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- playing La hora de juego en isa escuela es de la una a las dos. The hour for play in that school is from one to two. ▲ gambling Es un hombre aficionado al juego. He's a man fond of gambling.
○ hacer juego to match Ese sombrero hace juego con el traje. That hat matches the suit. ○ juego de palabras pun, play on words. ○ no ser cosa de juego not to be a laughing matter. - jueves [m] Thursday.
- juez [m] judge.
- jugador [m] gambler; player, contestant.
- jugar [rad-ch I] to play ¿Sabe Ud. jugar tenis? Do you play tennis? ▲ to play, gamble Jugó y perdió. He played and lost.
- jugo juice.
○ sacar jugo de to get a lot out of Saca jugo de todo lo que hace. He gets a lot out of everything he does. - juguete [m] toy.
- juicio judgment Esta chica tiene muy buen juicio. This girl has very good judgment. ▲ trial (law).
- julepe [m] card game; [Am] dread, fear.
○ tener julepe to be scared stiff [Am]. - julio July.
- juma drinking spree.
- junio June.
- junta meeting; board La Junta de Reclutamiento. Draft Board.
▲ joint, joining (carpentry).
- juntar to join, connect Juntaron los dos cordones eléctricos. They connected the two electric wires. ▲ to pool Juntamos todo el dinero. Let's pool all our money.
○ juntarse to meet, gather Nos juntamos a la puerta de casa. We met at the door of my house. ○ juntarse con to associate with. - junto together ¿Quiere Ud. que vayamos juntos al teatro? Let's go to the theater together.
○ junto a next to, beside Se sentó junto a ella. He sat down next to her. ○ junto con with Llegó junto conmigo. He arrived with me. - jurado jury.
- juramento oath (law); oath, swearing.
- jurar to swear (oath); to swear, curse.
- justicia justice (fairness); administration of justice; the law.
- justo [adj] right, just Creo que la decision es justa. I believe that the decision is just. ▲ exact, on the dot La corrida empezó a la hora justa. The bullfight began on the dot. ▲ [n] good person Siempre pagan justos por pecadores. The good always pay for the wicked.
○ estar justo to fit tightly Este anillo me está muy justo. This ring is too tight for me. ▲ to be correct Esta cuenta está justa. This account is correct. - juvenil juvenile.
- juventud [f] youth, youthfulness.
- juzgar to judge No me gusta juzgar los actos ajenos. I don't like to judge the acts of others. ▲ to try Juzgarán a los reos inmediatamente. They'll try the criminals immediately.
K
- kilo kilogram.
- kilogramo kilogram.
- kilométrico mileage ticket, book (railroad mileage purchased in quantity at cut rate) [Sp].
- kilómetro kilometer.
- kiosco pavilion; newsstand; bandstand.
L
- la; pl las the. ▲ her, it; [pl] them ¿Dónde la encontró Ud.? Where did you meet her?
- labio lip.
- labor [f] work, task.
- labrador [m] farmer.
- labrar to plow, farm.
- lado side Se sentó a mi lado. He sat by my side. ▲ edge, margin Escribió una nota en el lado de la página. He made a note in the margin.
○ al lado (de) near(by), next door to El restaurante está al lado del teatro. The restaurant is next door to the theater. ○ al lado derecho, al lado izquierdo on (or to) the right side, on (or to) the left side La casa estaba al lado derecho del camino. The house was
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