eben
n (m) ebony

ebenista
n (m) cabinet maker

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
Punt d'ebullició / temperatura d'ebullició - Boiling point
2. (f) disturbance / activity

eclàmpsia
n (f) eclampsia

eclèctic
adj eclectic

eclesiàstic
adj ecclesiastical

eclipsar
v conj to eclipse

eclipsi
n (m) eclipse

expr eclipsi de lluna
(m) lunar eclipse

eco
n (m) echo

ecocardiografia
n (f) echocardiography

ecografia
n (f) ultrasound / ultasound scan / scan

ecologia
n (f) ecology

ecològic
adj 1. organic
Ous ecològics - Organic eggs
2. ecological

ecologista
n (m / f) ecologist

economia
n (f) economy

expr economia de mercat
market economy

economia de mercat
n (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

edat mitjana
n (f) Middle Ages

edema
n (m) edema

Edèn
n (m) Eden
El Jardí de l'Edèn - The Garden of Eden

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

educació física
n (f) physical education / PE / phys ed

educador
n (m / f) teacher / educator

educar
v conj to educate / to teach

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 (m) effect
Efecte hivernacle - Greenhouse effect

expr fer efecte
to take effect
Les aspirines fan efecte aviat - The aspirins soon take effect

efecte hivernacle
n (m) greenhouse 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

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
Amb efusió - Effusively

efusiu
adj effusive

ègida
n 1. (f) aegis
2. (f) protection
Sota l'ègida de - Under the aegis of

egipci
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

egoisme
n (m) selfishness

egoista
adj selfish

egua
n (f) mare

eh
interj pardon? / sorry? / what? / come again? / eh?

ehem
interj ahem!

eina
n (f) tool
Eina de comunicació - 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 scatterbrained / thoughtless / madcap

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
Paper eixugamans - Paper towel
Eixugamans elèctric - (Hand) dryer

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

elapé
n (m) LP

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. (f) election
2. (f) choice

eleccions parcials
n (fpl) by-election (Br.)

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

electromagnètic
adj electromagnetic

electromagnetisme
n (m) electromagnetism

electrònic
adj electronic

electrònica
n (f) electronics

electrostàtica
n (f) electrostatics

elefant
n (m) elephant

expr com un elefant en una terrisseria (o cristalleria)
like a bull in a china shop

elefant africà
n (m) African elephant

elefant asiàtic
n (m) Asian elephant

elegància
n (f) elegance

elegant
adj elegant / stylish

elegia
n (f) elegy

elegible
adj eligible

elegir
v conj 1. to choose
2. to elect

element
n (m) element

elemental
adj elementary

elevació
n 1. (f) elevation
2. (f) raising

elevar
v conj to raise

elevat
adj high

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)
Palau de l'Elisi - 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

elogi
n (m) praise

elogiar
v conj to praise

eloqüència
n (f) eloquence

eloqüent
adj eloquent

eludir
v conj 1. to avoid / to elude
2. to escape
3. to evade

elxà
adj of / from Elx

n (m / f) (person) from Elx

em
pron me / myself

emaciació
n (f) emaciation

emaciat
adj emaciated

embadalir
v conj 1. to be fascinated / to be besotted
2. to enrapture

embafós
adj rich / stodgy

embalar
v conj to pack / to wrap

embalatge
n (m) packing / packaging / wrapping

embalum
n (m) bulk

embaràs
n (m) pregnancy

embarassada
adj pregnant

embarbussament
n (m) tongue twister

embarcació
n (f) craft / boat

embarcar
v conj to embark
embarcar-se
embarcar-seto embark

embargament
n (m) embargo

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

embenar
v conj to bandage / to dress

embenat
n (m) bandage / dressing

emblemàtic
adj emblematic

embocadura
n (f) mouthpiece

embogir
v conj to drive / send somebody mad / crazy
embogir-se
embogir-seto go mad / 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

embolicador
adj confusing / complicating

embolicar
v conj 1. to wrap
2. to mislead
3. to muddle up / to bungle
4. to tangle / to entangle
5. to embroil

emborratxar
v conj to get (somebody) drunk
emborratxar-se
emborratxar-seto get drunk

emboscada
n (f) ambush

embotellament
n (m) bottling

embotit
n 1. (m) sausage
2. (m) stuffing

embragatge
n (m) clutch

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

embruix
n 1. (m) spell / curse
2. (m) bewitchment

embruixar
v conj to bewitch / to enchant

embrunir
v conj to tan

embrutar
v conj to get dirty

embrutir
v conj 1. to brutalize / to brutalise (Br.)
2. to get dirty

embús
n 1. (m) blockage
2. (m) traffic jam

embussar
v conj to clog (up)
embussar-se
embussar-seto clog up

embut
n (m) funnel

expr sense embuts
without mincing your words

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 / 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

eminentment
adv chiefly / mainly / principally

Emirats Àrabs Units
n (m) United Arab Emirates

emissió
n 1. (f) broadcast
2. (f) issuing
3. (f) emission
Emissions dels vehicles - Vehicle emissions
Emissions de carboni - Carbon emissions
4. (f) discharge

emissora
n (f) radio station

emmacat
n (m) pitching

emmagatzemament
n (m) storage

emmagatzemar
v conj to store / stockpile

emmagatzematge
n (m) storage

emmalaltir
v conj to become ill / to get sick

emmental
n (m) emmental

emmerdar
v conj to make a mess of

emmetzinament
n (m) poisoning

emmetzinar
v conj to poison

emmorenir
v conj to tan

emmudir
v conj 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

empadronar
v conj to register someone 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

empalmar
v conj 1. to link / to join
2. to splice

empantanegar
v conj to bog down
Aquest debat empantanegarà l'Assemblea General durant mesos - That debate will bog down the General Assembly for months

empaperar
v conj 1. to (wall)paper
2. (col.loq) to prosecute

empara
n 1. (f) protection / shelter
2. (f) seizure / confiscation
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 / to equalise (Br.)
Han aconseguit empatar en el minut 16 - They managed to equalize in the 16th minute

empatia
n (f) empathy

empatollar
v conj to talk nonsense
Què t'empatolles? - What on earth are you talking about / blethering on about?

empedrar
v conj to pave

empedrat
n (m) paving

empenta
n (f) push / shove

empenya
n 1. (f) instep (foot)
2. (f) vamp (shoe)

empènyer
v conj to push

empestat
n (m / f) plague victim

adj plague-stricken

empipador
adj annoying

empipar
v conj to annoy

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

empordanès
adj of / from Empordà

n (m / f) person from Empordà

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
Empresa asseguradora - Insurance company
Empresa de treball temporal - Temp agency
2. (f) enterprise / endeavour (Br.) / endeavor (Am.) / venture / undertaking
Llibertat d'empresa - 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

emprovar
v conj to try on

emú
n (m) emu

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
De dia en dia - From day to day
De porta en porta - From door to door
De tant en tant - From time to time

enaltiment
n (m) praise

enaltir
v conj to praise

enamorar
v conj to fall in love

enamorat
n (m / f) lover

adj in love

enarborar
v conj to raise / to hoist

d'ençà
prep 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 (a)
encadenar-se (a)to chain yourself to

encaixada de mans
n (f) handshake

encaixar
v conj 1. to fit
Encaixar la mà o les mans - To shake hands
Encaixar (bé o malament) una noticia - To take a piece of news (well or badly)
Encaixar un cop - To take a hit
2. [ESPORT] to let in (a goal)

encalçar
v conj to chase after

encallar
v conj 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 adore
2. to enchant

encanteri
n (m) spell / bewitchment

en canvi
adv on the other hand

encapçalar
v conj to head / to lead

encaparrar-se
v conj 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 - To rise (in price)

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

encarregat
n (m / f) man / woman / body in charge of sth

encasellar
v conj to pigeonhole

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
flash in the pan

encendre
v conj to light

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 guess
2. to hit
3. to get right / to be right
4. to find

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

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)

encomanar
v conj to entrust

encomi
n (m) praise / eulogy

encomiable
adj praiseworthy / laudable / commendable

en comptes de
adv instead of

encongir-se
v conj to shrink

en contra
adv against

encoratjador
adj encouraging

encoratjar
v conj encouraging

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

endarreriment
n (m) delay

endarrerir
v conj 1. to put back
2. to delay

endavant
adv forward

expr d'ara endavant
from now on

expr per endavant
in advance

endegar
v conj 1. to organize / to organise (Br.) / 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

endèmic
n endemic

endemisme
n (m) endemism

enderroc
n 1. (m) demolition
2. (m) rubble

enderrocament
n 1. (m) demolition
2. (m) overthrow

enderrocar
v conj 1. to demolish / to knock down / to pull down
2. to overthrow

endeutar-se
v conj to get into debt

endevinalla
n (f) riddle

endevinar
v conj 1. to guess
2. to predict / to foretell

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

endívia
n 1. (f) chicory / endive (Am.)
nota: (Varietat de xicoira)
2. (f) endive (Br.)
nota: (Escarola)

endocitosi
n (f) endocytosis

endocrinòleg
n (m / f) endocrinologist

endocrinologia
n (f) endocrinology

endoll
n (m) plug

endollar
v conj to plug in / to turn on

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

endreçar
v conj to clean up / to tidy up

enduriment
n (m) stiffening / strengthening / hardening

endurir
v conj to harden / to strengthen / to stiffen

enemic
n (m / f) enemy

adj enemy

enemistat
n (f) enmity

energètic
adj energy
Política energètica - Energy policy

energia
n (f) energy

energia eòlica
n (f) wind energy

energia hidroelèctrica
n (f) hydroelectricity

energia potencial
n (f) potential energy

energia radiant
n (f) radiant energy

energia solar
n (f) solar energy

energia tèrmica
n (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

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 to collapse / to sink

enfortir
v conj to strengthen

enfosquir
v conj to darken
enfosquir-se
enfosquir-seto get dark / to darken

enfrontament
n (m) clash

enfrontar
v conj 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

engalanar
v conj to deck out

enganxar
v conj to stick (together)

engany
n 1. (m) deception / trick / swindle
2. (m) mistake
3. (m) delusion

enganyar
v conj to deceive / to mislead

enganyifa
n (f) hoax / scam / trick / practical joke

engegar
v conj to start up

enginy
n (m) ingenuity / wit / talent / inventiveness / cleverness

enginyer
n (m / f) engineer

enginyeria
n (f) engineering

englobar
v conj to include / to encompass / to comprise / to incorporate

engolir
v conj to swallow
engolir-se
engolir-seto polish off / to scoff

engonal
n (m) groin

engranatge
n (m) gears / cogs

engrescador
adj encouraging

engrescar
v conj to encourage

engròs
n word used in the expression 'a l'engròs'

expr a l'engròs
wholesale

engrossir
v conj to enlarge / to expand
engrossir-se
engrossir-seto become (o get) bigger (o 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

enjardinament
n (m) landscaping

enjardinar
v conj to landscape

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

en línia
adj online

adv online

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

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

enover
n (m / f) (person / people) from l'Ènova

adj relating to l'Ènova or its people

enquesta
n (f) survey

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) stink / fuss / commotion

expr armar un enrenou
to cause a stink (or fuss)