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jaïnisme
noun, masculine
Jainism
jdid
adjective
new
je
pronoun
I
Indicates that one does not want to impose one's opinion; just saying
my name is ..., I am ..., I'm ...
I have no money
I don't understand
all right so far, OK, why not?, I can let it pass, that I can tolerate, ... is one thing (but...) (used to say that the first option is (barely) tolerable, but that the second is too much)
I don't speak English
I don't speak French
I don't think so; I think not
I don't know
je ne sais quoi
noun, masculine
a certain something, je ne sais quoi (intangible quality that makes something distinctive)
and that's not the half of it!
tell me about it
and that's not the half of it!
tell me about it!
I think so
I think, therefore I am
I'm pregnant
I am French
I am French
je t'aime
phrase
I love you
I beg you, please; go ahead, please, help yourself (response to being asked permission, e.g. to come in, to pass someone, to start eating); you're welcome, don't mention it (familiar, in response to a thank you)
break a leg! good luck!
I'll have you know
you will answer for that!
je veux mon neveu
interjection
alternative spelling of je veux, mon neveu
je veux, mon neveu
interjection
absolutely! totally!
je vois
interjection
I see, right
I love you
I beg you, I entreat you; please do, go ahead, be my guest; you're welcome (after being thanked)
"I ask that you accept the expression of my highest consideration": a formula used to end a highly formal letter.
je-m'en-fichisme
noun, masculine
couldn't care less attitude
je-m'en-foutisme
noun, masculine
don't-give-a-damn, couldn't-care-less attitude
je-sais-tout
noun, masculine
know-it-all, smart aleck
jean
noun, masculine
a pair of jeans
jean-foutre
noun, masculine
good-for-nothing, layabout, blackguard
jeannette
noun, feminine
gold cross (worn from the neck); sleeve board (for ironing sleeves)
jeannois
adjective
of Lac-Saint-Jean, Lac Saint-Jean or of several other similarly-named places in France
jediisme
proper noun
Jediism
jeep
noun, feminine
jeep
jennérien
adjective
Jennerian
jerez
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of xérès
jerk
noun, masculine
jerk (dance); jerk (Jamaican marinade or meat)
jerker
verb
to dance the jerk
jerrican
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of jerricane
jerricane
noun, masculine
jerrycan
jersey
noun, masculine
jersey
jersiais
adjective
of Jersey
jersiais
noun, masculine
Jèrriais (language)
jet
noun, masculine
throw; spurt, spout, jet
jet
noun, masculine
jet (airplane)
jet bleu
noun, masculine
blue jet
jet d'eau
noun, masculine
jet, spurt of water springing from a fountain; fountain issuing such jet; garden hose nozzle; watering device
jet-lag
noun, masculine
jet lag
jetable
adjective
disposable (designed to be thrown away after use)
jeter
verb
to throw; to throw away, to discard; to throw away, discard; to throw oneself (into, out of, etc.); to rush oneself
to throw to the lions
to toss out, to discard, to throw to the winds; to forget all about something