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
bé
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