ja *****
adv already

jaciment *
n 1. (m) (mining) bed / deposit
2. (m) (archaeological) site

jactar-se
v conj to boast / to brag

jacuzzi *
n (m) jacuzzi

jaguar *
n (m) jaguar

jainisme ****
n (m) Jainism

Jamaica *****
n (f) Jamaica

jamaicà *
adj Jamaican

n (m / f) Jamaican
pl. jamaicans / f.s. jamaicana

janenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from la Jana

adj relating to la Jana or its people
f.s. janenca / f.pl. janenques

Japó *
n (m) Japan

japonès *
adj Japanese
pl. japonesos / f.s. japonesa

jaqueta *
n (f) jacket

jaquetó *
n (m) (three-quarter-length) jacket / coat
pl. jaquetons

jardí **
n (m) garden
pl. jardins

expr jardí d'infants
(m) day care / playschool (Br.) / nursery (school) (Br.) / pre-k (Am.)

jardiner *
n (m / f) gardener
f.s. jardinera

jaspi *
n (m) jasper

jaspiat *
adj marbled / mottled
f.s. jaspiada

jaure *
v conj 1. to be lying
Ella jeia damunt l'herba. - She was lying on the grass.
2. to lie
[una fossa] aquí jeu Lisa. - [a grave] here lies Lisa.
n.b: 'Jaure' means 'to lie' in the sense 'to lie down' not to tell fibs (which is 'mentir').

javanès *
n (m) Javanese

javelina *
n (f) javelin

jejú *
n (m) jejunum

jerarquia *
n (f) hierarchy / rank

jeremiada
n (f) jeremiad

jeroglífic *
adj hieroglyphic
f.s. jeroglífica / f.pl. jeroglífiques

n (m) hieroglyph / hieroglyphic

jersei *
n (m) jumper / sweater

jesuïta *
n (m) Jesuit

jet **
n (m) [TRANSP] jet (plane)

syn. reactor

jeure *
v conj to be lying
Ella jeia damunt l'herba. - She was lying on the grass.

jiddisch ****
n (m) Yiddish

adj Yiddish

jo ***
pron I / me

joc ****
n (m) game

expr joc de caràcters
(m) character set

expr joc de nens
child's play +
De vegades hi ha mesures de control d'accés... encara que sovint és un joc de nens saltar-se-les.


n.b: Unlike the English, the Catalan expression is always accompanied by the indefinite article 'un' (i.e. 'Es un joc de nens').

expr joc de taula
(m) tabletop game / board game
n.b: 'Joc de taula' can be any game which is played around a table (i.e. board games, card games, dominos, Mahjong, dice games, RPGs, etc.).

expr Jocs Olímpics
(mpl) Olympic Games / Olympics

expr Jocs Olímpics d'Hivern
(mpl) Winter Olympics

expr estar en joc
to be at stake

joglar *
n (m) minstrel

joguina *
n (f) toy

joia *
n 1. (f) joy / bliss
2. (f) jewel / jewellery

joier *
n (m / f) jeweller (Br.) / jeweler (Am.)

joieria *
n (f) jewellers (Br.) / jewelers (Am.) / jewellery shop

joiós *
adj joyful
pl. joiosos / f.s. joiosa

jòquer *
n (m) joker

jordà *
adj Jordanian
pl. jordans / f.s. jordana

Jordània *
n (f) Jordan

jornada ***
n (f) day

expr jornada laboral
(f) working hours

josepí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Sant Josep de sa Talaia

adj relating to Sant Josep de sa Talaia or its people
f.s. josepina

jota ***
n (f) traditional Spanish dance
n.b: For more information on the 'jota', there is a good article (in English) on Wikipedia.

jou *
n (m) yoke

joule *
n (m) joule

jove ****
n (m / f) youth / young person

adj young

joventut ***
n (f) youth

jovial *
adj cheerful

jovialitat
n (f) cheerfulness

jubilació *
n (f) retirement
pl. jubilacions

jubilar *
v conj 1. to pension off
2. to be jubilant
jubilar-se
 to retire

jubilat ****
adj retired

n (m / f) retiree / retired person
f.s. jubilada

jubileu *
n (m) jubilee

judaisme *
n (m) Judaism

judici *
n 1. (m) judgement (Br.) / judgment (Am.)
2. (m) trial

expr a judici
on trial
Galileu a judici. - Galileo on trial.
El tabac a judici. - Tobacco on trial.

judicial **
adj judicial

judo *
n (m) judo

jueu *
adj jewish
f.s. jueva

jugada *
n 1. (f) play
2. (f) move / shot
3. (f) gamble
4. (f) dirty trick

jugador **
n (m / f) player
f.s. jugadora

juganer *
adj playful
f.s. juganera

jugar **
v conj 1. to play
2. to entertain yourself / to pass the time
3. to gamble
4. to bet
jugar-se
 to risk losing

expr jugar amb (algú)
to mess with (somebody)

juguesca *
n (f) stake / wager / bet
pl. juguesques
La juguesca és alta / les juguesques són altes. - The stakes are high.

jugular ***
n (f) [vena ~] jugular

juliana *
n (f) julienne

expr a la juliana
julienned
Verdures a la juliana. - Julienned vegetables.

expr sopa juliana
(f) julienne soup

expr tallar a la juliana
to julienne / to cut into julienne strips

juliol ****
n (m) July

julivert *
n (m) parsley

jungla *
n (f) jungle

junt ***
adj together
f.s. junta

juntament ***
adv together

juntura *
n (f) join / joint

juny ****
n (m) June

Júpiter *
n (m) Jupiter

jurament *
n (m) oath

expr jurament hipocràtic
(m) hippocratic oath

expr (mentir) sota jurament
(to lie) under oath

jurar ***
v conj to vow / to swear

jurat *
n (m) jury

jurídic ***
adj legal
f.s. jurídica / f.pl. jurídiques

jurisdicció *****
n (f) jurisdiction

jurisprudència *****
n (f) jurisprudence

just *****
adj 1. just / fair / right
2. only just / scant +
Uns sous molt justos.
Anava ben just de diners.


3. borderline
pl. justos / f.s. justa
Un aprovat just. - A borderline pass.

justícia ****
n (f) justice

justificable ***
adj justifiable

justificablement *
adv justifiably

justificació *****
n (f) justification
pl. justificacions

justificar ***
v conj to justify

jutge *
n (m / f) judge
f.s. jutgessa

jutjat **
n (m) court


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