va
adj
vain
En va - In vain
vaca
n
(f) cow
vacances
n
(f) holidays
vacant
adj
vacant
n
(f) vacancy
vacil·lar
v
1. 1. to waver / to hesitate / to vacillate
2. 2. to flicker
3. 3. to wobble
vacuna
n
(f) vaccine
vaga
n
(f) strike
vaga de fam
n
(f) hunger strike
vagabund
n
1. 1. (m / f) wanderer
2. 2. (m / f) vagrant / tramp / bum (slang)
adj
wandering
vagar
v
1. 1. to wander / to roam
2. 2. to suit
A veure quan us vagarà d'endreçar la habitació
vagina
n
(f) vagina
vagó
n
(m) carriage (Br.) / passenger car (Am.) / passenger coach (Am.) / goods van (Br.) / boxcar (Am.) / freight car (Am.)
Vagó llit - Sleeper / sleeping car (Am.)
Vagó restaurant - Restaurant car (Br.) / dining car
vague
adj
vague
vailet
n
1. 1. (m) page boy
2. 2. (m) boy
vainilla
n
(f) vanilla
vaixell
n
(m) boat
vaixell de guerra
n
(m) warship
vaixella
n
(f) crockery / dinner service / tableware
val
n
(m) coupon / voucher
valencià
n
1. 1. (m) Valencian
2. 2. (m / f) Valencian
adj
Valencian
valent
adj
brave
valentia
n
(f) courage / bravery
Amb valentia - Bravely / courageously
valer
v
1. 1. to cost
2. 2. to be worth
3. 3. to be useful / to be suitable
No s'hi val - That's not fair
Valer la pena - To be worth it
Fer valer - To assert
L'avi ja no pot valer-se - Grandfather can no longer (take care of / manage by) himself
Val més que ho facis tu - You'd better do it
S'ha valgut d'influències - He made use of his connections
vàlid
adj
valid
vall
n
(f) valley
valor
n
(m) value
valorar
v
to rate
vals
n
(m) waltz
vàlua
n
(f) value
valuós
adj
valuable
vàlvula
n
(f) valve
vampir
n
(m) vampire
vanagloriar-se
v
to boast / to brag
vanar-se
v
to boast / to brag
vanitat
n
(f) vanity
vanitós
adj
vain / conceited
vànova
n
(f) bedspread
vapor
n
(m) vapor / steam
vara
n
(f) rod / stick
vareta
n
1. 1. (f) wand
2. 2. (f) little stick
vari
adj
different / diverse / varied
variable
adj
variable
n
(f) variable
variació
n
(f) variation
variar
v
to vary
varicel·la
n
(f) chickenpox
varietat
n
(f) variety
vas
n
1. 1. (m) glass
2. 2. (m) vessel
vascular
adj
vascular
Cirurgia vascular - Vascular surgery
vast
adj
vast
Vaticà
n
(m) Vatican
vaticinar
v
to foreshadow / to predict
veda
n
1. 1. (f) prohibition
2. 2. (m) close season (Br.) / closed season (Am.)
vedar
v
to forbid / to prohibit
vedell
n
(m) calf
vedella
n
(f) veal
vegada
n
(f) time
Tres vegades - Three times
Una vegada - Once
Dues vegades - Twice
Una altra vegada - Again
A la vegada - At the same time
Tal vegada - Perhaps
vegetació
n
(f) vegetation
vegetal
adj
vegetable
n
(m) vegetable / plant
vegetarià
n
(m / f) vegetarian
adj
vegetarian
vegetatiu
adj
vegetative
Estat vegetatiu (persistent) - (Persistent) vegetative state
vehicle
n
(m) vehicle
veí
n
1. 1. (m / f) neighbour (Br.) / neighbor (Am.)
2. 2. (m / f) resident
adj
1. 1. neighbouring (Br.) / neighboring (Am.)
2. 2. nearby
veïnat
n
1. 1. (m) neighbourhood (Br.) / neighborhood (Am.)
2. 2. (m) residents / neighbours (Br.) / neighbors (Am.)
vel
n
(m) veil
vela
n
1. 1. (f) sailing
2. 2. (f) sail
velar
v
1. 1. to blur
2. 2. to veil
veler
n
(m) sailboat
vell
adj
old / aged (formal)
vellesa
n
(f) old age
vellut
n
(m) velvet
veloç
adj
fast / quick
velocímetre
n
(m) speedometer
velocitat
n
(f) speed
velòdrom
n
(m) velodrome
vena
n
(f) vein
vencedor
n
(m) winner / conqueror
adj
winning / conquering
vèncer
v
to beat / to win
venda
n
(f) sale
posar a la venda - to release / put on the market
sortir a la venda - to be released / come on the market
vendre
v
to sell
Veneçuela
n
(f) Venezuela
venedor
n
(m / f) seller
venerar
v
to venerate
venir
v
to come
Venir bé - To suit
La setmana que ve - Next week
Les sabates em venen petites - The shoes are too small for me
venjança
n
(f) revenge
venjar
v
to take revenge / to avenge
vent
n
(m) wind
ventada
n
(f) gale / strong wind
Ventafocs
n
(f) Cinderella
ventall
n
(m) fan
ventar
v
1. 1. to fan
2. 2. to be windy
3. 3. to strike / to deal
ventilador
n
(m) ventilator / fan
ventilar
v
1. 1. to ventilate
2. 2. to air
ventós
adj
windy / breezy
ventre
n
(m) belly
ventricle
n
(m) ventricle
ventura
n
(f) luck / fortune
Venus
n
(m) Venus
veraç
adj
truthful
verat
n
(m) mackerel
verb
n
(m) verb
verbal
adj
1. 1. verbal / spoken
Llenguatge verbal - Spoken language
2. 2. verbal
verb auxiliar
n
(m) auxiliary verb
verd
adj
1. 1. green
2. 2. blue / off-color (Am.)
Acudits verds - Blue jokes / off-color jokes (Am.)
verdum
n
(m) greenfinch
verdura
n
(f) vegetables
veredicte
n
(m) verdict
verema
n
(f) vintage / grape harvest
veremar
v
to pick / to harvest (grapes)
verge
n
virgin
Verge
n
Virgo
vergonya
n
(f) shame / embarrassment
vergonyós
adj
shameful
verí
n
(m) poison / venom
verificar
v
to check / to verify
verídic
adj
true
verinós
adj
poisonous
veritable
adj
true / real
veritat
n
(f) truth
vermell
adj
red
expr posar-se vermell
to blush / to go red / to turn red
vermellós
adj
reddish
vermut
n
(m) vermouth
vern
n
(m) alder
expr sol i vern
completely alone and abandoned
vernís
n
(m) varnish
vers
prep
1. 1. towards / to
2. 2. at about / at around
n
(m) verse
versicle
n
(m) verse
versió
n
(f) version
vertader
adj
true
vèrtebra
n
(f) vertebra
vertebrat
adj
vertebrate
vèrtex
n
(m) vertex
vertical
adj
vertical
verticalment
adv
vertically
vertigen
n
(m) vertigo / dizziness
vescomte
n
(m) viscount
vesícula
n
(f) vesicle
vesícula biliar
n
(f) gall bladder
vespa
n
(f) wasp
vespre
n
(m) evening
vessant
n
(m) side / slope
vessar
v
to spill
vestíbul
n
(m) hall / hallway
vestidor
n
(m) changing room
vestir
v
to get dressed / to dress
vestit
n
(m) dress
vestuari
n
1. 1. (m) wardrobe / closet / cupboard
nota: (Moble) = 'wardrobe'; (Encastat) = 'closet'; (A la paret) = 'cupboard'.
2. 2. (m) wardrobe
vet
n
(m) veto
vet aquí - here is
i vet aquí un gat, vet aquí un gos, aquest conte ja s’ha fos. Vet aquí un gos, vet aquí un gat aquest conte s’ha acabat. - and that's the end of the story
veta
n
1. 1. (f) ribbon / strip
2. 2. (f) seam / vein
Hem de seguir-li la veta o no haurà qui ho aguanti - We have to humour him or it will be impossible to stand him
Tirar de veta - To splurge
veterà
n
(m / f) veteran
adj
veteran
veterinari
n
(m / f) vet
vetlla
n
1. 1. (f) vigil
2. 2. (f) wakefulness
3. 3. (f) eve
4. 4. (f) wake
vetllada
n
(f) evening / soirée
vetllar
v
1. 1. to watch (over)
2. 2. to stay awake
3. 3. to keep watch
4. 4. to hold a wake for
veto
n
(m) veto
veu
n
(f) voice
veure
v
to see
vi
n
(m) wine
vi negre - red wine
vi blanc - white wine
via
n
1. 1. (f) lane
2. 2. (f) way / path
Per via de - Via / through
En via de - In the middle of / in the process of
Països en vies de desenvolupament - Developing countries
Via d'aigua - Leak
Via làctia - Milky Way
3. 3. (f) channel
Via de comunicació - Communications channel / means of communication
Via pública - Public thoroughfare
4. 4. (f) (railway) track
viabilitat
n
(f) viability
viable
adj
viable
vial
n
1. 1. (m) avenue / road
2. 2. (m) vial
vianant
n
(m / f) pedestrian
Pas de vianants - Pedestrian crossing
vianda
n
(f) food
viarany
n
(m) narrow path / lane
viari
adj
road
Seguretat viària - Road safety
viatjant
n
(m / f) sales rep / (travelling) salesman (Br.) / (traveling) salesman (Am.) / (commercial) traveller
viatjar
v
to travel
viatge
n
(m) journey
viatger
n
(m / f) traveller
vibració
n
(f) vibration
vibrar
v
to vibrate
vicari
n
(m) vicar
vicepresidència
n
(f) vice presidency
Candidat a la vicepresidència - Vice presidential candidate
vicepresident
n
(m / f) vice president
viceversa
adv
vice versa
vici
n
(m) vice
víctima
n
1. 1. (f) victim
2. 2. (f) casualty
víctima mortal
n
(f) -
El nombre de víctimes mortals és molt alt - The number of deaths / dead is very high
victòria
n
(f) victory / win
vida
n
(f) life
vida artificial
n
(f) A-life
vídeo
n
(m) video
videocàmera
n
(f) camcorder
videocasset
n
(m) video cassette
videoteca
n
(f) video library
videovigilància
n
(f) video surveillance
Càmera de videovigilància - CCTV camera
vidre
n
(m) glass
vidu
n
(m) widower
vídua
n
(f) widow
Vietnam
n
(m) Vietnam
vietnamita
n
(m) Vietnamese
adj
Vietnamese
vigent
adj
in force
vigilància
n
(f) vigilance / surveillance
vigilant
n
(m / f) watchman / guard
adj
watchful
vigilant de seguretat
n
security guard
vigilar
v
to keep an eye on / to watch / to look after
vigília
n
1. 1. (f) vigil / wakefulness
2. 2. (f) eve
vigor
n
(m) vigour (Br.) / vigor (Am.)
En vigor - In force
vigorós
adj
vigorous
VIH
n
(m) HIV
VIH negatiu
adj
HIV negative
VIH positiu
adj
HIV positive
vil
adj
vile / despicable
vila
n
(f) town
vilafranquí
adj
of / from Vilafranca del Penedès
n
(m / f) (person) from Vilafranca del Penedès
vilanoví
adj
of / from Vilanova
n
(m / f) (person) from Vilanova
vilatà
n
(m / f) villager
vimet
n
(m) wicker
vinagre
n
(m) vinegar
vinagre de xerès
n
(m) sherry vinegar
vinagreta
n
(f) vinaigrette
vincular
v
to link
vindre
v
(Val.) to come
vinent
adj
next
L'any vinent - Next year
El maig vinent - Next March
vinga
interj
come on!
vinícola
adj
wine-producing
Indústria vinícola - Wine-producing industry
Zona vinícola - Wine-producing zone
vint
n
(m) twenty
vintè
adj
twentieth
vintena
n
(f) twenty
vinya
n
(f) vine
viola
n
(f) viola
violar
v
to rape
violència
n
(f) violence
violència domèstica
n
(f) domestic violence
violent
adj
1. 1. violent
2. 2. embarrasing / awkward
violeta
adj
violet
n
(f) violet
violí
n
(m) violin
violoncel
n
1. 1. (m) cello / violoncello
2. 2. (m / f) cellist
violoncel·lista
n
(m / f) cellist
viral
adj
viral
viratge
n
1. 1. (m) toning
nota: Procediment químic mitjançant el qual es canvia el color de la imatge d'un positiu
2. 2. (m) turn
nota: gir
virar
v
1. 1. to turn / to veer
2. 2. to tone
víric
adj
viral
viril
adj
virile / manly
virrei
n
(m) viceroy
virtual
adj
virtual
Realitat virtual - Virtual reality
virtut
n
1. 1. (f) virtue
2. 2. (f) property / power
virus
n
(m) virus
visat
n
(m) visa
visca
interj
hurray / hurrah / long live / three cheers for
víscera
n
1. 1. (f) viscus / internal organ
2. 2. vísceras (fpl) viscera / entrails / innards
viscós
adj
viscous
visera
n
1. 1. (f) visor
2. 2. (f) peak
visibilitat
n
(f) visibility
visible
adj
visible
visigot
n
(m) visigoth
adj
visigoth
visió
n
(f) vision
visita
n
(f) visit
visitant
n
(m / f) visitor
adj
visiting
visitar
v
to visit
vist i plau
n
(m) approval
vista
n
(f) sight / view
vistós
adj
showy / eye-catching / gorgeous / flamboyant
visual
adj
visual
n
(f) line of vision / line of sight
visualitzar
v
to visualize
vitalitat
n
vitality
vitamina
n
(f) vitamin
vitrall
n
(m) stained-glass window
vitrina
n
(f) display case / display cabinet / showcase
vitroceràmica
n
1. 1. (f) ceramic hob
2. 2. (f) glass ceramic
viu
adj
1. 1. alive
2. 2. live
3. 3. vivacious
4. 4. sharp
5. 5. lively
6. 6. intense / deep
És el viu retrat de sa mare - She's the spitting image of her mother
n
edge
viure
v
to live
vivència
n
(f) experience
viver
n
1. 1. (m) breeding ground
2. 2. (m) hatchery / fish farm
3. 3. (m) nursery (plant)
vocabulari
n
(m) vocabulary
vocal
n
1. 1. (f) vowel
2. 2. (f) member
adj
vocal
vol
n
(m) flight
volada
n
1. 1. (f) flight
2. 2. (f) flock
3. 3. (f) eaves / overhang / jutty / projection
volant
n
1. 1. (m) steering wheel
2. 2. (m) referral note
3. 3. (m) ruffle / flounce / frill
adj
flying
volar
v
to fly
volàtil
adj
volatile
vol biplaça
n
(m) tandem flight
volcà
n
(m) volcano
volcànic
adj
volcanic
voleibol
n
(m) volleyball
voler
v
to want (to)
volt
n
1. 1. (m) turn
2. 2. (m) volt
3. 3. volts (mpl) surroundings / environs
volta
n
(f) lap / round
voltant
n
1. 1. (m) around / about
Al voltant (de) - Around
2. 2. voltants (mpl) surroundings / environs
voltar
v
1. 1. to turn (over) / to go around
2. 2. to surround
3. 3. to spin
voltor
n
(m) vulture
volum
n
(m) volume
volumètric
adj
volumetric
voluminós
adj
bulky
voluntari
n
(m / f) volunteer
voluntariat
n
(f) volunteering
voluntat
n
(f) will
volva
n
1. 1. (f) speck / wisp
2. 2. (f) snowflake
vòmit
n
(m) vomit / vomiting
vora
n
1. 1. (f) edge / side
A la vora - Near
A la vora del mar - At the seaside
2. 2. (f) (river)bank
3. 3. (f) hem
voraç
adj
1. 1. voracious / avid
Un lector voraç - An avid reader
2. 2. fierce
Un voraç incendi - A fierce fire
voral
n
1. 1. (m) roadside / verge / shoulder
2. 2. (m) riverbank
voravia
n
(f) pavement (Br.) / sidewalk (Am.)
vorejar
v
to go round / to skirt / to border
vorera
n
(f) pavement (Br.) / sidewalk (Am.)
vòrtex
n
(m) vortex
vosaltres
pron
you
vostè
pron
you
vostès
pron
you
vostre
adj
your
pron
yours
vot
n
(m) vote
votació
n
(f) voting / vote / ballot
votar
v
to vote / to ballot
vuit
n
(m) eight
vuitanta
n
(m) eighty
vuitens
n
(m) last sixteen
vulgar
adj
vulgar / common
vulnerar
v
1. 1. to infringe / to violate
2. 2. to hurt / to damage
vulva
n
(f) vulva
