| 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}, chaqueta {f}, campera {f}, casaca {f}, cazadora {f}, chamarra {f}, chompa {f}, chumpa {f}, jacket {f} , jacket {m} |
| jacket {n} (piece of a person's suit) | :: chaqueta {f}, saco {m}, americana {m}, gabán {m}, 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) | :: tapa de dulce, raspadura, panela, piloncillo, papelón |
| jaguar {n} /ˈdʒæɡwɑɹ/ (Panthera onca) | :: jaguar {m}, tigre {m} , yaguareté {m} |
| jaguarundi {n} (wild cat) | :: yaguarundí {m}, auje puma {m} , gato gris {m} , gato moro {m} , gato pardo {m} , gato zonto {m} , güirito {m} , león breñero {m} , león miquero {m} , leoncillo {m} , onza {f} , tigrillo congo {m} , tigre miquero {m} |
| 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 |
| 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} , bluyín {m} , jeans {m-p} , mahones {m-p} , pantalones de mezclilla {m-p} , pitusas {f-p} , tejanos {m-p} , vaqueros {m-p} |
| 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} , aguaviva {m} , malagua {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) | :: 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} , 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} |
| 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} |
| 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 , culín {m} |
| 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 , pava {f} , yeta {f} |
| 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, 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}, brete {m} , camello {m} , chamba {f} , curro {m} , laburo {m} , pega {f} , talacha {f} |
| 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} |
| joint {n} (prison) | :: cárcel {f}, trullo {m} |
| joint {n} (marijuana cigarette) | :: bate {m} , canuto {m}, carruco {m} , leño {m} , 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} , zumo {m} |
| 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} , calache {m} , chéchere {m} , chunche {m} , coroto {m} , tiliche {m} |
| 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 , 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) | :: 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} |