a
prep
1. [amb un verb de moviment] to / into
Anem a la platja? - Shall we go to the beach?
Aquesta nit anirem amb cotxe a Tortosa. - We're driving to Tortosa tonight.
Pugem al pis? - Shall we go up to my apartment?
Els hem llençat al carrer. - We threw them into the street.
2. [situació, presència - o sentits afins] in / on / at
No ha plogut a Platja d'Aro. - It hasn't rained in Platja d'Aro.
El meu anorac no és a l'armari. - My parka isn't in the closet.
Són al ball? - Are they at the dance?
Ens trobarem a l'estació de tren. - We're meeting at the train station.
Ho he llegit al diari. - I read it in the (news)paper.
nota: 'In' s'usa davant de topònims i quan es vol destacar la idea d'interioritat, 'on' s'utilitza quan es parla d'un espai més aviat obert o quan és sinònim de sobre i 'at' s'empra quan la referència és merament a un punt local. Esmentem també les locucions següents: a casa > at home; a classe > in class; a taula > at the table; a mercat > in / at the market; a missa > at Mass.
3. [temps en què s'esdevé una cosa] at / on / in
Hem quedat a les sis. - We're meeting at six.
Havíem de ser-hi el dia deu. - We were supposed to be there on the tenth.
A l'estiu sempre anem a la muntanya. - We always go to the mountains in summer.
No tenim prou diners per a arribar a finals de mes. - We don't have enough money to get to the end of the month.
nota: 'A' es tradueix per 'at' davant expressions d'hores, per 'on' davant expressions de dies i per 'in' davant expressions de períodes. Excepció: El gir 'arribar a + punt en el temps' es tradueix en anglès per 'get to + punt en el temps'.
4. [davant el complement indirecte, indicant el beneficiari o destinatari d'una acció] to
Q aui vas enviar el paquet? - Who did you send the package to?
Encara no ha explicat als alumnes el procés. - He hasn't explained the process to the students yet.
Ella ha ensenyat a tothom la carta que va rebre. - She has shown everybody the letter she received
T'estimo a tu, no a ella. - I love you, not her.
Es visiten l'un a l'altre. - They visit each other.
nota: Cal tenir en compte que, excepcionalment, la preposició catalana 'a' va o pot anar davant el complement directe; recordem que en anglès això no s'esdevé mai i, per tant, en aquests casos, aquesta preposició no s'ha de traduir.
5. [després dels verbs comprar i robar] from
Vam comprar el cotxe al concessionari del pare d'en Tomàs. - We bought our car from Tomas's father's car dealership.
Van robar els diners a la meva dona. - They stole the money from my wife.
6. [expressa el terme de l'acció verbal i va davant un substantiu] to
No puc acostumar-me a la calor. - I can't get used to the heat.
Els cursos es limiten als estudiants de més de divuit anys. - The courses are limited to students over eighteen years of age.
Es limita a fer allò que li manen. - He confines himself to doing whatever they order him to.
nota: En el cas que el complement prepositiu sigui un infinitiu, el gir 'a + infinitiu' es tradueix en anglès pel gir 'to + gerundi'.
7. [altres verbs + a] for
S'assembla al teu sogre. - He looks like your father-in-law.
Penses assistir al sopar de comiat d'en Pere? - Are you planning to attend Pere's farewell dinner?
Han acordat renunciar a l'ús d'armes. - They have agreed to renounce the use of arms.
nota: La preposició pot ser traduïda en anglès per preposicions diverses. A més, si el verb català es tradueix en anglès per un verb transitiu, la 'a', òbviament, no es tradueix.
8. [després dels verbs atrevir-se, decidir-se i negar-se] to
No s'atreveixen a presentar-se. - They don't dare to show up / they dare not show up.
S'han decidit a comprar el terreny. - They've decided to buy the lot.
Es nega a ajudar-nos. - He refuses to help us.
nota: Els complements d'aquests verbs solen ser infinitius. Aquests verbs es tradueixen en anglès per verbs transitius que regeixen com a complement verbal l'infinitiu 'to'.
9. [a + infinitiu] to
No hi ha res a fer. - There's nothing to do.
Això no té res a veure amb el que deia. - This doesn't have anything to do with what he was saying.
Vols aprendre a fer pàgines web? - Do you want to learn to make web pages?
Fa una hora ha començat a ploure. - It started to rain an hour ago.
nota: Excepcions: el gir 'tornar + a + verb' es tradueix en anglès per 'verb + again' (p.e., Aquestes nevades poden tornar a tancar les carreteres > These snowstorms might close the highways again).
abans
adv
before / beforehand
expr abans d'ahir
the day before yesterday
expr abans de tot
first off / first of all / firstly
expr abans que
rather than
expr abans que res
1. first off / first of all / firstly
2. above all
abast
n
1. (m) reach
2. (m) extent
expr a l'abast
within reach / close at hand
expr donar l'abast
to manage
No dono l'abast (tinc massa coses per fer i no puc fer-les totes). - I can't manage (I have too many things to do and can't do them all).
Com t'ho fas per donar l'abast? (Com aconsegueixes fer tanta feina?) - How do you manage? (How do you get so much work done?)
abastament
n
(m) supply / provision
abastar
v conj
1. to reach
2. to manage
Abastar a fer alguna cosa. - To manage to do something.
3. to supply
abat
n
(m) abbot
expr fer abat d'(algú o alguna cosa)
to destroy (someone or something)
abatible
adj
1. reclining
2. folding / foldaway
abatre
v conj
1. to knock down
2. to down / to shoot down
3. to lower
4. to kill
5. [un preu] to reduce
6. to knock the wind out of (somebody's) sails / to make (somebody) lose heart
abatre's
1. abatre's[avió, ocell] to swoop down
2. abatre'sto lose heart
3. abatre'sto declare bankruptcy
abecedari
n
1. (m) alphabet
2. (m) alphabet book / alphabet chart
adj
in alphabetical order / alphabetized
abissini
adj
Abyssinian
n
(m / f) Abyssinian
abnegat
adj
self-sacrificing
abocament
n
1. (m) pouring
2. (m) emptying
3. (m) tipping / dumping
abocar
v conj
1. to pour
2. to empty
3. to dump
abocar-se
1. abocar-se[~ a] to lean out (of)
2. abocar-seto converge (on)
3. abocar-se[~ a] to put your all into (something) / to put your heart and soul into (something)
abonar
v conj
1. to subscribe
2. to return a deposit
abonar-se
abonar-seto take out membership
abortiu
adj
abortive
n
(m) abortifacient
abrandar
v conj
1. to set fire to
2. to inflame
abraonar
v conj
to hug (somebody) tight(ly)
abraonar-se
1. abraonar-se[lluita] to have each other in a hold
2. abraonar-seto attack (somebody)
abril
n
(m) April
abrinar-se
v conj
to slim (down) / to lose weight
absent
adj
1. absent / missing
2. separated / parted
3. inattentive / not paying attention
absolut
adj
1. absolute / complete / supreme
2. [LING] absolute
3. absolute / pure
absteniment
n
(m) abstention
abúlia
n
(f) [MED] aboulia / abulia
abundant
adj
1. abundant / plentiful
2. [pluja, neu..] heavy
abundor
n
(f) abundance
acabar
v conj
1. to finish (off)
2. to put the finishing touches to
3. to use up
4. to end / to finish / to come to an end
5. [~ primer, segon, últim] to finish
6. to end up / to wind up
Acabaràs a la presó. - You'll end up (or wind up) in prison.
Acabaré anant amb cotxe. - I'll end up going by car / I'll end up driving.
7. [~ en] to end in
8. [~ de + infinitiu] to have just (+ participle)
9. [~ de + infinitiu] to finish (+ gerund)
No ha acabat de vestir-se. - He hasn't finished dressing.
10. [no ~ de] to not manage to / to not be able to
No acabo de veure una solució. - I can't see a solution
acabar-se
1. acabar-seto finish off
2. acabar-seto run out
3. acabar-se[~ en] to end in
acabat
n
(m) finishing touch
adv
straight after(wards)
adj
finished / completed
expr acabat de
after
expr acabat que
after
acàcia
n
(f) acacia
acadèmic
adj
academic
expr curs (or any) acadèmic
(m) academic year
Acàdia
n
(f) Acadia
acanonar
v conj
to pipe
acanyar-se
v conj
1. to become (really) skinny
2. to become barren
acarnani
n
(m / f) Acarnanian
adj
Acarnanian
accedir
v conj
1. [~ a] to access / to enter
2. [~ a] to be accepted (or admitted) to
3. [~ a] to accede to / to assent to
acceleròmetre
n
(m) accelerometer
accent
n
1. (m) [manera de pronunciar peculiar als habitants d'una regió] accent
Parla amb accent mallorquí. - She has a Mallorcan accent.
2. (m) [signe escrit] accent
Accent agut. - Acute accent.
Accent circumflex. - Circumflex.
Accent greu. - Grave accent.
3. (m) [MÃSICA] accent
acceptar
v conj
to accept
accés
n
1. (m) access
2. (m) access door / access hatch / access ladder
3. (m) [INFORM] access
Accés aleatori. - Random access.
4. (m) [MED] bout / attack / fit
5. (m) [fig.] fit
Un accés d'ira. - A fit of anger.
accessió
n
1. (f) accession
2. (f) [dret] accession
accessori
n
1. (m) accessory
2. (m) [teatre] prop
adj
supplemental / additional
accidentar-se
v conj
to have an accident
accidentat
n
(m / f) accident victim
adj
rough / uneven
accídia
n
1. (f) apathy
2. (f) [RELIG] accidie / acedia
acció
n
1. (f) action
2. accions (fpl) actions
3. (f) share
expr acció directa
(f) direct action
expr un home d'acció
a man of action
interj acció
[cinematografia] action!
acerat
adj
1. steel
2. steely
3. scathing / sharp
acetós
adj
acetous / acetose
aciditat
n
(f) acidity
acídul
adj
acidulous / acidulent
acompanyar
v conj
to accompany
aconseguir
v conj
1. to achieve / to manage
2. to obtain / to get hold of
acord
n
1. (m) agreement / settlement / accord
2. (m) [MÃSICA] chord
expr acord extrajudicial
(m) out-of-court settlement
expr estar d'acord
to agree / to be in agreement
expr posar-se d'acord
to agree / to reach an agreement / to come to an agreement
interj d'acord
OK! / agreed!
acreditació
n
(f) accreditation
acreditar
v conj
to accredit
acte
n
1. (m) act
2. actes (mpl) proceedings
expr a l'acte
on the spot
expr morir a l'acte
to die at the scene
actitud
n
(f) attitude
actiu
adj
active
n
(m) [FIN] asset
expr de forma (or manera) activa
actively
activitat
n
(f) activity
expr activitat firal
(f) trade fair
actuació
n
1. (f) action
2. (f) performance
actual
adj
1. current / up-to-date / up-to-the-minute
2. present-day / contemporary / modern
actualitat
n
(f) current affairs
actualització
n
1. (f) update
2. (f) upgrade
3. (f) refresh
actualitzar
v conj
1. [INFORM] to update
2. [INFORM] to upgrade
3. [INFORM] to refresh
actualment
adv
currently / at the moment
actuar
v conj
to act
acudir
v conj
[~ a] to go to / to attend
acudir-se
acudir-seto occur to (someone) / to think of (something) / to strike (someone)
Se'm va acudir que ... - It struck me that ...
Va dir el primer que se li va acudir. - He said the first thing that came into his head.
acurat
adj
careful
acusació
n
1. (f) accusation
2. (f) prosecution
acusament
n
(m) accusation
expr acusament de recepció
(m) acknowledgement of receipt / return receipt (Am.)
adaptació
n
(f) adaptation
adaptar
v conj
to adapt
adaptar-se
adaptar-seto adjust / to adapt
addicional
adj
additional / added / extra
additiu
n
(m) additive
adequat
adj
adequate / sufficient
expr de forma (or manera) adequada
adequately
adhesió
n
1. (f) support / membership
2. (f) adhesion
àdhuc
adv
even
adjudicar
v conj
1. to grant / to award
2. to award
adjudicar-se
adjudicar-seto appropriate
administració
n
(f) administration
administratiu
adj
administrative
adoptar
v conj
to adopt
adossat
adj
attached
expr casa adossada
(f) terraced house
adquirir
v conj
to acquire
adreça
n
(f) address
expr adreça electrònica
(f) e-mail (address)
adreçar
v conj
1. to address
2. to straighten
3. to sort out
adreçar-se
adreçar-seto straighten up
adult
n
(m) adult / grown up
adj
adult
advers
adj
unfavourable (Br.) / unfavorable (Am.) / disadvantageous
aerògraf
n
(m) airbrush
expr pintar amb aerògraf
to airbrush
afectar
v conj
to affect
afegir
v conj
1. to add
2. to attach
afirmació
n
(f) affirmation
afirmar
v conj
to state / to affirm
aflorar
v conj
to come to the surface / to rise to the surface / to surface / to emerge
afrontar
v conj
1. to face
2. to face up to / to confront
3. to border on
4. to affront (formal) / to insult
àgata
n
(f) agate
agència
n
(f) agency
expr agència de col·locació
(f) employment agency
expr agència de notícies
(f) news agency
agenda
n
1. (f) agenda
2. (f) diary (Br.) / datebook (Am.)
agent
n
(m / f) agent
expr agent de policia
(m / f) police officer / policeman / policewoman
agermanar
v conj
to twin
agost
n
(m) August
agradar
v conj
1. to like
2. [~ + de + infinitiu] to like (+ gerund)
expr agradi o no
like it or not
agrari
adj
agrarian (tec.) / agricultural / farming (before noun) / land (before noun)
agregar
v conj
to add
agrícola
adj
agricultural
agricultura
n
(f) agriculture / farming
expr agricultura ecològica
(f) organic farming
aguaitar
v conj
1. to lie in wait for
2. to spy on
ahir
adv
yesterday
ai
interj
1. oh!
2. ouch! / ow!
3. whoops! / oops!
expr ai las
alas!
aigua
n
(f) water
expr aigua carbonatada
(f) carbonated (o fizzy) water
expr aigua carbònica
(f) carbonated (o fizzy) water
expr aigua de taula
(f) table water
expr aigua dolça
(f) fresh water
Peix d'aigua dolça. - Freshwater fish.
expr aigua mineral
(f) mineral water
Aigua mineral amb gas. - Sparkling mineral water.
Aigua mineral sense gas. - Still mineral water.
expr aigua residual
(f) wastewater / sewage
expr aigua tònica
(f) tonic (water)
expr estar amb l'aigua fins al coll
to be in dire straits
aiguamoll
n
(m) marsh / wetland
aiguat
n
(m) downpour / heavy shower
aïllament
n
1. (m) isolation
2. (m) insulation
aioli
n
(m) allioli
aire
n
(m) air
expr aire condicionat
(m) air conditioning
Aparell d'aire condicionat. - Air conditioning unit.
expr a l'aire
in the air / aloft
aixada
n
(f) hoe
aixecar
v conj
to lift / to raise
aixecar-se
1. aixecar-seto get up / to stand up
2. aixecar-seto rise up
expr si (Pompeu Fabra / Companys / l'avi Paco etc.) aixequés el cap
(Pompeu Fabra etc.) would roll over (or turn) in his / her grave
expr aixecar la llebre
to cause a stir / to shake things up
així
adv
thus / (in) this way / (in) that way / thereby
adj
such a (...) / a (...) like that
Qui no podria ser feliç en un lloc així? - Who wouldn't be happy in such a place / in a place like that?
expr així de (+adjectiu)
that (+adjective)
És així de fàcil. - It's that easy.
expr així que
so / therefore
expr així mateix
also / additionally / in addition / equally
expr i així successivament
and so on (and so forth)
expr la vida és així
such is life
expr tot i així
even so
això
pron
this / that
expr això de (+sustantiu)...
this (whole) (+noun) thing / malarkey
Què és això del PHP? - What's this (whole) PHP thing about then?
expr per això
for that reason / that's why
ajuda
n
(f) help / assistance
ajudant
n
1. (m / f) assistant
2. (m / f) helper
expr ajudant de camp
(m / f) aide-de-camp
expr ajudant de direcció
(m / f) production assistant
ajudar
v conj
to help / to assist
ajuntament
n
1. (m) town hall / city hall / district council building / district council headquarters / district council offices / city government offices
2. (m) town council / city council / local council / district council / city government
ajut
n
(m) help / aid / assistance
ala
n
1. (f) wing
2. (f) [d'un barret] brim
alabar
v conj
to praise
Alacant
n
Alicante
alba
n
1. (f) dawn
2. (f) [RELIG] alb
alçada
n
1. (f) height
10 metres d'alçada. - 10 metres high.
2. (f) altitude
alcalde
n
(m) mayor
aleatori
adj
random
alegre
adj
1. happy / glad
2. merry / tipsy
alemany
n
1. (m) German
2. (m / f) German
adj
German
Alemanya
n
(f) Germany
aler
n
(m / f) small forward
expr aler pivot
(m / f) power forward
aleshores
adv
then
algú
pron
1. someone / somebody
2. anybody / anyone
algun
adj
1. some
2. any
alhora
adv
at the same time
alimentació
n
1. (f) feeding
2. (f) diet
3. (f) feed
alimentari
adj
food
expr ajut alimentari
(m) food aid
expr trastorn alimentari
(m) eating disorder
allà
adv
there / over there
alliberar
v conj
to release / to free
al·licient
n
(m) lure / attraction / enticement / incentive
alliçonar
v conj
to instruct / to teach / to advise
allò
pron
that
allotjament
n
(m) accomodation / lodging(s)
almenys
adv
at least
alt
adj
tall / high
alta
n
1. (f) membership / inclusion
2. (f) certificate declaring somebody to be fit for work
expr donar l'alta
to give the all-clear
expr donar-se d'alta
to sign up / to join (up) / to become a member
expr rebre l'alta
to be given (or receive) the all-clear
alternatiu
adj
alternative
altre
adj
other
pron
another
alumne
n
(m / f) pupil / student
amagat
adj
hidden
expr d'amagat
secretly / on the sly
amb
prep
with
Vols venir amb nosaltres? - Do you want to come with us?
Hem comprat aquest cotxe amb els estalvis. - We have bought this car with our savings.
nota: Excepció: la preposició 'amb' no es tradueix en anglès quan va regida pel verb casar-se (p.e., Vull casar-me amb tu > I want to marry you).
ambdós
adj
both
pron
both
ambient
n
1. (m) atmosphere
2. (m) environment
expr medi ambient
(m) environment
expr temperatura ambient
(f) room temperature / ambient temperature (tec.)
ambiental
adj
environmental
ambientalista
adj
environmental
n
(m / f) environmentalist
àmbit
n
(m) field
ambre
n
(m) amber
ambulatori
n
(m) outpatient clinic
adj
ambulatory / mobile
amenaça
n
(f) threat
expr amenaça de mort
(f) death threat
americà
adj
American
n
(m / f) American
americanitzar
v conj
to Americanize
americanitzar-se
americanitzar-seto become Americanized
ametista
n
(f) amethyst
amic
n
(m / f) friend
amidament
n
(m) measurement / measuring
amor
n
(m) love
AMPA
acr
(f) parents' association
amplada
n
(f) width
4 metres d'amplada. - 4 metres wide.
expr amplada de banda
(f) bandwidth
ampli
adj
1. wide
2. spacious
ampliació
n
(f) enlargement
àmpliament
adv
widely
ampliar
v conj
to widen
amunt
adv
up / upward (Am.) / upwards (Br.)
interj
come on!
expr amunt i avall
up and down / back and forth / to and fro
expr cap amunt
upward / upwards
expr costa amunt
uphill
expr de ... en amunt
upward / upwards of ...
expr mirar cap amunt
to look up
anada
n
1. (f) outward journey
2. (f) trip
expr anades i vingudes
comings and goings
expr bitllet d'anada i tornada
(m) return ticket (Br.) / round-trip ticket (Am.)
expr viatge d'anada i tornada
(m) round trip
anàlisi
n
(f) analysis
analista
n
(m / f) analyst
expr analista de sistemes
(m / f) systems analyst
expr analista polític
(m / f) political analyst
expr analista programador
(m / f) programmer analyst
analitzar
v conj
to analyze / to analyse (Br.)
anar
v conj
to go
expr anar i venir
to come and go
expr com anar-hi
how to find us / directions
Andorra
n
(f) Andorra
àngel
n
(m) angel
expr àngel de la guarda
(m) guardian angel
anglès
adj
English
n
1. (m) [LING] English
2. (m / f) Englishman / Englishwoman
ànim
n
1. (m) spirits / mood
2. (m) encouragement
Ànim! - Come on!
3. (m) intention / desire
Amb ànim(s) de revenja. - Seeking revenge / out for revenge.
expr agafar ànim
to get up the nerve
expr estat d'ànim
(m) mood / frame of mind
expr presència d'ànim
(f) presence of mind
expr sense ànim de lucre
non-profit
Organització sense ànim de lucre. - Non-profit organization.
expr tenir ànim(s) de...
to feel like...
animal
n
1. (m) animal
2. (m / f) beast / animal / brute
expr animal de càrrega (o bast)
(m) beast of burden
expr animal de companyia
(m) pet
expr animal de sella
(m) steed (lit.) / mount (lit.)
expr animal de tir
(m) draught / draft animal
expr animal domèstic
(m) domestic animal / pet / farm(yard) animal
expr regne animal
(m) animal kingdom
aniversari
n
(m) anniversary / birthday
annex
n
(m) annex
anomenar
v conj
to name
anomenat
adj
called
anònim
adj
anonymous
anotar
v conj
to write down / to jot down / to make a note of
anterior
adj
previous / prior
anteriorment
adv
previously
antic
adj
old / ancient / ex-
antigament
adv
formerly / previously / in the past
antiguitat
n
1. (f) antiquity
2. (f) seniority
3. antiguitats (mpl) antiques
antítesi
n
(f) antithesis
anual
adj
annual
anunci
n
(m) announcement / advertisement / ad
expr anuncis classificats
(mpl) classifieds / small ads
expr posar (or publicar) un anunci
to advertise
anunciar
v conj
1. to announce
2. to advertise
any
n
(m) year
expr any llum
(m) light year
expr any nou
(m) New Year
Feliç / bon any nou! - Happy New Year!
expr any sabàtic
(m) sabbatical (year)
expr per molts anys
many happy returns!
aparèixer
v conj
to appear
apartat
n
(m) section
expr apartat de correus
(m) PO box / post office box
aplegar
v conj
1. to gather (together) / to assemble / to collect / to bring together
2. to arrive
aplegar-se
aplegar-seto gather (together) / to assemble / to congregate / to come together
aplicació
n
1. (f) application
2. (f) [INFORM] application / app
aplicar
v conj
to apply
aplicar-se
aplicar-seto apply yourself
aplicat
adj
applied
Matemàtica aplicada. - Applied mathematics.
apocalipsi
n
(f) apocalypse
expr apocalipsi zombi
(f) zombie apocalypse
aportació
n
(f) contribution
aportar
v conj
1. to bring
2. to contribute
aprendre
v conj
to learn
aprendre's
aprendre'sto learn by heart / to memorize
aprenentatge
n
1. (m) learning
Aprenentatge virtual. - E-learning.
2. (m) apprenticeship / traineeship
aprofitar
v conj
1. to take advantage of
2. to make use of
aprofundir
v conj
1. to broaden your knowledge (of a subject)
2. to deepen / to enrich
apropiat
adj
appropriate / suitable / apt
aprovació
n
(f) approval
aprovar
v conj
1. to approve
2. to pass
Aprovar un examen. - To pass an exam.
apuntar
v conj
1. to jot down / to write down / to make a note of / to note down
2. to aim
apuntar-se
apuntar-seto sign up
aquell
det
that
pron
that one
aquest
adj
this
pron
this one
aquí
adv
here
ara
adv
now
expr ara per ara
for the moment / for now / for the time being
expr a hores d'ara
at the moment / at present / by now
expr d'ara endavant
1. from now on / from here on in
2. hereinafter
El Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Barcelona (d'ara endavant, el Col·legi). - El Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Barcelona (hereinafter referred to as 'el Col·legi').
expr fins ara
1. up until now / up to now
2. see you later!
àrab
n
1. (m / f) Arab
2. (m) [LING] Arabic
adj
Arab
arbitratge
n
(m) arbitration
arboç
n
(m) strawberry tree
expr cirera d'arboç
(f) arbutus berry (strawberry tree fruit)
arbre
n
(m) tree
expr arbre de Nadal
(m) Christmas tree
expr arbre genealògic
(m) family tree
arc
n
1. (m) bow
Arc i fletxes. - Bow and arrows.
2. (m) arch
expr arc de Sant Martí
(m) rainbow
expr arc iris
(m) rainbow
arcada
n
(f) retching
àrea
n
(f) area
arquitectura
n
(f) architecture
arran
adv
1. closely
2. to the brim / to the (very) top
prep
1. (+ de) immediately after / immediately following
2. (+ de)close to / level with
3. (+ de) as a result of
arrencar
v conj
1. to pull
2. to boot
expr arrencar de nou
to reboot
arreplegat
adj
incompetent / unfit / useless
n
1. arreplegats (mpl) (bunch of) incompetents
2. arreplegades (fpl) (bunch of) incompetents
arreu
adv
all over / around
expr arreu del món
around the world / all over the world
arribar
v conj
1. to arrive
nota: En algunes modalitats angleses, com ara la nord-americana, el verb arribar només sol traduir-se per arrive quan l'arribada és programada, com en el cas de transport públic, o bé si es tracta de l'arribada de persones d'importància que tenen el temps programat (p.e., el president del govern). En altres casos, quan 'arribar' vol dir 'anar a un lloc o venir d'un lloc', es tradueix en anglès de la manera següent: get here (arribar aquí), get there (arribar allà), get home (arribar a casa), get to + lloc (arribar a un lloc). Encara que aquestes construccions no són generalment imprescindibles —és a dir, l'ús del verb arrive no seria incorrecte—, val la pena familiaritzar-s'hi.
2. to get (somewhere)
No vaig arribar a casa fins a les quatre de la matinada. - I didn't get home until four in the morning.
Sempre arriba tard a la feina. - She always gets to work late.
3. to reach
L'escala no arriba fins a la teulada. - The ladder doesn't reach up to the roof.
Em pots baixar aquest pot de mel? No hi arribo. - Can you get down that jar of honey for me? I can't reach it.
expr arribi el que arribi
come what may / whatever happens
arrossegar
v conj
1. to drag
2. to tow
3. (-se) to trail along (or on) the ground / to drag along (or on) the ground
arrossegar-se
1. arrossegar-seto crawl
2. arrossegar-seto hang around (or about)
3. arrossegar-seto lie around (or about)
expr arrossegar els peus
to drag your feet / to shuffle
expr arrossegar-se als peus d'(algú)
to grovel / (col·loq) to crawl / (col·loq) to kowtow to (somebody)
expr arrossegar i deixar anar
[INFORM] to drag and drop
art
n
(m) art
expr arts marcials
(mpl) martial arts
article
n
(m) article
articular
v conj
1. [LING] to articulate
2. to join together
adj
[MED] articular
artista
n
(m / f) artist
artístic
adj
artistic
arxiu
n
(m) file
expr arxiu adjunt
(m) attachment
asfaltar
v conj
to tarmac (Br.) / to blacktop (Am.)
aspecte
n
(m) look / aspect
aspirant
n
1. (m / f) candidate
2. (m / f) contender
assaig
n
1. (m) test / trial / assay (tec.)
2. (m) rehearsal
3. (m) essay
expr assaig clínic
(m) clinical assay (or trial)
expr assaig-error
trial and error
assajar
v conj
to assay
assalariat
n
(m / f) employee
assegurança
n
(f) insurance / assurance (Br.)
nota: La paraula 'assurance' s'utilitza molt més a Gran Bretanya que no pas als Estats Units. Refereix només a l'assegurança de vida (life assurance) i les pòlisses d'assegurança que paguen diners després d'un cert període de temps.
expr assegurança de viatge
(f) travel insurance
expr assegurança de vida
(f) life assurance / life insurance
assegurar
v conj
1. to ensure / to make sure
2. to assure
3. to secure
assenyalar
v conj
to signal
assequible
adj
accessible / attainable / obtainable
assessorament
n
(m) counselling / advisory / consultancy
assessoria
n
(f) consultancy
assignatura
n
(f) subject
assistència
n
1. (f) attendance
2. (f) assistance / help
3. (f) [ESPORT] assist
assistent
n
1. (m / f) attendee / (pl.) those attending / (pl.) those present
El 5 per cent dels assistents tenen entre divuit i trenta anys. - 5 percent of those attending are between eighteen and thirty.
2. (m / f) helper / assistant
expr assistent social
(m / f) social worker
expr públic assistent
(m) audience
assistir
v conj
1. to attend
2. to assist
associació
n
(f) association
assoliment
n
(m) achievement / attainment
assolir
v conj
to achieve
assumpte
n
(m) matter
astúcia
n
(f) shrewdness
atac
n
1. (m) attack
2. (m) [MED] attack / bout
expr atac de nervis
(m) panic attack
atenció
n
(f) attention
expr atenció domiciliària
(f) home care
expr centre d'atenció al client
(m) customer service centre (Br.) / center (Am.)
expr parar atenció (a)
to pay attention to
expr prestar atenció (a)
to pay attention to
atendre
v conj
1. to pay attention
2. to bear in mind / to pay heed to
3. to tend (to)
4. to deal with / to serve
expr atès que
since / as / because / seeing as
àtic
n 1. (m) top-floor apartment / penthouse
2. (m / f) (person / people) from Attica
adj
Attic
atorgament
n
(m) award / awarding
atorgar
v conj
to award
atreure
v conj
to attract
atrevir-se
v conj
[~ a] to dare (to)
aturada
n
1. (f) stop / stopping / halt
2. (f) (laboral) stoppage
expr aturada cardíaca
(f) cardiac arrest
aturar
v conj
1. to stop
2. to stay
aturar-se
aturar-seto stop
audiència
n
1. (f) audience
2. (f) (d'un programa de televisió) audience / viewership
3. (f) (d'un programa de ràdio) listeners
4. (f) (d'un diari / una revista..) readership / readers
5. (f) hearing
6. (f) court
audiovisual
adj
audiovisual
augment
n
(m) increase / rise / boost
augmentar
v conj
1. to increase / to raise / to boost
2. to increase / to rise
aula
n
(f) classroom
autèntic
adj
real / authentic / genuine
autoaprenentatge
n
(m) self-learning / self-directed learning
autòcton
adj
indigenous / native / aboriginal / autochthonous (formal)
n
autòctons (mpl) natives
autodefensa
n
(f) self-defense / self-defence (Br.)
automàtic
adj
automatic
automàticament
adv
automatically
autònom
adj
autonomous
autonomia
n
(f) autonomy
autopista
n
(f) motorway (Br.) / highway (Am.) / expressway (Am.) / freeway (Am.) / interstate (Am.) / (amb peatge) turnpike (Am.) / (amb peatge) tollway (Am.)
autor
n
1. (m / f) author
2. (m / f) perpetrator
expr drets d'autor
(mpl) copyright
autoritat
n
(f) authority
autorització
n
(f) permission
avalar
v conj
1. to guarantee
2. to endorse / to support / to back
avaluació
n
(f) evaluation / assessment / appraisal
avaluar
v conj
to evaluate / to assess / to appraise
avançar
v conj
1. to advance / to make progress
2. to overtake
3. [fig.] to surpass
4. to bring forward / to move forward
5. to let (somebody) know (something) in advance
avançar-se
avançar-se[un rellotge] to gain time
expr avançar diners (o el sou) a (algú)
to advance (somebody) some money (or their wages)
avançat
adj
1. advanced
2. cutting-edge / leading-edge
avantatge
n
1. (m) advantage
2. (m) [ESPORT] avantatge
3. (m) asset
avantguarda
n
(f) vanguard
expr d'avanguarda
cutting-edge / leading-edge
avantpassat
n
(m / f) ancestor
avenc
n
(m) sinkhole
aventura
n
1. (f) adventure
2. (f) venture
3. (f) [amorosa] affair / fling
avet
n
(m) fir (tree)
aviat
adv
soon
expr el més aviat possible
as soon as possible / ASAP
expr tan aviat com sigui possible
as soon as possible / ASAP
aviciar
v conj
to spoil / to coddle
avís
n
(m) warning
expr avís de bomba
(m) bomb warning
expr avís legal
(m) legal notice
avisar
v conj
1. to let (somebody) know (something)
2. to warn / to alert
avorrir
v conj
to bore
avorrir-se
avorrir-seto get bored
avui
adv
today
expr avui (en) dia
nowadays / these days
