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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) | :: dû |
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 | :: |