calendar 



nom
calendari
call 



verb conj
1. trucar / telefonar
His mother reminded him, for the umpteenth time, to call her as soon as he got there
Call me any time tomorrow after 1 o'clock
sin. phone, ring
2. anomenar
The couple called the baby 'Helen' after her grandmother
Our dog is called Bess
3. cridar
He began to get worried because his dog didn't respond when he called
The cashier called the next customer forward by shouting 'Next please!'
expr call (someone) names
insultar
When Michael was at school the other kids used to call him names
When she discovered her boyfriend had been cheating on her she went mad, kicking, screaming and calling him all the names under the sun!
nom
1. trucada
2. crida
3. convocatòria
The group issued a call for papers for its 2006 annual conference.
expr on call
accessible fora de les hores de treball normals
When he worked at the accident and emergency department at the local hospital, Dr Smith was on call 24 hours a day.
Jason had the evening free to do as he pleased, but he was on call so he was liable to have to drop everything and head to work at a moment's notice.
call at
1. passar per
The 4.30 train from Durham to Manchester calls at Durham, Darlington, York, Leeds and Stalybridge
2. (un vaixell) fer escala a
call away
cridar, fer anar (algú) d'un lloc
call back
1. tornar a trucar (a algú), tornar-li la trucada
2. demanar que torni (algú) on era
call down
1. renyar, criticar (algú)
2. invocar (al cel)
call for
1. demanar
The opposition party called for the prime minister's resignation
Members of the local community are calling for the man to be arrested.
2. anar a recollir
3. ser ocasió de
call forth
(formal) evocar
call in
1. comunicar (amb telèfon)
2. fer venir
3. retirar de la circulació
4. ~ un préstec = demanar el pagament total i immediat
call in at
visitar informalment
call in on
visitar
I said I would call in on my grandmother on the way back from the shops to make sure she was ok.
We are going on a trip to London next week and are planning to call in on Oxford on our way back up the motorway.
call off
anul·lar / cancel·lar
The match between Manchester United and Barcelona was called off due to heavy rain.
We had arranged to buy a whole load of second-hand computers from the company, but they called the deal off at the last minute.
The teachers said they would only call off the strike if the government offered them a substantial pay inwww
call on
1. visitar (formal)
2. demanar a / exigir a
call on (somebody) to do (something)
demanar públicament a (algú) que faci (alguna cosa)
Governments around the world have called on Israelis and Palestinians to put an end to the bloodshed.
call out
1. cridar
He called out but nobody heard him.
2. fer venir / fer anar un professional (sobretot en una emergència)
Helen's dad, who works for Yorkshire Electric, was called out in the middle of the night when the power went off in Leeds city centre
Robert was called out last night to deal with a woman who had gone into premature labour
When the police got to the house they realised it was on fire and called the fire brigade out
call together
convocar
call up
telefonar
call upon
1. visitar (formal)
2. demanar a / exigir a
Canada 



nom
Canadà
card 



nom
targeta
carta / naip
expr card game
joc de cartes
sin. game of cards
expr game of cards
joc de cartes
sin. card game
expr give (somebody) their cards
acomiadar (algú)
expr pack of cards
baralla (de cartes)
care 



verb conj importar-se
What do you care? - A tu què t’importa?
nom
1. cura
2. preocupació
Just look at him lying there on the sofa, you'd think he didn't have a care in the world.
expr take care
cuida't!
nota: 'Take care' és una expressió afectuosa que s'utilitza en dir 'adéu' a un amic / amiga.
expr take care of
tenir cura de
My neighbour has offered to take care of my dog while I'm away on holiday next week.
I would love to go shopping with you this afternoon but I can't find anybody to take care of the kids.
care about
1. estimar
You can tell John really cares about his children. It's obvious from how much time he spends with them.
When she told me she was leaving me for another man, I realised she'd never cared about me at all. She had just been using me.
2. tenir interès en / preocupar-se de
Most people who download music on the Internet don't care about copyright laws.
I really like a man who cares about his appearance.
care for
1. tenir cura de
Susie gave up work last year to care for her disabled son full time.
Peter runs his own business and yet still finds time to care for his elderly mother
2. (formal) agradar
I don't care much for Windows. I much prefer Linux.
3. (formal) voler
Would you care for a cup of tea
care to
(formal) voler
I'm going for breakfast at Tiffany's, would you care to join me?
career 



nom
carrera
carry 



verb conj portar
carry about
portar (arreu)
carry across
portar (alguna cosa) d'un costat a l'altre
carry around
portar (arreu)
carry away
emportar-se
get carried away
1. esverar-se
2. deixar-se portar per
I meant to add one or two examples to this dictionary but I got carried away and...well, you can see what happened!
I'm sorry this letter's a bit long, I got a bit carried away and couldn't stop writing!
carry back
tornar (una cosa, portant-la)
carry down
baixar (una cosa, portant-la)
carry forward
[MAT] portar una xifra d'una pàgina o d'una columna a una altra
carry in
entrar (una cosa, portant-la)
carry off
1. emportar-se (sobretot amb força o sense permís)
2. guanyar (sobretot un premi)
carry on (doing something)
1. seguir / continuar / prosseguir
He carried on talking even though it was obvious that nobody was listening any more.
2. comportar-se (sobretot malament)
I was in the bar prior to the ruckus and, yes, Stephen was carrying on like an idiot.
carry on (with someone)
(col.loq) tenir relacions sexuals amb (una persona) de forma secreta
Roger was devastated when he discovered that his wife had been carrying on with his best friend behind his back.
carry out
1. complir (una promesa, una amenaça, una ordre)
2. dur a terme / executar / acomplir (una tasca, una investigació, etc.)
3. portar fora
carry over
ajornar / diferir
carry through
1. portar cap a l'altra banda (passant per un lloc)
2. dur a terme
carry up
pujar (una cosa, portant-la)
case 



nom
1. cas
2. maleta
sin. suitcase
3. estoig
expr just in case
per si de cas
cause 



verb conj causar / provocar / ocasionar
Experts are trying to discover what caused the blackout in New York last month
nom
causa
celebrity 



nom
1. famós / celebritat
2. celebritat
center 



nom
(Am) centre
Br. = centre
central 



adjectiu
1. cèntric
2. central
centre 



nom
(Br) centre
Am. = center
expr centre back
defensa central
expr centre forward
davanter centre
expr city (o town) centre
centre de la ciutat
century 



nom
segle
certainly 



adverbi
certament / sens dubte
interj
és clar (que sí)!
Certainly not! - És clar que no!
change 



verb conj canviar
nom
1. canvi
nota: L'expressió 'to have a change of heart' vol dir 'canviar d'actitud' (Per exemple: 'Fortunately for Diane, although her father said she couldn't go out to the disco that night he had a change of heart at the last minute and said she could go after all').
2. the change (of life)menopausa
The book 'Menopause for Dummies' is designed for women currently going through the change.
change into
transformar-se en
child 



nom
nen / infant
pl. children
children 



nom
1. nens
2. fills
Christmas 



nom
1. Nadal
2. (before noun) nadalenc
Christmas traditions - Tradicions nadalenques
expr Christmas card
nadala / felicitació de Nadal
expr Christmas carol
cançó de Nadal / nadala
expr Christmas Day
dia de Nadal
expr Christmas Eve
nit de Nadal
expr Christmas tree
arbre de Nadal
expr Merry Christmas
Bon Nadal!
click 



verb conj [INFORM] fer (un) clic / clicar
nom
[INFORM] clic
expr click-through
clic d'entrada
expr double click
doble clic
expr double click (on)
fer doble clic (sobre / a / en)
expr pay-per-click
pagament per clic
client 



nom
client
expr fat (o rich o thick) client
client pesant
expr thin client
client lleuger
close 



verb conj tancar
adjectiu
1. pròxim / a prop
sin. near
2. íntim
nom
(Br) atzucac
Am. = dead-end street
nota: Amb el sentit 'atzucac', 'close' s'usa sobretot en els noms dels carrers (p.e. 'He lives in Castle Close').
sin. cul-de-sac, no through road
expr close friends
amics íntims
expr close on (or to)
prop de
My weekly train ticket costs close on $100.
Close on 300 people turned up.
Close to 400 runners took part in the race.
expr close to
prop de / arran de
The cathedral is the station.
sin. near
close down
1. tancar permanentment
2. tancar-se permanentment
close in (on)
acostar-se encerclant
They say that Barack Obama is closing in on Hillary Clinton.
close off
tancar, sobretot aïllant / blocar
close on
acostar-se per tots costats (a)
close out
terminar, sobretot una activitat econòmica
To close out a bank account - Tancar un compte bancari
close up
1. tancar (sobretot permanentment)
2. escurçar o eliminar distàncies
3. tancar-se (sobretot permanentment)
club 



nom
1. club
Football club - Club de futbol
2. sala de festes
sin. nightclub
3. clubstrèbols
nota: Coll 'trèbols' d'una baralla francesa.
4. clubsbastons / bastos / garrots
nota: Coll 'bastos / bastons / garrots' d'una baralla espanyola.
bastó / basto / garrot
nota: Carta del coll 'bastos' d'una baralla espanyola.
/ trèbol
nota: Carta del coll 'trèbols' d'una baralla francesa.
/ pal
college 



nom
escola / centre d'ensenyament superior / universitat
columnist 



nom
articulista
comment




nom
comentari
verb conj comentar
comment on
comentar sobre
community 



nom
comunitat
expr community center
(Am) centre cívic
Br. = community centre
expr community centre
(Br) centre cívic
Am. = community center
compact 



adjectiu
compacte
nom
(cotxe) compacte
expr compact disc
disc compacte
sin. CD
company 



nom
companyia
sin. firm
complete 



adjectiu
1. complet
2. enter
verb conj acabar
sin. finish
comprehensive 



adjectiu
exhaustiu / complet
Comprehensive insurance - Assegurança multiriscs
nom
(Br) institut d'educació secundària (on els estudiants no han estat seleccionats segons el seu nivell intel·lectual o socioeconòmic)
Parents all over the country are abandoning neighbourhood comprehensives in favour of grammar schools.
sin. comprehensive school, comp (argot)
condition 



nom
1. condició
2. [MED] estat
In a critical condition - En estat crític
configuration 



nom
configuració
contact 



verb conj contactar / posar-se en contacte amb
Ian contacted a number of publishers to see if they were interested in his book, but none of them were
Dr Smith can be contacted on 511 232 4333
To contact someone - Contactar amb algú / posar-se en contacte amb algú
nom
1. contacte
2. lent de contacte
He used to wear glasses but now he wears contacts.
expr contact dermatitis
dermatitis de contacte
content 



nom
contingut
adjectiu
content
continue 



verb conj continuar
control 



verb conj controlar
nom
control
expr control group
grup control
expr control structure
estructura de control
copyright 



nom
drets d'autor
count 



verb conj
1. comptar / comptabilitzar
2. [POLIT] escrutar
nom
1. comte
2. [POLIT] escrutini
count down
recitar números en ordre descendent
count in
comptar amb algú / incloure-l'hi
count off
recitar números
count on
comptar amb / refiar-se de
You can count on us! - Pots comptar amb nosaltres!
sin. rely on
count out
no comptar amb algú, excloure-l'en
country 



nom
1. país
2. camp
county 



nom
municipi
sin. borough
create 



verb conj crear / elaborar
critical 



adjectiu
crític
current 



adjectiu
1. actual
2. en execució
Current projects - Projectes en execució
nom
corrent
expr current account
(Br) compte corrent
Am. = checking account
expr current affairs
actualitat
expr current intensity
intensitat de corrent
customer 



nom
client
expr customer service
servei d'atenció al client
expr customer service centre
centre d'atenció al client
cut 



verb conj (cut/cut/cutting)
1. tallar
2. retallar
cut across
fer drecera per
cut away
tallar, llençant la part no volguda
cut back
1. [BOT] retallar / podar / escatir / esporgar
sin. prune
2. reduir (producció / despeses etc.)
cut back on
reduir el consum de
cut down
1. (arbres) tallar i abatre
2. matar
The president was cut down by a sniper's bullet.
cut down on
reduir el consum de
cut in
1. interrompre
2. passar arran, impedint el pas
cut into
1. fer disminuir
2. tallar a / en
cut off
1. tallar i separar del cos
2. desconnectar (línia telefònica, current elèctric)
3. interrompre el pas (d'algú)
4. desheretar
5. aïllar
cut out
1. retallar
2. eliminar (certs aliments, tabac, etc.)
be cut out for
(col.loq) ser apte a
cut up
1. tallar en trossos
2. criticar fort
3. (Am) jugar frívolament, fer de pallasso
be cut up
(col.loq) estar aflegit
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