French verbs beginning with J

54 verbs with English meanings. Select a verb to see its conjugation.

• jablercut a croze groove in a barrel
• jaboterto jabber (intransitive)
• jacasserto caw (intransitive); to chatter, to gossip, to jabber (figurative, intransitive)
• jacterto talk, speak (informal); to speak (a language) (informal); to chat (informal); to gossip (informal, slang)
• jaillirto spurt out, gush forth; to spring out; to thrust up, to jut out; to emerge from
• jalonnerstake out, mark out (to mark off the limits by stakes)
• jalouserto be jealous of; to envy
• japoniserto Japanize, to Nipponize (to make or become more Japanese)
• japonnerto re-fire porcelain to imitate Japanese ware
• japperto yap, yelp; to bark
• jardinerto garden; to do some gardening
• jargonnerto babble
• jarreterput on garters; leave abruptly (slang)
• jaserto chat, to gossip
• jasperto apply different colors of paint flowing together in order to make it look like jasper stone
• jaspinerto chatter; to quarrel
• jaugerto sound (measure); to gauge by sounding
• jaunirto go yellow, to turn yellow (intransitive); to ripen (intransitive); to make yellow (transitive)
• javaniserto give Javanese characteristics to
• javelerlay cut grain in small bundles; turn yellow (of ripening grain); treat fabric with bleach
• javelliserto disinfect using a commercial bleach, to chlorinate (transitive)
• jazzifierto jazzify, jazz up
• jerkerto dance the jerk (intransitive)
• jeterthrow; throw away; cast or emit
• jeûnerto fast; to go without food (intransitive)
• jobarderto deceive
• jodler(singing) to yodel (intransitive)
• joindrejoin; attach; reach someone
• jointoyerto grout; to point (brickwork)
• joncherto scatter, sprinkle (e.g. flowers); to cover, litter, to be strewn over (be widespread, be sprawled across/around)
• jonglerto juggle; to think about, to worry about (transitive); to think of, to think about (transitive); to think, to meditate, to reflect, to ponder, to worry (intransitive)
• jordaniserto Jordanize
• jouaillerplay carelessly or for amusement
• joualiseruse or give the features of joual, colloquial Quebec French
• jouerplay; act; gamble
• jouirto enjoy; to have an orgasm; to come, cum (intransitive); to ejaculate (intransitive)
• journaliserto record in a journal; to keep a journal
• jouterto joust (participate in jousting) (intransitive)
• jouxterto be next to, to be adjoined to (literary)
• jubilerto be jubilant or ecstatic, to exult
• jucherto perch (intransitive); to perch (oneself), to be perched
• judaïserto Judaize
• judiciariserto judicialize
• jugerjudge; consider; try someone in court
• jugulerto stamp out, kick out, do away with (to get rid of)
• jumelerto twin (transitive)
• juponnerto wear a petticoat; to put on a petticoat; to court women
• jurerswear an oath; use swear words; clash (colours)
• juridiciserto give a legal character to
• juridictionnaliserto assign to a court
• justifierto justify
• juterto juice, to give off juice; to cum, to spunk (vulgar)
• juxtaposerto juxtapose
• jésuitiserto make Jesuit