babaganuix
n (m) baba ganoush

babalà
adv -

expr a la babalà
without thinking / haphazardly / willy nilly / any old how

babau
adj 1. silly / stupid
2. naive

n (m / f) idiot / fool

babiloni
n (m / f) Babylonian

adj Babylonian

Babilònia
n (f) Babylon

babilònic
adj Babylonian

bable
n (m) [LING] Asturian

babord
n (m) port

babuí
n (m) baboon

babutxa
n (f) slipper

baca
n (f) roofrack

bacallà
n (m) cod

expr bacallà sec (o salat)
(m) salt cod

expr tallar el bacallà
to call the tune

bacallaner
adj cod

n (m / f) cod seller

bacallaneria
n (f) store that sells cod

bacanal
adj bacchanalian

n (f) drunken revelry

bacant
n 1. (f) maenad (female follower of Bacchus)
2. (f) [fig.] nymphomaniac

bacó
n 1. (m) bacon
2. (m) pig
3. (m / f) [fig.] pig

bacteri
n (m) bacterium
nota: Plural = bacteria.

bacterià
adj bacterial

bacterial
adj bacterial

bacteriòleg
n (m / f) bacteriologist

bacteriologia
n (f) bacteriology

bacteriològic
adj bacteriological

bacteriostàtic
adj bacteriostatic

n (m) bacteriostat

badada
n (f) oversight / lapse / carelessness

badall
n (m) yawn

badallar
v conj to yawn

badaloní
adj of / from Badalona

n (m / f) (person) from Badalona

badar
v conj 1. to gape / to be open
2. to be in a world of your own / to have your head in the clouds
3. to be distracted / to be careless
4. to open / to split open

expr badar la boca / els ulls
to open your mouth / eyes

expr no badar boca
to not say a word / to keep your mouth shut

expr no val a badar
be careful / watch out

badia
n (f) bay

badiu
n (m) nostril

bàdminton
n (m) badminton

badoc
adj gaping / agape

n (m / f) simpleton / fool

badomeries
n 1. (fpl) untruths / lies
2. (fpl) trifles / trinkets

baf
n 1. (m) vapor (Am.) / vapour (Br.) / steam / condensation
Hi ha baf al mirall. - The mirror is steamed up.
2. (m) breath

expr prendre bafs
to inhale

bafarada
n 1. (f) smell / stink / pong (informal)
2. (f) gust / gasp / puff
3. (f) speech bubble

baga
n (f) noose

bagassa
n (f) prostitute

bagatel·la
n (f) trifle / trinket

bagatge
n 1. (m) baggage
2. (m) [fig.] knowledge / experience / background

bagel
n (m) bagel

baguet
n (f) baguette

bagul
n 1. (m) trunk
2. (m) [taüt] coffin

bah
interj bah

Bahames
n (f) Bahamas

Bahrain
n (m) Bahrain

bahrainià
n (m / f) Bahraini

adj Bahraini

baia
n (f) berry

baiard
n (m) stretcher

baieta
n (f) cloth

expr passar (la) baieta
to clean the floor

baioneta
n (f) bayonet

baionetada
n (f) jab with a bayonet

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)

baixa
n 1. (f) fall
2. (f) descent
3. (f) exemption
4. (f) [mil.] casualty
5. (f) [METEOR] low front

expr anar de baixa
to be on the way out / to be on a downward slope

expr donar de baixa
to kick out

expr donar-se de baixa
[~ de] to unsubscribe (from) / to withdraw (from) / to leave

baixada
n 1. (f) descent
2. (f) fall
3. (f) dip
4. (f) [pendent] slope

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

baix-alemany
n (m) low German

baixamar
n (f) low tide

baixar
v conj 1. to go down
2. to get off / to alight from(formal)
Baixar del tren. - To get off the train.
3. to lower (something or somebody) / to get (something or somebody) down
4. to drop
5. [INFORM] to download

baixesa
n 1. (f) baseness
2. (f) low trick

baixista
n 1. (m / f) bass player
2. (m / f) [FIN] bear

baixkir
n 1. (m / f) Bashkir
2. (m) [LING] Bashkir (language)

adj Bashkir

baixó
n 1. (m) bassoon
2. (m / f) bassoon player

baixonista
n (m / f) bassoon player

bajanada
n 1. (f) piece of nonsense / (act or piece) of stupidity (or idiocy or foolishness) / idiotic (or foolish or stupid) act
2. bajanades (fpl) rubbish / nonsense / hooey (Am.) / baloney (Am.)

bala
n 1. (f) bullet
2. (f) marble

expr com una bala
[fig.] like a shot

balada
n (f) ballad

baladista
n (m / f) ballad singer

baladre
n (m) oleander

balafiador
adj wasteful

balafiar
v conj to waste / to squander

balalaica
n (f) balalaika

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

balança
n 1. (f) scales / scale (Am.)
2. (f) balance
3. Balança (f) Libra

expr balança de pagaments
(f) balance of payments

expr fer caure (o inclinar o decantar) la balança
to tip the balance / to tip the scales / to swing the balance

balanceig
n (m) swaying / rocking / swinging

balancejar
v conj to sway

balancí
n (m) rocking chair / rocker (Am.)

balançó
n (m) scale pan

balandra
n (f) yacht / sloop

balandreig
n (m) swaying / rocking / swinging

balandrejar
v conj to sway / to rock
balandrejar-se
balandrejar-seto swing

balast
n (m) ballast

balb
adj numb

balbar-se
v conj to go (or turn or become) numb

balboteig
n (m) babbling / babble

balbotejar
v conj to babble

balbuceig
n 1. (m) stammering
2. (m) [vici de pronunciació] stammer

balbucejar
v conj to stammer

balcànic
n (m / f) (person / people) from the Balkans

adj Balkan

balcanització
n (f) balkanization / balkanisation (Br.)

balcanitzar
v conj to balkanize / to balkanise (Br.) / to break up
balcanitzar-se
balcanitzar-seto fragment / to break up

Balcans
n (m) Balkans

balcó
n (m) balcony

balda
n 1. (f) latch
2. (f) (door) knocker

baldador
n (m) swing

baldament
adv even though

baldaquí
n 1. (m) canopy
2. (m) baldachin

baldar
v conj to paralyze

expr estar baldat
to be shattered

balder
adj 1. loose
2. [ROBA] baggy / loose-fitting

baldufa
n (f) (spinning) top

expr fer ballar (algú) com una baldufa
to play (somebody) like a piano

balear
adj Balearic

n 1. (m / f) person (or man or woman or child) from the Balearic Islands
2. Balears (fpl) Balearic Islands

baleàric
adj Balearic

balena
n (f) whale

expr balena amb gep
(f) humpbacked whale

expr balena blava
(f) blue whale

expr balena blanca
(f) beluga whale

balener
adj whale

n 1. (m / f) whaler
2. (m) whaling ship

balenó
n (m) baby whale / calf

balí
n (m) pellet

baliga-balaga
n (m / f) scatterbrain / featherbrain / space-case (col·loq., Am.)

balinès
n (m / f) Balinese (person) / the Balinese (pl.)

adj Balinese

balisa
n 1. (f) [naut.] buoy
2. (f) [aer.] beacon
3. (f) WARNING signal / warning light

balístic
adj ballistic

n balística (f) ballistics

expr mísil balístic intercontinental
(m) intercontinental ballistic missile

balkar
n (m / f) Balkar

adj Balkar

ball
n 1. (m) dancing
2. (m) dance
3. (m) ball / dance

expr ball de sant Vito
(m) [MED] Saint Vitus' dance

ballada
n 1. (f) dancing
2. (f) dance

ballador
n (m / f) dancer

adj fond of dancing

ballar
v conj 1. to dance
Ballar d'alegria. - To dance for joy.
2. to dance
Ballar la sardana. - To dance the sardana.
3. to wobble / to be loose

expr barallar pel cap (alguna cosa a algú)
to have a vague recollection of (something)

expr fer barallar el cap (a algú)
to bother (somebody) / to pester (somebody)

ballarí
n (m / f) (professional) dancer

expr ballarí de ballet
(m / f) ballet dancer / (fem.) ballerina

ballesta
n 1. (f) crossbow
2. (f) [ZOOL] triggerfish

ballester
n 1. (m) crossbowman
2. (m) [ZOOL] alpine swift

ballet
n (m) ballet

expr ballarí de ballet
(m / f) ballet dancer / (fem. també) ballerina

balneari
n (m) spa / health spa

baló
n 1. (m) [ESPORT] ball
2. (m) [TRANSP] hot-air balloon

expr baló sonda
(m) blimp

baloner
n (m / f) (person / people) from Balones

adj relating to Balones or its people

balsa
n 1. (f) balsa tree
2. (f) balsa (wood)

bàlsam
n 1. (m) balsam
2. (m) balm

balsàmic
adj 1. [que conté bàlsam] balsamic
2. soothing

bàltic
adj Baltic

expr llengües bàltiques
(fpl) Baltic languages

expr Mar Bàltica
(f) Baltic Sea

baluard
n (m) bulwark

baluerna
n (f) bulky (or cumbersome) item

balustrada
n (f) balustrade

bambú
n (m) bamboo

ban
n 1. (m) [hist.] edict
2. (m) fine

banal
adj banal

banalitat
n (f) banality

banalització
n (f) trivialization / trivialisation (Br.) / playing down

banalitzar
v conj (f) banality

banana
n (f) banana

expr banana mascle
(f) plantain

bananer
n (m) banana plant

adj banana

expr república bananera
(f) banana republic

banau
n (m / f) (col.loq) ninny

banc
n 1. (m) bench
2. (m) [d'església] pew
3. (m) [de fuster etc.] bench
4. (m) [de peixos] shoal / school
5. (m) bank / shelf / layer
Banc de sorra. - Sandbank.
Banc de glaç. - Ice shelf.
6. (m) [FIN] bank
Banc Mundial. - World Bank.
7. (m) [MED] bank
Banc de sang. - Blood bank.
Banc d'esperma. - Sperm bank.
8. (m) [METEOR] [de núvols] bank

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

bancari
adj bank / banking
El sistema bancari. - The banking system.

bancarització
n 1. (f) conversion of (a financial institution) into a bank
2. (f) bank usage

bancaritzar
v conj to convert (a financial institution) into a bank

bancarrota
n (f) bankruptcy

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...

bandada
n (f) flock

bandejament
n (m) exile / banishment

bandejar
v conj to exile / to banish

bandera
n 1. (f) flag
2. (f) insert

banderer
n (m / f) standard bearer

bàndicut
n (m) bandicoot

bandidatge
n (m) banditry

bandit
n (m) bandit

bàndol
n (m) side / faction / party

bandola
n 1. (f) bandola
2. (f) nappy (Br.) / diaper (Am.)
3. (f) group / gang

bandoler
n (m) highwayman / highway robber

bandolera
n (f) shoulder bag / messenger bag

bandoneó
n (m) bandoneon

bandura
n (f) bandura

bandúrria
n (f) bandurria

bàner
n (m) [INFORM] banner / banner ad / web banner

Bangla Desh
n (m) Bangladesh

banjo
n (m) banjo

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

banquet
n 1. (m) banquet / feast
2. (m) small bench

expr banquet de noces
(m) wedding reception

banqueta
n (f) bench

banteng
n (m) banteng

bantu
n 1. (m) [LING] Bantu
2. (mpl) Bantu people

adj Bantu

banús
n (m) ebony

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

banya
n 1. (f) horn
2. (f) bump on the forehead

expr agafar el bou (or toro) per les banyes
to take the bull by the horns

expr ficar la banya en un forat
(col.loq) to dig your heels in

expr rompre's les banyes
to bust a gut

banyada
n 1. (f) bath
2. (f) jab from a horn
3. (f) injury (or wound) caused by a horn

banyador
n (m) swimsuit / (swimming) costume (Br.)

banyalbufarí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Banyalbufar

adj relating to Banyalbufar or its people

banyar
v conj 1. to bath / to bathe / to give (someone) a bath
2. to bathe
banyar-se
1. banyar-seto have a bath
2. banyar-seto go for a swim / to take a dip (in the sea / river / lake)
nota: També es pot dir 'to bathe', però en aquest sentit és una paraula molt passada de moda.

banyera
n (f) bath / bathtub / tub

expr banyera d'hidromassatge
(f) jacuzzi

banyerí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Banyeres de Mariola

adj relating to Banyeres de Mariola or its people

banyerut
n (m / f) (person / people) from Banyeres de Mariola

adj relating to Banyeres de Mariola or its people

banyista
n (m / f) bather / swimmer

banyut
adj horned

n 1. el banyutthe devil
2. (m) tentacled blenny

baobab
n (m) baobab tree

baptismal
adj baptismal

expr pila (o pica) baptismal
(f) baptismal font

baptisme
n 1. (m) baptism / christening
2. (m) Baptism

expr baptisme de foc
(m) baptism of fire

baptista
n 1. (m / f) Baptist
2. (m / f) baptist
Joan el baptista. - John the Baptist.

adj Baptist

baquelita
n (f) bakelite

baqueta
n (f) drumstick / (percussion) mallet

bàquic
adj bacchanal / bacchanalian

bar
n 1. (m) [begudes alcohòliques] bar
2. (m) café
3. (m) [METEOR] bar

baralla
n 1. (f) fight
2. (f) pack of cards / deck of cards

barallar-se
v conj [~ amb] to fight with / to argue with

barana
n (f) railing

baranatge
n (m) handrail

barat
adj 1. [de baix preu] cheap
2. [de baixa qualitat] cheap

barata
n (f) exchange

baratar
v conj to exchange

barb
n (m) blackhead

barba
n 1. (f) beard
2. (f) chin

expr barba a barba
face to face

expr per barba
each / per person

barbacana
n (f) barbican

barbacoa
n (f) barbecue / BBQ / barbie (Aus.)

expr salsa barbacoa
(f) barbecue sauce

Barbados
n (m) Barbados

bàrbar
adj 1. barbarous
2. barbarian
Invasions bàrbares. - Barbarian invasions.

n (m / f) barbarian

barbàrie
n (f) barbarity

barbeta
n (f) chin

barbitúrics
n (mpl) barbiturates

barboteig
n (m) mutter / mumble

barbotejar
v conj to mutter / to mumble

barca
n (f) boat

Barcelona
n Barcelona

expr Barcelona ciutat
the city of Barcelona

expr Barcelona metropolitana
Barcelona metropolitan area

barceloní
adj of / from Barcelona

n (m / f) (person) from Barcelona

bardissa
n (f) brush

barem
n (m) score / scale / calculation table

bari
n (m) barium

baríton
n (m) baritone

barnús
n (m) bathrobe

barociclonòmetre
n (m) barocyclonometer

baroclínic
adj baroclinic

baroclinitat
n (f) baroclinity / baroclinicity

barògraf
n (m) barograph

barograma
n (m) barogram

baròmetre
n (m) barometer

expr baròmetre aneroide
(m) aneroid barometer

expr baròmetre de mercuri
(m) mercury barometer

barosaure
n (m) barosaurus

barotròpic
adj barotropic

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

barracó
n (m) prefab (col·loq.) / prefabricated building / portable (Am.)

barranc
n (m) ravine

barraquer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Barraques

adj relating to Barraques or its people

barrar
v conj 1. [tancar amb barra] to bar
2. to block / to bar
Barrar el pas als veïns. - To block the locals' path.
3. to put a line through / to cross out
4. [un xec] to cross (Br.)
nota: Els americans no tenen el costum de barrar els xecs.

barreja
n (f) mix / mixture

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

barrera
n (f) barrier

expr barrera de seguretat
(f) safety barrier

barret
n (m) hat

barretina
n (f) traditional Catalan hat

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

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

barrica
n (f) (225 litre) barrel (in which wine is stored and aged)

barricada
n (f) barricade

barril
n (m) barrel

barrina
n (f) auger

barrinar
v conj 1. [vaixell] to scuttle
2. to auger

barroc
adj baroque

n (m) baroque

barroer
adj bungling / clumsy

barroeria
n (f) clumsiness

barrufet
n 1. (m) devil
2. (m) imp
3. (m) dust devil

barxer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Barx

adj relating to Barx or its people

barxetà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Barxeta

adj relating to Barxeta or its people

basar
v conj to base

basc
n 1. (m) Basque
2. (m / f) Basque

adj Basque

basca
n 1. (f) anxiety / worry / fear / uneasiness
2. (f) faint / fainting spell / loss of consciousness
3. basques (fpl) nausea

bàscula
n (f) bascule

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

bàsic
adj basic

bàsicament
adv basically

basílica
n (f) basilica

basòfil
n (m) basophil

adj basophilic

bàsquet
n (m) basketball

bassa
n (f) pond

bassal
n 1. (m) puddle
2. (m) pool
Bassal de sang. - Pool of blood.

bassiol
n (m) trough

bast
adj 1. rough / coarse
2. supplied

n (m) packsaddle

bastament
n (m) word used in the expression 'a bastament'

expr a bastament
enough / sufficiently

bastant
adj enough

adv enough

bastida
n (f) scaffold

bastidor
n (m) frame

expr entre bastidors
backstage / behind the scenes

bastiment
n (m) frame

bastió
n (m) bastion / bulwark

basto
n 1. (m) [cartes de jugar] baton / club
nota: Carta del coll 'bastos' d'una baralla espanyola.
2. bastos (mpl) [cartes de jugar] batons / clubs
nota: Al món angloparlant, s'utilitza la baralla francesa.

bastó
n 1. (m) stick
2. (m) walking stick
3. (m) [policial] truncheon (Br.) / baton (Br.) / nightstick (Am.)
4. (m) [cartes de jugar] baton / club
5. bastons (mpl) [cartes de jugar] batons / clubs
nota: Al món angloparlant, s'utilitza la baralla francesa.

bastonaga
n (f) (dialecte) carrot

bastonejar
v conj to beat (or hit or whack) with a stick

bastonets
n 1. (mpl) chopsticks
2. (mpl) cotton buds (Br.) / cotton swabs (Am.)
3. (mpl) bread sticks

bat
n (m) [ESPORT] (baseball) bat

expr obert de bat a bat
wide open

bata
n (f) overall (Br.) / smock
Bata blanca (d'un metge) - (Doctor's) white coat

batalla
n (f) battle

expr batalla campal
(f) pitched battle

batalló
n (m) battalion

batau
n (m / f) Batavian

adj Batavian

batec
n (m) beat

expr batec del cor
(m) heartbeat

batedor
n (m) fingerboard

batedora
n (f) mixer

bategar
v conj to beat

bateig
n (m) christening

bateria
n 1. (f) battery
2. (f) drums / drum kit
3. (m / f) drummer

batlle
n (m) mayor

batòlit
n (m) batholith

batre
v conj 1. to beat
2. [ESPORT] to bat

batuda
n 1. (f) raid
2. (f) beating
3. (f) [natació] kick

batussa
n 1. (f) tussle / scrap / altercation
2. (f) beating

batut
n (m) milkshake

batuta
n (f) baton

expr sota la batuta de
under the guidance of

batxillerat
n (m) A-levels

batzegada
n (f) shake / shock

baula
n (f) link

bava
n (f) dribble / slobber / drool

expr caure-li la bava (a algú)
to drool / to dribble / to slobber

bavarès
n 1. (m / f) Bavarian
2. (m) [LING] Bavarian

adj Bavarian

bavejar
v conj to dribble / to slobber / to drool

Baviera
n Bavaria

BCE
n (m) ECB

be
n (m) sheep
nota: El plural de 'sheep' és 'sheep'.

expr carn de be
(f) mutton


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

bearnès
n (m / f) Bearnese (person) / the Bearnese (pl.)

adj Bearnese

bebè
n (m) baby

bec
n (m) beak

beca
n 1. (f) grant
2. grant / scholarship

becaina
n (f) nap

expr fer una becaina
to have (or take a nap) / to nap

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.

bederrès
n (m / f) (person / people) from Béziers in France

adj relating to Béziers or its people

beduí
n (m / f) Bedouin

adj Bedouin

befa
n (f) derision / ridicule

expr fer befa de
to make fun of / to poke fun at

begissà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Begís

adj relating to Begís or its people

beguda
n (f) drink / beverage (formal)

expr beguda energètica
(f) energy drink

expr beguda isotònica
(f) isotonic drink

expr beguda refrescant
(f) soft drink

behaviorisme
n (m) behaviorism (Am.) / behaviourism (Br.)

beina
n 1. (f) [d'una espasa o d'una daga] sheath / scabbard
2. (f) case
3. (f) pod
Beina de vainilla. - Vanilla pod.

beisbol
n (m) baseball

beisbolista
n baseball player

beix
adj beige

n (m) beige

beixamel
n (m) bechamel sauce

belga
n (m / f) Belgian

adj Belgian

Bèlgica
n (f) Belgium

belgidà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Bèlgida

adj relating to Bèlgida or its people

Belgrad
n Belgrade

Belize
n (m) Belize

bell
adj beautiful

bellesa
n (f) beauty

bel·licista
adj warlike

bel·licós
adj bellicose (formal) / belligerent

bel·licositat
n (f) bellicosity (formal) / belligerence

belloquí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Bell-lloc

adj relating to Bell-lloc or its people

bellreguardí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Bellreguard

adj relating to Bellreguard or its people

bellugar
v conj 1. to move / to budge
2. to move / to budge
3. to be loose
bellugar-se
bellugar-seto move (about)
Belluga't! - Get a move on! / get moving!

bellugueig
n (m) movement

bellusser
n (m / f) (person / people) from Bellús

adj relating to Bellús or its people

beluga
n (f) beluga whale

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...

bena
n 1. (f) [MED] bandage
2. (f) blindfold

benafer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benafer

adj relating to Benafer or its people

benafiguer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benafigos

adj relating to Benafigos or its people

benaguasiler
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benaguasil

adj relating to Benaguasil or its people

benaixever
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benaixeve

adj relating to Benaixeve or its people

benasauer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benasau

adj relating to Benasau or its people

benassalenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benassal

adj relating to Benassal or its people

benaurança
n (f) bliss

benaurat
adj blissful

benaviter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benavites

adj relating to Benavites or its people

benedicció
n (f) blessing

benèfic
adj 1. charity / charitable / benevolent
Concert benèfic. - Charity concert.
2. beneficial

beneficència
n (f) charity

benefici
n 1. benefit / advantage
2. profit

beneficiari
n (m / f) beneficiary

beneficiós
adj beneficial

beneir
v conj to bless

beneit
adj 1. silly / simple / stupid / dim
2. gullible
3. blessed

n 1. (m / f) good sort / kind soul
2. (m / f) simple soul

expr dat i beneït
over / over and done with / signed, sealed and delivered

beneixamer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Beneixama

adj relating to Beneixama or its people

beneixider
n (m / f) (person / people) from Beneixida

adj relating to Beneixida or its people

benejussenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benejússer

adj relating to Benejússer or its people

benentès
n (m) word used in the expression 'amb el benentès que'

expr amb el benentès que
on the understanding that

beneplàcit
n 1. (m) approval / authorization / authorisation (Br.)
2. (m) permission

benestar
n (m) well-being / welfare

expr estat de benestar
(m) welfare state

benetussí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benetússer

adj relating to Benetússer or its people

beneventà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benevento in Italy

adj relating to Benevento or its people

benèvol
adj benevolent / kind

benferrí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benferri

adj relating to Benferri or its people

bengala
n 1. (f) flare
2. (f) sparkler

bengalí
n (m) Bengali

adj Bengali

beniarbegí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Beniarbeig

adj relating to Beniarbeig or its people

beniarder
n (m / f) (person / people) from Beniardà

adj relating to Beniardà or its people

beniarjoter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Beniarjó

adj relating to Beniarjó or its people

beniarresí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Beniarrés

adj relating to Beniarrés or its people

beniatjarí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Beniatjar

adj relating to Beniatjar or its people

benicarlando
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benicarló

adj relating to Benicarló or its people

benicassut
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benicàssim

adj relating to Benicàssim or its people

benicoletà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benicolet

adj relating to Benicolet or its people

benicullenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benicull de Xúquer

adj relating to Benicull de Xúquer or its people

benidolejà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benidoleig

adj relating to Benidoleig or its people

benidormer
adj relating to Benidorm or its people

n (m / f) (person / people) from Benidorm

benifaioner
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benifaió

adj relating to Benifaió or its people

benifairenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benifairó de les Valls

adj relating to Benifairó de les Valls or its people

benifaironer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benifairó de la Valldigna

adj relating to Benifairó de la Valldigna or its people

benifallimer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benifallim

adj relating to Benifallim or its people

benifater
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benifato

adj relating to Benifato or its people

beniflater
n (m / f) (person / people) from Beniflà

adj relating to Beniflà or its people

beniganí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benigànim

adj relating to Benigànim or its people

benigembler
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benigembla

adj relating to Benigembla or its people

benigne
adj benign

benijofarer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benijòfar

adj relating to Benijòfar or its people

benillober
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benilloba

adj relating to Benilloba or its people

benilluper
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benillup

adj relating to Benillup or its people

benimantellut
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benimantell

adj relating to Benimantell or its people

benimarfuller
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benimarfull

adj relating to Benimarfull or its people

benimassoter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benimassot

adj relating to Benimassot or its people

benimelí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benimeli

adj relating to Benimeli or its people

benimodí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benimodo

adj relating to Benimodo or its people

benimusler
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benimuslem

adj relating to Benimuslem or its people

Benín
n Benin

beninès
n (m / f) Beninese (person) / the Beninese (pl.)

adj Beninese

benintencionat
adj well-intentioned

beniparrellí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Beniparrell

adj relating to Beniparrell or its people

benirredrà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benirredrà

adj relating to Benirredrà or its people

benissaner
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benissanó

adj relating to Benissanó or its people

benisser
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benissa

adj relating to Benissa or its people

benissodà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benissoda

adj relating to Benissoda or its people

benissuerà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Benissuera

adj relating to Benissuera or its people

benjamí
n (m / f) youngest child

adj [ESPORT] U9 / U10

benvingut
adj welcome

interj welcome!

benvolença
n (f) goodwill

benevolència
n (f) benevolence

benvolgut
adj dear
Benvolgut Miquel. - Dear Miquel.

benzina
n (f) petrol (Br.) / gas (Am.)

benzinera
n (f) petrol station (Br.) / gas station (Am.)

beoci
n (m / f) Boeotian

adj Boeotian

berenar
n (m) tea

v conj to have tea

bergamasc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Bergamo in Italy

adj relating to Bergamo or its people

beri-beri
n (m) beriberi

beril·li
n (m) beryllium

berkeli
n (m) berkelium

Berlín
n (m) Berlin

berlinès
n (m / f) Berliner

adj Berlin

bermudes
n 1. Bermudes (fpl) Bermuda
2. (fpl) Bermuda shorts

Berna
n (f) Bern

bernat pescaire
n (m) grey heron

bernès
n (m / f) Bernese

adj Bernese

besant
n (m) bezant

besar
v conj to kiss

berrixó
n (m / f) (person / people) from the Berry region of France

adj relating to Berry or its people

besavi
n (m) great grandfather / great grandparent

besàvia
n (f) great grandmother

besavis
n (mpl) great grandparents

bescanvi
n (m) exchange

bescanviar
v conj to exchange

bescoll
n (m) back of the neck / nape of the neck

bessó
n (m / f) twin

adj twin

expr germà bessó
(m) twin brother

expr germana bessona
(f) twin sister

Bessons
n (mpl) Gemini

bèstia
n (f) beast

bestiar
n (m) livestock

expr bestiar boví
(m) cattle

expr bestiar cabrum
(m) goats

expr bestiar oví
(m) sheep

expr bestiar porcí
(m) pigs / swine

bestiari
n (m) bestiary

bestiesa
n (f) rubbish (Br.) / nonsense

bestiola
n (f) creature

bestreta
n (f) deposit / advance fee

besuc
n (m) sea bream

beterà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Bétera

adj relating to Bétera or its people

betlemita
n (m / f) (person / people) from Bethlehem

adj relating to Bethlehem or its people

betxinenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Betxí

adj relating to Betxí or its people

betzoar
n (m) bezoar

beure
v conj to drink

Bhutan
n (m) Bhutan

bhutanès
n (m / f) Bhutanese (person) / the Bhutanese (pl.)

adj Bhutanese

biafrès
n (m / f) Biafran

adj Biafran

biaix
n (m) slant / slope

expr al (o de) biaix
sloping / slanting / diagonal(ly)
Una peça de roba tallada al biaix. - A garment (or item of clothing) cut on the bias.

expr mirar de biaix
to look out of the corner of your eye / to sneak a peek

bianual
adj biannual

biarenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Biar

adj relating to Biar or its people

biarnès
n (m / f) (person / people) from Béarn in France

adj relating to Béarn or its people

biarut
n (m / f) (person / people) from Biar

adj relating to Biar or its people

biatleta
n (m) biathlete

biatló
n (m) biathlon

biberó
n (m) (baby's) bottle

Bíblia
n (f) Bible

bíblic
adj biblical

bibliografia
n (f) bibliography

bibliogràfic
adj bibliographical

biblioteca
n (f) library

bibliotecari
n (m / f) librarian

bíceps
n (m) biceps

bici
n (f) (col.loq) bike

bicicleta
n (f) bicycle

bicicròs
n (m) BMX

bicitrial
n (m) bike trials

bicorbí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Bicorb

adj relating to Bicorb or its people

bicúspide
adj bicuspid

expr vàlvula bicúspide
(f) bicuspid valve

bidet
n (m) bidet

bidó
n 1. (m) can
2. (m) water bottle

bielorús
adj Byelorussian

n (m / f) Byelorussian

Bielorússia
n (f) Belarus

biennal
adj biennial

bifàsic
adj biphasic / two-phase

bifurcació
n (f) fork / bifurcation

biga
n 1. (f) beam
2. (f) girder

expr no veure la biga en el propi ull
not to see (o notice) the beam in your own eye

bigastrenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Bigastre

adj relating to Bigastre or its people

bigordà
n (m / f) (person / people) from the Bigorre region of France

adj relating to Bigorre or its people

bigoti
n 1. (m) moustache
2. bigotis (mpl) whiskers

bilateral
adj bilateral

bilateralment
adv bilaterally

bilhàrzia
n (f) bilharzia

bilingüe
adj bilingual

bilingüisme
n (m) bilingualism

bilió
n (m) trillion
nota: One trillion, two trillion, three trillion...

bilionèsim
adj trillionth

n (m) trillionth

bilis
n 1. (f) bile
2. (f) bile / anger / rage

billar
n 1. (m) billiards
2. (m) billiards hall

billet
n 1. (m) bill
2. (m) ticket
3. (m) [FIN] (bank)note

binari
adj binary

binialer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Biniali

adj relating to Biniali or its people

biniamer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Biniamar

adj relating to Biniamar or its people

binissalemer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Binissalem

adj relating to Binissalem or its people

binomi
n (m) binomial

bioalcohol
n (m) bioalcohol

bioassaig
n (m) bioassay

biocarburant
n (m) biofuel

biocatàlisi
n (f) biocatalysis

biocatalitzador
n (m) biocatalyst

bioclimàtic
adj bioclimatic

bioclimatologia
n (f) bioclimatology

biocombustible
n (m) biofuel

biodegradable
adj biodegradable

biodegradació
n (f) biodegradation

biodiversitat
n (f) biodiversity

bioenergia
n (f) bioenergy

biofísic
n 1. (m / f) biophysicist
2. biofísica (f) biophysics

adj biophysical

biogàs
n (m) biogas

biogènesi
n (f) biogenesis

biogenètic
adj biogenetic

biogènic
adj biogenic

biogeoquímic
adj biogeochemical

biògraf
n (m / f) biographer

biografia
n (f) biography

bioinformàtica
n (f) bioinformatics

biòleg
n (m / f) biologist

biologia
n (f) biology

expr biologia cel·lular
(f) cellular biology

expr biologia humana
(f) human biology

expr biologia molecular
(f) molecular biology

biòlogic
adj biological

expr mare biològica
(f) birth mother / biological mother

biòlogicament
adv biologically

bioma
n (m) biome

biomassa
n (f) biomass

biomètric
adj biometric

biomimètica
n (f) biomimetics / biomimicry / bionics

biomolècula
n (f) biomolecule

biònic
adj bionic

biònica
n (f) bionics / biomimetics / biomimicry

bioquímic
adj biochemical

n bioquímica (f) biochemistry

bios
n (m) bios

biosfera
n (f) biosphere

bipartidisme
n (m) bipartisanship
nota: Als Estats Units, on sols hi ha dos partits polítics importants, 'bipartisanship' es fa servir amb el sentit de consens ampli o unanimitat.

bipartidista
adj bipartisan
nota: Als Estats Units, on sols hi ha dos partits polítics importants, 'bipartisan' es fa servir amb el sentit de consens ampli o unanimitat.

bípede
adj bipedal

expr animal bípede
(m) biped

biplà
n (m) biplane

biquini
n 1. (m) [ROBA] bikini
2. (m) [ALIM] toasted ham and cheese sandwich / ham and cheese toastie (Br.)

birmà
n (m) Burmese

adj Burmese

Birmània
n (f) Burma

birret
n 1. (m) [RELIG] biretta
2. (m) mortarboard

bisbal
adj episcopal / bishop's / bishops'

bisbe
n (m) bishop

bisecar
v conj to bisect

bisecció
n (f) bisection

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

bisexual
adj bisexual

bismut
n (m) bismuth

bisó
n (m) bison

bisque
n (m) bisque

bistec
n (m) steak

bistre
n (m) bistre

bisturí
n (m) scalpel

bit
n (m) bit

bitàcola
n (f) blog

bitini
n (m / f) Bithynian

adj Bithynian

bitlles
n (f) skittles

bitllet
n 1. (m) ticket
2. (m) (bank)note
3. (m) bill

bitxo
n 1. (m) [ZOOL] [INSECTE] bug
2. (m) [ALIM] chilli (Br.) / chili (Am.) / chile (Am.)

bivalva
n (f) bivalve

bizantí
adj Byzantine

n (m / f) Byzantine

blanc
n (m) target

adj white

blanor
n (f) softness

blanqueig
n (m) tanning

expr blanqueig de diners (o capitals)
money laundering

blanquejar
v conj to bleach

blasfem
adj blasphemous

n (m / f) blasphemer

blasfemar
v conj to blaspheme

blasfèmia
n (f) blasphemy

blasmar
v conj to censure (formal) / to rebuke (formal) / to reprove (formal)

blasme
n (m) censure (formal) / rebuke (formal) / stricture (formal)

blat
n (m) wheat

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

blau
adj blue

n (m) (col.loq) bruise

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

blavenc
adj bluish

blavor
n (f) blue / blueness

blavós
adj bluish

ble
n (m) wick

bleda
n (f) Swiss chard

blindar
v conj 1. to bulletproof / to make bulletproof / to armour / to make impenetrable
2. to protect / to shore up / to seal up / to seal off

blindat
adj bulletproof / armoured (Br.) / armored (Am.)

blindatge
n 1. (m) shielding
Blindatge biològic. - Biological shielding.
Blindatge de plom. - Lead shielding.
Blindatge magnètic. - Magnetic shielding.
2. (m) protection

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

blocaire
n (m / f) blogger

blocar
v conj 1. to blockade
2. [ESPORT] to save / to catch / to stop
3. [ESPORT] [boxa] to block
4. to block
5. to jam

blocatge
n 1. (m) blockade
2. (m) [ESPORT] save / catch
3. (m) [ESPORT] [boxa] block
4. (m) [MED] block

blocosfera
n (f) blogosphere

blog
n (m) blog

blogosfera
n (f) blogosphere

bloguista
n (m / f) blogger

bloqueig
n 1. (m) blockade
2. (m) [ESPORT] block
3. (m) [MED] block

bloquejar
v conj 1. to blockade
2. [ESPORT] to block
3. to block
4. to jam

bo
adj good

bob
n 1. (m) [esport] bobsledding / bobsleighing
2. (m) [trineu] bobsled / bobsleigh

bobina
n (f) coil

boc
n (m) billy goat

expr boc expiatori (or emissari)
(m) scapegoat

boca
n (f) mouth

expr boca d'incendis
(f) fire hydrant

expr boca (per) avall
face down

expr a boca de canó
point blank

bocabadat
adj open-mouthed / gobsmacked (col·loq) (Br.)

bocafluix
adj big-mouthed / blabbermouthed
És un bocafluix. - He's a bigmouth (or blabbermouth).

bocairentí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Bocairent

adj relating to Bocairent or its people

bocamoll
adj 1. [bocafluix] big-mouthed / blabbermouthed
És un bocamoll. - He's a bigmouth (o blabbermouth).
2. [dit d'un cavall] soft-mouthed

boca-orella
n (m) word of mouth

bocaterrós
adj face-down

expr de bocaterrosa
face down

bocí
n 1. (m) [de menjar] morsel / piece / chunk
Un bocí de pa. - A chunk (or morsel or piece) of bread.
2. (m) [de menjar] morsel / bite (to eat)
3. (m) chunk / piece
4. (m) [de camí] stretch

bocoi
n (f) (large) barrel

boda
n (f) wedding

bodega
n (f) (cargo) hold

bodi
n 1. (m) body (Br.) / bodysuit
2. (m) bodysuit / [de bebè] onesie (Am.) / [de bebè] babygro (Br.)

bogeria
n (f) madness / craziness

expr fer una bogeria
to do something stupid

bohemi
n (m / f) bohemian

adj bohemian

bohri
n (m) bohrium

boia
n (f) buoy

boicot
n (m) boycott

boicotejar
v conj to boycott

boig
adj mad / crazy

expr val més un boig conegut que un savi per conèixer
better the devil you know than the devil you don't

boira
n (f) fog

boirina
n (f) mist

boirós
adj 1. foggy
2. muddled / confused

bol
n (m) bowl

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

expr bola de neu
(f) snowball

bolbaití
n (m / f) (person / people) from Bolbait

adj relating to Bolbait or its people

bolet
n (m) mushroom

expr bolets al·lucinògens
(mpl) magic mushrooms

bòlid
n (m) fireball / bolide [tec.]

bolígraf
n (m) pen

Bolívia
n (f) Bolivia

bolivià
n (m / f) Bolivian

adj Bolivian

bolcar
v conj to tip (over) / to topple (over) / to roll over / to overturn
bolcar-se
1. bolcar-seto tip (over) / to topple (over) / to roll over / to overturn
2. bolcar-seto put your all into (something) / to put your heart and soul into (something)

bolòmetre
n (m) bolometer

bolonyès
n (m / f) Bolognese

adj Bolognese

bolquer
n (m) nappy (Br.) / diaper (Am.)

boluller
n (m / f) (person / people) from Bolulla

adj relating to Bolulla or its people

bolxevic
n (m / f) Bolshevik

adj Bolshevik

bolxevisme
n (m) Bolshevism

bomba
n 1. (f) bomb
2. (f) pump

expr bomba d'aigua
(f) water pump

expr bomba atòmica
(f) atomic bomb / A-bomb

expr bomba de calor
(f) heat pump

expr bomba de rellotgeria
(f) time bomb

Bombai
n Bombay

bombarda
n (f) shawm

bombardeig
n (m) bombardment

bombardejar
v conj to bombard

bombarder
n (m) bomber

bombardí
n (m) baritone (horn)

bomber
n 1. (m) fireman
2. bombers (mpl) fire brigade

bombeta
n (f) light bulb / light globe (Aus.)

bombí
n (m) bowler (hat) (Br.) / derby (Am.)

bombo
n 1. (m) bass drum
2. (m / f) bass drum player

bombó
n (m) chocolate (Br.) / candy (Am.)

bombolla
n 1. (f) bubble
2. (f) [ESPORT] float

bombona
n (f) carboy / cylinder

bonastre
n (m) nice guy

bondadós
adj kind / generous

bondat
n (f) kindness / generosity

bongos
n (mpl) bongos

bonic
adj beautiful / pretty

bonreposí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Bonrepòs i Mirambell

adj relating to Bonrepòs i Mirambell or its people

bonsai
n (m) bonsai

bony
n 1. (m) lump / bump
2. (m) bulge

booleà
adj boolean

boqueria
n (f) very famous food market which can be found halfway down the Rambles in Barcelona

bor
n (m) boron

bòrax
n (m) borax

a bord
adv on board

bordar
v conj to bark

bordegàs
n (m / f) kid

bordelès
n (m / f) (person / people) from Bordeaux

adj relating to Bordeaux or its people

bordeus
n 1. BordeusBordeaux
2. (m) Bordeaux

borgonyó
n (m / f) Burgundian

adj Burgundian

bòric
adj boric
Àcid bòric. - Boric acid.

borinot
n 1. (m) bumblebee
2. (m) pest

born
n (m) terminal

borni
adj one-eyed

n (m / f) one-eyed person

borrall
n (m) a little bit

expr no entendre-hi ni un borrall
to not understand a word of it

borralló
n 1. (m) [de llana] bobble (Br.)
2. (m) [de neu] snowflake

borratxera
n (f) binge / drinking bout

borratxo
adj drunk

borrianenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Borriana

adj relating to Borriana or its people

borriolenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Borriol

adj relating to Borriol or its people

borrós
adj 1. blurred
2. fuzzy

expr lògica borrosa
(f) fuzzy logic

borsa
n (f) stock exchange

borsari
adj stock exchange

bosc
n (m) forest / wood

boscós
adj wooded / forested

Bòsnia
n Bosnia

expr Bòsnia i Hercegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina

bosnià
n (m / f) Bosnian

adj Bosnian

bossa
n (f) bag

expr bossa d'aigua calenta
(f) hot water bottle

expr bossa d'escombraries
(f) bin bag (Br.) / bin liner (Br.) / trash bag (Am.) / garbage bag (Am.)

expr bossa de mà
(f) handbag (Br.) / purse (Am.)

expr bossa de plàstic
(m) plastic bag / carrier bag (Br.) / carrier (Br.)

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

bota
n (f) boot

bóta
n (f) cask / keg

botànic
adj botanical / botanic

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

botar
v conj 1. to bounce
2. to jump

expr botar corda
to jump rope (Am.) / to skip (Br.)

botí
n (m) booty / stolen goods / spoils

botifarra
n 1. (f) [ALIM] sausage
2. (f) name of a Catalan card game

expr botifarra negra
(f) black pudding (Br.) / blood sausage (Am.)

expr fer botifarra
to make an obscene gesture

botiga
n (f) shop

botiguer
n (m / f) shopkeeper

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

botre
v conj to bounce

Botswana
n Botswana

botswanès
n (m / f) Botswanian

adj Botswanian

botxes
n (fpl) bowls

botxí
n (m) executioner / [execució a la forca] hangman

bou
n (m) ox

expr agafar el bou per les banyes
to take the bull by the horns

expr bou castrat
(m) bullock

expr passar l'arada davant els bous
to put the cart before the horse

boví
adj bovine

boxa
n (f) boxing

braç
n (m) arm

expr amb els braços oberts
with open arms

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

braça
n 1. (f) [ESPORT] breaststroke
2. (f) [mesura nàutica] fathom

braçada
n (f) stroke

braçal
n 1. (m) armband
2. (m) armlet

bracet
n (m) little arm

expr anar de bracet
to go hand-in-hand

bracista
n (m / f) breaststroker / breaststroke swimmer

bràctea
n (f) [BOT] bract

bracteal
adj [BOT] bracteal

bracteat
adj [BOT] bracted

bractèola
n (f) [BOT] bracteole

bracteolat
adj [BOT] bracteolate

bradiarítmia
n (f) bradyarrhythmia

bradicàrdia
n (f) bradycardia

bradicinèsia
n (f) bradykinesia

bradicinina
n (f) bradykinin

bradiestèsia
n (f) bradyesthesia

bradifrènia
n (f) bradyphrenia

bragues
n (f) pants (Br.)

bram
n 1. (m) [ZOOL] bray
2. (m) roar / bellow / yell / howl

braman
n (m) Brahman

bramar
v conj 1. [ZOOL] to bray
2. to roar / to bellow / to yell / to howl

bramul
n (m) bellow / roar

bramular
v conj to bellow / to roar

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

brancam
n (m) branches

brancatge
n (m) branches

brànquia
n (f) gill

branquilló
n 1. (m) twig
2. (m) sprig
Un branquilló de romaní. - A sprig of rosemary.

braquiòpodes
n 1. (mpl) brachiopoda
2. (m) brachiopod

braquiosaure
n (m) brachiosaurus

brasa
n (f) ember

braseria
n (f) restaurant specializing in grilled meat

Brasil
n (m) Brazil

brasiler
n (m / f) Brazilian

adj Brazilian

brau
n (m) bull

brega
n (f) fight

expr buscar brega
to be looking for a fight

bregar
v conj to fight / to struggle

bresca
n (f) honeycomb

bresquilla
n peach

bressol
n (m) cradle

expr escola bressol
(f) nursery (school) (Br.) / kindergarten (Am. / Aus.) / kindy (Aus.) (col·loq.) / day care / playgroup

bressola
n Catalan-medium nursery school / kindergarten in the French Catalan area

bressolar
v conj to rock (a baby gently in a crib or in your arms)

bretó
n 1. (m) [LING] Breton
2. (m / f) Breton

adj Breton

brètol
n (m / f) villain
nota: També hi ha les paraules 'rogue', 'scoundrel', 'rascal' i 'cad' però són una mica passades de moda.

bretxa
n (f) divide / gap / breach
La bretxa digital. - The digital divide.

breu
adj brief

breument
adv briefly

brevetat
n (f) brevity

bri
n 1. (m) strand / filament
2. (m) [madera] fibre
3. (m) [quantitat molt petita] shred / ounce
No té ni un bri de seny. - He doesn't have an ounce of common sense.
Un bri d'esperança. - A shred of hope.

expr bri d'herba
(m) blade of grass

bricolatge
n (m) DIY / do-it-yourself

brida
n bridle

brie
n (m) brie

brillant
adj bright

brillantor
n 1. (f) shine / sparkle
2. (f) brightness

brillar
v conj 1. to shine / to sparkle
2. [el sol] to shine

expr brillar per la seva absència
to be conspicuous by your absence

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

brioix
n (m) brioche

brisa
n (f) breeze

britànic
adj British
Anglès britànic. - British English.

n (m / f) Brit(s) / British (person or people) / the British (pl.)

broc
n (m) spout

expr abocar (alguna cosa) pel broc gros
to tell (something) like it is

brodar
v conj to embroider

brodat
n (m) embroidery

brogit
n (m) murmur / roar

broker
n (m / f) broker

broll
n (m) jet

brollar
v conj to burst out / to break through

brom
n (m) bromine

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

bromatòleg
n (m / f) food scientist

bromatologia
n (f) food science

bromejar
v conj to joke (about / around)

bromur
n (m) bromide

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

expr buscar la bronca
to pick a fight

brontosaure
n (m) brontosaurus

bronze
n (m) bronze

expr Edat del Bronze
(f) Bronze Age

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

bròquil
n (m) broccoli

expr s'ha acabat el bròquil
end of story

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

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

expr correu brossa
(m) spam

brot
n 1. (m) outbreak
2. (m) shoot / bud

brotar
v conj to sprout

brotxa
n (f) brush

brou
n (m) stock

expr brou de cultiu
1. (m) [medi líquid emprat per al cultiu de microorganismes] culture medium
2. (m) [ambient propici perquè alguna cosa es desenvolupi] breeding ground

bru
n (m) dark-skinned / tanned / dark

bruc
n (m) heather

bruci
n (m / f) Bruttian

adj Bruttian

bruixa
n 1. (f) witch
2. (f) (ofensiu) witch / bat

bruixeria
n (f) witchcraft

brúixola
n (f) compass

bruixot
n (m) wizard

Brunei
n Brunei

Brunete mediàtica
n (f) right-wing, mainly Madrid based media

brunyir
v conj 1. to polish
2. [metalls] to burnish (formal)

brunzir
v conj to buzz / to hum

brunzit
n (m) buzz / humming noise

brusa
n (f) blouse

brusc
adj brusque / curt

n (m) [BOT] Butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)

Brusel·les
n Brussels

brut
adj dirty

brutal
adj brutal

brutalitat
n (f) brutality

brutalment
adv brutally

brutícia
n (f) filth / dirt / dirtiness

BTT
n (f) mountain bike

bub-bub
n 1. (m) woof
2. (m) doggy

buc
n 1. (m) hull
2. (m) (bee)hive

bucal
adj oral

expr cavitat bucal
(f) oral cavity

bucòlic
adj bucolic

Buda
n (m) Buddha

budells
n (m) guts

budisme
n (m) Buddhism

budista
n (m / f) Buddhist

adj Buddhist

bufacanyes
n (m) panpipes

búfal
n (m) buffalo

bufalità
n (m / f) (person / people) from Bufali

adj relating to Bufali or its people

bufanda
n (f) scarf

bufar
v conj 1. [el vent] to blow
2. to blow on / [per apagar] to blow out

expr ésser bufar i fer ampolles
to be a piece of cake (a cinch / a walk in the park / a breeze / a doddle)

bufet
n 1. (m) (solicitors') office (Br.) / (attorneys') (Am.) office
2. (m) [ALIM] buffet

bufeta
n (f) bladder

expr bufeta biliar
(f) gall bladder

bufetada
n (f) slap

expr donar una bufetada a (algú)
to give (someone) a slap / to slap (someone)

bufó
n (m) jester

adj pretty / smart / cute

expr bufó de la cort
(m) court jester

bufonada
n bufonades (fpl) antics / clowning around / messing around / fooling around

bugada
n (f) laundry

bugaderia
n (f) laundry room

bugarrenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Bugarra

adj relating to Bugarra or its people

bugerró
n (m / f) (person / people) from Búger

adj relating to Búger or its people

buguenvíl·lea
n (f) bougainvillea

buguenvíl·lia
n (f) bougainvillea

buidar
v conj 1. to empty
2. [vela] to bail out

buidor
n 1. (f) emptiness
2. (f) hollowness

buit
adj 1. empty
2. bare
3. hollow

expr envasar al buit
to vacuum pack

bulb
n (m) bulb

buldog
n (m) bulldog

bulevard
n (m) boulevard

búlgar
n 1. (m) Bulgarian
2. (m / f) Bulgarian

adj Bulgarian

Bulgària
n (f) Bulgaria

bulímia
n (f) bulimia

bullir
v conj to boil

expr fer bullir
to boil

bumerang
n (m) boomerang

buna
n (f) reed

búnquer
n (m) bunker

bunyol
n (m) donut / doughnut

bunyolenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Bunyol

adj relating to Bunyol or its people

bunyolí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Bunyola

adj relating to Bunyola or its people

buquet
n (m) bouquet

burca
n (f) burka / burqa

burgalès
adj of / from Burgos

n (m / f) (person) from Burgos

burgès
adj bourgeois

burgesia
n (f) bourgeoisie

burgundi
n (m / f) Burgundian

adj Burgundian

burjassoter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Burjassot

adj relating to Burjassot or its people

Burkina Faso
n Burkina Faso

burlar-se
v conj [~ de] to make fun of

burleta
n (m / f) joker

burocràcia
n (f) bureaucracy

buròcrata
n (m / f) bureaucrat

burocràtic
adj bureaucratic

burro
n 1. (m) donkey
2. (m) bed warmer

burundès
n (m / f) Burundian

adj Burundian

Burundi
n Burundi

burundià
n (m / f) Burundian

adj Burundian

burxar
v conj to prod / to goad

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

busca
n 1. (f) chip / speck / mote
Tinc una busca a l'ull. - I've got something in my eye.
2. (f) (watch) hand
3. (f) [INFORM] pointer

buscapersones
n (m) pager / beeper

buscar
v conj to look for

busca-raons
adj argumentative / quarrelsome

n argumentative person

busoter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Busot

adj relating to Busot or its people

busseig
n (m) (scuba) diving

expr vestit de busseig
(m) diving suit

bussejar
v conj to (scuba) dive

bust
n (m) bust

bústia
n (f) mailbox

butà
n (m) butane

butaca
n (f) armchair

butlletí
n 1. (m) bulletin
2. (m) gazette

butllofa
n (f) blister

butxaca
n (f) pocket

expr de butxaca
pocket-size / pocket-sized

byte
n (m) byte


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