jocko, n.m., (mam.) pongo, black-orang.
jocrisse, n.m., cotquean; dolt, dupe, simpleton, ninny. Jouer les —s; to play silly servants’ parts.
joie, n.f., joy, joyfulness; gladness; glee, mirth; exultation, delight. Être ravi, comblé, de —; to be overjoyed, to be transported with joy. Ne pas se sentir de —; to be beside one’s self with joy, to be unable to contain one’s self for joy. Faire la — de quelqu’un, être la — de quelqu’un; to make any one’s delight. Pleurer de —; to weep for joy. Feu de —; bonfire.
*joignant, prep., next to, contiguous to, adjoining.
*joignant, -e, adj., adjoining, next to, adjacent, contiguous.
joindre (joignant, joint), v.a., to join, to adjoin, to put together, to unite, to combine, to fix together, to connect; to add; to annex, to join with; to overtake; to come up to; (arch.) to fay. — les mains; to clasp the hands.
se joindre, v.r., to join, to unite, to be joined, to be united, to be combined; to be adjoining, to be adjacent, to be contiguous; to be added, to consort, to meet.
joindre, v.n., to join, to meet. Ces planches ne joignent pas; these planks do not join.
joint, n.m., joint; seam, junction. — articulé; knuckle joint. Trouver le —; to hit upon the best or right way.