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n (f) hand
pl. mans

expr mà de morter
(f) pestle

expr mà d'obra
(f) workforce

expr a mà
to hand / handy
Tens un llapis a mà? - Do you have a pencil to hand / do you have a pencil handy?

expr de segona mà
second hand

expr fer mans i mànigues
to move heaven and earth +
Molts joves i gent gran han de fer mans i mànigues per arribar a final de mes



expr llegir-li a algú la mà
to read somebody's palm

expr posar la mà a sobre
to lay a finger on

expr posar mans a l'obra
to get down to work / (colloq) to get stuck in

major *****
adj 1. bigger / larger / greater / older
Els majors de 65 anys - The over 65s
2. biggest / largest / greatest / oldest
El major experiment de la història - The biggest experiment in history
3. main

n (m) major

expr major d'edat
adult / grown-up / of (legal) age

expr al major
wholesale

expr carrer major
(m) high street

expr la major part
most (of) / the majority (of)

majoritàriament *****
adv mainly / largely / for the most part / predominantly / on the whole

malauradament *****
adv unfortunately / regrettably

malestar *****
n (m) malaise / unease / uneasiness

malla *****
n 1. (f) mesh
2. (f) (chain) mail

mampara *****
n 1. (f) partition (wall) / (room) divider
2. (f) [d'una nau] bulkhead

manar *****
v conj 1. to be in charge / to rule
2. to lead

syn. dirigir

mancança *****
n (f) lack / shortage
pl. mancances

mandat *****
n 1. (m) mandate
2. (m) [durada d'un mandat] mandate / tenure

manegar *****
v conj 1. to put a handle on
2. to fix (up) / to adjust
3. to sort out
manegar-se
to manage

manera *****
n (f) way / manner

manifestar *****
v conj 1. to demonstrate / to show
2. to make (something) known
manifestar-se
1. to become clear
2. to reveal yourself
3. to demonstrate

mantell *****
n (m) mantle

expr mantell superior
(m) upper mantle

manteniment *****
n (m) upkeep / maintenance

manual *****
n (m) manual / primer (Am.)

adj manual

maori *****
n 1. (m) Maori
2. (m / f) Maori

adj Maori

màquina *****
n (f) machine

expr màquina de cosir
(f) sewing machine

expr màquina d'escriure
(f) typewriter

expr màquina de tren
(f) locomotive / (railway) engine

syn. locomotora

marca *****
n (f) brand

expr marca d'aigua
(f) watermark

expr marca mínima
(f) qualifying standard

marcador *****
n 1. (m) [SPORT] scoreboard
2. (m) marker
Marcador genètic - Genetic marker

maresma *****
n (f) marsh / wetland

maresme *****
n (m) marsh / wetland

marge *****
n (m) margin

expr marge d'error
(m) margin of error

marí *****
adj sea / marine
pl. marins / f.s. marina

expr animal marí
(m) sea creature

marinar *****
v conj to marinate

marxa *****
n 1. (f) march
2. (f) walking
3. (f) walk
10km marxa - 10km walk

massís *****
n 1. (m) massif
2. (m) clump / solid mass

adj solid
pl. massissos / f.s. massissa

mastòcit *****
n (m) mast cell

mateix *****
adj same
pl. mateixos / f.s. mateixa

matoll *****
n (m) brush / scrub

màxima *****
n (f) maxim

maximitzar *****
v conj [IT] to maximize / to maximise (Br.)
Maximitza la finestra seleccionada - Maximize the selected window

meditar *****
v conj 1. to meditate
2. to contemplate / to reflect on (or upon)

mena *****
n 1. (f) type / kind
2. (f) (mineral) ore

menarquia *****
n (f) menarche

menor *****
adj smaller

n (m) minor
n.b: Also 'menor d'edat'

mental *****
adj mental

expr salut mental
(f) mental health

mentalitat *****
n (f) mentality / mindset

mentre *****
conj while / as
Mentre jo vivia a Tortosa, la meva germana estudiava a Tarragona - While I was living in Tortosa, my sister was studying in Tarragona
Mentre ella obria la porta, sentia les rates escapant-se corrent - As she was opening the door, she could hear the rats scurrying away
Mentre es fa fosc, els colors de Montserrat canvien - As it gets dark, the colors of Montserrat change
Mentra suturava la incisió, el cirurgià va preguntar: -Algú ha vist el meu rellotge? - While (or as) he was sewing up the incision, the surgeon asked: "Has anybody seen my watch?"

expr mentre que
while

mentrestant *****
adv in the meantime / (in the) meanwhile

menut *****
adj 1. small / tiny
2. trivial / unimportant
f.s. menuda

n 1. (m / f) kid
2. (mpl) [FIN] small change / loose change
3. (mpl) [FOOD] offal / (d'un ocell) giblets

expr a la menuda
retail

syn. al detall
expr per menut
in (some) detail

menyspreu *****
n (m) contempt

mercat *****
n (m) market

expr mercat negre
(m) black market

expr economia de mercat
market economy

mes *****
n (m) month
pl. mesos

més *****
adv 1. more
2. most

expr a més a més
furthermore / what is more / in addition / besides

expr a més a més de
in addition to / as well as / besides

expr a més de
in addition to / as well as / besides

expr més o menys
more or less / around / about

mesura *****
n 1. (f) measure
2. (f) measurement
n.b: 'Mesura' means 'measurement' in the sense 'size of the thing being measured'.

expr a mesura que
while / as

expr en la mesura que
in so far as / in as far as

mesurar *****
v conj to measure

mètode *****
n 1. (m) method
2. (m) method

meu *****
adj my
f.s. meva
n.b: The Valencian feminine forms of 'meu' are 'meua' (singular) and 'meues' (plural)

pron mine
f.s. meva

mica *****
n 1. (f) (a) little
2. (f) mica

expr de mica en mica
bit by bit / little by little

migratori *****
adj migratory / migrant / migration
f.s. migratòria
Moviments migratoris - Migratory (or migration) movements
Ocells migratoris - Migratory (or migrant) birds

milió *****
n (m) million
pl. milions

expr mil milions
a billion

mil·lenni *****
n (m) millennium

millor *****
adj 1. better
2. best

expr millor amic
(m / f) best friend
f.s. millora amiga / f.pl. millors amigues

millorar *****
v conj 1. to improve / to better / to boost
2. to improve

missatger *****
n 1. (m / f) messenger
2. (m / f) herald
f.s. missatgera

mític *****
adj 1. mythical
2. legendary +
El mític grup The Police actuarà a Barcelona el 27 de setembre.


f.s. mítica / f.pl. mítiques

mitjà *****
n (m) medium / means

adj middle / average
pl. mitjans / f.s. mitjana

expr mitjans de comunicació
(mpl) (The) Media

mitjana *****
n 1. (f) [MATH] mean
La mitjana de 15, 10 i 2 és 9 - The mean of 15, 10 and 2 is 9
2. (f) [TRANSP] central reservation (Br.) / median (strip) (Am.)

moda *****
n 1. (f) fashion
2. (f) [MATH] mode

expr de moda
fashionable / in (col·loq)

mode *****
n (m) mode

model *****
n 1. (m) model
2. (m / f) model

expr model ocult de Markov
(m) hidden Markov model

modernisme *****
n (m) modernism

modernista *****
n (m / f) modernist

adj modernist

mòdul *****
n (m) module

modulació *****
n (f) modulation
pl. modulacions

molèstia *****
n (f) bother / nuisance / trouble / pain / inconvenience

molí *****
n (m) mill
pl. molins

expr molí d'aigua
(m) watermill

expr molí de vent
(m) windmill

molt *****
adv a lot

adj many / much / very
f.s. molta

món *****
n (m) world

moneda *****
n (f) coin

expr moneda de curs legal
(f) legal tender

monitor *****
n 1. (m / f) instructor
f.s. monitora
Monitor d'esquí - Ski instructor
2. (m) [IT] monitor

mortal *****
adj mortal

n (m / f) mortal

most *****
n (m) must

municipi *****
n (m) borough / county / municipality

mussol *****
n 1. (m) [ZOOL] owl
2. (m) [MED] sty(e)

syn. urçol, ordèol


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