [Latin America] saco {m}, [Spain] americana {m}, [Puerto Rico] gabán {m}, [Venezuela, colloquial] paltó
jackfruit {n} (the fruit) :: yaca, panapén, jaca
jackhammer {n} (portable percussive drill device) :: martillo neumático {m}
jack-in-the-box {n} (child’s toy) :: caja de sorpresa {f}, caja sorpresa de jack
jack-knife {n} (a compact folding knife) :: navaja {f}
jack mackerel {n} (fish) :: jurel {m}, chicharro {m}
jack of all trades {n} (one competent in many endeavors) :: hombre de muchos oficios {m}, persona de muchos oficios {f}, hombre renacentista {m}, hombre del renacimiento {m}, todólogo {m}
jack of all trades, master of none {n} (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) :: aprendiz de todo, maestro de nada (apprentice of everything, teacher of nothing)
jack of clubs {n} (playing card) :: valet de tréboles {m}, sota de tréboles {f}
jack of diamonds {n} (playing card) :: valet de diamantes {m}, sota de diamantes {f}, valet de oros {m}, sota de oros {f}
jack off {v} (jerk off) SEE: jerk off ::
jack of hearts {n} (playing card) :: valet de corazones {m}, sota de corazones {f}
jack of spades {n} /dʒæk.əv.speɪdz/ (playing card) :: valet de picos {m}, sota de picos {f}
jack-o'-lantern {n} /ˈdʒæk.oʊˌlæn.tɚn/ (carved pumpkin) :: calabaza {f}
jackpot {n} (accumulating money prize pool) :: bote {m}
jackpot {n} (large cash prize) :: gordo {m}, primer premio {m}, bote {m}
jackrabbit {n} (large rabbit) :: liebre grande de Norteamérica {f}
Jack Russell terrier {n} (dog breed) :: Jack Russell terrier {m}, terrier Jack Russell
jacks {n} /dʒæks/ (a children's game) :: matatenas {f-p}, payana {f}
jack shit {pron} ((vulgar) nothing, anything) :: una mierda {f}
Jackson {n} (cognates of the surname) SEE: Johnson ::
Jack the Ripper {prop} (19th century murderer) :: Jack el Destripador {m}
Jacky {prop} (diminutive of the female given name) :: Jacky {f}
Jacob {prop} /ˈd͡ʒeɪkəb/ (one of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca) :: Jacob {m}
Jacob {prop} (male given name (the standard form)) :: Jacobo {m}, Yago {m}, Diego {m}
Jacobean {adj} /ˈdʒæk.əˌbi.ən/ (relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I) :: jacobeo {m}
Jacobian {adj} /jɑːˈkəʊ.bi.ən/ (in honor of Jacobi) :: jacobiano {m}, jacobiana {f}
Jacobian {n} (Jacobian matrix) :: matriz jacobiana {f}
Jacobian {n} (the determinant of the Jacobian matrix) :: determinante jacobiano {m}, jacobiano {m}
Jacqueline {prop} (female given name) :: Jacqueline {f}
jacuzzi {n} /dʒəˈkuːzi/ (jacuzzi) :: yacusi {m}, bañera de hidromasaje {f}
jade {n} /d͡ʒeɪd/ (gem) :: jade {m}
jade {n} (succulent plant) SEE: money plant ::
jaded {adj} /ˈdʒeɪdɪd/ (Worn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted) :: agotado
jaded {adj} (Cynically insensitive; made callous by experience) :: hastiado
jadeite {n} /ˈdʒeɪdaɪt/ (mineral) :: jadeíta {f}
jaeger {n} (rifle) SEE: rifle ::
Jaffa {prop} /ˈd͡ʒɑfə/ (a port in western Israel) :: Jaffa {f}
jagged {adj} /ˈdʒæɡɪd/ (unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut) :: dentado, mellado
jagged {adj} (having a rough quality) :: áspero, basto
jaggery {n} (traditional unrefined sugar) :: [Costa Rica] tapa de dulce, [Cuba] raspadura, [Latin America] panela, [Latin America] piloncillo, [Venezuela] papelón
jaguar {n} /ˈdʒæɡwɑɹ/ (Panthera onca) :: jaguar {m}, tigre {m} [Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, especially rural usage], yaguareté {m} [Argentina, Paraguay]
jaguarundi {n} (wild cat) :: yaguarundí {m}, auje puma {m} [Peru], gato gris {m} [Bolivia], gato moro {m} [Argentina], gato pardo {m} [Colombia], gato zonto {m} [El Salvador], güirito {m} [Northwestern Venezuela, specifically State of Falcon], león breñero {m} [Costa Rica], león miquero {m} [Costa Rica], leoncillo {m} [Mexico, Nicaragua], onza {f} [Venezuela], tigrillo congo {m} [Panama], tigre miquero {m} [Honduras]
Jah {prop} (God) SEE: God ::
Jahannam {prop} /d͡ʒəˈhænəm/ (Islamic concept of hell) :: Yahannam
jai alai {n} /ˈhaɪlaɪ/ (sport) :: jai alai {m}; pelota vasca {f}
jail {n} /dʒeɪl/ (place for short-term confinement) :: cárcel {f}, prisión {f}, presidio {m}, penal {m}, penitenciaría {f}
jail {v} (imprison) SEE: imprison ::
jailbait {n} /ˈdʒeɪlbeɪt/ (person below the age of consent for sexual activity) :: cabrita {f}, muchachita {f}
jailbird {n} (prisoner or ex-prisoner) :: presidiario {m}, presidiario reincidente {m}, reincidente
jailbreak {n} (escape from prison) :: fuga {f}, huida de cárcel {f}
jail cell {n} (jail cell) SEE: prison cell ::
jailer {n} /ˈd͡ʒeɪlə(ɹ)/ (one who guards inmates) :: carcelero {m}, carcelera {f}, guardiacárcel {m}, guardacárcel {m}
jailkeeper {n} (jailer) SEE: jailer ::
Jainism {prop} /ˈdʒeɪnɪzm̩/ (religion and philosophy) :: jainismo {m}
Jair {prop} (given name) :: Jairo {m}
Jakarta {prop} /d͡ʒəˈkɑː(ɹ)tə/ (capital of Indonesia) :: Yakarta {f}
Jake {prop} /d͡ʒeɪk/ (diminutive of Jacob or James) :: Diego {m}, Yago {m}
Jalalabad {prop} (a city in eastern Afghanistan) :: Jalalabad {m}
jalebi {n} :: yalebi
Jalisco {prop} (state of Mexico) :: Jalisco {m}
jalopy {n} /dʒəˈlɒ.pi/ (old, dilapidated car) :: cacharro {m}, carro destartalado {m}, carraca, tartana
jalousie {n} /ˈdʒæləsiː/ (window slats which form a blind or shutter) :: celosía {f}
jam {n} /ˈdʒæm/ (sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar) :: mermelada {f}
jam {n} (blockage, congestion) :: atasco {m}
Jamaica {prop} /dʒəˈmeɪ.kə/ (country in the Caribbean) :: Jamaica {f}
Jamaica Channel {prop} :: Canal de Jamaica {m}
Jamaican {n} /dʒəˈmeɪkən/ (person of Jamaican descent) :: jamaicano {m}, jamaicana {f}
Jamaican {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) :: jamaicano {m}
Jamaican Creole {prop} (English-based creole language) :: criollo jamaiquino {m}
jamb {n} /dʒæm/ (vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall) :: jamba {f}, marco
jambalaya {n} /ˌdʒæmbəˈlaɪə/ (rice-based dish from Louisiana) :: jambalaya {f}
jamboree {n} /ˈdʒæm.bəˌɹiː/ (large party) :: fiesta grande {f}, fiestón
James {prop} /d͡ʒeɪmz/ (book of the Bible) :: Santiago
James {prop} (one of two Apostles) :: Santiago, Jacobo
James {prop} (male given name (the standard form)) :: Yago, Jaime, Santiago, Jacobo, Diego
Jamestown {prop} (any of several places) :: Jamestown
jam jar {n} (car) SEE: car ::
Jammu and Kashmir {prop} (portion of the territory which is governed by India) :: Jammu y Cachemira
jamon {n} (Spanish dry-cured ham) :: jamón {m}
jandal {n} /ˈdʒændəl/ (flip-flop) :: chancla, bamba
Jane {prop} /d͡ʒeɪn/ (feminine form of John) :: Juana {f}
Janey {prop} (given name) :: Juanita
jangle {v} /ˈdʒæŋ.ɡəl/ (to make a metallic sound) :: hacer un ruido metálico
jangle {v} (to cause to make a metallic sound) :: hacer sonar
jangle {v} (to irritate) :: irritar, crispar
jangle {n} (metallic sound) :: ruido metálico {f}
janissary {n} /ˈdʒanɪzəɹi/ (former Turkish soldier) :: jenízaro {m}
janitor {n} /ˈd͡ʒænɪtɚ/ (caretaker) :: conserje {m}, bedel {m}
janitor {n} (doorman) :: portero {m}, portera {f}
Jan Mayen {prop} (Norwegian territory) :: Jan Mayen
January {prop} /ˈd͡ʒænjuˌɛɹi/ (first month of the Gregorian calendar) :: enero {m}
Janus {prop} /ˈdʒeɪnəs/ (Roman god of doorways, gates and transitions) :: Jano {m}
Janus {prop} (moon of Saturn) :: Jano {m}
Jap {n} /dʒæp/ (offensive term for a Japanese person) :: japo {m}, japa {f}
Japan {prop} /dʒəˈpæn/ (a country in East Asia) :: Japón {m}
Japanese {adj} /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/ (of or relating to Japan) :: japonés
Japanese {n} (person of Japan) :: japonés {m}, japonesa {f}
Japanese {n} (Japanese language) :: japonés {m}
Japanese beetle {n} (species of beetle) :: escarabajo japonés {m}
Japanese bush warbler {n} (Horornis diphone) :: cetia japonés {m}
Japanese giant hornet {n} (insect) :: avispón asiático gigante {m}
Japanese lantern {n} (bladder cherry) SEE: bladder cherry ::
Japaneseness {n} (quality of being Japanese) :: japonesidad {f}
Japanese spitz {n} (dog breed) :: spitz japonés
Japanese tit {n} (Parus minor) :: carbonero chino {m}
Japanese yew {n} (Taxus cuspidata) :: tejo japonés {m}
Japanification {n} (Japanification) :: niponización {f}
Japano- {prefix} (Nippo-) SEE: Nippo- ::
Japanophile {n} /dʒəˌpænə(ʊ)ˈfaɪl/ (A person who loves Japan) :: nipofilo {m}, japonofilo {m}
Japanophilia {n} /dʒəˌpænəˈfɪli.ə/ (strong interest in Japan) :: japonofilia {f}, nipofilia {f}, niponofilia {f}
japchae {n} (Korean dish) :: japchae {m}
jape {n} (joke or quip) SEE: joke ::
Japheth {prop} /ˈdʒeɪfɛθ/ (third son of Noah) :: Jafet, Japhet [Old Spanish]
Japonic {prop} /d͡ʒəˈpɒnɪk/ (language family spoken in Japan) :: japónico
jar {n} /dʒɑː/ (small, approximately cylindrical container) :: tarro {m}, bote {m}, frasco {m}
jarbua terapon {n} (Terapon jarbua) :: baraonga jarbúa
jargon {n} /ˈdʒɑɹ.ɡən/ (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) :: tecnicismo {m}, jerga {f}
jargon {n} (language characteristic of a particular group) :: jerga {f}, argot {m}
jargon {n} (incomprehensible speech) :: jerigonza
jargoon {n} /d͡ʒɑɹ.ˈɡuːn/ (variety of zircon) :: jergón {m}
jarring {adj} (That jars (clashes or disagrees)) :: discorde
jasmine {n} /ˈdʒæzmɪn/ (plant of genus Jasminum) :: jazmín {f}
jasmine {n} :: jazmín {m}
Jasmine {prop} (female given name) :: Jazmín
jasmine rice {n} (fragrant rice) :: arroz jazmín {m}
Jason {prop} /ˈdʒeɪsən/ (leader of Argonauts) :: Jasón
Jason {prop} (given name) :: Jasón, Yeison {m}
jasper {n} /ˈdʒæspə/ (precious stone) :: jaspe {m}
Jasper {prop} (male given name; one of the Magi) SEE: Caspar ::
jaundice {n} /ˈdʒɔndɪs/ (morbid condition) :: ictericia {f}
jaundiced {adj} /ˈd͡ʒɔːndɪst/ (affected with jaundice) :: ictérico
jaundiced {adj} (prejudiced, envious) :: amargado, resentido
jaunt {v} /ˈdʒɔːnt/ (to ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion) :: paseo {m}, excursión {f}
jauntily {adv} /ˈdʒɑn.tɪ.li/ (in an airy, showy, or affected manner) :: animadamente
jauntiness {n} (quality of being jaunty) :: animación {f}; vivacidad {f}
jaunty {adj} /ˈdʒɔːn.ti/ (airy, showy, or affected) :: alegre, animado
jaunty {adj} (ostentatiously self-confident) :: desenvuelto
Java {prop} /ˈdʒɑːvə/ (island of Indonesia) :: Java
Javanese {n} /dʒɑː.vəˈniːz/ (person) :: javanés {m}
Javanese {prop} (language) :: javanés {m}
Javan rhinoceros {n} (Rhinoceros sondaicus) :: rinoceronte de Java {m}
Javan tiger {n} (Panthera sondaica) :: tigre de Java {m}
Java sparrow {n} (Java sparrow) :: capuchino arrocero de Java {m}, gorrión de Java {m}
javelin {n} /ˈdʒævlɪn/ (spear used as a weapon) :: jabalina {f}
javelin {n} (spear used in athletic competition) :: jabalina {f}
javelin throw {n} (athletic event where a javelin is thrown) :: lanzamiento de jabalina {m}
jaw {n} /d͡ʒɔ/ (bone of the jaw) :: quijada {f}, mandíbula {f}
jawbone {n} (bone of the lower jaw) :: mandíbula {f}
jawline {n} (study of relationships among countries) :: mentón {m}
jaws of life {n} (emergency rescue equipment) :: mandíbulas de la vida {f}
jay {n} /dʒeɪ/ (bird) :: arrendajo {m}, urraca {f}, grajilla {f}
jay {n} (name of the letter J, j) :: jota {f}
jaywalk {v} /ˈdʒeɪ.wɔːk/ (violate pedestrian traffic regulations) :: cruzar la calle sin prudencia
jaywalker {n} (one who jaywalks) :: peatón imprudente {m}
jazz {n} /d͡ʒæz/ (musical art form) :: jazz {m}
jazz band {n} (group of musicians who play jazz music) :: jazzband {m}
jazzer {n} (a jazz musician) :: jazzista {m} {f}
jazzy {adj} /ˈdʒæzi/ (flashy or showy) :: llamativo, ostentoso
J-drama {n} (dorama) SEE: dorama ::
jealous {adj} /ˈdʒɛləs/ (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection) :: celoso, encelado {m}
jealous {adj} (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates) :: celoso
jealous {adj} (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise) :: envidioso
jealous {adj} :: celoso, envidioso
jealously {adv} (jealously) :: con envidia, celosamente, envidiosamente
jealousy {n} /ˈdʒɛləsi/ (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)) :: celo {m}, celos {m-p}
jealousy {n} (close, zealous vigilance, envy) :: envidia {f}
jeans {n} /d͡ʒiːnz/ (denim trousers) :: bluejeans {m-p} [Latin America], bluyín {m} [Latin America, colloquial], jeans {m-p} [Latin America], mahones {m-p} [Puerto Rico], pantalones de mezclilla {m-p} [Mexico], pitusas {f-p} [Cuba], tejanos {m-p} [Northeastern Spain], vaqueros {m-p} [Spain standard usage]
Jedi {n} /ˈdʒɛd.aɪ/ (one of a fictional order of beings) :: Jedi {m}
Jediism {prop} (minor modern religion) :: jediísmo {m}
jeep {n} /dʒiːp/ (vehicle) :: jeep {m}
Jeep {n} (Jeep) SEE: jeep ::
jeer {n} /dʒɪə/ (mocking remark) :: burlería
jeer {v} (to scoff or mock) :: burlarse, abuchear
Jeffersonianism {n} :: jeffersonismo {m}
Jeffrey {prop} (male given name) SEE: Geoffrey ::
Jehovah {prop} (Yahweh) SEE: Yahweh ::
Jehovah {prop} /dʒəˈhoʊvə/ (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) :: Jehová {m}
Jehovah {n} (Jehovah's Witness) SEE: Jehovah's Witness ::
Jehovah's Witness {n} (member of the Jehovah's Witnesses) :: testigo de Jehová
Jehovah's Witnesses {prop} (denomination) :: Testigos de Jehová {m-p}
jejunal {adj} (of or pertaining to the jejunum) :: yeyunal
jejunum {n} /dʒiːˈdʒuːnəm/ (central of the three divisions of the small intestine) :: yeyuno {m}
jell {v} /dʒɛl/ (to gel) :: gelificarse; cuajar
jelly {n} /ˈd͡ʒɛl.i/ (dessert) :: gelatina {f}, jalea {f}
jelly {n} (sweet gelatinous substance derived from fruit juices and pectin) :: jalea {m}
jelly {n} (jam) :: mermelada {f}, confitura {f}
jelly bean {n} (small bean-shaped chewy candy) :: Jelly Bean {m}
jellyfish {n} /ˈdʒɛliˌfɪʃ/ (aquatic animal) :: medusa {f}, aguamala {m} [Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Southern Spain, Venezuela], aguaviva {m} [Argentina, Southern Spain and Canary Islands, Uruguay], malagua {f} [Peru]
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) :: no sé qué {m}
Jenna {prop} (given name) :: Juanita, Juana
jenny {n} (female of donkey) SEE: she-ass ::
jenny {n} (device for spinning) SEE: spinning jenny ::
Jenny {prop} /ˈd͡ʒɛni/ (female given name) :: Juanita
jenny-ass {n} (female donkey) SEE: she-ass ::
jeopardise {v} (jeopardize) SEE: jeopardize ::
jeopardize {v} (put in jeopardy) :: poner en peligro, perjudicar
jeopardy {n} /ˈd͡ʒɛpɚdi/ (danger of loss, harm, or failure) :: peligro {m}, riesgo {m}
jerboa {n} (small rodent) :: jerbo {m}
jeremiad {n} /ˌdʒɛɹ.əˈmaɪ.əd/ (long speech or prose work) :: jeremiada {f}
Jeremiah {prop} (biblical prophet) :: Jeremías {m}
Jeremiah {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Jeremías {m}
Jeremiah {prop} (male given name) :: Jeremías {m}
Jeremy {prop} (Jeremiah) SEE: Jeremiah ::
Jericho {prop} (city) :: Jericó {m}
jerk {n} /d͡ʒɝk/ (sudden, uncontrolled movement) :: tic {m}, espasmo {m}, estremecimiento, repullo
jerk {n} (quick, often unpleasant tug or shake) :: sacudida {f}, tirón, tumbo
jerk {n} (unlikable person) :: cretino {m}, imbécil, culeado {m} [Latin America], tipejo, soplagaitas
jerkin {n} /ˈdʒɜɹ.kɪn/ (close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves) :: chaleco {f}
jerkin {n} :: jubón {m}
jerk off {v} (to masturbate) :: pajearse
jerkoff {n} (wanker) SEE: wanker ::
jerky {n} /ˈdʒɝki/ (Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun) :: charqui
Jerome {prop} (male given name) :: Jerónimo {m}
Jerry {n} (German) SEE: German ::
jerrycan {n} /ˈd͡ʒɛɹiˌkæn/ (pressed-steel fuel container) :: bidón {m}
jersey {n} /ˈdʒɜːzi/ (garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body) :: jersey {m}
jersey {n} (shirt worn by a member of an athletic team) :: camiseta {f}, elástica {f} [informal]
Jersey {prop} /ˈdʒəːzi/ (cattle) :: ganado de raza Jersey
Jerusalem {prop} /d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/ (city) :: Jerusalén
Jerusalem artichoke {n} (plant and tuber) :: topinambur
Jerusalemite {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Jerusalem) :: hierosolimitano, jerosolimitano
Jerusalemite {n} (native or resident of Jerusalem) :: hierosolimitano {m}, jerosolimitano {m}
Jerusalem oak {n} (epazote) SEE: epazote ::
Jesse {prop} /ˈd͡ʒɛ.si/ (biblical father of David) :: Isaí (Catholic versions) Jesé (Reina-Valera version)
jest {n} /dʒɛst/ (joke) :: broma {f}, chiste {m}
jest {v} (to tell a joke) :: bromear
jester {n} (person who amused a medieval court) SEE: court jester ::
Jesuit {n} /ˈdʒɛz(j)uɪt/ (member of the Society of Jesus) :: jesuita {m} {f}
Jesus {prop} /ˈdʒiːzəs/ (the Christian Messiah) :: Jesús {m}
Jesus {interj} (expletive) :: ¡Jesús!
Jesus Christ {prop} /ˌd͡ʒiːzəs ˈkɹaɪst/ (Jesus of Nazareth) :: Jesucristo {m}
Jesus Christ {interj} (expletive or oath) :: Jesucristo
jet {n} /dʒɛt/ (stream of fluid) :: chorro {m}
jet {v} (to spray with liquid, to gush, to spurt) :: chorrear
jet {adj} (propelled by turbine engines) :: a chorro, a propulsión, a reacción
jet {n} (coal) :: azabache {m}
jet {n} (colour) :: azabache {m}
jet {adj} (colour) :: azabache {m} {f}
jet {n} (jet plane) SEE: jet plane ::
jet-black {adj} (of the blackest black) SEE: pitch-black ::
jet-black {n} (the blackest black) :: negro azabache, azabache
jet engine {n} (an engine that develops thrust by ejecting a jet, especially a jet of gaseous combustion products) :: motor de reacción {m}
jet fuel {n} (type of fuel) :: avtur {m}
jet lag {n} (physical condition) :: desfase horario {m}; jet-lag {m}, jet lag {m}
jet pack {n} (Equipment worn on the back for vertical thrust) :: cinturón cohete
jet plane {n} (an airplane that is powered by a jet engine) :: jet {m}, avión a reacción {m}
jetsam {n} /ˈd͡ʒɛtsəm/ (jetsam) :: echazón {f}, desechos {m-p}
jet set {n} (wealthy people who travel for pleasure) :: jet set {f}
jet ski {n} (small motorized water craft) :: jet ski {m}, moto de agua {f}
jetski {n} (powered watercraft) :: moto de agua {m}
jettison {v} /ˈdʒɛɾɪsn̩/ (to eject from a boat) :: echar mercancías al mar, deslastrar, soltar lastre
jettison {v} (to let go or get rid of) :: desechar, expeler
jetty {n} (wharf) SEE: wharf ::
jetty {n} (pier) SEE: pier ::
jetty {n} /ˈdʒɛti/ (structure to influence currents or protect a harbor or beach) :: malecón {m}, dique {m}, rompeolas {m}
Jew {n} /dʒuː/ (person of the Jewish faith) :: judío {m}, judía {f}
Jew {n} (member or descendent of the Jewish people) :: judío {m}, judía, judíos {m-p}, judías {f-p}
jewel {n} /ˈdʒuːəl/ (gemstone) :: gema {f}, joya {f}, alhaja {f}
jewel {n} (valuable object for ornamentation) :: joya {f}
jewel {n} (anything precious or valuable) :: joya {f}
jewel {n} (bearing for a pivot in watch) :: rubí {m}
jewel {v} (decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems) SEE: bejewel ::
jewel box {n} (plastic container for optical disc) :: estuche
jeweler {n} /ˈdʒu(ə)lɚ/ (a person whose job is making, repairing or selling jewelry) :: joyero {m}
jeweller {n} (jeweller) SEE: jeweler ::
jewellery {n} /ˈdʒuːəlɹi/ (personal ornamentation) :: joyería {f}, joyas {f-p}, alhajas {f-p}
jewelry box {n} (box) :: joyero {m}
Jewess {n} (female Jew) :: judía {f}
Jewish {adj} (Yiddish) SEE: Yiddish ::
Jewish {adj} /ˈdʒuː.ɪʃ/ (of or relating to a Jew or Jews, their ethnicity, religion or culture) :: judío
Jewish Autonomous Oblast {prop} (Jewish autonomous oblast in Russia) :: Óblast Autónomo Hebreo {m}
Jewishness {n} :: judeidad {f}
Jewry {n} /ˈdʒuːɹi/ (Jews in general, the Jewish population of a locale) :: pueblo judío {m}, judería {f}
Jew's-ear {n} (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) :: oreja de Judas {f}
Jew's harp {n} (musical instrument) :: arpa de boca {f}, guimbarda {f}, birimbao {m}, arpa de boca {f}, torompe {m} [Argentina, Chile]
Jezebel {prop} /ˈdʒɛzəˌbɛl/ (Biblical character Jezebel) :: Jezabel {f}
Jharkhand {prop} /ˈd͡ʒɑː(ɹ)kənd/ (state in eastern India) :: Jharkhand
Jiangsu {prop} (Chinese province) :: Jiangsu
Jiantizi {prop} (Simplified Chinese) SEE: Simplified Chinese ::
jib {n} /dʒɪb/ (triangular staysail) :: foque {m}
jibe {n} /dʒaɪb/ (facetious or insulting remark) :: cuchufleta, puya
jibe {v} (to accord or agree) :: concordar
jicama {n} /ˈhɪ.kə.mə/ (the edible root of the yam bean) :: jícama {f}, pelenga {f}, nabo mexicano {m}
Jicarilla {prop} (Jicarilla language) :: jicarilla
jiffy {n} /ˈd͡ʒɪ.fi/ (very short, unspecified length of time) :: en un pispás , en un periquete , en un santiamén
jig {n} /d͡ʒɪɡ/ (mechanical device) :: plantilla de guía {f}, guía {f}, plantilla {f}, calibre {m}
jigger {n} /ˈdʒɪɡɚ/ (double ended vessel) :: dedo {m}, medidor [de alcohol, de whiskey], culín {m} [Spain]
jiggery-pokery {n} /ˌdʒɪɡ.ɚ.iˈpoʊ.kɚ.i/ (trickery or misrepresentation) :: cachondeo, trufa
jigsaw {n} (A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade) :: sierra de vaivén {f}, sierra caladora {f}, caladora {f}
jigsaw {n} (jigsaw puzzle) SEE: jigsaw puzzle ::
jigsaw puzzle {n} (type of puzzle) :: rompecabezas {m}, puzle {m}
jihad {n} /dʒɪˈhɑːd/ (holy war undertaken by Muslims) :: yihad {m}
jihadism {n} (ideological movement within modern Islamic fundamentalism) :: yihadismo {m}
jihadist {n} (one who participates in a jihad) :: muyahid {m}, yihadista {m}
jilt {v} /dʒɪlt/ (to jilt) :: dejar, cortar, plantar, dar calabazas
Jim {prop} /dʒɪm/ (diminutive of James) :: Jaimito {m}, Diego {m}, Yago {m}
Jim Crow law {n} (racially segregating law) :: leyes de Jim Crow
jimmy {n} /ˈdʒɪmi/ (a device used to circumvent a locking mechanism) :: palanqueta {f}
jimmy {v} (open with a crowbar) :: palanqueta {f}
jimsonweed {n} (Datura stramonium) :: estramonio {m}, toloache {m}
jingle bell {n} (bell) :: cascabel {m}
jingoism {n} (chauvinism) SEE: chauvinism ::
jingoism {n} /ˈdʒɪŋɡəʊɪz(ə)m/ (extreme patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy) :: patrioterismo {m}, jingoísmo {m}, patriotería {f}
jingoist {n} (chauvinist) SEE: chauvinist ::
jingoist {n} (one who advocates an aggressive nationalism, one who vociferously supports a nation's military aims) :: jingoísta
jingoist {adj} (extremely supportive of warlike foreign policy) :: jingoísta {m} {f}
jingoistic {adj} /ˌdʒɪŋ.ɡəʊˈɪst.ɪk/ (overly patriotic or nationalistic) :: jingoísta, patriotero {m}
jinn {n} /d͡ʒɪn/ (spirit) :: genio {m}, jinn {m}, djinn {m}
Jinotega {prop} (department of Nicaragua) :: Jinotega
jinx {n} /dʒɪŋks/ (A hex; an evil spell) :: maleficio {m}, maldición {f}, fucú [Dominican Republic], pava {f} [Venezuela], yeta {f} [Argentina, Uruguay]
jinx {n} (A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck) :: gafe {m} (person), ave de mal agüero {f}, cenizo
jinx {v} (To bring bad luck to) :: traer mala suerte, gafar, gafarse
jitter {n} /ˈdʒɪt.ə(ɹ)/ (nervous action; a tic) :: tic nervioso {m}
jitter {n} :: temblores, [2] escalofríos
jittery {adj} /ˈdʒɪt.ə.ɹi/ (nervy) :: nervioso
jive {v} /ˈdʒaɪv/ (be deceptive) :: engañar, mentir
jive {v} (dance) :: bailar, menear el bote
jive {n} (deceptive talk) :: cuento chino {m}
jizz {n} /ˈdʒɪz/ (slang: sperm) :: mecos {m-p}, leche {f}
JLPT {prop} (Japanese language proficiency test) :: JLPT {m}
Joachim {prop} /ˈdʒoʊ.ə.kɪm/ (male given name) :: Joaquín
Joan {prop} (female given name) SEE: Jane ::
Joanna {prop} (cognates of the given name) SEE: Jane ::
Joanna {prop} /ˌdʒoʊˈænə/ (biblical follower of Jesus) :: Juana
Joan of Arc {prop} :: Juana de Arco {f}
job {n} /d͡ʒɒb/ (task) :: tarea {f}
job {n} (economic role for which a person is paid) :: trabajo {m}, empleo {m}, [colloquial] brete {m} [Costa Rica], camello {m} [Colombia, Ecuador], chamba {f} [Mexico, Peru], curro {m} [Spain], laburo {m} [Argentina,Chile,Paraguay,Uruguay], pega {f} [Chile], talacha {f} [Mexico)]
job {v} :: trabajar
Job {prop} /dʒəʊb/ (book of the Bible) :: Job {m}
Job {prop} (biblical and qur'anic character) :: Job {m}
job center {n} (agency) :: oficina de empleo {f}
Jobcentre {n} (agency) :: Oficina de empleo {f}
job fair {n} (event) :: feria del empleo {f}
job interview {n} (interview attended by a job applicant) :: entrevista laboral, entrevista de trabajo
jobless {adj} (lacking employment) SEE: unemployed ::
job satisfaction {n} (contentment that employees derive from their work) :: satisfacción laboral {f}
jobseeker {n} (person seeking employment) :: demandante de empleo {m}
jock {n} (jockstrap) SEE: jockstrap ::
jockey {n} /ˈdʒɒki/ (one who rides racehorses competitively) :: jinete {m}, yóquey {m}, yoqui {m}
jock strap {n} (jockstrap) SEE: jockstrap ::
jockstrap {n} (an athletic supporter) :: suspensor, protector genital, protector escrotal {m}, suspensorio {m}
jocose {adj} /dʒəˈkoʊs/ (given to jest) :: jocoso
jocose {adj} (characterised by joking) :: jocoso
jocular {adj} /ˈdʒɑkjəlɚ/ (humorous, amusing, joking) :: humorístico, jocoso
jocund {adj} /ˈdʒoʊkənd/ (jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits) :: jocundo {m}
Joe {prop} /dʒoʊ/ (pet form of Joseph) :: Pepe {m}, Pepito {m}
Joe Average {n} (hypothetical average or generic individual) :: Juan Pérez {m}
Joe Bloggs {prop} (A personification of the general public) :: Pepito Pérez
Joel {prop} /ˈdʒoʊəl/ (book of the Bible) :: Joel {m}
Joel {prop} (male given name) :: Joel
jog {n} /dʒɑɡ/ (energetic trot) :: trote cochinero {m}
jog {v} (to move in an energetic trot) :: hacer jogging
jogging {n} /ˈdʒɑ.ɡɪŋ/ (form of exercise) :: footing {m}
Johannesburg {prop} (a city in South Africa) :: Johannesburgo
John {prop} /dʒɑn/ (male given name) :: Juan {m}
John {prop} (biblical persons) :: Juan {m}
John {prop} (fourth gospel) :: Juan {m}, Evangelio según San Juan {m}
John {prop} (one of the epistles of John) :: Juan {m}
John {prop} (name used to address a man whose name is not known) :: Fulano {m}, Mengano {m}, Zutano {m}
John Doe {n} (any unknown or anonymous male person) :: Fulano {m}, Mengano {m}, Zutano {m}
John Dory {n} (edible marine fish) :: pez de San Pedro {f}
Johnny {prop} /ˈdʒɑni/ (diminutive of John) :: Juanito {m}
Johnny-come-lately {n} /ˌdʒɑːni.kʌmˈleɪtli/ (newcomer) :: novato {m}, novata {f}
Johnson {prop} /ˈdʒɑnsən/ (surname meaning "son of John") :: Juánez
John the Baptist {prop} (biblical prophet) :: Juan Bautista
joie de vivre {n} /ˌʒwɑ də ˈviv(ɹə)/ (enjoyment of living, zest for life) :: alegría de vivir {f}
join {v} /ˈdʒɔɪn/ (to combine more than one item into one; to put together) :: juntar, aunar
join {v} (to come together; to meet) :: acompañar
join {v} (to become a member of) :: unirse
join {v} :: juntar
joiner {n} /ˈdʒɔɪnɚ/ (maker of wooden furniture) :: carpintero {m}, ebanista {m}
joint {adj} /dʒɔɪnt/ (done by two or more people or organisations working together) :: en común, comunitario, en conjunto
joint {n} (joint with freedom to rotate) :: articulación {f}
joint {n} (rigid joint) :: coyuntura {f}
joint {n} (part of the body where bones join) :: articulación {f}
joint {n} (point of a rigid joint, means of joining in carpentry) :: junta {f}, juntura {f}
joint {n} (business) :: bar {m}, boliche {m} [Argentina]
joint {n} (prison) :: cárcel {f}, trullo {m} [slang]
joint {n} (marijuana cigarette) :: bate {m} [Honduras], canuto {m}, carruco {m} [Honduras], leño {m} [Honduras], porro {m}, pito {m}
joint custody {n} (arrangement in both parents have the custody of a child) :: custodia compartida {f}
join the club {phrase} (expression of sympathy) :: bienvenido al club
jointly {adv} (together) :: juntamente, al alimón
joint-stock company {n} (company with transferable ownership and limited shareholder liability) :: sociedad anónima {f}
joint tenancy {n} :: comunidad germánica {f}, comunidad de mano común {f}
joint venture {n} (a cooperative business partnership) :: empresa conjunta {f}, joint venture {f}, empresa mixta {f}
jojoba {n} /həˈhəʊbə/ (Simmondsia chinensis) :: jojoba {f}
joke {n} /dʒoʊk/ (amusing story) :: broma {f}, chiste {m}, chascarrillo
joke {n} (something said or done for amusement) :: broma {f}, cuchufleta
joke {n} (worthless thing or person) :: tomadura de pelo {f}
joke {v} (do for amusement) :: bromear
joker {n} (jester) SEE: fool ::
joker {n} /ˈdʒoʊkɚ/ (person who makes jokes) :: bromista {m} {f}, guasón {m}, chistoso {m}, humorista {m} {f}
joker {n} (playing card) :: comodín {m}
jolly {adj} (jovial) SEE: jovial ::
Jolly Roger {n} /ˌdʒɒli ˈɹɒdʒə/ (traditional flag used on pirate ships) :: bandera pirata {f}
jolt {v} /dʒoʊlt/ (to push or shake) :: sacudir
jolt {v} (to shock emotionally) :: sacudir
jolt {v} (to shake, move with a series of jerks) :: traquetear
Jonah {prop} /ˈdʒoʊnə/ (given name) :: Jonás
Jonah {prop} (prophet) :: Jonás
Jonah {prop} (Biblical: a book of the Old Testament) :: Jonás {m}
Jonah {prop} (tenth sūra of the Qurʾān) :: Jonás
jonquil {n} /ˈdʒɑŋkwəl/ (Narcissus jonquilla) :: junquillo
Jordan {prop} /ˈdʒɔːdən/ (country) :: Jordania {f}
Jordan {prop} (river) :: Jordán {m}
Jordan {prop} (male given name) :: Jordán {m}
Jordanian {n} /d͡ʒɔɹˈdeɪniən/ (person) :: jordano {m}
Jordanian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people) :: jordano {m}
Joseph {prop} /ˈd͡ʒoʊsəf/ (favorite son of Jacob) :: José {m}
Joseph {prop} (husband of Virgin Mary) :: José {m}
Joseph {prop} (Joseph of Arimathea) :: José de Arimetea {m}
Joseph {prop} (male given name) :: José
Josephine {prop} /ˈdʒəʊ.zə.fiːn/ (feminine form of Joseph) :: Josefa, Josefina
Joshua {prop} /ˈd͡ʒɒʃuːə/ (book of the Bible) :: Josué
Joshua {prop} (male given name) :: Josué
Joshua tree {n} (Yucca brevifolia) :: árbol de Josué {m}
joskin {n} (yokel) SEE: country bumpkin ::
joss paper {n} (sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) :: billete funerario {m}
jostle {v} /ˈdʒɑ.səl/ (move through by pushing and shoving) :: codear, empujar
jot {n} /dʒɑt/ (iota) :: jota {f}; pizca {f}
jota {n} /ˈhoʊtə/ (Iberian dance style) :: jota {f}
jota {n} (Iberian music style) :: jota {f}
joule {n} /dʒuːl/ (derived unit of energy, work and heat) :: julio {m}, joule {m}
journal {n} /ˈdʒɝ.nəɫ/ (diary or daily record) :: bitácora {f}
journal {n} (engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings) :: gorrón {m}, muñón {m}
journalism {n} /ˈdʒɜːn(ə)lɪzəm/ (activity or profession of being a journalist) :: periodismo {m}
journalist {n} /ˈdʒɝnəlɪst/ (keeper of a personal journal) :: diarista {m} {f}
journalist {n} (one whose occupation or profession is journalism) :: periodista {m} {f}
journalist {n} (reporter) :: periodista {m} {f}, reportero {m}
journalistic {adj} /ˌd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)nəˈlɪstɪk/ (related to journalism or journalists) :: periodístico
journey {n} /ˈd͡ʒɝni/ (trip, a voyage) :: viaje {m}, jornada, viajata, trayecto {m}
journey {v} (to travel, to make a trip or voyage) :: viajar
journeyman {n} /ˈdʒɝnimən/ (tradesman who has served an apprenticeship) :: oficial {m}
joust {n} /dʒaʊst/ (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms) :: justa {f}
joust {v} (engage in mock combat on horseback) :: justar
jousting {v} /ˈdʒaʊstɪŋ/ :: justa
jovial {adj} /ˈdʒəʊ.vɪ.əl/ (cheerful and good-humoured, see also: jolly; merry) :: jovial, alegre
Jovial {n} (inhabitant of the planet Jupiter) SEE: Jovian ::
Jovian {adj} /ˈdʒəʊ.vɪ.ən/ (pertaining to the planet Jupiter) :: joviano, jupiteriano
Jovian {adj} (pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter) :: joviano, jupiteriano
jowl {n} /dʒaʊl/ (fold of flesh) :: papada {f}
joy {n} /dʒɔɪ/ (feeling of happiness) :: alegría {f}, gozo {m}, felicidad, júbilo, regocijo
Joycean {adj} /ˈdʒɔɪsɪ.ən/ (pertaining to James Joyce or his writings) :: joyceano
joyful {adj} /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/ (feeling or causing joy) :: alegre, gozoso
joyless {adj} (without joy) :: triste (when temporal), amargado (when recurrent or permanent)
joystick {n} (mechanical control device) :: palanca de mando {f}
J-pop {n} (Japanese pop music) :: J-Pop {m}
Jr. {adj} (junior, postnomial title used by a son sharing the same name as the father) :: hijo
JSC {n} (joint-stock company) :: S.A.
Juan Fernández Islands {prop} (the archipelago) :: Archipiélago Juan Fernández
Juba {prop} (capital of South Sudan) :: Yuba
jubilantly {adv} /ˈdʒuː.bɪ.lənt.li/ (with jubilation or triumph) :: jubilosamente
jubilation {n} :: regocijo, júbilo
jubilee {n} /dʒuːbɪˈliː/ (special anniversary) :: jubileo {m}
Juche {n} /dʒuːˈtʃeɪ/ (North Korean self-reliance state ideology) :: juche {m}
Juchitán {prop} (town in Oaxaca) :: Juchitán, Juchitán de Zaragoza
Juchitán {prop} (town in Guerrero) :: Juchitán
Judah {prop} /ˈdʒuːdə/ (fourth son of Jacob) :: Judá
Judaism {prop} /ˈdʒuːdeɪ.ɪzəm/ (world religion) :: judaísmo {m}
Judas {prop} /ˈdʒuːdəs/ (one of the Apostles) :: Judas {m}
Judas {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Judas {m}
Judas {n} (traitor) :: judas {m}
Judas cradle {n} (device of torture) :: cuna de Judas {f}
Judas Iscariot {prop} (disciple of Jesus) :: Judas Iscariote {m}
Judas Iscariot {n} (betrayer) :: Judas {m}
Judas tree {n} (Cercis siliquastrum) :: arjorán {m}, ciclamor {m}, árbol del amor {m}, algarrobo loco {m}, árbol de Judas {m}
judder {n} /ˈdʒʌdɚ/ (a spasmodic shaking) :: sacudida, espasmo, convulsión, estremecimiento
judder {v} (to spasm or shake violently) :: sacudir, zarandear, convulsionar, estremecer
Jude {prop} /ˈdʒuːd/ (book of the Bible) :: Judas {m}
Judeo-Christian {adj} (relating to Judaism and Christianity) :: judeocristiano
Judeo-Masonic {adj} (of or relating to a conspiracy involving a secret coalition of Jews and Masons) :: judeomasónico
judge {n} /d͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/ (public judicial official) :: juez {m} {f}, jueza {f}
judge {n} (someone deciding another's fate) :: juez {m}, experto {m}
judge {n} (sports official) :: árbitro {m}
judge {v} (to sit in judgment on, pass sentence on) :: juzgar
judge {v} (to sit in judgment on, act as judge) :: juzgar
judge {v} (to form an opinion on) :: juzgar
judge {v} (to have as an opinion, consider, suppose) :: opinar
judge {v} (to form an opinion, infer) :: opinar
judge, jury and executioner {n} :: (querer ser) juez y parte
judgement day {n} (Last Judgement) :: día del Juicio Final
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) :: Jueces
judgment {n} /ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/ (act of judging) :: juicio {m}
judgment {n} (conclusion or result of judging) :: juicio
judgment {n} ((law) act of determining what is conformable to law) :: juicio {m}
judgment {n} :: juicio {m}
judgmental {adj} (inclined to pass judgment) :: crítico
judicial {adj} /dʒuˈdɪʃəl/ (of or relating to a court of law) :: judicial
judicialization {n} :: judicialización {f}
judicialize {v} :: judicializar
judicious {adj} /dʒuˈdɪʃ.əs/ (having or characterized by good judgment or sound thinking) :: juicioso
Judith {prop} /ˈd͡ʒuːdəθ/ (female given name) :: Judit {f}
Judith {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Judit {f}
Judith {prop} (wife of Esau) :: Judit {f}
judo {n} /ˈdʒudoʊ/ (Japanese martial art) :: yudo {m}, judo {m}
judoka {n} /d͡ʒuːˈdəʊkə/ (practitioner of judo) :: judoka {m} {f}, yudoca {m} {f}
juego de cañas {n} :: juego de cañas
jug {n} /d͡ʒʌɡ/ (serving vessel) :: jarra
jug {n} (amount a jug can hold) :: jarra
jug {n} (slang: jail) :: truño
juggernaut {n} /ˈdʒʌ.ɡɚ.nɑt/ (A literal or metaphorical force or object regarded as unstoppable, that will crush all in its path) :: monstruo {m}, gigante {m}
juggle {v} /ˈdʒʌɡəl/ (manipulate objects artistically) :: hacer malabarismos, malabarear, hacer juegos malabares
juggler {n} /ˈd͡ʒʌɡl̩ə(ɹ)/ (person who practices juggling) :: malabarista {m} {f}
juggling {n} /ˈdʒʌɡəlɪŋ/ (moving of objects in an artful manner) :: malabarismo {m}
jugular {adj} /ˈdʒʌɡ.jʊ.lɚ/ (relating to the neck or throat) :: yugular
jugular {n} (jugular vein) SEE: jugular vein ::
jugular vein {n} (vein leading blood down from the head) :: yugular {f}
juice {n} /d͡ʒus/ (liquid from a plant) :: zumo {m}, jugo {m}
juice {n} (beverage made of juice) :: jugo {m} [Latin America], zumo {m} [Spain]
juice {n} (liquid resembling juice) :: zumo {m}, jugo {m}
juice joint {n} (nightclub) SEE: nightclub ::
juicer {n} /ˈdʒusɚ/ (device) :: licuadora {f}, exprimidora {f} (reamer)
juicy {adj} /ˈdʒusi/ (containing juice) :: jugoso
juicy {adj} (exciting, interesting) :: jugoso
jujube {n} /ˈdʒuː.dʒuːb/ (Ziziphus jujuba tree) :: azufaifo {m}
jujube {n} (Ziziphus jujuba fruit) :: azufaifa {f}
jujube {n} :: azofaifa, jínjol; jinjolero
Jujuy {prop} (province) :: Jujuy
jukebox {n} /ˈdʒuːkbɒks/ (a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music) :: gramola {f}
Julia {prop} /ˈdʒuːli.ə/ (female given name) :: Julia
Julian {prop} /ˈdʒuː.li.ən/ (male given name) :: Julián
Julian {adj} (of, or relating to Julius Caesar) :: juliano
Juliana {prop} (female given name) :: Juliana
Julie {prop} (female given name) SEE: Julia ::
julienne {n} (garnish of vegetables) :: juliana {f}
Juliet {prop} /ˌdʒuliˈɛt/ (female given name) :: Julieta {f}
Juliet {prop} (character in Romeo and Juliet) :: Julieta {f}
Julius {prop} (male given name) :: Julio
July {prop} /d͡ʒəˈlaɪ/ (seventh month of the Gregorian calendar) :: julio {m}
jumble {v} /dʒʌmbəl/ (to mix or confuse) :: mezclar, confundir
jumble {n} (mixture of unrelated things) :: revuelo {m}, revoltijo {m}, jaleo {m}
jumbo {adj} /ˈd͡ʒʌmbəʊ/ (especially large or powerful) :: colosal {m} {f}
jumbo {n} (especially large or powerful person, animal or thing) :: coloso {m}
jump {v} /dʒʌmp/ :: saltar, brincar
jump {v} (cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward) :: saltar
jump {v} (employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location) :: saltar
jump {v} (move to a position in (a queue/line) that is further forward) :: saltar
jump {v} :: saltar
jump {n} :: salto {m}; salto {m}
jump at {v} (to accept something enthusiastically) :: apresurarse, aprovechar
jump down someone's throat {v} (criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness) :: echársele encima a alguien, arremeter contra alguien
jumper {n} /dʒʌmpɚ/ (woolen sweater or pullover) :: chaleco
jumper cable {n} (cable) :: cable de arranque {m}
jump for joy {v} (exult, rejoice) :: saltar de alegría
jumping jack {n} (exercise) :: saltos {m}
jump lead {n} (jumper cable) SEE: jumper cable ::
jump on the bandwagon {v} (to profit from a craze) :: subirse al carro
jumpsuit {n} (one-pice clothing for parachutists) :: mono {m}, jumpsuit {m}
jumpsuit {n} (similar garment) :: mono {m}
jump the gun {v} (to begin a race too soon) :: partir en falso
jump the gun {v} (to act without due caution) :: precipitarse
jump the gun {v} (to trade securities based on yet undisclosed information) :: usar información privilegiada
jump the queue {v} (to move into a queue ahead of others) :: colarse
jumpy {adj} /ˈdʒʌmpi/ (nervous and excited) :: nervioso
junco {n} /ˈdʒʌŋkoʊ/ (bird) :: junco {m}
junction {n} /ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ (the act of joining) :: unión
junction {n} (a place where two things meet) :: juntura {f}
juncture {n} /ˈdʒʌŋk.tʃɚ/ (junction) :: juntura {f}
June {prop} /d͡ʒuːn/ (sixth month of the Gregorian calendar) :: junio {m}
Juneteenth {prop} /ˌdʒuːnˈtiːnθ/ (holiday celebrated in the U.S. on June 19, commemorating the end of slavery) :: Día de la Emancipación {m}
jungle {adj} /ˈdʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/ (large, undeveloped, humid forest) :: selva {f}, jungla {f}
jungle cat {n} (Felis chaus) :: gato de la jungla {m}, gato de los pantanos {m}, chaus
juniper {n} /ˈdʒunɪpə/ (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) :: junípero {m}, enebro {m}
juniper berry {n} (female seed cone of a juniper) :: baya de enebro {f}
junk {n} /dʒʌŋk/ (rubbish, waste) :: basura {f}
junk {n} (miscellaneous items of little value) :: cachivache {m}, trasto {m}, cachureo {m} [Chile], calache {m} [Nicaragua], chéchere {m} [Colombia, Panama, Western Venezuela], chunche {m} [Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua], coroto {m} [Venezuela], tiliche {m} [Mexico] [often used in pl]
junk {n} (Chinese sailing vessel) :: junco {m}
junket {n} /ˈdʒʌŋkɪt/ (pleasure trip) :: vuelta {f}, garbeo {m}
junk food {n} (food with little or no nutritional value) :: comida basura {f}
junkie {n} /ˈdʒʌŋki/ (enthusiast) :: yonqui [slang], adicto {m}, adicta {f}
junkie {n} (drug addict) SEE: drug addict ::
junk mail {n} (mail or letters that are not welcome or solicited) :: correo basura {m}
junkyard {n} (a business that sells used metal or items) :: chatarrería {f}
Juno {prop} /ˈdʒunoʊ/ (Asteroid) :: Juno {f}
junta {n} /ˈhʊntə/ (ruling council of a military dictatorship) :: junta {f}
Jupiter {prop} /ˈdʒupɪtɚ/ (planet) :: Júpiter {m}
Jupiter {prop} (god) :: Júpiter {m}
Jurassic {prop} (Jurassic period) :: Jurásico {m}
juridical act {n} (volitional act intended to bring about legal effects) :: acto jurídico {m}
jurisdiction {n} /d͡ʒʊɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/ (the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law) :: jurisdicción {f}
jurisdiction {n} (the power or right to exercise authority) :: jurisdicción {f}
jurisdiction {n} (the authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate) :: jurisdicción {f}
jurisdiction {n} (the limits or territory within which authority may be exercised) :: jurisdicción {f}
jurisdictional {adj} (of or pertaining to jurisdiction) :: jurisdiccional
jurisdictionally {adv} :: jurisdiccionalmente
Juris Doctor {n} (professional doctorate in law) :: juris doctor {m}, doctor en derecho {m}
jurisprudence {n} /ˈdʒʊəɹɪsˌpɹuːdəns/ (the theoretical study of law) :: jurisprudencia {f}
jurist {n} /ˈdʒəɹ.ɪst/ (expert of law) :: jurista {m}
juristic act {n} (volitional act intended to bring about legal effects) :: acto jurídico {m}
juror {n} /ˈdʒʊəɹəɹ/ (jury member) :: jurado {m}
jury {n} /ˈd͡ʒʊə.ɹi/ (group in a court of law) :: jurado {m}
jury trial {n} (legal process) :: juicio por jurado {m}
jus gentium {n} (the law of nations) :: derecho de gentes {m}
jussive {n} (jussive mood) :: yusivo {m}
just {adj} /d͡ʒʌst/ (factually fair, correct) :: justo
just {adj} (morally fair, righteous) :: justo {m}
just {adv} (only, simply, merely) :: sólo
just {adv} (used to reduce the force of an imperative) :: simplemente
just {adv} (recently) :: [verb] acabar de, recién
just {v} (to fight a tournament) SEE: joust ::
just about {adj} (approximately) :: casi, por poco, mal que bien
just deserts {n} /dʒʌst dɪˈzɜːts/ (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) :: su merecido
justice {n} /ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/ (state of being just or fair) :: justicia {f}, justedad {f}, justeza {f}
justice {n} (the civil power dealing with law) :: justicia {f}
justice {n} :: justicia {f}
Justice of the Peace {n} (judicial officer) :: juez de paz {m}, jueza de paz {f}
justifiable {adj} (that can be justified) :: justificable
justification {n} /ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (reason, explanation, or excuse) :: justificación {f}
justification {n} (text alignment) :: justificación {f}
justified {adj} /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd/ (having a justification) :: justificado
justify {v} /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/ (provide an acceptable explanation) :: legitimar, justificar
justify {v} (give a good, acceptable reason for something) :: legitimar, justificar
justify {v} (arrange lines on a page or computer screen) :: justificar
justify {v} (to absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin) :: absolver
Justin {prop} /ˈdʒʌs.tɪn/ (male given name) :: Justino {m}, Justín {m}
just in case {conj} /ˌdʒʌst ɪn ˈkeɪs/ (in the event) :: por si acaso, por si las moscas
Justine {prop} (female given name) :: Justina {f}
just in time {adv} :: justo a tiempo
just intonation {n} (tuning) :: temperamento justo {m}
just like that {adv} (without warning) :: así como así
justly {adv} /ˈdʒʌstli/ (In a just or fair manner) :: justamente, con razón
justness {n} (fairness) SEE: fairness ::
just now {adv} (very close to the present moment) :: ahora mismo
Justus {prop} (male given name) :: Justo {m}
just what the doctor ordered {n} (exactly what is necessary) :: venir que ni pintado, venir de perlas
jut {v} /dʒʌt/ (to stick out) :: sobresalir
jute {n} /dʒuːt/ (fiber of Corchorus olitorius) :: yute
Jute {n} /dʒuːt/ (member of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark) :: juto {m}, juta {f}
Jutland {prop} /ˈd͡ʒʌt.lənd/ (peninsula) :: Jutlandia {f}
juvenile delinquency {n} (participation in illegal behaviour by minors) :: delincuencia juvenil {f}
juvenile offending {n} (juvenile delinquency) SEE: juvenile delinquency ::
juxtapose {v} /ˈd͡ʒʌkstəpoʊz/ (to place side by side) :: yuxtaponer
Juxtlahuaca {prop} (town) :: Juxtlahuaca, Santiago Juxtlahuaca
Juxtlahuaca {prop} (municipality) :: Juxtlahuaca, Santiago Juxtlahuaca
Juxtlahuaca {prop} (district) :: Juxtlahuaca
Juxtlahuaca {prop} (archeological site) :: Grutas de Juxtlahuaca
jynx {n} (a charm or spell) SEE: spell ::
jynx {n} (Jynx torquilla) SEE: wryneck ::
Jyothis {prop} (male given name) :: Jyothis {m}