baby
n
1. (m) elbebè
2. (f) lacriatura

baby bird
n (m) l'ocellet

babysitter
n (m) elcangur

bachelor
n (m) elsolter

bachelorette party
n (US) (m) elcomiat de soltera

bachelor party
n (US) (m) elcomiat de solter

back
n [ANAT] (f) l'esquena
> back down
v.c. cedir / donar marxa enrere
> back into
v.c.
1. [TRANSP] xocar amb alguna cosa fent marxa enrera
2. [TRANSP] entrar en un espai lliure fent marxa enrera
> back (someone) into a corner
v.c. arraconar
> back (someone) up
v.c. corroborar
> back up
v.c.
1. [TRANSP] fer marxa enrera
2. [IT] fer una còpia de seguretat
3. defensar

backbone
n [ANAT] (f) lacolumna vertebral

backdrop
n
1. (m) elteló de fons
n.b. 'Teló de fons' means 'backdrop' in the theatrical sense.

2. (m) elrerefons
n.b. 'Rerefons' means 'backdrop' in the sense 'background' (i.e. 'International festival sadly set against backdrop of war').

background
n
1. (m) elrerefons
2. [IT] (m) elfons de pantalla

backhand
n (m) elrevés

back of beyond
n (m) elcul de món / (f) laquinta forca

backpack
n (f) lamotxilla

back seat
n [TRANSP] (m) elseient del darrere

backside
n (UK) (colloq) (m) elcul

back slash
n (f) labarra invertida[Termcat]

backstage
adv entre bastidors / rereescenari

backstitch
n (m) elrepunt
v repuntar

backstroke
n (f) l'esquena

back up
n [IT] (f) lacòpia de seguretat[Termcat]

backward
adj
endarrerit / subdesenvolupat
adv enrere / endarrere

backwards
adv
1. enrere / endarrere
2. al revés / a l'inrevés

bacon
n (f) lacansalada
To bring home the bacon - Guanyar-se les garrofes / el pa

bacteria
n (m pl.) elsbacteris

bad
adj
mal / dolent

bad breath
n (f) l'halitosi

badge
n (f) l'insígnia

badly
adv malament

badminton
n (m) elbàdminton

bad mouth
v (colloq) parlar malament d'una persona o una cosa

bad tempered
adj
malhumorat

baffle
v torbar / desconcertar

bag
n
1. (f) labossa
2. (f) l'ullera
n.b. 'Ullera' means 'bag' as in 'dark ring under the eye caused by lack of sleep'

bagel
n (m) elbagel[Termcat]

baggy
adj
ample

bagpiper
n (m) elgaiter

bagpipes
n
1. (f) lagaita
2. (m) elsac de gemecs

Bahamas
n (f pl.) lesBahames

Bahrain
n (m) elBahrain

bail
n (f) lafiança
v posar algú en llibertat sota fiança
> bail (someone) out
v.c. pagar la fiança d'algú i, per extensió, solucionar els problemes d'una persona (generalment prestant-li diners)
> bail out
v.c. [TRANSP] abandonar un vehícle en cas d'emergència

bairn
n (dial) (m / f)nen / nena

bait
n (m) l'esquer / (f) lacucada
v
1. incitar
n.b. 'Incitar' means 'to bait' in the sense 'to provoke'

2. esquerar
n.b. 'Esquerar' means 'to bait' in the sense 'to put bait (on a fishing line / in a trap)

bake
v coure al forn

baker
n (m / f)forner

bakery
n (m) elforn (de pa) / (f) lafleca
n.b. 'Forn (de pa)' and 'fleca' can both mean 'bakery' in the sense 'place where bread is baked and sold' but 'fleca' can also mean 'place where bread is sold' without suggesting that it is actually baked on the premises.

baking powder
n (m) elllevat

balance
n
1. (m) l'equilibri
2. [FIN] (m) elsaldo
v equilibrar

balance of payments
n (f) labalança de pagaments

balance sheet
n (m) elbalanç de situació

balcony
n (m) elbalcó

bald
adj
calb

baldness
n (f) lacalvície

bald spot
n (f) lacoroneta

Balearic
adj
balear

Balearic Islands
n (f pl.) lesIlles balears

Balkans
n (m pl.) elsBalcans

ball
n
1. [SPORT] (f) lapilota
2. (m) elball
n.b. 'Ball' means 'ball' in the sense 'formal dance'

3. (m) elcabdell
n.b. 'Cabdell' means 'ball' in the sense 'ball of wool / string'.

ballad
n (f) labalada

ballast
n (m) elllast

balloon
n (m) elglobus

ballot
n
1. (f) lapapereta (de vot)
n.b. 'Papereta' means 'ballot' in the sense 'ballot paper' (e.g. 'ballots are still being counted').

2. (f) lavotació
n.b. 'Votació' means 'ballot' in the sense 'vote' (i.e. 'Unions call for strike ballot').

v
1. demanar (als membres d'un sindicat etc.) que votin
2. votar

ballot box
n (f) l'urna

ballot paper
n (f) lapapereta (de vot)

ballpark
n (US) (m) l'estadi de beisbol
adj
aproximat

balm
n (m) elbàlsam

bamboo
n (m) elbambú

ban
v prohibir
n (f) laprohibició

banana
n (m) elplàtan

band
n (m) elgrup / (f) labanda

bandage
n (m) l'embenat

Band Aid
n (US) (f) latireta

bandwidth
n (f) l'amplada de banda[Termcat]
n.b. 'Amplada de banda' is the term recommended by TermCat. However, 'ample de banda' is also widely used.

bang
n
1. (m) l'estrèpit / esclat
2. (m) elcop
3. bangs (US) (m) elserrell
excl pam!
v
1. copejar
2. (vulg) fotre
> bang on about (something)
v.c. (UK) (slang) parlar contínuament d'alguna cosa d'una manera avorrida

Bangladesh
n (m) elBangla Desh

banish
v exiliar / expulsar

bank
n
1. [FIN] (m) elbanc
2. (f) lariba / ribera / vora / (m) elvoral
n.b. 'Riba' means 'bank' in the sense 'river bank'.

bank holiday
n (UK) (m) eldia festiu / (m) eldia de festa

banking
n (f) labanca

banknote
n (m) elbitllet

bankrupt
adj
insolvent

bankruptcy
n (f) labancarrota / (f) lafallida

banned
adj
prohibit

banner
n
1. (f) lapancarta
2. [IT] (f) lacibertira[Termcat]

baptism
n (m) elbaptisme

baptist
n (m / f)baptista
adj
baptista

bar
n
1. (f) labarra
2. (m) elbar
n.b. 'Bar' means 'bar' in the sense 'drinking establishment'

v prohibir
prep excepte / menys / tret de

Barbados
n (m) elBarbados

barbarity
n (f) labarbàrie

barbecue
n (f) labarbacoa

barbiturates
n (m pl.) elsbarbitúrics

barcode
n (UK) (m) elcodi de barres

bare
adj

1. nu
n.b. 'Nu' means 'bare' as in 'naked'.

2. buit
n.b. 'Buit' means 'bare' as in 'empty' (i.e. 'when she got there, the cupboard was bare').

barely
adv a penes

barf
v (slang) vomitar

bargain
n
1. (f) laganga / oferta
2. (m) eltracte / pacte
Into the bargain - Per afegiment / a més
v negociar / regatejar

baritone
n (m) elbaríton
adj
baríton

bark
v lladrar
n
1. [BOT] (f) l'escorça
2. [ZOOL] (m) ellladruc

barking
adj
(UK) (colloq) boig

barley
n (m) l'ordi

barmaid
n (UK) (f) lacambrera

barman
n (UK) cambrer

barmy
adj
(UK) (colloq) boig

barometer
n (m) elbaròmetre

barracks
n (f) lacaserna

barrage
n
1. gran nombre de / molt(s/a/es)
2. (f) lapresa (artificial)

barrel
n (m) elbarril

barricade
n (f) labarricada

barrier
n (f) labarrera

bartender
n (US) (m) elcambrer

base
n (f) labase
v basar

baseball
n (m) elbeisbol

basement
n (m) elsoterrani

basic
adj
bàsic

basically
adv bàsicament

basil
n (f) l'alfàbrega

basilica
n (f) labasílica

basin
n (m) ellavabo

basis
n (f) labase

basket
n (m) elcistell
Cistell (de la compra) - (Shopping) basket

basketball
n (m) elbàsquet

Basque
n
1. [LANG] (m) elbasc
2. (m / f)basc
adj
basc

bass guitar
n (m) elbaix

bass player
n (m / f)baixista

bastard
n
1. (offensive) (m) elfill de puta / cabró
2. (dated) (m / f)fill bastard / filla bastarda
n.b. 'Fill bastard' means 'bastard' in the old-fashioned sense 'child of unmarried parents'

baste
v embastar

bat
n
1. [ZOOL] (m) elrat-penat
2. [SPORT] (m) elpal / (f) lapala
3. (slang) (f) labruixa
n.b. 'Bruixa' means 'bat' as in 'old bat' (literally, 'witch')

v batre

battalion
n (m) elbatalló

batch
n
1. (f) lasèrie
2. (m) elgrup

bath
n (m) elbany
To have a bath - Banyar-se

bathe
v banyar-se

bathrobe
n (m) elbarnús

bathroom
n (f) lacambra de bany

bath tissue
n (US) (m) elpaper higiènic

battery
n (f) lapila

battle
n (f) labatalla

battlefield
n (m) elcamp de batalla

bay
n (f) labadia

bay leaf
n (f) lafulla de llorer

bayonet
n (f) labaioneta

BBQ
abbrev (f) labarbacoa

be
v am are is being ser / ésser / estar

beach
n (f) laplatja

bead
n (m) elgra

beak
n (m) elbec

beam
n
1. (m) elgran somriure
2. (f) labiga
n.b. 'Biga' means 'beam' in the sense 'the old house had lots of exposed beams'.

3. (m) elraig
n.b. 'Raig' means 'beam' in the sense 'beam (ray) of light'.

v somriure

bean
n (f) lamongeta

bear
n (m) elós
v aguantar

beard
n (f) labarba

beat
v
1. derrotar / vèncer
2. pegar
3. [MED] bategar
n
1. [MUSIC] (m) eltoc
n.b. 'Toc' means 'beat' as in 'beat of a drum'

2. [MED] (m) elbatec
n.b. 'Batec' means 'beat' as in 'heartbeat' (e.g. 'his heart skipped a beat')

3. [MUSIC] (m) elritme
n.b. 'Ritme' means 'beat' in the sense 'rhythm' (e.g. 'this song has a catchy beat')

adj
(colloq) cansat

it beats me!
excl (colloq) no en tinc ni idea!

beautiful
adj
bonic / bell / maco

beauty
n (f) labellesa

beaver
n (m) elcastor

because
conj perquè

bechamel sauce
n (m) elbeixamel

become
v esdevenir

bed
n (m) elllit

bedlam
adj
(colloq) caòtic / molt animat

bedpan
n (m) l'orinal

bedroom
n
1. (f) l'habitació
2. (m) eldormitori

bed settee
n (UK) (m) elsofà-llit

bedside table
n (f) latauleta de nit

bee
n (f) l'abella
Queen bee - Abella reina
Worker bee - Abella obrera

beef
n
1. (f) lacarn de bou / carn de vaca
2. (slang) (f) laqueixa

beekeeper
n (m / f)apicultor

beekeeping
n (f) l'apicultura

beer
n (f) lacervesa

beer belly
n (slang) (f) lapanxa cervesera

beer gut
n (slang) (f) lapanxa cervesera

bees knees
adj
(colloq) excel·lent

beetle
n (m) l'escarabat

beetroot
n (f) laremolatxa

before
adv abans
prep davant

beg
v
1. pidolar / mendicar
n.b. 'Pidolar' and 'mendicar' mean 'to beg' in the sense 'to ask for money'.

2. instar

beggar
n (m) elcaptaire / (m) elpidolaire / (m) elmendicant

begging
n (f) lacapta

begin
v beginning començar / iniciar

beginner
n (m / f)principiant

beginning
n (m) l'inici / (m) elprincipi / (m) elcomençament
At the beginning of 2003 - A començaments / a primers del 2003

behalf
n (m) elbenefici
On behalf of... - En nom de...
On (my / his) behalf - En el (meu / seu) nom

behave
v comportar-se

behavior
n (US) (m) elcomportament / (f) laconducta

behaviour
n (UK) (m) elcomportament / (f) laconducta

behead
v decapitar

beheading
n (f) ladecapitació

behind
prep darrere

being
n (m) elésser

Belarus
n (f) laBielorússia

Belarussian
n
1. [LANG] (m) elbielorús
2. (m / f)bielorús

Belgian
n (m / f)belga
adj
belga

Belgium
n (f) laBélgica

belief
n (f) lacreença

believe
v creure

believer
n (m / f)creient

Belize
n (m) elBelize

bell
n (f) lacampana

bellow
v cridar
n (m) elcridar

belly
n (colloq) (f) lapanxa / (m) elventre

bellyache
v queixar-se
n (colloq) mal de panxa

belly button
n (m) elmelic

belly button ring
n (m) elpírcing
fer-se un pírcing - to get a belly button ring / nose ring / nose stud / eyebrow ring etc.
Porta un pírcing al melic - He's got a belly button ring
Porta un pírcing al dent - He's got a tooth stud
n.b. 'Pírcing' is a general term that can be used to refer to any body piercings (nose studs, belly button rings etc).

belong
v pertànyer

belongings
n (f pl.) lespertinences / (f pl.) lescoses

below
prep sota
adv sota

belt
n (m) elcinturó

bemoan
v lamentar / queixar-se

bench
n (f) labanqueta / (m) elbanc / (f) labanca

bend
v doblegar / inclinar-se
n (m) elrevolt

beneath
prep sota

beneficial
adj
beneficiós

benefit
n
1. (m) elbenefici / avantatge
2. (m) elsubsidi
n.b. 'Subsidi' means 'benefit' in the sense 'housing benefit', 'unemployment benefit'

v i beneficiar
> benefit from
v.c. beneficiar-se de

benevolent
adj

1. benèvol
n.b. 'Benèvol' means 'benevolent' in the sense 'kind / generous'

2. benèfic
n.b. 'Benèfic' means 'benevolent' in the sense 'charitable' (i.e. 'a benevolent organization')

Bengali
n (m) elbengalí
adj
bengalí

benign
adj
benigne

Benin
n (m) elBenín

bent
adj

1. doblegat
2. tort
3. (colloq) deshonest
4. (offensive) homosexual

Berlin
n (m) elBerlín

Berliner
n (m / f)berlinès

Bermuda
n (f pl.) lesBermudes

Bermuda Triangle
n (m) elTriangle de les Bermudes

Bern
n (f) laBerna

berry
n (f) labaia

beside
prep al costat de

besides
adv a més a més
prep a més (a més) de

besiege
v assetjar

besieged
adj
assetjat

best
adj
millor

best friend
n (m / f)millor amic / millor amiga

best of British
excl (UK) molta sort!

bet
v betting apostar
To bet on something - Apostar per alguna cosa

betray
v
1. trair
2. delatar

betrayal
n (f) latraïció

better
v millorar
adj
millor

between
prep entre

bewitch
v encisar / encantar / embruixar

beyond
prep més enllà de
adv més enllà

Bhutan
n (m) elBhutan

biathlon
n (m) elbiatló

bib
n (m) elpitet

bible
n (f) labíblia

biblical
adj
bíblic

bibliographical
adj
bibliogràfic

bibliography
n (f) labibliografia

bicycle
n (f) labicicleta

bidet
n (m) elbidet

big
adj

1. gran
2. gros

big deal
excl (colloq) m'és igual! / no m'importa! / i què?

big head
n (colloq) (f) lapersona arrogant

big-headed
adj
(colloq) arrogant

big house
n (slang) (f) lapresó

bigot
n (m / f)intolerant

bigotry
n (f) laintolerància

bike
n
1. (f) labici
2. (f) lamoto

bike lane
n (m) elcarril bici

bike trials
n (m) elbicitrial

bilberry
n (m) elnabiu / mirtil

bilingual
adj
bilingüe

bilingual dictionary
n (m) eldiccionari bilingüe

bill
n
1. (f) lafactura
2. (UK) (m) elcompte
3. (m) elprojecte de llei
Bill of Rights - Declaració de Drets
4. [ZOOL] (m) elbec
5. (US) [FIN] (m) elbitllet
A five dollar bill - Un bitllet de cinc dòlars

billboard
n (f) lacartellera

billiards
n (m) elbillar
Billiards hall - Billar

billy goat
n (m) elboc

bin
n (m) elcubell (de les escombraries) / (f) lagalleda (de les escombraries)
n.b. 'Cubell' and 'galleda' mean 'bin' as in 'dustbin' / 'trashcan'
/ (f) lapaperera
n.b. 'Paperera' means 'bin' as in 'wastepaper basket'

binary
adj
binari

bin bag
n (UK) (f) labossa d'escombraries

bind
v lligar
To be in a bind - Tenir problemes / Estar en una situació incòmoda

bin liner
n (UK) (f) labossa d'escombraries

bin lorry
n (UK) (m) elcamió d'escombraries

binoculars
n (m) elprismàtics

biochemical
adj
bioquímic

biochemistry
n (f) labioquímica

biodegradable
adj
biodegradable

biographer
n (m / f)biògraf

biography
n (f) labiografia

biological
adj
biològic

biologically
adv biològicament

biologist
n (m / f)biòleg

biology
n (f) labiologia

biometric
adj
biomètric

biophysical
adj
biofísic

biophysicist
n (m / f)biofísic

biophysics
n (f) labiofísica

bipolar disorder
n (m) eltrastorn bipolar

bird
n (m) l'ocell / (f) l'au
Baby bird - Ocellet

bird flu
n (f) lagrip del pollastre / (f) lagrip aviària

bird watching
n
1. (f) l'observació ornitològica
2. (before noun) ornitològic

biretta
n (m) elbirret

birth
n
1. (m) elnaixement
To give birth - Donar a llum / parir
2. (f) lanatalitat
Birth rate - Taxa de natalitat

birthday
n (m) l'aniversari / natalici

birth partner
n (m / f)acompanyant del part / company(a) del part[approval]

birth rate
n (f) lataxa de natalitat

biscuit
n (UK) (f) lagaleta

bisexual
adj
bisexual
n (m / f)bisexual

bishop
n
1. (m) elbisbe
2. (m) l'alfil
n.b. chess

bison
n (m) elbisó

bit
n
1. [IT] (m) elbit[Termcat]
2. (m) eltros / (m) elxic / (f) lamica

bitch
n
1. (offensive) (f) laputa
2. [ZOOL] (f) lagossa

bitchy
adj
(colloq) maliciós

bite
v mossegar
n (f) lamossegada

bitmap
n (f) lamapa de bits[Termcat]

bit rate
n
1. (f) lavelocitat de bits
2. (f) lataxa de bits[Termcat]

bitter
adj

1. amarg
2. molt fred
n.b. 'Molt fred' means 'bitter' in the sense 'very cold'

n (f) lacervesa

bitterly
adv
1. amb ràbia
2. amb tristesa
3. realment / profundament
Bitterly disappointed - Profundament / realment decebut

bitterness
n (m) l'amargor

bizarre
adj
estrany

black
adj
negre

black and white photo
n (f) lafoto en blanc i negre

blackberry
n (f) lamóra

blackbird
n (f) lamerla

blackboard
n (f) lapissarra

blackcurrant
n (f) lagrosella negra

blackleg
n (m) l'esquirol

black hole
n (m) elforat negre

blackmail
v fer xantatge a algú
n (m) elxantatge

blackmailer
n (m / f)xantatgista

black market
n (m) elmercat negre

blackout
n (f) l'apagada / (m) eltall (de subministrament) elèctric

Black Sea
n (m) elMar Negre

blacksmith
n
1. (m / f)ferrer
2. blacksmiths (f) laferreria

blackthorn
n (m) l'aranyó

bladder
n (f) labufeta
Gall bladder - Vesícula biliar

bladdered
adj
(UK) (slang) embriac

blade
n
1. (f) lafulla
n.b. 'Fulla' means 'blade' as in 'the blade of a knife'.

2. (m) elbri
n.b. 'Bri' means 'blade' as in 'blade of grass'.

blame
v culpar / donar la culpa a
n (f) laculpa

bland
adj
insípid

blank
adj
en blanc
v (UK) (colloq) no fer cas a algú

blank check
n (US) (m) elxec en blanc

blank cheque
n (UK) (m) elxec en blanc

blanket
n (f) lamanta

blaspheme
v blasfemar

blasphemy
n (f) lablasfèmia

blatant
adj
descarat

blatantly
adv descaradament

bleach
n (m) ellleixiu
v blanquejar

bleed
v sagnar

blend
v mesclar / barrejar
n (f) lamescla / (f) labarreja

bless
v beneir

blessing
n (f) labenedicció

blind
adj
cec
n (f) lapersiana
v
1. encegar / deixar cec
2. enlluernar

blindly
adv cegament

blindness
n (f) laceguesa

blink
n (m) elparpelleig
v parpellejar

blinker
n
1. (colloq) [TRANSP] (m) l'intermitent
2. blinkers[ZOOL] (f pl.) lesulleres

bliss
n
1. (f) labenaurança / felicitat
2. (f) lajoia

blissful
adj
benaurat / feliç

blister
n
1. [MED] (f) labutllofa
2. (f) labombolla
Blister pack - Blister / envoltori

blistering
adj

1. fulgurant
n.b. 'Fulgurant' means 'blistering' in the sense 'very fast'.

2. demolidor
n.b. 'Demolidor' means 'blistering' in the sense 'harsh / very critical'

3. roent
n.b. 'Roent' means 'blistering' in the sense 'very hot'.

4. enèrgic / electritzant / llampant

blizzard
n (f) latempesta de neu

block
v obstruir

blockade
v blocar / bloquejar
n (m) elblocatge / bloqueig

blockage
n (f) l'obstrucció

blockhead
n (dated) (m / f)enze / idiota

blog
n
1. (m) eldiari interactiu personal[Termcat]
n.b. The official TermCat word for 'blog' is 'diari interactiu personal'. However, this term does not appear to be very widely used yet, with most Catalans using the term 'bitàcola (personal)'

2. (f) labitàcola (personal)

bloke
n (UK) (colloq) (m) l'home / tipus

blond
adj
ros
n (m / f)ros
n.b. The feminine of 'ros' is 'rossa', the plural is 'rossos'.

blonde
adj
ros
n (m / f)ros
n.b. The feminine of 'ros' is 'rossa', the plural is 'rossos'.

blood
n (m) elsang
adj
sanguini

blood bank
n (m) elbanc de sang

blood bath
n (m) elbany de sang

blood donor
n (m) eldonant de sang

blood transfusion
n (f) latransfusió de sang

bloody
adj

1. sagnant / cruent
2. (slang) maleït

bloom
n (f) laflor
v florir

blossom
n (f) laflor
v florir

blouse
n (f) labrusa

blow
n (m) elcop
v
1. [WEATHER] bufar
n.b. 'Bufar' means 'to blow' as in 'the wind blows'

2. esclatar
n.b. 'Esclatar' means 'to blow' as in 'explode' ('Watch out, she's going to blow!')

> blow up
v.c.
1. fer esclatar
2. (colloq) fer una còpia més gran d'(una fotografia, un cartell, etc...)
3. inflar

blue
adj

1. blau
2. (colloq) trist
3. verd
Blue jokes - Acudits verds
n
1. blues (m pl.) elsblues

blueberry
n (m) elnabiu / mirtil

blue-collar worker
n (m) l'obrer

blueprint
n (m) l'avantprojecte

blue screen
v [IT] aparéixer una pantalla blava
I turn the computer on and it blue screens - Engego l'ordinador i apareix / em surt una pantalla blava

blue screen of death
n (f) lapantalla blava

blurred
adj
borrós / difuminat / desdibuixat

blush
v posar-se vermell

BMI (Body Mass Index)
n (m) l'IMC (índex de massa corporal)

BO (Body Odor (Am.), Body Odour (Br.))
n (f) la(mala) olor corporal

boar
n (m) el(porc) senglar

board
n
1. (m) elpost
Ironing board - Post de planxar
2. [SPORT] (f) laplanxa
3. (f) lajunta directiva / (m) elconsell de direcció / (m) elpatronat
4. (f) lapissarra
n.b. 'Pissarra' means 'board' as in 'blackboard'

5. (m) eltauler d'anuncis
n.b. 'Tauler d'anuncis' means 'board' as in 'noticeboard'

6. (f) lapensió
Full board - Pensió completa
Half board - Mitja pensió
v
1. pujar a
n.b. 'Pujar a' means to board a train or bus

2. embarcar(-se)
n.b. 'Embarcar-se' means to board a boat, ship or plane

boarding card
n (f) latargeta d'embarcament

boarding school
n (m) l'internat

boast
v jactar-se / lloar-se / vanar-se / vanagloriar-se

boastful
adj
vanagloriós / jactanciós

boat
n (m) elvaixell / (f) labarca / (m) elbot
Lifeboat - Bot salvavides

bodice
n (dated) (m) elcosset

body
n
1. (m) elcos
n.b. 'Cos' means 'body' in the general sense ('He's got a great body')

2. (m) elcadàver
n.b. 'Cadàver' means 'body' as in 'dead body' / 'corpse'

3. (before noun) corporal
Body image - Imatge corporal
Body temperature - Temperatura corporal
4. (f) l'entitat
n.b. 'Entitat' means 'body' in the sense 'entity' / 'institution' (e.g. 'funding body').

bodyboard
n (f) la(taula de) bodyboard

bodyboarding
n (m) elbodyboard / bodyboarding

bodyguard
n (m / f)guardaespatlles

body mass index
n (m) l'índex de massa corporal

body temperature
n (f) latemperatura corporal

bodywork
n (f) lacarrosseria

bog
n
1. (m) elpantà
n.b. 'Pantà' means 'bog' as in 'swamp'

2. (UK) (slang) (m) elvàter
n.b. 'Vàter' means 'bog' in the colloquial sense (i.e. toilet)

boggy
adj
pantanós

bog off
excl (UK) (slang) fot el camp!

boil
v bullir

boiler
n (f) lacaldera

boiling
adj
bullent
Boiling water - Aigua bullent
It's boiling (hot) today - Fa molta calor avui

boiling point
n (m) elpunt d'ebullició

bold
n (f) lanegreta[Termcat]
n.b. Negreta means bold as in 'this text must be in bold and italics'

adj

1. valent / agosarat
2. audaç

Bolivia
n (f) laBolívia

Bolivian
n (m / f)bolivià
adj
bolivià

bollocks
n
1. (UK) (vulg) [ANAT] (m pl.) elscollons
The dog's bollocks - Molt bo / excel·lent
2. (UK) (vulg) equivocat / incorrecte
excl (vulg) collons!

Bolshevik
n (m / f)bolxevic
adj
bolxevic

Bolshevism
n (m) elbolxevisme

bolt
n (m) elforrellat

bomb
n (f) labomba
Bomb disposal expert / officer - Artificier

bombard
v bombardejar

bombardment
n (m) elbombardeig

bomb disposal expert
n (m / f)artificier

bomb warning
n (m) l'avís de bomba

bond
n
1. (m) elvincle afectiu
2. [FIN] (f) l'obligació

bone
n (m) l'os

bone marrow
n (f) lamedul·la òssia

bonfire
n (f) lafoguera

bonk
v (UK) (slang) cardar

bonkers
adj
(UK) (colloq) boig

bonnet
n (UK) [TRANSP] (m) elcapot

bonny
adj
(dial) bonic / maco

bonus
n (f) lagratificació / prima

bonzer
adj
(Aus) molt bo / excel·lent

book
n (m) elllibre
v reservar

booking
n (f) lareserva

booklet
n (m) elfullet

bookmark
n
1. (m) elsenyal / marcador de llibre
2. [IT] (f) l'adreça d'interès[Termcat] / [IT] (m) elfavorit

bookshop
n (f) lallibreria

bookworm
n (m) elratolí de biblioteca / (f) larata de biblioteca / (m / f)lletraferit

boolean
adj
booleà[Termcat]

boomerang
n (m) elbumerang

boon
n
1. (m) l'avantatge
2. (m) elbenefici

boot
n
1. [CLOTHES] (f) labota
n.b. 'Bota' is the kind of boot you wear on your foot

2. (UK) [TRANSP] (m) elmaleter
n.b. 'Maleter' is the boot of a car (Am. trunk)

v [IT] arrencar

boot disk
n (m) eldisc d'inici

bootleg
adj
de contraban / pirata
v passar de contraban / piratejar

bootstrap
n
1. (m) elcordó de bota
2. [IT] (m) elprograma d'arrencada
v fer per un mateix / ésser autosuficient

booty
n
1. (slang) (f pl.) lesnatges
2. (m) elbotí

booze
n (slang) (m) l'alcohol

bordello
n (m) elprostíbul

border
n
1. (f) lafrontera
2. (before noun) fronterer
Border controls - Controls fronterers
v limitar amb

borderline
adj
just / pelat / límit / dubtós
A borderline pass - Un aprovat just / pelat
n (m) ellímit / (f) lafrontera

bore
v
1. avorrir
2. foradar / perforar

bored
adj
avorrit

boredom
n (m) l'avorriment

boring
adj
avorrit

born
v néixer

born-again Christian
n (m / f)cristià 'renascut'

borough
n (UK) (m) elmunicipi

borrow
v deixar / prestar
Can I borrow your books? - Em deixes els teus llibres?

Bosnia
n (f) laBòsnia

Bosnia-Herzegovina
n (f) laBòsnia-Herzegovina

boss
n (m) elcap / (m) eldirector / (m) elgerent

bossy
adj
manaire

Bostonian
n (m / f)habitant de la ciutat de Boston
adj
de la ciutat de Boston

both
adj
tots dos / ambdós

bother
v
1. t molestar / atabalar
2. t amoïnar
3. i amoïnar-se per
n (f) lamolèstia / nosa

Botswana
n (f) laBotswana

bottle
n
1. (f) l'ampolla
n.b. 'Ampolla' means 'bottle' in the general sense (bottle of wine / oil etc.)

2. (m) elbiberó
n.b. 'Biberó' is a baby's bottle

3. (UK) (slang) (m) elcoratge
> bottle (something) up
v.c. (colloq) suprimir / amagar (sentiments o emocions)

bottling
n (m) l'embotellament

bottom
n
1. (m) elfons
n.b. 'Fons' means 'bottom' as in 'not at the top'

2. (UK) [ANAT] (m) elcul
adj
inferior

boulevard
n (m) elbulevard

bounce
v botar
n (m) elbot

bouncer
n (m / f)segurata

bound
v saltar
n (m) elsalt

boundary
n
1. (m) ellímit
2. (f) lafrontera

bourgeois
adj
burgès

bourgeoisie
n (f) laburgesia

bovine
adj
boví

bow
n
1. (m) elllaç
n.b. 'Llaç' means 'bow' in the sense 'he tied the ribbon into a bow'

2. (m) l'arc
Bow and arrows - Arc i fletxes
n.b. 'Arc' means 'bow' as in 'bow and arrow'

v
1. inclinar-se
n.b. 'Inclinar-se' means 'to bow' in the sense 'he bowed before the Queen'

2. inclinar
n.b. 'Inclinar' is used in the general sense 'to bow your head' (e.g. 'He bowed his head in silent prayer').

3. baixar
n.b. 'Baixar' is used in the sense 'to bow / lower your head' (in shame)'.

bowl
n
1. (m) elbol
2. bowls (f pl.) lesbotxes
v llançar

bow tie
n (f) lacorbata de llacet / (m) elcorbatí

box
n
1. (f) lacaixa
2. (f) lacasella
n.b. 'Casella' means 'box' in the sense 'gap in a form which you have to fill in'.

3. (f) lallotja
n.b. 'Llotja' means 'box' in the sense 'separated seating area' (e.g. 'a box in the theatre' / 'a box at a football match').

4. (f) lacapsa
Box of matches - Capsa de llumins
n.b. A 'capsa' tends to be a relatively small box (e.g. pill box, box of matches)

5. (slang) (f) latelevisor
v
1. boxejar
2. embalar

boxing
n (f) laboxa

Boxing Day
n (UK) (m) elDia de Sant Esteve

box office
n (f) lataquilla
Box office hit - èxit de taquilla

boy
n (m) elnoi / (m) elxaval / (m) elxiquet

boycott
v boicotejar
n (m) elboicot

boyfriend
n (m) elxicot

bra
n (m pl.) elssostenidors

bracelet
n
1. (m) elbraçalet
2. (f) lapolsera

braces
n
1. (m pl.) elsferros
n.b. 'Ferros' means the 'braces' you wear on your teeth.

2. (UK) [CLOTHES] (m pl.) elstirants

bracket
n (m) elparèntesi

brag
v jactar-se / fanfarronejar

braid
v trenar
n (f) latrena

brain
n (m) elcervell

brain damage
n (m) eldany cerebral

brainstorming
n (m) l'intercanvi d'idees / (f) lapluja d'idees

brainwashing
n (m) elrentat de cervell

brainy
adj
(colloq) intel·ligent

brake
n (m) elfre
v frenar

branch
n
1. (f) lasucursal / (f) lafilial
n.b. 'Sucursal' and 'filial' mean 'branch' as in one of a chain of shops or offices

2. [BOT] (f) labranca

brand
n (f) lamarca
v
1. [ZOOL] marcar
2. titllar
n.b. 'Titllar' means 'to brand' in the sense 'to brand someone a liar'

brand new
adj
flamant

brandy
n (m) elconyac

brass
n (m) elllautó

brass knuckles
n (US) (m) elpuny americà

brave
adj
valent

bravely
adv amb valentia

bravery
n (f) lavalentia

brawl
n (m) l'enrenou / avalot / (f) labatussa
v esvalotar / barallar-se

Brazil
n (m) elBrasil

Brazilian
n (m / f)brasiler
adj
brasiler

bread
n
1. [FOOD] (m) elpa
2. (slang) [FIN] (f) lapasta

breadwinner
n el / la que es guanya les garrofes / el pa

break
v
1. trencar
2. avariar
n.b. 'Avariar' means 'to break' in the sense 'to stop working'.

3. infringir / transgredir
To break a law - Infringir / transgredir una llei
n (m) eldescans
> break down
v.c.
1. espatllar
n.b. 'Espatllar' means 'to break down' in the sense 'my car broke down' or 'my fridge-freezer broke down'.

2. fracassar
n.b. 'Fracassar' means 'to break down' in the sense of a relationship or discussions

3. tirar (una porta) a terra
n.b. 'Tirar a terra' means 'to break down' in the sense 'to break a door down'

4. descompondre
n.b. 'Descompondre' means 'to break down' in the sense 'to break something down into smaller bits'

5. posar-se a plorar
n.b. 'Posar-se a plorar' means 'to break down' in the sense 'he broke down and wept'

> break in
v.c. forçar (una porta / una finestra) i entrar en un edifici
> break into
v.c.
1. forçar (una porta / una finestra) i entrar en un edifici / un vehícle
2. [IT] entrar en un ordinador / sistema sense permissió

> break off
v.c.
1. trencar
n.b. 'Trencar' means 'to break off' in the sense 'to break a piece off', 'to break off a relationship'

2. callar
n.b. 'Callar' means 'to break off' as in 'he broke off mid sentence'

> break open
v.c. obrir
> break out
v.c.
1. esclatar
n.b. 'Esclatar' means 'to break out' as in 'war'

2. produir-se (un incendi / una baralla)
3. escapar-se (de la presó)
> break up
v.c.
1. dissoldre / dispersar
n.b. 'Dissoldre' and 'dispersar' mean to 'break up' in the sense 'to break up a demonstration'

2. desarticular
n.b. 'Desarticular' means 'to break up' in the sense 'to break up a criminal gang'.

3. trencar (una relació)
n.b. 'Trencar una relació' means 'to break up a relationship'

4. esmicolar / fragmentar
n.b. 'Esmicolar' and 'fragmentar' mean 'to break up' in the sense 'to separate into smaller pieces'

5. tancar-se per vacances

breakdown
n
1. [TRANSP] (f) l'avaria
n.b. 'Avaria' means 'breakdown' as in 'mechanical failure'

2. [MED] (f) lacrisi
Nervous breakdown - Crisi nerviosa
n.b. 'Crisi' means 'breakdown' in the medical sense

breakfast
n (m) l'esmorzar
To have breakfast - Esmorzar

breaking news
n (f) lanotícia d'última hora

breakthrough
n (m) l'avanç / (f) lainnovació

breast
n (m) elpit

breast cancer
n (m) elcàncer de mama

breastfeed
v alletar

breastfeeding
n (m) l'alletament (matern) / (f) lalactància materna

breastplate
n (m) elplastró

breaststroke
n (f) labraça

breath
n (m) l'alè

breathalyser test
n (UK) (m) elcontrol d'alcoholèmia

breathalyzer test
n (US) (m) elcontrol d'alcoholèmia

breathe
v respirar

breathing
n (f) larespiració

breed
n (f) laraça
v criar

breeze
n
1. [WEATHER] (f) labrisa
2. (colloq) (f) lacosa fàcil
It was a breeze to install - Era molt fàcil d'instal·lar

breezily
adv alegrement (i amb confiança)

breezy
adj

1. [WEATHER] ventós
n.b. 'Ventós' means 'breezy' in the sense 'windy'

2. animat / alegre
n.b. 'Alegre' and 'animat' mean 'breezy' in the sense 'she has a breezy personality'

Breton
n (m) elbretó

brevity
n (f) labrevetat

brewery
n (f) lafàbrica de cervesa / cerveseria

bribe
n (m) elsuborn
v subornar

brick
n (m) elmaó / (m) eltotxo

bricklayer
n (m / f)paleta

bridal
adj
nupcial

bride
n (f) lanúvia
Bride and groom - Nuvis

bridegroom
n (m) elnuvi

bridge
n (m) elpont

bridle
n (f) labrida

brief
adj
breu
n
1. (UK) (f pl.) lesinstruccions
2. (UK) (colloq) (m / f)advocat
3. briefs (f pl.) lescalces
4. briefs (m pl.) elscalçotets

briefcase
n (f) lacartera

briefing
n (f) laxerrada

briefly
adv breument

bright
adj

1. brillant
2. llampant
3. (colloq) intel·ligent

bring
v
1. portar
2. aportar
> bring back
v.c.
1. tornar / restablir / portar de tornada
2. fer recordar
> bring forward
v.c. anticipar
> bring in
v.c.
1. fer entrar / fer passar
2. guanyar
> bring round
v.c.
1. reanimar
2. persuadir / convèncer
> bring up
v.c. plantejar

brink
n (m) elcaire
On the brink of... - Al caire de...

Brit
n (colloq) (m / f)britànic

British
adj
britànic

British Isles
n (f pl.) lesIlles Britàniques

brittle
adj
fràgil / trencadís

broad
adj
ample
n (US) (dated) dona

broadband
n (f) labanda ampla

broad bean
n broadbean (f) lafava / faveta

broadcast
n (f) l'emissió / radiodifusió / transmissió / retransmissió
v
1. emetre per televisió / ràdio
2. difondre / divulgar

broadcasting
n (f) ladifusió

broadly
adv en termes generals / en general / en sentit ampli

broadsheet
n (m) eldiari (de qualitat)

broad shouldered
adj
ample d'espatlles

broccoli
n (m) elbròquil

brochure
n (m) elfullet

broiled
adj
(US) a la brasa

broiler
n (US) (f) lagraella

broke
adj
(colloq) que no té diners

broken
adj
trencat

brolly
n (colloq) (m) elparaigua

bromine
n (m) elbrom

broom
n
1. (f) l'escombra
2. [BOT] (f) laginesta
n.b. 'Ginesta' (broom) is a shrub with small yellow flowers.

brothel
n (m) elprostíbul

brother
n (m) elgermà
They are brothers / they are brother and sister - Són germans

brother and sister
n (m pl.) elsgermans

brotherhood
n (f) lagermandat

brother-in-law
n (m) elcunyat

brow
n (m) elfront

brown
adj
marró

brown sugar
n (m) elsucre moreno

browse
v
1. [IT] navegar[Termcat]
n.b. Navegar means to browse on the Web

2. fer una ullada
n.b. 'Fer una ullada' means 'to browse' in a general sense (but not in the sense of web browsing, which is 'navegar')

browser
n [IT] (m) elnavegador[Termcat]

bruise
n (m) elblau / blaverol / morat / equimosi / (f) lamacadura
v magolar / macar

Brummie
n (UK) (colloq) natural de (la ciutat de) Birmingham
adj
(UK) (colloq) de (la ciutat de) Birmingham

Brunei
n (m) elBrunei

brush
n
1. (m) elraspall
n.b. 'Raspall' is the 'brush' you clean your teeth with or brush your hair with

2. (m) elpinzell
n.b. 'Pinzell' is a 'brush' you paint pictures with

3. (f) l'escombra
n.b. 'Escombra' is a 'brush' you sweep the floor with

4. (f) labrotxa
n.b. 'Brotxa' can mean either 'paintbrush' (for painting walls) or 'shaving brush'

v
1. pentinar-se
n.b. 'Pentinar-se (els cabells)' means 'to brush your hair'

2. raspallar-se (les dents)
n.b. 'Raspallar-se les dents' and 'rentar-se les dents' both mean 'to brush your teeth'

Brussels
n Brusel·les

brutal
adj
brutal

brutality
n (f) labrutalitat

brutally
adv brutalment

BSOD (Blue Screen of Death)
n [IT] (f) lapantalla blava

BTW (by the way)
adv a propòsit

bubble
n (f) labombolla

bubble bath
n (m) elgel de bany

buck
n
1. (US) (colloq) [FIN] (m) eldòlar
2. [ZOOL] (m) elcérvol (mascle)

bucket
n (m) elcubell / (f) lagalleda

bucolic
adj
bucòlic

Buddhism
n (m) elbudisme

Buddhist
n (m / f)budista
adj
budista

buddy
n (US) (colloq) (m) l'amic

budget
n (m) elpressupost

buff
adj
bru
Buff envelope - Sobre marró
n (m / f)afeccionat
Film (Br.) / movie (Am.) buff - Cinèfil
v enllustrar / abrillantar / polir

buffalo
n (m) elbúfal

bug
v (US) (colloq) empipar
n
1. [ZOOL] (m) l'insecte / (m) elbitxo
2. [IT] (f) labrossa[Termcat]
3. [IT] (m) elbug

bugger
v sodomitzar
n (vulg) (m) elpesat

bugger all
n (UK) (vulg) res

buggy
n (UK) (colloq) (m) elcotxet (de bebè / infant)
adj
ple de brosses / bugs

build
v construir
n (f) lacomplexió / constitució corporal

building
n (m) l'edifici

building firm
n (f) l'empresa constructora

bulb
n
1. [BOT] (m) elbulb
n.b. 'Bulb' means the kind of 'bulb' you plant in the garden.

2. (f) labombeta
n.b. 'Bombeta' means 'bulb' in the sense 'light bulb'.

Bulgaria
n (f) laBulgària

Bulgarian
n
1. [LANG] (m) elbúlgar
2. (m / f)búlgar
adj
Búlgar

bulge
n (m) elbony / (f) laprotuberància
v
1. sobresortir
2. estar ple de / estar farcit de
3. abultar / fer bony

bulimia
n (f) labulímia

bulk
n (m) l'embalum

bulky
adj
voluminós

bull
n
1. [ZOOL] (m) eltoro / (m) elbrau
2. (slang) (f pl.) lesbestieses

bulldozer
n (f) l'excavadora

bullet
n (f) labala

bulletin
n (m) elbutlletí

bulletproof
adj
blindat

bullock
n
1. (m) elbou castrat
2. (m) elbou jove

bullshit
n (vulg) (f pl.) lesbestieses
v (vulg) mentir

bully
v intimidar
n una persona que intimida als altres

bullying
n (f) l'intimidació / (m) l'assetjament

bum
n
1. (UK) (colloq) [ANAT] (m) elcul
2. (colloq) (m / f)vagabund

bump
n
1. (m) elcop
2. (m) elbony / nyanyo
3. (m) elsotrac / (f) lasotragada
v
1. copejar
2. topar (contra)

bumper
n (m) elpara-xocs

bun
n
1. [FOOD] (m) elpanet
2. (m) elmonyo
n.b. 'Monyo' means 'bun' in the sense 'she wore her hair in a bun'.

3. buns (slang) [ANAT] (f pl.) lesnatges

bunch
n
1. (m) elram / (m) elpom
n.b. 'Ram' and 'pom' are used to mean a bunch of flowers (i.e. un ram de flors / clavells / roses etc.)

2. (m) elmanat / (m) elmanoll
n.b. 'Manat' and 'manoll' are used to mean a bunch of vegetables (i.e. un manat de porros / cebes tendres) or herbs (i.e. un manat de julivert / farigola)

3. (m) elgrapat
n.b. 'Grapat' means 'bunch' in the sense 'a batch of / a set of' (i.e. 'a bunch of songs', 'a bunch of things', 'a bunch of prizes to give away' etc.)

4. (m) elgrup / (m) elgrapat
n.b. 'Grup' and 'grapat' mean 'bunch' in the sense 'group' (i.e. 'a bunch of kids', 'a bunch of idiots' etc.)

v agrupar-se

bungee jumping
n (m) elsalt de pont[Termcat] / (m) elpònting

bungling
adj
barroer / matusser

bunker
n (m) elbúnquer

bunk off
v (UK) (colloq) fer campana

bunny
n (m) elconillet

buoyant
adj

1. optimista
2. flotant

burbs
n (US) (colloq) (f pl.) lesafores

bureau
n
1. (f) l'oficina
2. (m) l'escriptori
3. (US) (m) elbufet

bureaucracy
n (f) laburocràcia

bureaucrat
n (m / f)buròcrata

bureaucratic
adj
burocràtic

burger
n (f) l'hamburguesa
Chicken burger - Hamburguessa de pollastre

burglar
n (m) ellladre

burglary
n (m) elrobatori

burgle
v robar

burial
n (m) l'enterrament

Burkina Faso
n (m) elBurkina Faso

Burma
n (f) laBirmània

Burmese
n (m) elbirmà
adj
birmà

burn
v
1. cremar
2. [IT] gravar
n (f) lacremada
Third-degree burns - Cremades de tercer grau

burning
adj
ardent
n (m) elcremor

burnout
n desgast / esgotament / apatia
Burnout syndrome - Síndrome d'esgotament professional

burst
v
1. rebentar
2. desbordar
n.b. 'Desbordar' means 'to burst' in the sense 'the river burst its banks'.

n (f) laràfega
> burst out
v.c. esclafir
To burst out laughing - Esclafir de riure

Burundi
n (m) elBurundi

bury
v enterrar

bus
n (m) l'autobús

bus conductor
n (m / f)cobrador (d'autobús)

bus driver
n (m / f)conductor d'autobús

bush
n (m) l'arbust

business
n
1. (m) elnegoci
The (building/hotel) business - El negoci (de la construcció / del sector hoteler)
n.b. Negoci means business in the general sense 'let's do business' / 'business is good'

2. (m) elnegoci / (f) l'empresa / (f) lacompanyia
n.b. 'Negoci', 'empresa' and 'companyia' all mean business as in a company ('he runs his own business')

3. (colloq) (m) l'assumpte
adj
empresarial

business centre
n (m) elcentre de negocis

businessman
n (m) l'empresari / home de negocis

business plan
n (m) elpla de negoci / pla d'empresa

business studies
n (m pl.) els(estudis) empresarials

businesswoman
n (f) l'empresària / dona de negocis

bus stop
n (f) laparada d'autobús

bust
n
1. (m) elbust
n.b. 'Bust' means 'bust' as in a head and shoulders sculpture.

2. [ANAT] (m) elbust
v
1. (slang) espatllar
2. (slang) detenir

busy
adj

1. ocupat
n.b. 'Ocupat' means 'busy' in the sense 'I am very busy right now'

2. animat
n.b. 'Animat' means 'busy' in the sense 'The pub was very busy today'

but
conj
1. però
2. sinó
n.b. 'Sinó' is only used after a negative i.e. 'not x but y', 'we didn't go to Manchester but went to Birmingham instead'.

butane
n (m) elbutà

butler
n (m) elmajordom

butt
n
1. (US) [ANAT] (m) elcul
Butt ugly - Molt lleig
2. (m) l'objectiu
> butt in
v.c. interrompre una conversa
> butt out
v.c. deixar (algú) en pau / callar-se

butter
n (f) lamantega

butterfly
n
1. [ZOOL] (f) lapapallona
2. [SPORT] (f) lapapallona

button
n (m) elbotó

buttonhole
n (m) eltrau

buy
v
1. comprar
2. (colloq) acceptar / creure
> buy up
v.c. acaparar

buyer
n (m) elcomprador

buzz
v brunzir
n
1. (m) elbrunzit
2. (colloq) (m) elsentiment de satisfacció / èxit / plaer
3. (slang) (m) elrumor

bye
excl (colloq) adéu

by-election
n (UK) (f pl.) leseleccions parcials

bypass
n (f) lacarretera de circumval·lació

byte
n (m) l'octet

by the way
adv a propòsit

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