mà 




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
