vaca
n
(f) cow
expr vaca sagrada
(f) panjandrum
vaja
interj
1. well! / blimey! (Br.) / gosh!
Vaja, vaja, vaja! - Well, well, well!
Vaja embolic! - What a mess / what a muddle!
Vaja poruc! - What a scaredy cat!
2. blast! (Br.) / darn it! (Am.) / damn (it)!
valencià
n
1. (m) Valencian
2. (m / f) Valencian
adj
Valencian
valència
n
1. (f) valency
2. ValènciaValencia
valent
adj
brave / courageous
valentia
n
(f) courage / bravery
expr amb valentia
bravely / courageously
valer
v conj
1. to cost
2. to be worth
3. to count
4. to be useful / to be suitable
valer-se
1. valer-seto be able to take care of yourself / to be able to manage by yourself
L'avi ja no pot valer-se - Grandfather can no longer take care of (or manage by) himself
2. valer-seto make use of
S'ha valgut d'influències - He made use of his connections
expr valer més
to be preferable
Val més que ho facis tu. - You'd better do it.
expr fer valer
to assert
expr no s'hi val
that's not fair / that's not right
expr no s'ho val
that's OK / (a qui et dóna les gràcies) don't mention it
expr valer la pena
to be worth it
validació
n
(f) validation
validesa
n
(f) validity
vall
n
1. (f) valley
2. (f) (fossat) moat
valor
n
(m) value
expr valor facial
(m) [FIN] face value
valoració
n
1. (f) appraisal
2. (f) rating
vapor
n
(m) vapor (Am.) / vapour (Br.) / steam
variant
n
(f) variant
Varsòvia
n
Warsaw
vas
n
1. (m) glass
2. (m) vessel
3. (m) beaker
vascular
adj
vascular
Cirurgia vascular - Vascular surgery
vehicular
adj
vehicular
expr llengua vehicular
(f) lingua franca
veïnal
adj
neighbourhood (Br.) / neighborhood (Am.)
Protesta veïnal. - Neighbourhood (Br.) / neighborhood (Am.) protest.
vellositat
n
1. (f) hairs
2. (f) villus
Vellositats intestinals. - Intestinal villi.
nota: Plural = villi.
veneçolà
n
Venezuelan
adj
Venezuelan
ventall
n
1. (m) fan
2. (m) range
Un ampli ventall de... - A wide range of...
verd
adj
1. green
2. blue / off-color (Am.)
Acudits verds. - Blue jokes / off-color jokes (Am.)
n
1. (m) green
2. els verds[POLIT] the Greens
verdader
adj
true
verge
n
1. (f) virgin
2. Verge (f) Virgo
adj
virgin
expr Verge Maria
(f) the Virgin Mary
vernís
n
(m) varnish
expr vernís d'ungles
(m) nail varnish (Br.) / nail polish
versat
adj
versed
Versat en... - Versed in...
versus
prep
versus
veu
n
(f) voice
expr a alta veu
aloud
expr en veu alta
aloud
veure
v conj
1. to see
2. to see / to visit
veure's
veure'sto look at yourself
interj com si ho veiés
that's for sure!
expr a veure
let's see
expr fer com qui no ho veu
to turn a blind eye to (something)
expr fer-se veure
to get yourself noticed / to attract attention to yourself
expr fer-s'hi veure
to show off
expr fer veure
1. to show
2. to pretend
expr ja ho veurem
we'll see
expr no poder veure (algú)
to not be able to stand (somebody)
expr no tenir res a veure amb
to have nothing to do with
expr segons (que) es veu
it seems that
expr veure-hi
to be able to see
expr veure-s'hi
to be able to see
via
n
1. (f) lane
2. (f) way / path through
Països en vies de desenvolupament - Developing countries
Via d'aigua - Leak
Via làctia - Milky Way
3. (f) channel
Via de comunicació - Communications channel / means of communication
Via pública - Public thoroughfare
4. (f) [TRANSP] (railway) track
prep
via
expr Via Làctia
(f) Milky Way
expr en via de
in the middle of / in the process of
expr per via de
via / through
viatjar
v conj
1. to travel
2. [mercaderia] to be transported
viatge
n
(m) journey
expr bon viatge
bon voyage / have a good (or safe) trip
vicari
n
(m) vicar
vida
n
1. (f) life
2. (f) living
expr vida artificial
(f) A-life
expr vida nocturna
(f) nightlife
expr guanyar-se la vida
to earn a living
expr nivell de vida
(m) standard of living
videojoc
n
(m) video game
vigent
adj
in force
vila
n
(f) town
vincle
n
1. (m) link
2. (m) tie
Vincles emocionals - Emotional ties
Vincles econòmics - Economic ties
vinguda
n
(f) coming / approach
expr anades i vingudes
comings and goings
vint-i-cinc
n
(m) twenty-five
vint-i-cinquè
adj
twenty-fifth
vint-i-dos
n
(m) twenty-two
vint-i-nou
n
(m) twenty-nine
vint-i-quatre
n
(m) twenty-four
vint-i-sis
n
(m) twenty-six
vint-i-tres
n
(m) twenty-three
vinyeta
n
1. (f) [d'un còmic] cartoon
2. (f) [d'un llibre] vignette
virginitat
n
(f) virginity
visibilitat
n
(f) visibility
visible
adj
visible
visita
n
(f) visit
vista
n
1. (f) sight / view
2. (f) eyesight
expr vista d'ocell
bird's eye view
Barcelona a vista d'ocell - A bird's eye view of Barcelona
expr punt de vista
(m) point of view
vital
adj
1. life
2. vital
viu
adj
1. alive / living
2. live
3. vivacious
4. sharp
5. lively
6. intense / deep / vivid
És el viu retrat de sa mare - She's the spitting image of her mother
n
1. (m) edge
2. vius (mpl) the living
expr aigua viva
(f) running water
expr llengua viva
(f) living language
viure
v conj
1. to live
2. [~ de] to live on
3. [~ amb algú] to live with (someone)
vivenda
n
(f) housing
nota: Barbarisme.
viver
n
1. (m) breeding ground
2. (m) [de peixos] hatchery / fish farm
3. (m) [de plantes] nursery
vocació
n
(f) vocation
vol
n
(m) flight
expr vol biplaça
(m) tandem flight
expr aixecar el vol
1. to fly off
2. (fig.) to take flight
expr alçar el vol
1. to fly off
2. (fig.) to take flight
voler
v conj
to want (to)
expr voler dir
to mean
volta
n
1. (f) lap
Tres voltes al circuit. - Three laps of the track.
2. (f) round
3. (f) spin / turn
Fer (o donar) una volta de campana. - To somersault / to do a somersault.
4. (f) detour
5. (f) time
voltant
n
voltants (mpl) vicinity / surrounding area / environs
expr al voltant (de)
around
voluntari
n
(m / f) volunteer
adj
voluntary
vora
n
1. (f) edge / side
2. (f) [got, tassa..] brim
3. (f) (river)bank
4. (f) [roba] hem / seam
expr a la vora
near
expr a la vora del mar
at the seaside
vostre
adj
your
pron
yours
vot
n
1. (m) vote
2. (m) vow
Vots matrimonials - Marriage vows
Vot de castedat - Vow of chastity
Vot de pobresa - Vow of poverty
vuitè
adj
eighth
n
(m) eighth
expr vuitens (de final)
last sixteen
