French Conversation · Level 95
60 words
French word
jongler
Pronunciation
IPA/ʒɔ̃gle/
Meaning
- verbjuggle
Example
Elle jongle avec son travail et ses études.
She juggles her work and her studies.
Core concept
Several objects stay in motion as one juggler keeps them all under control, like several tasks managed at once.
Definition in French
Pratiquer la jonglerie au sens propre ou, au sens figuré, réussir à coordonner et faire fonctionner ensemble plusieurs activités ou obligations.
Word origin
Jongler comes through Old French jongler from Latin joculari, related to jocus, and its physical juggling sense extended to managing several demands.
Usage tips
- The figurative construction is jongler avec, as in jongler avec son travail et ses études, rather than a direct English-style object.