ca **
n (m) [ZOOL] canine

abbrev house / business / place
Vaig a ca l'Enric - I'm going round Enric's (house)
Vaig anar a cal metge / dentista - I went to the doctor's / dentist's
Vam passar l'estiu a cals avis - We spent the summer at our grandparents' (house)

cabal ****
n 1. (m) property / belongings / possessions
2. (m) volume / flow (of a river)

expr fer cabal
to pay attention

càbala *
n (f) conspiracy / plot

syn. conspiració, intriga

cabana **
n (f) cabin / hut

syn. cabanya

cabaneter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Sa Cabaneta

adj relating to Sa Cabaneta or its people
f.s. cabanetera

cabanya *
n (f) cabin / hut

syn. cabana

cabanyut
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cabanes

adj relating to Cabanes or its people
f.s. cabanyuda

cabàs *
n (m) large basket with two handles
pl. cabassos

expr a cabassos
... in abundance / loads of ... / ... galore / ... by the bucketload

syn. a dojo, a quilos

cabdal **
adj key

cabdell *
n (m) ball
n.b: 'Cabdell' means 'ball' in the sense 'a ball of string / wool etc.'

cabdill *
n (m) leader

cabell *****
n (m) hair

expr cabell d'àngel
1. (m) [Photo]sweet dish made from pumpkin pulp and sugar
n.b: 'Cabell d'àngel' is most often used to fill cakes and other desserts.
2. (m) vermicelli

cabellera *
n 1. (f) [ANAT] hair / head of hair
2. (f) comet tail

cabellut *
adj hairy
f.s. cabelluda

caber **
v conj to fit
n.b: Also (more frequently) spelt 'cabre'

cabestre *
n (m) halter

cabestrell
n (m) sling

cabilenc *
n (m / f) Kabyle

adj
f.s. cabilenca / f.pl. cabilenques

cabina *
n 1. (f) cabin
2. (f) cockpit
3. (f) cab
4. (f) booth
Cabina telefònica - Phone booth
Cabina de votació - Voting booth

cablar
v conj to wire up / to wire

syn. cablejar

cablatge *
n (m) wiring

syn. cablejat

cable **
n (m) cable

cablejar *
v conj to wire up / to wire

syn. cablar

cablejat *
n (m) wiring

cabòria *
n (f) worry / concern
n.b: 'Cabòria' especially means an unfounded worry or concern.

cabra **
n (f) goat

cabre ***
v conj to fit
n.b: Also (less frequently) spelt 'caber'

cabriola *
n (f) caper
n.b: 'Cabriola' means 'caper' in the sense 'he danced a little caper'

cabrit *
n (m) kid
n.b: 'Cabrit' means 'kid' as in 'young goat'

cabró *
n (m) (vulg) bastard
pl. cabrons

cabuda *
n (f) capacity

cabussada
n (f) plunge / dive / dip

syn. capbussada, capbussó, cabussó

cabussar-se
v conj to plunge / to dive

syn. capbussar-se

cabussó *
n (f) plunge / dive / dip
pl. cabussons

syn. capbussada, cabussada, capbussó

caca **
n (f) (vulg) poo / shit / poop (col·loq)

expr fer caca
to poo / to shit (vulg.) / to poop (col·loq)

caça **
n (f) hunting
pl. caces

caçador *
n (m / f) hunter
f.s. caçadora
Caçador furtiu - Poacher

caçador-recol·lector **
n (m) hunter-gatherer
pl. caçadors-recol·lectors

caçar *
v conj to hunt

cacatua
n (f) cockatoo

cacau *
n 1. (m) cocoa
2. (m) cacao

cacauet *
n (m) peanut

cacera *****
n 1. (f) hunt
2. (f) hunting party

expr cacera de bruixes
(f) witch hunt

expr anar de cacera
to go hunting

cacic *
n (m) chief / chieftain

cacofonia
n (f) cacophony

cactus *
n (m) cactus
pl. cactus

CAD *
n (m) CAD

syn. DAO

cada *****
adj each / every

cadafal *
n 1. (m) stage
2. (m) scaffold

syn. patíbul

cadascú ***
pron 1. everyone
2. each (one)

cadascun *****
pron 1. each one
2. each / apiece
f.s. cadascuna

cadastral *
adj cadastral
Valor cadastral - Property value / land value

cadastre *
n (m) property register / land register / cadastre

cadàver *
n (m) (dead) body / corpse

cadell **
n 1. (m) [ZOOL] puppy

syn. gosset 2. (m) [ZOOL] cub
3. (m) ratchet

cadena *****
n 1. (f) channel
2. (f) chain
3. (f) string

expr cadena de muntatge
(f) assembly line / production line

expr cadena perpètua
(f) life imprisonment / life / life in prison
Condemnar a algú a cadena perpètua - To sentence someone to life imprisonment (or life in prison)

cadència *
n (f) cadence

cadira *****
n (f) chair

expr cadira de rodes
(f) wheelchair

cadireta ***
n (f) little chair

expr cadireta infantil
(f) car seat / child seat

cadmi *
n (m) cadmium
Bateria de níquel-cadmi - Nickel-cadmium battery

caduc *****
adj 1. deciduous
pl. caduques / f.s. caduca
2. worn-out

caducitat *****
n (f) expiration (Am.) / expiry (Br.) / termination
Data de caducitat - Best before date / expiry date (Br.) / expiration date (Am.)

caduquejar
v conj to be in your dotage

syn. repapiejar

cafè *****
n 1. (m) coffee
2. (m) coffee shop

expr cafè exprés
(m) espresso

cafeïna *
n (f) caffeine

cafetera *
n (f) coffee maker

cafeteria ***
n (f) café / cafe

caganer ***
n 1. (m) small figure who appears in Catalan 'pessebres' (model nativity scenes) with his trousers down, pooing on the ground
n.b: The 'caganer' is often placed at the back or in the corner of the nativity scene (perhaps behind a bush). Many 'caganers' wear the red 'barretina' (traditional Catalan hat). 'Caganers' are also often modelled on famous people (politicians, football players etc).
2. (m / f) little kid
n.b: 'Caganer' is used to refer to kids up to the age of about 3.
3. (m / f) coward / scaredy cat
f.s. caganera

cagar ****
v conj to shit (vulg.) / to poo (infantil) (Br.) / to poop (infantil) (Am.) / to crap (vulg.)

cagatió *****
n (m) act of hitting a 'tió' to make it 'shit' (cagar) sweets
n.b: A 'tió' is a log (decorated with a face and often wearing a barretina - traditional Catalan hat) which children hit with a stick at Christmas to make it 'shit' (cagar) sweets.

caiac *
n (m) kayak

caiguda *
n (f) fall

caiman *
n (m) caiman / cayman

caimarienc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Caimari

adj relating to Caimari or its people
f.s. caimarienca

caire **
n 1. (m) edge / brink
2. (m) nature
Articles de caire científic - Articles of a scientific nature
3. Caire (m) Cairo
n.b: Cairo is 'El Caire' (e.g. 'Els ministres s'havien de reunir a la capital egípcia, el Caire.

cairenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cairo

adj relating to Cairo or its people
f.s. cairenca / f.pl. cairenques

syn. cairota

cairota
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cairo

adj relating to Cairo or its people

syn. cairenc

caixa *****
n (f) box

expr caixa clara
(f) snare drum

expr caixa d'eines
(f) toolbox

expr caixa enregistradora
(f) cash register

expr caixa forta
(f) safe

expr caixa negra
(f) [TRANSP] black box

expr caixa de ressonància
(f) sound box

caixer *
n 1. (m / f) cashier
f.s. caixera
2. (m / f) [FIN] teller

expr caixer automàtic
(m) ATM (machine) / hole-in-the-wall / cash machine / cashpoint (Br.)

caixet *
n (m) fee

caixmir *
n 1. (m) Kashmir
2. (m) cashmere

caixmirà
n (m / f) Kashmiri

adj Kashmiri
pl. caixmirans / f.s. caixmirana

syn. caixmirià

caixmirià
n (m / f) Kashmiri

adj Kashmiri
pl. caixmirians / f.s. caixmiriana

syn. caixmirà

cala ***
n (f) cove

calabós *
n 1. (mpl) cell
2. (mpl) [castell] dungeon

calabrès
n (m / f) Calabrian

adj Calabrian
pl. calabresos / f.s. calabresa

calabruix *
n (m) hail / hailstone

syn. calamarsa

calaix *
n (m) drawer

calaixera *
n (f) chest of drawers

syn. còmoda

calamar *
n (m) squid

calamarsa *
n (f) hail / hailstone

syn. calabruix

calamitat *
n (f) calamity / disaster

calar *
v conj 1. to soak +
Va caure una intensa pluja que calava fins el moll de l'os.


2. to appeal +
Aquest argument no va calar en l’opinió pública.


calar-se
1. to get soaked
2. to pull down +
S'ha calat el barret fins a les orelles.


3. [motor] to stall +
S'ha calat el cotxe.



expr calar foc a
to set fire to

calat **
n 1. (m) fretwork / openwork / sound hole
2. (m) draught (Br.) / draft (Am.)
3. (m) depth
4. (m) significance +
Dos temes de gran calat a la nostra societat.
Director d'una revista internacional de teatre de gran calat.


calavera *
n (f) skull

calb *
adj bald
f.s. calba

calbesa *
n (f) baldness

calc **
n (m) calque

calcària **
n (f) limestone

calç **
n (m) [MATERIAL] lime
n.b: 'Calç' is the 'lime' you put in your garden to help your plants grow and NOT a fruit - which is 'llima'

calçada *****
n (f) road / roadway

c calcar *
v conj 1. to trace
2. to copy
3. [LING] to calque

calçar *
v conj 1. to put (someone's) shoes on
2. to be a size ... / to take a size ... (shoe) / to take size ... shoes
Saps quin número calça el teu fill? - Do you know what size (shoe) your son takes?
Calça el 44 - He's a size 44 / he takes a size 44 (shoe) / he takes size 44 shoes
3. to earth up / to hill up
calçar-se
to put your shoes on

expr calçar el mateix peu (que algú)
to be like / to be the same as +
'On s'ha ficat el meu país?' és una obra útil perquè demostra que no tothom als Estats Units calça el mateix peu que Bush.



expr saber de quin peu calça
to know what to expect from (somebody or something) / to know what (somebody or something) is like
Ja sabem de quin peu calça el Wall Street Journal... - We all know what to expect from the Wall Street Journal / we all know what the Wall Street Journal's like
n.b: The expression 'saber de quin peu calça algú (or alguna cosa)' means that either knowledge or experience has made you sure about what to expect from this person (or thing). The expression is negative from the speaker's point of view

calçat *****
n (m) footwear

calcedònia *
n (f) chalcedony

calces **
n (f) pants (Br.) / underpants (Am.)

calci **
n (m) calcium

expr hidròxid de calci
(m) calcium hydroxide

calcificar
v conj to calcify

calçotets *
n (m) boxer shorts / boxers

càlcul *****
n 1. (m) [MATH] calculation
2. (m) [MED] stone

expr càlcul biliar
(m) gallstone

expr fer càlculs
to calculate / to do your calculations

expr segons els meus càlculs
by my reckoning

calculadora *
n (f) calculator

calcular *****
v conj 1. to calculate / to compute
2. to estimate

Calcuta *
n Calcutta

caldejar *
v conj 1. to heat (up) / to warm (up)
2. to liven up / to enliven (formal)

caldera *
n (f) boiler
Caldera de gas - Gas(-fired) boiler
Caldera de recuperació - Waste heat boiler

caldeu
n (m / f) Chaldean

adj Chaldean
f.s. caldea

caldo **
n (m) stock

syn. brou

caldre *****
v conj to need / to be necessary / to have to
Cal que partim demà - We have to (or must) leave tomorrow
No cal que facis res - You don't need (to) do anything / you don't have to do anything
n.b: 'Caldre' is an 'impersonal verb'; it has only third person forms, singular and plural: present indicative: cal, calen; present subjunctive: calgui, calguin; future: caldrà, caldran; conditional: caldria, caldrien; imperfect: calia, calien; preterite: calgué/va caldre, calgueren/van caldre; past subjunctive: calgués, calguessin; past participle: calgut.

expr com cal
properly

caledonià
n (m / f) Caledonian

adj Caledonian
pl. caledonians / f.s. caledoniana

calefacció *
n (f) heating

expr calefacció central
(f) central heating

calendari ***
n (m) calendar

calent *
adj hot
f.s. calenta

calfred *
n 1. (m) shiver
2. (m) shudder

calibrar *
v conj to calibrate

calibratge *
n (m) calibration

calibre *
n (m) calibre (Br.) / caliber (Am.)

càlid *
adj warm
f.s. càlida

califa ****
n (m) caliph

califal **
adj caliphal

califat **
n (m) caliphate

californi *
n (m) californium

Califòrnia *
n (f) California

californià *
adj Californian

n Californian
pl. californians / f.s. californiana

calijó
n (m / f) (person / people) from Càlig

adj relating to Càlig or its people
f.s. calijona

caliu *
n 1. (m) ember(s)
2. (m) warmth

call *****
n 1. (m) Jewish quarter
n.b: 'Call' is the name given to the area medieval Catalan cities where the Jewish population lived.
2. (m) callus / [peu] corn

callar *
v conj to shut up / to be quiet

callerès
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cagliari

adj relating to Cagliari or its people
pl. calleresos / f.s. calleresa

callesà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Calles

adj relating to Calles or its people
f.s. callesana

cal·ligrafia *
n (f) calligraphy

callosí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Callosa d’en Sarrià (or Callosa de Segura)

adj relating to Callosa d’en Sarrià (or Callosa de Segura) or its people
f.s. callosina

calma *
n (f) calm
Amb calma - Calmly

calmar *****
v conj 1. [a una persona] to calm (down)
2. [nervis] to calm
3. [dolor] to ease / to soothe / to relieve
Un analgèsic calmarà el dolor. - A painkiller will ease the pain.
4. [mal temps o dolor] to ease / to ease off / to ease up
calmar-se
to calm (down)
Calma't, que encara queden hores. - Calm (yourself) down, there's still time.

calor *****
n (f) heat / warmth

expr calor latent
(f) latent heat

expr calor residual
(f) waste heat

expr calor sensible
(f) sensible heat

expr bescanviador de calor
(m) heat exchanger

caloria *
n (f) calorie

calorós **
adj warm
pl. calorosos / f.s. calorosa

calpí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Calp

adj relating to Calp or its people
f.s. calpina

calúmnia **
n (f) slander / defamation

calumniar *
v conj to slander

calumniós *
adj slanderous
pl. calumniosos / f.s. calumniosa

calvari **
n (m) ordeal

calvianer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Calvià

adj relating to Calvià or its people
f.s. calvianera

calvície *
n (f) baldness

calvinisme *
n (m) Calvinism

calze *
n (m) chalice

cama *
n (f) leg

camal *
n (m) (trouser) leg

camaleó *
n (m) chameleon
pl. camaleons

camaleònic *
adj chameleonic
f.s. camaleònica / f.pl. camaleòniques

camallarg *
adj 1. long-legged
2. [ORNIT.] long-legged
f.s. camallarga / f.pl. camallargues

n (m) [ORNIT.] wader / wading bird / shorebird (Am.)

camamilla *
n (f) camomile

camarada *
n (m / f) comrade

camaraderia *
n (f) camaraderie

syn. companyonia

camarilla *
n (f) clique / coterie (formal)

Cambotja *
n (f) Cambodia

cambotjà
n (m / f) Cambodian

adj Cambodian
pl. cambotjans / f.s. cambotjana

cambra *****
n 1. (f) room
2. (f) bedroom
3. (f) chamber

expr cambra de bany
(f) bathroom

expr cambra de combustió
(f) combustion chamber

expr Cambra de Comerç
(m) Chamber of Commerce

cambrer *
n (m) waiter

cambrera *
n (f) waitress

camèlid *
n 1. (m) camelid
2. (mpl) camelids / camelidae

camell *
n (m) camel

camembert
n (m) camembert

càmera *****
n 1. (f) camera
2. (m / f) cameraman

Camerun *
n Cameroon

camerunès *
n (m / f) Cameroonian

adj Cameroonian
pl. camerunesos / f.s. camerunesa

camí *****
n 1. (m) path / footpath / track / road / lane
2. (m) way / route
3. (m) journey
4. (m) [IT] path
pl. camins

expr camí d'accés
(m) approach road / access road

expr camí de roses
(m) bed of roses

expr camí fressat
(m) the beaten path

expr camí de mala petja
(m) rough irregular road, bumpy and uneven

expr camí per córrer
a ways to go
Molt camí per córrer - A long way to go

expr camí veïnal
(m) minor road / byway / local road

expr agafar el camí de la porta
to hit the road / to make tracks / to take off

expr a mig camí
halfway

expr anar pel bon camí
to be on the right track (or the right lines)

expr anar pel mal camí
to be on the wrong track

expr fer anar pel mal camí
to lead (somebody) astray

expr de camí (a)
on the way (to)

expr desfer el camí
to backtrack

expr fer camí
1. to talk / to travel
2. to get a move on

expr fer el seu camí
1. to forge (or push) ahead
2. to go (or make) your own way

expr guanyar camí
to make progress / to make headway

expr obrir camí
to break new ground

expr obrir el camí (a)
to pave the way (for)

expr obrir un camí
to beat a path (through, across, etc.) (something)

expr obrir-se camí
1. [~ per] to make your way through (something)
2. to get ahead / to make progress

expr passar camí
1. to walk / to travel
2. to get a move on

expr pel camí dret
on the straight and narrow (path)

expr posar-se en camí
to set off

expr tots els camins duen (o porten) a Roma
all roads lead to Rome

caminador *
n 1. (m) baby walker (Br.) / walker (Am.)
2. (m) zimmer frame (Br.) / walker (Am.)
n.b: This word is also often used in the plural

caminar *
v conj to walk

caminoi *
n (m) narrow track (or path or pathway)

camió *
n (m) lorry (Br.) / truck (Am.)
pl. camions

expr camió de bombers
(m) fire engine (Br.) / fire truck (Am.)

expr camió cisterna
(m) tanker

expr camió d'escombraries
(m) bin lorry (Br.) / garbage truck (Am.)

camioner *
n (m / f) lorry driver (Br.) / truck driver (Am.)
f.s. camionera

camisa *****
n (f) shirt

expr camisa de força
(f) straitjacket

camp *****
n (m) field
n.b: 'Camp' means 'field' both in the sense 'the sheep were in the field' and the sense 'field of study or interest'.

expr camp de batalla
(m) battlefield

expr camp de concentració
(m) concentration camp

expr camp de joc
(m) field of play / playing field

expr centre del camp
(m) midfield

expr mig camp
(m) midfield

campament **
n (m) camp

campana *
n 1. (f) bell
2. (f) extractor hood

expr fer campana
(colloq) to play truant / to bunk off (Br.) (col·loq.)

syn. fer fugina

campanar ****
n (m) (bell) tower

campaner
n (m / f) (person / people) from Campos

adj relating to Campos or its people
f.s. campanera

campaneta *
n 1. (f) [MUSIC] handbell
2. (f) (small, ornamental) bell
3. (f) [ANAT] eardrum
4. (f) [ANAT] uvula
5. (f) [BOT] [Photo]bellflower

expr campaneta la ning-ning
childrens' game in which a child hides something and the others have to find it
n.b: When the object in the game is hidden, the child sings "Campaneta la ning-ning jo l'amago, jo l'amago, campaneta la ning-ning, jo l'amago i no la tinc"

campaneter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Campanet

adj relating to Campanet or its people
f.s. campanetera

campanià
n (m / f) (person / people) from the Campania region of Italy

adj relating to Campania or its people
pl. campanians / f.s. campaniana

campanya ***
n (f) campaign

campeller
n (m / f) (person / people) from el Campello

adj relating to el Campello or its people
f.s. campellera

campidanès
n (m / f) (person / people) from the Campidano area of Sardinia

adj relating to Campidano or its people
pl. campidanesos / f.s. campidanesa

càmping *
n (m) campsite (Br.) / campground (Am.) / camping ground (Aus.)

campió *
n (m / f) champion
pl. campions / f.s. campiona

campionat **
n (m) championship(s)

campista
n (m / f) camper

syn. acampador

camporrutenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Camporrobles

adj relating to Camporrobles or its people
f.s. camporrutenca

campus ****
n (m) campus
n.b: The plural of 'el campus' is 'els campus'.

camussa
n 1. (f) [ZOOL] chamois

syn. isard 2. (f) chamois / shammy / chamois leather (Br.) / shammy leather (Br.)

Canadà *
n (f) Canada

canadenc *
adj Canadian

n (m / f) Canadian
f.s. canadenca / f.pl. canadenques

canal *****
n 1. (m) channel
2. (m) canal
3. (f) gutter

canalí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Canals

adj relating to Canals or its people
f.s. canalina

canalitzar ****
v conj to channel / to funnel

canalla ***
n 1. (f) group of kids
2. (m) rogue / scoundrel

canaló *
n (m) gutter

cananeu
n (m / f) Canaanite

adj Canaanite
f.s. cananea

canapè *
n (m) canapé

canari *
n (m) canary

adj from the Canary Islands
f.s. canària

Canàries **
n (f) Canary Islands / the Canaries

cancel·lació *
n (f) cancellation
pl. cancel·lacions

cancel·lar *
v conj to cancel

canceller *
n (m / f) chancellor
f.s. cancellera

càncer *
n (m) cancer

expr càncer de bufeta
(m) bladder cancer

expr càncer de còlon
(m) colon cancer

expr càncer d'estómac
(m) stomach cancer

expr càncer de laringe
(m) laryngeal cancer / throat cancer

expr càncer de mama
(m) breast cancer

expr càncer d'ovari
(m) ovarian cancer

expr càncer de pell
(m) skin cancer

expr càncer de pròstata
(m) prostate cancer

expr càncer de pulmó
(m) lung cancer

cancerigen *
adj carcinogenic
pl. cancerígens / f.s. cancerígena

cancerós *
adj cancerous
pl. cancerosos / f.s. cancerosa

canço **
n (f) song
pl. cançons

expr cançó de Nadal
(f) (Christmas) carol

candela *
n (f) candle

càndid *
adj naive / ingenuous
f.s. càndida

candidat ***
n (m / f) candidate
f.s. candidata

candidatura *****
n (f) bid
Barcelona va presentar la seva candidatura per organitzar els Jocs Olímpics - Barcelona made a bid to host the Olympic Games

canell *
n (m) wrist

canellera *
n (f) wristband

caneló **
n (m) cannelloni
pl. canelons
n.b: Often used in the plural (canelons).

cànem *****
n (m) hemp

expr cànem de Manila
(m) Manila hemp

syn. abacà

canera *
n (f) pound / dogs' home

syn. gossera

caneter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Canet d’en Berenguer or Canet lo Roig

adj relating to Canet d’en Berenguer or Canet lo Roig or their people
f.s. canetera

cangueli *
n (m) (colloq) fear

expr tenir cangueli
to be scared

cangur *
n 1. (m) [ZOOL] kangaroo
2. (m / f) [WORK] babysitter

caní *****
adj canine
pl. canins / f.s. canina

expr dent canina
(f) canine (tooth)

expr unitat canina
canine unit / K9 unit / dog squad

caníbal *
n (m / f) cannibal

canibalisme *
n (m) cannibalism

caniche *
n (m) poodle

canícula *
n (m) dog days (of summer)

cànnabis *
n (m) cannabis

canó ****
n 1. (m) cannon
2. (m) canyon / gorge / ravine
pl. canons
3. (m) (d'una arma de foc) barrel

expr a boca de canó
point blank

expr El Gran Canó
The Grand Canyon

canoa *
n (f) canoe

canola
n (f) canola

expr oli de canola
(m) canola oil

canonada ****
n (f) pipeline

canònic **
adj canonical
f.s. canònica / f.pl. canòniques

cansalada *
n (f) bacon

cansalader **
n (m / f) pork butcher
f.s. cansaladera

cansaladeria **
n (f) pork butcher's

cansament **
n (m) tiredness / weariness

cansar *
v conj 1. to wear / tire (out)
2. to bore / to annoy
cansar-se
1. to wear / tire yourself out
2. to become bored / tired

cansat **
adj 1. tired
2. tiring
f.s. cansada

cant **
n 1. (m) singing
2. (m) song
3. (m) chant

expr cant gregorià
(m) Gregorian chant

cantant *
n (m / f) singer

cantar **
v conj 1. to sing
2. to chant

cantimplora *
n (f) water bottle / flask

cantonada *
n (f) (street) corner

cantonès
n (m / f) Cantonese (person) / the Cantonese (pl.)

adj Cantonese
pl. cantonesos / f.s. cantonesa

cantussejar *
v conj to sing softly / to croon

canvi ****
n (m) change

expr canvi climàtic
(m) climate change

expr en canvi
on the other hand

expr a canvi de
in exchange for

canviador
n (m) changing mat

canviar ***
v conj to change

canya *****
n 1. (f) [MUSIC] reed

syn. buna, inxa, llegüeta 2. (f) cane

expr canya de sucre
(f) sugar cane

canyaret
n (m) commotion / ruckus (Am.) / rumpus (Br.)

syn. rebombori, sagramental, escàndol

canyella *
n 1. (f) [FOOD] cinnamon
2. (f) [ANAT] shin

expr canyella en pols
(f) cinnamon powder

canyellera *
n (f) shin guard / shin pad

canyut
n (m / f) (person / people) from la Canyada

adj relating to la Canyada or its people
f.s. canyuda

caoba *
n (f) mahogany

caorsí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cahors in SW France

adj relating to Cahors or its people
pl. caorsins / f.s. caorsina

caos *
n (m) chaos

caòtic *
adj chaotic / bedlam
f.s. caòtica / f.pl. caòtiques

cap *****
n 1. (m) [ANAT] head
2. (m) head / boss / chief
3. (m) rope / cable
4. (m) cape

adj no / any

pron none / any
Hi ha 'xxxx'? No, no n'hi ha cap - Are there any 'xxxx'? No, there aren't any / there are none

prep 1. towards / to
2. at about / at around

expr cap d'any
1. (m) New Year's
2. (m) anniversary

expr Cap de Bona Esperança
Cape of Good Hope

expr Cap d'Hornos
Cape Horn

expr cap de pont
(m) bridgehead

expr cap de setmana
(m) weekend
pl. caps de setmana
Bon cap de setmana! - Have a nice (or good) weekend!

expr cap de turc
(m) scapegoat +
Balbás acusa els dirigents del PSOE d'utilitzar-lo com a cap de turc.
Al professor el van fer servir de cap de turc per distraure l'atenció de l'opinió pública francesa de les sospites de col·laboracionisme de Renault durant l'ocupació.



syn. boc expiatori, boc emissari
expr cap de vendes
(m / f) sales manager

expr al cap de
after
Dos dels hostatges foren alliberats al cap de dues setmanes - Two of the hostages were freed after two weeks

expr al cap i a la fi
after all / at the end of the day

expr de cap a peus
1. from head to foot / from head to toe / from top to toe
2. completely / through and through
3. from start to finish

expr de cap i de nou
from the very start (or beginning) / completely / from top to bottom / from square one
Això us pot estalviar la molèstia d'haver de reinstal.lar el sistema de cap i de nou - This can save you the trouble of having to completely reinstall the system
Seria més sensat i desitjable començar de cap i de nou - It would be more sensible and desirable to begin from square one
El desordre obliga a repensar de cap i de nou tot el model - The disorder makes it necessary to rethink the whole model from top to bottom

expr no tenir cap ni peus
to be a load of rubbish (or nonsense) / to make no sense

expr si (Pompeu Fabra / Companys / l'avi Paco etc.) aixequés el cap
(Pompeu Fabra etc.) would roll over (or turn) in his / her grave +
I, si us plau, una mica de cura a l'escriure, que si en Pompeu Fabra aixeques el cap, s'espantaria al veure com alguns/es tracten el Català [sic].


capa **
n 1. (f) layer
2. (f) [pintura] coat
3. (f) cloak / cape

capaç **
adj able / capable
pl. capaços

capacitància *
n (f) capacitance

capacitat ****
n (f) ability / capability / capacity

capadoci
n (m / f) Cappadocian

adj Cappadocian
f.s. capadòcia

caparrada *
n (f) rash act / foolish act

capbussada *
n (f) plunge / dive / dip

syn. cabussada, capbussó, cabussó

capbussar-se *
v conj to plunge / to dive

syn. cabussar-se

capbussó
n (f) plunge / dive / dip
pl. capbussons

syn. cabussada, capbussada, cabussó

capçalera *****
n 1. (f) headboard
2. (f) headline
3. (f) masthead
4. (f) [IT] header
5. (f) letterhead
6. (f) head

expr metge de capçalera
(m / f) GP (Br.) / family practitioner (Am.)

capciós *
adj 1. deceptive / deceitful
2. captious
pl. capciosos / f.s. capciosa

capdavall ***
n word used in the expression 'al capdavall (de)'

expr al capdavall
1. at the (very) bottom / at the (very) end
2. after all / at the end of the day / when all's said and done / all things considered

capdavanter *
n (m / f) leader
f.s. capdavantera

capella *
n (f) chapel

expr Capella Sixtina
(f) Sistine Chapel

capellà *
n 1. (m) priest
2. (m) chaplain

capficar **
v conj to stick (something) (headfirst) into (something else)
capficar-se
to worry / to get very worried

syn. encaparrar-se

capgirament *
n (m) reversal

capgirar ****
v conj 1. to turn upside down / to upend
2. to reverse
3. to change the course (of something) / to turn (something) around

cap-gros *
n (m) tadpole
pl. caps-grossos

capil·lar *
n (m) capillary

adj capillary

capil·laritat *
n (f) capillary action / capillarity

capità *
n (m / f) captain
pl. capitans / f.s. capitana

capital ***
n 1. (f) capital (city)
2. (m) capital
n.b: El capital means 'capital' in the sense of 'money'

capitalisme *
n (m) capitalism

capitalista *
n (m / f) capitalist

capitell *
n capital
n.b: 'Capitell' means 'capital' in the architectural sense (a stone placed on top of a pillar or column).

capítol ***
n (m) chapter

capitost *
n (m / f) leader
pl. capitostos

capitulació *
n (f) capitulation / agreement / settlement

capó *****
n 1. (m) [TRANSP] bonnet (Br.) / hood (Am.)
2. (m) [ZOOL] capon
pl. capons

capoeira *
n (f) capoeira

capoll *
n 1. (m) [ZOOL] cocoon
2. (m) [BOT] bud
3. (m) [ANAT] foreskin

capota *****
n 1. (f) [CLOTHES] bonnet
2. (f) [TRANSP] hood

caprici **
n (m) whim

syn. capritx

Capricorn *
n (m) Capricorn

capritx *
n (m) whim
pl. capritxos

syn. caprici

capritxós *
adj fickle / unpredictable / capricious (formal)
pl. capritxosos / f.s. capritxosa

capritxositat
n (f) fickleness / unpredictability / changeability

capsa *
n (f) (small) box
Capsa de llumins - Box of matches
Capsa de música - Music box

capsigrany *
n (m) idiot / fool / dumbass (Am.)

càpsula *****
n 1. (f) [MED] capsule
2. (f) capsule
3. (f) [BOT] capsule

captació ****
n (f) capture / collection / gathering

expr captació de fons
(f) fundraising

captador *
n (m) collector

expr captador pla
(m) flat-plate collector

expr captador solar
(m) solar collector

captaire *
n (m / f) beggar / panhandler (Am.)

syn. mendicant / pidolaire

captar **
v conj 1. to beg
2. to channel / to harness
3. to pick up

capteniment **
n (m) behavior (Am.) / behaviour (Br.)

captivar *
v conj to captivate / to charm / to enchant

captiveri *
n (m) captivity

captor *
n (m / f) captor

captura **
n (f) capture

capturar **
v conj to capture

caputxa *
n (f) hood

capvespre *
n (m) late afternoon / dusk

caquèxia *
n (f) wasting

caqui *
n 1. (m) khaki
2. (m) persimmon

adj khaki

car *
adj expensive
f.s. cara

cara *****
n 1. (f) [ANAT] face
2. (f) front
3. (f) surface
4. (f) side

expr cara a cara
face to face

expr cara o creu
heads or tails

expr fer bona cara
to look well

expr fer cara a
to stand up to

expr fer mala cara
to not look well / to look terrible / to look awful

expr fer una cara nova a (algú)
to rearrange (somebody's) face for (them)

expr plantar cara a
to stand up to

carabassa **
n (f) pumpkin
n.b: Also written 'carbassa'.

carabassó *
n (m) courgette (Br.) / zucchini (Am. / Aus.)
pl. carabassons
n.b: Also written 'carbassó'.

caràcter *****
n 1. (m) nature
2. (m) character

expr joc de caràcters
(m) character set

característic **
adj characteristic
f.s. característica / f.pl. característiques

característica ***
n (f) feature / characteristic
pl. característiques

caragirat *
n (m / f) turncoat / traitor
f.s. caragirada

caragol *
n (m) snail

carallot *
n (m) (colloq) idiot / fool / pillock (Br.) / dumbass (Am.)

caramell *
n (m) icicle

caravana *
n (f) caravan

carbassa **
n (f) pumpkin
n.b: Also written 'carabassa'.

carbassó **
n (m) courgette (Br.) / zucchini (Am. / Aus.)
pl. carbassons
n.b: Also written 'carabassó'.

carbó *
n (m) coal
pl. carbons

expr carbó vegetal
(m) charcoal

carbohidrat *
n (m) carbohydrate

syn. glúcid, hidrat de carboni

carbonet *
n (m) charcoal

carboni ***
n (m) carbon

carbonil *
n (m) carbonyl

carència ***
n 1. (f) lack
2. carències (fpl) shortcomings

carburant *
n (m) fuel

carcaixentí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Carcaixent

adj relating to Carcaixent or its people
f.s. carcaixentina

carcassa *
n (f) carcass / body / shell / housing / casing / enclosure

carcerí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Càrcer

adj relating to Càrcer or its people
f.s. carcerina

card *
n (m) thistle

carcinol
n (m / f) (person / people) from Quercy in SW France

adj relating to Quercy or its people
f.s. carcinola

cardar *
v conj (vulg) to fuck / to screw / to bonk (Br.) / to hump

cardenal *
n (m) cardinal

cardíac ****
adj heart / cardiac
f.s. cardíaca / f.pl. cardíaques

expr cirurgia cardíaca
(f) heart surgery

cardiopatia *
n (f) cardiopathy

cardiovascular **
adj cardiovascular

carelià
n (m / f) Karelian

adj Karelian
pl. carelians / f.s. careliana

carència ***
n (f) deficiency

carestia *
n (f) shortage / scarcity

cargol *
n (m) snail

cari
n (m / f) Carian

adj Carian
f.s. cària

Carib *
n (m) Carribean

caribenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from The Carribean

adj Carribean
f.s. caribenca / f.pl. caribenques

caribeny *
adj Carribean
f.s. caribenya

caribú *
n (m) caribou

caricatura *
n (f) caricature

carícia *
n (f) caress

carilló *
n 1. (m) carillon
2. (m) tubular bells
pl. carillons

carioca
n (m / f) (person / people) from Rio de Janeiro

adj relating to Rio de Janeiro or its people
f.pl. carioques

cariogen *
adj cariogenic
f.s. cariògena

carismàtic *
adj charismatic
f.s. carismàtica / f.pl. carismàtiques

caritat *
n (f) charity

caritatiu *
adj charitable
f.s. caritativa

carletí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Carlet

adj relating to Carlet or its people
f.s. carletina

carmanyola *
n (f) metal or plastic container for carrying food (usually cooked food), such as a plastic container with a lid, a lunchbox etc...

carmesí *
adj crimson

n (m) crimson

carmí *
n (m) carmine

adj carmine
pl. carmins

carn **
n 1. (f) meat
2. (f) flesh

expr carn de bou
(f) beef

expr carn de canó
(f) cannon fodder

expr carn de vaca
(f) beef

expr carn de vedella
(f) veal

expr carn picada
(f) mince (Br.) / ground meat (Am.)

expr en carn i ossos
in the flesh

Carnaval *
n (m) Carnival
n.b: Carnaval is the yearly 'carnival' that takes place in Catalunya just before Ash Wednesday. As in Carnival celebrations in other countries such as Brazil, people dress up in fancy dress, wear elaborate masks, dance, eat, hold processions and generally have a good time.

syn. Carnestoltes

Carnestoltes *
n (m) Carnival
n.b: Carnestoltes is the yearly 'carnival' that takes place in Catalunya just before Ash Wednesday. As in Carnival celebrations in other countries such as Brazil, people dress up in fancy dress, wear elaborate masks, dance, eat, hold processions and generally have a good time.

syn. Carnaval

carnet ***
n 1. (m) license / licence (Br.)
2. (m) card

expr carnet de conduir
(m) driving licence (Br.) / driver's license (Am.)

expr carnet d'identitat
(m) ID card

carni *****
adj meat
f.s. càrnia
Productes carnis - Meat products

carnisser *
n (m / f) butcher
f.s. carnissera

carnisseria *
n (f) butcher's (shop)

carnívor *
n (m) carnivore

adj carnivorous
f.s. carnívora

carolingi **
n (m / f) Carolingian

adj Carolingian
f.s. carolíngia

carotè
n (m) carotene

carpaccio *
n (m) carpaccio

carpeta *****
n (f) folder

expr carpeta d'anelles
(f) ring binder

carpí *
n 1. (m) [ZOOL] goldfish
2. (m) [BOT] hornbeam

càrrec ****
n 1. (m) role
2. (m) charge

càrrega *****
n 1. (f) shipment
2. (f) load / cargo
3. (f) charge
4. (f) burden
pl. càrregues

expr càrrega de feina
(f) workload

expr càrrega de ruptura
(f) failure load

expr càrrega elèctrica
(f) electric charge

expr càrrega tèrmica
(f) thermal load

carraca *
n 1. (f) (colloq) (vehicle) old banger (Br.) / clunker (Am.)
2. (f) (colloq) heap of junk
pl. carraques

carregador *
n 1. (m) loader
2. (m) charger
3. (m) magazine
n.b: 'Carregador' means 'magazine' in the sense 'part of a gun that holds bullets'.

expr carregador de piles
(m) battery charger

carregament *
n 1. (m) shipment / freight / cargo / load
2. (m) loading

carregar **
v conj to load

carrer *****
n 1. (m) street
2. (m) [SPORT] lane

carrera ***
n 1. (f) career
2. (f) run /ladder +
Se m'ha fet una carrera a la mitja.


3. (f) race

syn. cursa 4. (f) degree / studies +
Està fent la carrera d'advocat
Quan va acabar la carrera, va començar a treballar en ...


5. (f) journey

expr fer carrera
to get on / to go forward

expr pla de carrera
(m) career plan

carreró **
n (m) alley / alleyway
pl. carrerons

carret *
n (m) cart

carreta *
n (f) cart / wagon

expr carreta de bous
(f) ox cart

carretera ***
n (f) road

expr carretera de circumval·lació
(f) bypass

carretó *
n (m) wheelbarrow
pl. carretons

carreu *
n (m) ashlar
n.b: 'Ashlar' is a type of large, stone block.

carricolí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Carrícola

adj relating to Carrícola or its people
f.s. carricolina

carril *
n (m) lane

expr carril bici
(m) bike lane
pl. carrils bici

expr carril contrari
(m) oncoming lane

carrincló *
adj tawdry
pl. carrinclons / f.s. carrinclona

carrioner
n (m / f) (person / people) from Son Carrió

adj relating to Son Carrió or its people
f.s. carrionera

carro *
n (m) cart / carriage / chariot

expr carro de combat
(m) tank

expr para el carro!
hold your horses! / hang on a minute!

carronya *
n (f) carrion

carronyaire *
n (m) bird of prey

carrossa ***
n 1. (f) carriage
2. (f) [d'una desfilada] float

carrosseria *
n (f) bodywork

carst *
n (m) karst

carta *****
n (f) letter

expr carta blanca
(f) carte blanche

cartaginès *
n (m / f) Carthagian

adj Carthagian
pl. cartaginesos / f.s. cartaginesa

Cartago *
n Carthage

càrtel *
n (m) cartel
n.b: This word is also written without an accent in Catalan

cartell **
n (m) poster

cartellera **
n (f) billboard

carter *
n (m / f) postman (Br.) / postwoman (Br.) / mailman (Am.) / mail lady (Am.) / mail carrier (Am.)
f.s. cartera

cartera *
n 1. (f) postwoman (Br.), mailwoman (Am.)
2. (f) wallet
3. (f) briefcase
4. (f) satchel
5. (f) portfolio

expr cartera de clients
(f) client list

expr cartera de comandes
(f) order book

carterista *
n (m / f) pickpocket

cartesià *
adj Cartesian
pl. cartesians / f.s. cartesiana

cartílag *
n (m) cartilage

cartilaginós *
adj cartilaginous
pl. cartilaginosos / f.s. cartilaginosa

cartó *
n (m) cardboard
pl. cartons

cartògraf *
n (m / f) cartographer
f.s. cartògrafa

cartografia *
n (f) cartography

cartolina **
n (f) card / cardboard

cartró *****
n (m) cardboard

cartutx **
n (m) cartridge
pl. cartutxos

carxofa *
n (f) artichoke

cas *****
n (m) case
pl. casos

expr en tot cas
in any case

expr fer cas (de)
to take notice (of) / to pay attention (to)

expr per si de cas
just in case

casa *****
n (f) house

expr Casa Batlló
(f) [Photo]building on the Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona, built by Antoni Gaudí between 1905 and 1907

expr casa de colònies
(f) summer camp

expr Casa Milà
(f) [Photo](also known as la Pedrera) - building on the Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona, built by Antoni Gaudí between 1906 and 1910

casabaixer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cases Baixes

adj relating to Cases Baixes or its people
f.s. casabaixera

casal ****
n (m) community centre / cultural centre

expr casal de gent gran
(m) community centre for older people

syn. casal d'avis
expr casal d'estiu
(m) day camp / holiday playscheme

casalter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cases Altes

adj relating to Cases Altes or its people
f.s. casaltera

casament *
n (m) marriage

casar *
v conj to get married / to marry
n.b: 'Casar' means 'to marry' (i.e. 'The priest married the couple') and the reflexive 'casar-se' means 'to get married / to marry someone')

casc *
n (m) helmet
pl. cascos

cascada *
n (f) waterfall

cascall *
n (m) opium poppy

expr cascall banyut
(m) blackspot hornpoppy

expr cascall marí
(m) yellow hornpoppy

cascavell *
n (m) rattle

expr serp de cascavell
(m) rattlesnake

casella ***
n 1. (f) box
n.b: 'Casella' means 'box' as in 'the form has lots of boxes which must be filled in'.
2. (f) cell
n.b: 'Casella' means 'cell' as in 'the cells in a spreadsheet'.
3. (f) square
n.b: 'Casella' means the 'square' on a chess board.
4. (f) pigeonhole

expr casella de selecció
(f) check box
n.b: 'Casella de selecció' is the official expression provided by TermCat for 'check box'. However, the use of 'casella de verificació' would appear more widespread.

expr casella de verificació
(f) check box
n.b: 'Casella de selecció' is the official expression provided by TermCat for 'check box'. However, the use of 'casella de verificació' would appear more widespread.

caserna *
n (f) barracks

caseta *****
n (f) hut

expr caseta de gos
(f) kennel (Br.) / doghouse (Am.)

casiner
n (m / f) (person / people) from Casinos

adj relating to Casinos or its people
f.s. casinera

casolà *
adj home
pl. casolans / f.s. casolana

expr cuina casolana
(f) home cooking

caspa **
n dandruff

cassola **
n (f) casserole dish / saucepan

casta **
n 1. (f) caste
2. (f) class

castallut
n (m / f) (person / people) from Castalla

adj relating to Castalla or its people
f.s. castalluda

castany *
adj chestnut / chestnut-coloured (Br.) / chestnut-colored (Am.)
f.s. castanya

castanya *
n 1. (f) chestnut
2. (f) (vulg) drunkenness +
Si no vigiles amb la barreja pots agafar una castanya.


3. (f) hard knock / hard strike / car accident +
Li va fotre una castanya que el va deixar estès aterra.
Anava molt ràpid i es va fotre una castanya amb el cotxe.


4. (f) unskilled person +
Era molt bona noia però s'ha casat amb un home que és una castanya.



syn. patata, toia
expr treure les castanyes del foc a algú
to pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire

castanyeta *
n castanyetes (fpl) castanets

syn. castanyoles, esclafidors

castanyola *
n castanyoles (fpl) castanets

syn. castanyetes, esclafidors

castell ***
n 1. (m) castle
2. (m) [Photo](human) castle
n.b: Castell is the normal word for 'castle'. It is also refers to the Catalan tradition of building 'human castles'. The people who create these 'castells' are known as 'castellers'

castellà *****
adj 1. Castilian / Spanish
2. relating to es Castell or its people

n 1. (m) [LANG] Spanish
2. (m / f) (person / people) from es Castell
pl. castellans / f.s. castellana

castellanoparlant *
n (m / f) Spanish speaker

castellenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Castell de Cabres (or Castell de Castells or Castell de Guadalest)

adj relating to Castell de Cabres (or Castell de Castells or Castell de Guadalest) or its people
f.s. castellenca

casteller *****
n 1. (m / f) [Photo]person who takes part in forming 'human castles'
2. (m / f) (person / people) from el Castell de Vilamalefa

adj relating to el Castell de Vilamalefa or its people

castellfortí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Castellfort

adj relating to Castellfort or its people
f.s. castellfortina

castellnovenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Castellnou

adj relating to Castellnou or its people
f.s. castellnovenca

castellonenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Castelló de la Plana (or Castelló de Rugat or Vilanova de Castelló)

adj relating to Castelló de la Plana (or Castelló de Rugat or Vilanova de Castelló) or its people
f.s. castellonenca

castellonetí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Castellonet de la Conquesta

adj relating to Castellonet de la Conquesta or its people
f.s. castellonetina

castieler
n (m / f) (person / people) from Castielfabib

adj relating to Castielfabib or its people
f.s. castielera

càstig *
n (m) punishment

castigar *
v conj to punish

castor *
n (m) beaver

castració *
n (f) castration
pl. castracions

castrar *
v conj to castrate

castrense *
adj military

casual *****
adj chance / unplanned

casualitat **
n 1. (f) chance
2. (f) coincidence

expr per casualitat
by chance

expr quina casualitat
what a coincidence

casualment **
adv by chance

casuari
n (m) [Photo]cassowary

catabolisme *
n (m) catabolism

catadauí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Catadau

adj relating to Catadau or its people
f.s. catadauina

català *****
n 1. (m) Catalan
2. (m / f) Catalan

adj Catalan
pl. catalans / f.s. catalana

catalanisme ****
n (m) Catalan nationalism

catalanista *****
adj pro-Catalan / Catalanist

catalanitat **
n (f) Catalan-ness / fact or state of being Catalan

catalanoparlant *
n (m / f) Catalan speaker

catàleg ***
n (m) catalogue (Br.) / catalog (Am.)

catàlisi *
n (f) catalysis

catalític *
adj catalytic
f.s. catalítica / f.pl. catalítiques

catalitzador *
n 1. (m) catalyst
2. (m) (d'un vehicle) catalytic converter

catalitzar *
v conj to catalyze / to catalyse (Br.)

catalogar *
v conj to catalogue (Br.) / to catalog (Am.)

Catalunya *****
n (f) Catalonia

cataplasma *
n (m) poultice / cataplasm

cataracta *
n (f) cataract

catarral *
adj catarrhal

catarro ***
n 1. (m) catarrh
2. (m) cold

catarrogí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Catarroja

adj relating to Catarroja or its people
f.s. catarrogina

catarsi *
n (f) catharsis

catàrtic *
adj cathartic
f.s. catàrtica / f.pl. catàrtiques

catàstrofe *
n (f) catastrophe

catastròfic *
adj catastrophic
f.s. catastròfica / f.pl. catastròfiques

catecisme *
n (m) catechism

càtedra *
n (f) chair
n.b: Càtedra means chair in the university sense

catedral *
n (f) cathedral

catedràtic **
n (m / f) professor (Br.)
f.s. catedràtica / f.pl. catedràtiques
n.b: Catedràtic means professor in the British sense of the word (somebody who occupies a chair in their field)

categoria *****
n (f) category

categòric *
adj categorical
f.s. categòrica / f.pl. categòriques

catenària *
n 1. (f) overhead (power) lines
n.b: 'Catenària' means the lines that run above a tram line or electric railway and supply it with power.
2. (f) [MATH] catenary

catèter *
n (m) catheter

catifa *
n 1. (f) rug
2. (f) mat
3. (f) carpet

catinenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Catí

adj relating to Catí or its people
f.s. catinenca

catòlic *
adj catholic
f.s. catòlica / f.pl. catòliques

catolicisme *
n (m) catholicism

catorze *
n (m) fourteen

catorzè *
adj fourteenth
f.s. catorzena

catralenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Catral

adj relating to Catral or its people
f.s. catralenca

catxap *
n (m) baby rabbit

syn. catxapó

catxapó
n (m) baby rabbit
pl. catxapons

syn. catxap

catxerulo *
n (m) (Val.) kite

cau *****
n den / lair / burrow / warren

expr (dir-li alguna cosa a algú) a cau d'orella
to whisper something to somebody

caucàsic *
adj Caucasian
f.s. caucàsica

caudetenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Caudete de las Fuentes

adj relating to Caudete de las Fuentes or its people
f.s. caudetenca / f.pl. caudetenques

caudielà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Caudiel

adj relating to Caudiel or its people
pl. caudielans / f.s. caudielana

caure *****
v conj to fall

expr caure el pèl (a algú)
to throw the book (at someone)

expr caure en picat
to plummet

causa **
n (f) cause

expr a causa de
as a result of

causalitat *
n (f) causality

causar **
v conj to cause

càustic *
adj 1. caustic
2. scathing / caustic / vitriolic
f.s. càustica / f.pl. càustiques

syn. mordaç

causticitat *
n (f) sharpness / vitriol

syn. mordacitat

caut *
adj cautious
f.s. cauta

cautela *
n (f) caution

expr amb cautela
cautiously / carefully

cautelós *
adj cautious
pl. cautelosos / f.s. cautelosa

cava *****
n (f) cava

cavalcada *
n (f) cavalcade

cavalcar *
v conj to ride

cavall *****
n 1. (m) horse
2. (m) [escacs] knight
n.b: 'Cavall' means a knight in the game of chess.
3. (m) [cartes] horse / horseman / knight / cavalier
n.b: 'Cavall' is the card in each suit of a pack of Spanish cards which shows the number 11 and a picture of a man on horseback

expr cavall amb arcs
(m) pommel horse

cavaller **
n (m) knight

cavalleresc *
adj chivalrous
f.s. cavalleresca / f.pl. cavalleresques

cavalleria **
n 1. (f) cavalry
2. (f) chivalry
3. (f) knighthood / chivalry
4. (f) deed / act of chivalry

cavallet *****
n 1. (m) easel
2. (m) pearlfish
Cavallet marí (o de mar) - (Long-snouted) sea horse
3. cavallets (mpl) carousel / merry-go-round (Br.)
4. cavallets (mpl) [FOLK.] group of people who dance and parade whilst dressed as horse riders from the past, wearing horse costumes without legs

cavar *
v conj 1. to dig
2. to burrow

expr cavar la seva pròpia fossa
to dig your own grave

caverna *****
n (f) cave

expr home de les cavernes
(m) caveman

cavernícola *
adj cave-dwelling

n (m / f) caveman / cavewoman

caviar *
n (m) caviar

CD-ROM **
n (m) CD-ROM

ceba *
n (f) onion

expr ceba tendra
(f) scallion / green onion / spring onion / salad onion

ceballot *
n (m) scallion / green onion / spring onion / salad onion

cec ****
adj blind
f.s. cega / f.pl. cegues

expr doble cec
double-blind
Assaig clínic doble sec - Double-blind clinical trial

cedir *****
v conj 1. to relinquish / to cede
2. to subside

expr cedir el pas
to give way / to yield
Senyal de cediu el pas - Give way sign (Br.) / yield sign (Am.)

cefalàlgia *
n (f) cephalalgia

cefalòpode *
n (m) cephalopod

ceguesa *
n (f) blindness

ceguetat
n (f) blindness

syn. ceguesa

CEIP *****
acr (m) primary school (Br. / Aus.) / elementary school (or grade school) (Am.)

cel **
n (m) sky

expr posar el crit al cel
to protest / to be up in arms

celebració ****
n (f) celebration
pl. celebracions

celebrar ***
v conj to celebrate

cèlebre *
adj famous

celebritat *
n 1. (f) celebrity

syn. fama 2. (f) celebrity / celeb (col·loq)

syn. famós

celeritat **
n (f) speed

syn. velocitat

celestial **
adj 1. [RELIG] heavenly
2. celestial

celíac *****
adj coeliac (Br.) / celiac (Am.)

n (m / f) celiac sufferer
f.s. celíaca / f.pl. celíaques

expr malaltia celíaca
(f) coeliac disease (Br.) / celiac disease (Am.)

celibat *
n (m) celibacy

celístia *
n (f) starlight

cella *
n (f) eyebrow

cel·la *
n (f) cell

cèl·lula ****
n (f) cell

expr cèl·lula mare
(f) stem cell
pl. cèl·lules mare
Cèl·lula mare embrionària - Embryonic stem cell
Cèl·lula mare adulta - Adult stem cell

expr cèl·lula solar
(f) solar cell

cel·lulitis *
n (f) cellulitis

cel·lular *
adj cellular

cel·luloide *
n (m) celluloid

cel·lulosa *
n (f) cellulose

celtiber
n (m / f) Celtiberian

adj Celtiberian
f.s. celtibera

cèmbal
n (m) harpsichord

syn. clavicèmbal, clavecí

cementiri **
n (m) cemetery / churchyard

cenacle *
n (m) clique / circle

cendra *
n 1. (f) ash
2. cendres (fpl) ashes

cendrer *
n (m) ashtray

cenozoic *
n (m) Cenozoic (Era)

adj Cenozoic
f.s. cenozoica / f.pl. cenozoiques

cens **
n (m) census
pl. censos

expr cens electoral
(m) electoral roll

censura *****
n 1. (f) censorship
2. (f) (crítica, condemnació) censure / reprimand / rebuke

censurador
n (m / f) censor
f.s. censuradora

censurar ***
v conj 1. to censor
2. to condemn / to denounce

centaure *
n (m) centaur

centenar *
n (m) hundred
Un centenar de persones - One hundred people
Centenars de persones - Hundreds of people

centenari *
n (m) centenary

centenars **
n (m) hundreds

centígrad *
adj centigrade
f.s. centígrada
25 graus centígrads - 25 degrees centigrade

cèntim *
n (m) cent

centímetre *
n (m) centimetre (Br.) / centimeter (Am.)

centpeus
n (m) centipede

central *
adj central

n 1. (f) headquarters / HQ / head office
2. (f) (power) plant / (power) station

expr central elèctrica
(f) power plant / power station

expr central eòlica
(f) wind power plant

expr central geotèrmica
(f) geothermal power plant

expr central hidroelèctrica
(f) hydroelectric power plant

expr central nuclear
(f) nuclear power plant (or station)

expr central solar
(f) solar power plant

expr central tèrmica
(f) thermal power plant

expr central tèrmica convencional
(f) fossil fuel power plant

expr central tèrmica de cicle combinat
(f) combined cycle power plant

centraleta *
n (f) switchboard

centre *****
n (m) centre (Br.) / center (Am.)

expr centre cívic
(m) community centre / village hall (Br.)

expr centre d'atenció telefònica
(m) call centre

expr centre de dia
(m) day centre

expr centre de negocis
(m) business centre

centreafricà
n (m / f) (person / people) from the Central African Republic

adj relating to the Central African Republic or its people
pl. centrafricans / f.s. centreafricana

centrecampista *
n (m) midfielder

cèntric *
adj central +
Es busca noia per compartir pis cèntric a Girona.


f.s. cèntrica / f.pl. cèntriques

centrípet *
adj centripetal
f.s. centrípeta

expr força centrípeta
(f) centripetal force

centurió *
n (m) centurion

cenyir **
v conj 1. to surround / to enclose / to encircle
2. to fit snugly (o tightly) / to cling
Un vestit cenyit - A clingy dress
cenyir-se
to limit yourself (to)

cep **
n 1. (m) vine
2. (m) porcini mushroom

cera *
n (f) wax

expr cera de les orelles
(f) earwax

expr figura de cera
(f) waxwork

expr museu de cera
(m) wax museum / waxwork(s) museum

ceratina
n (f) keratin

cerca *
n (f) search
pl. cerques

cercador ***
n (m) search engine

cercapersones *
n (m) pager / beeper

syn. buscapersones

cercar *****
v conj to look for

cerca-raons
adj argumentative / quarrelsome

n argumentative person

syn. busca-raons

cercatalents
n (m / f) headhunter / recruiter

cercavila ****
n (f) parade or procession through the streets of a town before / on the way to a religious celebration or a fiesta

cercle ***
n (m) circle

cèrcol *
n (m) hoop

cerdaí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cerdà

adj relating to Cerdà or its people
f.s. cerdaïna

cereal *
n (m) cereal

ceretà
n (m / f) (member / members) of a pre-Roman tribe from the area around Cerdanya

adj relating to the pre-Roman area around Cerdanya or its people
pl. ceretans / f.s. ceretana

ceri *
n (m) cerium

cerimònia *
n (f) ceremony

cerimonial *
adj ceremonial

n (m) ceremonial

cerretà
n (m / f) (member / members) of a pre-Roman tribe from the area around Cerdanya

adj relating to the pre-Roman area around Cerdanya or its people
pl. cerretans / f.s. cerretana

cert ****
adj certain
f.s. certa

certament *****
adv certainly / without doubt

certesa *
n (f) certainty

certificable
adj certifiable

certificació ***
n (f) certification
pl. certificacions

certificar *****
v conj 1. to verify / to confirm / to attest (to) / to bear witness (to)
2. to certify

certificat ***
n (m) certificate

adj certified
f.s. certificada

expr certificat de naixement
(m) birth certificate

expr correu certificat
(m) recorded delivery (Br.) / certified mail (Am.)

ceruli
adj (lit.) cerulean
f.s. cerúlia / f.pl. cerúlies

cerumen
n (m) earwax / cerumen

syn. cera de les orelles

cervell *
n (m) brain

cerverí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cervera (or Cervera del Maestrat)

adj relating to Cervera (or Cervera del Maestrat) or its people
f.s. cerverina

cervesa *
n (f) beer

cèrvix
n (m) cervix

cérvol *
n (m) deer

expr cérvol femella
(m) doe

expr cérvol mascle
(m) buck

expr carn de cérvol
(f) venison

cesària *
n (f) caesarean (Br.) / cesarean (Am.) / c-section / caesarean section (Br.) / cesarean section (Am.)

cesi *
n (m) caesium

cessació *
n (f) cessation / termination

syn. cessament
expr cessació tabàquica
(f) giving up smoking / stopping smoking

cessament ****
n (m) cessation / termination / resignation

cessar *
v conj 1. to finish
2. to stop / to cease (formal)

cessió **
n (f) transfer
pl. cessions

cetaci *
n (m) cetacean

cetoacidosi
n (f) ketoacidosis

cetona *
n (f) ketone

cetosi
n (f) ketosis

cian *
n (m) cyan

cianobacteri *
n (m) cyanobacterium (cyanobacteria - pl.)

cianòmetre *
n (m) cyanometer

cibercafè **
n (m) cybercafe

ciberespai *
n (m) cyberspace

cibertira *
n (f) banner
n.b: This is the original suggestion Termcat made for the Catalan equivalent of 'banner'. It was not popular and these days the term they support is 'bàner'.

cicatritzar *
v conj to heal (up)
n.b: 'Cicatritzar' means (of a wound) to heal and close by forming a scar (cicatriu)

cicatriu *
n (f) scar

cicle *****
n 1. (m) cycle
2. (m) series

expr cicle de l'aigua
(m) water cycle

expr cicle termodinàmic
(m) thermodynamic cycle

ciclisme *
n (m) cycling

ciclista *
n (m / f) cyclist

cicló *
n (m) cyclone
pl. ciclons

ciclop *
n (m) cyclops

ciclostròfic
adj cyclostrophic
f.s. ciclostròfica / f.pl. ciclostròfiques

cicuta *
n (f) hemlock

ciència *****
n (f) science

ciència-ficció *****
n (f) science fiction

científic *****
n (m / f) scientist
f.s. científica / f.pl. científiques

adj scientific
f.s. científica / f.pl. científiques

científicament **
adv scientifically

cigala ***
n 1. (f) cicada
2. (f) (vulg) dick / cock

cigar *
n (m) cigar

cigarret *
n (m) cigarette

cigarreta *
n (f) cigarette

cigne *
n (m) swan

cigonya *
n (f) stork

expr cigonya blanca
(f) white stork

expr cigonya negra
(f) black stork

cili *
n (m) cilium (pl. cilia)

cilindre *
n (m) cylinder

cim *
n (m) peak

címbal *
n címbals (mpl) cymbals

syn. platerets

ciment *
n (m) cement

cimera *
n (f) summit

cinc ****
n (m) five

cinctorrà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cinctorres

adj relating to Cinctorres or its people
f.s. cinctorrana

cinema ***
n (m) cinema

cinematografia *****
n (f) cinematography (tec.) / film making (Br.) / movie making (Am.)

cinematogràfic *****
adj cinematographic
f.s. cinematogràfica / f.pl. cinematogràfiques

cinemòmetre
n (m) speed gun

cinètic **
adj kinetic
f.s. cinètica / f.pl. cinètiques

n cinètica (f) kinetics

expr energia cinètica
(f) kinetic energy

cingalès
n (m / f) Singhalese (person) / the Singhalese (pl.)

adj Singhalese
pl. cingalesos / f.s. cingalesa

cinisme *
n (m) cynicism

cingle **
n cliff / rock face

cinquè **
adj fifth
f.s. cinquena

cinta *****
n 1. (f) tape
2. (f) ribbon

expr cinta adhesiva
(f) sellotape / sticky tape

expr cinta mètrica
(f) tape measure

cintura *
n (f) waist

cinturó *
n (m) belt
pl. cinturons
Cinturó de seguretat - Safety belt / seat belt (UK)

cirater
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cirat

adj relating to Cirat or its people
f.s. ciratera

circ *
n (m) circus

circassià
n (m / f) Circassian

adj Circassian
pl. circassians / f.s. circassiana

circuit *****
n (m) circuit

expr circuit en paral·lel
(m) parallel circuit

expr circuit de refrigeració
(m) coolant circuit

expr circuit primari
(m) primary circuit

expr circuit secundari
(m) secondary circuit

circulació *****
n 1. (f) [TRANSP] traffic
pl. circulacions
2. (f) [ANAT] flow / circulation
3. (f) [FIN] circulation
pl. circulacions

circular **
v conj 1. [TRANSP] to drive
2. to walk
n.b: 'Circular' applied to a pedestrian means 'to walk'
3. [TRANSP] to travel / to run
n.b: 'Circular' applied to a train means 'to travel' or 'to run'
4. [MED] to circulate
n.b: 'Circular' applied to blood in the body means 'to circulate'
5. to flow
n.b: 'Circular' applied to a liquid means 'to flow'.

adj circular

n circular

circumdar *
v conj to encircle / to (completely) surround

circumferència *
n (f) circumference

circumlocució
n (f) circumlocution
pl. circumlocucions

syn. circumloqui, ambages, rodejos

circumloqui *
n (m) circumlocution

syn. circumlocució, ambages, rodejos

circumnavegació *
n (f) circumnavigation

circumnavegar *
v conj to circumnavigate / to sail round

circumpolar **
adj circumpolar

circumscripció **
n 1. (f) circumscription
2. (f) constituency (Br.) / district / ward (Br.) / precinct (Am.)

circumscriure *
v conj to circumscribe

circumspecció *
n (f) circumspection

circumspectament
adv circumspectly

circumspecte *
adj circumspect
f.s. circumspecta

circumstància **
n (f) circumstance

circumval·lació ***
n (f) ring road (Br.) / beltway (Am.) / loop (Am.)
pl. circumval·lacions

cirenaic
n (m / f) Cyrenian

adj Cyrenian
f.s. cirenaica / f.pl. cirenaiques

cirera *
n (f) cherry

cirrocúmul *
n (m) cirrocumulus (cloud)
n.b: Also 'cirrocúmulus'.

cirrocúmulus *
n (m) cirrocumulus (cloud)
n.b: Also 'cirrocúmul'.

cirrostrat *
n (m) cirrostratus (cloud)
n.b: Also 'cirrostratus'.

cirrostratus *
n (m) cirrostratus (cloud)
n.b: Also 'cirrostrat'.

cirrus *****
n (m) cirrus

cirurgia *
n (f) surgery

expr cirurgia estètica
(f) plastic surgery

expr cirurgia plàstica
(f) plastic surgery

cirurgià *
n (m / f) surgeon
f.s. cirurgiana

cisalla ***
n (f) shears

cisar *
v conj 1. to trim / to shear
2. to cheat (somebody) out of (something) / to diddle (somebody) out of (something) (Br.) (col·loq.)

cisell *
n (m) chisel

cisellar *
v conj to chisel / to carve / to sculpt / to whittle

cistell **
n (m) basket

syn. cistella

cistella **
n (f) basket

syn. cistell

cisteller *
n (m / f) basket weaver / basket maker / basket seller
f.s. cistellera

cistelleria *
n 1. (f) basket weaving / basket making
2. (f) basket shop

cistercenc *
adj Cistercian
f.s. cistercenca / f.pl. cistercenques

n (m) Cistercian

cistitis *
n (f) cystitis

cistre
n (m) cittern
n.b: A 'cittern' is a stringed instrument, similar to a lute, dating from the Renaissance period.

cita *****
n 1. (f) appointment
2. (f) date

expr cita a cegues
(f) blind date

citació **
n 1. (f) quotation / citation
pl. citacions
2. (f) subpoena
Citació judicial - Subpoena

citar **
v conj 1. to arrange to meet / to make an appointment with
2. to quote / to cite
3. to cite

cítara *
n (f) zither

citocina *
n (m) cytokine

citocrom *
n (m) cytochrome

citologia **
n (f) cytology

citològic *
adj cytological
f.s. citològica / f.pl. citològiques

citoplasma *
n (m) cytoplasm

citosol *
n (m) cytosol

CiU **
n (f) -
n.b: Catalan political party

ciutadà ****
n 1. (m / f) citizen
pl. ciutadans / f.s. ciutadana
2. (m / f) (person / people) from Palma

adj relating to Palma or its people
f.s. ciutadana

ciutadania ***
n 1. (f) people / citizens
2. (f) citizenship

ciutadellenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Ciutadella de Menorca

adj relating to Ciutadella de Menorca or its people
f.s. ciutadellenca

ciutat *****
n (f) city
Centre de la ciutat - City (or town) centre (Br.) / downtown (Am.)

civada *
n (f) oats
Flocs de civada - Oat flakes

syn. avena

cívic ***
adj civic
f.s. cívica / f.pl. cíviques

expr centre cívic
community centre (Br.) / community center (Am.) / village hall (Br.)

civil ***
adj civil

n (m / f) civilian

civilització **
n (f) civilization / civilisation (Br.)
pl. civilitzacions

civisme *****
n (m) community spirit

cladística
n (f) cladistics

clamídia
n (f) chlamydia

clamor *****
n (m) outcry / clamour (Br.) / clamor (Am.)

clapa *
n 1. (f) patch / spot
2. (f) clearing

claqué *
n (m) tap dancing / tap
Sabates de claqué - Tap shoes
Ballarí de claqué - Tap dancer
Ballar claqué - To tap dance

claqueta *
n (f) clapperboard

clar ****
adj clear
f.s. clara

clara *
n 1. (f) egg white
2. (f) shandy
n.b: Americans - 'shandy' is a drink which is half beer, half soda (specifically, what the Brits call 'lemonade' - think Sprite / Sierra Mist)

claraboia *
n (f) skylight

clarament **
adv clearly

claredat *****
n (f) clarity / clearness
Es necessita un telescopi per veure'l amb claredat. - You need a telescope to see it clearly.

clarejar *
v conj 1. to get (o grow) light / to lighten
2. to clear up
3. to thin (out) [arbres] / to be thin [brou]

clarí *
n (m) bugle
pl. clarins

clariana **
n 1. (f) clearing
2. (f) patch of blue sky

clarinet **
n 1. (m) clarinet
2. (m / f) clarinetist / clarinet player

syn. clarinetista

clarinetista *
n (m / f) clarinetist

syn. clarinet

clarividència *
n 1. (f) perceptiveness
2. (f) clairvoyance

clarivident *
adj 1. perceptive
2. clairvoyant

claror ***
n (f) light

expr claror del sol
(f) sunlight

expr a la claror de
by the light of

classe ****
n (f) class

clàssic *****
adj classic / classical
f.s. clàssica / f.pl. clàssiques

expr música clàssica
(f) classical music

classificació *****
n 1. (f) classification
pl. classificacions
2. (f) standings +
Andreu Miró es consolida al capdavant de la classificació.


classificar **
v conj to classify

classisme *
n (m) class discrimination

classista **
adj class-conscious

n (m / f) snob

clatell *
n (m) back of the neck / nape of the neck

clatellot
n (m) clip round the ear (Br.)

clau *****
n 1. (f) key
2. (f) spanner (Br.) / wrench (Am.)
3. (m) nail
4. (f) [MUSIC] clef
5. claus (mpl) [SPORT] spikes

expr clau Allen
(f) Allen key
pl. claus Allen

expr clau anglesa
(f) (monkey) wrench (Am.) / (adjustable) spanner (Br.)
pl. claus angleses

expr clau de fa
(f) bass clef

expr clau de sol
(f) treble clef

expr l'argument que rebla el clau
the clinching argument

claudàtor *
n (m) square brackets

clauer **
n (m) key ring / key chain

clàusula *****
n (f) clause

clausura *
n (f) closure

expr cerimònia de clausura
(f) closing ceremony

expr monja de clausura
(f) cloistered nun

claustre *
n 1. (m) cloister
2. (m) faculty

claustrofòbia
n (f) claustrophobia

claustrofòbic *
adj claustrophobic
f.s. claustrofòbica / f.pl. claustrofòbiques

clavar *
v conj to nail

clavecí *
n (m) harpsichord
pl. clavecins

syn. clavicèmbal, cèmbal

clavecinista *
n (m / f) harpsichordist

syn. clavicembalista

claveguera *
n (f) sewer

clavegueram *
n (m) sewer system

clavell *
n (m) carnation
Clavell (d'espècia) - Clove

clavicèmbal *
n (m) harpsichord

syn. cèmbal, clavecí

clavicembalista *
n (m / f) harpsichordist

syn. clavecinista

clavicordi *
n (m) clavichord

clavícula *
n (f) collarbone / clavicle (tec.)

cleda **
n (f) (animal enclosure) pen

clementina *
n (f) clementine

clenxa *
n (f) parting

cleptomania
n (f) kleptomania

clergue *
n (m) cleric / priest / clergyman

clero *
n (m) clergy

clic *****
n (m) click

expr doble clic
(m) double click

clicar *****
v conj to click

client *****
n 1. (m / f) client / customer
2. (m) [IT] client

clientelisme *
n (m) patronage
n.b: 'Clientelisme' means 'patronage' in the sense 'giving somebody a job or position of power in return for their support'

clima ***
n (m) climate / weather conditions

climatologia *
n (f) climatology

climograma *
n (m) climograph

clínic *****
adj clinical
f.s. clínica / f.pl. clíniques

n clínica (f) (establiment sanitari) clinic

expr assaig clínic
(m) clinical trial

clip ***
n 1. (m) paper clip
2. (m) (hair) clip

clítoris *
n (m) clitoris / clit (argot)

clivella *
n 1. (f) crevice
2. clivelles (fpl) stretch marks

syn. estries

clofolla *
n (f) husk / hull / shell

syn. pellofa, clova

cloïssa *
n (f) clam

clon **
n 1. (m) clone
2. (m) clonus

syn. clonus

clonació *
n (f) cloning
pl. clonacions

clonar *
v conj to clone

clonus
n (m) clonus

clor *
n (m) chlorine

clorhídric *
adj hydrochloric
f.s. clorhídrica / f.pl. clorhídriques
Àcid clorhídric - Hydrochloric acid

clorofil·la *
n (f) chlorophyll

cloroplast *
n (m) chloroplast

clorur **
n (m) chloride

closca **
n (f) shell
pl. closques

expr closca d'ou
(f) eggshell

clot *
n (m) hole / pit

clotet *
n 1. (m) little hole
2. (m) dimple

cloure *
v conj to shut / to close

clova *
n (f) husk / hull / shell

syn. clofolla, pellofa

club *****
n (m) club

cluc *
adj closed / shut (eye)

expr a ulls clucs
blindly / with your eyes shut

clúster *
n (m) cluster

cnidi
n (m / f) Knidian

adj Knidian
f.s. cnídia

coa *
n 1. (f) (Val.) queue
n.b: 'Coa' is used in the Balearic Islands as well as Valencia.
2. (f) tail
3. (f) ponytail

coacció *
n (f) coercion

expr sota coacció
under duress

coàgul *
n (m) clot

expr coàgul de sang
(m) blood clot

coagulació *
n (f) clotting / coagulation

coagular-se *
v conj to clot / to coagulate

coala *
n (m) koala / koala bear

coalició *
n (f) coalition
pl. coalicions

coartada *
n (f) alibi

coartar *
v conj to restrict

cobai
n (m) guinea pig

syn. conillet d'índies, conill porquí

cobalt *
n (m) cobalt

cobdícia *
n (f) greed

cobdiciós *
adj greedy
pl. cobdiciosos / f.s. cobdiciosa

cobejar *
v conj to covet / to desire

cobejós
adj covetous
pl. cobejosos / f.s. cobejosa

cobejosament
adv covetously

cobert *
n 1. (m) shed
2. (m) cover
3. (m) (place) setting
4. (m) piece of cutlery / piece of flatware (Am.)
Joc de coberts - Cutlery set / flatware set (Am.)
5. coberta (f) cover

coberteria
n (f) cutlery

cobertura *****
n 1. (f) covering
2. (f) coverage
Cobertura mediàtica - Media coverage
3. (f) [d'un llibre] jacket

cobla ***
n (f) [Photo]traditional Catalan, eleven-piece music ensemble which typically accompanies dancing of the sardana

cobra *
n (f) cobra

cobrador *
n 1. (m / f) collector
2. (m / f) conductor
f.s. cobradora

cobrar *****
v conj 1. to charge
2. to earn / to receive

cobrellit *
n (m) bedspread

cobrir ***
v conj to cover

coca *****
n 1. (f) [FOOD] [Photo]type of Catalan flatbread
2. (f) (colloq) coke
3. (f) [BOT] coca plant
pl. coques

cocaïna *
n (f) cocaine

cocaïnòman
n (m / f) cocaine addict
f.s. cocaïnòmana

cocentainer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cocentaina

adj relating to Cocentaina or its people
f.s. cocentainera

coco ****
n (m) coconut

cocoter *
n (m) coconut tree

cocodril *
n (m) crocodile

còctel *
n (m) cocktail

codi *****
n (m) code

expr codi de barres
(m) barcode / UPC (code) (Am.)

expr codi de conducta
(m) code of conduct

expr codi ètic
(m) code of ethics

expr codi genètic
(m) genetic code

expr codi obert
(m) open source

expr codi postal
(m) postcode (Br.) / zip code (Am.)

expr codi telefònic
(m) calling code

codificació *
n (f) codification

codificar **
v conj 1. [IT] to encode
2. to codify

codony **
n (m) (fruit) quince

codonyat *
n (m) (solid) quince jelly
n.b: 'Codonyat' is solid quince jelly which can be sliced with a knife.

codonyer *
n (m) (tree) quince

coeficient *****
n (m) coefficient

coercir
v conj to coerce / to constrain / to force

coet *
n (m) rocket

coexistència ***
n (f) coexistence

coexistir **
v conj to coexist

coferer *
n (m / f) (person / people) from Rafelcofer

adj relating to Rafelcofer or its people
f.s. coferera

cofoi *
adj smug / self-satisfied
f.s. cofoia

cofre *
n (m) chest / coffer

cofrentí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cofrents

adj relating to Cofrents or its people
f.s. cofrentina

cogeneració **
n (f) cogeneration

cognitiu ****
adj cognitive
f.s. cognitiva

cognom *****
n (m) surname / family name

cogombre *
n (m) cucumber

cohabitar *
v conj to live together / to cohabit

coherència ****
n (f) coherence

coherent ****
adj coherent

cohesió ***
n (f) cohesion

cohesiu *
adj cohesive
f.s. cohesiva

cohort *
n (m) cohort

COI *** (Comitè Olímpic Internacional)
n IOC (International Olympic Committee)

coincidència ***
n (f) coincidence

coincident *
adj concurrent / simultaneous

coincidir *****
v conj 1. to be of the same opinion / to agree (on something)
Coincidir amb - To accord with
2. to coincide

coiot *
n (m) coyote

coïssor *
n (f) burning sensation / itch

coit *
n (m) (sexual) intercourse / coitus (formal)

coix *****
adj 1. lame

syn. ranc, rancallós 2. wobbly

n (m / f) lame person
f.s. coixa

expr anar (or saltar) a peu coix
to hop

coixejar *
v conj to limp / to hobble

coixenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Coix

adj relating to Coix or its people
f.s. coixenca / f.pl. coixenques

coixesa *
n (f) lameness

coixí **
n 1. (m) pillow
pl. coixins
2. (m) cushion
pl. coixins

expr coixí de seguretat
(m) airbag

coixinet **
n 1. (m) bearing
2. (m) pad
3. (m) small cushion
4. (m) pin cushion
5. (m) hash (sign) (Br.) / pound sign (Am.)

col **
n (m) cabbage

cola ***
n (f) glue

colador **
n 1. (m) colander
2. (m) sieve
3. (m) strainer

colar-se **
v conj 1. to sneak in (or into) / to enter (an event / place with an admission charge) without paying +
Lluita contra el frau ferroviari: El frau baixa, però encara es colen 25.000 persones al dia.


2. to jump the queue

còlera *
n 1. (f) [MED] cholera
2. (f) anger

colèstasi
n (f) cholestasis

colesterol *
n (m) cholesterol

expr colesterol HDL
HDL cholesterol

expr colesterol LDL
LDL cholesterol

colgar *
v conj to bury / to cover up

colibrí **
n (m) hummingbird
pl. colibrins

còlic *
n (m) colic

col-i-flor *
n (m) cauliflower
n.b: 'Col-i-flor' is often written as one word 'coliflor'.

colinap *
n (m) swede (Br.) / rutabaga (Am.)

coll *
n 1. (m) [ANAT] neck
2. (m) suit
n.b: 'Coll' means a 'suit' in a deck of cards.

expr nou del coll
(f) Adam's apple

colla ***
n (f) gang / group

syn. penya

col·laboració ****
n (f) collaboration
pl. col·laboracions

col·laborador **
n (m / f) collaborator
f.s. col·laboradora

col·laborar ****
v conj to collaborate

collage *
n (m) collage

col·lagen *
n (m) collagen

col·lapse **
n (m) collapse

collar *
v conj 1. to screw
2. to rein someone in

n (m) collar

collaret *
n (m) necklace

col·lecció *****
n (f) collection
pl. col·leccions

col·leccionable *
adj collectible / collectable

col·leccionar *
v conj to collect

col·leccionista *
n (m / f) collector

col·lectiu **
n (m) community
El <b>col·lectiu </b> gai - The gay community

adj collective

col·lega *
n 1. (m) colleague
2. (m) mate / buddy

col·legi ***
n (m) school

expr col·legi electoral
1. (m) polling station
2. (m) electoral college

col·lidir
v conj to collide

col·limador
n (m) collimator

col·lisió *
n 1. (f) collision
2. (f) clash
pl. col·lisions

collita *****
n 1. (f) crop
2. (f) harvest

col·locació *
n 1. (f) layout
2. (f) placement
3. (f) [LING] collocation
pl. col·locacions

expr agència de col·locació
(f) employment agency

col·locar *
v conj 1. to place / to put
2. to give work to
col·locar-se
(slang) to get stoned / to get high

col·lodió *****
n (f) collodion

col·loidal *
adj colloidal

col·loide *
n (m) colloid

collons *
n (m) (vulg) bollocks (Br.) / balls / nuts

expr estar fins als collons (d'alguna cosa)
(vulg) to have had it up to here (with something) / to have had a gutful (of something) (Aus.)

collonut *
adj (vulg) brilliant / cool / wicked
f.s. collonuda

col·loqui **
n (m) colloquium / conference

col·loquial *
adj colloquial

colofó ***
n 1. (m) (llibre) colophon
2. (m) culmination
pl. colofons

colom **
n (m) dove / pigeon

colomar
n (m) pigeon loft / dovecote
n.b: This word is also written 'colomer'.

colomer *
n (m) pigeon loft / dovecote
n.b: This word is also written 'colomar'.

colombià *
adj Colombian

n (m / f) Colombian
pl. colombians / f.s. colombiana

Colòmbia *
n (f) Colombia

colon *
n (m / f) colonist

còlon *
n (m) colon

colònia *****
n 1. (f) colony
2. (f) cologne / eau de toilette / toilet water
3. ColòniaCologne
4. colònies (fpl) camp
Colònies d'estiu - Summer camp

colonial ***
adj colonial

colonialisme **
n (m) colonialism

colonialista *
adj colonialist

n (m / f) colonialist

colonier *
n (m / f) (person / people) from la Colònia de Sant Jordi

adj relating to la Colònia de Sant Jordi or its people
f.s. coloniera

colonització **
n (f) colonization / colonisation (Br.)
pl. colonitzacions

colonitzador **
adj colonizing / colonising (Br.)
f.s. colonitzadora

colonitzar *
v conj to colonize / to colonise (Br.)

color *****
n (m) colour (Br.) / color (Am.)

expr en color
colour (Br.) / color (Am.)
Foto en color - Colour (Br.) / color (Am.) photo
Televisor en color - Colour (Br.) / color (Am.) television

coloraina *
n coloraines (fpl) bright (o loud) mismatched colours

coloret *
n (m) blusher / blush (Am.)

colós *
n (m) colossus
pl. colossos
El Colós de Rodes - The Colossus of Rhodes

colossal *
adj colossal

colp **
n 1. (m) bang / knock / blow
2. (m) bump

expr colp de cap
1. (m) impulse / sudden decision
2. (m) [SPORT] header

expr colp d'estat
(m) coup d'état

expr colp de gràcia
(m) coup de grâce

expr colp de mà
a hand
Donar un colp de mà a (algú) - To give (someone) a hand

expr colp de peu
(m) kick

expr colp de puny
(m) punch

expr colp d'ull
(m) quick look / glance

colpejar *
v conj to hit / to strike

colpir *
v conj 1. to hit
2. to impress / to shock
3. to touch / to move

colpista **
n 1. (m / f) coup plotter
2. (m / f) participant in a coup

adj coup

expr intent colpista
(m) attempted coup

columna *****
n column

expr columna d'aigua
(f) water column

expr columna de direcció
(f) steering column

expr columna vertebral
(f) backbone / spine

colzada *
n poke (o jab) with an elbow / (suau) nudge

colze *
n (m) elbow

expr colze de tennista
(m) tennis elbow

expr cop de colze
(m) poke (o jab) with an elbow / (suau) nudge
Rebre un cop de colze (a la cara) - To be elbowed / To get an elbow (in the face)
Donar un cop de colze a algú - To elbow somebody
Apartar algú a cops de colze - To elbow somebody aside
Obrir-se camí (o fer-se pas) a cops de colze - To elbow your way through
Avançar a cops de colze - To elbow your way forward

colzera *
n 1. (f) (protector) elbow pad
2. (f) elbow patch

com *****
adv like / such as / how

coma **
n 1. (m) coma
2. (f) comma

comanda **
n (f) order

comandament *****
n 1. (m) control
2. (m) (videojoc) controller / gamepad
3. (m) (military) command
4. comandaments (mpl) military top brass / high command

expr comandament a distància
(m) remote control

expr quadre de comandament
(m) instrument panel

comandant
n (m) commander

expr comandant en cap
(m) commander-in-chief

comarca ****
n (f) district
pl. comarques

combat ***
n 1. (m) combat
2. (m) battle
3. (m) action
Soldats morts en combat - Soldiers killed in action
4. (m) [SPORT] match / fight

combatent *
n (m / f) combatant / fighter

combatre *
v conj to fight against

combinació ****
n (f) combination
pl. combinacions

combinar ***
v conj to combine

combinatòria *
n (f) [MATH] combinatorics

comboi *
n 1. (m) convoy
2. (m) train

combregar *
v conj 1. to receive (holy) communion
2. to share (ideas / feelings) with somebody

expr fer combregar (algú) amb rodes de molí
to make (someone) believe a load of rubbish / to spin a yarn

comburent *
n (m) oxidizer / oxidant / oxidizing agent

combustible **
n (m) fuel

adj combustible

expr combustible fòssil
(m) fossil fuel

expr combustible nuclear
(m) nuclear fuel

combustió **
n (f) combustion

comèdia **
n (f) comedy
La Divina Comèdia de Dant(e) - Dante's Divine Comedy

comediant *
n (m / f) comedian

començament **
n (m) beginning / start / commencement (formal)

expr des del començament
from the start / from the beginning / from the word go / from the get-go / from the outset

començar ****
v conj to start / to begin / to commence (formal)

comentari ****
n 1. (m) comment
2. (m) commentary

comerç ****
n (m) trade / commerce

expr comerç just
(m) fair trade

comercial ****
adj commercial

comercialització *
n (f) trading

comercialitzar **
v conj to commercialize / to commercialise (Br.)

comercialment *
adv commercially

comerciant ***
n 1. (m / f) shopkeeper
2. (m / f) sales rep / salesman
f.s. comercianta

comestible *
adj edible

n comestibles (mpl) food / provisions

cometa **
n 1. (m) comet
2. cometes (fpl) quotes / quotation marks / inverted commas (Br.) / speech marks

cometre *
v conj to commit

comiat ****
n (m) farewell / goodbye

expr comiat de solter
(m) bachelor party (Am.) / stag do (Br.) / stag night (Br.) / stag party (Br.)

expr comiat de soltera
(m) bachelorette party (Am.) / hen night (Br.) / hen do (Br.) / hen party (Br.)

còmic *****
n 1. (m / f) comedian / comic / comedy actor
2. (m) comic (strip)

adj funny / comical
f.s. còmica / f.pl. còmiques

comicis *
n (m) elections

comissaria *
n (f) police station

comissió ****
n (f) commission
pl. comissions

comissionat **
n (m / f) commissioner
f.s. comissionada

comissura *
n (f) commissure

comitè **
n (m) committee

comitiva *
n (f) entourage / retinue

commemoració *
n (f) commemoration
pl. commemoracions

commemorar *
v conj to commemorate

commiseració
n (f) commiseration

commoció *
n 1. (f) commotion / shock
2. (f) concussion

commoure *
v conj 1. to shake
2. to move / to touch +
L'obligació de l'escriptor és ser interessant, commoure i emocionar el lector.


commovedor **
adj moving / touching / poignant
f.s. commovedora

commutació *
n (f) commutation / switching
pl. commutacions

commutar *
v conj to commute +
El governador Ryan, republicà, el 2003 va commutar 167 penes de mort a l'Estat d'Illinois.


còmodament *
adv comfortably

còmode *
adj comfortable
f.s. còmoda

còmoda *
n (f) chest of drawers

syn. calaixera

comodí *
n 1. (m) joker
2. (m) [IT] wild card
pl. comodins

comoditat *****
n (f) comfort / convenience

Comores *
n (fpl) Comoros

compadir *
v conj to feel sorry (for somebody)

compaginar ***
v conj to combine

company *****
n (m / f) friend / mate
f.s. companya

expr company de classe
(m / f) classmate

expr company de feina
(m / f) work mate / colleague

companyerisme *
n (m) team spirit / camaraderie

companyia **
n (f) company / firm

companyó *
n (m / f) friend / mate (Br. i Aus.) (col·loq.) / buddy (Am.) (col·loq.)
pl. companyons / f.s. companyona

companyonia *
n 1. (f) camaraderie
2. (f) solidarity

syn. camaraderia
expr per companyonia
out of sympathy / in sympathy

comparable ***
adj comparable

comparació ****
n (f) comparison
pl. comparacions

comparar *
v conj to compare

comparatiu **
adj comparative
f.s. comparativa

comparativament *
adv comparatively

compareixença *****
n 1. (f) appearance
2. (f) order to appear
3. (f) summons / subpoena (Am.)

comparsa *****
n 1. (m / f) [folk.] person taking part in a procession
2. (m / f) [film] extra
3. (f) [film] extras
4. (f) [folk.] group of people taking part in a parade or festival (who all wear the same costume)

compartir **
v conj to share

compàs ****
n 1. (m) compass
n.b: 'Compàs' is the 'compass' you draw circles with.
2. (m) [MUSIC] beat
pl. compassos

compassió *
n (f) pity / compassion

compassiu *
adj compassionate
f.s. compassiva

compatibilitzar **
v conj to successfully combine / to make compatible +
Si ets esportista d'alt nivell, la UPF t'ajuda a >b/b< la teva activitat acadèmica amb la teva activitat esportiva.


compatriota *
n (m / f) compatriot / fellow countryman

compel·lir
v conj to compel

compendi *
n (m) compendium

compensació ****
n (f) compensation / offset
pl. compensacions

compensar **
v conj to compensate / to offset

competència ***
n 1. (f) competence
2. (f) competition

competent *****
adj 1. competent
2. suitable / appropriate

competir ****
v conj to compete

competitiu *****
adj competitive
f.s. competitiva

competitivament *
adv competitively

competitivitat *****
n (f) competitiveness

compilador *
n (m) compiler

compilar *
v conj to compile

complaure **
v conj to please
complaure's
to take pleasure (in something)

complet ****
adj 1. complete
2. full
f.s. completa

completament **
adv 1. completely / totally / utterly
2. altogether

complex *****
n (m) complex

adj complex
pl. complexos / f.s. complexa

expr nombre complex
(m) [MATH] complex number

complexió *
n (f) build / constitution
pl. complexions

complexitat ****
n (f) complexity

complicació **
n (f) complication
pl. complicacions

complicat *
adj complicated
f.s. complicada

còmplice **
n (m / f) accomplice

complicitat ****
n (f) complicity

expr mirada de complicitat
(f) complicit look

expr relació de complicitat
(f) complicit relationship

compliment *****
n 1. (m) fulfilment (Br.) / fulfillment (Am.)
2. (m) observance
3. (m) adherence / compliance
4. (m) compliment

complir ***
v conj 1. to turn / to reach
Wordpress compleix 5 anys - Wordpress turns 5
Es va jubilar en complir setanta anys - He retired when he turned (o reached) 70
2. to fulfil
3. to keep (una promesa / la paraula) +
Duran acusa el president de no complir la paraula.


4. to carry out
5. to observe / to obey (una llei)
El segell CE implica que una joguina compleix la normativa europea de seguretat - The CE logo means that a toy meets European safety standards
6. to serve (una condemna)
El jove compleix condemna per temptativa d'homicidi - The young man is serving a sentence for attempted murder (Br.) / homicide (Am.)
7. to comply (with) / to meet

component *****
n (m) component

comporta *
n 1. (f) lock gate
2. (f) sluice gate

comportament *****
n (m) behaviour (Br.) / behavior (Am.)

expr mal comportament
(m) misbehaviour (Br.) / misbehavior (Am.)

comportar ****
v conj to entail / to involve / to carry
Comporta un risc elevat d'infecció - It carries a high risk of infection
comportar-se
to behave

comnposició *****
n (f) composition
pl. composicions

compositor *
n (m / f) composer
f.s. compositora

compost ****
n (m) compost
pl. compostos / composts

compostatge *
n (m) composting

compra *****
n 1. (f) purchase
2. (f) shopping

expr fer la compra
to shop / to do the shopping

comprador *****
n 1. shopper
2. buyer / purchaser
f.s. compradora

comprar *****
v conj to buy / to purchase (formal)

comprendre *****
v conj 1. to comprise / to include
2. to understand

comprensió *****
n 1. (f) comprehension / understanding
2. (f) understanding / sympathy

expr comprensió lectora
(f) reading comprehension

comprensiu **
adj understanding / sympathetic
f.s. comprensiva

compresa **
n 1. (f) compress
2. (f) sanitary towel (Br.) / sanitary napkin (Am.)

compressió **
n (f) compression
pl. compressions

compressor **
n (m) compressor

comprimir *
v conj to compress

compromís **
n (m) commitment / obligation / promise
pl. compromisos
El nostre compromís amb l'agricultura sostenible és ben conegut - Our commitment to sustainable agriculture is well known
Van assumir el compromís de mantenir contacte amb tots els grups - They made a commitment to stay in touch with all the groups

comprovar **
v conj to check / to find out

comptabilitat **
n 1. (f) accounting
2. (f) accountancy

comptable ***
n (m / f) accountant

adj 1. accounting / accountancy / bookkeeping
2. countable

expr nom comptable
(m) count noun

comptador **
n 1. (m) [IT] (web) counter
2. (m) counter
3. (m) meter
4. (m / f) [FIN] [WORK] accountant
f.s. comptadora

syn. comptable
adj starting (from)
En el termini d'un mes, comptador a partir de / des de ... - Within a month, starting (from) ...

expr comptador d'aigua
(m) water meter

expr comptador Geiger
(m) Geiger counter

comptagotes *
n (m) dropper

comptaquilòmetres *
n (m) odometer

comptar *****
v conj 1. to count
2. (~ amb) to count on

expr tenir els dies comptats (alguna cosa / algú)
(something's / somebody's) days are numbered
Windows té els dies comptats - Windows' days are numbered

compte *****
n 1. (m) account / bill
2. (m) count
3. (m) care
Vés amb compte - Be careful
Compte amb el gos! - Beware of the dog!

expr compte bancari
(m) bank account

expr compte corrent
(m) current account (Br.) / checking account (Am.)

expr a compte
on account

expr anar amb compte
to be careful / to take care / to beware

expr demanar comptes
To ask for an explanation

expr donar compte
to report

expr en comptes de
instead of

expr estar fora de comptes
to be due (to give birth)

expr fer comptes
to do sums

expr passar comptes
to settle up

expr perdre el compte
to lose count

expr sortir a compte
to be worthwhile

expr sortir de comptes
to be due (to give birth)

expr tenir en compte
to take into account

expr treballar pel seu compte
to be self-employed

compulsió *
n (f) compulsion
pl. compulsions

computació **
n (f) computation
pl. computacions

computacionalment
adv computationally

computar **
v conj to compute

comtat **
n (m) county

comte **
n (m) count
n.b: 'Comte' means 'count' in the sense 'Count Dracula'.

comtessa *
n (f) countess

comú *****
adj common
pl. comuns / f.s. comuna

comunament *
adv commonly

comunicació *****
n (f) communication
pl. comunicacions

comunicar **
v conj to communicate / to convey

comunicat **
n (m) statement

expr comunicat de premsa
(m) press release

comunió *
n (f) communion
pl. comunions

expr primera comunió
(f) first communion

comunisme *
n (m) communism

comunista ***
n (m / f) communist

adj communist

comunitat ****
n (f) community

expr comunitat autònoma
(f) autonomous community
n.b: Spain is split into 17 autonomous communities (plus two in North Africa - Ceuta and Melilla)

con **
n (m) cone

conca *****
n 1. (f) basin
La conca mediterrània - The Mediterranean Basin
2. (f) watershed
La conca del riu Mississippi - The Mississippi River watershed

concarrí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cas Concos

adj relating to Cas Concos or its people
f.s. concarrina

concatenar *
v conj to concatenate

còncau *
adj concave
f.s. còncava

concedir ***
v conj to concede

concentració **
n 1. (f) demonstration / rally
pl. concentracions
2. (f) concentration

concentrador *
n (m) concentrator

concentrar **
v conj 1. to concentrate
2. to gather +
Unes 10.000 persones es concentren a Moscou per commemorar la Revolució d'Octubre


concentrar-se
(~ en alguna cosa) to concentrate (on something)

concentrat ***
adj concentrated
f.s. concentrada

n (m) concentrate

concèntric *
adj concentric
f.s. concèntrica / f.pl. concèntriques

concepció **
n (f) conception

concepte ***
n (m) concept

concertar ****
v conj to arrange / to agree to

concertina *
n (f) concertina

concessió **
n (f) concession
pl. concessions

concessionari ****
n 1. (m / f) concessionaire
f.s. concessionària
2. (m) dealer / dealership
Concessionari Oficial Ford - Official Ford Dealership

adj -
Empresa concessionària - Concession

conciliador *
n (m / f) conciliator
f.s. conciliadora

adj conciliatory
f.s. conciliadora

concloure *****
v conj to conclude

conclusió **
n (f) conclusion
pl. conclusions

concomitant *
adj concomitant

concordança *
n 1. (f) agreement +
La concordança entre el nom i l'adjectiu.


2. (f) concordance
pl. concordances

concordar *
v conj to agree

concorregut **
adj 1. busy / crowded
2. well-attended
f.s. concorreguda

concórrer ***
v conj 1. to assemble / to attend / to gather / to come together
2. to converge / to join / to merge
3. to contribute
4. to compete

concret ***
adj particular / specific / concrete
f.s. concreta

expr en concret
specifically

concretament **
adv specifically

syn. en concret

concretar *****
v conj to specify / to make clear / to spell out

conculcar *
v conj to infringe / to disrespect (the law / regulations / authority) +
El Codi Penal estableix penes de presó, inhabilitació i multes per aquells professionals que conculquin el deure de confidencialitat.


concupiscència *
n (f) concupiscence / lust / desire

concurs ****
n (m) competition
pl. concursos

concursar ***
v conj 1. to compete
2. to bid / to tender (per un contracte)

condemna *
n 1. (f) sentence
2. (f) condemnation

expr condemna a mort
(f) death sentence

condemnar *
v conj 1. to condemn
2. to convict / to sentence

condensador **
n (m) condenser

condescendència *
n condescension

condescendent *
adj condescending / patronizing / patronising (Br.)

condició *****
n (f) condition
pl. condicions

condó *
n (m) condom
pl. condons

syn. condom

condol *
n (m) condolences

condom *
n (m) condom

syn. condó

condonar *
v conj to cancel / to pardon / to write off +
Zapatero promet condonar part del deute que té Bolívia.


conducció *****
n (f) conduction

conducta *
n (f) behaviour (Br.) / behavior (Am.)

conducte *****
n (m) piping

conductisme *
n (m) behaviorism (Am.) / behaviourism (Br.)

syn. behaviorisme

conductista *
n (m / f) behaviorist (Am.) / behaviourist (Br.)

conductor **
n (m / f) driver
f.s. conductora

expr conductor d'autobús
(m / f) bus driver
f.s. conductora d'autobús

conduir **
v conj to drive / to lead

conegut *****
n (m / f) acquaintance

adj (well) known
f.s. coneguda
És ben conegut que... - It's well known that...

coneixement *****
n (m) knowledge / know-how

expr gestió del coneixement
(f) knowledge management

expr perdre el coneixment
to lose consciousness

conèixer ****
v conj to know (be acquainted with)

confabulació *
n 1. (f) confabulation
2. (f) plot
pl. confabulacions

conferència ***
n (f) conference

conferenciant **
n (m / f) (conference) speaker

confessió ****
n 1. (f) confession
2. (f) denomination
pl. confessions

confeti *
n (m) confetti

confí *
n 1. (m) border
pl. confins
n.b: The word 'confí' normally appears in the plural in all senses
2. confins (mpl) confines / limits

confiança *****
n 1. (f) trust / confidence / assurance
pl. confiances
2. (f) [en si mateix] self-confidence / self-assurance

confiar ***
v conj 1. to confide
2. to entrust

confiat ***
adj 1. confident
2. [en si mateix] self-assured / self-confident)
f.s. confiada

confidencial **
adj 1. confidential
2. classified

confidencialment *
adv confidentially / in confidence

configuració ***
n (f) configuration

configurar *****
v conj to configure

confinament *
n (m) confinement

confinar *
v conj 1. to border (on)
2. to confine

confirmar **
v conj to confirm

confiscar *
v conj to confiscate / to impound

confitar *
v conj 1. to preserve
2. (en vinagre) to pickle

conflent ***
n (m) confluence

syn. confluència

conflicte **
n (m) conflict / fight

confluència ***
n (f) confluence

syn. conflent

confluir ****
v conj to come together / to converge / to meet

confondre *****
v conj 1. to mix up / to muddle up / to mistake
2. to confuse
confondre's
1. to get confused / to become confused
2. to be confused (with something else) +
Els símptomes d'intoxicació poden confondre's a vegades amb els què produeix una gastroenteritis bacteriana.


conformar **
v conj 1. to shape
2. to conform
conformar-se
to resign yourself

expr conformar-se amb (alguna cosa)
to make do with (something)

syn. passar amb (alguna cosa)

conformista *
n (m / f) conformist

adj conformist

conformitat *****
n 1. (f) conformity / conformance
2. (f) assent

expr de conformitat amb
in conformity with

confort *
n (m) comfort

confortable *
adj comfortable / comfy (col·loq)

confós *
adj confused
pl. confosos / f.s. confosa

confridenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Confrides

adj relating to Confrides or its people
f.s. confridenca

confrontació ***
n (f) confrontation / face-off
pl. confrontacions

confrontar *
v conj 1. to confront / to bring face to face
2. to border on / to adjoin

confús ***
adj confused / jumbled / blurred / indistinct
pl. confusos / f.s. confusa

confusió ****
n (f) confusion

congelació *
n 1. (f) freezing
2. (f) freeze

expr congelació salarial
(f) wage (or pay) freeze

expr punt de congelació
(m) freezing point

congelador *
n (m) freezer

congelar *
v conj to freeze

congènit *
adj congenital
f.s. congènita

congestió *
n 1. (f) congestion
2. (f) blockage

congestionar *
v conj to block / to congest / to cause something to become congested

congestionat *
adj congested
f.s. congestionada

congestiu *
adj congestive
f.s. congestiva
Insuficiència cardíaca congestiva - Congestive heart failure

conglomerat *
n (m) conglomerate

congolès *
adj Congolese

n (m / f) Congolese (person) / the Congolese (pl.)
pl. congolesos / f.s. congolesa

congost *
n (m) canyon / gorge / ravine

congraciar-se **
v conj (~ amb algú) to ingratiate yourself (with somebody)

congratulació
n (f) congratulation
pl. congratulacions

syn. felicitació

congratular *
v conj to congratulate

syn. felicitarcongratular-se
to congratulate yourself
Congratular-se de / per (alguna cosa) - To congratulate yourself on (something)

congre *
n (m) (conger) eel

congregació *
n (f) congregation
pl. congregacions

congregant *
n (m / f) member of a congregation

congregar *
v conj to bring together
congregar-se
to come together / to congregate

congrés *****
n 1. (m) congress
2. (m) conference
pl. congressos

expr Congrés dels Diputats
(m) Spanish lower house of parliament

congressista *
n (m / f) congress (or convention) participant

congressual *
adj convention

congruent *
adj congruent

cònic *
adj conical
f.s. cònica / f.pl. còniques

conill *
n (m) rabbit

expr conill porquí
(m) guinea pig
pl. conills porquins

syn. cobai, conillet d'índies

conillera *
n (f) rabbit burrow / (rabbit) warren

conillet d'índies
n (m) guinea pig

syn. cobai, conill porquí

conjectura *
n (f) conjecture / guess

conjectural
adj conjectural

conjecturar
v conj to conjecture / to infer / to surmise

conjugació *
n (f) conjugation
pl. conjugacions

conjugal *
adj conjugal / married

expr vida conjugal
(f) married life

conjugar **
v conj to conjugate

cònjuge
n (m / f) spouse

conjuminar *
v conj to combine

conjunció ***
n (f) conjunction
pl. conjuncions

conjunt ****
adj joint
f.s. conjunta

n 1. (m) whole
2. (m) group / collection / set

conjuntament *****
adv together / jointly

conjuntar *
v conj to join / to combine

conjuntivitis *
n (f) conjunctivitis / pink eye (Am.)

connectar *****
v conj to connect

connectivitat **
n (f) connectivity

connexió **
n (f) connection
pl. connexions

connivència **
n (f) collusion

expr estar en connivència amb
to be in collusion with (formal) / to be in cahoots with (col·loq.)

connotació **
n (f) connotation
pl. connotacions

conqueridor *
n (m / f) conqueror

syn. conquistador
adj conquering
f.s. conqueridora

conquerir *
v conj to conquer

syn. conquistar

conquesta **
n (f) conquest

conquilla
n (f) (sea)shell

conquista *
n (f) conquest

conquistador *
n (m / f) conqueror
f.s. conquistadora

syn. conqueridor

conquistar *
v conj to conquer

syn. conquerir

conrear **
v conj to cultivate

conreu ***
n 1. (m) cultivation / farming / culture
2. (m) cultivated land
3. (m) cultivation
El conreu de les arts - The cultivation of the arts

consagració *
n (f) consecration

consagrar **
v conj to consecrate / to devote / to dedicate

consciència *****
n 1. (f) conscience
2. (f) awareness

expr objector de consciència
(m) conscientious objector

conscienciós *
adj conscientious
pl. conscienciosos / f.s. conscienciosa

conscienciosament *
adv conscientiously

conscient **
adj aware / conscious

conscientment *
adv consciously

consecució ***
n (f) achievement / attainment

consecutiu *
adj consecutive
f.s. consecutiva

expr per (segon / tercer... any) consecutiu
for the (second / third... year) running / for the (second / third... year) in a row

consecutivament *
adv consecutively

consegüent ***
adj resulting

consegüentment *
adv consequently

consell ****
n 1. (m) council
2. (m) a piece of advice / a word of advice / a tip
Consells - Advice

expr consell de seguretat
1. (m) security council
2. consells de seguretat (mpl) safety tips

conseller *****
n 1. (m / f) advisor / adviser / counsellor (Br.) / counselor (Am.)
2. (m / f) [POLIT] councillor
3. (m / f) board member
4. (m / f) (person / people) from Consell

adj relating to Consell or its people
f.s. consellera

consens *
n (m) consensus
pl. consensos

consentiment *
n (m) consent / agreement

consentir *
v conj 1. to consent / to agree
2. to allow / to permit

conseqüència *****
n (f) outcome / result / consequence

expr (com) a conseqüència de
as a result of

expr en conseqüència
therefore

conseqüent *****
adj consistent / consequent

conseqüentment **
adv consistently

conserge *
n (m / f) concierge

conservació *****
n (f) conservation

conservacionista **
n conservationist

adj conservationist

conservador *
adj conservative

n (m / f) curator
f.s. conservadora

conservant **
n (m) preservative

conservar *****
v conj to preserve

conservatori ****
n (m) conservatoire (Br.) / conservatory (Am.) / conservatorium (Aus.)

considerable *****
adj considerable

syn. apreciable

considerablement *****
adv considerably

considerar *****
v conj to consider / to contemplate

consigna **
n 1. (f) slogan / rallying cry
2. (f) [TRANSP] left-luggage office
3. (f) order

consistència *
n (f) consistency

consistir ****
v conj to consist
Consistir en... - To consist of...

consistori *****
n (m) town council

consol *
n (m) consolation

cònsol *
n (m / f) consul

consola *
n (m) console

expr consola (de jocs)
(f) games console / game console / console

consolat *
n (m) consulate

consolidar *****
v conj to consolidate

consonància **
n 1. (f) [MUSIC] consonance
2. (f) consonance / agreement

consonant *
n (f) consonant

consorci *****
n (m) consortium

conspicu *****
adj conspicuous

conspiració *
n (f) conspiracy
pl. conspiracions

conspirar *
v conj to conspire / to plot

syn. intrigar

constància **
n 1. (f) record +
El Ministeri d'Exteriors no té constància d'espanyols morts en la catàstrofe.


2. (f) firmness / steadiness / tenacity / stability

constant **
adj 1. constant
2. consistent
3. steady

n (f) [MATH] constant

expr constant solar
(m) solar constant

expr constants vitals
(mpl) vital signs

Constantinoble *
n Constantinople

constantinopolità
n (m / f) Constantinopolitan

adj Constantinopolitan
pl. constantinopolitans / f.s. constantinopolitana

constantment *
adv constantly

constatar **
v conj 1. to state / to affirm / to confirm
2. to check / to ascertain

constel·lació *
n (f) constellation
pl. constel·lacions

consternació *
n (f) dismay

consternar *
v conj to dismay

constipat *
n (m) cold
n.b: False friend alert! The Catalan 'constipat' means 'cold'. It does NOT mean 'constipated'. 'Constipated' is 'restret'.

expr estar constipat
to have a cold / to be bunged up

constitució **
n (f) constitution
pl. constitucions

constitucional *
adj constitutional

constitucionalitat *
n (f) constitutionality

constitucionalment *
adv constitutionally

constituir *****
v conj 1. to set up / to create / to establish / to constitute (formal)
2. to make up / to constitute
3. to be

constrènyer *
v conj 1. to force / to constrain / to coerce
2. to limit / to restrict

constrenyiment *
n 1. (m) constraint
2. (m) restriction

construcció *****
n (f) construction / building
pl. construccions

constructiu *
adj constructive
f.s. constructiva

expr crítica constructiva
(f) constructive criticism

constructivament *
adv constructively

construir ***
v conj to build

consubstancial *
adj 1. inherent (in) / inseperable (from)
2. [RELIG] consubstantial

consular *
adj consular

consulta *****
n 1. (f) consultation
2. (f) query

consultar ****
v conj to consult

consultiu ****
adj advisory / consultative
f.s. consultiva

consultoria *
n (f) consultancy

consum *****
n (m) consumption

expr béns de consum
(mpl) consumer goods

expr societat de consum
(f) consumer society

consumidor **
n (m / f) consumer
f.s. consumidora

consumir ***
v conj to consume

contactar ***
v conj (~ amb algú) to contact (someone)

contacte *****
n (m) contact

expr posar-se en contacte (amb algú)
to contact (someone)

contagi ****
n (m) contagion

contagiar *
v conj to infect
contagiar-se
to become infected

contagiós *
adj contagious
pl. contagiosos / f.s. contagiosa

contalla *
n (f) tale / story

contaminació ***
n (f) pollution
pl. contaminacions

expr contaminació atmosfèrica
(m) atmospheric pollution

contaminant **
n (m) pollutant / contaminant

contaminar *
v conj to pollute

contaminat **
adj contaminated / polluted
f.s. contaminada

contar *****
v conj to tell / to relate / to recount

conte **
n (m) story

contemplació **
n (f) contemplation
pl. contemplacions

contemplar **
v conj to contemplate

contemplatiu *
adj contemplative
f.s. contemplativa

contemplativament
adv contemplatively

contemporaneïtat *
n (f) contemporaneousness / contemporaneity

contemporani **
adj contemporary
f.s. contemporània

contenció **
n (f) containment
pl. contencions

contendent *
n (m) competitor

adj competing

contenidor **
n (m) container

expr contenidor d'escombraries
(m) dumpster

conteniment
n (m) containment

contenir ***
v conj to contain

content **
adj happy
f.s. contenta

contestador **
n (m) answering machine / answerphone

contestar ***
v conj to answer / to reply

context *****
n (m) context
pl. contextos

contextual **
adj contextual

contextualització *
n (f) contextualization / contextualisation (Br.)

contextualitzar **
v conj contextualize / contextualise (Br.)

contextualment *
adv contextually

contigu *
adj contiguous (formal) / adjacent / neighbouring (Br.) / neighboring (Am.) / next-door
f.s. contigua

continent *
n (m) continent

continental *****
adj continental

contingent *
n (m) contingent

adj contingent

contingut *****
n (m) content

continu *****
adj 1. continual
2. continuous
f.s. contínua

continuació *****
n 1. (f) continuation
2. (f) sequel

expr a continuació
next

contínuament ****
adv continually

continuar ****
v conj to continue

continuïtat *****
n (f) continuity

contorn *
n (m) outline

contorsionista *
n (m / f) contortionist

contra *****
prep against

n (m) con
Els pros i els contres - The pros and cons

expr en contra
against

expr en contra de
against
Estan en contra de la intervenció del Govern - They are against Government intervention

expr per contra
on the contrary

contraatac *
n (m) counter-attack

contraatacar *
v conj to counter-attack

contrabaix *
n 1. (m) double bass
2. (m / f) double bass player
pl. contrabaixos

contraban *
n (m) smuggling

expr passar de contraban
to smuggle

contrabandista *
n (m / f) smuggler

contracció ****
n (f) contraction

contracta **
n (f) fixed-price contract

contractació ****
n 1. (f) hiring
2. (f) contracting
pl. contractacions

contractar **
v conj 1. to hire / to take on
2. to contract

contracte *****
n (m) contract

adj contracted
f.s. contracta

expr contracte d'arrendament (o de lloguer)
(m) lease

expr contracte laboral (o de treball)
(m) work contract

expr contracte temporal
(m) temporary (or short-term) contract

expr renovar el contracte (d'algú)
to renew (somebody's) contract

contractista *****
n contractor

contractura *
n (f) contracture

contradicció *
n (f) contradiction
pl. contradiccions

contradictori *
adj contradictory
f.s. contradictòria

contradir *
v conj to contradict

contrafagot *
n 1. (m) contrabassoon
2. (m / f) contrabassoonist

contrafirmar
v conj to countersign

syn. contrasignar

contraindicació **
n (f) contraindication

contraindicar *
v conj to contraindicate

contramestre *
n 1. (m / f) (vaixell) boatswain / bosun
2. (m / f) foreman

contrarellotge *
n (m) time trial

contrarestar *
v conj to offset / to counteract

contrari ****
adj opposite
f.s. contrària

n (m) opposite / reverse

expr al contrari
on the contrary / (just) the opposite

expr al contrari de
unlike

contrariar *
v conj 1. to run contrary to / to go against
2. to upset

contrariat *
adj annoyed / upset
f.s. contrariada

contrasenya *
n (f) password

contrasignar
v conj to countersign

syn. contrafirmar

contratemps *
n (m) difficulty / setback
pl. contratemps

contraure *
v conj to contract
n.b: This verb is also spelled 'contreure'

expr contraure matrimoni
to marry

expr contraure deutes
to run up debts

contravenció *
n (f) contravention
pl. contravencions

contravenir *
v conj to contravene

contreure *
v conj to contract
n.b: This verb is also spelled 'contraure'

expr contreure matrimoni
to marry

expr contreure deutes
to run up debts

contribuent **
n (m / f) taxpayer

contribuir **
v conj to contribute

contrició
n (f) contrition

contrincant **
n (m / f) opponent / adversary / rival / competitor

contrit
adj contrite
f.s. contrita

control ****
n (m) control

expr control d'alcoholèmia
(m) breathalyzer test (Am.) / breathalyser test (Br.) / breath test

expr control de carretera
(m) roadblock

expr control de natalitat
(m) birth control

controlable *
adj manageable

controvèrsia *
n (f) controversy

controvertit *
adj controversial
f.s. controvertida

contumaç *
adj insubordinate / contumacious

contumàcia *
n (f) insubordination / contumaciousness

expr amb contumàcia
insubordinately / contumaciously

contundència *
n (f) resoluteness / firmness

expr amb contundència
resolutely / firmly / forcefully

contundent *
adj 1. convincing
2. conclusive
3. blunt +
Els joves han llançat pedres, ampolles i altres objectes contundents.


contundentment *
adv resolutely / firmly / forcefully

syn. amb contundència

conurbació *
n (f) conurbation
pl. conurbacions

convalescència **
n (f) convalescence

convalescent *
adj convalescent

n (m / f) convalescent

convecció *
n (f) convection

convèncer *
v conj to convince

convençut *
adj convinced
f.s. convençuda

conveni ****
n (m) agreement

expr conveni col·lectiu
(m) labour (Br.) / labor (Am.) agreement

conveniència ***
n (f) convenience

convenient ***
adj 1. convenient
2. suitable

convenir ***
v conj to agree

convent ***
n (m) (monges) convent / (monjos) monastery

convergència ***
n (f) convergence

convergent ***
adj convergent

convergir *
v conj to converge

conversa **
n (f) discussion

expr en converses amb
in talks (or discussions) with

conversador *
n (m / f) conversationalist
f.s. conversadora

conversar *
v conj to chat / to have a chat

convertidor *
n (m) converter

convertir ***
v conj to convert

convex *
adj convex
pl. convexos / f.s. convexa

convexitat *
n (f) convexity

convicció ***
n (f) conviction
pl. conviccions

convicte *
adj convicted
f.s. convicta

convidar ****
v conj to invite

convidat *****
n (m / f) guest / invitee (formal)
f.s. convidada

adj invited

convincent *
adj 1. convincing
2. compelling

convincentment *
adv convincingly

conviure **
v conj to live together

convivència **
n 1. (f) coexistence
2. (f) living together
3. convivències (fpl) retreat
n.b: 'Convivències' is a kind of retreat for children who go to church schools.

convivent *
n (m / f) cohabitee

convocació
n (f) convening / convocation / calling together
pl. convocacions

convocar ***
v conj to convene / to call together / to assemble / to convoke

convocatòria *****
n (f) announcement / notice / notification / summons / call

contractura *
n (f) contracture

convulsió *
n (f) convulsion
pl. convulsions

cony *
n (m) (vulg) cunt

expr què cony ...?
what the fuck ...?

conyac *
n (m) brandy

cooperació *****
n (f) cooperation
pl. cooperacions

cooperant *
n (m / f) aid worker

cooperar ***
v conj to cooperate / to work together

cooptar
v conj to co-opt

cop ****
n 1. (m) time
Un cop al dia - Once a day
Tres cops al dia - Three times a day
2. (m) blow / bang
3. (m) knock
4. (m) [SPORT] stroke / shot / hit
5. (m) bump

expr cop d'ariet
(m) water hammer

expr cop de cap
(m) impulse / sudden decision

expr cop d'estat
(m) coup d'état

expr cop de gràcia
(m) coup de grâce

expr cop de mà
(m) hand
Donar un cop de mà a algú - To give someone a hand

expr cop de peu
(m) kick

expr cop de puny
(m) punch

expr cop de telèfon
(m) call / ring (Br.) / buzz (Br.)

expr cop d'ull
(m) (quick) look / glance

expr a cop de
by means of / by force of / by dint of

expr de cop
suddenly

expr de cop i volta
suddenly

copa *****
n 1. (f) (stem) glass
Va deixar la copa a la taula. - She left the glass on the table.
2. (f) glass / drink
Va beure una copa de vi. - She drank a glass of wine.
T'invito a una copa! - Come and have a drink with me!
3. (f) [SPORT] [trofeu] cup
4. (f) [SPORT] [competició] cup
5. (f) [d'un arbre] (tree)top
6. (f) cup
n.b: A card from the suit 'copes' (cups) in a Spanish deck of cards
7. copes (fpl) cups
n.b: 'Copes' (cups) is one of four suits in a Spanish deck of cards

expr anar de copes
to go for a drink / to go (out) drinking

expr fer la (or una) copa
to have a drink

copar *
v conj 1. to close
2. to (completely) surround / to (completely) encircle / to cut off
3. to take / to win
copar-se
to close (up)

copejar *
v conj to hit / to bang

copet *
n (m) pat
Un copet a l'esquena - A pat on the back

còpia ****
n (f) copy

expr còpia de seguretat
(f) back up (copy)

copiador *
n 1. (m / f) copier
2. (m / f) copycat

adj copying
f.s. copiadora

copiar **
v conj to copy

copiós *
adj copious
pl. copiosos / f.s. copiosa

copista *
n (m / f) copyist

copròlit
n (m) coprolite

copsar **
v conj to grasp

copte *
n 1. (m) Coptic
2. (m / f) Copt

adj Coptic
f.s. copta

còpula *
n 1. (f) copulation / coupling
2. (f) [LING] copula

copulació *
n 1. (f) copulation / coupling
2. (f) (acoblament) coupling

copular *
v conj 1. to copulate / to couple
2. (acoblar) to couple

copulatiu *
adj copulative
f.s. copulativa
Verb copulatiu - Copulative verb

coquet *
adj flirty / flirtatious / coquettish (lit.)

n (m / f) flirt
f.s. coqueta

coquetament
adv coquettishly

coquetejar *
v conj to flirt

coqueteria *
n (f) coquetry

cor **
n 1. (m) [ANAT] heart
2. (m) core
n.b: 'Cor' means 'core' as in '(apple) core' or the core of a nuclear reactor
3. (m) [MUSIC] choir

coral *****
adj choral

n 1. (f) choir
2. (m) coral

syn. corall

corall *
n (m) coral

syn. coral
expr escull de corall
(m) coral reef

syn. escull coral·lí

coral·lí *
adj coral
pl. coral·lins / f.s. coral·lina

expr escull coral·lí
(m) coral reef

syn. escull de corall

coratge *
n (m) courage

coratjós *
adj brave / plucky (col·loq.)
pl. coratjosos / f.s. coratjosa

corb ***
n 1. (m) crow / raven
2. corba (f) curve / bend

adj curved / bent
f.s. corba

corbar *
v conj to bend
corbar-se
to bend

corbata *
n (f) tie

corbatí
n (m) bow tie
pl. corbatins

corberà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Corbera

adj relating to Corbera or its people
f.s. corberana

corc *
n 1. (m) weevil

syn. corcó 2. (m) (fig.) sponge / leech / parasite

corcó *
n 1. (m) weevil

syn. corc 2. (m) (fig.) workaholic

corda **
n 1. (f) rope
2. (f) string
Una corda - A piece of string

expr corda fluixa
(f) tightrope

expr contra les cordes
on the ropes

expr instrument de corda
(m) string(ed) instrument

cordal *
n (m) tailpiece

cordar *
v conj to fasten / to do up / to tie

cordat *
n 1. (m) chordate
2. cordats (mpl) chordates

cordial *
adj cordial / amicable

cordialitat *
n (f) cordiality (formal) / friendliness / warmth

cordialment *
adv 1. cordially / amicably
2. best regards

cordill **
n (m) string

cordó ***
n 1. (m) lace
2. (m) cord
3. (m) cordon
pl. cordons

expr cordó litoral
(m) spit

expr cordó umbilical
(m) umbilical cord

cordovès *
adj of / from Còrdova (Córdoba)

n (m / f) (person) from Còrdova (Córdoba)
pl. cordovesos / f.s. cordovesa

coreà
n (m / f) Korean

adj Korean
pl. coreans / f.s. coreana

Corea ****
n Korea

expr Corea del Nord
North Korea

expr Corea del Sud
South Korea

corejar *
v conj to chorus

coreligionari ****
n (m / f) co-religionist
f.s. coreligionària

coreografia *
n (f) choreography

Corfú
n (m) Corfu

coriandre *
n (m) coriander (Br.) / cilantro (Am.)

corinti *
n (m / f) Corinthian

adj Corinthian
f.s. coríntia

corista **
n 1. (m / f) choir member
2. (m / f) chorister
3. (m / f) chorus boy (o girl)

cornamusa *
n (f) bagpipe(s)

syn. sac de gemecs, bot (de gemecs), gaita, manxa borrega, xeremies

corneta **
n 1. (f) cornett
2. (m / f) cornett player

còrnic *
n 1. (m / f) Cornish
2. (m) [LANG] Cornish

adj Cornish
f.s. còrnica / f.pl. còrniques

coroide
n (f) choroid

corona *****
n 1. (f) crown
2. (f) corona / (col·loq) halo
3. (f) [FIN] krona

coronament *
n (m) coronation / crowning

coronar *
v conj to crown

coronel *
n (m / f) colonel

coroneta
n 1. (f) crown of the head / top of the head
2. (f) little crown
3. (f) bald spot
4. (f) (monjo) tonsure

expr estar fins a la coroneta de
to be fed up with / to have had (something) up to here

coronari *
adj coronary
f.s. coronària

corporal *
adj body

corprendre *
v conj to grip / to captivate

corprenedor *
adj gripping / captivating
f.s. corprenedora

corral ***
n (m) farmyard / pen

correcció *****
n 1. (f) correction
pl. correccions
2. (f) correctness

expr correcció política
(f) political correctness

correctament **
adv correctly

correcte ***
adj 1. correct / right
2. polite
f.s. correcta

expr ambientalment correcte
environmentally friendly

expr políticament correcte
politically correct

corre-cuita **
n word used in the expression 'a corre-cuita'

expr a corre-cuita
hastily / hurriedly / in a hurry / in haste / headlong

syn. a cuita-corrents

corredor *
n 1. (m / f) [SPORT] runner
2. (m) corridor
3. (m / f) broker

corregir *
v conj to correct

correlació **
n (f) correlation
pl. correlacions

corrent ****
adj 1. current / present
2. usual / normal
3. (aigua) running

n 1. (m) current
2. trend
3. (d'aire) draught (Br.) / draft (Am.)
4. (m) current / flow / stream

expr corrent altern
(m) alternating current

expr anar contra corrent
to go against the grain (or flow)

expr compte corrent
(m) current account (Br.) / checking account (Am.)

expr estar al corrent
to be up-to-date / to be up-to-speed

expr posar a (algú) al corrent
to bring (someone) up to date (or speed)

expr posar-se al corrent
to catch up (on)

córrer **
v conj to run

expr a més córrer
as quickly as possible +
Calia fugir a més córrer.


correspondència *
n (f) correspondence

correspondre ***
v conj to correspond

corresponent ****
adj corresponding

corresponsal *
n (m / f) correspondent

corretja *
n (f) leash / belt / strap

correu *****
n 1. (m) post (Br.) / mail (Am.)
2. (m) [IT] email
3. correusRoyal Mail (Br.) / USPS (Am.) / post office

expr correu certificat
(m) recorded delivery (Br.) / certified mail (Am.)

expr correu electrònic
(m) email / e-mail

expr llista de correus
(f) poste restante

corriola *
n (f) pulley

corroboració
n (f) corroboration

corroborar *
v conj to corroborate

corrompre *
v conj to corrupt

corrosió *
n (f) corrosion

corrosiu *
adj corrosive
f.s. corrosiva

corrua *
n (f) (long, advancing) line

corrupció *
n (f) corruption
pl. corrupcions

corrupte *
adj corrupt
f.s. corrupta

cors *****
n 1. (m / f) Corsican
2. (m) [LING] Corsican

adj Corsican
pl. corsos / f.s. corsa

cort *****
n 1. (f) court
2. (f) (per al bestiar) pen

expr cort de porcs
(f) (pig)sty

cortesà *
n 1. (m / f) courtier
2. cortesana (f) courtesan
3. cortesana (f) prostitute
4. (m / f) (person / people) from Cortes d’Arenós (or Cortes de Pallars)
pl. cortesans / f.s. cortesana

adj relating to Cortes d’Arenós (or Cortes de Pallars) or its people

cortesia *
n (f) courtesy / politeness

còrtex *
n (m) cortex
pl. còrtexs

cortical *
adj cortical

cortina **
n (f) curtain (Br.) / drape (Am.)

expr cortina de la dutxa
(f) shower curtain

expr cortina de fum
(f) smoke screen

cortisona *
n (f) cortisone

corxera *
n (f) quaver

cos *****
n (m) body
pl. cossos

expr cos negre
(m) blackbody
pl. cossos negres

expr fer de cos
to have a shit (vulgar) / to take a dump (vulgar)

syn. anar de ventre, fer de ventre

cosa *****
n (f) thing

cosecant *
n (m) [MATH] cosecant

cosí *
n (m / f) cousin
pl. cosins / f.s. cosina

cosinus *
n (m) cosine

cosir *
v conj to sew

cosmètic *
adj cosmetic
f.s. cosmètica / f.pl. cosmètiques

n 1. (m) cosmetic
2. cosmètica (f) cosmetics

còsmic *
adj cosmic
f.s. còsmica / f.pl. còsmiques

cosmogonia *
n (f) cosmogony

cosmologia *
n (f) cosmology

cosmonauta *
n (m / f) cosmonaut / spaceman

cosmopolita *
adj cosmopolitan

cosmos *
n (m) cosmos

cost ****
n (m) cost / price
pl. costos

costa *****
n (f) coast / shore

expr a costa de
1. at the expense of somebody or something
Durant seixanta anys els Estats Units ha perseguit l'estabilitat a l'Orient Mitjà a costa de la democràcia - For 60 years the US pursued stability at the expense of democracy in the Middle East

syn. a expenses de 2. at somebody's expense

syn. a compte de, a (l')esquena de

Costa d'Ivori *
n (f) Ivory Coast

costaner *
adj coastal
f.s. costanera

costar *****
v conj to cost

expr costi el que costi
at any price / whatever the cost / at all costs

expr costar un ull de la cara
to cost an arm and a leg / to cost a fortune / to cost a bomb

Costa Rica **
n (f) Costa Rica

costa-riqueny
n (m / f) Costa Rican

adj Costa Rican
f.s. costa-riquenya

costat *****
n (m) side

expr al costat de
beside / next to

expr fer costat
to support

costejar *
v conj 1. to sail along the coast
2. to pay for

costella *
n 1. (f) [ANAT] rib
2. (f) [FOOD] chop

costerut *
adj steep
f.s. costeruda

expr fer-se costerut
to become (or prove) difficult / to become (or prove) tricky

costitxer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Costitx

adj relating to Costitx or its people
f.s. costitxera

costós *
adj costly / expensive
pl. costosos / f.s. costosa

costum *****
n (m) habit

expr ser costum
to be customary

costura *****
n 1. (f) sewing
2. (f) seam

costurenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Costur

adj relating to Costur or its people
f.s. costurenca

cotangent *
n (m) [MATH] cotangent

coter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cotes

adj relating to Cotes or its people
f.s. cotera

cotització *
n (f) value / price
pl. cotitzacions

cotitzar *
v conj 1. to quote
2. to stand at / to be valued at / to trade at +
L'euro cotitza a 1,1969 dòlars en l'obertura de la Borsa de Londres


cotó *
n (m) cotton
pl. cotons

cotorra *****
n 1. (f) par(r)akeet
2. (f) [fig.] chatterbox

cotxe **
n (m) car

expr cotxe bomba
(m) car bomb

expr cotxe compartit
(m) car pooling

expr cotxe de seguretat
(m) safety car

expr cotxe multiusuari
(m) car sharing

cotxet *
n (m) stroller (Am.) (Aus.) / pushchair (Br.) / buggy (Br.)(col·loq)

cotxinilla *
n (f) cochineal

COU *
n (m) A-levels

coulomb *
n (m) coulomb

expr llei de Coulomb
(f) Coulomb's law

coure *
v conj to cook

n (m) copper

expr coure al forn
to bake

expr què s'hi cou?
what's cooking? / what's happening? / what's up? / what gives?

courer *
n (m / f) coppersmith
f.s. courera

cova *
n (f) cave

covar *
v conj 1. to hatch
2. to sit on (an egg)

covard *
adj cowardly

n (m / f) coward
f.s. covarda

covardia *
n (f) cowardice

covarxí
n (m / f) (person / people) from les Coves de Vinromà

adj relating to les Coves de Vinromà or its people
f.s. covarxina

cove **
n (m) (large) basket

expr un peix al cove
a bird in the hand

crac *
n (m) star / ace / expert

cranc *
n 1. (m) crab
2. Cranc (m) Cancer

crani **
n (m) skull / cranium

cranial *
adj cranial

cràter *
n (m) crater

craurosi
n (f) kraurosis

creació ****
n (f) creation
pl. creacions

creacionisme *
n (m) creationism

creador **
n (m / f) creator
f.s. creadora

crear ****
v conj to create

creatiu *
adj creative
f.s. creativa

creativitat *
n (f) creativity

credibilitat *
n (f) credibility

crèdit ****
n (m) credit

expr targeta de crèdit
(f) credit card

creditor ****
n (m / f) creditor
f.s. creditora

crèdul *
adj gullible / naive / ingenuous
f.s. crèdula

creença *
n (f) belief
pl. creences

cregut **
adj arrogant / conceited / full of yourself
f.s. creguda

n (m / f) big head

creïble *
adj believable

creient *
n (m / f) believer

creixement **
n (m) growth

créixer **
v conj to grow

crema *
n (f) cream

expr crema anglesa
(f) custard

cremació
n (f) cremation

cremada *
n (f) burn

expr cremades de tercer grau
(fpl) third-degree burns

cremallera *
n (f) zip / zipper (Am.)

cremar *
v conj to burn

crematori *
n (m) crematorium

cremor *
n (f) burning

expr cremor d'estómac
(f) heartburn / acid reflux (Am.)

cremós *
adj creamy
pl. cremosos / f.s. cremosa

creosota
n (f) creosote

crep *
n (m) crêpe

crepitar
v conj to crackle

crepuscle *
n (m) dawn

crescuda *
n 1. (f) rise +
A les 3.00h de la matinada la intensitat de la pluja i la crescuda del riu Matarranya són tals que fan posar en alerta a tots els veïns del barri.


2. (f) growth

cresol *
n 1. (m) crucible
2. (m) melting pot
3. (m) oil lamp

syn. gresol

cresta *
n 1. (f) summit / peak / ridge +
Des del Roc Negre només ens separa del Madres una curta i escarpada cresta que superarem sense masses difficultats.


2. (f) crest

Creta *
n Crete

cretaci **
n (m) Cretaceous

adj Cretaceous
f.s. cretàcia

cretenc
n (m / f) Cretan

adj Cretan
f.s. cretenca / f.pl. cretenques

cretí *
n (m / f) cretin

adj cretinous
pl. cretins / f.s. cretina

creu **
n (f) cross

expr cara o creu
heads or tails

creuar **
v conj to cross

creuer *
n (m) cruise

creuetí
n (m / f) (person / people) from la Pobla de Farnals

adj relating to Pobla de Farnals or its people
pl. creuetins / f.s. creuetina

creure **
v conj 1. to believe
2. to think
Creia que no vindria - I didn't think she would come
3. (colloq) to obey / to do as you are told / to mind (Am.)
Sempre has de creure la mare - You must always do as your mother tells you

expr ho creus?
do you think so?

crevillentí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Crevillent

adj relating to Crevillent or its people
f.s. crevillentina

criada *
n (f) maid

criar *
v conj 1. to rear / to breed
2. to bring up / to raise
3. to grow
criar-se
to grow up

criat *
n (m) servant

criatura *
n (f) baby / infant

cribratge *
n (m) screening

crida **
n (f) call

cridaner ***
n (m / f) loudmouth

adj 1. loud / gaudy / garish
2. screaming / shrill
3. loud-mouthed
f.s. cridanera

cridar **
v conj 1. to shout / to call / to bellow / to yell / to holler
2. [IT] to call
Cridar una funció / un mètode - To call a function / method

expr cridar l'atenció (d'algú)
to attract (someone's) attention

cridòria *
n (f) screaming and shouting

crim *
n (m) crime

expr crim contra la humanitat
(m) crime against humanity

criminal *
adj criminal

n (m / f) criminal

criminalitat *
n (f) criminality

criminalització **
n (f) criminalization / criminalisation (Br.)

criminalitzar *
v conj to criminalize / to criminalise (Br.)

criminòleg *
n (m / f) criminologist
f.s. criminòloga / f.pl. criminòlogues

criminologia *
n (f) criminology

crinera
n (f) mane

crioll
n (m) creole

cripsi ****
n (f) crypsis

cripta *
n (f) crypt

críptic *
adj 1. cryptic
2. cryptic
f.s. críptica / f.pl. críptiques

criptó *
n (m) krypton

criptocristal·lí
adj cryptocrystalline
pl. criptocristal·lins / f.s. criptocristal·lina

criptografia *
n (f) cryptography

criptogràfic *
adj cryptographic
f.s. criptogràfica / f.pl. criptogràfiques

criquet
n (m) cricket

crisàlide
n (f) chrysalis

crisantem
n (m) chrysanthemum

crisi **
n (f) crisis

crispar *
v conj to annoy / to exasperate / to irritate / to get on (somebody's) nerves
crispar-se
to tense up / to become tense

cristall *
n (m) crystal

cristal·lí ***
adj 1. crystalline
2. crystal / crystal clear
pl. cristal·lins / f.s. cristal·lina

cristià **
n (m / f) Christian

adj Christian
pl. cristians / f.s. cristiana

cristiandat *
n (f) Christendom

cristianisme *
n (m) Christianity

cristobalita
n (f) cristobalite

crit *
n (m) shout

expr posar el crit al cel
to protest / to be up in arms

criteri ****
n (m) criterion
Criteris - Criteria

crític **
adj critical

n (m / f) critic
f.s. crítica / f.pl. crítiques

crítica ***
n (f) criticism
pl. crítiques

criticar *
v conj to criticize (Am.) / to criticise (Br.)

Croàcia *
n (f) Croatia

croada *
n (f) crusade

croat *
n 1. (m) [LANG] Croatian
2. (m / f) Croat

adj Croatian
f.s. croata

croissant *
n (m) croissant

crom **
n (m) chromium

cromosoma *
n (m) chromosome

cromatina *
n (f) chromatin

cromorn
n (m) crumhorn
n.b: The 'crumhorn' is a woodwind instrument from Renaissance times.

crònic *
adj chronic
f.s. crònica / f.pl. cròniques

crònica *****
n (f) chronicle
pl. cròniques

expr fer crònica de
to chronicle

cronista *****
n (m / f) chronicler

cronologia *****
n 1. (f) chronology
2. (f) timeline

cronològic *
adj chronological
f.s. cronològica / f.pl. cronològiques

cronològicament *
adv chronologically
Ordenats / ordenades cronològicament - In chronological order

cronòmetre *
n (m) stopwatch

croqueta *
n (f) croquette

croquis *
n (m) sketch

cros *
n (m) cross country

syn. camp a través

crossa *
n (f) crutch

crosta *
n 1. (f) crust
2. (f) scab

cru *
adj 1. raw
2. stark / harsh / bleak +
La pel·lícula ofereix una visió crua però necessària de la Guerra Civil.


f.s. crua

n (m) crude oil

crucial *
adj crucial

crucificar *
v conj to crucify

crucifix
n (m) crucifix
pl. crucifixos

crucifixió *
n (f) crucifixion

cruel *
adj cruel

cruelment *
adv cruelly

crueltat *
n (f) cruelty

cruent *
adj bloody

cruesa *
n (f) rawness

cruïlla **
n (f) junction / crossroads

cruixent *
adj crunchy

cruixir *
v conj to crunch

cruïlla *
n (f) crossroads

crup *
n (m) croup

crupal
adj croupous

cruspir *
v conj to devour / to gobble up / to eat up +
El gat català està cruspint el ratolí espanyolista.


crustaci *
n (m) crustacean

CSS ****
n (mpl) CSS

cua *****
n 1. (f) queue
2. (f) tail
3. (f) ponytail

expr de cua d'ull
out of the corner of your eye

expr girar cua
to turn tail

cub *****
n (f) cube

expr cub de gel
(m) ice cube

Cuba *
n (f) Cuba

cubà *
n (m / f) Cuban

adj Cuban
pl. cubans / f.s. cubana

cubell ***
n (m) bucket

syn. galleda, poal
expr cubell de les escombraries
(m) bin (Br.) / trashcan (Am.)

cúbic *
adj cubic
f.s. cúbica / f.pl. cúbiques

expr metre cúbic
(m) cubic metre

cúbit *
n (m) ulna

cuc *
n 1. (m) [ZOOL] worm
2. (m) [IT] worm

cuca *
n (f) bug

expr cuca fera
1. (f) dragon
2. (f) fabulous / mythical creature

cucanya *
n (f) greasy pole

cucurull *
n (m) cone
n.b: 'Cucurull' means 'cone' both in the sense 'paper cone' and 'edible container for an ice cream'.

cucurutxo *
n (m) [FOOD] cone

cucut *
n (m) cuckoo

cuejar *
v conj 1. (tail) to wag
2. to persist / to go on / to drag on

cuer *
n 1. (m) person / thing at the end of a series, line or ranking
f.s. cuera
2. (m) last-place team (in a league) +
La directiva del Ricoh Manresa, cuer de la Lliga ACB, ha decidit avui destituir Xavier García com a entrenador de la primera plantilla.


cuereta blanca
n (f) wagtail
pl. cueretes blanques

cuereta groga
n (f) yellow wagtail
pl. cueretes grogues

cuidador **
n 1. (m / f) carer
2. (m / f) (zoo)keeper
f.s. cuidadora

cuidar *
v conj to look after / to care for

cuina *
n 1. (f) cookery
2. (f) cuisine
3. (f) cooker (Br.) / range (Am.) / stove
4. (f) kitchen

expr cuina de gas
(f) gas cooker (Br.) / gas range (Am.) / gas stove

expr cuina elèctrica
(f) electric cooker (Br.) / electric range (Am.) / electric stove

expr alta cuina
(f) haute cuisine

expr nova cuina
(f) nouvelle cuisine

cuinar *
v conj to cook

cuinat *
n (m) stew

cuiner *
n (m / f) cook
f.s. cuinera

cuir ***
n (m) leather

expr cuir cabellut
(m) scalp

cuirassa *
n 1. (f) [ZOOL] carapace
2. (f) armor (Am.) / armour (Br.)

cuita-corrents *
n word used in the expression 'a cuita-corrents'

expr a cuita-corrents
hastily / hurriedly / in a hurry / in haste / headlong

syn. a corre-cuita

cuitar
v conj to hurry up

cuixa *
n (f) thigh

expr dret de cuixa
droit de seigneur

cuixític
adj Cushitic
f.s. cuixítica / f.pl. cuixítiques

cul **
n (m) bottom / fanny (Am.) / arse (Br.) / ass (Am.) / backside

expr llepar el cul (a algú)
to kiss somebody's arse (Br.) / ass (Am.); to lick somebody's arse (Br.) / ass (Am.); to lick somebody's boots

expr néixer amb la flor al cul
to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth

cul-de-sac *
n (m) cul-de-sac

syn. atzucac

culer *
n (m / f) (colloq) Barça fan

culinari *
adj culinary
f.s. culinària

cullà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Culla

adj relating to Culla or its people
f.s. cullana

cullera *
n (f) spoon

cullerà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cullera

adj relating to Cullera or its people
f.s. cullerana

cullerada *
n (f) spoonful

cullereta *
n (f) teaspoon

cullerot *
n (m) ladle

culminació *
n (f) culmination

culminant *
adj 1. highest +
La Mola de Godall amb 400 metres d'alçada és el punt culminant de la serra.


2. high
3. peak

expr moment culminant
(m) peak +
El moment culminant de la tempesta es produeix entre les 7:00 i les 7:10.



expr punt culminant
(m) high point / climax +
La cursa de Mònaco és fascinant i sens dubte és un dels punts culminants de la temporada.


culminar *
v conj to finish / to culminate / to come to an end / to complete +
L'Any Gaudí culmina a Madrid amb la mostra sobre el seu 'Univers'.
Una convocatòria al Jardí Botànic culmina la Setmana de la Ciència.
Air France culmina la compra de KLM.


culpa *
n (f) blame

expr sense culpa
blameless

expr tenir la culpa de
to be to blame for

culpabilitat *
n (f) guilt

culpable *
adj guilty

n (m / f) culprit / guilty party

culpar *
v conj to blame

culte *
n 1. (m) worship +
El culte als avantpassats pot ser considerat com una mena de religió.
Església Ortodoxa de Barcelona: Horaris de culte: ...
Veïns del Raval es mostren contraris a l'obertura d'un nou centre de culte islàmic al barri.


2. (m) cult

adj educated / cultured +
Un poble culte i jove.
Hawks era un home culte i apassionat per la literatura.


f.s. culta

expr lloc de culte
(m) place of worship

cultiu *
n 1. (m) cultivation
2. (m) crop

cultivable *
adj cultivable / arable

cultivar *
v conj to grow / to cultivate +
El Gewürstraminer es cultiva al Penedès Superior i dóna vins de perfum intens i distintiu.
Espanya és l'únic país europeu que cultiva transgènics a gran escala.
Les 450.000 hectàrees on es cultiva l'arròs a Europa es troben a la conca mediterrània.
El savi ha de cultivar l'amistat i no deixar-se dur pels desigs de riqueses i de poder.


cultura *****
n (f) culture

cultural *****
adj cultural

culturisme ***
n (m) bodybuilding

culturista **
n (m / f) bodybuilder

cumà
n (m / f) Cuman

adj Cuman
pl. cumans / f.s. cumana

cúmul **
n 1. (m) pile / stack / accumulation
2. (m) cluster
3. (m) cumulus

syn. cúmulus
expr cúmul globular
(m) globular cluster

expr un cúmul de
a large number of / a load of

cúmulonimbus ***
n (m) cumulonimbus (cloud)

cúmulus
n (m) cumulus

syn. cúmul

cuneta **
n (f) ditch / gutter

cunnilinció
n (f) cunnilingus

syn. cunnilingus

cunnilingus *
n (m) cunnilingus

syn. cunnilinció

cunyada *
n (f) sister-in-law

cunyat *
n (m) brother-in-law

cupó *
n (m) coupon

cúpula *
n (f) dome / cupola

cura **
n 1. (f) care
2. (f) cure / treatment

curar *
v conj to cure / to treat

expr val més prevenir que curar
prevention is better than cure

curd
n (m / f) Kurd

adj Kurdish
f.s. curda
n.b: Also written 'kurd'.

curi *
n (m) curium

curiós *
adj 1. curious
2. odd / strange
pl. curiosos / f.s. curiosa

curiosament *
adv oddly (enough) / curiously (enough) / bizarrely (enough)

curiositat *
n (f) curiosity

curlandès
n (m / f) (person / people) from Courland in Latvia

adj relating to Courland or its people
pl. curlandesos / f.s. curlandesa

curós *
adj careful
pl. curosos / f.s. curosa

curosament *
adv carefully

currículum **
n (m) CV (Br.) / curriculum vitae / résumé (Am.)

curs *****
n 1. (m) course
pl. cursos
2. (m) year +
S'imparteixen grups d'assignatures en anglès des del primer curs.
Viatge a Istambul dels alumnes de tercer curs.


cursa **
n (f) race

expr cursa d'obstacles
1. (f) [SPORT] steeplechase
2. (f) obstacle course

cursar **
v conj to study / to pursue (studies) +
Un 15% d'universitaris catalans cursen els estudis per Internet.
Les PAU són un conjunt d'exàmens finals corresponents a les matèries que has cursat durant el batxillerat-LOGSE o la secundària.


cursileria
n (f) pretentiousness / affectation

cursiva *
n (f) italics

cursor *
n (m) cursor

curt **
adj short
f.s. curta

expr curt de gambals
stupid / dumb (Am.)
f.s. curta de gambals

curtcircuit *
n (m) short circuit

curtesa
n (f) shortness

curtmetratge *
n (m) short (film)

cuscús *
n (m) couscous

custodi *
adj guardian

n (m / f) guardian / custodian
f.s. custòdia

expr àngel custodi
(m) guardian angel

custòdia *
n (f) custody

custodiar *
v conj to look after / to keep an eye on

cutani **
adj cutaneous / skin
f.s. cutània

cutis *
n (m) skin / complexion


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