joubarbe, n.f., (bot.) sengreen; house-leek.
joue, n.f., cheek. Coucher, mettre, en —; to aim at, to take aim at. En —! (milit.) present!
joué, -e, part., played; mocked, made game of. On m’a —; I have been made game of, a fool of. Pièce touchée, pièce —e; (at draughts, etc.) if you touch your piece, you must move it.
jouée, n.f., (arch.) reveal.
jouer, v.a., to play; to stake; to move; to perform, to act; to feign, to imitate; to make game of, to deceive. — une partie; to play a game. Ne — que l’honneur; to play for love. — quelque chose; to play for something. — quelqu’un; to make a fool of any one. — un tour à quelqu’un; to play any one a trick. — une comédie; to act a comedy. — un rôle; to play a part. — la comédie; to act a sham part. — un air sur le violon; to play a tune on the violin. Ce papier joue le velours; this paper looks like velvet.
se jouer, v.r., to sport, to play, to make game of, to baffle; to make light of. Se — de quelqu’un; to make a fool of any one. La fortune se joue des hommes; fortune makes sport of mankind. Se — à quelqu’un; to meddle with any one who is more than one’s match.
jouer, v.n., to play, to sport; to trifle; to run the risk; to explode (mine); to speculate (on the funds); to work, to work loose (mec.). — aux cartes; to play at cards. À qui à —? whose turn is it to play? C’est à moi à —; it is my turn to play. — au volant; to play at shuttle-cock. — à jeu sûr; to play without risk. — au plus sûr; to play a safe game. — au plus fin; to vie in cunning with. — à quitte ou double; to play double or quits. — de son reste; to stake one’s all. — de malheur; to be unfortunate, to have a run of ill-luck. — de bonheur; to be lucky. Il joue à se faire tuer; he ventures his life. — du violon; to play upon the violin. Faire —; to set going. Ils jouent bien au billard; they are good at billiards. — des talons; to take to one’s heels. — des gobelets; to juggle. Ne — que pour l’honneur; to play for love.
jouet, n.m., plaything, toy; laughing-stock; jest; sport. Être le — de la fortune; to be the sport of fortune.
joueu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., player; gamester, gambler. Mauvais — de violon; cat-gut scraper. Beau —; good-natured player. Mauvais —; bad-tempered player. — à la baisse; (exchange language) bear. — à la hausse; (exchange language) bull.
joufflu, -e, n. and adj., chubby, chubby-cheeked person.