What does jus in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word jus in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use jus in French.

The word jus in French means juice, gravy, [fruit] juice, power, coffee, water, surge, power surge, short-circuit, short, in its original state, be up to your eyes, juice extractor, juicer, pineapple juice, orange juice, dishwater, gnat's pee, cooking juices, fruit juice, grapefruit juice, apple juice, grape juice, tomato juice, veal jus, veal stock, veal bouillon, jus soli, let stew in his/her/their own juices, leave to stew in his/her/their own juices, juicing pear, pure fruit juice, hardline, authentic, genuine, get an electric shock, keep posted, keep in the loop, handkerchief. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word jus

juice

nom masculin (liquide tiré d'un fruit) (fruit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je presse une orange pour en boire le jus.
I squeeze an orange to drink the juice.

gravy

nom masculin (liquide issu de la chauffe de la viande) (meat juice)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enfants aiment manger la viande avec du jus.
The children love eating meat with gravy.

[fruit] juice

nom masculin (boisson obtenue d'un fruit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le jus de fruits est obtenu par pression de celui-ci ; en pressant une orange nous obtenons un jus d'orange.
Juice is obtained from fruit by pressing it; by squeezing an orange we get orange juice.

power

nom masculin (familier (courant électrique) (electrical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec l'orage, nous avons une panne de jus.
My phone's out of juice.

coffee

nom masculin (familier (café)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je m'arrête au café du coin boire un jus.
I stop at the local cafe to drink a coffee.

water

nom masculin (eau de baignade)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sur la plage Jean entraîne ses copains au jus.
On the beach, Sean leads his friends into the water.

surge, power surge

nom masculin (familier (faible décharge électrique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

short-circuit, short

nom masculin invariable (familier (court-circuit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le fusible a grillé à cause d'un court-jus dans la cafetière.

in its original state

locution adjectivale (objet ancien : en l'état)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Je te confirme que la cuisine est dans son jus ; il faut la refaire entièrement !

be up to your eyes

locution verbale (Can, familier (être débordé) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

juice extractor, juicer

nom masculin (appareil ménager)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pineapple juice

nom masculin (boisson)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

orange juice

nom masculin (boisson)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je bois du jus d'orange tous les matins.

dishwater, gnat's pee

nom masculin (figuré, familier (mauvais café) (figurative: coffee)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cooking juices

nom masculin (jus résultant de la cuisson de [qch])

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

fruit juice

nom masculin (boisson à base de fruit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je ne bois que du jus de fruits.

grapefruit juice

nom masculin (boisson)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

apple juice

nom masculin (boisson)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle prend toujours du jus de pommes à son petit-déjeuner.

grape juice

nom masculin (boisson)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tomato juice

nom masculin (boisson)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

veal jus, veal stock, veal bouillon

nom masculin (boisson)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

jus soli

nom masculin (rare, littéraire (droit du sol) (law: Latin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enfants nés en France peuvent devenir français en vertu du jus soli.

let stew in his/her/their own juices, leave to stew in his/her/their own juices

locution verbale (faire attendre dans l'angoisse) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

juicing pear

nom féminin (poire pour en faire du jus)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pure fruit juice

locution adjectivale (qui ne contient que du fruit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hardline, authentic, genuine

locution adjectivale (figuré (complet, véritable)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

get an electric shock

locution verbale (familier (recevoir une faible décharge électrique)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

keep posted, keep in the loop

locution verbale (argot (maintenir [qqn] informé) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

handkerchief

nom masculin invariable (argot (mouchoir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon grand-père avait toujours un tire-jus dans sa poche.

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