eben
n
(m) ebony
ebenista
n
(m / f) cabinet maker
eblaïta
n (m / f) (person / people) from the ancient city of Ebla
adj relating to Ebla or its people
ebolí
n (m / f) (person / people) from la Vall d’Ebo
adj relating to la Vall d’Ebo or its people
ebri
adj
drunk
ebullició
n
1. (f) boiling
2. (f) disturbance / activity
expr punt d'ebullició
(m) boiling point
expr temperatura d'ebullició
(f) boiling point
eclàmpsia
n
(f) eclampsia
eclèctic
adj
eclectic
eclesiàstic
adj
ecclesiastical
eclipsar
v conj
1. to eclipse
2. [fig.] to overshadow
eclipsi
n
(m) eclipse
expr eclipsi de lluna
(m) lunar eclipse
eco
n
(m) echo
ecocardiografia
n
(f) echocardiography
ecofisiologia
n
(f) ecophysiology
ecografia
n
(f) ultrasound / ultasound scan / scan
ecologia
n
(f) ecology
ecològic
adj
1. organic
Aliments ecològics. - Organic food (or produce).
2. ecological
ecologista
n
(m / f) ecologist
economia
n
(f) economy
expr economia de mercat
(f) market economy
econòmic
adj
economic
economista
n
(m / f) economist
economitzar
v conj
to economize
ecosistema
n
(m) ecosystem
ecs
interj
yuck!
ecumènic
adj
ecumenical
èczema
n
(m) eczema
edat
n
(f) age
expr edat de jubilació
(f) retirement age
expr edat mitjana
(f) Middle Ages
expr arribar a la majoria d'edat
to come of age
edelweiss
n
(m) edelweiss
edema
n
(m) edema
Edèn
n
(m) Eden
expr Jardí d'Edèn
(m) Garden of Eden
edetà
n (m / f) (person / people) from the ancient region of Editània in Valencia
adj relating to Editània or its people
edició
n
(f) edition / publication
edicte
n
(m) edict
edificant
adj
edifying
edificar
v conj
1. to build
2. to edify
edifici
n
(m) building / premises
edil
n
(m / f) town councillor
Edimburg
n
(m) Edinburgh
editar
v conj
to edit
editor
n
1. (m / f) editor / publisher
2. (m) editor
editorial
n
1. (f) publishing house / publisher(s) / publishing company
2. (m) editorial
adj
publishing
edredó
n
(m) duvet (Br.) / comforter (Am.) / doona (Aus.)
educació
n
(f) education
expr educació física
(f) physical education / PE (Br.) / phys ed (Am.)
educadament
adv
politely
educador
n
(m / f) teacher / educator
educar
v conj
1. to educate / to teach
2. [animals] to train / to teach
3. to train
educat
adj
1. polite / well-behaved / well-mannered
2. educated
educatiu
adj
educational
edulcorant
n
(m) sweetener
edulcorar
v conj
to sweeten
EEPROM
acr
(f) EEPROM
efecte
n
1. (m) effect
2. efectes (mpl) belongings
expr efecte hivernacle
(m) greenhouse effect
expr efectes personals
(mpl) personal belongings
expr fer efecte
to take effect
Les aspirines fan efecte aviat. - The aspirins soon take effect.
efectisme
n
(m) act of striving too hard for an effect
efectista
adj
overblown / striving too hard for an effect
efectiu
adj
effective
n
(m) cash
efectivament
adv
indeed / effectively
efectivitat
n
(f) effectiveness
efectuar
v conj
to carry out / to conduct / to effect
efedrina
n
(f) ephedrine
efemèride
n
(m) event
efeminat
adj
effeminate / camp
efervescència
n
(f) effervescence
efervescent
adj
effervescent
efesi
n (m / f) Ephesian
adj Ephesian
eficaç
adj
effective / efficient
eficiència
n
(f) efficiency
eficient
adj
efficient
efígie
n
(f) effigy
efímer
adj
ephemeral / short-lived
efluent
n
(m) effluent
efluvi
n
1. (m) discharge / outflow
2. (m) sweet smell (or scent)
efusió
n
(f) effusiveness
expr amb efusió
effusively
efusiu
adj
effusive
egarenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from the ancient city of Ègara (modern-day Terrassa)
adj relating to Ègara or its people
egarense
n (m / f) (person / people) from the ancient city of Ègara (modern-day Terrassa)
adj relating to Ègara or its people
ègida
n
1. (f) aegis
2. (f) protection
expr sota l'ègida de
under the aegis of
egipci
n
(m / f) Egyptian
adj
Egyptian
egipcià
n (m / f) Egyptian
adj Egyptian
Egipte
n
(m) Egypt
egiptòleg
n
(m / f) egyptologist
egiptologia
n
(f) egyptology
eglefí
n
(m) haddock
nota: Peix de l'Atlàntic nord de la família del bacallà: Melanogrammus aeglefinu.
egocèntric
adj
egocentric
egocentrisme
n
(m) egocentrism
egoisme
n
(m) egoism / egotism / selfishness
egoista
adj
egoistic / egotistic / egotistical / selfish
n
egotistical person / selfish person
egoísticament
adv
egotistically / selfishly
egua
n
(f) mare
eh
interj
pardon? / sorry? / what? / come again? / eh?
ehem
interj
ahem!
eina
n
(f) tool
expr eina de comunicació
(f) communication tool
einsteini
n
(m) einsteinium
Eivissa
n
(f) Ibiza
eivissenc
adj
relating to Ibiza or its people
n
(m / f) (person / people) from Ibiza
eix
n
1. (m) axle
2. (m) shaft
3. (m) axis
eixam
n
(m) swarm
eixamenar-se
v conj
to swarm
eixamplament
n
(m) widening
eixamplar
v conj
to widen / to broaden / to enlarge
eixancarrar
v conj
to open (or separate or spread) your legs / to do the split (Am.) / to do the splits (Br.)
eixàrcia
n
(f) rigging
eixarrancar
v conj
to open (or separate or spread) your legs / to do the split (Am.) / to do the splits (Br.)
eixe
adj
that
n
that one
eixelebrat
adj
1. scatterbrained / thoughtless / madcap / reckless
2. [manera de fer una cosa] willy-nilly / without thinking
n
(m / f) scatterbrain
eixerit
adj
1. smart / sharp
2. vivacious / lively / sprightly
eixida
n
(f) exit
eixir
v conj
to go out / to leave
eixordar
v conj
to deafen
eixugacabells
n
(m) hairdryer
eixugamans
n
(m) towel
expr eixugamans elèctric
(m) (hand) dryer
expr paper eixugamans
(m) paper towel
eixugaparabrises
n
(f) windscreen wipers (Br.) / windshield wipers (Am.)
eixugar
v conj
to dry
ejaculació
n
(f) ejaculation
ejacular
v conj
to ejaculate
elaboració
n
(f) production
elaborar
v conj
to manufacture / to make / to create
elamita
n (m / f) Elamite
adj Elamite
elapé
n
(m) LP
elastà
n
(m) elastane / spandex
elàstic
adj
elastic
n
elàstics (mpl) braces (Br.) / suspenders (Am.)
elasticitat
n
(f) elasticity
elastina
n
(f) elastin
eldenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Elda
adj relating to Elda or its people
elecció
n
1. eleccions (fpl) election
2. (f) choice
expr eleccions parcials
(fpl) by-election (Br.)
electe
adj
elect
expr president electe
(m / f) president elect
elector
n
(m / f) voter
electoralisme
n
(m) electioneering
electoralista
adj
vote-grabbing / vote-seeking
electorat
n
(m) electorate
elèctric
adj
electric
electricista
n
(m / f) electrician
electricitat
n
(f) electricity
electrificació
n
(f) electrification
electritzant
adj
electrifying / blistering
electró
n
(m) electron
electrocució
n
(f) electrocution
electrocutar
v conj
to electrocute
elèctrode
n
(m) electrode
electrodeposició
n
(f) electrodeposition
electrodomèstic
n
household appliance / electrical appliance
electròlisi
n
(f) electrolysis
electromagnètic
adj
electromagnetic
electromagnetisme
n
(m) electromagnetism
electròmetre
n
(m) electrometer
electromotriu
adj
electromotive
expr força electromotriu
(f) electromotive force
electrònic
adj
electronic
electrònica
n
(f) electronics
electroquímic
adj
electrochemical
n
electroquímica (f) electrochemistry
expr cèl·lula electroquímica
(f) electrochemical cell
electrostàtica
n
(f) electrostatics
elefant
n
(m) elephant
expr elefant africà
(m) African elephant
expr elefant asiàtic
(m) Asian elephant
expr com un elefant en una terrisseria (o cristalleria)
like a bull in a china shop
elegància
n
(f) elegance
elegant
adj
elegant / stylish
elegantment
adv
elegantly / stylishly
elegia
n
(f) elegy
elegible
adj
eligible
elegir
v conj
1. to choose
2. to elect
element
n
(m) element
elemental
adj
elementary
eleusini
n (m / f) Eleusinian
adj Eleusinian
elevació
n
1. (f) elevation
2. (f) raising
elevar
v conj
1. to raise
2. to boost
elevat
adj
high
elf
n
(m) elf
elianer
n (m / f) (person / people) from l'Eliana
adj relating to l'Eliana or its people
eliminació
n
(f) elimination
eliminar
v conj
1. to eliminate / to remove
2. to knock out
eliminatòria
n
(f) round / heat
elisi
adj
Elysian
n
(m) Élysée (Palace)
expr Palau de l'Elisi
(m) Élysée Palace
elit
n
(f) elite
elitisme
n
(m) elitism
elixir
n
(m) elixir
ell
pron
he / him
ella
pron
she / her
elles
pron
they / them
el·lipse
n
(f) ellipse
el·lipsi
n
(f) ellipsis
ells
pron
they / them
elodea
n
(f) elodea / waterweeds
elogi
n
(m) praise
elogiar
v conj
to praise
eloqüència
n
(f) eloquence
eloqüent
adj
eloquent
El Salvador
n
El Salvador
eludir
v conj
1. to avoid / to elude / to dodge / to shirk
2. to escape
3. [FIN] [impostos] to evade / to dodge
elusió
n
(f) avoidance / evasion / elusion
elxà
adj
of / from Elx
n
(m / f) (person) from Elx
em
pron
me / myself
emaciació
n
(f) emaciation
emaciat
adj
emaciated
emagrama
n
(m) emagram
embadalir
v conj
to enrapture
embadalir-se
embadalir-seto be fascinated / to be besotted
embafador
adj
rich / stodgy / cloying (formal)
embafar
v conj
to cloy
embafós
adj
rich / stodgy / cloying (formal)
embalar
v conj
to pack / to wrap / to package
embalatge
n
(m) packing / packaging / wrapping / package
embalum
n
(m) bulk
embaràs
n
(m) pregnancy
embarassada
adj
pregnant
embarbussament
n
(m) tongue-twister / mouthful (col·loq.)
embarcació
n
(f) craft / boat
embarcar
v conj
1. [vaixell] to load (something) onto (a boat or ship) / to put (something) on board (a boat or ship)
2. [tren, avió, bus] to load (something) onto (a train, plane, bus) / to put (something) on board (a train, plane, bus)
3. to get (somebody) involved in (something risky, dangerous or difficult)
embarcar-se
1. embarcar-se[vaixell] to get on / to go (or get) on board / to board (formal) / to go aboard ship (formal) / to embark (formal)
Es van embarcar cap a València. - They set sail for Valencia.
2. embarcar-se[tren, avió, bus] to get on / to go (or get) on board / to board (formal)
3. embarcar-seto embark on (or upon) (something risky, dangerous or difficult)
embargament
n
(m) embargo
embargar
v conj
to impound / to confiscate
embarrancar
v conj
to run aground
embassament
n
(m) dam / reservoir
embastar
v conj
to tack / to baste
embat
n
1. (m) breaking / crashing
2. (m) [METEOR] southwesterly wind which blows inland from the sea during the summer (between April and September)
3. (m) outburst / lunge / assault / onslaught / attack
embeinar
v conj
to sheathe
embellir
v conj
to make (more) beautiful / to beautify
embellir-se
embellir-seto become (more) beautiful
embenar
v conj
to bandage / to dress
embenat
n
(m) bandage / dressing
emblemàtic
adj
emblematic
embocadura
n
(f) mouthpiece
embogir
v conj
to drive (or send) (somebody) mad (or crazy)
embogir-se
embogir-seto go mad (or crazy)
embolcall
n
(m) wrapper / wrapping
embolcallar
v conj
1. to envelop / to cover
2. to wrap
embolcar
v conj
1. to envelop / to cover
2. to wrap
embolic
n
(m) mess / confusion / complication / tangle / muddle
embolicador
adj
confusing / complicating
embolicar
v conj
1. to wrap
2. to tangle / to entangle / to muddle up / to make things complicated
3. to embroil (somebody) in (something) / to get (somebody) involved in (something)
embolicar-se
1. embolicar-seto get tangled up / to become messy / to get mixed up
2. embolicar-seto become embroiled in (something) / to get involved in (something)
3. embolicar-se[~ amb] to become involved (with)
4. embolicar-seto talk rubbish / to make things up
expr embolica que fa fort!
things are becoming more and more complicated!
expr embolicar la troca
to (further) complicate matters
emborratxar
v conj
to get (somebody) drunk
emborratxar-se
emborratxar-seto get drunk
embós
n
1. (m) blockage / obstruction
2. (m) traffic jam
emboscada
n
(f) ambush
embossar
v conj
to clog (up) / to block / to bung (up)
embossar-se
embossar-seto clog up
embotellament
n
(m) bottling
embotit
n
1. (m) sausage
2. (m) stuffing
embragatge
n
(m) clutch
embrancar
v conj
[camí] to link up with
embrancar-se
embrancar-seto get involved in / to become tangled up in
embriac
adj
drunk
n
(m / f) drunk
embriagar
v conj
to get (somebody) drunk
embriagar-se
embriagar-seto get drunk
embriagat
adj
drunk
embriaguesa
n
(f) drunkenness
embrió
n
(m) embryo
embriològic
adj
embryological
embrionari
adj
embryonic
embruix
n
1. (m) spell / curse
2. (m) bewitchment
embruixar
v conj
to bewitch / to enchant
embrunir
v conj
to tan
embrunir-se
embrunir-seto tan / to turn brown
embrutar
v conj
to dirty (something) / to get (something) dirty
embrutar-se
embrutar-seto get dirty
embrutir
v conj
1. to dirty (something) / to get (something) dirty
2. to brutalize / to brutalise (Br.)
embús
n
1. (m) blockage / obstruction
2. (m) traffic jam
embussar
v conj
to clog (up) / to block / to bung (up)
Nas embussat. - Bunged-up nose.
embussar-se
embussar-seto clog up
embut
n
(m) funnel
expr sense embuts
without mincing your words
emètic
adj
emetic
n
(m) emetic
emetre
v conj
1. to emit / to send out
Emetre un senyal sonor. - To beep.
2. to express
Emetre una opinió. - To express an opinion.
3. to bring in / to return
Emetre un veredicte. - To bring in (or return) a verdict.
4. to issue
5. to broadcast
èmfasi
n
(m) emphasis
emfasitzar
v conj
to stress / to emphasize / to emphasise (Br.)
emfàtic
adj
emphatic
emfàticament
adv
emphatically
emfatitzar
v conj
to stress / to emphasize / to emphasise (Br.) / to highlight
emfisema
n
(m) emphysema
emigrant
n
(m / f) emigrant
emigrar
v conj
to emigrate
emilià
n (m / f) (person / people) from the region of Emilia in Northern Italy
adj relating to Emilia or its people
eminència
n
(f) eminence
expr eminència grisa
(f) eminence grise
expr Sa Eminència
(m) Your Eminence / His Eminence
eminent
adj
eminent
eminentment
adv
chiefly / mainly / principally / primarily
emirat
n
(m) emirate
expr Emirats Àrabs Units
(m) United Arab Emirates
emissió
n
1. (f) broadcast
2. (f) issuing
3. (f) emission
4. (f) discharge
expr emissions de carboni
(fpl) carbon emissions
expr emissions dels vehicles
(fpl) vehicle emissions
emissora
n
(f) radio station
emmacat
n
(m) pitching
emmagatzemament
n
(m) storage
emmagatzemar
v conj
to store / stockpile
emmagatzematge
n
(m) storage
expr emmagatzematge de diòxid de carboni
(m) carbon sequestration
emmalaltir
v conj
1. to become ill / to get sick
2. to make (somebody) ill (or sick)
emmalaltir-se
emmalaltir-seto become ill / to get sick
emmanillar
v conj
to handcuff / to cuff (col·loq.)
emmarcar
v conj
to frame
emmental
n
(m) emmental
emmerdar
v conj
to make a mess of
emmetzinament
n
(m) poisoning
emmetzinar
v conj
to poison
emmidonar
v conj
to starch
emmirallar
v conj
to reflect
emmirallar-se
emmirallar-seto look at yourself in the mirror / to see yourself reflected / to be reflected
expr emmirallar-se en
to model yourself on (somebody)
emmorenir
v conj
to tan
emmudir
v conj
1. to become mute / to lose the ability to speak
2. to fall silent
emmurallar
v conj
to wall
emmurriar-se
v conj
to sulk / to pout
emoció
n
(f) emotion
emocionar
v conj
to move / to touch / to affect
emocionar-se
emocionar-seto be moved / to be touched
emotiu
adj
emotional
emotivitat
n
(f) emotional nature / emotional impact
expr carregat d'emotivitat
emotionally charged
empadronar
v conj
to register somebody with the town hall
empadronar-se
empadronar-seto register yourself with the town hall
empaitar
v conj
1. to chase / to hunt
2. to chase after / to pursue
empal·lidir
v conj
to turn pale / to pale / to blanch
empal·lidir-se
empal·lidir-seto turn pale / to pale / to blanch
empalmar
v conj
1. to link / to join
2. to splice
empanadilla
n
(f) pasty (Br.)
empantanegar
v conj
to bog down
Aquest debat empantanegarà l'Assemblea General durant mesos. - That debate will bog down the General Assembly for months.
empantanegar-se
empantanegar-se[~ en] to become bogged down (in something)
empaperar
v conj
1. to (wall)paper
2. (col.loq) to prosecute
empara
n
1. (f) protection / shelter
2. (f) seizure / confiscation
expr a l'empara de
in accordance with
emparar
v conj
to protect
emparellar
v conj
to match / to pair off
emparentar
v conj
to become related
empassar-se
v conj
to swallow
empastifar
v conj
to daub / to smear
empat
n
(m) draw / tie
empatar
v conj
1. to draw / to tie
2. to equalize
Han aconseguit empatar en el minut 16. - They managed to equalize in the 16th minute.
empatia
n
(f) empathy
empàtic
adj
empathetic / empathic / sympathetic
empatollar
v conj
to talk nonsense
expr què t'empatolles
what (on earth) are you going on about / what (on earth) are you blethering on about?
empedrar
v conj
to pave
empedrat
n
(m) paving
empenta
n
1. (f) push / shove
2. (f) boost
empenya
n
1. (f) instep (foot)
2. (f) vamp (shoe)
empènyer
v conj
to push
empenyorament
n
(m) pawning
expr casa d'empenyorament
(f) pawnshop / pawnbroker's
empenyorar
v conj
to pawn
emperador
n
1. (m) emperor
2. (m) swordfish
empestat
n
(m / f) plague victim
adj
plague-stricken
empipador
adj
annoying
empipar
v conj
1. to annoy
2. to bother / to disturb
empipar-se
empipar-seto get annoyed
empitjorament
n
(m) worsening / deterioration
empitjorar
v conj
1. to make worse / to compound
2. to become worse / to get worse / to deteriorate
emplaçament
n
(m) location
empleat
n
(m / f) employee
emplenar
v conj
to fill (in)
empollar
v conj
to swot / to cram
empolsegat
adj
dusty
empordanès
adj
of / from Empordà
n
(m / f) person from Empordà
emporità
n
(m / f) (person / people) from the ancient city of Empúries in Northern Catalonia
adj
relating to ancient Empúries or its people
emportar-se
v conj
1. to take / to carry
2. to take / to borrow
3. to take / to win / to receive
Hilary Swank s'ha emportat el guardó a la millor actriu. - Hilary Swank took / won the award for best actress.
Va ser l'Hostal de la Peira que es va emportar els aplaudiments més entusiastes. - It was Hostal de la Peira which received the most enthusiastic applause.
Serena Williams s'emporta una de les derrotes més humiliants de la seva carrera. - Serena Williams suffers one of the most humiliating defeats of her career.
emprar
v conj
to use / to employ
empremta
n
(f) print
emprendre
v conj
1. to undertake
2. to embark on
emprenedor
adj
enterprising / entrepreneurial
n
(m / f) entrepreneur
emprenedoria
n
entrepreneurship
emprenyador
adj
annoying / irritating
emprenyar
v conj
to annoy / to bother
emprenyar-se
emprenyar-seto get (or become) angry
empresa
n
1. (f) firm / company / agency / business / enterprise
2. (f) enterprise / endeavour (Br.) / endeavor (Am.) / venture / undertaking
expr llibertat d'empresa
(f) free enterprise
empresari
n
(m / f) businessman / businesswoman
empresarial
adj
business
empresarials
n
(m) business studies
empresonament
n
(m) imprisonment / locking up
empresonar
v conj
to imprison / to lock (someone) up
emprèstit
n
1. (m) loan
2. (m) borrowing
emprimació
n
1. (f) (producte) primer
2. (f) (procés) priming
emprimar
v conj
to prime
emprovar
v conj
to try on
empunyar
v conj
to grip / to clasp / to grasp / to hold tight(ly)
emú
n
(m) emu
emular
v conj
to emulate
en
prep
1. [lloc, temps, manera in
Els guardem en caixes de fusta. - We keep them in wooden boxes.
Posaren els germans en classes separades. - They put the brother and sister in separate classes.
Van construir la casa en quatre mesos. - They built the house in four months.
Ella sap escriure en occità. - She knows how to write in Occitan.
Parla en veu baixa. - He is speaking in a low voice.
2. [usada en correlació amb 'de', denotant distribució] to
expr de dia en dia
from day to day
expr de porta en porta
from door to door
expr de tant en tant
from time to time
enaltiment
n
(m) praise
enaltir
v conj
to praise
enamorar
v conj
enamorar-se
enamorar-se[~ de] to fall in love (with)
enamorat
n
(m / f) lover
adj
in love
enarborar
v conj
to raise / to hoist
enarcar
v conj
to arch
expr enarcar les celles
to raise your eyebrows
enardir
v conj
to inflame
ençà
adv
up to here
expr d'ençà (de)
since
D'ençà (de) l'any 1999. - Since 1999.
encabir
v conj
1. to fit (something) in / into (something)
2. to hold (something)
encabir-se
encabir-seto fit
encadenar
v conj
1. to chain (up)
2. to chain together / to link together
encadenar-se
encadenar-se[~ a] to chain yourself to
encaixada
n
(f) handshake
expr encaixada de mans
(f) handshake
encaixament
n
(m) (del cap d'un nadó) engagement
encaixar
v conj
1. to fit
2. [fig.] to be fitting (or appropriate)
3. to fit (something) into (something else)
4. to put (something) in a box / to box (something) up
5. [ESPORT] to let in (a goal)
encaixar-se
encaixar-se[MED] [fetus] to engage
expr encaixar bé una notícia
to take a piece of news well
expr encaixar malament una notícia
to take a piece of news badly
expr encaixar un cop
to take a hit
expr encaixar la mà (o les mans)
to shake hands
encalçar
v conj
to chase after
encallar
v conj
1. to become stuck
2. [barca] to run aground / to become stranded
encanonar
v conj
1. to wind (something) on to a spindle (or bobbin)
2. to take aim at (something)
encantador
adj
charming / lovely / enchanting
encantar
v conj
1. to love / to enjoy
2. to enchant
encanteri
n
(m) spell / bewitchment
encapçalar
v conj
to head / to lead
encaparrar
v conj
to give (somebody) a headache
encaparrar-se
encaparrar-seto worry / to get very worried
encara
adv
1. still
2. even
expr encara que
even though / even if / albeit
encarar
v conj
to face (something)
encarcarar
v conj
to stiffen / to make rigid
encarcarar-se
encarcarar-seto stiffen / to become rigid
encarcarat
adj
stiff / rigid
encarrilar
v conj
1. to put on the rails
2. to put on the right track / to put back on track
encariment
n
(m) rise in cost
encarir
v conj
to raise (the cost of something) / to make (something) more expensive
encarir-se
encarir-seto rise (in price)
encarnació
n
(f) embodiment
encarnar
v conj
to embody
encàrrec
n
1. (m) order
2. (m) errand
3. (m) job
expr per encàrrec
on request
expr per encàrrec de (X)
at (X)'s request / at the request of (X)
encarregar
v conj
1. to entrust
2. to order / to commission
encarregar-se
encarregar-seto take care of
No pateixis, jo mateix me n'encarregaré. - Don't worry, I'll take care of it myself.
encarregat
n
(m / f) man / woman / body in charge of sth
encasellar
v conj
to pigeonhole
encèfal
n
(m) encephalon
expr tronc de l'encèfal
(m) brainstem
encegar
v conj
to blind / to dazzle
encegar-se
encegar-seto be blinded
encenall
n
1. (m) piece of kindling
Encenalls. - Kindling.
2. (m) shaving
expr foc d'encenalls
(m) flash in the pan
encendre
v conj
1. to set fire to
2. [una espelma / una pipa] to light
3. [llum / aparell] to switch on / to turn on
4. [passions] to inflame
encendre's
encendre'sto catch fire / to burn
encenedor
n
(m) lighter
encens
n
(m) frankincense
encerclar
v conj
1. to encircle / to surround
2. [amb llapis o bolígraf] to ring
encertar
v conj
1. to hit
2. to get right
3. to find
4. to guess (right)
encertat
adj
appropriate / fitting / apt
encetar
v conj
to begin / to start
enciam
n
(m) lettuce
enciclopèdia
n
(f) encyclopaedia (Br.) / encyclopedia (Am.)
encinta
adj
pregnant
encís
n
(m) charm
encisador
adj
charming / bewitching / spellbinding / enchanting
encisar
v conj
to bewitch / to charm
encistellar
v conj
1. to put (something) in a basket
2. [ESPORT] to score a basket
enclusa
n
(f) anvil
encobriment
n
1. (m) concealment
2. (m) cover-up
encobrir
v conj
to conceal / to cover up
encolar
v conj
to glue
encolomar
v conj
1. to dump (something) on (someone)
2. to palm (something) off on / onto (someone)
3. to pin (something) on (somebody)
encomanar
v conj
1. to entrust
2. to infect
encomanar-se
encomanar-se[~ de] to become infected by / to be spread / to be contagious
S'encomana per l'aire a través de la tos. - It is spread through the air by coughing.
Aquesta malaltia no s'encomana. - This disease isn't contagious.
encomi
n
(m) praise / eulogy
encomiable
adj
praiseworthy / laudable / commendable
encongir-se
v conj
to shrink
encoratjador
adj
encouraging
encoratjar
v conj
to encourage
encreuament
n
(m) crossing
encreuar-se
v conj
to intersect
encriptar
v conj
to encrypt
encunyar
v conj
to coin
encuriosir
v conj
to awaken (somebody's) curiosity
encuriosir-se
encuriosir-seto become interested in (something)
endarrere
adv
1. backward(s) / back
2. at the back / behind
3. in the past / ago
endarreriatges
n
(mpl) arrears
endarreriment
n
1. (m) delay
2. endarreriments (mpl) arrears
endarrerir
v conj
to put back / to delay
endarrerir-se
1. endarrerir-seto get put back / to get delayed
2. endarrerir-seto lag behind
3. endarrerir-se[en un pagament] to fall (or get) into arrears / to be in arrears
endavant
adv
forward
expr d'ara endavant
from now on
expr per endavant
in advance
endegar
v conj
1. to organize / to tidy up / to arrange
2. to put together
3. to get (something) on the right path
4. to begin
endemà
n
(m) the day after / the next day / the following day
endemés
adv
furthermore / what is more / in addition
endèmia
n
(f) endemic disease
endèmic
n
endemic
endemig
n
(m) interim period
expr en l'endemig
in the meantime / in the interim
endemisme
n
(m) endemism
enderroc
n
1. (m) demolition
2. (m) rubble
enderrocament
n
1. (m) demolition
2. (m) (d'un govern, d'un sistema..) overthrow
enderrocar
v conj
1. [un edifici, un pont..] to demolish / to knock down / to pull down
2. to knock over / to knock down
3. to overthrow
enderrocar-se
enderrocar-seto fall down / to collapse
endeutament
n
(m) debt
endeutar
v conj
to get (somebody) into debt / to land (somebody) in debt
endeutar-se
endeutar-seto get (yourself) into debt / to land (yourself) in debt
endevinalla
n
(f) riddle
endevinar
v conj
1. to guess
2. to predict / to foretell / to prophesy
endimoniat
adj
1. possessed
2. wicked
n
man (woman, boy, girl..) possessed
Tocava la bateria com un endimoniat. - He played the drums like a man possessed.
endins
adv
1. inside
2. inward / inwards (Br.)
endinsar
v conj
to insert / to put (something) into (something)
endinsar-se
1. endinsar-seto go deep into (something)
Els amics es van endinsar en un bosc on no entrava la llum del sol. - The friends went deep into a forest where the sun's light didn't penetrate.
2. endinsar-seto get really involved in (something) / to become absorbed in (something) / to go into (something) in depth
endiumenjar-se
v conj
to dress in (or dress up in or put on or wear) your Sunday best
endívia
n
1. (f) [varietat de xicoira] chicory / endive (Am.)
2. (f) [escarola] endive (Br.)
endocardi
n
(m) endocardium
endocarditis
n
(f) endocarditis
endocitosi
n
(f) endocytosis
endocrí
adj
endocrine
endocrinòleg
n
(m / f) endocrinologist
endocrinologia
n
(f) endocrinology
endoll
n
(m) plug
endollar
v conj
to plug in / to turn on
endorfina
n
(f) endorphine
endormiscament
n
(m) drowsiness
endormiscar-se
v conj
to doze
endoscòpia
n
(f) endoscopy
endossar
v conj
1. to dump (something) on (someone)
2. to palm (something) off (on / onto someone)
3. to endorse / to indorse
endoteli
n
(m) endothelium
endotelial
adj
endothelial
Cèl·lules endotelials. - Endothelial cells.
endreçar
v conj
1. to tidy up / to clean up / to sort out
2. to dedicate
enduriment
n
(m) hardening / stiffening / strengthening
expr enduriment de les artèries
(m) hardening of the arteries
endurir
v conj
to harden / to strengthen / to stiffen
endurir-se
endurir-seto harden / to become hard
endur-se
v conj
1. to take (away) / to make off with (col·loq)
2. to win
ènema
n
(m) enema
enemic
n
(m / f) enemy
adj
enemy
enemistat
n
(f) enmity
energètic
adj
energy
Política energètica. - Energy policy.
energia
n
(f) energy
expr energia eòlica
(f) wind energy
expr energia hidroelèctrica
(f) hydroelectricity
expr energia potencial
(f) potential energy
expr energia radiant
(f) radiant energy
expr energia solar
(f) solar energy
expr energia tèrmica
(f) thermal energy
enèrgic
adj
energetic / vigorous
enèrgicament
adv
vigorously / energetically
enèsim
adj
umpteenth
enfadar
v conj
to anger / to annoy
enfadar-se
enfadar-seto get angry / to become angry / to get annoyed / to become annoyed
enfadat
adj
angry / annoyed
enfarinar
v conj
to coat with flour / to cover with flour / to dip in flour
enfeinat
adj
busy
expr estar enfeinat
to be busy / to have a lot on / to have a lot on your plate
enfilar
v conj
1. to string
2. to thread
3. to thread together
4. to go up
enfilar-se
1. enfilar-seto climb (up)
2. enfilar-seto make for / to head for
3. enfilar-seto get angry
enfocar
v conj
to focus (on)
enfonsament
n
(m) sinking / collapse
enfonsar
v conj
1. to sink
2. to knock down
3. [destruir] to scuttle / to scupper (Br.)
enfonsar-se
1. enfonsar-seto sink
2. enfonsar-seto collapse
enforcadura
n
(f) fork
enfortir
v conj
to strengthen
enfortir-se
enfortir-seto grow (o become) stronger / to strengthen
enfosquir
v conj
1. to darken / to dim
2. to get dark
enfosquir-se
enfosquir-seto get dark / to darken
enfredorir
v conj
to cool / to chill
enfredorir-se
enfredorir-seto cool down / to become (or get) cold / to grow (or get) chilly
enfrontament
n
(m) clash
enfrontar
v conj
to face
enfrontar-se
enfrontar-seto face each other / to come face to face
enfuriat
adj
furious
enfurismar
v conj
to infuriate / to enrage
enfurismar-se
enfurismar-seto get (hopping) mad / to go (hopping) mad / to get angry
enfurismat
adj
furious / hopping mad
enfurrunyar-se
v conj
1. to sulk / to give (someone) the silent treatment
2. to become (or get) angry
engalanar
v conj
to deck out / to festoon
enganxar
v conj
to stick (together)
enganxifós
adj
1. sticky
2. (persona) clingy
3. (cançó) catchy
enganxós
adj
1. sticky
2. (persona) clingy
3. (cançó) catchy
engany
n
1. (m) deception / trick / swindle
2. (m) mistake
3. (m) delusion
enganyar
v conj
to deceive / to mislead / to fool
enganyar-se
enganyar-seto fool yourself / to delude yourself / to kid yourself
enganyifa
n
(f) hoax / scam / trick / practical joke
engegar
v conj
1. to start up
2. [un tret] to fire
3. to throw
4. to get rid of
engendrar
v conj
1. to father
2. to produce / to create / to cause / to engender (formal)
enginy
n
(m) ingenuity / wit / talent / inventiveness / cleverness
enginyar
v conj
to devise / to come up with
enginyer
n
(m / f) engineer
enginyeria
n
(f) engineering
enginyós
adj
1. resourceful
2. ingenious / inventive
enginyosament
adv
ingeniously
englobar
v conj
to include / to encompass / to comprise / to incorporate
engolir
v conj
1. to swallow
2. to engulf
engolir-se
engolir-seto polish off / to scoff
engonal
n
(m) groin
engranatge
n
(m) gears / cogs
engrapar
v conj
to staple
engreix
n
(m) fattening
expr granja d'engreix
(f) feedlot (Am.) / CAFO (concentrated animal feeding operation) (Am.) / factory farm
engreixar
v conj
1. to fatten (up)
2. to make (someone) fat / to make (someone) put on weight / to be fattening
3. to grease
4. to bribe
engreixar-se
engreixar-seto put on weight
engrescador
adj
encouraging
engrescar
v conj
to encourage / to persuade
engròs
n
-
A l'engròs. - In bulk / wholesale.
engrossir
v conj
to enlarge / to expand
engrossir-se
engrossir-seto become (or get) bigger (or larger)
engruna
n
(f) crumb
enguany
adv
this year
enguerí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Énguera
adj relating to Énguera or its people
enguixar
v conj
to plaster
enigma
n
(m) enigma
enjardinament
n
(m) landscaping
enjardinar
v conj
to landscape
enjogassat
adj
playful
enlairament
n
(m) takeoff
enlairar
v conj
to take off
enlaire
adv
high (in the air)
expr estar (una cosa) enlaire
to be up in the air
enllaç
n
(m) link
enllaçar
v conj
to link
enllestir
v conj
to finish / to prepare / to complete / to make ready
enlloc
adv
1. anywhere
2. nowhere
enllorar
v conj
to steam up / to fog up
enllorar-se
enllorar-seto steam up / to fog up
enlluernador
adj
dazzling / blinding
enlluernar
v conj
to glare / to dazzle / to blind
enllumenat
n
1. (m) lighting
2. (m) lights
enllustrar
v conj
to polish
enmig de
prep
in the midst of / in the middle of / amid / amidst
ennegrir
v conj
to blacken
ennuvolar-se
v conj
to cloud over
ennuvolat
adj
cloudy / overcast
enologia
n
(f) enology (science of wine and wine making)
enorme
adj
enormous / huge
enormitat
n
(f) enormity
enover
n (m / f) (person / people) from l'Ènova
adj relating to l'Ènova or its people
enquesta
n
(f) survey
enquestador
n
(m / f) pollster / market researcher
enquestar
v conj
to survey / to poll
enrabiada
n
(f) fit of anger / tantrum / hissy (fit) (col·loq.)
enrabiar
v conj
to anger / to annoy
enrabiar-se
enrabiar-seto become (o get) angry / to become (o get) annoyed
enrajolar
v conj
to tile
enrampada
n
(f) electric shock
enrampar
v conj
1. to give (someone) a cramp / to cause (someone) to cramp up
2. to give (someone) a shock
enrampar-se
1. enrampar-seto get a cramp / to cramp (up)
2. enrampar-seto get (or receive) a shock
enraonar
v conj
1. to talk / to chat
2. to discuss
enrarir
v conj
to rarefy
enrarir-se
enrarir-seto rarefy
enravenar
v conj
to stiffen / to make rigid
enravenar-se
enravenar-seto stiffen / to become rigid
enredar
v conj
1. to fool / to deceive
2. to tangle up
enrenou
n
(m) fuss / commotion / stir / stink
expr provocar un enrenou
to cause a stir (or fuss or commotion or stink)
enregistrament
n
1. (m) recording
2. (m) registration
enregistrar
v conj
1. to register
2. to record
enrere
adv
1. backward(s) / back
2. at the back / behind
3. in the past / ago
enriquiment
n
(m) enrichment
enriquir
v conj
1. to make (somebody) rich
2. to enrich
Enriquir l'urani. - To enrich uranium.
enriquir-se
1. enriquir-seto become rich
2. enriquir-seto enhance / to improve (fig.)
enrossir
v conj
to (lightly) brown
Enrossiu les cebes. - Lightly brown the onions.
ens
pron
us
n
(m) entity
ensabonar
v conj
1. to soap
2. to soft-soap
ensagnar
v conj
to stain with blood / to cover with blood / to bloody
ensagnar-se
ensagnar-seto get all bloody
ensagnat
adj
bloodied / bloodstained / covered in (or with) blood
ensaïmada
n
1. (f) [ALIM] ensaimada (a Mallorcan pastry)
2. (f) [INFORM] at (sign)
ensalada
n
(f) salad
expr ensalada russa
(f) Russian salad
ensaladilla
n
(f) Russian salad
ensangonar
v conj
to stain with blood / to cover with blood / to bloody
ensangonar-se
ensangonar-seto get all bloody
ensangonat
adj
bloodied / bloodstained / covered in (or with) blood
ensems
adv
1. at the same time
2. together
ensenya
n
(f) standard / ensign
ensenyament
n
(m) education / teaching
ensenyar
v conj
to teach
ensinistrar
v conj
to train
ensopegar
v conj
1. [~ amb] [sentit físic] to trip (over) / to stumble (over or on)
2. [~ amb] [dificultats o problemes] to run into / to hit / to come up against
3. [encertar a trobar] to hit upon / to stumble upon / to chance upon
ensopegar-se
ensopegar-se[data] to fall on
ensopiment
n
(m) drowsiness
ensopit
adj
1. drowsy / half-asleep
2. boring
ensordidor
adj
deafening
ensordir
v conj
1. to deafen
2. [LING] to devoice
ensorrada
n
1. (f) collapse
2. (f) slump
ensorrament
n
1. (m) collapse
2. (m) slump
ensorrar
v conj
to pull down / to knock down
ensorrar-se
1. ensorrar-seto fall down / to collapse
2. ensorrar-seto slump / to nosedive / to plummet
ensucrar
v conj
to sweeten with sugar / to sprinkle with sugar
ensucrat
adj
sweetened (with sugar)
ensulsiada
n
(f) collapse
ensulsiar-se
v conj
to collapse
ensumar
v conj
1. to sniff
2. to smell
ensurt
n
(m) fright / scare / shock
entabanar
v conj
to con / to dupe / to fool / to hustle / to swindle / to trick
entelar
v conj
1. to steam up / to fog up
2. [fig.] to tarnish
entelar-se
entelar-seto steam up / to fog up
entendre
v conj
to understand / to comprehend
entendre's
1. entendre'sto be comprehensible / to be understandable / to make sense
2. entendre'sto get along
3. entendre's[relacions amoroses secretes] to carry on with / to have an affair with
n
(m) understanding
expr al meu entendre
as (far as) I see it
enteniment
n
(m) understanding
enter
adj
complete / whole
n
(m) integer
enterbolir
v conj
to make something cloudy / to make something murky / to cloud
enterc
adj
1. stiff
2. stubborn
enteròcit
n
(m) enterocyte
enterrador
n
(m / f) gravedigger
enterrament
n
(m) burial
enterramorts
n
(m / f) gravedigger
enterrar
v conj
to bury
entesa
n
(f) understanding / agreement
entitat
n
1. (f) entity
2. (f) body
entonar
v conj
to chant / to intone (formal)
entorcillar
v conj
to twist / to wind
entorcillat
adj
twisted
entorn
n
1. (m) surroundings
2. entorns (mpl) vicinity / environs (formal) / surrounding area
entortolligar
v conj
to coil / to twist / to wind
entossudir-se
v conj
[~ a + infinitiu] to (stubbornly) insist on (+gerund)
entotsolar-se
v conj
to isolate oneself / to hide oneself away
entrada
n
1. (f) entry
2. (f) entrance / entry / way in
3. (f) ticket
4. (f) [FIN] down payment
5. (f) [ESPORT] [futbol] tackle
6. (f) [ESPORT] [beisbol] inning
expr pagar una entrada (en una compra a terminis)
to put down (o pay) a deposit
entranya
n
(f) guts / bowels / entrails
entranyable
adj
profound
entrar
v conj
to enter
expr deixar entrar
to admit / to let in
entre
prep
between / among / amongst / amid / amidst
entreacte
n
(m) intermission
entrecot
n
(m) entrecôte / (boneless) rib steak
entrecuix
n
(m) crotch
entreforc
n
(m) fork
entregar
v conj
1. to hand over / to present / to deliver
2. to hand in (Br.) / to give in (Br.) / to turn in (Am.)
Després d'exposar-se en classe, l'informe s'entregarà al professor. - After being presented in class, the report will be handed (or given or turned) in to the teacher.
entremaliadura
n
(f) prank
entremaliat
adj
naughty
entremig
adv
in the middle (of) / amongst
entrenador
n
(m / f) coach
entrenament
n
(m) training
entrenar
v conj
to train
entrenar-se
entrenar-seto train
entreobrir
v conj
to half open
entrepà
n
(m) sandwich
entresol
n
(m) mezzanine
entretenir
v conj
1. to hold (somebody) up / to slow (somebody) down / to delay (somebody)
2. to entertain / to amuse
entretenir-se
1. entretenir-seto hang about / to dawdle
2. entretenir-seto keep yourself amused / to entertain yourself
entreveure
v conj
to glimpse / to make out
entrevista
n
(f) interview
expr entrevista de selecció
(f) job interview
expr fer una entrevista a (algú)
to interview (someone)
entrevistador
n
(m / f) interviewer
entrevistar
v conj
to interview
entroncar
v conj
1. to become part of a family / to become related
2. to connect
entronització
n
(f) enthronement
entronitzar
v conj
to enthrone
entropia
n
(f) entropy
entusiasmar
v conj
to make somebody enthusiastic / to enthuse (somebody)
entusiasmar-se
entusiasmar-se[~ amb] to be enthusiastic about / to get enthusiastic about / to enthuse about
entusiasme
n
(m) enthusiasm
entusiasta
n
(m / f) enthusiast / fan
adj
enthusiastic
enuig
n
(m) annoyance / displeasure
enumeració
n
(f) enumeration / list
enumerar
v conj
to enumerate
envair
v conj
to invade
enveja
n
(f) envy
envejable
adj
enviable
envejablement
adv
enviably
envejar
v conj
to be envious of / to envy
envejós
adj
envious
envelat
n
1. (m) marquee
2. (m) (de circ) big top
envelliment
n
(m) aging / ageing (Br.)
envellir
v conj
to grow old / to age
enverinament
n
(m) poisoning
enverinar
v conj
to poison
envernissar
v conj
to varnish
envers
prep
towards
enviar
v conj
to send
enviat
n
(m / f) envoy
expr enviat especial
(m / f) special envoy
envoltar
v conj
to surround
enxampar
v conj
to catch
enyor
n
(m) longing
enyorament
n
(m) longing / nostalgia
enyorança
n
(f) longing / nostalgia
enyorar
v conj
to miss
enze
n
(m) simpleton / idiot / blockhead
enzim
n
(m) enzyme
enzimàtic
adj
enzyme
Activitat enzimàtica. - Enzyme activity.
enzoòtia
n
(f) enzootic
enzoòtic
adj
enzootic
eoli
n (m / f) Aeolian
adj Aeolian
ep
interj
hey!
epicentre
n
(m) epicentre (Br.) / epicenter (Am.)
epicureisme
n
(m) epicureanism
epicuri
adj
epicurean
n
(m / f) pleasure seeker
epidèmia
n
(f) epidemic
expr epidèmia de la SIDA
(f) AIDS epidemic
epidemiòleg
n
(m / f) epidemiologist
epidemiologia
n
(f) epidemiology
epidemiològic
adj
epidemiological
epidermis
n
(f) epidermis
epidídim
n
(m) epididymis
epifania
n
(f) epiphany
epífisi
n
(f) epiphysis
epífora
n
(f) epiphora
epiglotis
n
(f) epiglottis
epíleg
n
(m) epilogue / epilog
epilèpsia
n
(f) epilepsy
epilèptic
n
(m / f) epileptic
adj
epileptic
expr crisi epilèptica
(f) epileptic fit
episcopal
adj
1. episcopal
2. Episcopal
episcopalià
n
(m / f) Episcopalian
adj
Episcopalian
episiotomia
n
(f) episiotomy
episodi
n
1. (m) episode
2. (m) (serial, soap opera) instalment (Br.) / installment (Am.)
epistemòleg
n
(m / f) epistemologist
epistemologia
n
(f) epistemology
epistolar
adj
epistolary
epitafi
n
(m) epitaph
epitàlem
n
(m) epithalamus
epizoòtia
n
(f) epizootic
epizoòtic
adj
epizootic
epizootiologia
n
(f) epizootiology
època
n
1. (f) era / epoch / age
2. (f) time
EPROM
acr
(f) EPROM
equació
n
(f) equation
expr equació lineal
(f) linear equation
expr equació quadràtica
(f) quadratic equation
Equador
n
(m) Ecuador
equatoguineà
n (m / f) Equatoguinean / Equatorial Guinean
adj Equatoguinean / Equatorial Guinean
equatorià
adj
Ecuadorian
n
(m / f) Ecuadorian
eqüestre
adj
equestrian
equi
adj
equine
equidna
n
(m) echidna
nota: Petit mamífer australià. S'assembla molt a l'eriçó.
equilibrar
v conj
to balance
equilibrar-se
equilibrar-seto balance (out)
equilibrat
adj
balanced
expr una dieta equilibrada
a balanced diet
equilibri
n
1. (m) balance
2. (m) stability
3. (m) equilibrium
equimosi
n
(f) ecchymosis (tec.) / bruise
equinocci
n
(m) equinox
equinoderm
n
(m) echinoderm
equip
n
(m) team
equipament
n
1. (m) material
2. (m) equipment
3. (m) [ROBA] outfit
equipar
v conj
1. to equip
2. to kit out / to outfit
equiparació
n
(f) comparison / likening
equiparar
v conj
to liken
equipatge
n
(m) luggage
expr equipatge de mà
(m) carry-on (luggage)
equitat
n
(f) equity (formal) / fairness
equitatiu
adj
equitable (formal) / fair / just
equitativament
adv
equitably (formal) / fairly
equivaldre
v conj
to be equivalent to
equivalent
adj
equivalent
n
(m) equivalent
equivaler
v conj
to be equivalent to
equivocar
v conj
to confuse / to mix up
equivocar-se
equivocar-seto be mistaken / to get something wrong
eradicació
n
(f) eradication
eradicar
v conj
to eradicate / to wipe out
erari
n
1. (m) public funds
2. (m) Treasury
erbi
n
(m) erbium
erecció
n
(f) erection
erèctil
adj
erectile
expr disfunció erèctil
(f) erectile dysfunction
eremita
n
hermit
ergonomia
n
(f) ergonomics
ergonòmic
adj
ergonomic
ergonòmicament
adv
ergonomically
ergonomista
n
(m / f) ergonomist
eriçó
n
(m) hedgehog
expr eriçó de mar
(m) sea urchin
erigir
v conj
to erect
Eritrea
n
(f) Eritrea
eritreu
n (m / f) Eritrean
adj Eritrean
eritròcit
n
(m) erythrocyte
erm
n
(m) hermitage
ermini
n
(m) ermine
ermita
n
(f) hermitage
ermità
n
(m / f) hermit
erogen
adj
erogenous
eròtic
adj
erotic
errada
n
(f) error
errant
adj
1. errant / wandering
2. errant
expr cavaller errant
(m) knight-errant
expr el Jueu errant
the Wandering Jew
errar
v conj
to make a mistake / to get (something) wrong / to be wrong
expr errar és humà
to err is human
errata
n
(f) erratum
nota: Forma plural - 'errata'.
expr fe d'errates
(f) (list of) errata
erràtic
adj
erratic
erroni
adj
wrong
error
n
(m) mistake / error
eructar
v conj
to burp / to belch
eructe
n
(m) burp / belch
eruga
n
(f) caterpillar
erupció
n
1. (f) eruption
2. (f) rash / eruption
es
pron
himself / herself / itself / themselves / yourself
esbalair
v conj
to amaze / to astonish / to astound
esbalaït
adj
amazed / astounded / astonished / flabbergasted / dumbfounded / dumbstruck
esbandir
v conj
to rinse
esbargir-se
v conj
to take a break / to relax / to unwind
esbarjo
n
(m) break / recreation
expr d'esbarjo
recreational
esbart
n
(m) Catalan folk dancing group
esbiaixar
v conj
1. to cut on the bias
2. to bias
esbiaixat
adj
biased
esbombar
v conj
to spread
esbombar-se
esbombar-seto spread
esborrany
n
draft
esborrar
v conj
1. to rub out / to erase
2. to delete
esborronador
adj
1. chilling / spooky / scary
2. lurid
esborronar
v conj
1. to chill
2. to appal (Br.) / to appall (Am.) / to horrify
esbós
n
(m) sketch
esbossar
v conj
to sketch
esbrinar
v conj
to figure out / to determine / to discover / to ascertain
esbronc
n
(m) ticking off / telling off / scolding
esbroncada
n
(f) ticking off / telling off / scolding
esbroncar
v conj
to scold (formal) / to berate (formal) / to take (somebody) to task / to give (somebody) an earful (col·loq.) / to tell (somebody) off / to give (somebody) a ticking off / to give (somebody) a telling off
esbudellar
v conj
to gut / to disembowel
esbufec
n
(m) pant / snort
esbufegar
v conj
to pant / to snort
esbullar
v conj
[cabells] to tousle / to rumple
esca
n
(f) tinder
escabellar
v conj
to mess up (someone's) / to ruffle (someone's) hair / to muss up (someone's) hair (Am.)
escabellar-se
escabellar-seto get (or have) your hair messed up
escabellat
adj
dishevelled / tousled
escabetx
n
(m) pickle / brine
escabetxar
v conj
1. to pickle
2. (col.loq) [matar] to do away with (somebody)
3. (col.loq) [suspendre] to fail (a student)
escabrós
adj
1. [terreny] rough / bumpy
2. risky
3. [obscè] lurid / risqué
escac
n
1. (m) check
2. escacs (mpl) chess
expr escac i mat
checkmate
escadusser
adj
odd / rare / scarce / infrequent
escafandre
n
(m) diving suit
expr escafandre espacial
(m) space suit
escafandrisme
n
(m) (deep sea) diving
escafandrista
n
(m / f) (deep sea) diver
escai
n
(m) imitation leather / artificial leather
escaiença
n
1. (f) appropriateness / suitability
2. (f) occasion
expr en l'escaiença de
on the occasion of
escaient
adj
appropriate / suitable / fitting
escaig
n
(m) remnant
expr i escaig
1. just over... / a little over... / ...and a bit / a bit more than...
Deu euros i escaig. - Ten and a bit euros / ten euros and a bit / a little over ten euros / just over ten euros.
Ara fa un any i escaig. - Just over (or a little over) a year ago.
Cinc-cents mots i escaig. - Just over five hundred words.
2. just after
A les deu i escaig. - Just after 10 o'clock.
escaiola
n
1. (f) plaster
2. (f) cast
escaire
n
1. (m) set square (Br.) / triangle (Am.)
2. (m) right angle
escala
n
1. (f) ladder
2. (f) stairs
3. (f) staircase
4. (f) stairwell
5. (f) scale
6. (f) stopover
expr escala automàtica
(f) escalator
expr escala de cargol
(f) spiral staircase
expr escala de Richter
(f) Richter scale
expr escala de tisora
(f) stepladder
escalabrar
v conj
1. to split (somebody's) head open
2. to badly hurt (or damage)
escalada
n
1. (f) rock climbing
2. (f) climb
3. (f) escalation
escalador
n
(m / f) climber
escalar
v conj
1. to climb
2. to scale
escaldar
v conj
1. to scald
2. [ALIM] to boil / to steam / to blanch
escalè
adj
[MAT] scalene
Triangle escalè. - Scalene triangle.
escalf
n
(m) warmth
escalfador
n
1. (m) heater
2. escalfadors (mpl) leg warmers
adj
heating
escalfallits
n
(m) bed warmer
escalfament
n
1. (m) warming
2. (m) heating
3. (m) [ESPORT] warm up
expr escalfament global
(m) global warming
escalfaplats
n
(m) hotplate
escalfar
v conj
1. to heat
2. to rouse
3. to beat
4. [ESPORT] to warm up
escalfar-se
1. escalfar-seto warm up
2. escalfar-seto become heated
3. escalfar-seto get turned on / to become aroused
4. escalfar-se[ESPORT] to warm up
5. escalfar-se (col.loq) to get drunk
escalfor
n
(f) warmth
escalonar
v conj
1. to terrace
2. to space out / to spread out
3. to stagger
escalonat
adj
1. terraced
2. staggered
escalopa
n
(f) escalope
escalpel
n
(m) scalpel
escalunya
n
(f) shallot
escamarlà
n
(m) langoustine / Dublin Bay prawn / Norway lobster
escambell
n
(m) stool
escamot
n
1. (m) squad
2. (m) small herd
escampar
v conj
1. to scatter
2. to spread
3. (col.loq) [diners] to squander
escampar-se
escampar-seto scatter
escandalitzar
v conj
to scandalize / to shock
escandalitzar-se
escandalitzar-seto be scandalized / to be shocked
escandalós
adj
1. scandalous / outrageous
2. (col.loq) noisy
n
(m / f) (col.loq) noisy (boy, girl, person..)
escandalosament
adv
scandalously / outrageously
escandi
n
(m) scandium
escandinau
adj
Scandinavian
n
(m / f) Scandinavian
Escandinàvia
n
(f) Scandinavia
escàndol
n
1. (m) scandal
2. (m) racket
escaneig
n
(m) scanning
escanejar
v conj
to scan
escàner
n
(m) scanner
escantell
n
(m) splinter / shard / fragment / sliver
escanyar
v conj
to strangle
escanyolit
adj
skinny / emaciated / scrawny / puny
escapament
n
(m) leak
escapar
v conj
to slip
escapar-se
escapar-se[~ de] to escape (from) / to run away (from) / to get away (from)
escapolir-se
v conj
to escape / to flee / to run away
escarabat
n
(m) beetle
expr escarabat morrut
(m) red palm weevil
expr escarabat piloter
(m) scarab
escarabeu
n
(m) scarab
escarafalls
n
(mpl) fuss
expr fer escarafalls
to make a fuss
escaramussa
n
1. (f) skirmish / scuffle
2. (f) quarrel / dispute / (entre polítics) skirmish
escarlata
adj
scarlet
n
(m) scarlet
expr La Pimpinella Escarlata
The Scarlet Pimpernel
escarmentar
v conj
1. to teach (somebody) a lesson
2. to learn your lesson
escarmentar-se
escarmentar-seto learn your lesson
escarn
n
(m) jeer / jibe / insult / derision
escarni
n
(m) jeer / jibe / insult / derision
escarnir
v conj
1. to mock / to jeer
2. to make fun of / to poke fun at / to take the mickey out of (col·loq.) (Br.)
escarola
n
(f) endive
escarransit
adj
1. puny / scrawny
2. mean / stingy / cheap (Am.)
escarrassar-se
v conj
to slave away / to overwork / to toil / to make every possible effort / to bust a gut / to knock yourself out
escartejar
v conj
1. to flick through
2. [cartes] to shuffle
escarxofa
n
(f) artichoke
escarxofar-se
v conj
to relax (into a chair) / to lounge (in a chair) / to settle back (into a chair) / to get comfortable (in a chair) / to loll (in a chair)
escàs
adj
scarce
escassejar
v conj
1. to be scarce
2. to ration
escassetat
n
(f) shortage / scarcity
escatimar
v conj
to skimp on / to stint on / to scrimp on
escatir
v conj
1. to prune / to cut back
2. to clarify / to sort out / to elucidate
escaure
v conj
1. to be appropriate / to suit / to fit
2. to suit / to go
expr si s'escau
if the chance arises
escenari
n
1. (m) scene
2. (m) stage
escenificació
n
1. (f) staging
2. (f) dramatization / dramatisation (Br.)
escenificar
v conj
1. to stage
2. to dramatize / to dramatise (Br.)
escenògraf
n
(m / f) set designer / stage designer / theatrical designer / scenographer
escenografia
n
(f) set design / stage design / theatrical design / scenography
escèptic
adj
sceptic
escepticisme
n
(m) scepticism
escindir
v conj
to split
escindir-se
1. escindir-seto split
2. escindir-se(~ de) to split away from / to break away from
escintil·lòmetre
n
(m) scintillometer
escita
n
(m / f) Scythian
adj
Scythian
esclafar
v conj
to flatten / to squash / to crush / to crack open
esclafidor
n
esclafidors (mpl) castanets
esclafir
v conj
1. [fuet] to crack / [tro] to crash
2. to crack / to smack
expr esclafir a plorar
to burst into tears
expr esclafir a riure
to burst out laughing
expr fer esclafir els dits
to snap (o click) your fingers
esclat
n
1. (m) burst / outburst / eruption
2. (m) blaze
Un esclat de color(s). - A blaze of colour (Br.) / color (Am.)
3. (m) explosion
4. (m) glare
5. (m) flash
esclatar
v conj
1. to explode / to blow up
2. to burst / to pop
3. [METEOR] to break
4. to break out / to erupt
expr fer esclatar
to blow up
esclau
n
(m / f) slave
esclavitud
n
(f) slavery
esclavó
n (m / f) Slavonian
adj Slavonian
esclerodèrmia
n
(f) scleroderma
esclerosi
n
(m) sclerosis
expr esclerosi múltiple
(m) multiple sclerosis / MS
escletxa
n
1. (f) crack / chink / split / gap
2. (f) crevice
esclop
n
(m) clog
escó
n
(m) seat
escocès
n
(m / f) Scot / Scotsman (masc.) / Scotswoman (fem.)
adj
Scottish
Escòcia
n
(f) Scotland
escola
n
(f) school
expr escola bressol
(f) nursery school (Br.) / pre-k (Am.)
escolà
n
(m) altar boy
escolament
n
(m) flow
escolar
adj
school
n
(m / f) schoolboy / schoolgirl
escolarització
n
(f) schooling
escolaritzar
v conj
to school / to provide schooling for
escollir
v conj
to choose / to pick / to select
escoltar
v conj
to listen (to)
escombra
n
(f) broom / brush
escombrador
n
(m / f) sweeper
escombrar
v conj
1. to sweep
2. [vèncer fàcilment] to sweep aside
escombraries
n
(fpl) rubbish / trash (Am.) / garbage (Am.)
escombriaire
n
(m / f) street cleaner
escometre
v conj
1. to undertake
2. to attack
3. to address
escons
n
(m) seats (in parliament)
escopeta
n
(f) shotgun
escopinya
n
(f) cockle
escopir
v conj
1. to spit
2. to spit out
escopòfil
n
(m / f) voyeur / Peeping Tom
adj
voyeuristic
escopofília
n
(f) voyeurism
escorar
v conj
to lean / to tilt
escorbut
n
(m) scurvy
escorça
n
1. (f) bark
2. (f) [d'una fruita] peel
3. (f) [ANAT] cortex
expr escorça cerebral
(f) cerebral cortex
expr escorça terrestre
(f) Earth's crust
escorcoll
n
(m) search
escorcollar
v conj
to search
escòria
n
1. (f) slag
2. (f) scum
Escorpí
n
Scorpio
escórrer
v conj
1. to drain / to pour the last drops out of
2. [roba] to wring (out)
3. to unravel
escórrer-se
1. escórrer-seto drain
2. escórrer-seto slip
3. escórrer-se[plats] to drain
4. escórrer-se (ofensiu) to come
5. escórrer-seto unravel
escorrialles
n
(fpl) dregs / last drops (e.g. in a glass)
escorta
n
1. (f) [grup] escort
2. (m / f) [membre d'una escorta] escort
3. (m / f) [bàsquet] shooting guard
escortar
v conj
to escort
escorxador
n
(m) abattoir / slaughterhouse
escorxar
v conj
1. to debark / to remove bark from
2. to skin
escot
n
(m) cleavage
escotat
adj
low-cut
escotilla
n
(f) hatch / hatchway
escreix
n
(m) excess / additional (or extra) amount
expr amb escreix
easily / greatly / amply
escriba
n
(m) scribe
escridassada
n
(f) (angry) screams / shouts
escridassar
v conj
to scream (angrily) at (somebody) / to shout (angrily) at (somebody) / to bawl (somebody) out
escriptor
n
(m / f) writer
escriptori
n
1. (m) [INFORM] desktop
2. (m) desk
escriptura
n
1. (f) writing
2. (f) handwriting
3. (f) writing system
4. (f) deed
escriptures
n
1. (fpl) (Holy) Scriptures
2. (fpl) writings
escriure
v conj
1. to write
2. to write (to somebody)
Escriu-li una carta. - Write him a letter.
Li escriu cada setmana. - He writes to her every week / he writes her every week (Am.)
expr màquina d'escriure
(f) typewriter
escrot
n
(m) scrotum
escrotal
adj
scrotal
escruixidor
adj
shocking / frightening
escrutar
v conj
1. to scrutinize / to scrutinise (Br.) / to investigate thoroughly
2. [POLIT] to count (votes)
escrutini
n
1. (m) scrutiny / thorough investigation
2. (m) [POLIT] count
escudella
n
(f) stew
escull
n
(m) reef
escullera
n
(f) breakwater
esculpir
v conj
to sculpt / to carve / to chisel / to whittle
escultòric
adj
sculptural
escultura
n
(f) sculpture
escultural
adj
statuesque
escuma
n
(f) foam / scum
escuradents
n
(m) toothpick
escurar
v conj
1. to scour
2. to clean / to clean out
Escurar les butxaques a algú. - To clean someone out.
3. to polish off
escura-xemeneies
n
(m / f) (chimney) sweep
escurçana
n
(f) stingray
escurçar
v conj
to shorten
escurçó
n
(m) viper
esdeveniment
n
(m) event
esdevenir
v conj
1. to become
2. to turn into
esdevenir-se
esdevenir-seto happen / to occur / to come about
esdrúixol
adj
proparoxytone / (of a word) which has its stress on the antepenultimate syllable
esfereïdor
adj
terrifying / frightening
esfèric
adj
spherical
esfericitat
n
(f) roundness / spherical nature
L'esfericitat de la Terra. - The spherical nature of the Earth.
esfigmomanòmetre
n
(m) sphygmomanometer
esfilagarsar
v conj
to fray
esfilagar-se
esfilagar-seto fray
esfínter
n
(m) sphincter
esfinx
n
(f) sphinx
esfondrament
n
(m) collapse
esfondrar
v conj
to knock down / to pull down
esfondrar-se
esfondrar-seto fall down / to collapse / to sink
esforç
n
(m) effort
esforçar-se
v conj
to try hard / to strive / to make an effort
Esforçar-se més. - To make more of an effort.
esfullar
v conj
to defoliate (tech.) / to pull the leaves off / to pull the petals off
esfullar-se
esfullar-seto drop (or lose) (its) leaves / to drop (or lose) (its) petals
esfullat
adj
leafless
esfumar
v conj
to blur / to tone down
esfumar-se
esfumar-seto vanish / to disappear
esgarip
n
1. (m) screech / scream / shriek
2. (m) [ZOOL] squawk
esgarrapada
n
(f) scratch
expr amb una esgarrapada / amb quatre esgarrapades
in a rush
esgarrapar
v conj
1. to scratch
2. to scratch out
esgarrifança
n
(f) shiver / shudder / trembling / chill
esgarrifar
v conj
to make (somebody) shudder
esgarrifar-se
esgarrifar-seto shiver / to shudder / to tremble / to shake
esgarrifós
adj
bloodcurdling / hair-raising / thrilling / terrifying / chilling
esgarrinxada
n
(f) scratch
esgarrinxar
v conj
to scratch
esgarrinxar-se
esgarrinxar-seto scratch yourself (on)
M'he esgarrinxat les cames nues (amb els esbarzers.) - I scratched my bare legs (on the brambles).
esgavell
n
(m) confusion / disorder / chaos
esgavellar
v conj
1. to dislocate
2. to cause disorder
esglai
n
(m) fright / scare / terror / panic
esglaiar
v conj
to terrify / to scare
esglaiar-se
esglaiar-seto be terrified / to be scared (witless)
esglaó
n
(f) step / stair
església
n
(f) church
esgotament
n
(m) exhaustion
esgotar
v conj
1. to drain
2. to exhaust
esgotar-se
1. esgotar-seto sell out
2. esgotar-seto exhaust yourself / to wear yourself out
M'he esgotat. - I've worn myself out.
esgrima
n
(f) fencing
esgrimir
v conj
1. to brandish / to wield
2. [fig.] to put forward
esguard
n
(m) glance / look
esguardar
v conj
to look at
esguerrat
n
(m / f) disabled person
adj
disabled / crippled
eslàlom
n
(m) slalom skiing
eslavònic
n
(m / f) Slavonian
adj
Slavonian
eslider
n
(m / f) (person / people) from Eslida
adj
relating to Eslida or its people
esllavissada
n
(f) landslide
eslògan
n
(m) slogan
eslovac
n
1. (m) [LING] Slovak / Slovakian
2. (m / f) Slovakian / Slovak
adj
Slovakian / Slovak
Eslovàquia
n
(f) Slovakia
eslovè
n
1. (m) Slovene / Slovenian
2. (m / f) Slovenian / Slovene
adj
Slovenian / Slovene
Eslovènia
n
(f) Slovenia
esma
n
(f) instinct
expr d'esma
by instinct
esmaixada
n
1. (f) [bàsquet] (slam) dunk
2. (f) [tennis / bàdminton] smash
esmaixar
v conj
1. [bàsquet] to dunk
2. [tennis / bàdminton] to smash
esmalt
n
1. (m) enamel
2. (m) gloss
esmaperdut
adj
at a loss / (all) at sea / baffled
esmena
n
1. (f) correction
2. (f) amendment
esmenar
v conj
to amend
esment
n
(m) mention
expr fer esment de
to mention
expr parar esment (a)
to pay attention (to)
esmentar
v conj
to mention
expr abans esmentat
aforementioned
esmerçar
v conj
to sink (money into something) / to invest (in something)
El govern ha esmerçat 81,5 milions per fer front a la crisi. - The government has sunk 81.5 million into dealing with the crisis.
Aquesta ha estat la principal motivació de l'esforç esmerçat per tot el Departament en preparar-la. - This has been the prime motivation for the effort sunk into preparing it by the whole department.
esmicolar
v conj
1. to crumble
2. to shatter / to smash (to pieces)
esmicolar-se
1. esmicolar-seto crumble
2. esmicolar-seto shatter
esmolar
v conj
1. to sharpen
2. to sharpen / to whet / to hone
esmòquing
n
(m) tuxedo / tux (col·loq) / dinner jacket (Br.)
esmorteir
v conj
to muffle / to cushion / to deaden / to buffer
esmorzar
n
(m) breakfast
v conj
to have breakfast
esmunyir-se
v conj
to slip through / to squeeze through
esmunyedís
adj
slippery
esnob
n
(m / f) poseur / fashionista
adj
trendy
esòfag
n
(m) oesophagus (Br.) / esophagus (Am.)
espadellà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Espadella
adj relating to Espadella or its people
espaguetis
n
(mpl) spaghetti
espai
n
(m) space
expr espai aeri
(m) airspace
expr espai exterior
(m) outer space
espaiós
adj
spacious / roomy
espant
n
(m) fright / panic / shock
espantall
n
(m) scarecrow
espantaocells
n
(m) scarecrow
espantar
v conj
to scare
espanta-sogres
n
(m) blowout
espanyaportes
n
(m / f) burglar
Espanya
n
(f) Spain
espanyol
adj
Spanish
espaordir
v conj
to scare / to frighten
espaordir-se
espaordir-seto become scared (or frightened)
esparadrap
n
(m) plaster (Br.) / Band Aid (Am.)
espardenya
n
1. (f) [ROBA] espadrille
2. (f) [ALIM] slice of toasted crusty bread soaked with tomato and topped with strips of roast pepper, roast eggplant and anchovies
expr d'espardenya
popular / common / local
espargir
v conj
to spread out / to scatter / to sprinkle
esparracat
adj
tattered / torn / ripped
espàrrec
n
1. (m) asparagus spear
2. espàrrecs (mpl) asparagus
espart
n
(m) esparto grass
espartà
n (m / f) Spartan
adj Spartan
espasa
n
1. (f) sword
2. (f) sword
nota: Carta del coll 'espases' d'una baralla espanyola.
3. espases (fpl) swords
nota: Al món angloparlant, s'utilitza la baralla francesa.
espasme
n
(m) spasm
espatarrant
adj
1. amazing
2. scary
espatarrar
v conj
1. to amaze
2. to scare
espaterrant
adj
1. amazing
2. scary
espaterrar
v conj
1. to amaze
2. to scare
espatlla
n
(f) shoulder
Espatlla de xai. - Lamb shoulder / shoulder of lamb.
expr arronsar (o encongir) les espatlles
to shrug (your shoulders)
espatllar
v conj
to ruin / to damage
espatllar-se
espatllar-seto break (down)
espatllera
n
1. (f) [ESPORT] wall bars / stall bar
2. (f) back (of seat, chair, bench..) / backrest
3. (f) back plate
espàtula
n
(f) spatula
expr espàtula menor
(f) black-faced spoonbill
espavilar
v conj
1. (revifar un foc) to stoke
2. to make (someone) buck their ideas up
espavilar-se
espavilar-seto buck your ideas up / to get your act together
espavilat
adj
clever / bright / quick-witted / smart
espècia
n
(f) spice
especial
adj
special
especialista
n
(m / f) specialist
especialitat
n
(f) specialty
especialitzar
v conj
to specialize
especialitzar-se
especialitzar-seto specialize
especialitzat
adj
specialized / specialised (Br.) / skilled
especialment
adv
especially
espècie
n
(f) species / type
específic
adj
specific
específicament
adv
specifically
especificació
n
(f) specification
especificar
v conj
to specify
espècimen
n
(m) specimen
especiós
adj
specious
espectacle
n
(m) show
espectacular
adj
spectacular
espectacularitat
n
(f) magnificence / lavishness / spectacular nature / breathtaking nature
espectacularment
adv
spectacularly
espectador
n
1. (m / f) spectator / viewer / audience member
2. (m / f) onlooker / bystander
espectre
n
1. (m) spectre (Br.) / specter (Am.)
2. (m) spectrum
espectrofotòmetre
n
(m) spectrophotometer
espectrofotometria
n
(f) spectrophotometry
espectrofotomètric
adj
spectrophotometric
espectròmetre
n
(m) spectrometer
espectrometria
n
(f) spectrometry
expr espectrometria de masses
(f) mass spectrometry
espectromètric
adj
spectrometric
especulació
n
(f) speculation
especular
v conj
to speculate
espeleobusseig
n
(m) cave diving
espeleòleg
n
(m / f) caver / potholer / spelunker (Am.)
espeleologia
n
(f) caving / pot holing (Br.) / spelunking (Am.) / speleology
nota: 'Speleology' refereix sobretot a l'exploració de les coves per raons científiques. No s'utilitza gaire per referir a l'espeleologia com a esport.
espelma
n
(f) candle
espera
n
(f) wait / waiting
esperança
n
1. (f) hope
2. (f) expectancy
nota: 'Hope' vol dir 'el que es desitja o que s'anhela' i 'expectancy' vol dir 'el que s'anticipa'.
expr esperança matemàtica
(f) [MAT] expected value
expr esperança de vida
(f) life expectancy
esperançador
adj
encouraging
esperançat
adj
hopeful
esperanto
n
(m) Esperanto
esperar
v conj
1. to wait (for)
2. [desitjar] to hope (that)
3. to expect
esperar-se
1. esperar-seto wait
Espera't un moment! - Wait a minute!
2. esperar-seto expect
No m'ho esperava pas. - I wasn't expecting it.
expr esperar un nen (o un fill)
to be expecting (a baby)
esperit
n
(f) spirit
esperma
n
(f) sperm
expr donant d'esperma
(m) sperm donor
esperonador
adj
rousing
esperonar
v conj
1. to spur (a horse)
2. [fig.] to spur on / to motivate / to encourage
esperrucar
v conj
to mess (someone's hair) up
esperrucar-se
esperrucar-seto get (or have) your hair messed up
espès
adj
thick
espessidor
n
(m) thickener
expr agent espessidor
(m) thickening agent
espessiment
n
(m) thickening
espessir
v conj
to thicken
espessir-se
espessir-seto thicken
espetec
n
1. (m) crash / crack
2. (m) (type of) Catalan sausage
espetegar
v conj
1. to crack
2. (col.loq) to crash
expr anar a espetegar
(col.loq) to end up
espia
n
(m / f) spy
espiadimonis
n
(m) dragonfly
espiar
v conj
to spy on
espiga
n
(f) ear
espígol
n
(m) lavender
espín
n
(m) spin
espina
n
(f) thorn
espinacs
n
(m) spinach
espineta
n
(f) spinet
espinós
adj
prickly / thorny
Un arbust espinós. - A thorny bush.
Un tema espinós. - A thorny (o prickly) subject.
espionatge
n
(m) espionage / spying
espipellar
v conj
1. to peck
2. to pick at
espiritisme
n
(m) spiritualism
expr sessió d'espiritisme
(f) seance
espiritista
n
(m / f) spiritualist
espiritual
adj
spiritual
espiritualitat
n
(f) spirituality
espitllera
n
(f) arrow slit / loophole
esplai
n
1. (m) recreation / relaxation
2. (m) after-school club
esplendor
n
(f) (magnificència) splendour (Br.) / splendor (Am.)
espliceosoma
n
(m) spliceosome
esplugabous
n
(m) cattle egret
espoleta
n
(f) detonator
espoli
n
(m) plunder / plundering / pillaging
espoliació
n
(f) plunder / plundering / pillaging
espoliar
v conj
1. to dispossess
2. to plunder / to pillage
espolsar
v conj
1. to dust
2. to shake
espolsar-se
1. espolsar-seto shake off
2. espolsar-se[animal] to shake (itself)
Els gossos s'espolsen quan surten de l'aigua. - Dogs shake themselves when they come out of the water.
espondilolistesi
n
(f) spondylolisthesis
espongiforme
adj
spongiform
esponja
n
(f) sponge
espontaneïtat
n
(f) spontaneity
espontani
adj
spontaneous
esporàdic
adj
sporadic
esporàdicament
adv
sporadically
esporgar
v conj
to prune / to cut back
esporlerí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Esporles
adj relating to Esporles or its people
esport
n
(m) sport
esportista
n
(m / f) sportsman / sportswoman
esportiu
adj
sporting / sports
n
(m) sports car
expr actitud (o conducta) esportiva
(f) sportsmanship
esportiva
n
(f) sports jacket
esportivitat
n
(f) sportsmanship / sporting behaviour (Br.) / sporting behavior (Am.)
esporuguir
v conj
to scare / to frighten
espòs
n
(m) husband
esposa
n
(f) wife
espremedora
n
(f) lemon-squeezer (Br.) / juicer (Am.)
esprémer
v conj
1. [naranja, limó] to squeeze
2. [roba] to wring (out)
3. [fig.] to bleed dry
espuri
adj
spurious
espurna
n
(f) spark
espurnejar
v conj
1. to spark / to sparkle
2. [METEOR] to drizzle
esput
n
(m) sputum
esquadró
n
(m) squadron
expr esquadró de la mort
(m) death squad
esquaix
n
(m) squash
esqueix
n
(m) cutting
esqueixada
n
(f) salad made from cod, tomato, olives and onion
esquela
n
1. (m) notice
2. (m) [~ mortuòria] obituary
esquelet
n
(m) skeleton
esquelètic
adj
skeletal
esquema
n
1. (m) outline / schema (tec.)
2. (m) sketch / diagram
esquematitzar
v conj
1. to outline
2. to schematize
esquena
n
1. (f) [ANAT] back
2. (f) [ESPORT] backstroke
expr girar l'esquena a (algú / alguna cosa)
to turn your back on (somebody / something)
esquer
n
(m) bait
esquerda
n
1. (f) crack / chip
2. (f) fissure
3. (f) crevice / gap
esquerdar
v conj
to crack / to chip
esquerdar-se
esquerdar-seto crack / to chip
esquerp
adj
unfriendly / unsociable
esquerrà
adj
1. left-handed
2. left-wing
esquerre
adj
left
esquí
n
1. (m) skiing
2. (m) ski
expr esquí aquàtic
(m) waterskiing
esquiador
n
(m / f) skier
esquiar
v conj
to ski
esquif
n
1. (m) [ESPORT] single scull
2. (m) [TRANSP] skiff
nota: 'Single scull' es refereix a un esquif que s'utilitza en l'esport del rem. Un 'skiff' és molt semblant però és un bot més ample i més lent.
esquifista
n
(m / f) single sculler
esquifit
adj
1. too small / too short
2. paltry
esquilar
v conj
to shear
esquimal
n
(m / f) Eskimo
esquinç
n
(m) tear
esquinçada
n
(f) tear
esquinçall
n
(m) rag / torn (or ripped) piece of cloth (or clothes)
esquinçament
n
(m) tear
esquinçar
v conj
to tear / to rip
esquinçar-se
esquinçar-seto tear / to rip
esquinçat
adj
tattered / torn / ripped
esquirol
n
1. (m) [ZOOL] squirrel
2. (m / f) scab / blackleg / strikebreaker
esquitllar
v conj
to shell
esquitllar-se
1. esquitllar-seto slip
2. esquitllar-seto slip away
esquitxar
v conj
1. [aigua] to splash
2. [pintura, fang, oli..] to splash / to spatter
3. [reputació, honra] to tarnish / to stain
esquivar
v conj
to avoid / to elude / to dodge
essència
n
(f) essence
expr essència de vainilla
(f) vanilla essence
essencial
adj
essential
essencialment
adv
essentially
ésser
v conj
to be
expr no ésser-hi tot
to be not all there
No hi és tot. - He's not all there.
expr sigui com sigui
however
expr sigui el que sigui
whatever
expr tant ésser (a algú)
to be all the same (to somebody)
Tant li és si són de xocolata o de fruita els gelats. - It's all the same to him (or it doesn't matter to him) whether the ice creams are chocolate or fruit.
est
adj
east
estabilitat
n
(f) stability
estabilització
n
stabilization / stabilisation (Br.)
estabilitzador
adj
stabilizing / stabilising (Br.)
n
(m) stabilizer / stabiliser (Br.)
estabilitzant
adj
stabilizing / stabilising (Br.)
estabilitzar
v conj
to stabilize / to stabilise (Br.)
estable
adj
1. stable
2. steady
n
(m) stable
establiment
n
(m) establishment
establimenter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Establiments
adj relating to Establiments or its people
establir
v conj
1. to establish
2. to set up
3. to establish / to agree upon
estaca
n
(f) stake
estacar
v conj
to tether / to tie up
estació
n
1. (f) station
2. (f) season
expr estació d'autobusos
(f) bus station
expr estació d'esquí
(f) ski resort
expr estació de servei
(f) gas station (Am.) / service station (Am.) / petrol station (Br.) / servo (Aus.) (col·loq)
expr estació espacial
(f) space station
estacionalitat
n
(f) seasonality
estada
n
(f) stay
estadi
n
(m) stadium
estadístic
adj
statistical
n
(m / f) statistician
estadística
n
(f) statistic / statistics
estadísticament
adv
statistically
estafa
n
(f) confidence trick / confidence game / swindle
estafador
n
(m / f) conman / con-woman / confidence trickster / con merchant (Br.)
estafar
v conj
to cheat / to deceive
estalvi
n
1. (m) saving
2. estalvis (mpl) savings
Compte d'estalvis. - Savings account.
Estalvis de tota la vida. - Life savings.
adj
safe
expr sa i estalvi
safe and sound
estalviador
n
(m / f) saver
estalviar
v conj
1. to save
2. to preserve
estament
n
(m) social class / social group
L'estament militar. - The military establishment.
L'estament mèdic. - The medical profession.
estampida
n
(f) stampede
estanc
n
(m) tobacconist
adj
watertight
estancament
n
1. (m) stagnation
2. (m) (en unes negociacions, en un acord) deadlock / stalemate
estancar
v conj
[deturar el curs] to stem / to check
estancar-se
1. estancar-seto stagnate
2. estancar-se[negociacions] to reach (a) deadlock / to reach an impasse
estancat
adj
1. stagnant
2. (negociacions) deadlocked
estanteria
n
(f) bookcase
estany
n
1. (m) pool / small lake
2. (m) tin
estar
v conj
1. to be
2. to stay
3. to be ready
expr estar per
1. to be about to
2. to pay attention to
expr estar-se de
to refrain from / to keep from / to desist from
estasi
n
(f) [MED] stasis
estat
n
1. (m) state
2. (m) condition
3. (m) status
4. (m) estate
expr estat d'emergència
(f) state of emergency
expr estat d'excepció
(f) state of emergency
expr estat vegetatiu
(m) vegetative state
Estat vegetatiu persistent. - Persistent vegetative state.
estatal
adj
state
Estats Units
n
(m) United States
expr Estats Units d'Amèrica
(m) United States of America
estàtua
n
(f) statue
estatueta
n
(f) statuette
estatura
n
(f) stature
estatus
n
(m) status
estatut
n
(m) statute
expr estatut d'autonomia
(m) statute of autonomy
estatutari
adj
statutory
estatutàriament
adv
statutorily
estaurolita
n
(f) staurolite
estavellar
v conj
to smash / to shatter
estavellar-se
estavellar-seto crash / to smash
esteatorrea
n
(f) steatorrhea
estegosaure
n
(m) stegosaurus
estel
n
1. (m) star
2. (m) kite
expr estel fugaç
(m) shooting star
expr Estel Polar
(m) North Star / Polar Star / Polaris
estel·lar
adj
stellar
estellenquí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Estellencs
adj relating to Estellencs or its people
estendre
v conj
1. to spread (out) / to open (out) / to stretch (out)
2. to extend / to enlarge
3. to spread
4. [la roba] to hang out / to peg out
expr ampliament estès
widespread
estenedor
estepa
n
(f) steppe
estequiometria
n
(f) stoichiometry
estereotip
n
(m) stereotype
estereotomia
n
(f) (tec.) stereotomy / stone-cutting
estèril
adj
1. sterile
2. childless
Parelles estèrils. - Childless couples.
esterificació
n
(f) esterification
esterilització
n
(f) sterilisation (Br.) / sterilization (Am.)
esterilitzador
n
(m) steriliser (Br.) / sterilizer (Am.)
esterilitzar
v conj
to sterilize
esternudar
v conj
to sneeze
esternut
n
(m) sneeze
estès
adj
1. spread (out)
2. widespread
3. hanging / on the line
estètic
adj
aesthetic (Br.) / esthetic (Am.)
n
estètica (f) aesthetics (Br.) / esthetics (Am.)
expr cirurgia estètica
(f) cosmetic surgery
estibador
n
(m / f) docker (Br.) / stevedore / longshoreman (Am.)
estic
n
(m) (hockey) stick
estigi
adj
Stygian
estigma
n
(m) stigma
estil
n
(m) style
expr estil lliure
(m) freestyle
expr 200m estils (individual)
(m) [swimming] 200m (individual) medley
estima
n
(f) esteem
estimar
v conj
1. to love
2. to estimate
3. to value
4. to consider / to judge
expr estimar-se més
to prefer
estimat
adj
dear / beloved
Estimat pare... - Dear father...
n
darling / sweetheart
estimbar
v conj
to knock (somebody) down (from a great height)
estimbar-se
1. estimbar-seto fall (from a great height)
2. estimbar-se[vehicle] to go off the road
estímul
n
(m) stimulus
estimulació
n
(f) stimulation
estimular
v conj
1. to stimulate
2. to arouse
estípula
n
(f) stipule
estipulació
n
(f) stipulation
estipular
v conj
to stipulate
estira-i-arronsa
n
(m) tug-of-war
estirar
v conj
1. to pull
2. to stretch
expr a tot estirar
1. at most
2. at the latest
expr estirar les cames
to stretch your legs
expr estirar les orelles (a algú)
to tell (somebody) off / to give (somebody) a dressing down
estiu
n
(m) summer
estiuenc
adj
summer
estival
adj
summer
estivellenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Estivella
adj relating to Estivella or its people
Estix
n
(m) Styx
estoc
n
(m) stock / inventory
estocàstic
adj
stochastic
expr procés estocàstic
(m) stochastic process
estoig
n
(m) case
estona
n
(f) a while / a bit
estonià
n
1. (m) Estonian
2. (m / f) Estonian
adj
Estonian
Estònia
n
(f) Estonia
estop
n
(m) stop sign
estor
n
(m) blind / shade
estora
n
1. (f) rush / jute / straw matting
2. (f) mat
3. (f) rug
estoreta
n
1. (f) (small) rug
2. (f) [INFORM] mouse pad (or mat)
3. (f) [càmping] sleeping pad
expr estoreta del ratolí
(f) mouse pad (or mat)
estovar
v conj
1. to soften
2. to soften up
3. to beat
estovalles
n
(fpl) tablecloth
estrabisme
n
(m) strabismus / squint
estrada
n
1. (f) dais
2. (f) witness box
estrafolari
adj
eccentric / outlandish
estrall
n
(m) devastation / havoc / destruction
expr fer estrall(s)
to wreak havoc
estrambòtic
adj
eccentric / outlandish
estranger
n
(m / f) foreigner
adj
foreign
expr a l'estranger
abroad
estrany
adj
strange / weird / bizarre
estranyesa
n
(f) strangeness / oddity
estraperlo
n
1. (m) black market / smuggling
2. (m) contraband / black market goods
Estrasburg
n
(m) Strasbourg
estrat
n
1. (m) stratum
2. (m) [METEOR] stratus (cloud)
estratus
n
(m) stratus (cloud)
estratagema
n
(m) stratagem / trick
estrateg
n
(m / f) strategist
estratègia
n
(f) strategy
estratègic
adj
strategic
estratificar
v conj
to stratify
estratigrafia
n
(f) stratigraphy
estratocúmul
n
(m) stratocumulus (cloud)
estratocúmulus
n
(m) stratocumulus (cloud)
estratosfera
n
(f) stratosphere
estratopausa
n
(f) stratopause
estrebada
n
1. (f) tug / pull / yank / jerk
2. (f) (bag) snatch
estrebar
v conj
1. to yank / to pull / to tug
2. [robar] to snatch
El passatger va estrebar la bossa de mà de la dona. - The passenger snatched the lady's handbag (Br.) / purse (Am.)
estrella
n
(f) star
expr estrella de mar
(f) starfish
estremir
v conj
to shake / to make (something) tremble
estremir-se
estremir-seto shudder / to shake
estrena
n
(f) première
estrenar
v conj
to try out / to debut / to première
estrènyer
v conj
1. to narrow / to make narrow
2. to tighten
Ara t’hauràs d’estrènyer el cinturó. - Now you'll have to tighten your belt.
3. to constrict / to compress / to squeeze
4. to squeeze together / to push together
estrènyer-se
1. estrènyer-seto become narrower
2. estrènyer-seto squeeze up
estrèpit
n
(m) bang / boom / crash
estrepitós
adj
1. noisy / loud
2. [fracàs, derrota] resounding
estrès
n
(m) stress
estressar
v conj
to stress (somebody) out
estressar-se
estressar-seto stress (out)
estressat
adj
stressed (out)
estret
adj
1. narrow
Per un marge estret. - By a narrow margin.
2. close
expr estret de mires
narrow-minded
expr estret de Gibraltar
(m) Straits of Gibraltar
estretament
adv
tightly / closely
estretesa
n
(f) narrowness
estretir
v conj
1. to narrow / to make narrow
2. to tighten
Ara t’hauràs d'estretir el cinturó. - Now you'll have to tighten your belt.
3. to constrict / to compress / to squeeze
4. to squeeze together / to push together
estretir-se
1. estretir-seto become narrower
2. estretir-seto squeeze up
estretor
n
(f) narrowness
expr estretor de mires
narrow-mindedness / close-mindedness
estri
n
(m) tool / utensil
estria
n
1. (f) groove
2. estries (fpl) stretch marks
estrictament
adv
strictly
Estrictament confidencial. - Strictly confidential.
estricte
adj
strict
estrident
adj
strident / raucous
estripar
v conj
1. to gut / to disembowel
2. to tear / to rip
estroboscòpic
adj
stroboscopic / strobe
expr efecte estroboscòpic
(m) strobe effect
expr llum estroboscòpica
(f) strobe light
estrofa
n
(f) verse / stanza
estroma
n
(m) stroma
estroncar
v conj
1. to stem
Van embenar el tall per estroncar l'hemorràgia. - The cut was bandaged to stem the bleeding.
2. to stifle / to block / to impede
estronci
n
(m) strontium
estruç
n
(m) ostrich
estructura
n
(f) structure
expr estructura de control
(f) [INFORM] control structure
estructural
adj
structural
estuf
n
(m) downpour
estuari
n
(m) estuary
estubenyer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Estubeny
adj relating to Estubeny or its people
estuc
n
(m) stucco / render
estudi
n
(m) study
estudiant
n
(m / f) student
estudiar
v conj
1. to study
2. to learn (something) off by heart
estupefacció
n
(f) astonishment / stupefaction
estupefacte
adj
stunned / astounded
estupefaent
n
(m) narcotic / drug
estupend
adj
stupendous
estupendament
adv
stupendously
estúpid
adj
stupid
estúpidament
adv
stupidly
estupidesa
n
(f) stupidity
estupor
n
(m) stupor
esturió
n
(m) sturgeon
esvaïment
n
1. (m) rout / defeat
2. (m) fainting fit / faint
esvair
v conj
1. to rout / to defeat
2. to dispel / to clear up
Vull esvair qualsevol dubte que pugueu tenir. - I'd like to dispel any doubts you may have.
esvair-se
1. esvair-seto clear (up)
2. esvair-seto faint / to pass out
esvaniment
n
(m) faint / fainting spell / loss of consciousness
esvalot
n
(m) commotion / din / racket / disturbance / uproar
esvalotador
n
(m / f) troublemaker / agitator
esvalotar
v conj
to disturb / to cause a commotion
esvàstica
n
(f) swastika
esverar
v conj
to frighten / to scare / to alarm
esverar-se
esverar-seto be frightened / to be scared / to be alarmed
esvoranc
n
(m) hole
et
pron
you / yourself
n
(m) word used in the expression 'amb tots els ets i uts'
expr amb tots els ets i uts
in great detail / down to the last detail / at (great) length
età
n
(m) ethane
et al.
abrev
et al.
etanol
n
(m) ethanol
etapa
n
(f) stage
etarra
n
(m / f) ETA member / member of ETA
adj
ETA
etc
abrev
(m) etc
expr i un llarg etc
and so on and so forth
etcètera
n
(m) et cetera / etc / and so on
expr i un llarg etcètera
and so on and so forth
èter
n
(m) ether
expr èter de petroli
(m) petroleum ether
expr èter dimetílic
(m) dimethyl ether
expr èter etílic
(m) ethyl ether
eteri
adj
ethereal
etern
adj
eternal
etílic
adj
1. ethylic
Alcohol etílic (etanol). - Ethyl alcohol (ethanol).
2. alcoholic / alcohol
expr intoxicació etílica
(f) alcohol poisoning
etíop
adj
Ethiopian
n
(m / f) Ethiopian
Etiòpia
n
Ethiopia
etiòpic
n (m / f) Ethiopian
adj Ethiopian
etiquetar
v conj
1. to label
2. to pigeonhole
etiquetatge
n
(m) labelling (Br.) / labeling (Am.)
ètnia
n
(f) ethnic group
ètnic
adj
ethnic
etnicitat
n
(f) ethnicity
etnologia
n
(f) ethnology
etoli
n (m / f) Aetolian
adj Aetolian
etrusc
adj
Etruscan
n
(m / f) Etruscan
ETT
n
(f) temp agency
etzibar
v conj
1. to throw (a punch / a stone) / to strike (a blow)
2. to launch (a verbal attack)
EUA
n
(f) USA
eucaliptus
n
(m) eucalyptus (tree) / gum tree
eucariota
n
(f) eukaryote
eufèmic
adj
euphemistic
eufemisme
n
(m) euphemism
eufoni
n
(m) euphonium
eufòria
n
(f) euphoria
eufòric
adj
euphoric
Èufrates
n
(m) Euphrates
euga
n
(f) mare
Euràsia
n
(f) Eurasia
eurasiàtic
adj
Eurasian
n
(m / f) Eurasian
euro
n
(m) euro
Europa
n
Europe
europeïtzació
n
(f) Europeanisation (Br.) / Europeanization
europeu
adj
european
n
(m / f) European
europi
n
(m) europium
eutanàsia
n
(f) euthanasia / assisted suicide
euxenita
n
(f) euxenite
evacuació
n
(f) evacuation
evacuar
v conj
to evacuate
evacuat
n
(m / f) evacuee
evanescent
adj
evanescent
evangeli
n
(m) gospel
evangèlic
adj
evangelical
n
(m / f) evangelical
evangèlicament
adv
evangelically
evangelisme
n
(m) evangelism
evangelista
n
(m) evangelist
evangelització
n
(f) evangelization / evangelisation (Br.)
evangelitzador
n
(m / f) evangelist
nota: La paraula 'evangelist' també vol dir 'evangelista' (és a dir Mateu, Marc, Lluc i Joan).
evangelitzar
v conj
to evangelize
evaporació
n
(f) evaporation
evaporar
v conj
to evaporate
evaporar-se
1. evaporar-seto evaporate
2. evaporar-seto vanish
evaporímetre
n
(m) evaporimeter / atmometer
evaporita
n
(f) evaporite
evasió
n
(f) evasion
evasiu
adj
evasive
evasivament
adv
evasively
evasor
n
(m / f) evader / dodgeres
expr evasor fiscal
(m / f) tax evader
eventual
adj
1. temporary
2. possible
eventualitat
n
(f) eventuality
eventualment
adv
possibly
evidència
n
(f) evidence
evidenciar
v conj
to make clear / to demonstrate
evidenciar-se
evidenciar-seto be clear
evident
adj
clear / obvious / evident
evidentment
adv
clearly / obviously / evidently
evitable
adj
avoidable / preventable
evitar
v conj
to avoid
evocar
v conj
to evoke
evocatiu
adj
evocative
evolució
n
1. (f) evolution
2. (f) development / progress
evolucionar
v conj
to evolve
evolutiu
adj
evolutionary
exacerbació
n
(f) exacerbation
exacerbar
v conj
1. to exacerbate / to aggravate / to make worse / to inflame
2. to exasperate
exacerbar-se
exacerbar-seto become (or get) exasperated
exacte
adj
accurate
expr de forma exacta
accurately
expr de manera exacta
accurately
exactitud
n
(f) accuracy / precision
expr amb exactitud
accurately
exageració
n
(f) exaggeration / overstatement
exagerar
v conj
to overstate / to exaggerate
exaltar
v conj
to exalt
examen
n
exam / examination
exànime
adj
lifeless
examinar
v conj
1. to examine
2. to check / to test / to inspect
exantema
n
(m) exanthema
exasperació
n
(f) exasperation
exasperant
adj
exasperating
exasperar
v conj
to exasperate
exasperar-se
exasperar-seto become (or get) exasperated
excarceració
n
(f) release (from prison)
excarcerar
v conj
to release (somebody from prison) / to let (somebody) out (of prison) / to free (somebody from prison)
excavadora
n
(f) bulldozer / digger / excavator
excavar
v conj
to excavate
excèdencia
n
(f) leave (of absence)
excedent
n
(m) surplus
excel·lència
n
1. (f) excellence
2. (f) Excellency
excel·lent
adj
excellent
excèntric
adj
eccentric
excepció
n
(f) exception
excepcional
adj
exceptional
excepte
prep
except
excés
n
(m) excess
expr excés de velocitat
(m) speeding
excesssiu
adj
excessive
excessivament
adv
excessively
excitabilitat
n
(f) excitability
excitable
adj
excitable
excitació
n
1. (f) excitement
2. (f) [sexual] arousal
excitar
v conj
1. to excite
2. to incite
3. to arouse
excitar-se
1. excitar-se[~ per] to get excited (or impassioned or passionate) (about)
2. excitar-se[sexualment] to become aroused / to get turned on
exclamació
n
(f) exclamation
expr signe d'exclamació
(m) exclamation mark / exclamation point (Am.)
exclamar
v conj
to exclaim
excloure
v conj
to exclude
exclusió
n
(f) exclusion
exclusiu
adj
exclusive
exclusivament
adv
exclusively
excreció
n
(f) excretion
excrement
n
(m) excrement
excretar
v conj
to excrete
exculpar
v conj
to argue (somebody's) innocence
excursió
n
(f) trip / outing
execrable
adj
sickening / disgusting / terrible / execrable (formal)
execució
n
(f) execution
executar
v conj
1. to carry out / to execute
2. [INFORM] to execute
executiu
adj
executive
n
(m / f) executive
exegesi
n
(f) exegesis
exempció
n
(f) exemption
exemplar
n
1. (m) [d'un llibre] copy
2. (m) [d'una revista] issue
adj
exemplary
D'una forma exemplar. - In an exemplary manner.
exemplaritat
n
(f) exemplariness
exemple
n
(m) example
expr per exemple
for example
exèquies
n
(fpl) funeral procession / funeral ceremony
exercici
n
(m) exercise
exercir
v conj
1. to exert
El Sol exerceix una forta atracció gravitatòria sobre els planetes. - The Sun exerts a strong gravitational pull on the planets.
2. to exercise
Exerceix el dret a vot tothom que pot votar? - Does everyone who is able to vote exercise the right?
3. to work (as) / to practise (as)
Exerceix de professor de Ciències Polítiques a la Universitat de Barcelona. - She works as a politics lecturer (Br.) / professor (Am.) at the University of Barcelona.
4. to carry out (duties / a role)
exèrcit
n
(m) army
exhaurible
adj
exhaustible
Recursos exhauribles. - Exhaustible resources.
exhauriment
n
(m) exhaustion / depletion
exhaurir
v conj
to exhaust
exhaustiu
adj
exhaustive
exhaustivament
adv
thoroughly
exhibicionista
n
(m) flasher
exhibidor
n
(m / f) exhibitor
exhortació
n
(f) urging / exhortation (formal) / entreaty (formal)
exhortar
v conj
to urge / to exhort (formal)
exhortatori
adj
hortatory (formal)
exhumació
n
(f) exhumation
exhumar
v conj
to exhume
exigència
n
(f) demand / requirement
exigent
adj
demanding / exacting
exigir
v conj
to demand
exili
n
(m) exile
exiliar
v conj
to exile / to banish
eximir
v conj
to exempt
existència
n
(f) existence
existent
adj
existing
existir
v conj
to exist
èxit
n
(m) success / achievement
exitós
adj
successful
exoftàlmia
n
(f) exophthalmos
exorcisme
n
(m) exorcism
exorcista
n
exorcist
exorcitzar
v conj
to exorcize
exosfera
n
(f) exosphere
exosquelet
n
(m) exoskeleton
exòtic
adj
exotic
expandir
v conj
1. to expand
2. to spread
expandir-se
1. expandir-seto expand
2. expandir-seto spread
expansiu
adj
expansive
expectació
n
(f) expectation
expectativa
n
(f) expectation
expr expectativa de vida
(f) life expectancy
expedició
n
1. (f) expedition
2. (f) [FIN] issue / (tec.) issuance
expedient
n
(m) file / record
expr expedient disciplinari
(m) disciplinary proceedings
expedir
v conj
1. to ship
2. [FIN] to issue
expeditiu
adj
expeditious / fast and efficient
expenedor
n
1. (m) vending machine
2. (m / f) seller
expenses
n
(fpl) expenses / spending / expenditure
expr a expenses de
at the expense of (somebody or something)
experiència
n
(f) experience
experimental
adj
experimental
experimentalment
adv
experimentally
experimentar
v conj
1. to undergo
2. to experience
3. to experiment / to try out
Experimentar amb animals. - To experiment on animals.
4. to suffer
expert
n
1. (m / f) expert
2. (m / f) connoisseur
adj
expert
expiar
v conj
to atone for / to expiate
expiració
n
1. (f) expiration
2. (f) [de l'aire dels pulmons] exhalation
expirar
v conj
1. to expire / to run out
2. [literari] to expire / to die
3. [l'aire dels pulmons] to exhale
explicació
n
(f) explanation
explicar
v conj
1. to explain
2. to teach
explicar-se
1. explicar-seto understand
2. explicar-seto make yourself understood / to make yourself clear
explicatiu
adj
explanatory
explícit
adj
explicit
exploració
n
1. (f) exploration
2. (f) examination
expr exploració física
(f) physical examination / physical exam / physical
explorar
v conj
to explore
explosiu
n
(m) explosive
adj
explosive
explotació
n
(f) exploitation
expr explotació agrària
(f) farming
expr explotació forestal
(f) foresting
expr explotació ramadera
(f) livestock raising
explotar
v conj
1. to explode
2. to exploit
expr fer explotar
to blow up
exponencial
adj
exponential
exportació
n
(f) export
exposar
v conj
1. to exhibit
2. to set out / to put forward / to state / to point out
exposició
n
1. (f) exposition
2. (f) exposure
expositor
n
(m / f) exhibitor
adj
exhibiting
expressament
adv
expressly / definitely
expressar
v conj
to express
expressiu
adj
expressive
expropiació
n
(f) expropriation
expropiar
v conj
to expropriate
expulsar
v conj
1. to kick out / to throw out / to get rid of / to banish / to eject / to oust
2. [ESPORT] to send off
expulsió
n
1. (f) expulsion
2. (f) [ESPORT] sending off
expurgar
v conj
to expurgate (formal) / to clean up
exquisit
adj
exquisite
exsängue
adj
1. wan / ashen
2. [formal] exhausted
èxtasi
n
(m) ecstasy
extasiar
v conj
to captivate
extasiar-se
extasiar-se[~ davant] to be captivated by / to be mesmerized by
extens
adj
extensive
extenuació
n
(f) exhaustion
extenuat
adj
exhausted / worn out
exterioritzar
v conj
to externalize
exterminació
n
(f) extermination
exterminar
v conj
to exterminate / to wipe out
extermini
n
(m) extermination
extern
adj
external
externalització
n
(f) outsourcing
externalitzar
v conj
to outsource / to contract out
extinció
n
1. (f) [desaparició d'una espècie] extinction
2. (f) putting out
extingible
adj
extinguishable
extingir
v conj
1. to put out / to extinguish
2. to put an end to / to stop / to cancel
3. to wipe out / to make (something) extinct
extingir-se
1. extingir-seto go out
2. extingir-seto become extinct / to be wiped out
extintor
n
(m) fire extinguisher
extirpar
v conj
to remove / to root out
extorquir
v conj
to extort
extorsió
n
(f) extortion
extorsionar
v conj
to extort
extra
adj
additional
n
(m / f) extra
extracció
n
(f) extraction / removal
extracte
n
(m) excerpt / extract
extraescolar
adj
extra-curricular / after-school
extralimitar-se
v conj
to overreach (yourself)
extraordinari
adj
extraordinary / amazing
extrapolació
n
(f) extrapolation
expr fer una extrapolació
to extrapolate
extrapolar
v conj
to extrapolate
extrasístole
n
(f) extrasystole
extrasolar
adj
extrasolar
nota: A l'exterior del sistema solar.
extraterrestre
adj
extraterrestrial / alien
n
(m / f) extraterrestrial / alien
extravagància
n
(f) eccentricity / outlandishness
extravagant
adj
odd / outlandish
extravertit
adj
extroverted
n
(m / f) extrovert
extrem
adj
1. extreme
2. far
3. abject
La pobresa extrema. - Abject poverty.
n
(m) extremity / (very) end / extreme
expr l'extrema dreta
the Far Right
expr l'extrema esquerra
the Far Left
expr l'Extrem Orient
the Far East
extremadament
adv
extremely
extremar
v conj
1. to maximize / to intensify
2. [seguretat / vigilància] to strengthen / to step up / to beef up
extremar-se
extremar-seto take great care
extremeny
adj
of / from Extremadura
n
(m / f) (person) from Extremadura
extremisme
n
(m) extremism
extremista
n
(m / f) extremist
extremunció
n
(f) last rites
extreure
v conj
to extract / to remove / to pull out
exultant
adj
elated
