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) [MÚSICA] 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) [MÚSICA] 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) [MÚSICA] 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) [MÚSICA] 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) [MÚSICA] 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) [MÚSICA] 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


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