o
conj
or
OAP
n
(m) PLO
oasi
n
(m) oasis
obcecació
n
(f) blindness / blind obstinacy
obcecar
v conj
to blind / to darken
obediència
n
(f) obedience
obedient
adj
obedient
obeir
v conj
to obey
obert
adj
open
obertament
adv
openly
obertura
n
1. (f) opening
2. (f) [MÃSICA] overture
obès
adj
obese
obesitat
n
(f) obesity
obituari
n
(m) obituary
objecció
n
(f) objection
objectable
adj
objectionable
objectar
v conj
to object (to something) / to object (that)
objecte
n
(m) object
objectiu
n
goal / aim / objective
adj
objective
objectivament
adv
objectively
objectivitat
n
(f) objectivity
objector
n
(m / f) objector
expr objector de consciència
(m / f) conscientious objector
oblic
adj
oblique
oblidable
adj
forgettable
oblidar
v conj
to forget
obligació
n
(f) obligation / requirement / duty
obligar
v conj
to force
obligatori
adj
obligatory / compulsory / mandatory
obliquament
adv
obliquely
obliqüitat
n
(f) obliquity
oblit
n
1. (m) oblivion
2. (m) oversight / omission
oblong
adj
oblong
oboè
n
1. (m) oboe
2. (m / f) oboist
oboista
n
(m / f) oboist
obra
n
1. (f) work
2. obres (fpl) roadworks
expr obra mestra
(f) masterpiece
obrellaunes
n
(m) tin opener (Br.) / can opener
obrer
adj
workers' / labour (Br.) / labor (Am.)
n
(m / f) (blue-collar) worker
expr classe obrera
(f) working class
obrir
v conj
to open
expr en un tancar i obrir d'ulls
in the wink of an eye / in a flash
obscè
adj
obscene
obscenitat
n
(f) obscenity
obscur
adj
1. dark
2. obscure
obscuritat
n
1. (f) darkness
2. (f) obscurity
obsequi
n
(m) award
observació
n
(f) observation
observador
n
1. (m / f) observer
2. (m / f) [INFORM] lurker
observar
v conj
1. to observe / to watch
2. to notice / to see
observatori
n
(m) observatory
obsessió
n
(f) obsession
obsessionar-se
v conj
to become obsessed (with) / to fixate on
obsessiu
adj
obsessive
Trastorn obsessiu compulsiu - Obsessive-compulsive disorder
obsolet
adj
obsolete
obstacle
n
(m) obstacle / barrier
Cursa d'obstacles - Obstacle course / [sports] steeplechase
obstètric
adj
obstetric
obstetrícia
n
(f) obstetrics
obstinat
adj
obstinate / stubborn
obstrucció
n
(f) obstruction / blockage
obstructiu
adj
obstructive
Malaltia pulmonar obstructiva crònica (MPOC) - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Apnea obstructiva del son - Obstructive sleep apnea
obstruir
v conj
to obstruct / to block
obtenció
n
(f) obtaining / procurement
obtenir
v conj
to obtain
obtús
adj
obtuse
Angle obtús - Obtuse angle
obvi
adj
obvious
òbviament
adv
obviously
obvietat
n
1. (f) obviousness
2. (f) obvious (thing) / something which is obvious
És una obvietat que... - It's obvious that...
oc
n
(m) gander
oca
n
(f) goose
ocapi
n
(m) okapi
ocarina
n
(f) ocarina
ocasió
n
(f) occasion
(Vehicle / llibre) d'ocasió - Second-hand (car / book)
ocasionar
v conj
to cause
occident
n
the West
occidental
adj
western
Sàhara Occidental - Western Sahara
occidentalització
n
(f) westernisation (Br.) / westernization
occidentalitzar
v conj
to westernise (Br.) / to westernize
occir
v conj
to slay
occità
n
(m) Occitan
oceà
n
(m) ocean
expr Oceà Atlàntic
(m) Atlantic (Ocean)
expr Oceà Índic
(m) Indian Ocean
expr Oceà Pacífic
(m) Pacific (Ocean)
Oceania
n
(f) Oceania
oceànic
adj
oceanic
oceanògraf
n
(m / f) oceanographer
oceanografia
n
(f) oceanography
ocell
n
(m) bird
expr vista d'ocell
bird's eye view
Barcelona a vista d'ocell - A bird's eye view of Barcelona
ocellet
n
(m) baby bird
ocelot
n
(m) ocelot
oci
n
(m) leisure
ociós
adj
idle
ociositat
n
(f) idleness
oclusió
n
(f) occlusion
oclusiu
adj
1. occlusive
2. occlusive
ocórrer
v conj
to occur / to happen
ocre
adj
ochre
octà
n
(m) octane
índex d'octà - Octane number
octàgon
n
(m) octagon
octaví
n
(m) piccolo
octet
n
1. (m) byte
2. (m) octet
octogenari
n
(m / f) octogenarian
adj
octogenarian
octògon
n
(m) octagon
octubre
n
(m) October
octogonal
adj
octagonal
ocular
adj
ocular
n
(m) ocular
ocult
adj
hidden / secret
ocultar
v conj
to hide / to conceal
ocupació
n
(f) occupation
ocupacional
adj
occupational
ocupador
n
(m / f) employer
ocupant
n
1. (m / f) occupant
2. (m / f) occupier
adj
occupying
ocupar
v conj
1. to occupy / to take up / to fill up
2. to occupy
3. to employ / to give a job to
ocupat
adj
1. busy
És un home molt ocupat - He's a very busy man
2. engaged
El seu telèfon està ocupat - His phone is engaged
3. taken
Aquest seient està ocupat? - Is this seat taken? / Is (there) anybody sitting here? / Is this anybody's seat?
ocurrència
n
(f) occurrence
oda
n
(f) ode
odi
n
(m) hate / hatred
odiar
v conj
to hate / to detest / to loathe / to abhor (formal)
odiós
adj
hateful / odious
odissea
n
(f) odyssey
odontòleg
n
(m / f) odontologist / dentist
odontologia
n
(f) dentistry
oenagé
n
(f) NGO (Non-Governmental Organization)
oest
adj
west
ofegador
adj
suffocating
ofegar
v conj
to drown / to suffocate
ofendre
v conj
to offend / to cause offense (Am.) / to cause offence (Br.) / to give offense (Am.) / to give offence (Br.)
ofendre's
ofendre'sto be offended / to take offense (Am.) / to take offence (Br.)
ofensa
n
(f) offense (Am.) / offence (Br.)
ofensiu
adj
offensive
ofensiva
n
(f) offensive
oferiment
n
(m) offer
oferir
v conj
to offer
oferta
n
(f) offer / bargain
ofici
n
(m) occupation / job
oficial
adj
official
n
(m / f) official
oficialment
adv
officially
oficiar
v conj
to officiate
oficina
n
(f) office
expr oficina de turisme
(f) tourist office / tourism office / tourist bureau / tourism bureau
oficinista
n
(m / f) office worker
oficleide
n
(m) ophicleide
ofimàtica
n
(f) office automation
adj
office automation
Eines ofimàtiques - Office automation tools
ofrena
n
(f) offering / tribute
òfset
n
(m) offset
oftalmia
n
(f) ophthalmia
oftalmòleg
n
(m / f) ophthalmologist
oftalmologia
n
(f) ophthalmology
ofuscació
n
1. (f) lack of clarity
2. (f) concealment
ofuscar
v conj
to hide / to cloud / to conceal
ogre
n
(m) ogre
ohm
n
(m) ohm
òhmic
n
ohmic
oi
interj
isn't it / aren't they / doesn't it / don't they
nota: Malauradament, els angloparlants no disposem d'una paraula tan útil i curta com 'oi' i, en lloc d'utilitzar una sola paraula, hem d'utilitzar una varietat d'expressions diferents (p. ex: 'It's windy, isn't it?', 'They cost a lot, don't they?', 'We've finished now, haven't we?').
oïda
n
(f) hearing
oïdor
n
(m / f) listener
okapi
n
(m) okapi
oleoducte
n
(m) (oil) pipeline
olfacte
n
(m) sense of smell
oli
n
(m) oil
expr oli de fetge de bacallà
(m) cod liver oil
expr oli d'oliva (verge) (extra)
(m) (extra-) (virgin) olive oil
expr oli vegetal
(m) vegetable oil
òliba
n
(f) owl
oligarca
n
(m) oligarch
oligarquia
n
(f) oligarchy
oligàrquic
adj
oligarchic
oligosacàrid
n
(m) oligosaccharide
olimpíada
n
(f) Olympiad
Els jocs de la XXVa Olimpíada - The games of the 25th Olympiad
olímpic
adj
Olympic
Jocs Olímpics - Olympic Games
olímpicament
adv
majestically / haughtily / disdainfully
oliva
n
(f) olive
oliver
n (m / f) (person / people) from Oliva
adj relating to Oliva or its people
olivera
n
(f) olive tree
olla
n
(f) pot
ollerià
n (m / f) (person / people) from l'Olleria
adj relating to l'Olleria or its people
olocauí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Olocau (or Olocau del Rei)
adj relating to Olocau (or Olocau del Rei) or its people
olor
n
(f) smell / scent
olorar
v conj
to smell
olorós
adj
fragrant
olotí
adj
of / from Olot
n
(m / f) (person) from Olot
om
n
(m) elm
ombra
n
(f) shadow / shade
ombreig
n
(m) shading
ombrejar
v conj
1. to shade
Text ombrejat - Shaded text
2. to overshadow
ombrívol
adj
shady
ombrós
adj
shady
OMC
n
(f) WTO
ometre
v conj
to miss out / to omit
OMG
acr
(m) GMO
ominós
adj
ominous
ominosament
adv
ominously
omissió
n
(f) omission
omnidireccional
adj
omnidirectional
omnipotència
n
(f) omnipotence
omnipotent
adj
omnipotent / almighty / supreme
omnipresència
n
(f) omnipresence / ubiquity
omnipresent
adj
omnipresent / ever-present
omniscient
adj
omniscient / all-knowing
omplir
v conj
to fill
on
adv
where
ona
n
(f) wave
onada
n
(f) wave
expr onada de calor
(f) heatwave
oncle
n
(m) uncle
oncòleg
n
(m / f) oncologist / cancer specialist
oncologia
n
(f) oncology
oncològic
adj
oncologic(al) / cancer
oncosi
n
(f) oncosis
ondarenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Ondara
adj relating to Ondara or its people
onder
n (m / f) (person / people) from Onda
adj relating to Onda or its people
ondulació
n
(f) wave
ondulat
adj
1. wavy
2. undulating
3. corrugated
Cartró ondulat - Corrugated cardboard
onejar
v conj
1. to ripple
nota: (líquid)
2. to flutter
nota: (vela / bandera)
3. to undulate
nota: (terra)
4. to fly
nota: (bandera)
onerós
adj
1. onerous
2. onerous
Títol onerós - Onerous title
ONG
(Non Governmental Organisation)
n
(f) NGO
(Organització No Governamental)
onilenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Onil
adj relating to Onil or its people
ònix
n
(m) onyx
onomàstic
adj
onomastic
onomàstica
n
(f) onomastics
onomatopeia
n
(f) onomatopoeia
onomatopeic
adj
onomatopoeic
onsevulla
adv
wherever
ontinyentí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Ontinyent
adj relating to Ontinyent or its people
ontogènia
n
(f) ontogeny
ontologia
n
(f) ontology
ontològic
adj
ontological
ONU
(United Nations)
n
(f) UN
(Organització de Nacions Unides)
onze
adj
eleven
malacia
onzè
adj
eleventh
OPA
n
(f) takeover bid
opac
adj
opaque
opacitat
n
(f) opacity
òpal
n
(m) opal
opció
n
(f) option
opcional
adj
optional
OPEP
n
(f) OPEC
òpera
n
(f) opera
operació
n
1. (f) operation
2. (f) [MED] operation / op (Br.) (col·loq.)
operador
n
1. (m) operator / switchboard operator / telephonist (Br.) / telephone operator (Am.)
2. (m) [INFORM] operator / carrier
expr operador turístic
(m / f) tour operator
operar
v conj
1. to operate on (somebody)
2. to operate / to work / to run / to function
operari
n
(m / f) worker
operatiu
adj
operating / operational
Sistema operatiu - Operating system
operístic
adj
operatic
opi
n
(m) opium
opiaci
n
(m) opiate
opinar
v conj
to think
opinió
n
(f) opinion
expr opinió pública
(f) public opinion
opiòman
n
(m / f) opium addict
opiomania
n
(f) opium addiction
oponent
n
(m / f) opponent
oportú
adj
opportune / fitting / timely / well-timed / convenient / suitable
oportunament
adv
opportunely (formal) / at a convenient (or appropriate) time
oportunisme
n
(m) opportunism
oportunista
adj
1. opportunistic
2. opportunistic
n
(m / f) opportunist
oportunitat
n
1. (f) opportunity
2. (f) timeliness
oposar
v conj
to oppose
oposat
adj
1. opposite
El sexe oposat - The opposite sex
2. opposing
oposició
n
(f) opposition
opositor
n
(m / f) opponent
adj
opposition
Partit opositor - Opposition party
opòssum
n
(m) opossum
nota: Marsupial australià. 'Opossum' és la forma estàndard de la paraula, però el variant dialectal 'possum' s'utilitza molt.
opressió
n
(f) oppression
opressiu
adj
oppressive
opressor
n
(m / f) oppressor
adj
oppressing
oprimir
v conj
to oppress
oprobi
n
(m) dishonour (Br.) / dishonor (Am.) / humiliation
optar
v conj
to choose / to select / to go for / to pick
optatiu
adj
optional
òptic
adj
optic(al)
Fibra òptica - Fibre optic (Br.) / fiber optic (Am.)
Il·lusió òptica - Optical illusion
Nervi òptic - Optic nerve
òptica
n
(f) optics
òptim
adj
optimum / best / ideal
optimació
n
optimization / optimisation (Br.)
optimar
v conj
optimize / optimise (Br.)
optimisme
n
(m) optimism
optimista
adj
optimistic / buoyant
n
(m / f) optimist
optimitzar
v conj
to optimise (Br.) / to optimize
opulència
n
(f) opulence
opulent
adj
opulent
or
n
(m) gold
expr or negre
(m) black gold
oració
n
(f) prayer
oracle
n
(m) oracle
orador
n
1. (m / f) speaker
2. (m / f) orator
oral
adj
oral
expr examen oral
(m) oral (exam)
orangutan
n
(m) orangutan
orar
v conj
to pray
oratge
n
1. (m) breeze
2. (m) weather
Fa mal oratge - The weather's bad
orber
n (m / f) (person / people) from Orba
adj relating to Orba or its people
òrbita
n
(f) orbit
orbital
adj
orbital
orbitar
v conj
to orbit
La Terra orbita (al voltant d)el Sol - The Earth orbits (around) the Moon
orca
n
(f) killer whale
orde
n
(m) order
Ordes religiosos - Religious orders
ordenació
n
1. (f) development / planning
Ordenació urbanística - Urban development / urban planning / town planning / city planning
2. (f) ordering
3. (f) order
ordenança
n
(f) ordinance / rules / regulations
ordenar
v conj
1. to order (something) / to put (something) in order
2. to order (somebody to do something) / to command (somebody to do something)
3. to sort / to arrange / to tidy
4. to ordain
ordenat
adj
1. ordered / sorted
2. tidy / orderly
ordèol
n
(m) sty(e)
ordi
n
(m) barley
ordinació
n
(f) rules / regulations / ordinances
ordinador
n
(m) computer
expr ordinador de butxaca
(m) handheld (PC) / pocket PC / palmtop
expr ordinador central
(m) host computer
expr ordinador multimèdia
(m) multimedia PC
expr ordinador personal
(m) PC (personal computer)
expr ordinador personal ultraportàtil
(m) netbook
expr ordinador portàtil
(m) laptop / notebook / portable computer
expr ordinador remot
(m) remote computer
expr ordinador ultraportàtil
(m) netbook
ordinal
n
(m) ordinal (number)
adj
ordinal
ordinari
adj
1. usual / ordinary
2. vulgar / common
ordre
n
1. (m) order
2. (f) order / command / warrant
expr ordre d'allunyament
(f) restraining order
expr ordre de crida i cerca
(f) arrest warrant
expr ordre de detenció
(f) arrest warrant
expr ordre del dia
(m) agenda
orella
n
(f) ear
oreneta
n
(f) swallow
oreneta cuablanca
n
(f) house martin
orenga
n
(f) oregano
orfe
n
(m / f) orphan
orfebre
n
(m / f) goldsmith / silversmith
orfenat
n
(m) orphanage
orfenesa
n
(f) orphanhood
òrgan
n
1. (m) organ
òrgans de govern - Organs of government
2. (m) organ
Trasplantament d'òrgans - Organ transplant
orgànic
adj
organic
organigrama
n
(m) organisation chart (Br.) / organization chart (Am.) / flow chart / flow diagram
organisme
n
(m) organism
organista
n
(m / f) organist
organització
n
(f) organization (Am.) / organisation (Br.)
organitzador
adj
organising (Br.) / organizing (Am.)
Comitè organitzador - Organising (Br.) / organizing (Am.) committee
organitzar
v conj
to organize (Am.) / to organise (Br.) / to arrange
organitzat
adj
organised (Br.) / organized
organitzatiu
adj
organisational (Br.) / organizational
orgànul
n
(m) organelle
orgasme
n
(m) orgasm
orgia
n
(f) orgy
orgue
n
(m) organ
expr orgue de maneta
(m) barrel organ
orguenet
n
(m) barrel organ
orgull
n
(m) pride
orgullós
adj
proud
orient
n
(m) East / Orient
expr Orient Mitjà
(m) Middle East
expr Extrem Orient
(m) Far East
expr Pròxim Orient
(m) Middle East
orientació
n
1. (f) training / advice / guidance / direction / orientation
2. (f) position / location
expr orientació professional
(f) career guidance
expr orientació sexual
(f) sexual orientation
oriental
adj
east / eastern / oriental
orientalisme
n
(m) orientalism
orientalista
adj
orientalist
n
(m / f) orientalist
orientar
v conj
to orientate
Disseny orientat a objectes - Object-oriented design
orifici
n
(m) orifice
origami
n
(m) origami
origen
n
(m) origin
original
adj
original
originalitat
n
(f) originality
originar
v conj
1. to cause / to create
2. to originate
orina
n
(f) urine
orinador
n
(m) urinal
orinal
n
1. (m) bedpan
2. (m) potty
3. (m) chamber pot
orinar
v conj
to urinate
oriolà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Oriola
adj relating to Oriola or its people
oriünd
adj
(originally) from
ornament
n
(m) ornament
ornamentació
n
(f) ornamentation / adornment
ornamentar
v conj
to adorn / to decorate
ornitòleg
n
(m / f) ornithologist / birdwatcher / twitcher
ornitologia
n
(f) ornithology / birdwatching / birding
ornitològic
adj
ornithological / birdwatching / birding / twitching
ornitorinc
n
(m) (duck-billed) platypus
oro
n
1. (m) coin
2. oros (mpl) coins
nota: Al món angloparlant, s'utilitza la baralla francesa
orpesí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Orpesa
adj relating to Orpesa or its people
orquestra
n
(f) orchestra
orquestral
adj
orchestral
orquestrar
v conj
to orchestrate
orquídia
n
(f) orchid
orri
n
(m) (sheep) dairy
expr anar-se'n en orris
to come to nothing
ortiga
n
(f) nettle
ortodòncia
n
(f) orthodontics
ortodox
adj
orthodox
Església ortodoxa russa - Russian Orthodox Church
Jueu ortodox - Orthodox Jew
ortogonal
adj
orthogonal
ortografia
n
(f) spelling
ortogràfic
adj
spelling
Corrector ortogràfic - Spell checker
Errors ortogràfics / faltes ortogràfiques / errades ortogràfiques - Spelling mistakes
ortopèdia
n
(f) orthopedics (Am.) / orthopaedics (Br.)
ortopèdic
adj
orthopedic (Am.) / orthopaedic (Br.)
n
(m / f) orthopaedic surgeon (Br.) / orthopaedist (Br.) / orthopedic surgeon (Am.) / orthopedist (Am.)
ortopedista
n
(m / f) orthopaedic surgeon (Br.) / orthopaedist (Br.) / orthopedic surgeon (Am.) / orthopedist (Am.)
ortostàtic
adj
orthostatic
orxà
n (m / f) (person / people) from l'Orxa
adj relating to l'Orxa or its people
orxata
n
(f) horchata
orxetà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Orxeta
adj relating to Orxeta or its people
os
n
(m) bone
ós
n
(m) bear
expr ós polar
(m) polar bear
expr ós rentador
(m) raccoon / racoon
oscil·lació
n
1. (f) swing / oscillation
2. (f) fluctuation
oscil·lar
v conj
1. to swing / to oscillate
2. to fluctuate / to seesaw
osmi
n
(m) osmium
osmosi
n
(f) osmosis
osmòtic
adj
osmotic
Pressió osmòtica - Osmotic pressure
óssa
n
(f) female bear / she-bear / sow
expr óssa major
(f) Ursa Major
expr óssa menor
(f) Ursa Minor
ossut
adj
big-boned
ostatge
n
(m / f) hostage
ostensible
adj
visible / noticeable / conspicuous
ostentar
v conj
1. to show off
2. to hold
ostentós
adj
ostentatious
osteoblast
n
(m) osteoblast
osteomalàcia
n
(f) osteomalacia
osteòpata
n
(m / f) osteopath
osteopatia
n
(f) osteopathy
osteoporosi
n
(f) osteoporosis
ostra
n
(f) oyster
interj ostres!
blast! (Br.)
otitis
n
(f) ear infection / otitis
oto-rino-laringologia
n
(f) oto-rhino-laryngology / Ear Nose and Throat (ENT)
otomà
adj
Ottoman
n
(m / f) Ottoman
otosí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Otos
adj relating to Oto or its people
ou
n
(m) egg
Ous remenats - Scrambled eggs
Ou ferrat - Fried egg
Ou dur - Hard-boiled egg
Ous escumats - Poached eggs
Ou passa per aigua / ou blanc - Soft-boiled egg
ouera
n
(f) egg cup
ovació
n
(f) ovation
ovacionar
v conj
to applaud
oval
adj
oval
ovalat
adj
oval
ovari
n
(m) ovary
Càncer d'ovari - Ovarian cancer
ovàric
adj
ovarian
ovella
n
(f) sheep
oví
adj
ovine / sheep
OVNI
n
(m) UFO
òvul
n
(m) egg
ovulació
n
(f) ovulation
ovular
v conj
to ovulate
òxid
n
(m) oxide
oxidació
n
(f) oxidation
oxigen
n
(m) oxygen
ozó
n
(m) ozone
Capa d'ozó - Ozone layer
