paddling pool 


nom
(Br) piscina inflable / piscina de plàstic
Am. = wading pool
page 



nom
1. pàgina
2. patge
verb conj posar-se en contacte amb algú a través d'un 'buscapersones'
pair 



nom
parella
sin. couple
verb conj aparellar / apariar
pair off
1. aparellar / apariar
2. aparellar-se / apariar-se
pair up
1. aparellar / apariar
2. fer-se parella / aparellar-se / apariar-se
pal 


nom
(col.loq) amic
sin. mate, friend
pal around
(Am) associar-se amistosament / passar el temps (amb un amic)
pal up with
(Br) fer-se amic de
palaeontologist 



nom
(Br) paleontòleg
Am. = paleontologist
paper 


nom
1. paper
2. (col.loq) diari
sin. newspaper
verb conj empaperar
paper over
amagar (un problema o una dificultat) per no haver de solucionar(-los)
Papua New Guinea 


nom
Papua Nova Guinea
par 



nom
par
expr above par
sobre par
expr below par
sota par
expr par for the course
el que s'ha d'esperar
There were some strange decisions from the referee but that's about par for the course these days.
parallel 


adjectiu
paral·lel
expr parallel bars
barres paral·leles
expr parallel circuit
circuit en paral·lel
expr parallel port
port en paral·lel
expr parallel slalom
[ESPORT] duel / eslàlom paral·lel
parking 


nom
estacionament / aparcament
participant 


nom
participant
partner 


nom
soci
parella / company(a) sentimental
partnership 



nom
partenariat
part time 


adjectiu
a temps parcial
A part-time contract - Un contracte a temps parcial
adverbi
a mitja jornada
Peter works part time - En Peter treballa a mitja jornada
party 


nom
1. festa
2. [POLIT] partit
pl. parties
password 


nom
contrasenya
patch 



nom
[INFORM] pedaç
pl. patches
verb conj apedaçar
patch up
1. apedaçar
2. fer les paus
patent 


nom
patent
adjectiu
(formal) patent
pay 


verb conj (paid/paid)
pagar
Pay in advance - Anticipar
nom
salari / sou
sin. salary, wages
expr pay as you go
1. mòbil de prepagament
2. sense contracte
expr pay attention to
prestar atenció a
pay back
1. tornar diners (a algú) / reembossar
2. venjar-se (d'algú)
pay by
pagar amb
pay for
pagar (quan vol dir "donar diners per")
pay in
(Br) ingressar
Am. = deposit
pay off
1. liquidar (deutes)
2. reeixir
pay out
gastar (diners)
pay up
pagar (un deute)
PC 



(Personal Computer, Police Constable, Politically Correct)
nom
1. ordinador (personal)
2. policia
adjectiu
políticament correcte
people 



nom
gent / persones / poble
perfect 



adjectiu
perfecte / idoni
verb conj perfeccionar
period 


nom
1. època
sin. age
2. [MED] regla
3. (Am) [LING] punt
Br. = full stop
període / ratxa
person 


nom
persona
pl. people
personal 



adjectiu
personal
pH 



nom
pH
phone 


nom
(col.loq) telèfon
sin. telephone
verb conj trucar / telefonar
sin. call, ring
photo 



nom
(col.loq) foto
expr take a photo
fer una foto
piano 


nom
piano
expr grand piano
piano de cua
expr upright piano
piano vertical / piano de paret
pick 



verb conj
1. triar / escollir / seleccionar / optar a
sin. select, choose
2. collir
pick apart
desgranar
pick at
menjar poc i amb poca gana
pick off
matar o ferir amb trets (un per un)
pick on
criticar injustament / agafar per víctima
pick out
triar
pick over
escollir curosament, examinant articles un per un
pick up
1. passar a buscar / recollir
To pick the kids up from school - Recollir als nens a l'escola
2. arribar a saber (una informació)
3. revifar / millorar
I know the shop hasn't been very busy recently, but I'm sure things will pick up soon.
4. captar
I can pick up Voice of America really clearly with my short-wave radio.
5. adquirir per casualitat
6. detenir (un sospitós)
7. endreçar (una sala)
8. (col.loq) lligar i marxar amb (una persona) / conèixer amb intencions amoroses
pick up on
adonar-se de
picture 


nom
dibuix
piece 



nom
tros
piece together
arranjar coherentment (elements dispersos)
pig 


nom
1. porc
nota: L'expressió idiomàtica 'pigs might fly' es diu quan una cosa és molt poc probable (per ex: 'Tony Blair might decide not to support George Bush next time he decides to go to war. Yes and pigs might fly!').
2. pigs (Br) (ofensiu) policia
pig out
menjar molt i amb molta gana
pipe 


nom
1. tub
2. pipa
3. barra vertical
4. [ESPORT] migtub
sin. halfpipe
pipe up
(col.loq) dir sobtadament
pipeline 


nom
1. canonada
2. oleoducte
3. gasoducte
expr in the pipeline
planejat / en preparació
place 



nom
lloc / indret / localitat
verb conj
1. col·locar
2. dipositar
expr take place
tenir lloc
plan 



nom
1. pla
2. plànol
verb conj planejar / planificar
plan out
planificar
plan on pensar (proposar-se)
planning 


nom
1. planificació
2. (before noun) planificador
expr planning process
procés planificador
expr family planning
planificació familiar
plant 


nom
1. [BOT] planta
2. planta / fàbrica
3. (before noun) [BOT] vegetal
verb conj plantar / sembrar
play 



verb conj
1. [ESPORT] jugar
To play football - Jugar a futbol
2. [MÚSICA] tocar
To play the guitar - Tocar la guitarra
nom
obra
play against
jugar contra
play along
1. [MÚSICA] acompanyar
2. cooperar
3. dissimular la cooperació
play around
(col.loq) tenir relacions sexuals amb més d'una persona
play around with
jugar amb
play at
1. participar (en una activitat) sense entusiasme ni serietat
2. jugar a ser
play back
reproduir (una gravació)
play down
desdramatitzar / treure importància a
play for
jugar per a
play (somebody or something) off against (somebody or something)
fer oposar (dues persones o dues coses)
play on
1. continuar jugant, continuar tocant (música)
2. aprofitar-se de (les emocions d'algú)
play out
jugar fins al final
be played out
estar esgotat
play up
promocionar / donar importància a
play up to
afalagar
play upon
aprofitar-se de (les emocions d'algú)
play with
jugar amb (divertir-se amb)
player 


nom
jugador
plot 



nom
1. trama
nota: L'expressió col·loquial 'to lose the plot' significa que algú ja no està en ple ús de les seves facultats mentals (per ex: 'Michael Jackson used to be a brilliant singer, but some people are of the opinion that these days he's lost the plot completely').
2. complot
3. parcel·la
A plot of land - Una parcel·la de terreny
verb conj conspirar / intrigar
sin. conspire
plot out
idear l'argument (d'un llibre, d'una obra, etc.)
plot against conspirar contra
plus 


conj
més
nom
avantatge / benefici
pl. pluses
adjectiu
positiu
podcast 



nom
podcast
polar 


adjectiu
polar
policy 



nom
1. política
To put politics before policy - Posar la política de partit per davant de la política d'estat
The company's personnel policy - La política de personal de l'empresa
2. pòlissa
pl. policies
expr foreign policy
política exterior
polish 


verb conj
1. polir / abrillantar
2. enllustrar
expr nail polish
pintaungles
sin. nail varnish
polish off
engolir-se / menjar-se / escurar
Lindsey polished off the last of the Christmas cake.
polish up
posar al dia / repassar
popularity 


nom
popularitat
portion 


nom
porció / ració
sin. serving, helping
post 



nom
1. (Br) correu
Am. = mail
2. pal
3. plaça
verb conj enviar per correu
expr deaf as a post
sord com una tàpia
potential 


nom
potencial
adjectiu
potencial / possible
pound 


nom
1. [FIN] lliura
2. lliura
3. gossera / canera
verb conj batre
expr pound sign
1. símbol de la lliura esterlina
2. (Am) coixinet
Br. = hash (sign)
nota: 'Pound sign' vol dir 'coixinet' en el sentit #.
power 


nom
1. poder
2. potència
expr power coefficient
coeficient de potència
expr power line
línia elèctrica
expr power meter
mesurador de potència
expr power plant
central elèctrica
sin. power station
expr power station
central elèctrica
sin. power plant
expr power steering
direcció assistida
practice 


verb conj (Am) practicar
Br. = practise
nom
pràctica
expr in practice
a la pràctica
practise 


verb conj (Br) practicar
Am. = practice
prefix 


nom
prefix
pl. prefixes
verb conj prefixar
premises 


nom
local / edifici
present 



nom
present
verb tr conj presentar
expr at present
actualment
sin. currently
preserve 



verb conj conservar
press 



nom
premsa
verb conj prémer / polsar
sin. push
adjectiu
mediàtic
press on tirar endavant, continuar amb resolució
press release 



nom
comunicat de premsa
previous 


adjectiu
previ / anterior
price 


nom
preu
sin. cost
primary 


adjectiu
primari
expr primary circuit
circuit primari
principle 



nom
principi
printing 


nom
impremta
prior 



adjectiu
previ / anterior
nom
prior
expr prior to
abans de
private 


adjectiu
privat
nom
1. soldat
2. (col.loq) vergonyes
He told her he'd been having an affair, so she did what any self-respecting woman would do in such a situation...she kicked him in the privates.
expr private sector
sector privat
prize 


nom
premi
sin. award
expr prize giving (ceremony)
(acte de) lliurament de premis
pro 



nom
expert / pèrit
prep
en favor de
problem 


nom
problema
process 



nom
procés
pl. processes
verb conj
1. processar
2. tramitar
professional 


nom
professional
adjectiu
professional
program 



nom
programa
verb conj programar
programme 


nom
(Br) programa
Am. = program
progress 


nom
progrés / avenç
verb conj progressar / avançar
project 



nom
projecte
verb conj projectar
prospect 


nom
perspectiva
prospect for buscar (or, minerals, etc.)
prosperity 


nom
prosperitat
protest 


nom
protesta
verb conj protestar
protest against protestar contra
prototype 



nom
prototip
verb conj prototipar
provide 



verb conj proporcionar / facilitar / subministrar
provide for
1. tenir cura de / vetllar per
To provide for your children - Tenir cura dels (or vetllar pels) teus fills
2. preveure (i actuar en conseqüència) / preparar-se
3. estipular (una llei, un acord o un tractat)
The agreement provides for... - L'acord estipula...
public 



adjectiu
públic
nom
públic
publication 


nom
publicació
publisher 


nom
editorial
publishing 



nom
edició
adjectiu
editorial
expr publishing company
editorial
pl. publishing companies
expr publishing house
editorial
expr desktop publishing
autoedició
pull 



verb conj
1. estirar
2. (argot) lligar
sin. score
nom
estirada
expr be (o go) (out) on the pull
(argot) sortir a lligar
We are going out on the pull tonight
Watch out Sarah, he's on the pull!'
expr pull a fast one on somebody
estafar / enganyar algú
expr pull out all the stops
fer el més gran esforç possible
We're going to pull out all the stops to make this concert a success
The British team pulled out all the stops to beat the Americans
expr pull (your) socks up
fer un esforç més gran
He needs to pull his socks up if he wants to pass his exams
The boss told them that if they didn't pull their socks up they would all be fired
pull apart
1. separar
I tried to pull the two pieces apart but they must have been stuck together with superglue because they wouldn't move
2. desmuntar
I was very happy with the piece of work, but my supervisor pulled it apart
nota: Amb sentit figuratiu, 'to pull something apart' pot referir a un treball, un assaig, una tesina etc. que has fet, i vol dir 'llegir-lo molt detalladament i assenyalar tots els errors'.
pull away
[TRANSP] allunyar-se
As the car pulled away from the curb she turned in the back seat and waved out the window.
pull back
1. retrocedir / recular
2. fer recular
pull down
1. baixar
Pull the blind down, it's too sunny in here!
2. enderrocar
The old cinema in the high street was pulled down because the new, out-of-town multiplex had forced it out of business
pull for
(Am) donar suport a / donar ànims a
pull in
1. arrambar un vehicle a la vorera o al voral
He was feeling tired, so he pulled in at the nearest service station for a rest
2. atreure
The show pulled in 12 million viewers
3. entrar (un vehicle a un lloc)
The train pulled in just as I reached the platform
4. recaptar
The film pulled in 5 million dollars at the box office
5. detenir (un sospitós)
When the police pulled him in they found he was carrying drugs and a weapon.
pull off
1. aconseguir
It was a seemingly impossible task, but they pulled it offthrough sheer guts and determination
2. treure's (una peça de roba / les sabates..)
He pulled his t-shirt off and threw it in the laundry basket
She pulled her shoes off and put her poor, tired feet up on the settee
pull on
1. posar-se (una peça de roba / les sabates...)
Sven was freezing so he pulled on his sweater
2. fer (or donar) una pipada
She pulled on her cigarette, threw her head back and blew smoke in his face.
pull out
1. abandonar
Radcliffe pulled out of the race with only two laps to go
2. sortir (un vehicle d'un lloc)
The car pulled out in front of me without warning
The train pulled out of the station
nota: Si es diu que un cotxe / camió / moto 'pulls out', pot significar que aquest ja està aparcat al carrer i comença a moure's o bé que ja s'està movent pel carrer / autopista i passa a una via més ràpida.
3. arrencar / extreure
The dentist pulled the man's tooth out under general anaesthetic
4. retirar
Indonesia must pull their troops out of East Timor
5. retirar-se
If Barack Obama becomes president, American troops will begin pulling out of Iraq immediately.
pull over
1. arrambar un vehicle (a la vorera o al voral)
The police car signalled for me to pull over
As soon as she heard the siren she pulled over to let the ambulance past.
2. fer aturar / parar
The police regularly pulled him over when he was driving his dad's car.
pull through
1. recuperar-se (d'una malaltia)
He was badly injured in the blast and the doctors don't expect him to pull through.
2. superar una dificultat, sortir-se'n
No matter what difficulties we face, we always manage to pull through.
3. ajudar (algú) a superar una dificultat
My friend Vanessa has helped pull me through some tough times.
pull together
treballar junts / treballar fent pinya / treballar en comú / unir forces / col·laborar
With limited resources, we all need to pull together if we want this project to succeed.
pull (yourself) together
dominar-se
He was hysterical so she slapped him and told him to pull himself together
pull up
1. aturar / parar (un vehicle)
He pulled up outside the shop, switched the engine off and went to buy a pint of milk
2. criticar / reprendre / renyar
At school her teachers are always pulling her up for not wearing the correct uniform.
pull across fer travessar (una cosa) d'un costat a l'altre, tibant
pull ahead avançar, sobretot en una cursa
pull aside apartar tibant
pull at estirar
pull round recuperar-se (d'una malaltia o d'una ferida)
pull-down menu 


nom
menú desplegable
purchase 


verb conj comprar
nota: El verb 'to buy' és més habitual que el verb 'to purchase'.
sin. buy
nom
compra
pursuant 



adjectiu
(formal) paraula utilitzada en l'expressió 'pursuant to'
expr pursuant to
d'acord amb
push 



verb conj
1. empènyer
2. prémer (un botó)
sin. press
nom
empenta
pl. pushes
push about
intimidar / donar ordres (a algú) d'una manera amenaçadora
sin. push around
push ahead
tirar endavant / avançar
push around
intimidar / donar ordres (a algú) d'una manera amenaçadora
sin. push about
push aside
apartar (una cosa) empenyent
push away
allunyar (algú o alguna cosa) empenyent
push down
1. fer abaixar empenyent
2. fer caure (algú) amb una empenta
3. fa baixar (els preus)
4. empènyer cap avall
push forward
1. empènyer endavant / tirar endavant fent empentes
2. tirar endavant / avançar
push in
colar-se / passar al davant d'algú (en una cua)
Hey! That man just pushed in right in front of us!
Instead of waiting in the queue, Nick pushed in at the front and got a load of angry stares from the people behind him
push off
(col.loq) tocar el dos / anar-se'n
push on
tirar endavant / avançar
push over
fer tombar empenyent
push through
fer que s'aprovi (una proposta, una llei, etc.)
push across fer travessar (una cosa) d'un costat a l'altre, empenyent
push along (col·loq.) tocar el dos, anar-se'n
push at empènyer
push back
1. empènyer cap enrere
2. fer recular empenyent
push by passar empenyent
push out
1. empènyer cap a fora
2. fer sortir empenyent
push past
1. passar fregant, empenyent
2. passar molt aprop de
push up
1. empenyer cap amunt
2. fer pujar empenyent
put 



verb conj (put/put/putting)
1. posar
2. dipositar
put about
fer circular (una nova)
put above
estimar-se més, preferir, anteposar
He's a man who will always put his work above his children.
put across
comunicar (una cosa efectivament)
put aside
1. deixar de banda
2. estalviar
put (something) away
guardar
put (someone) away
(col.loq) empresonar algú
put back
1. tornar
2. ajornar
put by
estalviar
I've got a bit of money put by to cover any emergencies.
put down
1. (col.loq) humiliar
2. posar
3. [ZOOL] practicar l'eutanàsia a (un animal)
4. reprimir
put (something) down to (something)
atribuir a
put forth
1. treure (brots)
2. exercir (un esforç)
3. presentar (una idea)
put forward
proposar / presentar (una idea)
put (something) in (something)
1. ficar (alguna cosa) a ...
2. instal·lar (alguna cosa)
We're having a new shower put in on Tuesday.
I'm planning to put in a new hard drive.
sin. to install / to fit
put (something) into (something)
ficar (alguna cosa) a ...
put in for
demanar / sol·licitar
David is fed up with working for the department and has put in for a transfer.
put off
1. ajornar
The job I'm working on at the moment is important but not so important that I can't put it off for a day or two.
2. distreure / molestar
3. desanimar
put on
1. encendre
It was getting dark so John got up and put the lamp on.
Put the kettle on will you? I could murder a cup of tea!
2. engreixar-se
I put on half a kilo over the Christmas holidays.
put out
extingir / apagar / sufocar
be put out
quedar empipat
put through
connectar per telèfon
I called and asked to be put through to the manager.
put together
muntar, ajutant correctament les parts
nota: L'expressió col·loquial 'to put two and two together' vol dir 'treure una conclusió correcta basada en l'evidència disponible' (per exemple: 'I put two and two together and realized he was lying'). L'expressió 'to put two and two together and get (or come up with) five / twenty-two' vol dir 'suposar que una cosa és certa quan, de fet, no ho és' (per exemple: 'The paparazzi caught Kylie Minogue kissing a man in a restaurant and ran a front page story in every newspaper claiming he was her new boyfriend. As usual, they had put two and two together and come up with five (he was her brother)'.
put under
anestesiar
put up
aixecar / muntar
put (somebody) up to (something)
instigar (algú a fer una cosa)
put up with
aguantar / sofrir
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