ecològic
adj
1. organic
Ous ecològics - Organic eggs
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.)
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
embellir
v conj
to make (more) beautiful / to beautify
embellir-se
embellir-seto become (more) beautiful
emmagatzematge
n
(m) storage
emmarcar
v conj
to frame
empenta
n
1. (f) push / shove
2. (f) boost
empenyorar
v conj
to pawn
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
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'sto carry on with / to have an affair with (relacions amoroses secretes)
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)
envoltar
v conj
to surround
època
n
1. (f) era / epoch / age
2. (f) time
equilibri
n
1. (m) balance
2. (m) stability
3. (m) equilibrium
equivalent
adj
equivalent
n
(m) equivalent
es
pron
himself / herself / itself / themselves / yourself
escacs
n
(mpl) chess
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
esclafir
v conj
to burst (out)
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.)
esdevenir
v conj
to become / to turn into
esdevenir-se
esdevenir-seto happen / to occur / to come about
eslògan
n
(m) slogan
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
Espera't un moment! - Wait a minute!
2. (desitjar) to hope (for)
3. to expect
esportiu
adj
sporting / sports
n
(m) sports car
essència
n
(f) essence
expr essència de vainilla
(f) vanilla essence
essencial
adj
essential
ésser
v conj
to be
expr sigui com sigui
however
expr sigui el que sigui
whatever
estadística
n
(f) statistic / statistics
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
Estatut d'autonomia - 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 / estesa / estesos / esteses - 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 consider / to judge
3. to estimate
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
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
extern
adj
external
extra
adj
additional
n
(m / f) extra
extracció
n
(f) extraction / removal
extreure
v conj
to extract / to remove / to pull out
