n.b. 'Abrasiu' means 'abrasive' in reference to things (sandpaper for example) rather than people.

n.b. 'Maltractar' means 'to abuse' in the sense 'to maltreat'.

n.b. 'Crac' means 'ace' as in 'he's a tennis ace'.

n.b. 'Fer entremaliadures' means 'to act up' in the sense 'to misbehave'

n.b. 'Funcionar irregularment' means 'to act up' in the sense 'my watch is acting up' (not working properly)

n.b. 'Sumar' means 'to add up' in the sense 'one plus one is two, two plus two is four...'.

n.b. 'Tenir sentit' means 'to add up' in the sense 'that just doesn't add up'.

n.b. 'Al·locució' means 'address' as in 'formal speech' (Bush's State of the Union address)

n.b. Admetre and 'confessar' mean 'to admit' in the general sense (i.e. he admitted that he had lied)

n.b. Deixar entrar means to admit in the sense of to let somebody into a club or pub etc.

n.b. Ingressar means to admit in the sense of to admit someone to hospital or admit someone to an institution

n.b. 'Admitància' means 'admittance' in the field of electrical engineering

n.b. In Catalan, the noun 'consell' can be used in both singular and plural form, unlike in English when we talk about 'advice' (plural) and 'a piece of advice' (singular)

n.b. The gender of 'esmentat' depends on what is 'aforementioned' (for example: 'El cas abans esmentat', 'Els casos abans esmentats', 'La resolució abans esmentada', 'Les resolucions abans esmentades'.

n.b. 'Dirigir' means 'to aim' in the general sense (i.e. to direct)

n.b. 'Apuntar' means 'to aim a weapon'

n.b. The official term for 'airbag' is 'coixí de seguretat' but the Anglicism 'airbag' is also widely used.

n.b. 'Albeit' is a fairly formal word that has been added to the dictionary mainly to help Catalan speakers understand its meaning. If you are in fact looking to translate 'albeit' into Catalan be very careful. Bear in mind that grammatically 'albeit' and 'encara que' are used very differently and should not be substituted directly one for the other.

n.b. 'Subsidi' means 'allowance' in the sense 'she gets $100 a week housing allowance'.

n.b. 'i comercial' is the term used in the printing business

n.b. 'A qualsevol lloc' is used in affirmative sentences (i.e. 'anywhere in the world' > 'a qualsevol lloc del món')

n.b. 'Enlloc' is used in the negative (i.e. 'I couldn't find him anywhere' > 'No el vaig trobar enlloc')

n.b. Aparèixer and figurar mean to appear as in 'to become visible'

n.b. 'Semblar' and 'aparentar' mean 'to appear' in the sense 'to seem'

n.b. 'Aparició' means 'appearance' as in 'to turn up / become visible'

n.b. 'Aspecte físic' and 'aparença' mean 'appearance' as in 'physical appearance'

n.b. Although the official TermCat word for 'applet' is 'miniaplicació', 'applet' (used in the masculine) is also very widespread

n.b. 'Acostar-se' and 'aproximar-se a' mean 'to approach' in the literal, physical sense.

n.b. 'Abordar' and 'enfocar' mean 'to approach' as in 'to approach a topic'.

n.b. 'El Dia dels Innocents' is the Catalan equivalent of April Fools' Day but it takes place on the 28th of December rather than the 1st of April.

n.b. 'Hemeroteca' means 'archive' in the sense 'past editions of a newspaper or magazine'

n.b. 'Regió' and 'àrea' mean 'area' as in a physical area / region (i.e. 'hotels in the Barcelona area')

n.b. 'àrea' and 'àmbit' mean 'area' as in 'area of knowledge / expertise / study'

n.b. 'Ordenar' means 'to arrange' in the sense 'to sort things / put things in order'

n.b. 'Planejar', 'planificar' and 'organitzar' mean 'to arrange' in the sense 'to arrange a trip / holiday etc.' (i.e. to plan)