pacotilla
n
(f)
expr de pacotilla
(col.loq) cheap and nasty / crappy / shoddy
padró
n
(m) register / census
pagar
v conj
1. to pay
2. to pay for
expr qui paga mana
he who pays the piper calls the tune
pàgina
n
(f) page
país
n
(m) country
expr País de Gal·les
(m) Wales
pal
n
1. (m) stick
2. (m) [ESPORT] bat
3. (m) pole
4. (m) stake
5. (m) mast
6. (m) [ESPORT] post
expr pal de la porteria
(m) goalpost
paperera
n
(f) waste-paper basket (Br.) / wastebasket (Am.)
papereta
n
(f) little piece of paper
expr papereta electoral
(f) ballot (paper)
expr papereta de vot
(f) ballot (paper)
paraula
n
(f) word
parc
n
(m) park
expr parc d'atraccions
(m) amusement park
expr parc infantil
(m) playground
expr parc temàtic
(m) theme park
parcial
adj
partial
parcialment
adv
partially
pare
n
1. (m) father
2. pares (mpl) parents
parlament
n
(m) parliament
parlar
v conj
to talk
parroquial
adj
[RELIG] parochial
part
n
1. (f) [ESPORT] half
La segona part - The second half
2. (m) [MED] childbirth
expr en part
partly
participació
n
1. (f) participation / involvement
2. (f) (en unes eleccions) turnout
participar
v conj
to take part
partida
n
(f) departure
partit
n
1. (m) match / game
2. (m) [POLIT] party
expr ser un bon partit
to be a good catch
expr treure partit
to make good use of / to make the most of / to take advantage of
pas
n
1. (m) step
2. (m) pace
expr pas a nivell
level crossing (Br.) / grade crossing (Am.)
expr pas de vianants
(m) pedestrian crossing
expr a pas de caragol
at a snail's pace
expr cedir el pas
to give way
Pasqua
n
(f) Easter
expr Pasqua jueva
(f) Passover
expr més content que unes pasqües
as happy as a pig in shit (vulg.) / as happy as a sandboy / as happy as Larry
passamuntanyes
n
(m) balaclava (Br.) / ski mask
passar
v conj
1. to happen
2. to spend
3. to move (on to)
4. to go by
expr passar amb (alguna cosa)
to make do with (something)
expr passar-se-la bé
to have fun / to enjoy yourself
expr passar-s'ho bé
to have fun / to enjoy yourself
expr com passa el temps
how time flies
passejada
n
(f) stroll / walk
pastisseria
n
(f) baker's / bakery / patisserie / cake shop (Am. / Aus.) / pastry shop (Am. / Aus.)
pastor
n
(m / f) shepherd (m) / shepherdess (f)
expr pastor alemany
(m) German shepherd / Alsatian
patern
adj
paternal
pati
n
(m) yard / playground
patinatge
n
(m) skating
expr patinatge artístic
(m) figure skating
expr patinatge sobre gel
(m) ice skating
patir
v conj
1. to suffer
2. to suffer from
Patir d'insomni - To suffer from insomnia
3. to worry
No pateixis, jo mateix me n'encarregaré - Don't worry, I'll take care of it myself
patrimoni
n
1. (m) heritage
2. (m) inheritance
3. (m) estate
patró
n
1. (m) pattern
2. (m) master
3. patrona (f) mistress
4. (m / f) boss
5. (m / f) patron saint
expr tallats pel mateix patró
cut from the same cloth
patrocini
n
(m) sponsorship
peatge
n
(m) toll
pedra
n
(f) stone
expr pedra filosofal
(f) philosopher's stone
expr pedra de toc
(f) touchstone
expr quedar-se de pedra
to be (left) speechless / stupefied
expr restar-se de pedra
to be (left) speechless / stupefied
peix
n
1. (m) fish
2. PeixosPisces
expr peix espasa
(m) swordfish
expr peix gat
(m) catfish
expr peix globus
(m) blowfish / puffer fish
expr peix gros
(m) fat cat
expr el peix al cove
a bird in the hand
expr no hi ha més peix per vendre
there's nothing more (or left) to say / the discussion is closed
pel
abrev
by the / for the
expr pel que fa a
as regards
expr pel que respecta a
as regards
pell
n
1. (f) skin
2. (f) fur / pelt
Abric de pell - Fur coat
pellofa
n
(f) husk / hull / shell
pels
abrev
by the / for the
pendent
n
(m) hill / incline
adj
pending
península
n
(f) peninsula
penjar
v conj
1. to hang
2. to hang
3. [INFORM] to upload
4. to fail
5. to hang up
Em va penjar el telèfon - He hung up on me
penjar-se
penjar-seto hang yourself
pensador
n
(m / f) thinker
pensar
v conj
1. to think
2. (~ en) [have in mind] to think (about) / to think (of)
3. (~ de) [opinion] to think (about) / to think (of)
4. (~ a) to remember / to not forget
expr pensar s'ho dues vegades abans de (+infinitiu)
to think twice before (V+ing)
expr ni pensar-hi
no chance / no way / don't even think about it
pensió
n
1. (m) guesthouse / boarding house
2. (m) board
3. (m) benefit / pension / allowance / maintenance
expr pensió alimentària
(f) alimony
expr pensió completa
(f) full board
expr mitja pensió
(f) half board
penya
n
1. (f) crag
2. (f) (col.loq) group / gang
per
prep
1. [causa, motiu o objectiu; substitució, bescanvi o distribució; delimitació; favor; consideració; dependència] for
Va ser castigat per robatori - He was punished for stealing
Vaig deixar la feina per raons personals - I quit my job for personal reasons
Estem treballant per la justícia social - We are working for social justice
Estic fent cua per tu - I'm standing in line for you
Vam canviar el jersei per uns pantalons - We changed the sweater (Am.) / jumper (Br.) for some pants (Am.) / trousers (Br.)
Va vendre un quadre per quinze mil euros - He sold a painting for fifteen thousand euros
Un per tots i tots per un! - All for one and one for all!
És molt alt per l'edat que té - He's really tall for his age
2. [agent; mitjà; instrument; manera] by
Aquest sopar ha estat fet pels nostres marits - This dinner has been prepared by our husbands
Ella em va agafar per les mans - She took me by the hands
Encarreguem el menjar per telèfon - We order our food by phone
3. [lloc de pas] through
Han entrat per la finestra - They came in through the window
Respirem només pel nas - We are breathing only through our noses
nota: Cal esmentar les excepcions següents: la preposició 'per' es tradueix en anglès per 'by' en els girs 'per mar' i 'per terra' (by sea i by land) i per 'along' quan s'usa davant el nom d'una via (carrer, camí, carretera, etc.). Exemples: En el segle divuit era perillós viatjar per mar > It was dangerous to travel by sea in the eighteenth century; Anaven amb cotxe per la carretera > They were driving along the highway.
4. [per + infinitiu, que denota causa, bescanvi o preu] for + (gerundi)
Em van multar per aparcar en pas de peatons - They fined me for parking in a crosswalk
Us donarem 600 euros per pintar la casa - We'll give you 600 euros for painting our house
nota: Com a regla pràctica podem dir que, a grans trets, quan en castellà la preposició seria 'para', en anglès volem l'infinitiu 'to', sense cap preposició; en canvi, quan en castellà la preposició seria 'por', en anglès volem la preposició 'for' més el gerundi.
5. [per + infinitiu] to
Vaig a Girona per veure el meu oncle - I'm going to Girona to see my uncle
Tenia moltes coses per explicar - He had a lot to say
expr per a
1. for
Tinc una carta per al teu germà - I have a letter for your brother
Necessito aquests llibres per a la meva tesina - I need these books for my term paper
He comprat un pastís per a demà - I've bought a pastry for tomorrow
A les vuit surt un tren per a Madrid - A train leaves for Madrid at eight
2. [per a + infinitiu, que denota causa, bescanvi o preu] for + (gerundi)
És massa intel·ligent per a treballar aquí - He is too smart to work here
3. [per a + infinitiu] to
Us donarem 600 euros per a pintar la casa - We'll give you 600 euros to paint our house
perfilar
v conj
1. to outline
2. to put the finishing touches (to)
perfilar-se
perfilar-seto begin to be seen as / to begin to look like / to be looking like
pèrgola
n
(f) pergola
perillós
adj
dangerous / perilous (formal)
peripècia
n
(f) turn of events / incident
permanent
adj
permanent
n
(m) perm
permetre
v conj
to allow
però
conj
but
adv
however
n
(m) objection
perpetu
adj
perpetual
expr cadena perpètua
(f) life imprisonment / life in prison
perquè
conj
because
persona
n
(f) person
personal
n
(m) staff / personnel
adj
personal
personalment
adv
1. personally
2. in person
perspectiva
n
1. (f) perspective
2. (f) view
3. (f) standpoint / viewpoint / stance
4. (f) prospect
pesant
adj
heavy
pèsol
n
(m) pea
expr pèsol d'olor
(m) sweet pea
pesseta
n
(f) peseta
petroli
n
(m) petroleum
pH
n
(m) pH
piano
n
(m) piano
expr piano de cua
(m) grand piano
expr piano de maneta (o de manubri)
(m) barrel organ
expr piano vertical (o de paret)
(m) upright piano
picar
v conj
1. to bite
2. to sting
3. to itch
4. to peck
5. to chop
6. to type
7. to nibble / to graze
expr coses per picar
(fpl) nibbles
pila
n
1. (f) heap / pile
2. (f) battery
pilot
n
1. (m) pilot
2. (m) (racing) driver
3. (m) pack
nota: També es diu 'peloton' (del francès) en el món del ciclisme.
4. (m) jumble
pineda
n
(f) pine forest
pioner
n
1. (m / f) pioneer / trailblazer
2. (m) [escoltisme] explorer (scout) / venturer (scout)
adj
pioneering / trailblazing
pirinenc
adj
Pyrenean
piulada
n
1. (f) tweet / chirp
2. (m) [INFORM] tweet
pivot
n
1. (m) [moviment] pivot
2. (m / f) [jugador] center / post player / pivot player
pla
n
1. (m) plan
2. (m) shot
3. (m) level / plane
adj
flat / even
expr pla d'empresa
(m) business plan
expr pla d'estudis
(m) curriculum
expr primer pla
(m) close-up
placa
n
1. (f) plate
2. (f) [MED] plaque
3. (f) patch
4. (f) plate
expr placa base
(f) motherboard
expr placa de matrícula
(f) number plate (Br.) / license plate (Am.)
expr placa tectònica
(f) tectonic plate
plaça
n
(f) square
expr plaça d'aparcament
(f) parking space / parking place
plàcet
n
(m) assent / approval / agreement
plafó
n
(m) board / panel
plagiar
v conj
plagiarize / plagiarise (Br.)
plana
n
1. (f) plain
2. (f) page
3. (f) plane
planetari
adj
planetary
planificació
n
(f) planning
plantejament
n
(m) approach
planter
n
1. (m) [viver] nursery
2. (m) [conjunt de plantes] crop
3. (m) training ground
4. (m) [ESPORT] youth academy
plaure
v conj
to please
expr si et plau
please
expr si us plau
please
plegat
n
(m) folding
adj
plegatstogether
expr tot plegat
1. in short
2. all together / in total
plural
adj
plural
n
(m) plural
plus
n
1. (m) bonus (payment) / surcharge
2. (m) extra / bonus / boost
Un plus de confiança - Confidence boost / boost in confidence
població
n
(f) population
expr població rural
(f) rural population
expr població urbana
(f) urban population
expr creixement de població
(m) population growth
expr densitat de població
(f) population density
expr piràmide de població
(m) population pyramid
podcast
n
(m) podcast
poder
v conj
can / to be able
n
(m) power
expr poder adquisitiu
(m) spending power
expr el Quart Poder
the Fourth Estate
expr en poder de
in the possession of
poliandre
adj
polyandrous
poliesportiu
n
(m) sports centre (Br.) / sports center (Am.)
polifacètic
adj
1. many-sided / multifaceted
2. multi-talented / many-sided / versatile
poligàmia
n
(f) polygamy
politècnic
adj
polytechnic
n
(m) institute of technology / technical university / polytechnic institute
ponència
n
(f) guest lecture
ponent
n
1. (m / f) guest speaker
2. (m / f) spokesperson / spokesman / spokeswoman
pont
n
1. (m) bridge
2. (m) long weekend
3. (m) [de comandament] bridge
4. (m) [del peu] arch
expr pont giratori
(m) swing bridge
expr pont llevadís
(m) drawbridge
expr pont de peatge
(m) toll bridge
expr pont penjant
(m) suspension bridge
popular
adj
popular
porcí
adj
porcine (tec.) / pig
expr carn porcina
(f) pork
expr grip porcina
(f) swine flu
expr pesta porcina
(f) swine fever
porra
n
1. (f) club / bludgeon
2. (f) (de policia) truncheon (Br.) / baton (Br.) / nightstick (Am.)
porta
n
1. (f) door
2. (f) (obertura deixada en una paret) doorway
expr a porta tancada
behind closed doors
portada
n
1. (front) cover
nota: '(Front) cover' vol dir la portada d'un llibre o una revista.
2. front page
nota: 'Front page' és la portada d'un diari
portar
v conj
1. to carry
2. to take / to bring
3. to wear
portar-se
portar-seto behave
Portar-se malament - To misbehave
expr portar a
to lead to
expr portar (en cotxe)
to give somebody a lift
Em pots portar, si us plau? - Could you give me a lift, please?
Et portarem (en cotxe) a la oficina - We can give you a lift to the office
expr portar-se bé (amb)
to get on (with)
portaveu
n
(m / f) spokesman / spokeswoman / spokesperson
posar
v conj
1. to put / to place
2. [ocell] to perch / to land
posar-se
1. posar-se(roba) to put on
2. posar-se(medicament / cosmètic) to apply
expr posar fi a (alguna cosa)
to put a stop to (something)
expr posar fre a (alguna cosa)
to put the brake on (something)
expr posar en marxa
to start (up) / to set in motion
expr posar-se al dia (en alguna cosa)
to catch up (on something)
expr posar-se a la venda
to go on sale
expr posar-se d'acord
to agree / to come to an agreement
expr posar-se en contacte (amb algú)
to contact (someone)
No dubtis en posar-te en contacte amb nosaltres - Don't hesitate to contact us
expr posar-se vermell
to blush / to go red / to turn red
posta
n
1. (f) post
2. (f) laying
3. (f) stake
expr posta de sol
(f) sunset
potable
adj
potable (formal)
expr aigua potable
(f) drinking water / (formal) potable water
potser
adv
perhaps / maybe
pràcticament
adv
practically / almost / all but
precedent
adj
preceding / previous
n
(m) precedent
expr sense precedents
unprecedented
preguntar
v conj
1. to ask
2. (~ per algú) to ask about (someone)
prescindible
adj
dispensable
present
n
(m) present
adj
present
expr tenir present
to bear in mind
presentar
v conj
1. to present
2. to introduce
3. to submit
president
n
1. (m / f) president
2. (m / f) chairman (m) / chairwoman (f) / chairperson (m or f)
pressupost
n
1. (m) budget
2. (m) estimate
expr pressupost de funcionament
(m) operating budget
expr pressupost operatiu
(m) operating budget
pressuposatari
adj
budgetary
prestigiós
adj
prestigious
pretemporada
n
(f) [ESPORT] preseason
pretendre
v conj
to claim
previ
adj
previous / prior
expr previ a
prior to
primer
adj
first
n
(m) first
expr primer ministre
(m / f) prime minister
expr primers auxilis
(mpl) first aid
expr a primers de
at the beginning of
A primers de juliol - At the beginning of July
expr nombre primer
(m) prime number
primitiu
adj
primitive
principal
adj
main / principal / chief
principalment
adv
mainly / chiefly / principally / mostly / primarily
principi
n
1. (m) beginning / start
2. (m) tenet / principle
expr de principis
principled
Una persona de principis - A principled person
expr des del principi
from the start / from the beginning / from the word go / from the get-go
expr sense principis
unprincipled
Una persona sense principis - An unprincipled person
prioritari
adj
key / [abans d'un nom] priority
privat
adj
private
pro
prep
pro
n
(m) pro
expr els pros i els contres
the pros and cons
problema
n
(m) problem
problemàtic
adj
problematic
Nen problemàtic - Problem child
n
problemàtica (f) problems
procariota
n
(f) prokaryote
procedent
adj
1. appropriate / proper / acceptable
2. admissible
expr procedent de
(coming) from
professió
n
(f) profession
professional
adj
professional
n
professional
professorat
n
(m) teaching staff / teachers
programa
n
1. (m) program (Am.) / programme (Br.)
2. (m) program
programació
n
(f) programming
expr llenguatge de programació
(m) programming language
projecte
n
(m) project
expr projecte de llei
(m) bill
promoure
v conj
to promote
prop
adv
near
prep
near
expr prop de
nearly / almost / close on / close to
expr a prop
near / close
expr a prop de
near (to)
proper
adj
1. next
2. close
propi
adj
own
propietat
n
1. (f) property / ownership
2. (f) estate
expr programari de propietat
(m) proprietary (or commercial) software
proporcional
adj
proportional / proportionate
expr representació proporcional
(f) proportional representation
proposar
v conj
to propose / to suggest
proposar-se
proposar-seto plan on
Es proposen crear secció de les JNC a la Cerdanya. - They plan on creating a section of the JNC in the Cerdanya.
propòsit
n
(m) intention / purpose
expr a propòsit
suitable
expr a propòsit de
about / regarding / as regards
proposta
n
(f) proposal
pròrroga
n
1. (f) [ESPORT] extra time / overtime
nota: Futbol americà = 'overtime'
2. (f) extension
prosa
n
(f) prose
pròsper
adj
prosperous / affluent
prosperar
v conj
to prosper / to flourish
prosperitat
n
(f) prosperity / affluence
protagonisme
n
(m) leading role / lead role
protagonista
n
(m / f) main character / protagonist
protecció
n
(f) protection
pròtesi
n
1. (f) [MED] prosthesis / implant
Pròtesis mamàries - Breast implants
Pròtesi dental - Dental implant
2. (f) [LING] prothesis
3. (f) [RELIG] prothesis
protesta
n
(f) protest
protètic
adj
1. [MED] prosthetic
2. [LING] prothetic
prou
adv
enough
adj
enough
prova
n
1. (f) test
2. (f) proof / evidence
expr període de proves
(m) probationary period
província
n
(f) province
provincià
adj
parochial
provocador
adj
provocative
n
(m / f) agitator
expr agent provocador
(m / f) agent provocateur
psalm
n
(m) psalm
públic
adj
public
n
public
publicació
n
(f) publication
punt
n
1. (m) point
2. (m) full stop (Br.) / period (Am.)
3. (m) dot
4. (m) stitch
expr punt culminant
(m) high point / peak / climax
expr punt de control
(m) checkpoint
expr punt d'ebullició
(m) boiling point
expr punt de fusió
(m) melting point
expr punt de ruptura
(m) breakpoint
expr punt de venda
(m) point of sale
Terminal punt de venda (TPV) - Point of sale terminal / POS terminal
expr punt de vista
(m) point of view / viewpoint
expr punt final
(m) the very end
expr punt G
(m) G spot
expr punt i a part
full stop, new paragraph (Br.) / period, new paragraph (Am.)
expr punt i coma
(m) semi colon
expr punt i seguit
full stop, new sentence (Br.) / period, new sentence (Am.)
expr punts suspensius
ellipsis
expr punt verd
(m) recycling centre / tip
expr punt volat
(m) middle dot
expr dos punts
colon
expr en punt
on the dot
expr i punt
full stop (Br.) / period (Am.) / end of story
expr posar punt final a
to put an end to / to cap off / to draw a line under (una cosa negativa)
expr tan bon punt
as soon as
punta
n
1. (f) point / tip
2. (f) stitch
expr a punta de pistola
at gunpoint
puntuació
n
1. (f) [LING] punctuation
2. (f) score
expr signe de puntuació
punctuation mark
puntual
adj
1. punctual
2. prompt
3. accurate
pur
adj
pure
