jack 
n
1. cric
2. (argot) resHe doesn't know jack about computers.
jack off
v.c. (Am) (vulg) masturbar-se
jackal 
n
xacal
jackdaw 
n
gralla
jacket 
n
jaqueta
jackpot 
n
pot / grossa
jack shit 
n
(vulg) resYou (don't) know Jack shit about it, so just shut up!
jacuzzi 
n
jacuzzi / banyera d'hidromassatge
jaguar 
n
jaguar
jail 
n
presó
sin. prison
v conj empresonar
sin. lock up (colloq.)
jam 
n
1. [ALIM] melmelada
2. [TRANSP] embús
v conj embussar
jam up
v.c. 1. embussar / encallar
2. embussar-se / encallar-se
Jamaica 
n
Jamaica
Jamaican 
adj
jamaicà
n
jamaicà
jambalaya 
n
plat "Cajun" - mena d'arròs / paella
jammy 
adj
(Br) (col.loq) afortunatYou jammy thing! That's twice you've won the lottery now!
John is really jammy, every time he enters a competition he seems to win it!
sin. lucky
jam-packed 
adj
ple de gom a gom / ple a vessar
sin. full, chock-a-block (colloq.)
janitor 
n
(Am) porter
Br. = caretaker
January 



n
gener
Japan 


n
Japó
Japan air
n
[ESPORT] japó
Japanese 

n
1. [LING] japonès
2. japonès
adj
japonès
jar 
n
pot
jargon 

n
argot
sin. lingo
jasper 
n
jaspi
jaundice 
n
icterícia
Javanese 
n
javanès
javelin 
n
javelina
jaw 
n
mandíbula
jazz 




n
jazz
jazz up
v.c. animar / fer més elaborat o treballat
JCB 
n
(Br) màquina excavadora
Am. = earth mover
jealous 
adj
gelós
jealously 
adv
gelosament
jealousy 
n
gelosia / enveja
jeans 
n
texans
jeep 
n
vehícle tot terreny
Jehovah's Witness 
n
Testimoni de Jehovà
pl. Jehovah's Witnesses
jejunum 
n
jejú
jelly 

n
1. (Br) gelatina
2. gelea
pl. jellies
Royal jelly - Gelea reial
jellyfish 
n
medusa
pl. jellyfish
jeopardy 
n
risc / perill
expr put (somebody or something) in jeopardy
fer perillar
jeremiad 
n
jeremiada
jerk 


n
1. sacsejada / sotrac
2. (Am) (col.loq) idiota
v conj sacsejar
jerk off
v.c. (Am) (vulg) pelar-se-la
jerk off 
n
(Am) (vulg) carallotWhat a jerk off that guy is!
Jesuit 
n
jesuïta
jet 




n
1. [TRANSP] jet / reactor
2. raig / doll / broll
jet off
v.c. viatjar en avió
jet lag 
n
trastorn d'horari
jetski 
n
moto d'aigua
jetway 
n
[TRANSP] passarel·la
sin. boarding bridge
Jew 
n
jueu
jewel 
n
joia
jeweler 
n
(Am) joier
Br. = jeweller
jewelers 
n
(Am) joieria
Br. = jewellers
sin. jewellery shop (Br.)
jeweller 
n
joier
jewellers 
n
(Br) joieria
Am. = jewelers
sin. jewellery shop (Br.)
jewellery 

n
(Br) joies
Am. = jewelry
jewellery shop 
n
(Br) joieria
Am. = jewelers
sin. jewellers (Br.) / jewelers (Am.)
jewelry 



n
(Am) joies
Br. = jewellery
Jewish 
adj
jueu
jigsaw 
n
trencaclosques
jingoism 
n
patrioterisme
jitters 
n
(col.loq) nervis
jittery 
adj
(col.loq) nerviós
job 



n
feina / treball / ofici
Jobs vacant - Borsa de treball / ofertes de treball
job description 

n
descripció del lloc de treball
jobless 
adj
desocupat / aturat
n
the joblessels desocupats / els aturats
joblessness 
n
atur
sin. unemployment
job market 
n
mercat de treball
job offer 
n
oferta de treball
jog 
v conj 1. fer fúting
2. refrescar
To jog (somebody's) memory - Refrescar la memòria
jogging 
n
fúting
join 

v conj 1. unir / ajuntar
2. ingressar
3. acoblar
joiner 
n
fuster
joint 

adj
conjunt
n
1. (argot) porro
To smoke a joint - Fumar un porro
sin. spliff
2. [ANAT] articulació / unió
jointly 
adv
conjuntament
joke 

n
acudit
expr practical joke
enganyifa
v conj fer broma
jolly 
adj
alegre / jovial
adv
(Br) (passat de moda) extremadament
Jordan 
n
Jordània
Jordanian 
adj
jordà
n
jordà
josh 
v conj (col.loq) prendre el pèl
jot 
v conj escriure
n
paraula utilitzada en l'expressió 'not a jot / not one jot'
expr not a jot / not one jot
capNo matter what you say to her, it won't make a jot of difference. She's already made up her mind.
It's one of these sites that claim to be able to make you an internet millionaire without doing a jot of work.
jot down
v.c. anotar / apuntar
sin. write down / make a note of
journal 

n
revista
journalism 
n
periodisme
journalist 

n
periodista
journey 

n
viatge / desplaçament / trajecte
sin. trip
joy 

n
joia / alegria / goig
sin. happiness
joyful 
adj
joiós
joyride 
v conj conduir un cotxe robat per 'divertir-se'
joyrider 
n
persona (normalment jove) que condueix un cotxe robat per 'divertir-se'
joyriding 
n
l'acció de conduir un cotxe robat per 'divertir-se'
j-pop 
n
música pop japonesa
jubilee 
n
1. festa / fira / celebració
2. jubileu
Judaism 
n
judaisme
Judeo-Christian 
adj
judeocristià
n
judeocristià
judge 

n
jutge
v conj jutjar
judgement 
n
(Br) sentència / decisió / opinió
Am. = judgment / judici / criteri / dictamen / discerniment / enjudiciament / veredicte
judgment 

n
(Am) sentència / decisió / opinió
Br. = judgement / judici / criteri / dictamen / discerniment / enjudiciament / veredicte
judicial 

adj
judicial
judo 
n
judo
jug 
n
1. gerra
2. jugs (vulg) tetes
juggle 
v conj fer malabarismes / fer jocs malabars
juggler 
n
malabarista
juice 
n
suc
juicy 
adj
sucós
July 



n
juliol
jumble 
n
garbuix
sin. mishmash
jump 




v conj saltar
n
salt
jump out
v.c. 1. saltar cap a fora
2. destacar-se
jumped-up
adj
(col.loq) arrogant / presumptuósI'll not be spoken to like that by a jumped-up little madam like her!
jumper 
n
(Br) jersei
Am. = sweater
jump rope 
n
corda de saltar
To jump rope - Saltar la corda
jump shot 
n
tir en suspensió
junction 

n
cruïlla
June 



n
juny
jungle 
n
selva / jungla
junk 
n
escombraries / trastos
This camera's a heap of junk. The flash doesn't work and the batteries are dead
John loves his car dearly but, in reality, it's a heap of junk. The sunroof doesn't work, the radio is dead and the whole thing shakes when you try to go above 60
junkie 

n
(col.loq) drogoaddicte / toxicòman
junk mail 
n
correu brossa
sin. spam
Jupiter 
n
Júpiter
jury 
n
jurat
pl. juries
just 
adj
just
adv
(col.loq) realment / totalment
expr to have just done something
acabar de fer alguna cosa
I've just read the new Harry Potter book - Acabo de llegir el nou llibre de Harry Potter
expr just as
1. just quan
<b>Just as</b> I was leaving the house... - Just quan sortia de casa...
2. tan...com...
His son is <b>just as</b> irresponsible as he is - El seu fill és tan irresponsable com ell
expr just in case
per si de casI know the weather forecast says it's not going to rain today but, if I were you, I'd take your umbrella just in case
Let me repeat those instructions just in case you missed them.
justice 

n
justícia
justification 
n
justificacióAs far as I'm concerned, there's no justification for killing innocent men, women and children.
justify 
v conj justificar
