oak *
n roure
adj de roure

oak tree *
n roure

oar *
n rem

oasis *
n oasi
pl. oases

oath *
n 1. jurament
2. (passat de moda) renec
sin. swear word, curse

obedience *
n obediència

obedient *
adj obedient

obese *
adj obès

obesity *
n obesitat

obey *
v conj 1. obeir
2. acatar

OBGYN *
n 1. tocoginecòleg
If you have any concerns or questions about prenatal testing, you should talk to your OBGYN.

2. tocoginecologia
Dr Wu is board certified in OBGYN.

obituary *
n obituari
pl. obituaries

object ***
n objecte
v conj oposar-se (a alguna cosa) / objectar (alguna cosa) / no estar d'acord (amb alguna cosa)
sin. oppose

objection *
n objecció

objectionable *
adj objectable

objective ***
n objectiu
sin. aim, goal

objectively *
adv objectivament

objectivity *
n objectivitat

object-oriented *
adj orientat a objectes

object-oriented design *
n disseny orientat a objectes

object-oriented programming *
n programació orientada a objectes

obligation *
n obligació

obligatory *
adj obligatori
sin. compulsory

oblique *
adj oblic

obliquely *
adv obliquament

obliterate *
v conj eliminar

oblivion *
n oblit

oblivious *
adj inconscient
The thief was so intent on breaking into the car that he was completely oblivious to the three policemen standing right behind him

sin. unaware of

oblong *
n rectangle
sin. rectangle
adj oblong / rectangular

oboè *
n oboe

obscene *
adj indecent / obscè / pornogràfic

obscenity *
n obscenitat
pl. obscenities

obscure **
adj obscur
vt conj amagar

obscurity *
n obscuritat

observation **
n observació

observatory **
n observatori

observe ***
v conj observar

obsess *
v conj obsessionar / obsedir

obsession *
n obsessió

obsessive *
adj obsessiu

obsolete **
adj obsolet

obstacle *
n obstacle / entrebanc

obstetrics *
n obstetrícia

obstinate *
adj tossut / obstinat
sin. stubborn

obstinately *
adv tossudament

obstruct *
v conj obstruir
sin. to block

obstruction *
n obstrucció

obstructive *
adj obstructiu

obtain ****
v conj obtenir
sin. acquire

obtuse *
adj obtús

obvious *
adj evident / obvi

obviously *
adv evidentment / òbviament

occasion **
n ocasió

occasionally **
adv de tant en tant

Occitan *
n occità

occlusion *
n oclusió

occlusive *
adj oclusiu
n oclusiva

occupant *
n ocupant

occupation **
n [TREB] professió / ocupació / ofici
sin. profession

occupational **
adj ocupacional

occupier *
n ocupant

occupy **
v conj ocupar

occupying *
adj ocupant
Occupying forces - Forces ocupants

occur ***
v conj ocórrer / passar
sin. happen

occurrence *
n ocurrència

ocean **
n oceà

Oceania *
n Oceania

oceanic **
adj oceànic

oceanographer *
n oceanògraf

oceanography *
n oceanografia

ocelot *
n ocelot

ochre *
n ocre

octagon *
n octàgon / octògon

octogonal *
adj octagonal / octogonal

octane *
n octà

octet *
n octet

October ****
n octubre

octogenarian *
n octogenari
adj octogenari

octopus *
n polp
pl. octopuses

odd **
adj 1. estrany
sin. weird
2. senar / imparell
3. si fa no fa
There were 4,000 odd people - Hi havia, si fa no fa, unes 4.000 persones

odds *
n 1. probabilitat
What are the odds of Tony Blair and George Bush admitting they got it wrong over the weapons of mass destruction? Pretty slim!

sin. probability
2. desigualtat
The doctors said he would never recover from his accident but he fought the odds and proved them all wrong

ode *
n oda

odious *
adj (formal) odiós

odometer *
n comptaquilòmetres

odontologist
n odontòleg

odontology *
n odontologia

odor *
n (Am) olor
Br. = odour

odour *
n (Br) olor
Am. = odor

odyssey *
n odissea

of **
prep de

of course **
expr
és clar

offal *
n menuts

off chance *
n -
The sun was shining, but I brought an umbrella on the off chance that it might rain.

On the off chance - Per si de cas / per atzar

off-color *
adj (Am) verd
Off-color jokes - Acudits verds
sin. blue

off colour
adj (Br) (col.loq) malalt
You look a little off colour today

offence *
n ofensa
expr take offence (at something)
ofendre's (per alguna cosa)

offend *
v conj ofendre

offensive *
adj ofensiu
n ofensiva
To go on the offensive - Passar a l'ofensiva

offensive foul *
n falta personal en atac / personal en atac

offer *****
v conj oferir
n 1. oferta
2. oferiment
> offer up
v.c. 1. oferir a Déu (una pregària, un sacrifici, etc.)
2. oferir / presentar

offering ****
n ofrena

off (his/her) rocker *
adj (col.loq) tocat de l'ala

office *****
n oficina / despatx / gabinet

office automation *
n ofimàtica / buròtica
Office automation tools - Eines ofimàtiques

office building *
n edifici d'oficines

official *****
adj oficial
n oficial

officially **
adv oficialment

officiate *
v conj (formal) oficiar

offline *
adj fora de línia

off-road *
adj tot terreny / quatre-per-quatre (4x4)

off-roader *
n tot terreny / quatre-per-quatre (4x4)

offset
v conj (offset/offset/offsetting) compensar
Companies may offset losses incurred abroad against domestic earnings.

n 1. compensació
2. desfasament
3. òfset

offshoot *
n 1. derivació / conseqüència
"Grime" is the much-touted British offshoot of American rap.
Researchers find troubling offshoot of schizophrenia. People with schizophrenia can exhibit symptoms such as auditory hallucinations, delusions of paranoia and mood swings.
1,800 new jobs are the offshoot of Miami-Dade's new transit tax and expanded services

2. [BOT] branca / brot

offshore ****
v conj deslocalitzar
adj offshore
Offshore bank account - Compte bancari en un paradís fiscal

offshoring **
n deslocalització

offside *
adj fora de joc

offspring ***
n fillada / progenitura / fills

off-topic *
adj fora de tema

often ****
adv sovint

oftentimes *
adv 1. (Am) (lit.) sovint
2. (Br) (passat de moda) sovint

ogre *
n ogre

ohm *
n ohm

ohmic *
adj òhmic

oil **
n 1. petroli
2. [ALIM] oli

oil pipeline *
n oleoducte

oil slick *
n taca de petroli / marea negra

oil well *
n pou petrolífer

oink *
v conj grunyir

ointment *
n 1. pomada
2. ungüent

OK **
interj molt bé! / d'acord! / entesos!
adj
n vist-i-plau
v conj donar el vist-i-plau a (alguna cosa)

okay *
interj molt bé! / d'acord! / entesos!
adj
n vist-i-plau
v conj donar el vist-i-plau a (alguna cosa)

okra *
n ocra / gombo
sin. gumbo (Am.) / ladies' fingers (Br.) / bhindi (Br.)

old ****
adj 1. vell
To grow old - Envellir-se
2. antic

old age *
n vellesa / tercera edat

Old English *
n anglès antic

old-fashioned *
adj passat de moda

Old Glory *
n (col.loq) bandera nacional dels Estats Units

Old Labour *
n -

Old Trafford *
n (Br) -

oligarch *
n oligarca

oligarchic *
adj oligàrquic

oligarchy *
n oligarquia

olive *
n oliva

olive oil *
n oli d'oliva

ollie *
n [ESPORT] ol·li

Olympiad *
n olimpíada
The games of the XXX Olympiad - Els jocs de la XXX olimpíada

Olympic Games *
n Jocs Olímpics

Olympics *
n Jocs Olímpics

Oman *
n Oman

ombudsman *
n síndic de greuges
pl. ombudsmen

omen *
n auguri / presagi

omission **
n omissió

omit *
v conj ometre

omnidirectional *
adj omnidireccional

omnidirectional antenna *
n antena omnidireccional

omnipotence *
n omnipotència

omnipotent *
adj omnipotent / totpoderós

omnipresence *
n omnipresència

omnipresent *
adj omnipresent
sin. ever-present

omniscient *
adj omniscient
sin. all-knowing

on **
prep 1. a / en
2. sobre

once **
adv una vegada / un cop
Once upon a time... - Hi havia una vegada...
conj tan aviat com
At once - Immediatament

oncologic *
adj oncològic

oncological *
adj oncològic

oncologist *
n oncòleg

oncology **
n oncologia

oncosis *
n oncosi

one **
adj un / una
pron 1. (passat de moda) hom
2. u

one armed *
adj manc

one handed *
adj manc
adv amb una sola mà

onerous *
adj onerós

onesie *
n bodi
sin. bodysuit

onion *
n ceba

online *****
adj en línia
adv en línia

only *****
adv només / únicament / solament

onomastic *
adj onomàstic
n trueonomàstica

onomatopoeia *
n onomatopeia

onomatopoeic *
adj onomatopeic

on the one hand *
adv per una banda

on the other hand *
adv per altra banda

on the rocks *
adj 1. [ALIM] amb gel
2. que passa un mal moment
Jane admitted to her friend that her marriage had been on the rocks for years
Foo Limited announced yesterday that their joint venture with Bar & Co. was on the rocks and was in danger of being shelved altogether if the two companies could not resolve their differences

onto **
prep sobre / a

ontogeny *
n ontogènia

ontological *
adj ontològic

ontology *
n ontologia

on top of *
prep 1. damunt
2. a més de

onyx *
n ònix

OOP * (Object-Oriented Programming)
acr programació orientada a objectes

oops ***
interj ai!
sin. whoops

opacity *
n opacitat

opal *
n òpal

opaque *
adj opac

OPEC * (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)
n OPEP (Organització de Països Exportadors de Petroli)

open *****
v conj 1. obrir
2. inaugurar
The new shopping centre was opened by Sean Connery.

adj obert
expr wide open
obert de bat a bat

opening ***
n 1. inauguració
2. obertura
3. oportunitat
There's currently an opening for a software manager at Microsoft's Madrid office.

opening night *
n estrena

openly *
adv obertament

open-mouthed *
adj bocabadat

open source **
adj de codi (font) obert

open source software *
n programari de codi (font) obert

opera *
n òpera

operate ***
v conj [MED] operar

operatic *
adj operístic

operating system **
n sistema operatiu

operating theatre *
n quiròfan

operation ****
n [MED] operació / intervenció quirúrgica

operational ***
adj operatiu

operative *
adj -

operator ***
n operador

ophthalmia *
n oftalmia

ophthalmologist *
n oftalmòleg

ophthalmology *
n oftalmologia

opinion ****
n opinió
In my opinion... - Al meu parer...

opinion poll *
n sondeig

opium *
n opi

opossum *
n [Photo]opòssum

opponent *
n 1. oponent
2. opositor

opportune *
adj oportú

opportunism *
n oportunisme

opportunist *
n oportunista

opportunistic *
adj oportunista

opportunity *****
n oportunitat / ocasió / avinentesa
pl. opportunities

oppose ***
v conj oposar

opposing *
adj oposat

opposite **
adj oposat

opposition **
n oposició
adj opositor - Candidat opositor
Opposition candidate

oppress *
v conj oprimir

oppression *
n opressió

oppressive *
adj opressiu

oppressor *
n opressor

optic *
adj òptic
Optic nerve - Nervi òptic
n opticsòptica

optical ***
adj òptic

optical amplifier *
n amplificador òptic

optimisation *
n (Br) optimització / optimació
Am. = optimization

optimise *
v conj (Br) optimitzar / optimar
Am. = optimize

optimism *
n optimisme

optimist *
n optimista

optimistic *
adj optimista

optimization **
n optimització / optimació

optimize **
v conj optimitzar / optimar

option ****
n opció

optional ****
adj opcional / optatiu

opulence *
n opulència

opulent *
adj opulent

or **
conj o

oracle *
n oracle

oral **
adj 1. oral
2. [ANAT] oral / bucal
Oral cavity - Cavitat bucal / oral

orange **
n taronja
adj taronja

orange juice *
n suc de taronja

orange tree *
n taronger

orangutan *
n orangutan

orbit **
n òrbita
v conj orbitar

orbital *
adj orbital

orchard *
n hort

orchestra *
n orquestra

orchestral *
adj orquestral

orchestrate *
v conj orquestrar

orchid *
n orquídia

order *****
v conj 1. demanar
2. ordenar
n 1. ordre
To give someone their marching orders - Acomiadar algú
2. comanda
3. encàrrec
4. [RELIG] orde

orderly *
adj ordenat
n ordenança
pl. orderlies

ordinance *
n ordenança / ordinació / ordenament

ordinarily *
adv normalment

ordinary **
adj normal
sin. normal, regular

oregano *
n orenga

organ *
n 1. [MED] òrgan
2. [MÚSICA] orgue

organelle *
n orgànul

organic **
adj orgànic

organic farming *
n agricultura ecològica

organisation ****
n (Br) organització
Am. = organization

organisation chart *
n (Br) organigrama
Am. = organization chart

organise **
v conj (Br) organitzar
Am. = organize

organised **
adj (Br) organitzat
Am. = organized

organised crime *
n (Br) crim organitzat
Am. = organized crime

organising *
adj (Br) organitzador
Am. = organizing

organising committee *
n (Br) comitè organitzador
Am. = organizing committee

organism *
n organisme

organist *
n organista

organization *****
n (Am) organització
Br. = organisation

organization chart *
n organigrama

organize ****
v conj organitzar

organized ****
adj organitzat

organized crime *
n crim organitzat

organizing *
adj organitzador

organizing committee *
n comitè organitzador

orgasm *
n orgasme

orgy *
n orgia
pl. orgies

Orient *
n Orient

oriental *
adj oriental
n oriental

orientalism *
n orientalisme

orientalist *
n orientalista
adj orientalista

orientate *
v conj orientar

orientation *
n orientació
Sexual orientation - Orientació sexual

orifice *
n orifici

origin **
n origen

original ***
adj original

originality *
n originalitat

originally **
adv al principi / en el principi / originàriament

originate *
v conj originar
> originate from
v.c. venir de
sin. come from

ornament *
n ornament

ornamental *
adj ornamental

ornamentation *
n ornamentació

ornithological *
adj ornitològic

ornithologist *
n ornitòleg

ornithology *
n ornitologia

orphan *
n orfe

orphanage *
n asil / residència d'orfes / orfenat

orthodontics *
n ortodòncia

orthodox *
adj ortodox

orthogonal *
adj ortogonal

orthopaedic *
adj (Br) ortopèdic
Am. = orthopedic

orthopedic *
adj (Am) ortopèdic
Br. = orthopaedic

orthopaedics *
n (Br) ortopèdia
Am. = orthopedics

orthopedics *
n (Am) ortopèdia
Br. = orthopaedics

orthostatic *
adj ortostàtic

OS * (Operating System)
n SO (Sistema operatiu)

oscillate *
v conj oscil·lar

oscillation *
n oscil·lació

osmosis *
n osmosi

osmotic *
adj osmòtic
Osmotic pressure - Pressió osmòtica

osprey *
n àguila pescadora

ostentatious *
adj ostentós

osteoblast *
n osteoblast

osteomalacia *
n osteomalàcia

osteopath *
n osteòpata

osteopathy *
n osteopatia

osteoporosis *
n osteoporosi

ostrich *
n estruç
pl. ostriches

other **
adj altre

otherwise **
conj si no
adv altrament

otitis *
n otitis
sin. ear infection

otter *
n llúdriga

ottoman *
adj Ottomanotomà
n Ottomanotomà

OU * (Open University)
n (Br) universitat oberta

ought ***
v conj haver de
You ought to help your mother - Hauries d'ajudar la teva mare
We ought to have seen them yesterday - Ahir hauríem d'haver-los vist

ounce **
n 1. unça
2. gram / mica
To have an ounce of common sense - Tenir un gram / una mica de sentit comú
3. borrall
To not have an ounce of common sense - No tenir ni un borrall de sentit comú

our **
adj nostre / nostra / nostres

Our Father *
n parenostre

our kid *
n (dialecte) el meu germà
(Are) you alright, our kid?
Our kid's just passed his driving test. Watch out Manchester!

ours *
pron el nostre / la nostra / els nostres / les nostres

out **
adv 1. fora
2. (col.loq) gai (que ha 'sortit de l'armari')
Mike has been out since he was at high school.

3. extingit
After a lot of hard work on the part of the California Fire Department, the forest fires that have plagued the state for the last four days are now out.

4. inconscient
5. acabat
School's out for summer

6. passat de moda
Susan was fed up of reading magazine articles telling her what music was in and what was out. Just who the hell did magazine writers think they were telling her what to listen to??

7. [ESPORT] que està lesionat i (per tant) no pot jugar
Beckham has had surgery on his right knee and is likely to be out for the rest of the season.

expr out of it
(argot) fora de si
He drank ten pints of lager and was completely out of it
She smoked two joints and was completely out of it

expr out of place
fora de lloc
expr out of the ordinary
extraordinari / descomunal
expr out of work
aturat
sin. unemployed

outbreak *
n brot

outcast *
n marginat

outcome ***
n resultat

outdoor ****
adj a l'aire lliure

outdoors ***
adv fora d'una casa o d'un edifici, a l'aire lliure

outer space *
n espai exterior

outfit **
n 1. [ROBA] conjunt / equip / equipament
You should never wear a very eye-catching or attention-grabbing outfit to a wedding. At a wedding, all eyes should be on the bride.

2. (col.loq) grup / (col.loq) colla
In January, ODB, of the rap outfit Wu Tang Clan was charged with attempted murder.
I work for a small, family-owned company. It is the most disorganized outfit I have ever worked for.

vt conj equipar
sin. to kit (somebody / something) out

outgoing *
adj 1. extrovertit
2. de sortida

outlandish *
adj extravagant

outlay *
n desembors / despesa

outlet ***
n 1. sortida
2. endoll
3. desguàs
4. outlet / centre comercial de fabricants

outlet pass *
n [ESPORT] passada de sortida

outline *
n 1. contorn
2. esquema
3. ressenya

outperform *
v conj obtenir millors resultats que (un altre producte / companyia etc.)

outpost *
n lloc fronterer / lloc d'avançada

output **
n sortida (de dades) / rendiment / producte / resultat / producció
v conj 1. sortir / treure
2. produir

outrage *
n 1. indignació
2. atrocitat
3. ultratge
v conj ultratjar / ofendre

outright *
adv 1. francament / directament
I asked him outright if there was anything going on between them and he said 'no'

sin. directly
2. completament / totalment
The prime minister rejected the proposal outright


sin. completely
3. immediatament
Luckily he didn't suffer. He was killed outright

sin. immediately
adj total
That's an outright lie!
Should there be an outright ban on cloning in Europe?

sin. total

outrun *
v conj (outran/outrun/outrunning) córrer més ràpid que

outset *
n començament
From the outset - Des del començament
sin. beginning, start

outside ***
adv fora

outsider *
n foraster

outsource *
v conj externalitzar / subcontractar
sin. contract out

outsourcing *
n externalització / subcontractació (a l'estranger)

outstanding **
adj excepcional / excel·lent

oval **
adj oval / ovalat
n oval

ovarian *
adj ovàric
Ovarian cancer - Càncer d'ovari

ovary *
n ovari
pl. ovaries

ovation *
n ovació

oven *
n forn

over *****
prep sobre

overabundance *
n sobreabundància
sin. oversupply, glut

overall **
adv en general
adj global / universal
n (Br) bata

overbooking *
n sobrereserva / overbooking

overcast *
adj ennuvolat
sin. cloudy

overcharge *
v conj cobrar massa

overcoat *
n abric

overcome *
v conj (overcame/overcome) superar
Schwartz overcame many obstacles to make the team.

adj 1. intoxicat
The woman could not escape from the burning building as she was overcome by smoke.

2. endut / emportat / dominat / (deixar-se) dur / (deixar-se) portar
When her daughter got married, Mary was overcome with emotion.

overcrowded *
adj ple a vessar / ple de gom a gom / massa ple

overcrowding *
n amuntegament

overdose *
n sobredosi
v conj patir una sobredosi

overestimate *
v conj sobrevalorar / sobreestimar
sin. overrate

overfishing *
n sobrepesca

overflow *
v conj vessar / desbordar
n desbordament

overhead *
adv per sobre
n overheadsdepeses generals

overhead pass *
n passada alta

overkill **
n utilització d'esforç, d'energia, de recursos, etc. excessivos per resoldre o arreglar un problema

overlap ***
v conj superposar
n superposició

overload *
v conj sobrecarregar
n sobrecàrrega

overly *
adv massa
Overly complicated - Massa complicat

overnight stay *
n pernoctació

overrate *
v conj sobrevalorar / sobreestimar
sin. overestimate

overrated **
adj sobrevalorat / sobreestimat

overseas **
adv a l'estranger / a ultramar
Kerry claims that the Republicans are sending American jobs overseas.

adj estranger / de l'estranger / d'ultramar

oversight **
n badada

overstate **
v conj exagerar
sin. exaggerate

oversupply *
n sobreabundància
sin. overabundance, glut

overthrow *
n derrocament / enderrocament
v conj (overthrew/overthrown) derrocar / enderrocar

overtime *
n 1. [TREB] hores extraordinàries
Millions of families count on overtime pay to make ends meet.

2. [ESPORT] pròrroga
When Penn State missed a field goal in overtime, Linda became convinced that God was a Florida State fan.

overture *
n 1. [MÚSICA] obertura
2. proposta

overview **
n resum / descripció general (d'una situació)

overweight **
adj -
To be overweight - Tenir excés de pes
n sobrepès

overwhelm *
v conj aclaparar / atabalar

overwhelming *
adj aclaparador

overwrite *
v conj (overwrote/overwritten) sobreescriure

ovine *
adj oví

ovulate *
v conj ovular

ovulation *
n ovulació

owe *
v conj deure

owing to *
prep a causa de / degut a
sin. because of, due to

owl *
n 1. òliba / mussol
2. Owls (Br) (col.loq) -

owlet *
n mussolet

own *****
adj propi
v conj posseir
expr get your own back (on someone)
(col.loq) venjar-se / revenjar-se (d'algú)
sin. get revenge (on someone)
> own up to
v.c. confessar, sobretot després de proclamar-se innocent

owner ***
n propietari / amo

own goal *
n autogol

owt *
pron (Br) (dialecte) alguna cosa
sin. anything

ox *
n bou
pl. oxen

oxidant *
n comburent
sin. oxidizer, oxidizing agent

oxide **
n òxid

oxidizer *
n comburent
sin. oxidizing agent, oxidant

oxidizing agent *
n comburent
sin. oxidizer, oxidant

oxygen *
n oxigen

oxymoron *
n oxímoron

oyster *
n ostra

oz **
abrev unça
n Oz (argot) Austràlia
We may soon be emigrating to Oz

ozone *
n ozó

ozone layer *
n capa d'ozó

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