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
