bacteriològic
adj bacteriological

baix
adj 1. short
2. low
3. lower
4. down

adv 1. low
2. quietly / softly
3. below
4. downstairs

n 1. baixos (mpl) the bottom (part)
2. baixos (mpl) downstairs
3. baixos (mpl) the people who make up the bottom level of a 'castell' (human castle)
4. (m) bass
5. (m) bass (guitar)

expr a baix
down with
A baix els tirans! - Down with tyrants!

expr de dalt a baix
from top to bottom

expr en veu baixa
quietly / softly / in a quiet (or low or soft) voice

expr mirar de dalt a baix
[fig.] to look (somebody) up and down / to look down your nose at (somebody)

baixador
n 1. (m) [de trens] (railway) stop / (railway) halt (Br.)
2. (m) [de cavalls] mounting block

balanç
n 1. (m) rocking motion
2. (m) balance
3. (m) [FIN] balance / balance sheet

expr balanç de situació
(m) balance sheet

expr prendre balanç
to balance

balançó
n (m) scale pan

baleàric
adj Balearic

balenó
n (m) baby whale / calf

banalitat
n (f) banality

banalitzar
v conj (f) banality

banca
n 1. (f) bench
2. (f) stool
3. (f) [FIN] the banks / the banking system
4. (f) [jocs] the bank

expr fer saltar la banca
to break the bank

banda
n 1. (f) band / strip
2. (f) [música] band
3. (f) [de freqüències] band
4. (f) side
5. (f) group / gang

expr ample (or amplada) de banda
(f) bandwidth

expr banda ampla
(f) broadband

expr banda sonora
(f) soundtrack

expr d'altra banda
in addition / furthermore

expr deixar de banda
to leave out / to forget about / to put to one side / to overlook

expr d'una banda... d'altra banda...
on the one hand... on the other hand...

banquer
n 1. (m / f) banker
2. (m / f) [jocs] banker

bany
n 1. (m) bath(tub)
2. (m) bath(water)
3. (m) bathroom
4. (m) bathing

expr bany de sang
(m) blood bath

expr bany Maria
(m) bain-Marie

expr tenir un bany (d'una cosa)
to have a vague notion (of something)

expr vestit de bany
(m) swimsuit / swimming costume

Barcelona
n Barcelona

expr Barcelona ciutat
the city of Barcelona

expr Barcelona metropolitana
Barcelona metropolitan area

barem
n (m) score / scale / calculation table

barra
n (f) bar

expr barra d'eines
(f) toolbar

expr barra d'equilibri
(f) balance beam

expr barra d'estat
(f) status bar

expr barra fixa (o horitzontal)
(f) high bar (o horizontal bar)

expr barra invertida
(f) back slash

expr barra vertical
(f) pipe

expr barres asimètriques
(fpl) asymmetric bars / uneven parallel bars / uneven bars / bars

expr barres paral·leles
(fpl) parallel bars

barraca
n 1. (f) hut / shack
2. (f) [en una fira] stall

barrejar
v conj 1. to mix / to blend
2. [cartes] to shuffle

barri
n (m) neighbourhood (Br.) / neighborhood (Am.) / area / district

expr barri xinès
1. (m) Chinatown
2. (m) red-light district

barroc
adj baroque

n (m) baroque

base
n 1. (f) basis
2. (f) base
3. (m / f) [bàsquet] point guard

expr base de dades
(f) database

expr base de dades relacional
(f) relational database

batalla
n (f) battle

expr batalla campal
(f) pitched battle

batuta
n (f) baton

expr sota la batuta de
under the guidance of


adv 1. well
No vaig dormir bé. - I didn't sleep well.
S'han portat molt bé. - They've behaved very well.
2. all right / alright / OK
Si et (o us) va be. - If you don't mind / if it's OK with you / if it's all right with you.

n 1. (m) good / sake
2. béns (mpl) goods / assets

expr anar bé
to be on the right tracks / to be heading in the right direction

expr bé de Déu
(m) bounty / abundance

expr el bé comú
the common good

expr estar bé
1. to be doing well for yourself
2. to be in good health

becari
n (m / f) student receiving a grant (o scholarship) / scholarship student / [formal] grant (o scholarship) recipient

adj grant-funded
Investigadors becaris. - Grant-funded researchers.

beisbolista
n baseball player

Bèlgica
n (f) Belgium

ben
adv 1. well
Està ben escrit. - It's well written.
2. very / really
Va deixar ben clar que... - He made it really clear that...

benjamí
n (m / f) youngest child

adj [ESPORT] U9 / U10

bernat pescaire
n (m) grey heron

bessó
n (m / f) twin

adj twin

expr germà bessó
(m) twin brother

expr germana bessona
(f) twin sister

biblioteca
n (f) library

biocarburant
n (m) biofuel

biogènic
adj biogenic

bisetmanal
adj biweekly
nota: 'Biweekly' pot significar 'bisetmanal' o 'quinzenal'.

blanc
n (m) target

adj white

blat
n (m) wheat

expr blat de moro
(m) sweetcorn (Br.) / corn (Am.) / maize (Br.)

blaugrana
adj [ESPORT] Barça / Barcelona
El migcampista blaugrana Cesc Fàbregas. - The Barça midfielder Cesc Fàbregas.

bleda
n (f) Swiss chard

bloc
n 1. (m) [INFORM] blog
2. (m) block
3. (m) (note)pad
4. (m) section / part

expr bloc de notes
(m) notepad

expr bloc de sortida
(m) starting block

blog
n (m) blog

bo
adj good

boca
n (f) mouth

expr boca d'incendis
(f) fire hydrant

expr boca (per) avall
face down

expr a boca de canó
point blank

bocaterrós
adj face-down

expr de bocaterrosa
face down

bola
n 1. (f) ball
2. (f) lie / fib

expr bola de neu
(f) snowball

bordeus
n 1. BordeusBordeaux
2. (m) Bordeaux

bot
n 1. (m) leap
2. (m) bounce
3. (m) boat
4. (m) wineskin
5. (m) bagpipe(s)
6. (m) [ZOOL] ocean sunfish

expr ploure a bots i barrals
to chuck it down / to throw it down / to rain cats and dogs

expr bot salvavides
(m) lifeboat

botànic
adj botanical / botanic

n 1. (m / f) botanist
2. botànica (f) botany

botó
n 1. (m) button
2. (m) [BOT] bud

expr botó de pressió
(m) press stud (Br.) / snap (fastener) (Am.)

expr botó de puny
(m) cufflink

braç
n (m) arm

expr amb els braços oberts
with open arms

expr en braços
in (my / his / your etc.) arms

branca
n 1. (f) [BOT] branch
2. (f) branch

brasa
n (f) ember

brindar
v conj 1. to toast (something) / to drink to (something)
2. to offer
brindar-se
brindar-se[~ a] to offer (to)

broma
n 1. (f) joke
2. (f) mist
3. (f) foam
4. (f) shipworm / teredo

expr de broma
in jest

expr fer broma
to joke

bronca
n (f) [cast.] fight / quarrel

expr buscar la bronca
to pick a fight

broqueta
n 1. (f) skewer / brochette
nota: (Broquetes de pollastre / fruita / llagostins etc).
2. (f) stick
nota: (Broqueta amb què es toca el tamborí).

brossa
n 1. (f) rubbish / waste
2. (f) brush

expr brossa espacial
(f) space junk (or debris)

expr correu brossa
(m) spam

bruc
n (m) heather

bus
n 1. (m / f) (underwater / deep sea) diver
2. (m) [TRANSP] bus
3. (m) [INFORM] bus

expr anorac de bus
(m) snowsuit

expr vestit de bus
(m) diving suit

buscar
v conj to look for

butxaca
n (f) pocket

expr de butxaca
pocket-size / pocket-sized


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