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)
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]
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)
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)
(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)
(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)
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)
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)
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]
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
