ca
n
(m) canine
abrev
house / business / place
Vaig a ca l'Enric. - I'm going round Enric's (house).
Vaig anar a cal metge / dentista. - I went to the doctor's / dentist's.
Vam passar l'estiu a cals avis. - We spent the summer at our grandparents' (house).
cabal
n
1. (m) property / belongings / possessions
2. (m) volume / flow (of a river)
expr fer cabal
to pay attention
càbala
n
(f) conspiracy / plot
cabaler
n
(m) younger son
cabana
n
(f) cabin / hut
cabaneter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Sa Cabaneta
adj relating to Sa Cabaneta or its people
cabanya
n
(f) cabin / hut
cabanyut
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cabanes
adj relating to Cabanes or its people
cabàs
n
(m) large basket with two handles
expr a cabassos
... in abundance / loads of ... / ... galore / ... by the bucketload
cabdal
adj
key
cabdell
n
(m) ball
cabdill
n
(m) leader
cabell
n
(m) hair
expr cabell d'àngel
1. (m) sweet dish made from pumpkin pulp and sugar
2. (m) vermicelli
cabellera
n
1. (f) [ANAT] hair / head of hair
2. (f) comet tail
cabellut
adj
hairy
caber
v conj
to fit
cabestre
n
(m) halter
cabestrell
n
(m) sling
cabilenc
n (m / f) Kabyle
adj
cabina
n
1. (f) cabin
2. (f) cockpit
3. (f) cab
4. (f) booth
expr cabina telefònica
(f) phone booth / telephone booth
expr cabina de votació
(f) voting booth
cablar
v conj
to wire up / to wire
cablatge
n
(m) wiring
cable
n
(m) cable
cablejar
v conj
to wire up / to wire
cablejat
n
(m) wiring
cabòria
n
(f) worry / concern
cabra
n
(f) goat
cabre
v conj
to fit
cabriola
n
(f) caper
cabrit
n
(m) [ZOOL] kid
cabró
n
(m) (vulg) bastard
cabuda
n
(f) capacity
cabussada
n
(f) plunge / dive / dip
cabussar-se
v conj
to plunge / to dive
cabussó
n
1. (f) plunge / dive / dip
2. (m) (dialecte) somersault
caca
n
(f) (vulg) poo / shit / poop (col·loq)
expr fer caca
to poo / to shit (vulg.) / to poop (col·loq)
caça
n
(f) hunting
caçador
n
(m / f) hunter
expr caçador furtiu
(m / f) poacher
caçador-recol·lector
n
(m) hunter-gatherer
nota: La forma plural de 'hunter-gatherer' és 'hunter-gatherers'.
caçar
v conj
to hunt
cacatua
n
(f) cockatoo
cacau
n
1. (m) cocoa
2. (m) cacao
cacauet
n
(m) peanut
expr mantega de cacauet
(f) peanut butter
cacera
n
1. (f) hunt
2. (f) hunting party
expr cacera de bruixes
(f) witch hunt
expr anar de cacera
to go hunting
cacic
n
(m) chief / chieftain
cacofonia
n
(f) cacophony
cactus
n
(m) cactus
CAD
n
(m) CAD
cada
adj
each / every
cadafal
n
1. (m) stage
2. (m) scaffold
cadascú
pron
1. everyone
2. each (one)
cadascun
pron
1. each one
2. each / apiece
cadastral
adj
cadastral
Valor cadastral. - Property value / land value.
cadastre
n
(m) property register / land register / cadastre
cadàver
n
(m) (dead) body / corpse
cadell
n
1. (m) [ZOOL] [de gos] puppy
2. (m) [ZOOL] [d'un animal salvatge] cub
3. (m) ratchet
cadena
n
1. (f) channel
2. (f) chain
3. (f) string
expr cadena de muntatge
(f) assembly line / production line
expr cadena perpètua
(f) life imprisonment / life / life in prison
Condemnar a algú a cadena perpètua. - To sentence someone to life imprisonment (or life in prison).
cadència
n
(f) cadence / rhythm / tempo
cadet
n
(m / f) [mil.] cadet
adj
U15 / U16
cadira
n
(f) chair
expr cadira de rodes
(f) wheelchair
cadireta
n
(f) little chair
expr cadireta infantil
(f) car seat / child seat
cadmi
n
(m) cadmium
Bateria de níquel-cadmi. - Nickel-cadmium battery.
caduc
adj
1. deciduous
2. worn-out
caducitat
n
(f) expiration (Am.) / expiry (Br.) / termination
expr data de caducitat
(f) best before date / expiry date (Br.) / expiration date (Am.)
caduquejar
v conj
to be in your dotage
cafè
n
1. (m) coffee
2. (m) coffee shop
expr cafè exprés
(m) espresso
cafeïna
n
(f) caffeine
cafetera
n
(f) coffee maker
cafeteria
n
(f) café / cafe
caganer
n
1. (m) small figure who appears in Catalan 'pessebres' (model nativity scenes) with his trousers down, pooing on the ground
2. (m / f) little kid
3. (m / f) coward / scaredy cat
cagar
v conj
to shit (vulg.) / to poo (Br.) / to poop (infantil) (Am.) / to crap (vulg.)
cagar-se
cagar-seto poo yourself (Br.) / to poop your pants (Am.)
expr cagar-se de por
to be shitting yourself (vulg.) / to be shitting bricks (vulg.)
interj me cago en l'ou
(vulg) I couldn't give a shit!
cagatió
n
(m) act of hitting a 'tió' to make it 'shit' (cagar) sweets
caiac
n
(m) kayak
caiena
n
(f) cayenne
expr pebre de caiena
(m) cayenne pepper
caiguda
n
(f) fall
caiman
n
(m) caiman / cayman
caimarienc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Caimari
adj relating to Caimari or its people
caire
n
1. (m) edge / brink
2. (m) nature
Articles de caire científic. - Articles of a scientific nature.
3. Caire (m) Cairo
cairenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cairo
adj relating to Cairo or its people
cairota
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cairo
adj relating to Cairo or its people
caixa
n
(f) box
expr caixa clara
(f) snare drum
expr caixa d'eines
(f) toolbox
expr caixa enregistradora
(f) cash register
expr caixa forta
(f) safe
expr caixa negra
(f) [TRANSP] black box
expr caixa de ressonància
(f) sound box
caixer
n
1. (m / f) cashier
2. (m / f) [FIN] teller
expr caixer automàtic
(m) ATM (machine) / hole-in-the-wall / cash machine / cashpoint (Br.)
caixet
n
(m) fee
caixmir
n
1. (m) [GEOG] Kashmir
2. (m) cashmere
caixmirà
n (m / f) Kashmiri
adj Kashmiri
caixmirià
n (m / f) Kashmiri
adj Kashmiri
cala
n
(f) cove
calabós
n
1. (mpl) cell
2. (mpl) [castell] dungeon
calabrès
n (m / f) Calabrian
adj Calabrian
calabruix
n
(m) hail / hailstone
calaix
n
(m) drawer
calaixera
n
(f) chest of drawers
calamar
n
(m) squid
calamarsa
n
(f) hail / hailstone
calamitat
n
(f) calamity / disaster
calar
v conj
1. to soak
2. to appeal
calar-se
1. calar-seto get soaked
2. calar-seto pull down
3. calar-se[motor] to stall
expr calar foc a
to set fire to
calat
n
1. (m) fretwork / openwork / sound hole
2. (m) draught (Br.) / draft (Am.)
3. (m) depth
4. (m) significance
calavera
n
(f) skull
calb
adj
bald
calbesa
n
(f) baldness
calc
n
(m) calque
calcària
n
(f) limestone
calç
n
(m) lime
calçada
n
(f) road / roadway
c
calcar
v conj
1. to trace
2. to copy
3. [LING] to calque
calçar
v conj
1. to put (someone's) shoes on
2. to be a size ... / to take a size ... (shoe) / to take size ... shoes
Saps quin número calça el teu fill? - Do you know what size (shoe) your son takes?
Calça el 44. - He's a size 44 / he takes a size 44 (shoe) / he takes size 44 shoes.
nota: Si s'utilitza la paraula 'shoe' en plural, s'ha de dir 'he takes size xx shoes' (sense l'article indefinit 'a'). Però, si no s'utilitza la paraula 'shoe' o bé se l'utilitza en singular, s'ha de dir 'he takes a size 44 (shoe)' (amb l'article indefinit 'a').
3. to earth up / to hill up
calçar-se
calçar-seto put your shoes on
expr calçar el mateix peu (que algú)
to be like / to be the same as
expr saber de quin peu calça
to know what to expect from (somebody or something) / to know what (somebody or something) is like
Ja sabem de quin peu calça el Wall Street Journal... - We all know what to expect from the Wall Street Journal / we all know what the Wall Street Journal's like
calçat
n
(m) footwear
calcedònia
n
(f) chalcedony
calces
n
(f) pants (Br.) / underpants (Am.)
calci
n
(m) calcium
expr hidròxid de calci
(m) calcium hydroxide
calcificar
v conj
to calcify
calçotets
n
(m) boxer shorts / boxers
càlcul
n
1. (m) [MAT] calculation
2. (m) [MED] stone
expr càlcul biliar
(m) gallstone
expr fer càlculs
to calculate / to do your calculations
expr segons els meus càlculs
by my reckoning
calculadora
n
(f) calculator
calcular
v conj
1. to calculate / to compute
2. to estimate
Calcuta
n
Calcutta
caldejar
v conj
1. to heat (up) / to warm (up)
2. to liven up / to enliven (formal)
caldera
n
(f) boiler
Caldera de gas. - Gas(-fired) boiler.
Caldera de recuperació. - Waste heat boiler.
caldeu
n (m / f) Chaldean
adj Chaldean
caldo
n
(m) stock
caldre
v conj
to need / to be necessary / to have to
Cal que partim demà. - We have to (or must) leave tomorrow.
No cal que facis res. - You don't need (to) do anything / you don't have to do anything.
expr com cal
properly
caledonià
n (m / f) Caledonian
adj Caledonian
calefacció
n
(f) heating
expr calefacció central
(f) central heating
calendari
n
(m) calendar
calent
adj
hot
calfred
n
1. (m) shiver
2. (m) shudder
calibrar
v conj
to calibrate
calibratge
n
(m) calibration
calibre
n
(m) calibre (Br.) / caliber (Am.)
càlid
adj
warm
califa
n
(m) caliph
califal
adj
caliphal
califat
n
(m) caliphate
californi
n
(m) californium
Califòrnia
n
(f) California
californià
adj
Californian
n
Californian
calijó
n (m / f) (person / people) from Càlig
adj relating to Càlig or its people
caliu
n
1. (m) ember(s)
2. (m) warmth
call
n
1. (m) Jewish quarter
2. (m) callus / [peu] corn
callar
v conj
1. to shut up / to be quiet
2. to hush up
callerès
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cagliari
adj relating to Cagliari or its people
callesà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Calles
adj relating to Calles or its people
cal·ligrafia
n
(f) calligraphy
callosí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Callosa d’en Sarrià (or Callosa de Segura)
adj relating to Callosa d’en Sarrià (or Callosa de Segura) or its people
calma
n
(f) calm
Amb calma - Calmly
calmar
v conj
1. [a una persona] to calm (down)
2. [nervis] to calm
3. [dolor] to ease / to soothe / to relieve
Un analgèsic calmarà el dolor. - A painkiller will ease the pain.
4. [mal temps o dolor] to ease / to ease off / to ease up
calmar-se
calmar-seto calm (down)
Calma't, que encara queden hores. - Calm (yourself) down, there's still time.
calor
n
(f) heat / warmth
expr calor latent
(f) latent heat
expr calor residual
(f) waste heat
expr calor sensible
(f) sensible heat
expr bescanviador de calor
(m) heat exchanger
caloria
n
(f) calorie
calorós
adj
warm
calpí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Calp
adj relating to Calp or its people
calúmnia
n
(f) slander / defamation
calumniar
v conj
to slander
calumniós
adj
slanderous
calvari
n
(m) ordeal
calvianer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Calvià
adj relating to Calvià or its people
calvície
n
(f) baldness
calvinisme
n
(m) Calvinism
calze
n
(m) chalice
cama
n
(f) leg
camal
n
(m) (trouser) leg
camaleó
n
(m) chameleon
camaleònic
adj
chameleonic
camallarg
adj
1. long-legged
2. [ORNIT.] long-legged
n
(m) [ORNIT.] wader / wading bird / shorebird (Am.)
camamilla
n
(f) camomile
camarada
n
(m / f) comrade
camaraderia
n
(f) camaraderie
camarasaure
n
(m) camarasaurus
camarilla
n
(f) clique / coterie (formal)
Cambotja
n
(f) Cambodia
cambotjà
n
(m / f) Cambodian
adj
Cambodian
cambra
n
1. (f) room
2. (f) bedroom
3. (f) chamber
expr cambra de bany
(f) bathroom
expr cambra de combustió
(f) combustion chamber
expr Cambra de Comerç
(m) Chamber of Commerce
cambrer
n
(m) waiter
nota: En anglès americà, 'cambrers' (en plural) = 'waiters' o 'wait staff'.
cambrera
n
(f) waitress
camèlid
n
1. (m) camelid
2. (mpl) camelids / camelidae
camell
n
(m) camel
camembert
n
(m) camembert
càmera
n
1. (f) camera
2. (m / f) cameraman
Camerun
n
Cameroon
camerunès
n
(m / f) Cameroonian
adj
Cameroonian
camí
n
1. (m) path / footpath / track / road / lane
2. (m) way / route
3. (m) journey
4. (m) [INFORM] path
expr camí d'accés
(m) approach road / access road
expr camí de roses
(m) bed of roses
expr camí fressat
(m) the beaten path
expr camí de mala petja
(m) rough irregular road, bumpy and uneven
expr camí per córrer
a ways to go
Molt camí per córrer. - A long way to go.
expr camí veïnal
(m) minor road / byway / local road
expr agafar el camí de la porta
to hit the road / to make tracks / to take off
expr a mig camí
halfway
expr anar pel bon camí
to be on the right track (or the right lines)
expr anar pel mal camí
to be on the wrong track
expr fer anar pel mal camí
to lead (somebody) astray
expr de camí (a)
on the way (to)
expr desfer el camí
to backtrack
expr fer camí
1. to talk / to travel
2. to get a move on
expr fer el seu camí
1. to forge (or push) ahead
2. to go (or make) your own way
expr guanyar camí
to make progress / to make headway
expr obrir camí
to break new ground
expr obrir el camí (a)
to pave the way (for)
expr obrir un camí
to beat a path (through, across, etc.) (something)
expr obrir-se camí
1. [~ per] to make your way through (something)
2. to get ahead / to make progress
expr passar camí
1. to walk / to travel
2. to get a move on
expr pel camí dret
on the straight and narrow (path)
expr posar-se en camí
to set off
expr tots els camins duen (o porten) a Roma
all roads lead to Rome
caminador
n
1. (m) baby walker (Br.) / walker (Am.)
2. (m) zimmer frame (Br.) / walker (Am.)
caminant
n
(m / f) walker
caminar
v conj
to walk
caminoi
n
(m) narrow track (or path or pathway)
camió
n
(m) lorry (Br.) / truck (Am.)
expr camió de bombers
(m) fire engine (Br.) / fire truck (Am.)
expr camió cisterna
(m) tanker
expr camió d'escombraries
(m) bin lorry (Br.) / garbage truck (Am.)
camioner
n
(m / f) lorry driver (Br.) / truck driver (Am.)
camisa
n
(f) shirt
expr camisa de dormir
(f) nightshirt
expr camisa de força
(f) straitjacket
camp
n
(m) field
expr camp de batalla
(m) battlefield
expr camp de concentració
(m) concentration camp
expr camp de joc
(m) field of play / playing field
expr centre del camp
(m) midfield
expr mig camp
(m) midfield
campament
n
(m) camp
campana
n
1. (f) bell
2. (f) extractor hood
expr fer campana
(col.loq) to play truant / to bunk off (Br.) (col·loq.)
campanar
n
(m) (bell) tower
campaner
n (m / f) (person / people) from Campos
adj relating to Campos or its people
campaneta
n
1. (f) [MÃSICA] handbell
2. (f) (small, ornamental) bell
3. (f) [ANAT] eardrum
4. (f) [ANAT] uvula
5. (f) [BOT] bellflower
expr campaneta la ning-ning
childrens' game in which a child hides something and the others have to find it
campaneter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Campanet
adj relating to Campanet or its people
campanià
n (m / f) (person / people) from the Campania region of Italy
adj relating to Campania or its people
campanya
n
(f) campaign
campar
v conj
to get along / to get by / to manage
expr campi qui pugui
every man for himself
campeller
n (m / f) (person / people) from el Campello
adj relating to el Campello or its people
campidanès
n (m / f) (person / people) from the Campidano area of Sardinia
adj relating to Campidano or its people
càmping
n
(m) campsite (Br.) / campground (Am.) / camping ground (Aus.)
campió
n
(m / f) champion
campionat
n
(m) championship(s)
campista
n
(m / f) camper
camporrutenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Camporrobles
adj relating to Camporrobles or its people
campus
n
(m) campus
camuflament
n
(m) camouflage
camuflar
v conj
to camouflage
camuflar-se
camuflar-seto camouflage yourself
camuflatge
n
(m) camouflage
camussa
n
1. (f) [ZOOL] chamois
2. (f) chamois / shammy / chamois leather (Br.) / shammy leather (Br.)
Canadà
n
(f) Canada
canadenc
adj
Canadian
n
(m / f) Canadian
canal
n
1. (m) channel
2. (m) canal
3. (f) gutter
canalí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Canals
adj relating to Canals or its people
canalitzar
v conj
to channel / to funnel
canalla
n
1. (f) group of kids
2. (m) rogue / scoundrel
canaló
n
(m) gutter
cananeu
n (m / f) Canaanite
adj Canaanite
canapè
n
(m) canapé
canari
n
(m) canary
adj
from the Canary Islands
Canàries
n
(f) Canary Islands / the Canaries
canastreta
n
(f) layette
cancel·lació
n
(f) cancellation
cancel·lar
v conj
to cancel
canceller
n
(m / f) chancellor
càncer
n
(m) cancer
expr càncer de bufeta
(m) bladder cancer
expr càncer de còlon
(m) colon cancer
expr càncer d'estómac
(m) stomach cancer
expr càncer de laringe
(m) laryngeal cancer / throat cancer
expr càncer de mama
(m) breast cancer
expr càncer d'ovari
(m) ovarian cancer
expr càncer de pell
(m) skin cancer
expr càncer de pròstata
(m) prostate cancer
expr càncer de pulmó
(m) lung cancer
cancerigen
adj
carcinogenic
cancerós
adj
cancerous
canço
n
(f) song
expr cançó de Nadal
(f) (Christmas) carol
candela
n
(f) candle
càndid
adj
naive / ingenuous
candidat
n
(m / f) candidate
candidatura
n
(f) bid
Barcelona va presentar la seva candidatura per organitzar els Jocs Olímpics. - Barcelona made a bid to host the Olympic Games.
canell
n
(m) wrist
canellera
n
(f) wristband
caneló
n
(m) cannelloni
cànem
n
(m) hemp
expr cànem de Manila
(m) Manila hemp
canera
n
(f) pound / dogs' home
caneter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Canet d’en Berenguer or Canet lo Roig
adj relating to Canet d’en Berenguer or Canet lo Roig or their people
cangueli
n
(m) (col.loq) fear
expr tenir cangueli
to be scared
cangur
n
1. (m) [ZOOL] kangaroo
2. (m / f) [TREB] babysitter
caní
adj
canine
expr dent canina
(f) canine (tooth)
expr unitat canina
canine unit / K9 unit / dog squad
caníbal
n
(m / f) cannibal
canibalisme
n
(m) cannibalism
caniche
n
(m) poodle
canícula
n
(m) dog days (of summer)
cànnabis
n
(m) cannabis
canó
n
1. (m) cannon
2. (m) canyon / gorge / ravine
3. (m) (d'una arma de foc) barrel
expr a boca de canó
point blank
expr El Gran Canó
The Grand Canyon
canoa
n
(f) canoe
canola
n
(f) canola
expr oli de canola
(m) canola oil
cànon
n
1. (m) canon / norm / standard / rule
2. (m) tax
3. (m) biblical canon
4. (m) canon law
canonada
n
(f) pipeline
canònic
adj
canonical
cansalada
n
(f) bacon
cansalader
n
(m / f) pork butcher
cansaladeria
n
(f) pork butcher's
cansament
n
(m) tiredness / weariness
cansar
v conj
1. to wear / tire (out)
2. to bore / to annoy
cansar-se
1. cansar-seto wear / tire yourself out
2. cansar-seto become bored / tired
cansat
adj
1. tired
2. tiring
cant
n
1. (m) singing
2. (m) song
3. (m) chant
expr cant gregorià
(m) Gregorian chant
cantant
n
(m / f) singer
cantar
v conj
1. to sing
2. to chant
cantautor
n
(m / f) singer-songwriter
cantimplora
n
(f) water bottle / flask
cantonada
n
(f) (street) corner
cantonès
n (m / f) Cantonese (person) / the Cantonese (pl.)
adj Cantonese
cantussejar
v conj
to sing softly / to croon
canvi
n
(m) change
expr canvi climàtic
(m) climate change
expr en canvi
on the other hand
expr a canvi de
in exchange for
canviador
n
(m) changing mat
canviar
v conj
to change
canya
n
1. (f) [MÃSICA] reed
2. (f) cane
expr canya de sucre
(f) sugar cane
canyaret
n
(m) commotion / ruckus (Am.) / rumpus (Br.)
canyella
n
1. (f) [ALIM] cinnamon
2. (f) [ANAT] shin
expr canó de canyella
(m) cinnamon stick
expr canyella en pols
(f) cinnamon powder
canyellera
n
(f) shin guard / shin pad
canyut
n (m / f) (person / people) from la Canyada
adj relating to la Canyada or its people
caoba
n
(f) mahogany
caorsí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cahors in SW France
adj relating to Cahors or its people
caos
n
(m) chaos
caòtic
adj
chaotic / bedlam
cap
n
1. (m) [ANAT] head
2. (m) head / boss / chief
3. (m) rope / cable
4. (m) cape
adj
no / any
pron
none / any
Hi ha 'xxxx'? No, no n'hi ha cap. - Are there any 'xxxx'? No, there aren't any / there are none.
prep
1. towards / to
2. at about / at around
expr cap d'any
1. (m) New Year's
2. (m) anniversary
expr Cap de Bona Esperança
Cape of Good Hope
expr Cap d'Hornos
Cape Horn
expr cap de pont
(m) bridgehead
expr cap de setmana
(m) weekend
Bon cap de setmana! - Have a nice (or good) weekend!
expr cap de turc
(m) scapegoat
expr cap de vendes
(m / f) sales manager
expr cap nuclear
(m) nuclear warhead
expr Cap Verd
Cape Verde
expr al cap de
after
Dos dels hostatges foren alliberats al cap de dues setmanes. - Two of the hostages were freed after two weeks.
expr al cap i a la fi
after all / at the end of the day
expr de cap a cap
from start to finish
expr de cap a peus
1. from head to foot / from head to toe / from top to toe
2. completely / through and through
3. from start to finish
expr de cap i de nou
from the very start (or beginning) / completely / from top to bottom / from square one
Això us pot estalviar la molèstia d'haver de reinstal·lar el sistema de cap i de nou. - This can save you the trouble of having to completely reinstall the system.
Seria més sensat i desitjable començar de cap i de nou. - It would be more sensible and desirable to start from scratch.
El desordre obliga a repensar de cap i de nou tot el model. - The disorder makes it necessary to rethink the whole model from top to bottom.
expr no tenir cap ni peus
to be a load of rubbish (or nonsense) / to make no sense
expr si (Pompeu Fabra / Companys / l'avi Paco etc.) aixequés el cap
(Pompeu Fabra etc.) would roll over (or turn) in his / her grave
capa
n
1. (f) layer
2. (f) [pintura] coat
3. (f) cloak / cape
capaç
adj
able / capable
capacitància
n
(f) capacitance
capacitat
n
(f) ability / capability / capacity
capadoci
n (m / f) Cappadocian
adj Cappadocian
caparrada
n
(f) rash act / foolish act
capbussada
n
(f) plunge / dive / dip
capbussar-se
v conj
to plunge / to dive
capbussó
n
(f) plunge / dive / dip
capçalera
n
1. (f) [d'un llit] headboard
2. (f) [d'un article de premsa] headline
3. (f) [d'un diari] masthead
4. (f) [INFORM] header
5. (f) [d'una carta] letterhead
6. (f) [d'un riu, d'una conca, d'una glacera..] head
expr metge de capçalera
(m / f) GP (Br.) / family practitioner (Am.)
capciós
adj
1. deceptive / deceitful
2. captious
capdamunt
n
-
expr al capdamunt
(right) at the (very) top
expr estar-ne fins al capdamunt (d'algú / d'alguna cosa)
to be fed up to the back teeth (with someone / something) / to have had it up to here (with someone / something) / to have had enough (of someone / something)
capdavall
n
word used in the expression 'al capdavall (de)'
expr al capdavall
1. at the (very) bottom / at the (very) end
2. after all / at the end of the day / when all's said and done / all things considered
capdavanter
n
(m / f) leader
capella
n
(f) chapel
expr Capella Sixtina
(f) Sistine Chapel
capellà
n
1. (m) priest
2. (m) chaplain
capficar
v conj
to stick (something) (headfirst) into (something else)
capficar-se
capficar-seto worry / to get very worried
capgirament
n
(m) reversal
capgirar
v conj
1. to turn upside down / to upend
2. to reverse
3. to change the course (of something) / to turn (something) around
capgirell
n
(m) somersault
cap-gros
n
(m) tadpole
capil·lar
n
(m) capillary
adj
capillary
capil·laritat
n
(f) capillary action / capillarity
capità
n
(m / f) captain
capital
n
1. (f) capital (city)
2. (m) [FIN] capital
capitalisme
n
(m) capitalism
capitalista
n
(m / f) capitalist
capitell
n
capital
capítol
n
(m) chapter
capitomba
n
(f) somersault
nota: Used mainly in Pyrenean regions.
capitost
n
(m / f) leader
capitulació
n
(f) capitulation / agreement / settlement
capó
n
1. (m) [TRANSP] bonnet (Br.) / hood (Am.)
2. (m) [ZOOL] capon
capoeira
n
(f) capoeira
capoll
n
1. (m) [ZOOL] cocoon
2. (m) [BOT] bud
3. (m) [ANAT] foreskin
capota
n
1. (f) [ROBA] bonnet
2. (f) [TRANSP] hood
caprici
n
(m) whim
Capricorn
n
(m) Capricorn
capritx
n
(m) whim
capritxós
adj
fickle / unpredictable / capricious (formal)
capritxositat
n
(f) fickleness / unpredictability / changeability
capsa
n
(f) (small) box
Capsa de llumins. - Box of matches.
Capsa de música. - Music box.
capsigrany
n
(m) idiot / fool / dumbass (Am.)
càpsula
n
1. (f) [MED] capsule
2. (f) capsule
3. (f) [BOT] capsule
captació
n
(f) capture / collection / gathering
expr captació de fons
(f) fundraising
captador
n
(m) collector
expr captador pla
(m) flat-plate collector
expr captador solar
(m) solar collector
captaire
n
(m / f) beggar / panhandler (Am.)
captar
v conj
1. to beg
2. to channel / to harness
3. [un senyal] to pick up
capteniment
n
(m) behavior (Am.) / behaviour (Br.)
captivar
v conj
to captivate / to charm / to enchant
captiveri
n
(m) captivity
captor
n
(m / f) captor
captura
n
(f) capture
capturar
v conj
to capture
caputxa
n
(f) hood
caputxino
n
(m) cappuccino
capvespre
n
(m) late afternoon / dusk
caquèxia
n
(f) wasting
caqui
n
1. (m) khaki
2. (m) persimmon
adj
khaki
car
adj
expensive
cara
n
1. (f) [ANAT] face
2. (f) front
3. (f) surface
4. (f) side
expr cara a cara
face to face
expr cara o creu
heads or tails
expr fer bona cara
to look well
expr fer cara a
to stand up to
expr fer mala cara
to not look well / to look terrible / to look awful
expr fer una cara nova a (algú)
to rearrange (somebody's) face for (them)
expr plantar cara a
to stand up to
carabassa
n
(f) pumpkin
carabassó
n
(m) courgette (Br.) / zucchini (Am. / Aus.)
caràcter
n
1. (m) nature
2. (m) character
expr joc de caràcters
(m) character set
característic
adj
characteristic
característica
n
(f) feature / characteristic
caragirat
n
(m / f) turncoat / traitor
caragol
n
(m) snail
carallot
n
(m) (col.loq) idiot / fool / pillock (Br.) / dumbass (Am.)
caramell
n
(m) [de glaç] icicle
caravana
n
(f) caravan
carbassa
n
(f) pumpkin
carbassó
n
(m) courgette (Br.) / zucchini (Am. / Aus.)
carbó
n
(m) coal
expr carbó vegetal
(m) charcoal
carbohidrat
n
(m) carbohydrate
carbonet
n
(m) charcoal
carboni
n
(m) carbon
carbonil
n
(m) carbonyl
carència
n
1. (f) lack
2. carències (fpl) shortcomings
carburant
n
(m) fuel
carcaixentí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Carcaixent
adj relating to Carcaixent or its people
carcassa
n
(f) carcass / body / shell / housing / casing / enclosure
carcerí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Càrcer
adj relating to Càrcer or its people
carcinol
n (m / f) (person / people) from Quercy in SW France
adj relating to Quercy or its people
card
n
(m) thistle
cardamom
n
(m) cardamom
cardar
v conj
(vulg) to fuck / to screw / to bonk (Br.) / to hump
cardenal
n
(m) cardinal
cardíac
adj
heart / cardiac
expr cirurgia cardíaca
(f) heart surgery
cardiopatia
n
(f) cardiopathy
cardiovascular
adj
cardiovascular
carelià
n (m / f) Karelian
adj Karelian
carència
n
(f) deficiency
carestia
n
(f) shortage / scarcity
cargol
n
(m) snail
cari
n (m / f) Carian
adj Carian
Carib
n
(m) Carribean
caribenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from The Carribean
adj Carribean
caribeny
adj
Carribean
caribú
n
(m) caribou
caricatura
n
(f) caricature
carícia
n
(f) caress
carilló
n
1. (m) carillon
2. (m) tubular bells
carioca
n (m / f) (person / people) from Rio de Janeiro
adj relating to Rio de Janeiro or its people
cariogen
adj
cariogenic
carismàtic
adj
charismatic
caritat
n
(f) charity
caritatiu
adj
charitable
carletí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Carlet
adj relating to Carlet or its people
carmanyola
n
(f) metal or plastic container for carrying food (usually cooked food), such as a plastic container with a lid, a lunchbox etc...
carmesí
adj
crimson
n
(m) crimson
carmí
n
(m) carmine
adj
carmine
carn
n
1. (f) meat
2. (f) flesh
expr carn de bou
(f) beef
expr carn de canó
(f) cannon fodder
expr carn de vaca
(f) beef
expr carn de vedella
(f) veal
expr carn picada
(f) mince (Br.) / ground meat (Am.)
expr en carn i ossos
in the flesh
Carnaval
n
(m) Carnival
Carnestoltes
n
(m) Carnival
carnet
n
1. (m) license / licence (Br.)
2. (m) card
expr carnet de conduir
(m) driving licence (Br.) / driver's license (Am.)
expr carnet d'identitat
(m) ID card
carni
adj
meat
Productes carnis. - Meat products.
càrnic
adj
meat
carnisser
n
(m / f) butcher
carnisseria
n
(f) butcher's (shop)
carnívor
n
(m) carnivore
adj
carnivorous
carolingi
n
(m / f) Carolingian
adj
Carolingian
carotè
n
(m) carotene
carpaccio
n
(m) carpaccio
carpeta
n
(f) folder
expr carpeta d'anelles
(f) ring binder
carpí
n
1. (m) [ZOOL] goldfish
2. (m) [BOT] hornbeam
càrrec
n
1. (m) role
2. (m) charge
càrrega
n
1. (f) shipment
2. (f) load / cargo
3. (f) charge
4. (f) burden
expr càrrega de feina
(f) workload
expr càrrega de ruptura
(f) failure load
expr càrrega elèctrica
(f) electric charge
expr càrrega tèrmica
(f) thermal load
carraca
n
1. (f) (col.loq) (vehicle) old banger (Br.) / clunker (Am.)
2. (f) (col.loq) heap of junk
carregador
n
1. (m) loader
2. (m) charger
3. (m) magazine
expr carregador de piles
(m) battery charger
carregament
n
1. (m) shipment / freight / cargo / load
2. (m) loading
carregar
v conj
to load
carregós
adj
1. burdensome / onerous / painful
2. tedious / boring
3. pain in the arse (Br.) / pain in the ass (Am.) / nuisance / pest
carrer
n
1. (m) street
2. (m) [ESPORT] lane
carrera
n
1. (f) career
2. (f) run /ladder
3. (f) race
4. (f) degree / studies
5. (f) journey
expr fer carrera
to get on / to go forward
expr pla de carrera
(m) career plan
carreró
n
(m) alley / alleyway
carret
n
(m) cart
carreta
n
(f) cart / wagon
expr carreta de bous
(f) ox cart
carretera
n
(f) road
expr carretera de circumval·lació
(f) bypass
carretó
n
(m) wheelbarrow
carreu
n
(m) ashlar
carricolí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Carrícola
adj relating to Carrícola or its people
carril
n
(m) lane
expr carril bici
(m) bike lane
expr carril contrari
(m) oncoming lane
carrincló
adj
tawdry
carrioner
n (m / f) (person / people) from Son Carrió
adj relating to Son Carrió or its people
carro
n
(m) cart / carriage / chariot
expr carro de combat
(m) tank
expr carro de la compra
(m) shopping trolley (Br.) / shopping cart (Am.)
expr para el carro!
hold your horses! / hang on a minute!
carronya
n
(f) carrion
carronyaire
n
(m) bird of prey
carrossa
n
1. (f) carriage
2. (f) [d'una desfilada] float
carrosseria
n
(f) bodywork
carrutxes
n
(fpl) baby walker (Br.) / walker (Am.)
carst
n
(m) karst
carta
n
(f) letter
expr carta blanca
(f) carte blanche
cartaginès
n
(m / f) Carthagian
adj
Carthagian
Cartago
n
Carthage
càrtam
n
(m) safflower
càrtel
n
(m) cartel
cartell
n
(m) poster
cartellera
n
(f) billboard
carter
n
(m / f) postman (Br.) / postwoman (Br.) / mailman (Am.) / mail lady (Am.) / mail carrier (Am.)
cartera
n
1. (f) postwoman (Br.), mailwoman (Am.)
2. (f) wallet
3. (f) briefcase
4. (f) satchel
5. (f) portfolio
expr cartera de clients
(f) client list
expr cartera de comandes
(f) order book
carterista
n
(m / f) pickpocket
cartesià
adj
Cartesian
cartílag
n
(m) cartilage
cartilaginós
adj
cartilaginous
cartó
n
(m) cardboard
cartògraf
n
(m / f) cartographer
cartografia
n
(f) cartography
cartolina
n
(f) card / cardboard
cartró
n
(m) cardboard
cartutx
n
(m) cartridge
carxofa
n
(f) artichoke
expr cor de carxofa
(m) artichoke heart
cas
n
(m) case
expr en tot cas
in any case
expr fer cas (de)
to take notice (of) / to pay attention (to)
expr per si de cas
just in case
casa
n
(f) house
expr Casa Batlló
(f) building on the Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona, built by Antoni Gaudí between 1905 and 1907
expr casa de colònies
(f) summer camp
expr Casa Milà
(f) (also known as la Pedrera) - building on the Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona, built by Antoni Gaudí between 1906 and 1910
casabaixer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cases Baixes
adj relating to Cases Baixes or its people
casal
n
(m) community centre / cultural centre
expr casal de gent gran
(m) community centre for older people
expr casal d'estiu
(m) day camp / holiday playscheme
casalter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cases Altes
adj relating to Cases Altes or its people
casament
n
(m) marriage
casar
v conj
to marry
casar-se
casar-seto get married / to marry
casc
n
(m) helmet
cascada
n
(f) waterfall
cascall
n
(m) opium poppy
expr cascall banyut
(m) blackspot hornpoppy
expr cascall marí
(m) yellow hornpoppy
cascavell
n
(m) rattle
expr serp de cascavell
(m) rattlesnake
casella
n
1. (f) box
2. (f) cell
3. (f) square
4. (f) pigeonhole
expr casella de selecció
(f) check box
expr casella de verificació
(f) check box
caserna
n
(f) barracks
caseta
n
(f) hut
expr caseta de gos
(f) kennel (Br.) / doghouse (Am.)
casiner
n (m / f) (person / people) from Casinos
adj relating to Casinos or its people
casolà
adj
home
expr cuina casolana
(f) home cooking
caspa
n
dandruff
cassola
n
(f) casserole dish / saucepan
casta
n
1. (f) [Hinduisme] caste
2. (f) class
castallut
n (m / f) (person / people) from Castalla
adj relating to Castalla or its people
castany
adj
chestnut / chestnut-coloured (Br.) / chestnut-colored (Am.)
castanya
n
1. (f) chestnut
2. (f) (vulg) drunkenness
3. (f) hard knock / hard strike / car accident
4. (f) unskilled person
expr treure les castanyes del foc a algú
to pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire
castanyeta
n
castanyetes (fpl) castanets
castanyola
n
castanyoles (fpl) castanets
castell
n
1. (m) castle
2. (m) (human) castle
castellà
adj
1. Castilian / Spanish
2. relating to es Castell or its people
n
1. (m) [LING] Spanish
2. (m / f) (person / people) from es Castell
castellanoparlant
n
(m / f) Spanish speaker
castellenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Castell de Cabres (or Castell de Castells or Castell de Guadalest)
adj relating to Castell de Cabres (or Castell de Castells or Castell de Guadalest) or its people
casteller
n
1. (m / f) person who takes part in forming 'human castles'
2. (m / f) (person / people) from el Castell de Vilamalefa
adj
relating to el Castell de Vilamalefa or its people
castellfortí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Castellfort
adj relating to Castellfort or its people
castellnovenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Castellnou
adj relating to Castellnou or its people
castellonenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Castelló de la Plana (or Castelló de Rugat or Vilanova de Castelló)
adj relating to Castelló de la Plana (or Castelló de Rugat or Vilanova de Castelló) or its people
castellonetí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Castellonet de la Conquesta
adj relating to Castellonet de la Conquesta or its people
castieler
n (m / f) (person / people) from Castielfabib
adj relating to Castielfabib or its people
càstig
n
(m) punishment
castigar
v conj
to punish
castor
n
(m) beaver
castració
n
(f) castration
castrar
v conj
to castrate
castrense
adj
military
casual
adj
chance / unplanned
casualitat
n
1. (f) chance
2. (f) coincidence
expr per casualitat
by chance
expr quina casualitat
what a coincidence
casualment
adv
by chance
casuari
n
(m) cassowary
catabolisme
n
(m) catabolism
catadauí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Catadau
adj relating to Catadau or its people
català
n
1. (m) Catalan
2. (m / f) Catalan
adj
Catalan
catalanisme
n
(m) Catalan nationalism
catalanista
adj
pro-Catalan / Catalanist
catalanitat
n
(f) Catalan-ness / fact or state of being Catalan
catalanoparlant
n
(m / f) Catalan speaker
catàleg
n
(m) catalogue (Br.) / catalog (Am.)
catàlisi
n
(f) catalysis
catalític
adj
catalytic
catalitzador
n
1. (m) catalyst
2. (m) (d'un vehicle) catalytic converter
catalitzar
v conj
to catalyze / to catalyse (Br.)
catalogar
v conj
to catalogue (Br.) / to catalog (Am.)
Catalunya
n
(f) Catalonia
cataplasma
n
(m) poultice / cataplasm
cataracta
n
(f) cataract
catarral
adj
catarrhal
catarro
n
1. (m) catarrh
2. (m) cold
catarrogí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Catarroja
adj relating to Catarroja or its people
catarsi
n
(f) catharsis
catàrtic
adj
cathartic
catàstrofe
n
(f) catastrophe
catastròfic
adj
catastrophic
catecisme
n
(m) catechism
càtedra
n
(f) chair
catedral
n
(f) cathedral
catedràtic
n
(m / f) professor (Br.)
categoria
n
(f) category
categòric
adj
categorical
categòricament
adv
categorically
Desmentir categòricament (alguna cosa). - To categorically deny (something).
catenària
n
1. (f) overhead (power) lines
2. (f) [MAT] catenary
càtering
n
(m) catering
catèter
n
(m) catheter
catifa
n
1. (f) rug
2. (f) mat
3. (f) carpet
catinenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Catí
adj relating to Catí or its people
catòlic
adj
(Roman) Catholic
n
(m / f) (Roman) Catholic
catolicisme
n
(m) catholicism
catorze
n
(m) fourteen
catorzè
adj
fourteenth
catralenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Catral
adj relating to Catral or its people
catxap
n
(m) baby rabbit
catxapó
n
(m) baby rabbit
catxerulo
n
(m) (Val.) kite
cau
n
den / lair / burrow / warren
expr (dir-li alguna cosa a algú) a cau d'orella
to whisper something to somebody
caucàsic
adj
Caucasian
caudetenc
n
(m / f) (person / people) from Caudete de las Fuentes
adj
relating to Caudete de las Fuentes or its people
caudielà
n
(m / f) (person / people) from Caudiel
adj
relating to Caudiel or its people
caure
v conj
to fall
expr caure el pèl (a algú)
to throw the book (at someone)
expr caure en picat
to plummet
causa
n
(f) cause
expr a causa de
as a result of
causalitat
n
(f) causality
causar
v conj
to cause
càustic
adj
1. caustic
2. scathing / caustic / vitriolic
causticitat
n
(f) sharpness / vitriol
caut
adj
cautious
cautela
n
(f) caution
expr amb cautela
cautiously / carefully
cautelar
adj
preventative / preventive / precautionary
cautelós
adj
cautious
cava
n
(f) cava
cavalcada
n
(f) cavalcade
cavalcar
v conj
to ride
cavall
n
1. (m) horse
2. (m) [escacs] knight
3. (m) [cartes] horse / horseman / knight / cavalier
expr cavall amb arcs
(m) pommel horse
cavaller
n
(m) knight
cavalleresc
adj
chivalrous
cavalleria
n
1. (f) cavalry
2. (f) chivalry
3. (f) knighthood / chivalry
4. (f) deed / act of chivalry
cavallet
n
1. (m) easel
2. (m) pearlfish
Cavallet marí (o de mar). - (Long-snouted) sea horse.
3. cavallets (mpl) carousel / merry-go-round (Br.)
4. cavallets (mpl) [FOLK.] group of people who dance and parade whilst dressed as horse riders from the past, wearing horse costumes without legs
cavar
v conj
1. to dig
2. to burrow
expr cavar la seva pròpia fossa
to dig your own grave
caverna
n
(f) cave
expr home de les cavernes
(m) caveman
cavernícola
adj
cave-dwelling
n
(m / f) caveman / cavewoman
caviar
n
(m) caviar
CD-ROM
n
(m) CD-ROM
ceba
n
(f) onion
expr ceba tendra
(f) scallion / green onion / spring onion / salad onion
ceballot
n
(m) scallion / green onion / spring onion / salad onion
cec
adj
blind
expr doble cec
double-blind
Assaig clínic doble sec. - Double-blind clinical trial.
cedir
v conj
1. to relinquish / to cede
2. to give in / to give way
3. to subside
expr cedir el pas
to give way / to yield
Senyal de cediu el pas. - Give way sign (Br.) / yield sign (Am.)
cefalàlgia
n
(f) cephalalgia / headache
cefalòpode
n
(m) cephalopod
ceguesa
n
(f) blindness
ceguetat
n
(f) blindness
CEIP
acr
(m) primary school (Br. / Aus.) / elementary school (or grade school) (Am.)
cel
n
(m) sky
expr posar el crit al cel
to protest / to be up in arms
celebració
n
(f) celebration
celebrar
v conj
to celebrate
cèlebre
adj
famous
celebritat
n
1. (f) [fama] celebrity
2. (f) [famós / famosa] celebrity / celeb (col·loq)
celeritat
n
(f) speed
celestial
adj
1. [RELIG] heavenly
2. celestial
celíac
adj
coeliac (Br.) / celiac (Am.)
n
(m / f) celiac sufferer
expr malaltia celíaca
(f) coeliac disease (Br.) / celiac disease (Am.)
celiaquia
n
(f) coeliac disease (Br.) / celiac disease (Am.)
celibat
n
(m) celibacy
celístia
n
(f) starlight
cella
n
(f) eyebrow
cel·la
n
(f) cell
cèl·lula
n
(f) cell
expr cèl·lula mare
(f) stem cell
Cèl·lula mare embrionària. - Embryonic stem cell.
Cèl·lula mare adulta. - Adult stem cell.
expr cèl·lula solar
(f) solar cell
cel·lulitis
n
(f) cellulitis
cel·lular
adj
cellular
cel·luloide
n
(m) celluloid
cel·lulosa
n
(f) cellulose
celobert
n
(m) inner (or interior or internal) patio
celtiber
n (m / f) Celtiberian
adj Celtiberian
cèmbal
n
(m) harpsichord
cementiri
n
(m) cemetery / churchyard
cenacle
n
(m) clique / circle
cendra
n
1. (f) ash
2. cendres (fpl) ashes
cendrer
n
(m) ashtray
cenozoic
n
(m) Cenozoic (Era)
adj
Cenozoic
cens
n
(m) census
expr cens electoral
(m) electoral roll
censura
n
1. (f) censorship
2. (f) (crítica, condemnació) censure / reprimand / rebuke
censurador
n
(m / f) censor
censurar
v conj
1. to censor
2. to condemn / to denounce
cent
n
(m) a hundred / one hundred
adj
a hundred / one hundred
centaure
n
(m) centaur
centè
adj
hundredth
n
(m) hundredth
centenar
n
1. (m) hundred
Un centenar de persones. - One hundred people.
2. centenars (mpl) hundreds
Centenars de persones. - Hundreds of people.
centenari
n
(m) centenary
centèsim
adj
hundredth
n
(m) hundredth
centígrad
adj
centigrade
25 graus centígrads. - 25 degrees centigrade.
cèntim
n
(m) cent
centímetre
n
(m) centimetre (Br.) / centimeter (Am.)
centpeus
n
(m) centipede
central
adj
central
n
1. (f) headquarters / HQ / head office
2. (f) (power) plant / (power) station
expr central elèctrica
(f) power plant / power station
expr central eòlica
(f) wind power plant
expr central geotèrmica
(f) geothermal power plant
expr central hidroelèctrica
(f) hydroelectric power plant
expr central nuclear
(f) nuclear power plant (or station)
expr central solar
(f) solar power plant
expr central tèrmica
(f) thermal power plant
expr central tèrmica convencional
(f) fossil fuel power plant
expr central tèrmica de cicle combinat
(f) combined cycle power plant
centraleta
n
(f) switchboard
centrar
v conj
1. to centre (Br.) / to center (Am.)
2. to focus
3. to be the focus of
centre
n
(m) centre (Br.) / center (Am.)
expr centre cívic
(m) community centre / village hall (Br.)
expr centre d'atenció telefònica
(m) call centre
expr centre de dia
(m) day centre
expr centre de negocis
(m) business centre
centreafricà
n (m / f) (person / people) from the Central African Republic
adj relating to the Central African Republic or its people
centrecampista
n
(m) midfielder
cèntric
adj
central
centrípet
adj
centripetal
expr força centrípeta
(f) centripetal force
centurió
n
(m) centurion
cenyir
v conj
1. to surround / to enclose / to encircle
2. to fit snugly (o tightly) / to cling
Un vestit cenyit. - A clingy dress.
cenyir-se
cenyir-seto limit yourself (to)
cep
n
1. (m) vine
2. (m) porcini mushroom
cera
n
(f) wax
expr cera de les orelles
(f) earwax
expr figura de cera
(f) waxwork
expr museu de cera
(m) wax museum / waxwork(s) museum
ceratina
n
(f) keratin
ceratosaure
n
(m) ceratosaurus
Cèrber
n
Cerberus
cerca
n
(f) search
cercador
n
(m) search engine
cercapersones
n
(m) pager / beeper
cercar
v conj
to look for
cerca-raons
adj
argumentative / quarrelsome
n
argumentative person
cercatalents
n
(m / f) headhunter / recruiter
cercavila
n
(f) parade or procession through the streets of a town before / on the way to a religious celebration or a fiesta
cercle
n
(m) circle
cèrcol
n
(m) hoop
cerdaí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cerdà
adj relating to Cerdà or its people
cereal
n
(m) cereal
cerebel
n
(m) cerebellum
cerebral
adj
cerebral
expr escorça cerebral
(f) cerebral cortex
expr paràlisi cerebral
(f) cerebral palsy
ceretà
n (m / f) (member / members) of a pre-Roman tribe from the area around Cerdanya
adj relating to the pre-Roman area around Cerdanya or its people
ceri
n
(m) cerium
cerimònia
n
(f) ceremony
cerimonial
adj
ceremonial
n
(m) ceremonial
cerretà
n (m / f) (member / members) of a pre-Roman tribe from the area around Cerdanya
adj relating to the pre-Roman area around Cerdanya or its people
cert
adj
certain
certamen
n
(m) competition / contest
certament
adv
certainly / without doubt
certesa
n
(f) certainty
certificable
adj
certifiable
certificació
n
(f) certification
certificar
v conj
1. to verify / to confirm / to attest (to) / to bear witness (to)
2. to certify
certificat
n
(m) certificate
adj
certified
expr certificat de naixement
(m) birth certificate
expr correu certificat
(m) recorded delivery (Br.) / certified mail (Am.)
ceruli
adj
(lit.) cerulean
cerumen
n
(m) earwax / cerumen
cervell
n
(m) brain
cerverí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cervera (or Cervera del Maestrat)
adj relating to Cervera (or Cervera del Maestrat) or its people
cervesa
n
(f) beer
cèrvix
n
(m) cervix
cérvol
n
(m) deer
expr cérvol femella
(m) doe
expr cérvol mascle
(m) buck
expr carn de cérvol
(f) venison
cesària
n
(f) caesarean (Br.) / cesarean (Am.) / c-section / caesarean section (Br.) / cesarean section (Am.)
cesi
n
(m) caesium
cessació
n
1. (f) cessation / termination
2. (f) [d'un càrrec] termination / [voluntari] resignation
expr cessació tabàquica
(f) giving up smoking / stopping smoking
cessament
n
1. (m) cessation / termination
2. (m) [d'un càrrec] termination / [voluntari] resignation
cessar
v conj
1. to finish
2. to stop / to cease (formal)
cessió
n
(f) transfer
cetaci
n
(m) cetacean
cetoacidosi
n
(f) ketoacidosis
cetona
n
(f) ketone
cetosi
n
(f) ketosis
cian
n
(m) cyan
cianobacteri
n
(m) cyanobacterium (cyanobacteria - pl.)
cianòmetre
n
(m) cyanometer
ciberassetjament
n
(m) cyberstalking
expr ciberassetjament (escolar)
(m) cyberbullying
cibercafè
n
(m) cybercafe
ciberespai
n
(m) cyberspace
cibertira
n
(f) banner
cicatritzar
v conj
1. to heal
2. to heal (up)
cicatriu
n
(f) scar
cicle
n
1. (m) cycle
2. (m) series
expr cicle de l'aigua
(m) water cycle
expr cicle termodinàmic
(m) thermodynamic cycle
ciclisme
n
(m) cycling
ciclista
n
(m / f) cyclist
cicló
n
(m) cyclone
ciclop
n
(m) cyclops
ciclostròfic
adj
cyclostrophic
cicuta
n
(f) hemlock
ciència
n
(f) science
ciència-ficció
n
(f) science fiction
científic
n
(m / f) scientist
adj
scientific
científicament
adv
scientifically
cigala
n
1. (f) cicada
2. (f) (vulg) dick / cock
cigar
n
(m) cigar
cigarret
n
(m) cigarette
cigarreta
n
(f) cigarette
cigne
n
(m) swan
cigonya
n
(f) stork
expr cigonya blanca
(f) white stork
expr cigonya negra
(f) black stork
cigró
n
(m) chickpea
cili
n
(m) cilium (pl. cilia)
cilindre
n
(m) cylinder
cim
n
(m) peak
címbal
n
címbals (mpl) cymbals
ciment
n
(m) cement
cimera
n
(f) summit
cinc
n
1. (m) five
2. les cincfive (o'clock)
adj
five
cinctorrà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cinctorres
adj relating to Cinctorres or its people
cineasta
n
(m / f) film-maker
cinema
n
(m) cinema
cinematografia
n
(f) cinematography (tec.) / film making (Br.) / movie making (Am.)
cinematogràfic
adj
cinematographic
cinemòmetre
n
(m) speed gun
cinètic
adj
kinetic
n
cinètica (f) kinetics
expr energia cinètica
(f) kinetic energy
cingalès
n (m / f) Singhalese (person) / the Singhalese (pl.)
adj Singhalese
cinisme
n
(m) cynicism
cingle
n
cliff / rock face
cinquanta
n
(m) fifty
cinquantè
adj
fiftieth
expr una cinquantena de ...
around (or about) fifty ... / fifty-odd ...
cinquè
adj
fifth
n
(m) fifth
cinta
n
1. (f) tape
2. (f) ribbon
expr cinta adhesiva
(f) sellotape / sticky tape
expr cinta mètrica
(f) tape measure
cintura
n
(f) waist
cinturó
n
(m) belt
expr cinturó de seguretat
(m) safety belt / seat belt (UK)
cirater
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cirat
adj relating to Cirat or its people
circ
n
(m) circus
circassià
n (m / f) Circassian
adj Circassian
circuit
n
(m) circuit
expr circuit en paral·lel
(m) parallel circuit
expr circuit de refrigeració
(m) coolant circuit
expr circuit primari
(m) primary circuit
expr circuit secundari
(m) secondary circuit
circulació
n
1. (f) [TRANSP] traffic
2. (f) [ANAT] flow / circulation
3. (f) [FIN] circulation
circular
v conj
1. [MED] [la sang] to circulate / to flow
2. [un líquid] to flow
3. [vehicle] to drive / to travel
4. [persona] to walk
5. [tren] to travel / to run
adj
circular
n
circular
circumdar
v conj
to encircle / to (completely) surround
circumferència
n
(f) circumference
circumlocució
n
(f) circumlocution
circumloqui
n
(m) circumlocution
circumnavegació
n
(f) circumnavigation
circumnavegar
v conj
to circumnavigate / to sail round
circumpolar
adj
circumpolar
circumscripció
n
1. (f) circumscription
2. (f) constituency (Br.) / district / ward (Br.) / precinct (Am.)
circumscriure
v conj
to circumscribe
circumspecció
n
(f) circumspection
circumspectament
adv
circumspectly
circumspecte
adj
circumspect
circumstància
n
(f) circumstance
circumval·lació
n
(f) ring road (Br.) / beltway (Am.) / loop (Am.)
cirenaic
n (m / f) Cyrenian
adj Cyrenian
cirera
n
(f) cherry
cirerer
n
(m) cherry tree
cirrocúmul
n
(m) cirrocumulus (cloud)
cirrocúmulus
n
(m) cirrocumulus (cloud)
cirrostrat
n
(m) cirrostratus (cloud)
cirrostratus
n
(m) cirrostratus (cloud)
cirrus
n
(m) cirrus
cirurgia
n
(f) surgery
expr cirurgia estètica
(f) plastic surgery
expr cirurgia plàstica
(f) plastic surgery
cirurgià
n
(m / f) surgeon
cisalla
n
(f) shears
cisar
v conj
1. to trim / to shear
2. to cheat (somebody) out of (something) / to diddle (somebody) out of (something) (Br.) (col·loq.)
cisell
n
(m) chisel
cisellar
v conj
to chisel / to carve / to sculpt / to whittle
cistell
n
(m) basket
cistella
n
(f) basket
cisteller
n
(m / f) basket weaver / basket maker / basket seller
cistelleria
n
1. (f) basket weaving / basket making
2. (f) basket shop
cistercenc
adj
Cistercian
n
(m) Cistercian
cistitis
n
(f) cystitis
cistre
n
(m) cittern
cita
n
1. (f) appointment
2. (f) date
expr cita a cegues
(f) blind date
citació
n
1. (f) quotation / citation
2. (f) subpoena
Citació judicial. - Subpoena.
citar
v conj
1. to arrange to meet / to make an appointment with
2. to quote / to cite
3. to cite
cítara
n
(f) zither
citocina
n
(m) cytokine
citocrom
n
(m) cytochrome
citologia
n
(f) cytology
citològic
adj
cytological
citoplasma
n
(m) cytoplasm
citosol
n
(m) cytosol
CiU
n
(f) (centre-right Catalan political party)
ciutadà
n
1. (m / f) citizen
2. (m / f) (person / people) from Palma
adj
relating to Palma or its people
ciutadania
n
1. (f) people / citizens
2. (f) citizenship
ciutadellenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Ciutadella de Menorca
adj relating to Ciutadella de Menorca or its people
ciutat
n
(f) city
Centre de la ciutat. - City (or town) centre (Br.) / downtown (Am.)
civada
n
(f) oats
Flocs de civada. - Oat flakes.
cívic
adj
civic
expr centre cívic
community centre (Br.) / community center (Am.) / village hall (Br.)
civil
adj
civil
n
(m) civilian
civilització
n
(f) civilization / civilisation (Br.)
civisme
n
(m) community spirit
cladística
n
(f) cladistics
clamídia
n
(f) chlamydia
clamor
n
(m) outcry / clamour (Br.) / clamor (Am.)
clapa
n
1. (f) patch / spot
2. (f) clearing
claqué
n
(m) tap dancing / tap
expr ballar claqué
to tap dance
expr ballarí de claqué
(m / f) tap dancer
expr sabates de claqué
(fpl) tap shoes
claqueta
n
(f) clapperboard
clar
adj
clear
clara
n
1. (f) egg white
2. (f) shandy
claraboia
n
(f) skylight
clarament
adv
clearly
claredat
n
(f) clarity / clearness
Es necessita un telescopi per veure'l amb claredat. - You need a telescope to see it clearly.
clarejar
v conj
1. to get (or grow) light / to lighten
2. to clear up
3. [arbres] to thin (out)
4. [brou] to be thin
clarí
n
(m) bugle
clariana
n
1. (f) clearing
2. (f) patch of blue sky
clarinet
n
1. (m) clarinet
2. (m / f) clarinetist / clarinet player
clarinetista
n
(m / f) clarinetist
clarividència
n
1. (f) perceptiveness
2. (f) clairvoyance
clarivident
adj
1. perceptive
2. clairvoyant
claror
n
(f) light
expr claror del sol
(f) sunlight
expr a la claror de
by the light of
classe
n
(f) class
clàssic
adj
classic / classical
expr música clàssica
(f) classical music
classificació
n
1. (f) classification
2. (f) standings
classificar
v conj
to classify
classisme
n
(m) class discrimination
classista
adj
class-conscious
n
(m / f) snob
clatell
n
(m) back of the neck / nape of the neck
clatellot
n
(m) clip round the ear (Br.)
clau
n
1. (f) key
2. (f) spanner (Br.) / wrench (Am.)
3. (m) nail
4. (f) [MÃSICA] clef
5. claus (mpl) [ESPORT] spikes
expr clau Allen
(f) Allen key
expr clau anglesa
(f) (monkey) wrench (Am.) / (adjustable) spanner (Br.)
expr clau de fa
(f) bass clef
expr clau de sol
(f) treble clef
expr l'argument que rebla el clau
the clinching argument
claudàtor
n
(m) square brackets
clauer
n
(m) key ring / key chain
clàusula
n
(f) clause
clausura
n
(f) closure
expr cerimònia de clausura
(f) closing ceremony
expr monja de clausura
(f) cloistered nun
claustre
n
1. (m) cloister
2. (m) faculty
claustrofòbia
n
(f) claustrophobia
claustrofòbic
adj
claustrophobic
clavar
v conj
to nail
clavecí
n
(m) harpsichord
clavecinista
n
(m / f) harpsichordist
claveguera
n
(f) sewer
clavegueram
n
(m) sewer system
clavell
n
1. (m) [BOT] carnation
2. (m) [ALIM] clove
expr clavell d'espècia
(m) clove
clavicèmbal
n
(m) harpsichord
clavicembalista
n
(m / f) harpsichordist
clavicordi
n
(m) clavichord
clavícula
n
(f) collarbone / clavicle (tec.)
cleda
n
(f) (animal enclosure) pen
clementina
n
(f) clementine
clenxa
n
(f) parting
cleptomania
n
(f) kleptomania
clergue
n
(m) cleric / priest / clergyman
clero
n
(m) clergy
clic
n
(m) click
expr doble clic
(m) double click
clicar
v conj
to click
client
n
1. (m / f) client / customer
2. (m) [INFORM] client
clientelisme
n
(m) patronage
clima
n
(m) climate / weather conditions
climatologia
n
(f) climatology
climograma
n
(m) climograph
clínic
adj
clinical
n
clínica (f) (establiment sanitari) clinic
expr assaig clínic
(m) clinical trial
clip
n
1. (m) paper clip
2. (m) (hair) clip
clítoris
n
(m) clitoris / clit (argot)
clivella
n
1. (f) crevice
2. clivelles (fpl) stretch marks
clofolla
n
(f) husk / hull / shell
cloïssa
n
(f) clam
clon
n
1. (m) clone
2. (m) clonus
clonació
n
(f) cloning
clonar
v conj
to clone
clonus
n
(m) clonus
clor
n
(m) chlorine
clorhídric
adj
hydrochloric
Àcid clorhídric. - Hydrochloric acid.
clorofil·la
n
(f) chlorophyll
cloroform
n
(m) chloroform
cloroplast
n
(m) chloroplast
clorur
n
(m) chloride
closca
n
(f) shell
expr closca d'ou
(f) eggshell
clot
n
(m) hole / pit
clotet
n
1. (m) [clot petit] little (or small) hole
2. (m) [a la galta] dimple
cloure
v conj
to shut / to close
clova
n
(f) husk / hull / shell
club
n
(m) club
cluc
adj
closed / shut (eye)
expr a ulls clucs
blindly / with your eyes shut
clúster
n
(m) cluster
cnidi
n
(m / f) Knidian
adj
Knidian
coa
n
1. (f) (Val.) queue
2. (f) tail
3. (f) ponytail
coacció
n
(f) coercion
expr sota coacció
under duress
coàgul
n
(m) clot
expr coàgul de sang
(m) blood clot
coagulació
n
(f) clotting / coagulation
coagular-se
v conj
to clot / to coagulate
coala
n
(m) koala / koala bear
coalició
n
(f) coalition
coartada
n
(f) alibi
coartar
v conj
to restrict
cobai
n
(m) guinea pig
cobalt
n
(m) cobalt
cobdícia
n
(f) greed
cobdiciós
adj
greedy
cobejar
v conj
to covet / to desire
cobejós
adj
covetous
cobejosament
adv
covetously
cobert
n
1. (m) shed
2. (m) cover
3. (m) (place) setting
4. (m) piece of cutlery / piece of flatware (Am.)
Joc de coberts. - Cutlery set / flatware set (Am.)
5. coberta (f) cover
coberteria
n
(f) cutlery
cobertura
n
1. (f) covering
2. (f) coverage
Cobertura mediàtica. - Media coverage.
3. (f) [d'un llibre] jacket
cobla
n
(f) traditional Catalan, eleven-piece music ensemble which typically accompanies dancing of the sardana
cobra
n
(f) cobra
cobrador
n
1. (m / f) collector
2. (m / f) conductor
cobrar
v conj
1. to charge
2. to earn / to receive
cobrellit
n
(m) bedspread
cobrir
v conj
to cover
coca
n
1. (f) [ALIM] type of Catalan flatbread
2. (f) (col.loq) coke
3. (f) [BOT] coca plant
expr fet una coca
worn out / exhausted / knackered (Br.) (argot)
cocaïna
n
(f) cocaine
cocaïnòman
n
(m / f) cocaine addict
còccix
n
(m) coccyx
cocentainer
n
(m / f) (person / people) from Cocentaina
adj
relating to Cocentaina or its people
coco
n
(m) coconut
cocoter
n
(m) coconut tree
cocodril
n
(m) crocodile
còctel
n
(m) cocktail
codi
n
(m) code
expr codi de barres
(m) barcode / UPC (code) (Am.)
nota: 'Barcode' es pot escriure 'barcode' (una paraula) o 'bar code' (dues paraules).
expr codi de conducta
(m) code of conduct
expr codi ètic
(m) code of ethics
expr codi genètic
(m) genetic code
expr codi obert
(m) open source
expr codi postal
(m) postcode (Br.) / zip code (Am.)
expr codi telefònic
(m) calling code
codificació
n
(f) codification
codificar
v conj
1. [INFORM] to encode
2. to codify
codony
n
(m) quince
nota: En anglès, 'quince' vol dir 'codony' i 'codonyer'.
codonyat
n
(m) (solid) quince jelly
codonyer
n
(m) quince (tree)
nota: En anglès, 'quince' vol dir 'codony' i 'codonyer'.
coeficient
n
(m) coefficient
coercir
v conj
to coerce / to constrain / to force
coercitiu
adj
coercive
coet
n
(m) rocket
coetani
adj
contemporary
coexistència
n
(f) coexistence
coexistir
v conj
to coexist
coferer
n
(m / f) (person / people) from Rafelcofer
adj
relating to Rafelcofer or its people
cofoi
adj
smug / self-satisfied
cofre
n
(m) chest / coffer
cofrentí
n
(m / f) (person / people) from Cofrents
adj
relating to Cofrents or its people
cogeneració
n
(f) cogeneration
cognitiu
adj
cognitive
cognom
n
(m) surname / family name
cogombre
n
(m) cucumber
expr cogombre de mar
(m) sea cucumber
cogrombe
n
(m) (dialecte) cucumber
cohabitar
v conj
to live together / to cohabit
coherència
n
(f) coherence
coherent
adj
coherent
cohesió
n
(f) cohesion
cohesiu
adj
cohesive
cohort
n
(m) cohort
COI
(Comitè Olímpic Internacional)
n
IOC
(International Olympic Committee)
coincidència
n
(f) coincidence
coincident
adj
concurrent / simultaneous
coincidir
v conj
1. to be of the same opinion / to agree (on something)
Coincidir amb. - To accord with.
2. to coincide
coiot
n
(m) coyote
coïssor
n
(f) burning sensation / itch
coit
n
(m) (sexual) intercourse / coitus (formal)
coix
adj
1. lame
2. wobbly
n
(m / f) lame person
expr anar (or saltar) a peu coix
to hop
coixejar
v conj
to limp / to hobble
coixenc
n
(m / f) (person / people) from Coix
adj
relating to Coix or its people
coixesa
n
(f) lameness
coixí
n
1. (m) pillow
2. (m) cushion
expr coixí de seguretat
(m) airbag
coixinet
n
1. (m) bearing
2. (m) pad
3. (m) small cushion
4. (m) pin cushion
5. (m) hash (sign) (Br.) / pound sign (Am.)
col
n
(m) cabbage
cola
n
(f) glue
colador
n
1. (m) colander
2. (m) sieve
3. (m) strainer
colar-se
v conj
1. to sneak in (or into) / to enter (an event / place with an admission charge) without paying
2. to jump the queue
còlera
n
1. (f) [MED] cholera
2. (f) anger
colèstasi
n
(f) cholestasis
colesterol
n
(m) cholesterol
expr colesterol HDL
HDL cholesterol
nota: HDL = High-Density Lipoprotein (lipoproteina d'alta densitat).
expr colesterol LDL
LDL cholesterol
nota: LDL = Low-Density Lipoprotein (lipoproteina de baixa densitat).
colgar
v conj
to bury / to cover up
colibrí
n
(m) hummingbird
còlic
n
(m) colic
col-i-flor
n
(m) cauliflower
colinap
n
(m) swede (Br.) / rutabaga (Am.)
coll
n
1. (m) [ANAT] neck
2. (m) [d'una baralla de cartes] suit
expr nou del coll
(f) Adam's apple
colla
n
(f) gang / group
col·laboració
n
(f) collaboration
col·laborador
n
(m / f) collaborator
col·laborar
v conj
to collaborate
collage
n
(m) collage
col·lagen
n
(m) collagen
col·lapse
n
(m) collapse
collar
v conj
1. to screw
2. to rein someone in
n
(m) collar
collaret
n
(m) necklace
col·lecció
n
(f) collection
col·leccionable
adj
collectible / collectable
col·leccionar
v conj
to collect
col·leccionista
n
(m / f) collector
col·lectiu
n
(m) community
El col·lectiu gai. - The gay community.
adj
collective
col·lega
n
1. (m) colleague / co-worker
2. (m) mate (Br.) / buddy (Am.)
col·legi
n
(m) school
expr col·legi electoral
1. (m) polling station
2. (m) electoral college
col·lidir
v conj
to collide
col·limador
n
(m) collimator
col·lisió
n
1. (f) collision
2. (f) clash
collita
n
1. (f) crop
2. (f) harvest
col·locació
n
1. (f) layout
2. (f) placement
3. (f) [LING] collocation
expr agència de col·locació
(f) employment agency
col·locar
v conj
1. to place / to put
2. to give work to
col·locar-se
col·locar-se (argot) to get stoned / to get high
col·lodió
n
(f) collodion
col·loidal
adj
colloidal
col·loide
n
(m) colloid
collons
n
(m) (vulg) bollocks (Br.) / balls / nuts
expr estar fins als collons (d'alguna cosa)
(vulg) to have had it up to here (with something) / to have had a gutful (of something) (Aus.)
collonut
adj
(vulg) brilliant / cool / wicked
col·loqui
n
(m) colloquium / conference
col·loquial
adj
colloquial
colofó
n
1. (m) [llibre] colophon
2. (m) [fig.] culmination
colom
n
(m) dove / pigeon
colomar
n
(m) pigeon loft / dovecote
colomer
n
(m) pigeon loft / dovecote
colombià
adj
Colombian
n
(m / f) Colombian
Colòmbia
n
(f) Colombia
colon
n
(m / f) colonist
còlon
n
(m) colon
colònia
n
1. (f) colony
2. (f) cologne / eau de toilette / toilet water
3. ColòniaCologne
4. colònies (fpl) camp
Colònies d'estiu. - Summer camp.
colonial
adj
colonial
colonialisme
n
(m) colonialism
colonialista
adj
colonialist
n
(m / f) colonialist
colonier
n
(m / f) (person / people) from la Colònia de Sant Jordi
adj
relating to la Colònia de Sant Jordi or its people
colonització
n
(f) colonization / colonisation (Br.)
colonitzador
adj
colonizing / colonising (Br.)
colonitzar
v conj
to colonize / to colonise (Br.)
color
n
(m) colour (Br.) / color (Am.)
expr en color
colour (Br.) / color (Am.)
Foto en color. - Colour (Br.) / color (Am.) photo.
Televisor en color. - Colour (Br.) / color (Am.) television.
coloraina
n
coloraines (fpl) bright (o loud) mismatched colours
coloret
n
(m) blusher / blush (Am.)
nota: (color vermell emprat com a cosmètic).
colós
n
(m) colossus
El Colós de Rodes. - The Colossus of Rhodes.
colossal
adj
colossal
colp
n
1. (m) bang / knock / blow
2. (m) bump
expr colp de cap
1. (m) impulse / sudden decision
2. (m) [ESPORT] header
expr colp d'estat
(m) coup d'état
expr colp de gràcia
(m) coup de grâce
expr colp de mà
a hand
Donar un colp de mà a (algú). - To give (someone) a hand.
expr colp de peu
(m) kick
expr colp de puny
(m) punch
expr colp d'ull
(m) quick look / glance
colpejar
v conj
to hit / to strike
colpir
v conj
1. to hit
2. to impress / to shock
3. to touch / to move
colpista
n
1. (m / f) coup plotter
2. (m / f) participant in a coup
adj
coup
expr intent colpista
(m) attempted coup
columna
n
column
expr columna d'aigua
(f) water column
expr columna de direcció
(f) steering column
expr columna vertebral
(f) backbone / spine
colza
n
(f) rapeseed
expr oli de colza
(m) rapeseed oil
colzada
n
poke (o jab) with an elbow / [suau] nudge
colze
n
(m) elbow
expr colze de tennista
(m) tennis elbow
expr cop de colze
(m) poke (or jab) with an elbow / [suau] nudge
Rebre un cop de colze (a la cara). - To be elbowed (in the face) / to get an elbow (in the face).
Donar un cop de colze a algú. - To elbow somebody.
Donar un cop de colze (suau) a algú. - To nudge somebody.
Apartar algú a cops de colze. - To elbow somebody out of the way / to elbow somebody aside.
Obrir-se camí (o fer-se pas) a cops de colze. - To elbow your way through.
Avançar a cops de colze. - To elbow your way forward.
colzera
n
1. (f) [protector] elbow pad
2. (f) elbow patch
com
adv
like / such as / how
coma
n
1. (m) coma
2. (f) comma
comanda
n
(f) order
comandament
n
1. (m) control
2. (m) [videojoc] controller / gamepad
3. (m) [military] command
4. comandaments (mpl) military top brass / high command
expr comandament a distància
(m) remote control
expr centre de comandament
(m) command center (Am.) / command centre (Br.)
expr quadre de comandament
(m) instrument panel
comandant
n
(m) commander
expr comandant en cap
(m) commander-in-chief
comarca
n
(f) district
combat
n
1. (m) combat
2. (m) battle
3. (m) action
Soldats morts en combat. - Soldiers killed in action.
4. (m) [ESPORT] match / fight
combatent
n
(m / f) combatant / fighter
combatre
v conj
to fight against
combinació
n
(f) combination
combinar
v conj
to combine
combinatòria
n
(f) [MAT] combinatorics
comboi
n
1. (m) convoy
2. (m) train
combregar
v conj
1. to receive (holy) communion
2. to share (ideas / feelings) with somebody
expr fer combregar (algú) amb rodes de molí
to make (someone) believe a load of rubbish / to spin a yarn
comburent
n
(m) oxidizer / oxidant / oxidizing agent
combustible
n
(m) fuel
adj
combustible
expr combustible fòssil
(m) fossil fuel
expr combustible nuclear
(m) nuclear fuel
combustió
n
(f) combustion
comèdia
n
(f) comedy
La Divina Comèdia de Dant(e). - Dante's Divine Comedy.
comediant
n
(m / f) comedian
començament
n
(m) beginning / start / commencement (formal)
expr des del començament
from the start / from the beginning / from the word go / from the get-go / from the outset
començar
v conj
1. to start / to begin
2. to start / to begin
comensal
n
(m / f) diner
comentari
n
1. (m) comment
2. (m) commentary
comerç
n
(m) trade / commerce
expr comerç just
(m) fair trade
comercial
adj
commercial
comercialització
n
(f) trading
comercialitzar
v conj
to commercialize / to commercialise (Br.)
comercialment
adv
commercially
comerciant
n
1. (m / f) shopkeeper
2. (m / f) sales rep / salesman
comestible
adj
edible
n
comestibles (mpl) food / provisions
cometa
n
1. (m) comet
2. cometes (fpl) quotes / quotation marks / inverted commas (Br.) / speech marks
cometre
v conj
to commit
comí
n
(m) cumin
expr comí de prat
(m) caraway
comiat
n
(m) farewell / goodbye
expr comiat de solter
(m) bachelor party (Am.) / stag do (Br.) / stag night (Br.) / stag party (Br.)
expr comiat de soltera
(m) bachelorette party (Am.) / hen night (Br.) / hen do (Br.) / hen party (Br.)
còmic
n
1. (m / f) comedian / comic / comedy actor
2. (m) comic (strip)
adj
funny / comical
comicis
n
(m) elections
comissari
n
(m / f) commissioner
comissaria
n
(f) police station
comissió
n
(f) commission
comissionat
n
(m / f) commissioner
comissura
n
(f) commissure
comitè
n
(m) committee
comitiva
n
(f) entourage / retinue
commemoració
n
(f) commemoration
commemorar
v conj
to commemorate
commiseració
n
(f) commiseration
commoció
n
1. (f) commotion / shock
2. (f) concussion
commoure
v conj
1. to shake
2. to move / to touch
commovedor
adj
moving / touching / poignant
commutació
n
(f) commutation / switching
commutar
v conj
to commute
còmodament
adv
comfortably
còmode
adj
comfortable
còmoda
n
(f) chest of drawers
comodí
n
1. (m) joker
2. (m) [INFORM] wild card
comoditat
n
(f) comfort / convenience
Comores
n
(fpl) Comoros
compactar
v conj
1. to compact
2. [INFORM] to defragment
compadir
v conj
to feel sorry (for somebody)
compaginar
v conj
to combine
company
n
(m / f) friend / mate
expr company de classe
(m / f) classmate
expr company de feina
(m / f) work mate / colleague
companyerisme
n
(m) team spirit / camaraderie
companyia
n
(f) company / firm
companyó
n
(m / f) friend / mate (Br. i Aus.) (col·loq.) / buddy (Am.) (col·loq.)
companyonia
n
1. (f) camaraderie
2. (f) solidarity
expr per companyonia
out of sympathy / in sympathy
comparable
adj
comparable
comparació
n
(f) comparison
comparar
v conj
to compare
comparatiu
adj
comparative
comparativament
adv
comparatively
compareixença
n
1. (f) appearance
2. (f) order to appear
3. (f) summons / subpoena (Am.)
comparsa
n
1. (m / f) [folk.] person taking part in a procession
2. (m / f) [film] extra
3. (f) [film] extras
4. (f) [folk.] group of people taking part in a parade or festival (who all wear the same costume)
compartir
v conj
to share
compàs
n
1. (m) compass
2. (m) [MÃSICA] beat
compassió
n
(f) pity / compassion
compassiu
adj
compassionate
compatibilitzar
v conj
to successfully combine / to make compatible
compatriota
n
(m / f) compatriot / fellow countryman
compel·lir
v conj
to compel
compendi
n
(m) compendium
compensació
n
(f) compensation / offset
compensar
v conj
to compensate / to offset
competència
n
1. (f) competence
2. (f) competition
competent
adj
1. competent
2. suitable / appropriate
competir
v conj
to compete
competitiu
adj
competitive
competitivament
adv
competitively
competitivitat
n
(f) competitiveness
compilador
n
(m) compiler
compilar
v conj
to compile
complaure
v conj
to please
complaure's
complaure'sto take pleasure (in something)
complet
adj
1. complete
2. full
completament
adv
1. completely / totally / utterly
2. altogether
complex
n
(m) complex
adj
complex
expr nombre complex
(m) [MAT] complex number
complexió
n
(f) build / constitution
complexitat
n
(f) complexity
complicació
n
(f) complication
complicat
adj
complicated
còmplice
n
(m / f) accomplice
complicitat
n
(f) complicity
expr mirada de complicitat
(f) complicit look
expr relació de complicitat
(f) complicit relationship
compliment
n
1. (m) fulfilment (Br.) / fulfillment (Am.)
2. (m) observance
3. (m) adherence / compliance
4. (m) compliment
complir
v conj
1. to turn / to reach
Wordpress compleix 5 anys. - Wordpress turns 5.
Es va jubilar en complir setanta anys. - He retired when he turned (or reached) 70.
2. to fulfil
3. [una promesa, la paraula] to keep
4. to carry out
5. [una llei] to observe / to obey
El segell CE implica que una joguina compleix la normativa europea de seguretat. - The CE logo means that a toy meets European safety standards.
6. [una condemna] to serve
El jove compleix condemna per temptativa d'homicidi. - The young man is serving a sentence for attempted murder (Br.) / homicide (Am.)
7. to comply (with) / to meet
component
n
(m) component
comporta
n
1. (f) lock gate
2. (f) sluice gate
comportament
n
(m) behaviour (Br.) / behavior (Am.)
expr mal comportament
(m) misbehaviour (Br.) / misbehavior (Am.)
comportar
v conj
to entail / to involve / to carry
Comporta un risc elevat d'infecció. - It carries a high risk of infection.
comportar-se
comportar-seto behave
composició
n
(f) composition
compositor
n
(m / f) composer
compost
n
(m) compost
compostatge
n
(m) composting
compra
n
1. (f) purchase
2. (f) shopping
expr anar de compres
to go shopping
expr fer la compra
to shop / to do the shopping
comprador
n
1. shopper
2. buyer / purchaser
comprar
v conj
to buy / to purchase (formal)
comprendre
v conj
1. to comprise / to include
2. to understand
comprensió
n
1. (f) comprehension / understanding
2. (f) understanding / sympathy
expr comprensió lectora
(f) reading comprehension
comprensiu
adj
understanding / sympathetic
compresa
n
1. (f) compress
2. (f) sanitary towel (Br.) / sanitary napkin (Am.)
compressió
n
(f) compression
compressor
n
(m) compressor
comprimir
v conj
to compress
comprometre
v conj
1. to compromise
2. to get (somebody) involved in (something)
comprometre's
1. comprometre'sto compromise yourself / to put yourself in a compromising position
2. comprometre'sto commit yourself to (something)
compromís
n
(m) commitment / obligation / promise
El nostre compromís amb l'agricultura sostenible és ben conegut. - Our commitment to sustainable agriculture is well known.
Van assumir el compromís de mantenir contacte amb tots els grups. - They made a commitment to stay in touch with all the groups.
nota: En el sentit d'obligació contreta en virtut d'una promesa, el nom català "compromís" es tradueix en anglès per "commitment", no pas "compromise", que sol significar "un arranjament d'una disputa per concessions mútues" o "la trobada d'un terme mitjà entre requisits oposats".
comprovar
v conj
to check / to find out
comptabilitat
n
1. (f) accounting
2. (f) accountancy
comptable
n
(m / f) accountant
adj
1. accounting / accountancy / bookkeeping
2. countable
expr nom comptable
(m) count noun
comptador
n
1. (m) [INFORM] (web) counter
2. (m) counter
3. (m) meter
4. (m / f) [FIN] [TREB] accountant
adj
starting (from)
En el termini d'un mes, comptador a partir de / des de ... - Within a month, starting (from) ...
expr comptador d'aigua
(m) water meter
expr comptador Geiger
(m) Geiger counter
comptagotes
n
(m) dropper
expr amb comptagotes
slowly / gradually / little by little / bit by bit
comptaquilòmetres
n
(m) odometer
comptar
v conj
1. to count
2. to count
3. [~ amb] to count on
expr a comptar de
(starting) from
expr poder-se comptar amb els dits (de la mà)
to be able to count (something) on one hand
expr tenir els dies comptats (alguna cosa / algú)
(something's / somebody's) days are numbered
Windows té els dies comptats. - Windows' days are numbered.
compte
n
1. (m) account / bill
2. (m) count
3. (m) care
Vés amb compte! - Be careful!
Compte amb el gos! - Beware of the dog!
expr compte bancari
(m) bank account
expr compte corrent
(m) current account (Br.) / checking account (Am.)
expr a compte
on account
expr anar amb compte
to be careful / to take care / to beware
expr demanar comptes
To ask for an explanation
expr donar compte
to report
expr en comptes de
instead of
expr estar fora de comptes
to be due (to give birth)
expr fer comptes
to do sums
expr passar comptes
to settle up
expr perdre el compte
to lose count
expr sortir a compte
to be worthwhile
expr sortir de comptes
to be due (to give birth)
expr tenir en compte
to take into account
expr treballar pel seu compte
to be self-employed
compulsió
n
(f) compulsion
compunció
n
(f) remorse / compunction (formal)
computació
n
(f) computation
computacionalment
adv
computationally
computar
v conj
to compute
comtat
n
(m) county
comte
n
(m) count
comtessa
n
(f) countess
comú
adj
common
comunament
adv
commonly
comunicació
n
(f) communication
comunicar
v conj
to communicate / to convey
comunicat
n
(m) statement
expr comunicat de premsa
(m) press release
comunió
n
(f) communion
expr primera comunió
(f) first communion
comunisme
n
(m) communism
comunista
n
(m / f) communist
adj
communist
comunitat
n
(f) community
expr comunitat autònoma
(f) autonomous community
con
n
(m) cone
conca
n
1. (f) [d'un riu, d'un mar] basin
La conca mediterrània. - The Mediterranean Basin.
La conca del riu Mississippi. - The Mississippi (River) basin.
2. (f) [d'un riu] watershed
La conca del riu Mississippi. - The Mississippi (River) watershed.
concarrí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cas Concos
adj relating to Cas Concos or its people
concatenar
v conj
>to concatenate
còncau
adj
concave
concedir
v conj
>to concede
concentració
n
1. (f) demonstration / rally
2. (f) concentration
concentrador
n
(m) concentrator
concentrar
v conj
1. to concentrate
2. to bring together / to round up
concentrar-se
1. concentrar-seto gather
2. concentrar-se[~ en alguna cosa] to concentrate (on something)
concentrat
adj
concentrated
n
(m) concentrate
concèntric
adj
concentric
concepció
n
(f) conception
concepte
n
(m) concept
concertar
v conj
to arrange / to agree to
concertina
n
(f) concertina
concessió
n
(f) concession
concessionari
n
1. (m / f) concessionaire
2. (m) [venda de cotxes] dealer / dealership
Concessionari Oficial Ford. - Official Ford Dealership.
adj
-
Empresa concessionària. - Concession.
conciliació
n
1. (f) conciliation / reconcilement
2. (f) settlement
conciliador
n
(m / f) conciliator
adj
conciliatory
conclau
n
(m) conclave
conclave
n
(m) conclave
concloent
adj
conclusive
concloure
v conj
to conclude
conclusió
n
(f) conclusion
concomitant
adj
concomitant
concordança
n
1. (f) agreement
2. (f) concordance
concordar
v conj
to agree
concorregut
adj
1. busy / crowded
2. well-attended
concórrer
v conj
1. to assemble / to attend / to gather / to come together
2. to converge / to join / to merge
3. to contribute
4. to compete
concret
adj
particular / specific / concrete
expr en concret
specifically
concretament
adv
specifically
concretar
v conj
to specify / to make clear / to spell out
conculcar
v conj
to infringe / to disrespect (the law / regulations / authority)
concupiscència
n
(f) concupiscence / lust / desire
concurs
n
(m) competition
concursar
v conj
1. to compete
2. [per un contracte] to bid / to tender
condemna
n
1. (f) sentence
2. (f) condemnation
expr condemna a mort
(f) death sentence
condemnar
v conj
1. to condemn
2. to convict / to sentence
condemnat
n
(m / f) convict / prisoner
adj
1. convicted
2. condemned
expr condemnat a mort
(m / f) condemned (man, woman, person) / death row inmate
condensador
n
(m) condenser
condescendència
n
condescension
condescendent
adj
condescending / patronizing / patronising (Br.)
condició
n
(f) condition
condó
n
(m) condom
condol
n
(m) condolences
condolença
n
(f) condolence
condom
n
(m) condom
condonar
v conj
to cancel / to pardon / to write off
conducció
n
(f) conduction
conducta
n
(f) behaviour (Br.) / behavior (Am.)
conducte
n
(m) piping
conductisme
n
(m) behaviorism (Am.) / behaviourism (Br.)
conductista
n
(m / f) behaviorist (Am.) / behaviourist (Br.)
conductor
n
(m / f) driver
expr conductor d'autobús
(m / f) bus driver
conduir
v conj
1. to guide
2. to run
3. to lead
4. to conduct
5. to drive
conduir-se
conduir-seto behave
conegut
n
(m / f) acquaintance
adj
(well) known
És ben conegut que... - It's well known that...
coneixement
n
(m) knowledge / know-how
expr gestió del coneixement
(f) knowledge management
expr perdre el coneixment
to lose consciousness
conèixer
v conj
1. to know (be acquainted with)
2. to know / to be aware of
3. to know (something) / to have experienced (something)
4. to recognize
confabulació
n
1. (f) confabulation
2. (f) plot
conferència
n
(f) conference
conferenciant
n
(m / f) (conference) speaker
confessió
n
1. (f) confession
2. (f) denomination
expr confessió de fe
(f) confession of faith
confeti
n
(m) confetti
confí
n
1. (m) border
2. confins (mpl) confines / limits
confiança
n
1. (f) trust / confidence / assurance
2. (f) [en si mateix] self-confidence / self-assurance
confiar
v conj
1. to confide
2. to entrust
3. [~ en] to trust (in)
4. [~ que] to be confident (that)
confiat
adj
1. confident
2. [en si mateix] self-assured / self-confident)
confidencial
adj
1. confidential
2. classified
confidencialment
adv
confidentially / in confidence
configuració
n
(f) configuration
configurar
v conj
to configure
confinament
n
(m) confinement
confinar
v conj
1. to border (on)
2. to confine
confinar-se
confinar-seto lock yourself away / to squirrel yourself away
confirmar
v conj
to confirm
confiscar
v conj
to confiscate / to impound
confitar
v conj
1. to preserve
2. [en vinagre] to pickle
conflent
n
(m) confluence
conflicte
n
(m) conflict / fight
confluència
n
(f) confluence
confluir
v conj
to come together / to converge / to meet
confondre
v conj
1. to mix up / to muddle up / to mistake
2. to confuse
confondre's
1. confondre'sto get confused / to become confused
2. confondre'sto be confused (with something else)
conformar
v conj
1. to shape
2. to conform
conformar-se
conformar-seto resign yourself
expr conformar-se amb (alguna cosa)
to make do with (something)
conformista
n
(m / f) conformist
adj
conformist
conformitat
n
1. (f) conformity / conformance
2. (f) assent
expr de conformitat amb
in conformity with
confort
n
(m) comfort
confortable
adj
comfortable / comfy (col·loq)
confós
adj
confused
confraria
n
(f) confraternity / brotherhood
confridenc
n
(m / f) (person / people) from Confrides
adj
relating to Confrides or its people
confrontació
n
(f) confrontation / face-off
confrontar
v conj
1. to confront / to bring face to face
2. to border on / to adjoin
confucianisme
n
(m) Confucianism
confús
adj
confused / jumbled / blurred / indistinct
confusió
n
(f) confusion
congelació
n
1. (f) freezing
2. (f) freeze
expr congelació salarial
(f) wage (or pay) freeze
expr punt de congelació
(m) freezing point
congelador
n
(m) freezer
congelar
v conj
1. to freeze
2. [FIN] to freeze
congelar-se
congelar-seto freeze
congènit
adj
congenital
congestió
n
1. (f) congestion
2. (f) blockage
congestionar
v conj
to block / to congest / to cause something to become congested
congestionat
adj
congested
congestiu
adj
congestive
Insuficiència cardíaca congestiva. - Congestive heart failure.
conglomerat
n
(m) conglomerate
Congo
n
(m) [República del ~] (Republic of the) Congo
congolès
adj
Congolese
n
(m / f) Congolese (person) / the Congolese (pl.)
congost
n
(m) canyon / gorge / ravine
congraciar-se
v conj
[~ amb algú] to ingratiate yourself (with somebody)
congratulació
n
(f) congratulation
congratular
v conj
to congratulate
congratular-se
congratular-se[~ (de / per)] to congratulate yourself (on something)
congre
n
(m) (conger) eel
congregació
n
(f) congregation
congregant
n
(m / f) member of a congregation / congregant (Am.)
congregar
v conj
to bring together
congregar-se
congregar-seto come together / to congregate
congrés
n
1. (m) congress
2. (m) conference
expr Congrés dels Diputats
(m) Spanish lower house of parliament
congressista
n
(m / f) congress (or convention) participant
congressual
adj
convention
congruent
adj
congruent
cònic
adj
conical
conill
n
(m) rabbit
expr conill porquí
(m) guinea pig
conillera
n
(f) rabbit burrow / (rabbit) warren
conillet d'índies
n
(m) guinea pig
conjectura
n
(f) conjecture / guess
conjectural
adj
conjectural
conjecturar
v conj
to conjecture / to infer / to surmise
conjugació
n
(f) conjugation
conjugal
adj
conjugal / married
expr vida conjugal
(f) married life
conjugar
v conj
to conjugate
cònjuge
n
(m / f) spouse
conjuminar
v conj
to combine
conjunció
n
(f) conjunction
conjunt
adj
joint
n
1. (m) whole
2. (m) group / collection / set
conjuntament
adv
together / jointly
conjuntar
v conj
to join / to combine
conjuntivitis
n
(f) conjunctivitis / pink eye (Am.)
connectar
v conj
to connect
connectivitat
n
(f) connectivity
connexió
n
(f) connection
connivència
n
(f) collusion
expr estar en connivència amb
to be in collusion with (formal) / to be in cahoots with (col·loq.)
connotació
n
(f) connotation
conqueridor
n
(m / f) conqueror
adj
conquering
conquerir
v conj
to conquer
conquesta
n
(f) conquest
conquilla
n
(f) (sea)shell
conquista
n
(f) conquest
conquistador
n
(m / f) conqueror
conquistar
v conj
to conquer
conrear
v conj
to cultivate
conreu
n
1. (m) cultivation / farming / culture
2. (m) cultivated land
3. (m) cultivation
El conreu de les arts. - The cultivation of the arts.
consagració
n
(f) consecration
consagrar
v conj
to consecrate / to devote / to dedicate
consciència
n
1. (f) conscience
2. (f) awareness
expr objector de consciència
(m) conscientious objector
conscienciar
v conj
to make aware / to raise awareness
conscienciar-se
conscienciar-seto become aware / to notice
conscienciós
adj
conscientious
conscienciosament
adv
conscientiously
conscient
adj
aware / conscious
conscientment
adv
consciously
consecució
n
(f) achievement / attainment
consecutiu
adj
consecutive
expr per (segon / tercer... any) consecutiu
for the (second / third... year) running / for the (second / third... year) in a row
consecutivament
adv
consecutively
consegüent
adj
resulting
consegüentment
adv
consequently
consell
n
1. (m) council
2. (m) a piece of advice / a word of advice / a tip
Consells. - Advice.
expr consell de seguretat
1. (m) security council
2. consells de seguretat (mpl) safety tips
conseller
n
1. (m / f) advisor / adviser / counsellor (Br.) / counselor (Am.)
2. (m / f) [POLIT] councillor
3. (m / f) board member
4. (m / f) (person / people) from Consell
adj
relating to Consell or its people
consens
n
(m) consensus
consentiment
n
(m) consent / agreement
consentir
v conj
1. to consent / to agree
2. to allow / to permit
conseqüència
n
(f) outcome / result / consequence
expr (com) a conseqüència de
as a result of
expr en conseqüència
therefore
conseqüent
adj
consistent / consequent
conseqüentment
adv
consistently
conserge
n
(m / f) concierge
conservació
n
(f) conservation
conservacionista
n
conservationist
adj
conservationist
conservador
adj
conservative
n
(m / f) curator
conservant
n
(m) preservative
conservar
v conj
to preserve
conservatori
n
(m) conservatoire (Br.) / conservatory (Am.) / conservatorium (Aus.)
considerable
adj
considerable
considerablement
adv
considerably
considerar
v conj
to consider / to contemplate
consigna
n
1. (f) slogan / rallying cry
2. (f) [TRANSP] left-luggage office
3. (f) order
consignar
v conj
1. to allocate / to assign
2. to write down / to provide / to fill in
3. to dispatch / to ship
4. to consign
5. to deposit
consistència
n
(f) consistency
consistir
v conj
1. [~ en] to consist of
2. [~ a / en] to lie in / to mean / to involve / to entail
Innovar consisteix a pensar de forma diferent. - Innovation means (or is) thinking differently.
Les activitats consisteixen a respondre una sèrie de qüestions. - The object of the activities is to respond to a series of questions.
El secret consisteix en vigilar els petits detalls. - The secret lies in paying close attention to detail.
consistori
n
(m) town council
consol
n
(m) consolation / solace
cònsol
n
(m / f) consul
consola
n
(m) console
expr consola (de jocs)
(f) games console / game console / console
consolat
n
(m) consulate
consolidar
v conj
to consolidate
consonància
n
1. (f) [MÃSICA] consonance
2. (f) consonance / agreement
consonant
n
(f) consonant
consorci
n
(m) consortium
conspicu
adj
conspicuous
conspiració
n
(f) conspiracy
conspirar
v conj
to conspire / to plot
constància
n
1. (f) record
2. (f) firmness / steadiness / tenacity / stability
constant
adj
1. constant
2. consistent
3. steady
n
(f) [MAT] constant
expr constant solar
(m) solar constant
expr constants vitals
(mpl) vital signs
Constantinoble
n
Constantinople
constantinopolità
n
(m / f) Constantinopolitan
adj
Constantinopolitan
constantment
adv
constantly
constatar
v conj
1. to state / to affirm / to confirm
2. to check / to ascertain
constel·lació
n
(f) constellation
consternació
n
(f) dismay
consternar
v conj
to dismay
constipat
n
(m) cold
expr estar constipat
to have a cold / to be bunged up
constitució
n
(f) constitution
constitucional
adj
constitutional
constitucionalitat
n
(f) constitutionality
constitucionalment
adv
constitutionally
constituir
v conj
1. to set up / to create / to establish / to constitute (formal)
2. to make up / to constitute
3. to be
constrènyer
v conj
1. to force / to constrain / to coerce
2. to limit / to restrict
constrenyiment
n
1. (m) constraint
2. (m) restriction
construcció
n
(f) construction / building
constructiu
adj
constructive
expr crítica constructiva
(f) constructive criticism
constructivament
adv
constructively
construir
v conj
to build
consubstancial
adj
1. inherent (in) / inseperable (from)
2. [RELIG] consubstantial
consular
adj
consular
consulta
n
1. (f) consultation
2. (f) query
consultar
v conj
to consult
consultiu
adj
advisory / consultative
consultoria
n
(f) consultancy
consum
n
(m) consumption
expr béns de consum
(mpl) consumer goods
expr societat de consum
(f) consumer society
consumidor
n
(m / f) consumer
consumir
v conj
1. to consume
2. to consume / to eat
contactar
v conj
[~ amb algú] to contact (someone)
contacte
n
(m) contact
expr posar-se en contacte (amb algú)
to contact (someone)
contagi
n
(m) contagion
contagiar
v conj
to infect
contagiar-se
contagiar-seto become infected
contagiós
adj
contagious
contalla
n
(f) tale / story
contaminació
n
(f) pollution
expr contaminació atmosfèrica
(m) atmospheric pollution
contaminant
n
(m) pollutant / contaminant
contaminar
v conj
to pollute / to contaminate
contaminat
adj
contaminated / polluted
contar
v conj
to tell / to relate / to recount
conte
n
(m) story
contemplació
n
(f) contemplation
contemplar
v conj
to contemplate
contemplatiu
adj
contemplative
contemplativament
adv
contemplatively
contemporaneïtat
n
(f) contemporaneousness / contemporaneity
contemporani
adj
contemporary
contenció
n
(f) containment
contendent
n
(m) competitor
adj
competing
contenidor
n
(m) container
expr contenidor d'escombraries
(m) dumpster
conteniment
n
(m) containment
contenir
v conj
to contain
content
adj
happy
contestador
n
(m) answering machine / answerphone
contestar
v conj
1. to answer / to reply to / to respond to
2. to answer back
3. to protest against / to refuse to accept
context
n
(m) context
contextual
adj
contextual
contextualització
n
(f) contextualization / contextualisation (Br.)
contextualitzar
v conj
to contextualize / to contextualise (Br.) / to put (something) in context
contextualment
adv
contextually
contigu
adj
contiguous (formal) / adjacent / neighbouring (Br.) / neighboring (Am.) / next-door
continent
n
(m) continent
continental
adj
continental
contingent
n
(m) contingent
adj
contingent
contingut
n
(m) content
continu
adj
1. continual
2. continuous
continuació
n
1. (f) continuation
2. (f) sequel
expr a continuació
next
contínuament
adv
continually
continuar
v conj
1. to continue
2. to continue
continuïtat
n
(f) continuity
contorn
n
(m) outline
contorsionista
n
(m / f) contortionist
contra
prep
against
n
(m) con
Els pros i els contres. - The pros and cons.
expr en contra
against
expr en contra de
against
Estan en contra de la intervenció del Govern. - They are against Government intervention.
expr per contra
on the contrary
contraatac
n
(m) counter-attack
contraatacar
v conj
to counter-attack
contrabaix
n
1. (m) double bass
2. (m / f) double bass player
contraban
n
(m) smuggling
expr passar de contraban
to smuggle
contrabandista
n
(m / f) smuggler
contracció
n
(f) contraction
contracta
n
(f) fixed-price contract
contractació
n
1. (f) hiring
2. (f) contracting
contractar
v conj
1. to hire / to take on
2. to contract
contracte
n
(m) contract
adj
contracted
expr contracte d'arrendament (o de lloguer)
(m) lease
expr contracte laboral (o de treball)
(m) work contract
expr contracte temporal
(m) temporary (or short-term) contract
expr renovar el contracte (d'algú)
to renew (somebody's) contract
contractista
n
contractor
contractura
n
(f) contracture
contradicció
n
(f) contradiction
contradictori
adj
contradictory
contradir
v conj
to contradict
contradir-se
1. contradir-seto contradict yourself
2. contradir-seto contradict each other
contrafagot
n
1. (m) contrabassoon
2. (m / f) contrabassoonist
contrafirmar
v conj
to countersign
contraindicació
n
(f) contraindication
contraindicar
v conj
to contraindicate
contrallum
n
(m) backlight / backlighting
expr a contrallum
against the light
contramestre
n
1. (m / f) (vaixell) boatswain / bosun
2. (m / f) foreman
contraprestació
n
(f) compensation
contraproduent
adj
counterproductive
contrarellotge
n
(m) time trial
contrarestar
v conj
to offset / to counteract
contrari
adj
opposite
n
(m) opposite / reverse
expr al contrari
on the contrary / (just) the opposite
expr al contrari de
unlike
contrariar
v conj
1. to run contrary to / to go against
2. to thwart / to impede
3. to upset / to annoy
contrariat
adj
annoyed / upset
contrasenya
n
(f) password
contrasignar
v conj
to countersign
contratemps
n
(m) difficulty / setback
contraure
v conj
to contract
expr contraure matrimoni
to marry
expr contraure deutes
to run up debts
contravenció
n
(f) contravention
contravenir
v conj
to contravene
contreure
v conj
to contract
expr contreure matrimoni
to marry
expr contreure deutes
to run up debts
contribuent
n
(m / f) taxpayer
contribuir
v conj
to contribute
contrició
n
(f) contrition
contrincant
n
(m / f) opponent / adversary / rival / competitor
contrit
adj
contrite
control
n
(m) control
expr control d'alcoholèmia
(m) breathalyzer test (Am.) / breathalyser test (Br.) / breath test
expr control de carretera
(m) roadblock
expr control de natalitat
(m) birth control
controlable
adj
manageable
controvèrsia
n
(f) controversy
controvertit
adj
controversial
contumaç
adj
insubordinate / contumacious
contumàcia
n
(f) insubordination / contumaciousness
expr amb contumàcia
insubordinately / contumaciously
contundència
n
(f) resoluteness / firmness
expr amb contundència
resolutely / firmly / forcefully
contundent
adj
1. convincing
2. conclusive
3. blunt
contundentment
adv
resolutely / firmly / forcefully
conurbació
n
(f) conurbation
convalescència
n
(f) convalescence
convalescent
adj
convalescent
n
(m / f) convalescent
convalidació
n
1. (f) validation
2. (f) ratification
convalidar
v conj
1. to ratify
2. to validate
convecció
n
(f) convection
convèncer
v conj
to convince
convençut
adj
convinced
conveni
n
(m) agreement
expr conveni col·lectiu
(m) labour (Br.) / labor (Am.) agreement
conveniència
n
1. (f) convenience
2. (f) advisability / suitability
convenient
adj
1. convenient
2. suitable
convenir
v conj
to agree
convent
n
(m) [monges] convent / [monjos] monastery
convergència
n
(f) convergence
convergent
adj
convergent
convergir
v conj
to converge
convers
n
(m / f) convert
adj
converted
conversa
n
(f) discussion
expr en converses amb
in talks (or discussions) with
conversador
n
(m / f) conversationalist
conversar
v conj
to chat / to have a chat
convertidor
n
(m) converter
convertir
v conj
1. to convert (something) into (something else) / to turn (something) into (something else)
2. to change (somebody)
3. to convert (somebody)
convertir-se
1. convertir-seto turn into
2. convertir-seto change
3. convertir-seto convert
convex
adj
convex
convexitat
n
(f) convexity
convicció
n
(f) conviction
convicte
adj
convicted
convidar
v conj
to invite
convidat
n
(m / f) guest / invitee (formal)
adj
invited
expr convidat d'honor
(m / f) guest of honour (Br.) / guest of honor (Am.)
convincent
adj
1. convincing
2. compelling
convincentment
adv
convincingly
conviure
v conj
to live together
convivència
n
1. (f) coexistence
2. (f) living together
3. convivències (fpl) retreat
convivent
n
(m / f) cohabitee
convocació
n
(f) convening / convocation / calling together
convocar
v conj
to convene / to call together / to assemble / to convoke
convocatòria
n
(f) announcement / notice / notification / summons / call
convulsió
n
(f) convulsion
cony
n
(m) (vulg) cunt
expr què cony ...?
what the fuck ...?
conyac
n
(m) cognac
cooperació
n
(f) cooperation
cooperant
n
(m / f) aid worker
cooperar
v conj
to cooperate / to work together
cooptar
v conj
to co-opt
cop
n
1. (m) time
Un cop al dia. - Once a day.
Tres cops al dia. - Three times a day.
2. (m) blow / bang
3. (m) knock
4. (m) [ESPORT] stroke / shot / hit
5. (m) bump
expr cop d'ariet
(m) water hammer
expr cop de cap
(m) impulse / sudden decision
expr cop d'estat
(m) coup d'état
expr cop de gràcia
(m) coup de grâce
expr cop de mà
(m) hand
Donar un cop de mà a algú. - To give someone a hand.
expr cop de peu
(m) kick
expr cop de puny
(m) punch
expr cop de telèfon
(m) call / ring (Br.) / buzz (Br.)
expr cop d'ull
(m) (quick) look / glance
expr a cop de
by means of / by force of / by dint of
expr de cop
suddenly
expr de cop i volta
suddenly
copa
n
1. (f) (stem) glass
Va deixar la copa a la taula. - She left the glass on the table.
2. (f) glass / drink
Va beure una copa de vi. - She drank a glass of wine.
T'invito a una copa! - Come and have a drink with me!
3. (f) [ESPORT] [trofeu] cup
4. (f) [ESPORT] [competició] cup
5. (f) [d'un arbre] (tree)top
6. (f) cup
7. copes (fpl) cups
nota: Al món angloparlant, s'utilitza la baralla francesa.
expr anar de copes
to go for a drink / to go (out) drinking
expr fer la (or una) copa
to have a drink
copagament
n
(m) copayment (Am.) / copay (Am.)
copar
v conj
1. to close
2. to (completely) surround / to (completely) encircle / to cut off
3. to take / to win
copar-se
copar-seto close (up)
copejar
v conj
to hit / to bang
copet
n
(m) pat
Un copet a l'esquena. - A pat on the back.
còpia
n
(f) copy
expr còpia de seguretat
(f) back up (copy)
copiador
n
1. (m / f) copier
2. (m / f) copycat
adj
copying
copiar
v conj
to copy
copiós
adj
copious
copiosament
adv
copiously
copista
n
(m / f) copyist
copròlit
n
(m) coprolite
copsar
v conj
1. to catch
2. [fig.] to grasp
copte
n
1. (m) Coptic
2. (m / f) Copt
adj
Coptic
còpula
n
1. (f) copulation / coupling
2. (f) [LING] copula
copulació
n
1. (f) copulation / coupling
2. (f) (acoblament) coupling
copular
v conj
1. to copulate / to couple
2. [acoblar] to couple
copulatiu
adj
copulative
Verb copulatiu. - Copulative verb.
coquet
adj
flirty / flirtatious / coquettish (lit.)
n
(m / f) flirt
coquetament
adv
coquettishly
coquetejar
v conj
to flirt
coqueteria
n
(f) coquetry
cor
n
1. (m) [ANAT] heart
2. (m) core
3. (m) [MÃSICA] choir
coral
adj
choral
n
1. (f) choir
2. (m) coral
corall
n
(m) coral
expr escull de corall
(m) coral reef
coral·lí
adj
coral
expr escull coral·lí
(m) coral reef
coratge
n
(m) courage
coratjós
adj
brave / plucky (col·loq.)
corb
n
1. (m) crow / raven
2. corba (f) curve / bend
adj
curved / bent
corbar
v conj
to bend
corbar-se
corbar-seto bend
corbata
n
(f) tie
corbatí
n
(m) bow tie
corberà
n
(m / f) (person / people) from Corbera
adj
relating to Corbera or its people
corc
n
1. (m) weevil
2. (m) (fig.) sponge / leech / parasite
corcó
n
1. (m) weevil
2. (m) (fig.) workaholic
corda
n
1. (f) rope
2. (f) string
Una corda. - A piece of string.
expr corda fluixa
(f) tightrope
expr contra les cordes
on the ropes
expr instrument de corda
(m) string(ed) instrument
cordal
n
(m) tailpiece
cordar
v conj
1. to fasten / to do up / to tie
2. to string
cordat
n
1. (m) chordate
2. cordats (mpl) chordates
cordial
adj
cordial / amicable
cordialitat
n
(f) cordiality (formal) / friendliness / warmth
cordialment
adv
1. cordially / amicably
2. best regards
cordill
n
(m) string
cordó
n
1. (m) lace
2. (m) cord
3. (m) cordon
expr cordó litoral
(m) spit
expr cordó umbilical
(m) umbilical cord
cordovès
adj
of / from Còrdova (Córdoba)
n
(m / f) (person) from Còrdova (Córdoba)
coreà
n
(m / f) Korean
adj
Korean
Corea
n
Korea
expr Corea del Nord
North Korea
expr Corea del Sud
South Korea
corejar
v conj
to chorus
coreligionari
n
(m / f) co-religionist
coreografia
n
(f) choreography
Corfú
n
(m) Corfu
coriandre
n
(m) coriander (Br.) / cilantro (Am.)
corinti
n
(m / f) Corinthian
adj
Corinthian
corista
n
1. (m / f) choir member
2. (m / f) chorister
nota: Un 'chorister' és una persona que canta en un cor d'església. Si es parla d'un nen, es diu 'choirboy'.
3. (m / f) chorus boy (o girl)
nota: Un 'chorus boy (o girl)' canta en un espectacle musical.
cornamusa
n
(f) bagpipe(s)
corneta
n
1. (f) cornett
2. (m / f) cornett player
còrnic
n
1. (m / f) Cornish
2. (m) [LING] Cornish
adj
Cornish
coroide
n
(f) choroid
corona
n
1. (f) crown
2. (f) corona / (col·loq) halo
3. (f) [FIN] krona
coronament
n
(m) coronation / crowning
coronar
v conj
to crown
coronel
n
(m / f) colonel
coroneta
n
1. (f) crown of the head / top of the head
2. (f) little crown
3. (f) bald spot
4. (f) (monjo) tonsure
expr estar fins a la coroneta de
to be fed up with / to have had (something) up to here
coronari
adj
coronary
corporal
adj
body
corprendre
v conj
to grip / to captivate
corprenedor
adj
gripping / captivating
corpulència
n
(f) heftiness / largeness / corpulence (formal)
corpulent
adj
large / big / corpulent (formal)
corral
n
(m) farmyard / pen
correcció
n
1. (f) correction
2. (f) correctness
expr correcció política
(f) political correctness
correctament
adv
correctly
correcte
adj
1. correct / right
2. polite
expr ambientalment correcte
environmentally friendly
expr políticament correcte
politically correct
corre-cuita
n
word used in the expression 'a corre-cuita'
expr a corre-cuita
hastily / hurriedly / in a hurry / in haste / headlong
corredor
n
1. (m / f) [ESPORT] runner
2. (m) corridor
3. (m / f) broker
correfoc
n
(m) Catalan celebration where participants dress as devils and dance through the streets waving giant sparklers
c
corregir
v conj
to correct
correlació
n
(f) correlation
corrent
adj
1. current / present
2. usual / normal
3. (aigua) running
n
1. (m) current
2. trend
3. (d'aire) draught (Br.) / draft (Am.)
4. (m) current / flow / stream
expr corrent altern
(m) alternating current
expr anar contra corrent
to go against the grain (or flow)
expr compte corrent
(m) current account (Br.) / checking account (Am.)
expr estar al corrent
to be up-to-date / to be up-to-speed
expr posar a (algú) al corrent
to bring (someone) up to date (or speed)
expr posar-se al corrent
to catch up (on)
córrer
v conj
1. to run
2. to run
Va córrer la mitja marató d'Edimburg. - He ran the Edinburgh half marathon.
expr a més córrer
as quickly as possible
correspondència
n
(f) correspondence
correspondre
v conj
1. to correspond
2. to be due to / to belong to
3. to be somebody's job (to) / to be somebody's responsibility (to) / to be up to somebody (to)
4. to reciprocate
corresponent
adj
corresponding
corresponsal
n
(m / f) correspondent
expr corresponsal de guerra
(m / f) war correspondent
corretja
n
(f) leash / belt / strap
correu
n
1. (m) post (Br.) / mail (Am.)
2. (m) [INFORM] email
3. correusRoyal Mail (Br.) / USPS (Am.) / post office
expr correu certificat
(m) recorded delivery (Br.) / certified mail (Am.)
expr correu electrònic
(m) email / e-mail
expr llista de correus
(f) poste restante
corró
n
1. (m) roller
2. (m) rolling pin
corriola
n
(f) pulley
corroboració
n
(f) corroboration
corroborar
v conj
to corroborate
corrompre
v conj
to corrupt
corrosió
n
(f) corrosion
corrosiu
adj
corrosive
corrua
n
(f) (long, advancing) line
corrupció
n
(f) corruption
corrupte
adj
corrupt
cors
n
1. (m / f) Corsican
2. (m) [LING] Corsican
adj
Corsican
cort
n
1. (f) court
2. (f) [per al bestiar] pen
expr cort de porcs
(f) (pig)sty / pigpen
cortesà
n
1. (m / f) courtier
2. cortesana (f) courtesan
3. cortesana (f) prostitute
4. (m / f) (person / people) from Cortes d’Arenós (or Cortes de Pallars)
adj
relating to Cortes d’Arenós (or Cortes de Pallars) or its people
cortesia
n
(f) courtesy / politeness
còrtex
n
(m) cortex
cortical
adj
cortical
cortina
n
(f) curtain (Br.) / drape (Am.)
expr cortina de la dutxa
(f) shower curtain
expr cortina de fum
(f) smoke screen
cortisona
n
(f) cortisone
corxera
n
(f) quaver
cos
n
(m) body
expr cos negre
(m) blackbody
expr fer de cos
to have a shit (vulgar) / to take a dump (vulgar)
cosa
n
(f) thing
cosecant
n
(m) [MAT] cosecant
cosí
n
(m / f) cousin
cosidor
n
1. (m / f) sewer
2. cosidora (f) sewing machine
adj
sewing
cosidura
n
(f) seam
cosinus
n
(m) cosine
cosir
v conj
to sew
expr cosir-se la boca
to keep quiet / to button it (Br.)
expr màquina de cosir
(f) sewing machine
cosmètic
adj
cosmetic
n
1. (m) cosmetic
2. cosmètica (f) cosmetics
còsmic
adj
cosmic
cosmogonia
n
(f) cosmogony
cosmologia
n
(f) cosmology
cosmonauta
n
(m / f) cosmonaut / spaceman
cosmopolita
adj
cosmopolitan
cosmos
n
(m) cosmos
cost
n
(m) cost / price
costa
n
(f) coast / shore
expr a costa de
1. at the expense of somebody or something
Durant seixanta anys els Estats Units ha perseguit l'estabilitat a l'Orient Mitjà a costa de la democràcia. - For 60 years the US pursued stability at the expense of democracy in the Middle East.
2. at somebody's expense
Costa d'Ivori
n
(f) Ivory Coast
costaner
adj
coastal
costar
v conj
to cost
expr costi el que costi
at any price / whatever the cost / at all costs
expr costar un ull de la cara
to cost an arm and a leg / to cost a fortune / to cost a bomb
Costa Rica
n
(f) Costa Rica
costa-riqueny
n
(m / f) Costa Rican
adj
Costa Rican
costat
n
(m) side
expr al costat de
beside / next to
expr fer costat
to support
costejar
v conj
1. to sail along the coast
2. to pay for
costella
n
1. (f) [ANAT] rib
2. (f) [ALIM] chop
costerut
adj
steep
expr fer-se costerut
to become (or prove) difficult / to become (or prove) tricky
costitxer
n
(m / f) (person / people) from Costitx
adj
relating to Costitx or its people
costós
adj
costly / expensive
costum
n
(m) habit
expr ser costum
to be customary
costura
n
1. (f) sewing
2. (f) seam
costurenc
n
(m / f) (person / people) from Costur
adj
relating to Costur or its people
cotangent
n
(m) [MAT] cotangent
coter
n
(m / f) (person / people) from Cotes
adj
relating to Cotes or its people
cotització
n
(f) value / price
cotitzar
v conj
1. to quote
2. to stand at / to be valued at / to trade at
cotna
n
1. (f) rind
2. cotnes (fpl) pork scratchings (Br.) / pork rinds (Am.)
cotó
n
(m) cotton
expr cotó de sucre
(m) candyfloss (Br.) / cotton candy (Am.)
cotorra
n
1. (f) par(r)akeet
2. (f) [fig.] chatterbox
cotxe
n
(m) car
expr cotxe bomba
(m) car bomb
expr cotxe compartit
(m) car pooling
expr cotxe de seguretat
(m) safety car
expr cotxe multiusuari
(m) car sharing
cotxet
n
(m) stroller (Am.) (Aus.) / pushchair (Br.) / buggy (Br.)(col·loq)
cotxinilla
n
(f) cochineal
COU
n
(m) A-levels
coulomb
n
(m) coulomb
expr llei de Coulomb
(f) Coulomb's law
coure
v conj
1. to cook
2. [porcellana, maons, etc.] to bake
3. to burn
Els ulls em couen. - My eyes are burning.
n
(m) copper
expr coure al forn
to bake
expr què s'hi cou?
what's cooking? / what's happening? / what's up? / what gives?
courer
n
(m / f) coppersmith
cova
n
(f) cave
covar
v conj
1. to hatch
2. to sit on (an egg)
covard
adj
cowardly
n
(m / f) coward
covardia
n
(f) cowardice
covarxí
n
(m / f) (person / people) from les Coves de Vinromà
adj
relating to les Coves de Vinromà or its people
cove
n
(m) (large) basket
expr un peix al cove
a bird in the hand
crac
n
(m) star / ace / expert
cranc
n
1. (m) crab
2. Cranc (m) Cancer
crani
n
(m) skull / cranium
cranial
adj
cranial
cràter
n
(m) crater
craurosi
n
(f) kraurosis
creació
n
(f) creation
creacionisme
n
(m) creationism
creacionista
n
(m / f) creationist
creador
n
(m / f) creator
crear
v conj
to create
creatiu
adj
creative
creativitat
n
(f) creativity
credibilitat
n
(f) credibility
crèdit
n
(m) credit
expr targeta de crèdit
(f) credit card
creditici
adj
credit
expr perfil creditici
(m) credit rating / credit score
expr risc creditici
(m) credit risk
creditor
n
(m / f) creditor
credo
n
(m) creed
crèdul
adj
gullible / naive / ingenuous
creença
n
(f) belief
cregut
adj
arrogant / conceited / full of yourself
n
(m / f) big head
creïble
adj
believable / credible
Un testimoni creïble. - A credible witness.
creient
n
(m / f) believer
creixement
n
(m) growth
créixer
v conj
1. to grow
2. [un riu o la mar] to rise
crema
n
1. (f) cream
2. (f) Catalan custard
expr crema anglesa
(f) custard
cremació
n
(f) cremation
cremada
n
(f) burn
expr cremades de tercer grau
(fpl) third-degree burns
cremallera
n
(f) zip / zipper (Am.)
cremar
v conj
1. to burn
2. to burn
crematori
n
(m) crematorium
cremor
n
(f) burning
expr cremor d'estómac
(f) heartburn / acid reflux (Am.)
cremós
adj
creamy
creosota
n
(f) creosote
crep
n
(m) crêpe
crepitar
v conj
to crackle
crepuscle
n
(m) dawn
crescuda
n
1. (f) rise
2. (f) growth
cresol
n
1. (m) crucible
2. (m) melting pot
3. (m) oil lamp
cresta
n
1. (f) summit / peak / ridge
2. (f) crest
3. (f) [ALIM] pasty (Br.)
Creta
n
Crete
cretaci
n
(m) Cretaceous
adj
Cretaceous
cretenc
n
(m / f) Cretan
adj
Cretan
cretí
n
(m / f) cretin
adj
cretinous
cretona
n
(f) cretonne
creu
n
(f) cross
expr cara o creu
heads or tails
creuar
v conj
to cross
creuer
n
(m) cruise
creuetí
n
(m / f) (person / people) from la Pobla de Farnals
adj
relating to Pobla de Farnals or its people
creure
v conj
1. to believe
2. to think
Creia que no vindria. - I didn't think she would come.
3. (col.loq) to obey / to do as you are told / to mind (Am.)
Sempre has de creure la mare. - You must always do as your mother tells you.
4. [tenir fe religiosa] to believe
expr ho creus?
do you think so?
crevillentí
n
(m / f) (person / people) from Crevillent
adj
relating to Crevillent or its people
criada
n
(f) maid
criador
n
1. (m / f) breeder
2. (m / f) [zoo] keeper
criar
v conj
1. [animals] to rear / to breed
2. [nen] to bring up / to raise
3. to produce / to grow
criar-se
criar-seto grow up
criat
n
(m) servant
criatura
n
(f) baby / infant
cribratge
n
(m) screening
crida
n
(f) call
cridaner
n
(m / f) loudmouth
adj
1. loud / gaudy / garish
2. screaming / shrill
3. loud-mouthed
cridar
v conj
1. to shout / to call / to bellow / to yell / to holler
2. [~ contra] to protest against
3. [INFORM] to call
Cridar una funció (o un mètode). - To call a function (or a method).
4. to call
expr cridar l'atenció (d'algú)
to attract (someone's) attention
cridòria
n
(f) screaming and shouting
crim
n
(m) crime
expr crim contra la humanitat
(m) crime against humanity
criminal
adj
criminal
n
(m / f) criminal
criminalitat
n
(f) criminality
criminalització
n
(f) criminalization / criminalisation (Br.)
criminalitzar
v conj
to criminalize / to criminalise (Br.)
criminòleg
n
(m / f) criminologist
criminologia
n
(f) criminology
crinera
n
(f) mane
crioll
n
(m) creole
cripsi
n
(f) crypsis
cripta
n
(f) crypt
críptic
adj
1. cryptic
2. cryptic
criptó
n
(m) krypton
criptocristal·lí
adj
cryptocrystalline
criptografia
n
(f) cryptography
criptogràfic
adj
cryptographic
criquet
n
(m) cricket
crisàlide
n
(f) chrysalis
crisantem
n
(m) chrysanthemum
crisi
n
(f) crisis
crispar
v conj
to annoy / to exasperate / to irritate / to get on (somebody's) nerves
crispar-se
crispar-seto tense up / to become tense
cristall
n
(m) crystal
cristal·lí
adj
1. crystalline
2. crystal / crystal clear
cristià
n
(m / f) Christian
adj
Christian
cristiandat
n
(f) Christendom
cristianisme
n
(m) Christianity
cristobalita
n
(f) cristobalite
cristologia
n
(f) Christology
crit
n
(m) shout
expr posar el crit al cel
to protest / to be up in arms
criteri
n
(m) criterion
Criteris. - Criteria.
crític
adj
critical
n
(m / f) critic
expr en estat crític
in (a) critical condition
crítica
n
(f) criticism
criticar
v conj
to criticize (Am.) / to criticise (Br.)
Croàcia
n
(f) Croatia
croada
n
(f) crusade
croat
n
1. (m) [LING] Croatian
2. (m / f) Croat
adj
Croatian
crocant
n
(m) almond brittle
croissant
n
(m) croissant
crol
n
(m) (front) crawl
crom
n
(m) chromium
cromo
n
1. (m) picture card / trading card
2. (m) [adhesiu] sticker
cromosoma
n
(m) chromosome
cromatina
n
(f) chromatin
cromorn
n
(m) crumhorn
crònic
adj
chronic
crònica
n
(f) chronicle
expr fer crònica de
to chronicle
cronista
n
(m / f) chronicler
cronologia
n
1. (f) chronology
2. (f) timeline
cronològic
adj
chronological
cronològicament
adv
chronologically
Ordenats (o ordenades) cronològicament. - In chronological order.
cronòmetre
n
(m) stopwatch
croqueta
n
(f) croquette
croquis
n
(m) sketch
cros
n
(m) cross country
crossa
n
(f) crutch
crosta
n
1. (f) crust
2. (f) scab
cru
adj
1. raw
2. stark / harsh / bleak
n
(m) crude oil
crucial
adj
crucial
crucificació
n
(f) crucifixion
crucificar
v conj
to crucify
crucifix
n
(m) crucifix
crucifixió
n
(f) crucifixion
crudivorisme
n
(m) raw foodism
cruel
adj
cruel
cruelment
adv
cruelly
crueltat
n
(f) cruelty
cruent
adj
bloody
cruesa
n
(f) rawness
cruïlla
n
(f) junction / crossroads
cruixent
adj
crunchy
cruixir
v conj
1. to rustle
2. to creak
3. to crunch
4. [dents] to grind
cruixit
n
1. (m) rustling
2. (m) creaking
3. (m) crunching
4. (m) [de dents] grinding
Plors i cruixit de dents. - Wailing and gnashing of teeth.
cruïlla
n
(f) crossroads
crup
n
(m) croup
crupal
adj
croupous
cruspir
v conj
to devour / to gobble up / to eat up
crustaci
n
(m) crustacean
CSS
n
(mpl) CSS
cua
n
1. (f) queue
2. (f) tail
3. (f) ponytail
expr de cua d'ull
out of the corner of your eye
expr girar cua
to turn tail
cub
n
(f) cube
expr cub de gel
(m) ice cube
Cuba
n
(f) Cuba
cubà
n
(m / f) Cuban
adj
Cuban
cubell
n
(m) bucket
expr cubell de les escombraries
(m) bin (Br.) / trashcan (Am.)
cúbic
adj
cubic
expr metre cúbic
(m) cubic metre
cúbit
n
(m) ulna
nota: Plural = ulnae.
cuc
n
1. (m) [ZOOL] worm
2. (m) [INFORM] worm
cuca
n
(f) bug
expr cuca de llum
(f) firefly / lightning bug
expr cuca fera
1. (f) dragon
2. (f) fabulous / mythical creature
cucanya
n
(f) greasy pole
cucavela
n
(f) (dialecte) somersault
cucurull
n
(m) cone
cucurutxo
n
(m) [ALIM] cone
cucut
n
(m) cuckoo
cuejar
v conj
1. [cua] to wag
2. to persist / to go on / to drag on
cuer
n
1. (m) person / thing at the end of a series, line or ranking
2. (m) last-place team (in a league)
cuereta blanca
n
(f) wagtail
cuereta groga
n
(f) yellow wagtail
cuidador
n
1. (m / f) carer
2. (m / f) (zoo)keeper
cuidar
v conj
to look after / to care for
cuidar-se
1. cuidar-seto look after yourself / to take care of yourself
2. cuidar-seto look after
cuina
n
1. (f) cookery
2. (f) [art de preparar el menjar] cuisine
3. (f) cooker (Br.) / range (Am.) / stove
4. (f) kitchen
expr cuina de gas
(f) gas cooker (Br.) / gas range (Am.) / gas stove
expr cuina elèctrica
(f) electric cooker (Br.) / electric range (Am.) / electric stove
expr alta cuina
(f) haute cuisine
expr nova cuina
(f) nouvelle cuisine
cuinar
v conj
to cook
cuinat
n
(m) stew
cuiner
n
(m / f) cook / chef
cuir
n
(m) leather
expr cuir cabellut
(m) scalp
cuirassa
n
1. (f) [ZOOL] carapace
2. (f) armor (Am.) / armour (Br.)
cuita-corrents
n
word used in the expression 'a cuita-corrents'
expr a cuita-corrents
hastily / hurriedly / in a hurry / in haste / headlong
cuitar
v conj
to hurry up
interj cuita
hurry up! / get a move on! / shift yourself! (Br. col·loq.)
cuixa
n
(f) thigh
expr dret de cuixa
droit de seigneur
cuixític
adj
Cushitic
cul
n
(m) bottom / fanny (Am.) / arse (Br.) / ass (Am.) / backside
expr llepar el cul (a algú)
to kiss somebody's arse (Br.) / ass (Am.); to lick somebody's arse (Br.) / ass (Am.); to lick somebody's boots
expr néixer amb la flor al cul
to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth
culata
n
1. (f) [d'una arma] butt
2. (f) [d'un motor] cylinder head
cul-de-sac
n
(m) cul-de-sac
culer
n
(m / f) (col.loq) Barça fan
culinari
adj
culinary
cullà
n
(m / f) (person / people) from Culla
adj
relating to Culla or its people
cullera
n
(f) spoon
cullerà
n
(m / f) (person / people) from Cullera
adj
relating to Cullera or its people
cullerada
n
(f) spoonful
cullereta
n
(f) teaspoon
cullerot
n
(m) ladle
culminació
n
(f) culmination
culminant
adj
1. highest
2. high
3. peak
expr moment culminant
(m) peak
expr punt culminant
(m) high point / climax
culminar
v conj
1. to finish / to culminate / to come to an end / to complete
2. to finish / to complete / to conclude
culpa
n
(f) blame
expr sense culpa
blameless
expr tenir la culpa de
to be to blame for
culpabilitat
n
(f) guilt
culpable
adj
guilty
n
(m / f) culprit / guilty party
culpar
v conj
to blame
culte
n
1. (m) worship / veneration
2. (m) cult
adj
educated / cultured
expr lloc de culte
(m) place of worship
cultiu
n
1. (m) cultivation
2. (m) crop
cultivable
adj
cultivable / arable
cultivar
v conj
1. to grow / to cultivate
2. to cultivate
cultura
n
(f) culture
cultural
adj
cultural
culturisme
n
(m) bodybuilding
culturista
n
(m / f) bodybuilder
cumà
n
(m / f) Cuman
adj
Cuman
cúmul
n
1. (m) pile / stack / accumulation
2. (m) cluster
3. (m) cumulus
expr cúmul globular
(m) globular cluster
expr un cúmul de
a large number of / a load of
cúmulonimbus
n
(m) cumulonimbus (cloud)
cúmulus
n
(m) cumulus
cuneta
n
(f) ditch / gutter
cunnilinció
n
(f) cunnilingus
cunnilingus
n
(m) cunnilingus
cunyada
n
(f) sister-in-law
cunyat
n
(m) brother-in-law
cupó
n
(m) coupon
cúpula
n
1. (f) dome / cupola
2. (f) leadership
cura
n
1. (f) care
2. (f) cure / treatment
curar
v conj
1. to cure / to treat
2. [carn o peix] to cure
expr val més prevenir que curar
prevention is better than cure
cúrcuma
n
(f) turmeric
curd
n
(m / f) Kurd
adj
Kurdish
curi
n
(m) curium
curiós
adj
1. curious
2. odd / strange
curiosament
adv
oddly (enough) / curiously (enough) / bizarrely (enough)
curiositat
n
(f) curiosity
curlandès
n
(m / f) (person / people) from Courland in Latvia
adj
relating to Courland or its people
curós
adj
careful
curosament
adv
carefully
currículum
n
(m) CV (Br.) / curriculum vitae / résumé (Am.)
curs
n
1. (m) course
2. (m) year
cursa
n
(f) race
expr cursa d'obstacles
1. (f) [ESPORT] steeplechase
2. (f) obstacle course
cursar
v conj
to study / to pursue (studies)
cursileria
n
(f) pretentiousness / affectation
cursiva
n
(f) italics
cursor
n
(m) cursor
curt
adj
short
expr curt de gambals
stupid / dumb (Am.)
curtcircuit
n
(m) short circuit
curtesa
n
(f) shortness
curtmetratge
n
(m) short (film)
cuscús
n
(m) couscous
custodi
adj
guardian
n
(m / f) guardian / custodian
expr àngel custodi
(m) guardian angel
custòdia
n
(f) custody
expr sota custòdia
in custody
Sota custòdia policial. - In police custody.
custodiar
v conj
to look after / to keep an eye on
cutani
adj
cutaneous / skin
cutis
n
(m) skin / complexion
