French–English dictionary

joke de papa

(colloquial) To tell (someone) a dad joke.

joker

(idiom) A surprise advantage of which others are not aware.

joli

Lovable, charming, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.

joliment

In a beautiful manner.

jonc

(AU) Any of various reed-like plants growing near water, especially Typha domingensis and Typha orientalis; cumbungi, wonga. [from 18th c.]

joncher

(dated, except strewn) To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.

jonction

A place where things join, a junction.

joncture

(linguistics) The manner of moving (transition) or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds; a suprasegmental phonemic cue, by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.

jonglage

The art of moving objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner.

jonglerie

The art of moving objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner.

jongleur

One who daydreams.

jongleuse

One who daydreams.

jonque

(nautical) A Chinese sailing vessel.

jonquille

(countable) A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales.

Jordan

A surname transferred from the given name derived from the male given name.

Jordanie

A small town, the county seat of Garfield County, Montana.

Jore

A en given name; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).

Jorioz

A en given name; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).

José

A en given name.

Joseph

A en given name.

Joséphine

A en given name.

Josias

(biblical character) A king of Judah.

jotte

(uncountable, culinary) An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste.

joue

(anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.

jouer

(intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.

jouer (à)

(transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).

jouer de la trompette

(intransitive) To play the trumpet.

jouer des coudes

(transitive) To push with the elbow or elbows; to forge ahead using the elbows to assist.

jouer la comédie

(sports) To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.

jouet

Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. [from 16th c.]

joueur

One who plays at a game of chance, who gambles.

joueur de cricket

A person who plays cricket.

joueur-animateur en direct

(Internet) A person who streams activities on their computer (especially video gaming) to a live online audience.

joueuse

One who plays any game or sport.

jouir

(intransitive, often vulgar, slang) To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.

jouir de

(transitive) To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.

jouissance

(euphemistic) The culmination of sexual pleasure, an orgasm.

jouissif

(uncomparable) Of or relating to orgasms.

joujou

Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. [from 16th c.]

Joukov

A transliteration of the Russian surname Жу́ков (Žúkov).

jour

The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.

jour blanc

Any weather condition in which visibility and contrast are severely reduced by snow or sand causing the horizon and physical features of the terrain to disappear.

jour de congé

A day of vacation; a day when one does not go to work, school, etc.

jour de la marmotte

An annual festival held in Canada and the USA on February 2 in which the arrival time of the spring season is predicted by whether or not a certain groundhog can see its shadow.

jour de la semaine

Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:

jour de paye

The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.

jour du Jugement dernier

The day when God is expected to judge the world; the end times.

jour férié

(UK, Ireland) A weekday, often a Monday, on which most businesses are closed, and granted to workers as a national holiday.

jour ouvrable

(chiefly, US) Any of the days of a week on which work is done; any day in a workweek. The five workdays in many countries are usually Monday to Friday (and are defined as such in official and legal usage even though many people work on weekends).

jour ouvré

Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:

Jourdain

The name of other rivers around the world, listed under Jordan River (disambiguation).

Jourdan

A surname transferred from the given name derived from the male given name.

Jourden

A surname transferred from the given name derived from the male given name.

journal

A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.

journal de bord

(nautical) A book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage.

journal télévisé

(broadcasting, journalism) A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc.

journalier

That occurs every day, or at least every working day.

journalisation

The activity of keeping a diary, or journal.

journalisme

The aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution, typically in electronic publications, broadcast news media, or printed newspapers or periodicals, for the purpose of informing the audience, relying on a style of writing characteristic for this purpose, consisting of direct presentation of facts or events and (depending on type) either with or without analysis or interpretation.

journaliste

A journalist who investigates, edits and reports news stories for newspapers, radio and television.

journalistique

Related to journalism or journalists.

journée

The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.

journellement

quotidianly, every day

joute

A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.

joute équestre

A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.

jouter

To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.

jouvenceau

(dated, also, attributive, sometimes, humorous) A young man in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. [from 14th c.].

jouxter

(intransitive) To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land) [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

jovial

Jovial; exuberant; lighthearted; merry and in high spirits; exhibiting happiness.

jovialité

The state of being jovial; jollity or conviviality.

jovien

(Roman mythology) Pertaining to the Roman god Jove or Jupiter (the counterpart of the Greek god Zeus); Jove-like; befitting Jupiter.

Jovienne

(chiefly, science fiction) An imaginary inhabitant of the planet Jupiter.

joyau

A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.

joyeusement

In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness.

joyeux

(chiefly, Scotland, elsewhere, _, dated, or, literary) Cheerful, happy.

joystick

A mechanical control device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment.

jubilatoire

Refreshingly thrilling.

jubilé

A major anniversary of an event, particularly the fiftieth (50th) anniversary of a coronation or marriage. [from late 14th c.]

jubiler

To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.

jucher

(transitive) To place something on (or as if on) a perch.

judaïcité

(historical) The quarter of a town or city inhabited either partially or exclusively by Jews; historically, its main buildings were the synagogue, the ritual bath or mikve, the kosher-oriented butchery and bakery, etc. [from 17th c.]

judaïque

Pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion.

judaïser

(transitive) To impose Jewish beliefs or customs on someone; to convert to Judaism; to make Jewish.

judaïsme

An Abrahamic religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle East, as documented in their religious writings, the Tanakh.

judaïté

(historical) The quarter of a town or city inhabited either partially or exclusively by Jews; historically, its main buildings were the synagogue, the ritual bath or mikve, the kosher-oriented butchery and bakery, etc. [from 17th c.]

Judas

A traitor; a person not to be trusted.

Judée

Roman rendition of Judah. Used after the fall of the Davidic dynasty and through the period as part of the Roman Empire.

judeïté

(historical) The quarter of a town or city inhabited either partially or exclusively by Jews; historically, its main buildings were the synagogue, the ritual bath or mikve, the kosher-oriented butchery and bakery, etc. [from 17th c.]

judiciaire

Of or relating to the court system or the judicial branch of government.

judicieux

Having, characterized by, or done with good judgment or sound thinking.

judo

A Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujutsu.

juge

One who adjudicates.

jugement

A judgment or sentence.

jugement dernier

The judgement day.

juger

(transitive) To decide, rule on, or settle as a judge.

Juges

(book of the bible) The seventh book of the Old Testament, and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.

jugeur

Of or relating to judgment.

jugulaire

(anatomy, relational) Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat.

juguler

(transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.

juif

A member or descendant of the Jewish people.

juillet

The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August.

juin

The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July, containing the northern solstice.

Juive

A member or descendant of the Jewish people.

juiverie

Jewish people considered collectively. [from 14th c.]

jujitsu

A Japanese martial art and method of self-defence, typically unarmed, emphasizing manipulating an opponent’s force against themselves rather than directly opposing it with force, and using a wide variety of holds, throws, and defensive techniques.

juke-box

A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selections. [from 1939]

Jules

A en given name.

Julie

A en given name.

julien

Of or relating to Julius Caesar.

Julienne

A en given name.

Julius

A en given name.

jumeau

Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.

jumelle

A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.

jumelles

A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.

jument

Any member of the species Equus ferus, including the Przewalski's horse and the extinct Equus ferus ferus.

jumpsuit

A one-piece item of clothing originally used by parachutists.

junco ardoisé

Junco hyemalis, a passerine bird in the passerine family Passerellidae.

jungle

A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals; a tropical rainforest.

junior

(not comparable, often, preceded by a possessive adjective or a possessive form of a noun) Younger.

junte

The ruling council of a military dictatorship.

jupette

A short skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level.

Jupin

An expression of surprise or amazement.

jupitérien

(Roman mythology) Pertaining to the Roman god Jove or Jupiter (the counterpart of the Greek god Zeus); Jove-like; befitting Jupiter.

Jupitérienne

(chiefly, science fiction) An imaginary inhabitant of the planet Jupiter.

jupon

A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth.

jurassique

(geology, paleontology) The period from 201.3±0.2 to 145 million years ago, after the Triassic and before the Cretaceous; the geologic systems of this period.

juré

(law) A member of a jury.

jurée

(law) A member of a jury.

jurer

To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.

juridique

(dated) Relating to, or appropriate for, courts of law; suitable or adapted to legal argumentation.

juriste

(US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.

juron

A vulgar epithet.

jus

(uncountable) A liquid from a plant, especially fruit.

jus de chaussette

Thin or watery.

jus de fruits

The juice of one or more fruits. (This entry is a translation hub.)

jus de viande

(Southern US) A pale sauce prepared from a roux with meat fat; a type of béchamel sauce.

jusant

The receding movement of the tide.

jusqu'à

Until, until the time that.

jusqu'à ce que

Up to the time that (a condition becomes true).

jusqu'à maintenant

(formal, also, law) Up to this or that time.

jusqu'à présent

(idiomatic) Up to the present.

jusqu'alors

(formal, also, law) Up to this or that time.

jusqu'au moment où

Up to the time that (a condition becomes true).

jusqu'ici

(formal, temporal) Before now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point.

jusque

(without an object) Up to the time that the foods or other things available to sell, or tasks which need to be completed, run out.

jusque là

(with a possessive) A location; where something is situated.

Just

A en given name.

justaucorps

(historical) A type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves.

juste

Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty

justement

(manner) In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party