vaca
n
(f) cow
expr vaca sagrada
(f) panjandrum
vaja
interj
1. well! / blimey! (Br.) / gosh!
Vaja, vaja, vaja! - Well, well, well!
Vaja embolic! - What a mess / what a muddle!
Vaja poruc! - What a scaredy cat!
2. blast! (Br.) / darn it! (Am.) / damn (it)!
valencià
n
1. (m) Valencian
2. (m / f) Valencian
adj
Valencian
valència
n
1. (f) valency
2. ValènciaValencia
valent
adj
brave / courageous
valentia
n
(f) courage / bravery
expr amb valentia
bravely / courageously
valer
v conj
1. to cost
2. to be worth
3. to count
4. to be useful / to be suitable
valer-se
1. valer-seto be able to take care of yourself / to be able to manage by yourself
L'avi ja no pot valer-se - Grandfather can no longer take care of (or manage by) himself
2. valer-seto make use of
S'ha valgut d'influències - He made use of his connections
expr valer més
to be preferable
Val més que ho facis tu. - You'd better do it.
expr fer valer
to assert
expr no s'hi val
that's not fair / that's not right
expr no s'ho val
that's OK / (a qui et dóna les gràcies) don't mention it
expr valer la pena
to be worth it
validació
n
(f) validation
validesa
n
(f) validity
vall
n
1. (f) valley
2. (f) (fossat) moat
valor
n
(m) value
expr valor facial
(m) [FIN] face value
valoració
n
1. (f) appraisal
2. (f) rating
vampir
n
vampire
vapor
n
(m) vapor (Am.) / vapour (Br.) / steam
vara
n
(f) rod / stick / cane
variant
n
(f) variant
Varsòvia
n
Warsaw
vas
n
1. (m) glass
2. (m) vessel
3. (m) beaker
vascular
adj
vascular
Cirurgia vascular - Vascular surgery
vegada
n
(f) time
Tres vegades - Three times
Una vegada - Once
Dues vegades - Twice
expr a la vegada
at the same time / at once
expr una altra vegada
again
expr tal vegada
perhaps
vehicle
n
(m) vehicle
vehicular
adj
vehicular
expr llengua vehicular
(f) lingua franca
veïnal
adj
neighbourhood (Br.) / neighborhood (Am.)
Protesta veïnal. - Neighbourhood (Br.) / neighborhood (Am.) protest.
veneçolà
n
Venezuelan
adj
Venezuelan
venir
v conj
to come
La setmana que ve. - Next week.
Les sabates em venen petites. - The shoes are too small for me.
expr venir bé
to suit
ventafocs
n
1. Ventafocs (f) Cinderella
2. (f) underdog(s)
ventall
n
1. (m) fan
2. (m) range
Un ampli ventall de... - A wide range of...
verd
adj
1. green
2. blue / off-color (Am.)
Acudits verds. - Blue jokes / off-color jokes (Am.)
n
1. (m) green
2. els verds[POLIT] the Greens
verdader
adj
true
verd-i-negre
n
(m) Joventut de Badalona player
verge
n
1. (f) virgin
2. Verge (f) Virgo
adj
virgin
expr Verge Maria
(f) the Virgin Mary
verificació
n
1. (f) verification
2. (f) inspection / check / check-up
vernís
n
(m) varnish
expr vernís d'ungles
(m) nail varnish (Br.) / nail polish
versat
adj
versed
Versat en... - Versed in...
versus
prep
versus
veu
n
(f) voice
expr a alta veu
aloud
expr en veu alta
aloud
veure
v conj
1. to see
2. to see / to visit
veure's
veure'sto look at yourself
interj com si ho veiés
that's for sure!
expr a veure
let's see
expr fer com qui no ho veu
to turn a blind eye to (something)
expr fer-se veure
to get yourself noticed / to attract attention to yourself
expr fer-s'hi veure
to show off
expr fer veure
1. to show
2. to pretend
expr ja ho veurem
we'll see
expr no poder veure (algú)
to not be able to stand (somebody)
expr no tenir res a veure amb
to have nothing to do with
expr segons (que) es veu
it seems that
expr veure-hi
to be able to see
expr veure-s'hi
to be able to see
via
n
1. (f) lane
2. (f) way / path through
Països en vies de desenvolupament - Developing countries
Via d'aigua - Leak
Via làctia - Milky Way
3. (f) channel
Via de comunicació - Communications channel / means of communication
Via pública - Public thoroughfare
4. (f) [TRANSP] (railway) track
prep
via
expr Via Làctia
(f) Milky Way
expr en via de
in the middle of / in the process of
expr per via de
via / through
viatjar
v conj
1. to travel
2. [mercaderia] to be transported
viatge
n
(m) journey
expr bon viatge
bon voyage / have a good (or safe) trip
vicari
n
(m) vicar
viciós
adj
1. given to vice
2. addictive / habit forming
expr cercle viciós
(m) vicious circle
vida
n
1. (f) life
2. (f) living
expr vida artificial
(f) A-life
expr vida nocturna
(f) nightlife
expr guanyar-se la vida
to earn a living
expr nivell de vida
(m) standard of living
vídeo
n
(m) video
videojoc
n
(m) video game
vietnamita
n
1. (m / f) Vietnamese (man / woman / person)
Els vietnamites - The Vietnamese
2. (m) Vietnamese
adj
Vietnamese
vigent
adj
in force
vigilant
n
(m / f) watchman / guard
adj
watchful / vigilant
expr vigilant de seguretat
security guard
vila
n
(f) town
vincle
n
1. (m) link
2. (m) tie
Vincles emocionals - Emotional ties
Vincles econòmics - Economic ties
vinculant
adj
binding
vindre
v conj
to come
vint-i-cinc
n
(m) twenty-five
vint-i-cinquè
adj
twenty-fifth
vint-i-dos
n
(m) twenty-two
vint-i-nou
n
(m) twenty-nine
vint-i-quatre
n
(m) twenty-four
vint-i-sis
n
(m) twenty-six
vint-i-tres
n
(m) twenty-three
vinyeta
n
1. (f) [d'un còmic] cartoon
2. (f) [d'un llibre] vignette
viola
n
1. (f) [MÃSICA] viola
2. (m / f) [MÃSICA] violist / viola player
3. (f) [BOT] violet
expr viola d'amor
(f) viola d'amore
expr viola de gamba
(f) viola da gamba
expr viola de roda
(f) hurdy-gurdy
virginitat
n
(f) virginity
virtual
adj
virtual
Realitat virtual - Virtual reality
visibilitat
n
(f) visibility
visible
adj
visible
visiblement
adv
visibly
visita
n
(f) visit
visitant
n
(m / f) visitor
adj
visiting
vista
n
1. (f) sight / view
2. (f) eyesight
expr vista d'ocell
bird's eye view
Barcelona a vista d'ocell - A bird's eye view of Barcelona
expr punt de vista
(m) point of view
vital
adj
1. life
2. vital
viu
adj
1. alive / living
2. live
3. vivacious
4. sharp
5. lively
6. intense / deep / vivid
És el viu retrat de sa mare - She's the spitting image of her mother
n
1. (m) edge
2. vius (mpl) the living
expr aigua viva
(f) running water
expr llengua viva
(f) living language
viure
v conj
1. to live
2. [~ de] to live on
3. [~ amb algú] to live with (someone)
vivenda
n
(f) housing
nota: Barbarisme.
viver
n
1. (m) breeding ground
2. (m) [de peixos] hatchery / fish farm
3. (m) [de plantes] nursery
vocació
n
(f) vocation
vol
n
(m) flight
expr vol biplaça
(m) tandem flight
expr aixecar el vol
1. to fly off
2. (fig.) to take flight
expr alçar el vol
1. to fly off
2. (fig.) to take flight
voler
v conj
to want (to)
expr voler dir
to mean
volta
n
1. (f) lap
Tres voltes al circuit - Three laps of the track
2. (f) round
3. (f) spin / turn
Fer (o donar) una volta de campana - To somersault / to do a somersault
4. (f) detour
5. (f) time
voltant
n
voltants (mpl) vicinity / surrounding area / environs
expr al voltant (de)
around
volum
n
(m) volume
expr volum de negoci
(m) turnover
expr a tot volum
full blast
voluntari
n
(m / f) volunteer
adj
voluntary
voluntàriament
adv
voluntarily
vora
n
1. (f) edge / side
2. (f) [got, tassa..] brim
3. (f) (river)bank
4. (f) [roba] hem / seam
expr a la vora
near
expr a la vora del mar
at the seaside
vostre
adj
your
pron
yours
vot
n
1. (m) vote
2. (m) vow
Vots matrimonials - Marriage vows
Vot de castedat - Vow of chastity
Vot de pobresa - Vow of poverty
