paddling pool 



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




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




n
parella
sin. couple
v conj aparellar
pair up
v.c. 1. fer parelles
2. fer-se parella
pal 



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




n
(Br) paleontòleg
Am. = paleontologist
paper 



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



n
Papua Nova Guinea
par 




n
par
expr above par
sobre par
expr below par
sota par
expr par for the course
el que s'ha d'esperarThere were some strange decisions from the referee but that's about par for the course these days.
parking 



n
estacionament / aparcament
participant 



n
participant
partner 



n
1. parella / company(a) sentimental
2. soci
partnership 




n
partenariat
part time 



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



n
1. festa
2. [POLIT] partit
pl. parties
pass 




v conj 1. aprovar
To pass an exam - Aprovar un examen
2. passar
3. transcórrer
n
1. permís
2. aprovat
pl. passes
pass down
v.c. 1. pronunciar (una decisió judicial)
2. transmetre a algú més jove coses o coneixements
pass over
v.c. no fer cas de / ometre / deixar fora
password 



n
contrasenya
patch 




n
[INFORM] pedaç
pl. patches
v conj apedaçar
patent 



n
patent
adj
(formal) patent
pay 



v conj (paid/paid)
pagar
Pay in advance - Anticipar
n
salari / sou
sin. salary, wages
expr pay attention to
prestar atenció a
pay in
v.c. (Br) ingressar
Am. = deposit
PC 



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




n
gent / persones / poble
perfect 




adj
perfecte / idoni
v conj perfeccionar
period 



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



n
persona
pl. people
personal 




adj
personal
phone 



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




n
(col.loq) foto
To take a photo - Fer una foto
sin. photograph
pick 




v conj 1. triar / escollir / seleccionar / optar a
sin. select, choose
2. collir
pick apart
v.c. desgranar
pick at
v.c. menjar poc i amb poca gana
pick over
v.c. escollir curosament, examinant articles un per un
pick up
v.c. 1. recollir
To pick the kids up from school - Recollir als nens a l'escola
2. revifar / millorarI know the shop hasn't been very busy recently, but I'm sure things will pick up soon.
3. captarI can pick up Voice of America really clearly with my short-wave radio.
pick up on
v.c. adonar-se de
picture 



n
dibuix
piece 




n
tros
piece together
v.c. arranjar coherentment (elements dispersos)
pig 



n
1. porc
2. pigs (Br) (ofensiu) policia
pig out
v.c. menjar molt i amb molta gana
pipeline 



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




n
lloc
To take place - Tenir lloc / indret / localitat
v conj 1. col·locar
2. dipositar
plan 




n
1. pla
2. plànol
v conj planejar / planificar
plan out
v.c. planificar
planning 



n
1. planificació
2. (before noun) planificador
Planning process - Procés planificador
plant 



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




v conj 1. [ESPORT] jugar
To play football - Jugar a futbol
2. [MÚSICA] tocar
To play the guitar - Tocar la guitarra
n
obra
play at
v.c. 1. participar (en una activitat) sense entusiasme ni serietat
2. jugar a ser
play down
v.c. desdramatitzar
player 



n
jugador
plot 




n
1. trama
2. complot
3. parcel·la
A plot of land - Una parcel·la de terreny
v conj conspirar / intrigar
sin. conspire
plot out
v.c. idear l'argument (d'un llibre, d'una obra, etc.)
plus 



conj
més
n
avantatge / benefici
pl. pluses
adj
positiu
podcast 




n
podcast
polar 



adj
polar
policy 




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



n
popularitat
portion 



n
porció / ració
sin. serving, helping
post 




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



n
potencial
adj
potencial / possible
power 



n
1. poder
2. potència
practice 



v conj (Am) practicar
Br. = practise
n
pràctica
In practice... - A la pràctica
practise 



v conj (Br) practicar
Am. = practice
prefix 



n
prefix
pl. prefixes
v conj prefixar
premises 



n
local / edifici
present 




n
present
vt conj presentar
expr at present
actualment
sin. currently
preserve 




v conj conservar
press 




n
premsa
v conj prémer / polsar
sin. push
adj
mediàtic
press release 




n
comunicat de premsa
previous 



adj
previ / anterior
price 



n
preu
sin. cost
primary 



adj
primari
principle 




n
principi
printing 



n
impremta
private 



adj
privat
n
1. soldat
2. (col.loq) vergonyesHe 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.
pro 




n
expert / pèrit
prep
en favor de
problem 



n
problema
process 




n
procés
pl. processes
v conj 1. processar
2. tramitar
professional 



n
professional
adj
professional
program 




n
programa
v conj programar
programme 



n
(Br) programa
Am. = program
progress 



n
progrés / avenç
v conj progressar / avançar
project 




n
projecte
v conj projectar
prospect 



n
perspectiva
prosperity 



n
prosperitat
protest 



n
protesta
v conj protestar
prototype 




n
prototip
v conj prototipar
provide 




v conj proporcionar / facilitar / subministrar
provide for
v.c. 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 




adj
públic
n
públic
publication 



n
publicació
publisher 



n
editorial
publishing 




n
edició
Desktop publishing - Autoedició
adj
editorial
pull 




v conj 1. estirar
2. (argot) lligar
sin. score
n
estirada
expr be (o go) (out) on the pull
(argot) sortir a lligarWe 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 possibleWe'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 granHe 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
v.c. 1. separarI tried to pull the two pieces apart but they must have been stuck together with superglue because they wouldn't move
2. desmuntarI was very happy with the piece of work, but my supervisor pulled it apart
pull away
v.c. [TRANSP] allunyar-seAs the car pulled away from the curb she turned in the back seat and waved out the window.
pull back
v.c. retrocedir
pull down
v.c. 1. baixarPull the blind down, it's too sunny in here!
2. enderrocarThe old cinema in the high street was pulled down because the new, out-of-town multiplex had forced it out of business
pull for
v.c. (Am) donar suport a / donar ànims a
pull in
v.c. 1. [TRANSP] aturar / pararHe was feeling tired, so he pulled in at the nearest service station for a rest
2. atreureThe show pulled in 12 million viewers
3. [TRANSP] arribarThe train pulled in just as I reached the platform
4. recaptarThe film pulled in 5 million dollars at the box office
pull off
v.c. 1. reeixir / aconseguir / tenir èxitIt was a seemingly impossible task, but they pulled it offthrough sheer guts and determination
2. treure'sHe 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
v.c. 1. posar-seSven was freezing so he pulled on his sweater
2. fer (or donar) una pipadaShe pulled on her cigarette, threw her head back and blew smoke in his face.
pull out
v.c. 1. abandonarAmerican troops could soon be pulling out of Afghanistan
Radcliffe pulled out of the race with only two laps to go
2. [TRANSP] sortirThe car pulled out in front of me without warning
The train pulled out of the station
3. arrencarThe dentist pulled the man's tooth out under general anaesthetic
4. retirarIndonesia must pull their troops out of East Timor
pull over
v.c. [TRANSP] aturar / pararThe police car signalled for me to pull over
As soon as she heard the siren she pulled over to let the ambulance past.
pull somebody over
v.c. [TRANSP] fer aturar / pararThe police regularly pulled him over when he was driving his dad's car.
pull through
v.c. recuperar-se (un malalt)He was badly injured in the blast and the doctors don't expect him to pull through.
pull together
v.c. treballar junts / treballar fent pinya / treballar en comú / unir forces / col·laborarWith limited resources, we all need to pull together if we want this project to succeed.
pull (yourself) together
v.c. dominar-seHe was hysterical so she slapped him and told him to pull himself together
pull up
v.c. [TRANSP] aturar / pararHe pulled up outside the shop, switched the engine off and went to buy a pint of milk
pull somebody up
v.c. reprendre / renyarAt school her teachers are always pulling her up for not wearing the correct uniform.
pull-down menu 



n
menú desplegable
purchase 



v conj comprar
sin. buy
n
compra
pursuant 




adj
(formal)
Pursuant to - D'acord amb
push 




v conj 1. empènyer
2. prémer (un botó)
sin. press
n
empenta
pl. pushes
push around
v.c. donar orders (a algú) brusca i amenaçadorament
push in
v.c. colar-se / filtrar-se![[approval]](images/approval.gif)
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
put 




v conj (put/put/putting)
1. posar
2. dipositar
put (something) away
v.c. guardar
put (someone) away
v.c. (col.loq) empresonar / arrestar algú
put back
v.c. 1. tornar
2. ajornar
put by
v.c. estalviarI've got a bit of money put by to cover any emergencies.
put down
v.c. 1. (col.loq) humiliar
2. posar
3. [ZOOL] practicar l'eutanàsia a (un animal)
4. reprimir
put (something) down to (something)
v.c. atribuir a
put forward
v.c. proposar
put (something) in (something)
v.c. 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)
v.c. ficar (alguna cosa) a ...
put in for
v.c. demanar / sol·licitarDavid is fed up with working for the department and has put in for a transfer.
put off
v.c. 1. ajornarThe 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
v.c. 1. encendreIt 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-seI put on half a kilo over the Christmas holidays.
put out
v.c. extingir / apagar / sufocar
put through
v.c. connectar per telèfonI called and asked to be put through to the manager.
put together
v.c. muntar, ajutant correctament les parts
put under
v.c. anestesiar
put up
v.c. aixecar / muntar
put up with
v.c. aguantar / sofrir
