Spanish–English dictionary

jovialidad

The state of being jovial; jollity or conviviality.

joviano

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

joya

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

joyas

Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.

joyel

A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.

joyeles

Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.

joyería

Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.

joyero

A little box, e.g. for jewellery.

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.

Jrushchov

English transliteration of the Russian surname Хрущёв; usually refers to the Russian revolutionary and Soviet Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) Nikita Khrushchev.

ju-jutsu

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.

Juan

A en given name, equivalent to English John.

Juana

A en given name, the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century.

juanete

(pathology) A bump or bulge on the first joint of the big toe caused by the swelling of a sac of fluid under the skin.

Juani

A en given name.

Juanita

A en given name.

Juanito

A en given name.

jubilación

A pension paid to people by the state, when they reach a predefined age, to compensate for loss of earnings

jubilado

(chiefly, UK, Canada) Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.

jubilar

(intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.

jubilarse

(transitive) To show to be obsolete due to age.

jubileo

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

júbilo

(dated, uncountable) The state of being happy or merry.

jubilosamente

With jubilation or triumph.

jubiloso

Enthusiastic; high-spirited.

jubo

A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose.

jubón

(archaic) Particularly a corset or other undershirt stiffened with whalebone.

judaico

Pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion.

judaísmo

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

judaizar

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

judas

A traitor; a person not to be trusted.

Judea

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

judería

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

judgador

A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.

judgadoramen

A group of judges in a competition.

judgar

(ambitransitive) To think, judge, or have or hold as an opinion; to decide or believe on consideration; to suppose.

judía

A member or descendant of the Jewish people.

judías

A member or descendant of the Jewish people.

judicante

(chiefly, of a person) Inclined to rashly pass judgment, critical.

judicatura

Judges collectively; a court or group of courts; the judiciary. [from 16th c.]

judicial

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

judío

A member or descendant of the Jewish people.

judíos

A member or descendant of the Jewish people.

judo

A Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujutsu.

Jueces

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

juego

A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business.

juego de azar

An activity characterized by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance, usually with money wagered on the outcome.

juego de palabras

A phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo.

juego de pies

Any movement of the feet, especially intricate or complex movement, as in sports or dancing.

juego final

(chess) The final stage of a game of chess, when there are few pieces left. [1884]

juego limpio

Good behavior; conduct (in sports or another endeavor) that is respectful of the rules, the spirit of the activity, and the adversary.

juego sucio

Activity that is morally questionable or even mildly illegal.

juegos infantiles

(outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). [1780]

Juegos Olímpicos

An international multi-sport event (inspired by the ancient festival) taking place every fourth year. [from 19th c.]

juerga

(informal) A large party; a gala event.

jueves

(US, Canada, informal in UK) On Thursday.

juez

One who adjudicates.

juez municipal

A judge in a municipal court.

jueza

A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.

juezamen

A group of judges in a competition.

jugada

(board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.

jugada riesgosa

A risky venture.

jugador

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

jugadora

One who plays any game or sport.

jugar

To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain.

jugar a

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

jugar una mala pasada

(idiomatic, transitive) To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.

jugarreta

An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially, one by a ghost, phantom, or suchlike; the entity itself.

jugársela

(transitive, of a, theatrical company, or, band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).

juglar

(historical) Originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.

jugo

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

jugoso

Having lots of juice.

juguete

(countable) A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.

juguetear

(intransitive) To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously.

Juguetón

The fourth reindeer of Santa Claus.

juguetonamente

In a playful manner.

juguetoneo

Playful fun.

juiciero

(chiefly, of a person) Inclined to rashly pass judgment, critical.

juicio

Ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made.

juicio nulo

(legal) A trial that is prematurely ended upon being declared invalid because of an error in procedure, or because of a hung jury.

juicioso

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

juilín

The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.

julay

(colloquial, sometimes, pejorative) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.

Julia

A en given name.

Juliana

A en given name.

juliano

Of or relating to Julius Caesar.

Julio

A en given name.

jullirse para matrimoniar

(intransitive, of an unmarried person) To run away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse; to marry in a quick or private fashion, especially without a public period of engagement.

jumbo

Especially large or powerful.

jumear

(intransitive) To give off smoke.

jumento

A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.

jumo

A gas or vapour/vapor that is strong-smelling or dangerous to inhale.

jumpear

(transitive) To invigorate; to make energetic.

jumper

(US) A one-piece, sleeveless dress, or a skirt with straps and a complete or partial bodice, usually worn over a blouse by women and children; pinafore.

jumpi

Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.

jumpsuit

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

juncácea

The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.

junco

Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American sparrow.

junco ojioscuro

A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.

junco pizarroso

A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.

jungla

(uncountable) Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.

junio

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

junípero

Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones.

Juno

(astronomy) 3 Juno, the third asteroid discovered.

junta

(uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship. [from 12th c.]

junta militar

The ruling council of a military dictatorship.

juntadamente

Slightly turned or opened.

juntado

Slightly turned or opened.

juntaletras

(pejorative, authorship) An untalented writer.

juntamente

In a conjoint manner; jointly or together.

juntar

(transitive) To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum.

juntarse

(transitive) To gather into a bunch.

junto

written in a single word.

junto a

Together with or at the same time.

juntura

A device that couples two things together.

jupiteriano

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

jurada

(law) A member of a jury.

juradamen

(law) A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.

jurado

(law) A member of a jury.

jurador

(law) A member of a jury.

juramento

A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.

juramiento

A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.

jurante

(law) A member of a jury.

jurar

(archaic) To pledge.

Jurásico

(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.

jurídico

Relating to the law or to lawyers.

jurisconsulto

(legal) Someone who has studied law.

jurisdicción

The route patrolled by a police officer or a guard.

jurisdiccional

Of or pertaining to jurisdiction.

jurispericia

(legal) The theoretical study of law.

jurisperito

(law) An expert of law or someone who researches jurisprudence.

jurisprudencia

The office or profession of an attorney.

jurista

(legal) Someone who has studied law.

juror

(law) A member of a jury.

jurungar

(transitive) To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.

justa

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

justamente

Within the applicable rules.

justar

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

justedad

The state or characteristic of being just or fair.

justeza

The state or characteristic of being just or fair.

justicia

The state or characteristic of being just or fair.

justicia social

Fairness in society.

justiciable

(legal) Affording grounds for legal action.

justiciero

A person who acts outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.

justificable

That can be justified.

justificación

(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. [from c. 1300]

justificado

Having a justification.

justificar

(transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for.

Justín

A en given name.

Justino

A en given name.