mà
n
(f) hand
expr mà de morter
(f) pestle
expr mà d'obra
(f) workforce
expr a mà
to hand / handy
Tens un llapis a mà? - Do you have a pencil to hand / do you have a pencil handy?
expr de segona mà
second hand
expr fer mans i mànigues
to move heaven and earth
expr llegir-li a algú la mà
to read somebody's palm
expr posar la mà a sobre
to lay a finger on
expr posar mans a l'obra
to get down to work / (colloq) to get stuck in
macís
n
(m) mace
Madagascar
n
(m) Madagascar
magistrat
n
(m / f) magistrate / judge
major
adj
1. bigger / larger / greater / older
Els majors de 65 anys. - The over 65s.
2. biggest / largest / greatest / oldest
El major experiment de la història. - The biggest experiment in history.
3. main
n
(m) major
expr major d'edat
adult / grown-up / of (legal) age
expr al major
wholesale
expr carrer major
(m) high street
expr la major part
most (of) / the majority (of)
majoritàriament
adv
mainly / largely / for the most part / predominantly / on the whole
malauradament
adv
unfortunately / regrettably
Malawi
n
(m) Malawi
malestar
n
(m) malaise / unease / uneasiness
malignitat
n
(f) malignancy
malla
n
1. (f) mesh
2. (f) (chain) mail
3. malles (fpl) leggings
mampara
n
1. (f) partition (wall) / (room) divider
2. (f) [d'una nau] bulkhead
manar
v conj
1. to order
2. to be in charge of / to rule / to lead
mancança
n
(f) lack / shortage
mandat
n
1. (m) mandate
2. (m) [durada d'un mandat] mandate / tenure
manegar
v conj
1. to put a handle on
2. to fix (up) / to adjust
3. to sort out
manegar-se
manegar-seto manage
manera
n
(f) way / manner
manifestar
v conj
1. to demonstrate / to show
2. to make (something) known
manifestar-se
1. manifestar-seto become clear
2. manifestar-seto reveal yourself
3. manifestar-seto demonstrate
mantell
n
(m) mantle
expr mantell superior
(m) upper mantle
manteniment
n
(m) upkeep / maintenance
manual
n
(m) manual / primer (Am.)
adj
manual
manuscrit
n
(m) manuscript
adj
hand-written
maori
n
1. (m) Maori
2. (m / f) Maori
adj
Maori
màquina
n
(f) machine
expr màquina de cosir
(f) sewing machine
expr màquina d'escriure
(f) typewriter
expr màquina de tren
(f) locomotive / (railway) engine
marca
n
(f) brand
expr marca d'aigua
(f) watermark
expr marca blanca
(f) own brand (Br.) / store brand (Am.) / home brand (Aus.)
expr marca mínima
(f) qualifying standard
marcador
n
1. (m) [ESPORT] scoreboard
2. (m) marker
Marcador genètic. - Genetic marker.
maresma
n
(f) marsh / wetland
maresme
n
(m) marsh / wetland
marge
n
(m) margin
expr marge d'error
(m) margin of error
marí
adj
sea / marine
expr animal marí
(m) sea creature
marinar
v conj
to marinate
marxa
n
1. (f) march
2. (f) walking
3. (f) walk
10km marxa. - 10km walk.
massís
n
1. (m) massif
2. (m) clump / solid mass
adj
solid
mastòcit
n
(m) mast cell
mateix
adj
same
matoll
n
(m) brush / scrub
Maurici
n
(m) Mauritius
màxima
n
(f) maxim
maximitzar
v conj
[INFORM] to maximize / to maximise (Br.)
Maximitza la finestra seleccionada. - Maximize the selected window.
Mayotte
n
Mayotte
meditar
v conj
1. to meditate
2. to contemplate / to reflect on (or upon) / to ponder
mena
n
1. (f) type / kind
2. (f) (mineral) ore
menarquia
n
(f) menarche
menor
adj
smaller
n
(m) minor
expr menor d'edat
(m) minor
mental
adj
mental
expr salut mental
(f) mental health
mentalitat
n
(f) mentality / mindset
mentre
conj
while / as
Mentre jo vivia a Tortosa, la meva germana estudiava a Tarragona. - While I was living in Tortosa, my sister was studying in Tarragona.
Mentre ella obria la porta, sentia les rates escapant-se corrent. - As she was opening the door, she could hear the rats scurrying away.
Mentre es fa fosc, els colors de Montserrat canvien. - As it gets dark, the colors of Montserrat change.
Mentra suturava la incisió, el cirurgià va preguntar: -Algú ha vist el meu rellotge? - While (or as) he was sewing up the incision, the surgeon asked: "Has anybody seen my watch?"
expr mentre que
while
mentrestant
adv
in the meantime / (in the) meanwhile
menut
adj
1. small / tiny
2. trivial / unimportant
n
1. (m / f) kid
2. (mpl) [FIN] small change / loose change
3. (mpl) [ALIM] offal / [d'un ocell] giblets
expr a la menuda
retail
expr per menut
in (some) detail
menyspreu
n
(m) contempt
mercat
n
(m) market
expr mercat negre
(m) black market
expr economia de mercat
market economy
mes
n
(m) month
més
adv
1. more
2. most
expr a més a més
furthermore / what is more / in addition / besides
expr a més a més de
in addition to / as well as / besides
expr a més de
in addition to / as well as / besides
expr més o menys
more or less / around / about
mesura
n
1. (f) measure
2. (f) measurement
expr a mesura que
while / as
expr en la mesura que
in so far as / in as far as
mesurar
v conj
to measure
meta
n
1. (m) [ESPORT] (finish) line
2. (m) [ESPORT] goal
3. (m) goal / aim
mètode
n
1. (m) method
2. (m) method
meu
adj
my
pron
mine
mica
n
1. (f) (a) little
2. (f) mica
expr de mica en mica
bit by bit / little by little
microbiologia
n
(f) microbiology
migratori
adj
migratory / migrant / migration
Moviments migratoris. - Migratory (or migration) movements.
Ocells migratoris. - Migratory (or migrant) birds.
milió
n
(m) million
expr mil milions
a billion
militància
n
1. (f) militancy
2. (f) [POLIT] party faithful
mil·lenni
n
(m) millennium
millor
adj
1. better
2. best
expr millor amic
(m / f) best friend
millorar
v conj
1. to improve / to better / to boost
2. to improve
misèria
n
1. (f) adversity / misfortune / hardship
2. (f) misery / poverty
3. (f) pittance / trifle / peanuts
misericòrdia
n
1. (f) mercy / compassion
2. (f) misericord / mercy seat
misericordiós
adj
merciful / compassionate
missatger
n
1. (m / f) messenger
2. (m / f) herald
mític
adj
1. mythical
2. legendary
mitjà
n
(m) medium / means
adj
middle / average
expr mitjans de comunicació
(mpl) (The) Media
mitjana
n
1. (f) [MAT] mean
La mitjana de 15, 10 i 2 és 9. - The mean of 15, 10 and 2 is 9.
2. (f) [TRANSP] central reservation (Br.) / median (strip) (Am.)
mobilització
n
1. (f) mobilization / mobilisation (Br.)
2. (f) protest / demonstration
expr mobilització espontània
(f) flash mob
moda
n
1. (f) fashion
2. (f) [MAT] mode
expr de moda
fashionable / in (col·loq)
mode
n
(m) mode
model
n
1. (m) model
2. (m / f) model
expr model ocult de Markov
(m) hidden Markov model
modernisme
n
(m) modernism
modernista
n
(m / f) modernist
adj
modernist
mòdul
n
(m) module
modulació
n
(f) modulation
moldau
n
1. (m / f) Moldovan
2. (m / f) [hist.] Moldavian
adj
1. Moldovan
2. [hist.] Moldavian
Moldàvia
n
1. (f) [República de ~] Moldova
2. (f) [hist.] Moldavia
molèstia
n
(f) bother / nuisance / trouble / pain / inconvenience
molí
n
(m) mill
expr molí d'aigua
(m) watermill
expr molí de vent
(m) windmill
molt
adv
a lot
adj
many / much / very
món
n
(m) world
expr el món no es va fer en un dia
Rome wasn't built in a day
moneda
n
(f) coin
expr moneda de curs legal
(f) legal tender
monitor
n
1. (m / f) instructor
Monitor d'esquí. - Ski instructor.
2. (m / f) [d'unes colònies d'estiu] camp leader
3. (m) [INFORM] monitor
Montserrat
n
(f) [Illa de ~] Montserrat
morera
n
(f) mulberry tree
mortal
adj
mortal
n
(m / f) mortal
most
n
(m) must
municipi
n
(m) borough / county / municipality
muntatge
n
1. (m) assembly
2. (m) [teatre] staging
3. (m) [cine] editing
4. (m) [foto] montage
musical
adj
musical
n
(m) musical
mussol
n
1. (m) [ZOOL] owl
2. (m) [MED] sty(e)
