| jacket | blazer, paletó, jaqueta = blazer |
| jail | cadeia, prisão = prison |
| jam / jam (to) | 1) geleia, compota = jelly (obs.: marmalade = geleia de laranja) / 2) engarrafamento = traffic jam; "he was late to work after being stuck in a jam for three hours" / 3) jam session = concerto improvisado de jazz = an informal performance of a group of musicians, especially jazz musician // 1) emperrar, travar; "the printer jammed again" / 2) congestionar, entupir, encher; "the news caused panic and jammed the phone lines"
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| Japan, japanese | Japão, japonês |
| jar / jar (to) | jarra, pote = a widemouthed container made typically of earthenware or glass; pot; "she kept her cookies in a jar on the shelf" // sacudir, balançar |
| jelly | geleia, gelatina |
| jet | avião a jato = jet plane // jet lag = fadiga de voo; sensação de cansaço que as pessoas têm após longas horas de voo, especialmente quando chegam a um lugar com grande diferença de fuso horário. |
| jewel / jeweller | jóia / jewel case = estojo de jóias // joalheiro |
| job | emprego, serviço / good job! = bom trabalho! (interj) / great job = excelente trabalho; "you did a great job on your math test" / dream job = emprego dos sonhos / full-time job = trabalho em tempo integral; part-time job = trabalho em meio expediente / hard job, tough job = trabalho dificil; "long haul trucking is a hard job" / job-hopping = mudança constante de emprego / nasty job = tarefa desagradável / odd job = biscate, bico, trabalho esporádico; "he worked at odd jobs = ele fazia biscates" / on-the-job training = estágio / / well-paying job = emprego bem-remunerado / to apply for a job = candidatar-se a um emprego / to get a job = arrumar um emprego / to have a job = ter um emprego / to take a job = aceitar um emprego |
| jockey | jóquei |
| join (to) | 1) unir; juntar // 2) reunir; associar-se / to join a company = entrar em uma companhia; "I joined IBM in 2007 = entrei para IBM em 2007" |
| joint (n) / joint (adj) | 1) junta; articulação; "Peter injured a finger joint when he tried to catch the ball" // 2) junção = the place at which two things or parts are joined // conjunto; joint account = conta conjunta; joint venture = negócio conjunto; "a joint effort" |
| joke / joke (to) | piada, brincadeira, gracejo = jest / to crack a joke = contar uma piada = to play a joke // gracejar, brincar, caçoar, zombar
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| jolly | alegre = glad, joyful, joyous |
| journal / journalist | 1) jornal; periódico = academic periodical / 2) registro diário = a book in which a daily record of happenings is kept; daily record, diary, record of transactions, log // jornalista |
| journey | viagem; jornada (movimento de um lugar ao outro) = an act or instance of traveling from one place to another; "did you have a good trip? yes, the journey there and the hotel were good but the journey back was awful" |
| joy / joyful | alegria = glee, mirth, gaiety, cheerfulness, gladness / alegre = full of joy; glad, delighted, cheerful, jolly, merry, joyous, gleeful "the family was joyful when they heard the news"
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| judge / judge (to) / judgement | juiz / judge's order = mandado judicial // julgar; to judge from appearances = julgar pelas aparências // julgamento |
| jug | jarro = a large container for liquids, usually having a handle and a narrow neck; "a jug of wine" |
| juice | suco / orange juice; apple juice |
| jump (to) / jump (n) | saltar, pular = to leap, to skip, to spring, to bound // salto; pulo = leap, spring |
| jungle | selva = an impenetrable thicket or tangled mass of tropical vegetation |
| junk | trastes, velharia, porcaria, lixo = anything regarded as worthless; trash, garbage, rubbish; "he threw away all of his junk when he moved"; "there's nothing but junk on the TV" / junk food = porcaria, comida não-saudável |
| jury / juror | júri // jurado = member of a jury |
