eben
n (m) ebony

ebenista
n (m) 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. (en sentit figurat) to overshadow

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
(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 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

expr efecte hivernacle
(m) greenhouse effect

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

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 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

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

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

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

elogi
n (m) praise

elogiar
v conj to praise

eloqüència
n (f) eloquence

eloqüent
adj eloquent

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

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

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 to embark
embarcar-se
embarcar-seto embark

embargament
n (m) embargo

embargar
v conj to impound / to confiscate

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 / 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

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

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

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 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

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

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
Sa Eminència - Your / His Eminence

expr eminència grisa
(f) eminence grise

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

emmalaltir
v conj to become ill / to get sick

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

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 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
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 / to equalise (Br.)
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

empestat
n (m / f) plague victim

adj plague-stricken

empipador
adj annoying

empipar
v conj to annoy

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

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 to fall in love

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 (a)
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. [ESPORT] to let in (a goal)
encaixar-se
encaixar-se[MED] (baby before birth) 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 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

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

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

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 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 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 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

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

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

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

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

endreçar
v conj 1. to tidy up / to clean up / to sort out
2. to dedicate

enduriment
n (m) stiffening / strengthening / hardening

endurir
v conj to harden / to strengthen / to stiffen

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

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

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

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

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

engegar
v conj to start up

engendrar
v conj 1. to father
2. to produce / to create / to cause / to engender (formal)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.)

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
true
trueto 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)

ensangonar
v conj to stain with blood / to cover with blood / to bloody
true
trueto 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 o 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

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
2. (fig.) to tarnish

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'sto carry on with / to have an affair with (relacions amoroses secretes)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

enyorança
n (f) longing / nostalgia

enyorar
v conj to miss

enze
n (m) simpleton / idiot / blockhead

enzim
n (m) enzyme

enzoòtia
n (f) enzootic

epizoòtic
adj enzootic

eoli
n (m / f) Aeolian

adj Aeolian

ep
interj hey!

epicentre
n (m) epicentre (Br.) / epicenter (Am.)

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

epífisi
n (f) epiphysis

epífora
n (f) epiphora

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

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

equidna
n (m) echidna
nota: Petit mamífer australià. S'assembla molt a l'eriçó

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

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 be mistaken / to get something wrong

eradicació
n (f) eradication

eradicar
v conj to eradicate

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

eritreu
n (m / f) Eritrean

adj Eritrean

eritròcit
n (m) erythrocyte

erm
n (m) hermitage

ermita
n (f) hermitage

ermità
n (m / f) hermit

erogen
adj erogenous

eròtic
adj erotic

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

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

escabellar
v conj to mess someone's hair up
escabellar-se
escabellar-seto get (or have) your hair messed up

escabrós
adj lurid

escac
n 1. (m) check
2. escacs (mpl) chess

expr escac i mat
checkmate

escacs
n (mpl) chess

escadusser
adj odd / rare / scarce / infrequent

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) -

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 / 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

escaire
n 1. (m) set square (Br.) / triangle (Am.)
2. (m) right angle

escala
n 1. (f) stairs
2. (f) staircase
3. (f) stairwell
4. scale

expr escala automàtica
(f) escalator

expr escala de Richter
(f) Richter scale

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 to blanch

escalf
n (m) warmth

escalfament
n 1. (m) warming
2. (m) heating
3. (m) [ESPORT] warm up

expr escalfament global
(m) global warming

escalfar
v conj to heat
escalfar-se
1. escalfar-seto become heated
2. escalfar-se[ESPORT] to warm up

escalfor
n (f) warmth

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 scandalise (Br.)
escandalitzar-se
escandalitzar-seto be scandalized / scandalised (Br.)

escandalós
adj scandalous / outrageous

escandalosament
adv scandalously / outrageously

escandi
n (m) scandium

escandinau
adj Scandinavian

n (m / f) Scandinavian

Escandinàvia
n (f) Scandinavia

escàndol
n (m) scandal

escàner
n (m) scanner

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 take the mickey out of (col·loq.)

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 coincide

expr si s'escau
if the chance arises

escenari
n 1. (m) scene
2. (m) stage

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

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 to burst (out)

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

escoltar
v conj to listen

escombra
n (f) broom / brush

escombrador
n (m / f) sweeper

escombrar
v conj to sweep

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 to spit

escorar
v conj to lean / to tilt

escorbut
n (m) scurvy

escorcoll
n (m) search

escorcollar
v conj to search

escòria
n 1. (f) slag
2. (f) scum

Escorpí
n Scorpio

escórrer
v conj to drain / to pour the last drops out of
escórrer-se
escórrer-se (argot) to come

escorrialles
n (fpl) dregs / last drops (e.g. in a glass)

escorta
n (f) escorta

escortar
v conj to escort

escorxador
n (m) abattoir

escot
n (m) cleavage

escotat
adj low-cut

escreix
n (m) excess / additional (or extra) amount

expr amb escreix
easily / greatly / amply

escridassada
n (f) (angry) screams / shouts

escridassar
v conj to scream / 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 to write

escrot
n (m) scrotum

escrotal
adj scrotal

escruixidor
adj shocking / frightening

escrutar
v conj 1. to scrutinise (Br.) / to scrutinize / 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

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 to become / 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

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 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 (m) 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 to exhaust
Estic esgotat - I'm exhausted / knackered (argot)

esgrima
n (f) fencing

esguard
n (m) glance / look

esguardar
v conj to look at

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

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
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

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 (f) espadrille

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

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
Arronsar / encongir les espatlles - To shrug (your shoulders)
Espatlla de xai - Lamb shoulder / shoulder of lamb

espatllar
v conj 1. to break (down)
2. to ruin / to damage

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

espavilat
adj clever / bright / quick-witted / smart

especial
adj special

especialista
n (m / f) specialist

especialitat
n (f) specialty

especialitzar-se
v conj to specialize / to specialise (Br.)

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

espectacularment
adv spectacularly

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

esperanto
n (m) Esperanto

esperar
v conj 1. to wait
Espera't un moment! - Wait a minute!
2. (desitjar) to hope (for)
3. to expect

esperit
n (f) spirit

esperma
n (f) sperm
Donant d'esperma - Sperm donor

esperonador
adj rousing

esperonar
v conj 1. to spur (a horse)
2. 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

espessiment
n (m) thickening

espessir
v conj to thicken

espetec
n 1. (m) crash / crack
2. (m) (kind of) Catalan sausage

espetegar
v conj to crack / to crash

espia
n (m / f) spy

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) issue

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

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

espoliació
n (f) plunder

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

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

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

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 / to schematise (Br.)

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
2. (f) crevice

esquerp
adj unfriendly / unsociable

esquerrà
adj 1. left-handed
2. left-wing

esquerre
adj left

esquí
n 1. (m) skiing
2. (m) ski

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

esquitxar
v conj to splash

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 sigui com sigui
however

expr sigui el que sigui
whatever

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 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 establish / to ascertain

estaca
n (f) stake

estacar
v conj to tether / to tie up

estació
n 1. (f) station
2. (f) season

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

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 (m) saving

adj safe
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 become deadlocked

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

estatut
n (m) statute
Estatut d'autonomia - 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

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
Ampliament estès / estesa / estesos / esteses - Widespread
4. (la roba) to hang out / to peg out

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 sterilise (Br.) / to sterilize (Am.)

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.)
Cirurgia estètica - Cosmetic surgery

n estètica (f) aesthetics (Br.) / esthetics (Am.)

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 consider / to judge
3. to estimate

estimat
adj dear / beloved
Estimat pare... - Dear father...

n darling / sweetheart

estimbar
v conj to knock (somebody) down (from a great height)
estimbar-se
estimbar-seto fall (from a great height)

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 to stretch
A tot estirar - At most / at the latest
Estira-i-arronsa - Tug-of-war

estiu
n (m) summer

estiuenc
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

estor
n (m) blind / shade

estora
n 1. (f) rush / jute / straw matting
2. (f) mat
3. (f) rug

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

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

Estrasburg
n (m) Strasbourg

estratagema
n (m) stratagem / trick

estratègia
n (f) strategy

estratègic
adj strategic

estratificar
v conj to stratify

estratigrafia
n (f) stratigraphy

estratosfera
n (f) stratosphere

estratopausa
n (f) stratopause

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. resounding
nota: (fracàs / derrota)

estrès
n (m) stress

estressar
v conj to stress (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

estretesa
n (f) narrowness

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

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 to study

estupefacció
n (f) astonishment / stupefaction

estupefacte
adj stunned / astounded

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

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

etcètera
n (m) et cetera / etc / 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 / to evangelise (Br.)

evaporació
n (f) evaporation

evaporar
v conj to evaporate

evaporita
n (f) evaporite

evasió
n (f) evasion

evasiu
adj evasive

evasivament
adv evasively

eventual
adj 1. temporary
2. possible

eventualitat
n (f) eventuality

eventualment
adv possibly

evidència
n (f) evidence

evidenciar
v conj to make 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 exasperated / to 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 exasperated / to get exasperated

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

excitar
v conj to excite

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

excrement
n (m) excrement

excursió
n (f) trip / outing

execució
n (f) execution

executar
v conj 1. to carry out / to execute
2. to execute

executiu
adj executive

n (m / f) executive

exegesi
n (f) exegesis

exempció
n (f) exemption

exemplar
n 1. (m) copy
nota: Si es parla d'un llibre, es diu 'copy' (per ex: 'Have you got a copy of the latest Harry Potter?')
2. (m) issue
nota: Si es parla d'una revista, es diu 'issue' (per ex: 'Have you seen the latest issue of 'Rolling Stone' magazine?')

exemple
n (m) example

expr per exemple
for example

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

exhibicionista
n (m) flasher

exhibidor
n (m / f) exhibitor

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 exorcise

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. 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) exhalation
nota: De l'aire dels pulmons.

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

expressar
v conj to express

expressiu
adj expressive

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

exquisit
adj exquisite

èxtasi
n (m) ecstasy

extenuat
adj exhausted / worn out

exterioritzar
v conj to externalize / to externalise (Br.)

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 (f) putting out / extinction

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 something 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

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
Extrem Orient - The Far East
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

extremadament
adv extremely

extremeny
adj of / from Extremadura

n (m / f) (person) from Extremadura

extremista
n (m / f) extremist

extremunció
n (f) last rites

extreure
v conj to extract / to remove / to pull out

exultant
adj elated


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