ecològic
adj
1. organic
Aliments ecològics. - Organic food (or produce).
2. ecological
edat
n
(f) age
expr edat de jubilació
(f) retirement age
expr edat mitjana
(f) Middle Ages
expr arribar a la majoria d'edat
to come of age
educació
n
(f) education
expr educació física
(f) physical education / PE (Br.) / phys ed (Am.)
efecte
n
1. (m) effect
2. efectes (mpl) belongings
expr efecte hivernacle
(m) greenhouse effect
expr efectes personals
(mpl) personal belongings
expr fer efecte
to take effect
Les aspirines fan efecte aviat. - The aspirins soon take effect.
efectuar
v conj
to carry out / to conduct / to effect
eixe
adj
that
n
that one
elecció
n
1. eleccions (fpl) election
2. (f) choice
expr eleccions parcials
(fpl) by-election (Br.)
electròlisi
n
(f) electrolysis
em
pron
me / myself
embarcar
v conj
1. [vaixell] to load (something) onto (a boat or ship) / to put (something) on board (a boat or ship)
2. [tren, avió, bus] to load (something) onto (a train, plane, bus) / to put (something) on board (a train, plane, bus)
3. to get (somebody) involved in (something risky, dangerous or difficult)
embarcar-se
1. embarcar-se[vaixell] to get on / to go (or get) on board / to board (formal) / to go aboard ship (formal) / to embark (formal)
Es van embarcar cap a València. - They set sail for Valencia.
2. embarcar-se[tren, avió, bus] to get on / to go (or get) on board / to board (formal)
3. embarcar-seto embark on (or upon) (something risky, dangerous or difficult)
embellir
v conj
to make (more) beautiful / to beautify
embellir-se
embellir-seto become (more) beautiful
embolicar
v conj
1. to wrap
2. to tangle / to entangle / to muddle up / to make things complicated
3. to embroil (somebody) in (something) / to get (somebody) involved in (something)
embolicar-se
1. embolicar-seto get tangled up / to become messy / to get mixed up
2. embolicar-seto become embroiled in (something) / to get involved in (something)
3. embolicar-se[~ amb] to become involved (with)
4. embolicar-seto talk rubbish / to make things up
expr embolica que fa fort!
things are becoming more and more complicated!
expr embolicar la troca
to (further) complicate matters
emmagatzematge
n
(m) storage
emmarcar
v conj
to frame
empenta
n
1. (f) push / shove
2. (f) boost
empenyorar
v conj
to pawn
emperador
n
1. (m) emperor
2. (m) swordfish
emprar
v conj
to use / to employ
empresa
n
1. (f) firm / company / agency / business / enterprise
2. (f) enterprise / endeavour (Br.) / endeavor (Am.) / venture / undertaking
expr llibertat d'empresa
(f) free enterprise
en
prep
1. [lloc, temps, manera in
Els guardem en caixes de fusta. - We keep them in wooden boxes.
Posaren els germans en classes separades. - They put the brother and sister in separate classes.
Van construir la casa en quatre mesos. - They built the house in four months.
Ella sap escriure en occità. - She knows how to write in Occitan.
Parla en veu baixa. - He is speaking in a low voice.
2. [usada en correlació amb 'de', denotant distribució] to
expr de dia en dia
from day to day
expr de porta en porta
from door to door
expr de tant en tant
from time to time
encaixament
n
(m) (del cap d'un nadó) engagement
encara
adv
1. still
2. even
expr encara que
even though / even if / albeit
encarregar
v conj
1. to entrust
2. to order / to commission
encarregar-se
encarregar-seto take care of
No pateixis, jo mateix me n'encarregaré. - Don't worry, I'll take care of it myself.
encertat
adj
appropriate / fitting / apt
endemà
n
(m) the day after / the next day / the following day
endur-se
v conj
1. to take (away) / to make off with (col·loq)
2. to win
enèsim
adj
umpteenth
enfonsar
v conj
1. to sink
2. to knock down
3. [destruir] to scuttle / to scupper (Br.)
enfonsar-se
1. enfonsar-seto sink
2. enfonsar-seto collapse
enfrontament
n
(m) clash
engròs
n
-
A l'engròs. - In bulk / wholesale.
enllaç
n
(m) link
enllumenat
n
1. (m) lighting
2. (m) lights
enquestar
v conj
to survey / to poll
ens
pron
us
n
(m) entity
entendre
v conj
to understand / to comprehend
entendre's
1. entendre'sto be comprehensible / to be understandable / to make sense
2. entendre'sto get along
3. entendre's[relacions amoroses secretes] to carry on with / to have an affair with
n
(m) understanding
expr al meu entendre
as (far as) I see it
entitat
n
1. (f) entity
2. (f) body
entorn
n
1. (m) surroundings
2. entorns (mpl) vicinity / environs (formal) / surrounding area
entrada
n
1. (f) entry
2. (f) entrance / entry / way in
3. (f) ticket
4. (f) [FIN] down payment
5. (f) [ESPORT] (futbol) tackle
6. (f) [ESPORT] (beisbol) inning
expr pagar una entrada (en una compra a terminis)
to put down (o pay) a deposit
entrar
v conj
to enter
expr deixar entrar
to admit / to let in
entre
prep
between / among / amongst / amid / amidst
entregar
v conj
1. to hand over / to present / to deliver
2. to hand in (Br.) / to give in (Br.) / to turn in (Am.)
Després d'exposar-se en classe, l'informe s'entregarà al professor. - After being presented in class, the report will be handed (or given or turned) in to the teacher.
entrenament
n
(m) training
entrevista
n
(f) interview
expr entrevista de selecció
(f) job interview
expr fer una entrevista a (algú)
to interview (someone)
enumerar
v conj
to enumerate
envoltar
v conj
to surround
epifania
n
(f) epiphany
època
n
1. (f) era / epoch / age
2. (f) time
equilibrat
adj
balanced
expr una dieta equilibrada
a balanced diet
equilibri
n
1. (m) balance
2. (m) stability
3. (m) equilibrium
equivalent
adj
equivalent
n
(m) equivalent
errada
n
(f) error
es
pron
himself / herself / itself / themselves / yourself
escalada
n
1. (f) rock climbing
2. (f) climb
3. (f) escalation
escalfament
n
1. (m) warming
2. (m) heating
3. (m) [ESPORT] warm up
expr escalfament global
(m) global warming
escapar
v conj
to slip
escapar-se
escapar-se[~ de] to escape (from) / to run away (from) / to get away (from)
escàs
adj
scarce
escenografia
n
(f) set design / stage design / theatrical design / scenography
esclafir
v conj
1. [fuet] to crack / [tro] to crash
2. to crack / to smack
expr esclafir a plorar
to burst into tears
expr esclafir a riure
to burst out laughing
expr fer esclafir els dits
to snap (o click) your fingers
esclerosi
n
(m) sclerosis
expr esclerosi múltiple
(m) multiple sclerosis / MS
escola
n
(f) school
expr escola bressol
(f) nursery school (Br.) / pre-k (Am.)
escopofília
n
(f) voyeurism
escorta
n
1. (f) [grup] escort
2. (m / f) [membre d'una escorta] escort
3. (m / f) [bàsquet] shooting guard
esdevenir
v conj
1. to become
2. to turn into
esdevenir-se
esdevenir-seto happen / to occur / to come about
eslògan
n
(m) slogan
esmalt
n
1. (m) enamel
2. (m) gloss
especial
adj
special
especialitzat
adj
specialized / specialised (Br.) / skilled
especificar
v conj
to specify
espectròmetre
n
(m) spectrometer
espectrometria
n
(f) spectrometry
expr espectrometria de masses
(f) mass spectrometry
especulació
n
(f) speculation
esperança
n
1. (f) hope
2. (f) expectancy
nota: 'Hope' vol dir 'el que es desitja o que s'anhela' i 'expectancy' vol dir 'el que s'anticipa'.
expr esperança matemàtica
(f) [MAT] expected value
expr esperança de vida
(f) life expectancy
esperar
v conj
1. to wait (for)
2. [desitjar] to hope (that)
3. to expect
esperar-se
1. esperar-seto wait
Espera't un moment! - Wait a minute!
2. esperar-seto expect
No m'ho esperava pas. - I wasn't expecting it.
expr esperar un nen (o un fill)
to be expecting (a baby)
esportiu
adj
sporting / sports
n
(m) sports car
espremedora
n
(f) lemon-squeezer (Br.) / juicer (Am.)
esquela
n
1. (m) notice
2. (m) [~ mortuòria] obituary
esquerda
n
1. (f) crack / chip
2. (f) fissure
3. (f) crevice / gap
essència
n
(f) essence
expr essència de vainilla
(f) vanilla essence
essencial
adj
essential
ésser
v conj
to be
expr no ésser-hi tot
to be not all there
No hi és tot. - He's not all there.
expr sigui com sigui
however
expr sigui el que sigui
whatever
expr tant ésser (a algú)
to be all the same (to somebody)
Tant li és si són de xocolata o de fruita els gelats. - It's all the same to him (or it doesn't matter to him) whether the ice creams are chocolate or fruit.
estadística
n
(f) statistic / statistics
estalvi
n
1. (m) saving
2. estalvis (mpl) savings
Compte d'estalvis. - Savings account.
Estalvis de tota la vida. - Life savings.
adj
safe
expr sa i estalvi
safe and sound
estany
n
1. (m) pool / small lake
2. (m) tin
estar
v conj
1. to be
2. to stay
3. to be ready
expr estar per
1. to be about to
2. to pay attention to
expr estar-se de
to refrain from / to keep from / to desist from
estat
n
1. (m) state
2. (m) condition
3. (m) status
4. (m) estate
expr estat d'emergència
(f) state of emergency
expr estat d'excepció
(f) state of emergency
expr estat vegetatiu
(m) vegetative state
Estat vegetatiu persistent. - Persistent vegetative state.
estatal
adj
state
Estats Units
n
(m) United States
expr Estats Units d'Amèrica
(m) United States of America
estatut
n
(m) statute
expr estatut d'autonomia
(m) statute of autonomy
estatutari
adj
statutory
estel
n
1. (m) star
2. (m) kite
expr estel fugaç
(m) shooting star
expr Estel Polar
(m) North Star / Polar Star / Polaris
estendre
v conj
1. to spread (out) / to open (out) / to stretch (out)
2. to extend / to enlarge
3. to spread
Ampliament estès. - Widespread.
4. [la roba] to hang out / to peg out
estès
adj
1. spread (out)
2. widespread
3. hanging / on the line
estil
n
(m) style
expr estil lliure
(m) freestyle
expr 200m estils (individual)
(m) [swimming] 200m (individual) medley
estimar
v conj
1. to love
2. to estimate
3. to value
4. to consider / to judge
expr estimar-se més
to prefer
estimat
adj
dear / beloved
Estimat pare... - Dear father...
n
darling / sweetheart
estiu
n
(m) summer
estrella
n
(f) star
expr estrella de mar
(f) starfish
estret
adj
1. narrow
Per un marge estret. - By a narrow margin.
2. close
expr estret de mires
narrow-minded
expr estret de Gibraltar
(m) Straits of Gibraltar
estructural
adj
structural
estudi
n
(m) study
et
pron
you / yourself
n
(m) word used in the expression 'amb tots els ets i uts'
expr amb tots els ets i uts
in great detail / down to the last detail / at (great) length
et al.
abrev
et al.
etern
adj
eternal
euro
n
(m) euro
europeu
adj
european
n
(m / f) European
evangèlic
adj
evangelical
n
(m / f) evangelical
evident
adj
clear / obvious / evident
evidentment
adv
clearly / obviously / evidently
examinar
v conj
1. to examine
2. to check / to test / to inspect
excarcerar
v conj
to release (somebody) from prison / to let (somebody) out of prison / to free (somebody) from prison
excepció
n
(f) exception
excepcional
adj
exceptional
excepte
prep
except
excesssiu
adj
excessive
excitable
adj
excitable
excursió
n
(f) trip / outing
exempció
n
(f) exemption
exercir
v conj
1. to exert
El Sol exerceix una forta atracció gravitatòria sobre els planetes. - The Sun exerts a strong gravitational pull on the planets.
2. to exercise
Exerceix el dret a vot tothom que pot votar? - Does everyone who is able to vote exercise the right?
3. to work (as) / to practise (as)
Exerceix de professor de Ciències Polítiques a la Universitat de Barcelona. - She works as a politics lecturer (Br.) / professor (Am.) at the University of Barcelona.
4. to carry out (duties / a role)
expedició
n
1. (f) expedition
2. (f) [FIN] issue / (tec.) issuance
experimental
adj
experimental
exposició
n
1. (f) exposition
2. (f) exposure
expropiació
n
(f) expropriation
expropiar
v conj
to expropriate
extens
adj
extensive
extern
adj
external
extra
adj
additional
n
(m / f) extra
extracció
n
(f) extraction / removal
extremar
v conj
1. to maximize / to intensify
2. [seguretat / vigilància] to strengthen / to step up / to beef up
extremar-se
extremar-seto take great care
extreure
v conj
to extract / to remove / to pull out
