babau
adj 1. 1. silly / stupid
2. 2. naive

n (m / f) idiot / fool

bable
n (m) [LING] Asturian

babuí
n (m) baboon

babutxa
n (f) slipper

bacallà
n (m) cod

bacteri
n (m) bacteria

badada
n (f) oversight / lapse / carelessness

badall
n (m) yawn

badallar
v to yawn

badaloní
adj of / from Badalona

n (m / f) (person) from Badalona

badia
n (f) bay

bàdminton
n (m) badminton

bagel
n (m) bagel

Bahames
n (f) Bahamas

Bahrain
n (m) Bahrain

baia
n (f) berry

baioneta
n (f) bayonet

baix
adj low / short

n (m) bass (guitar)

baixa
n 1. 1. (f) fall
2. 2. (f) casualty

expr donar-se de baixa
to unsubscribe
Donar-se de baixa de la llista de correu - To unsubscribe from the mailing list

baixar
v 1. 1. [INFORM] to download
2. 2. to go down / to lower

baixista
n (m / f) bass player

bajanada
n (f) piece of nonsense / stupid thing

bala
n (f) bullet

balada
n (f) ballad

balanç de situació
n (m) balance sheet

balança
n 1. 1. (f) scales
2. 2. Balança (f) Libra

balança de pagaments
n (f) balance of payments

balancejar
v to sway

Balcans
n (m) Balkans

balcó
n (m) balcony

baldufa
n (f) (spinning) top

balear
adj Balearic

n (fpl) Balearic Islands

balena
n (f) whale

ball
n (m) ball

ballar
v to dance

ballesta
n 1. 1. (f) crossbow
2. 2. (f) [ZOOL] triggerfish

ballester
n 1. 1. (m) crossbowman
2. 2. (m) [ZOOL] alpine swift

balneari
n (m) spa

baló
n (m) hot-air balloon

bàlsam
n (m) balm

bamba
n (fpl) trainer (Br.) / sneaker (Am.)

bambú
n (m) bamboo

banc
n 1. 1. (m) [FIN] bank
Banc Mundial - World Bank
2. 2. (m) bench

banca
n 1. 1. (f) bench
2. 2. (f) [FIN] banking

bancarrota
n (f) bankruptcy

banc de sang
n (m) blood bank

banda
n 1. 1. (f) band
2. 2. (f) side
Deixar de banda - To leave out / to forget about / to put to one side / to overlook
Ample / amplada de banda - Bandwidth
3. 3. (f) group
4. 4. (f) gang

banda ampla
n (f) broadband

bandera
n (f) flag

Bangla Desh
n (m) Bangladesh

banquet
n 1. 1. (m) banquet / feast
Banquet de noces - Wedding reception
2. 2. (m) a small bench

banqueta
n (f) bench

bany
n (m) bath

banya
n (f) horn

banyador
n (m) swimming costume / bathing costume

banyar
v 1. 1. to bath / to bathe / to give (someone) a bath
2. 2. to bathe
banyar-se
1. 1. banyar-seto have a bath
2. 2. banyar-seto go for a swim / to take a dip (in the sea / river / lake)
nota: També es pot dir 'to bathe', però en aquest sentit és una paraula molt passada de moda.

bany de sang
n (m) blood bath

banyera
n (f) bath / bathtub

banyera d'hidromassatge
n (f) jacuzzi

baptisme
n (m) baptism

baptista
n (m / f) Baptist

adj Baptist

bar
n (m) bar

baralla
n (f) fight

barallar-se
v to fight / argue
Barallar-se amb algú - To fight / argue with someone

barana
n (f) railing

barat
adj cheap

barba
n (f) beard

barbacoa
n (f) barbecue / BBQ / barbie (Aus.)

Barbados
n (m) Barbados

barbàrie
n (f) barbarity

barbeta
n (f) chin

barbitúrics
n (mpl) barbiturates

barca
n (f) boat

barceloní
adj of / from Barcelona

n (m / f) (person) from Barcelona

baríton
n (m) baritone

barnús
n (m) bathrobe

baròmetre
n (m) barometer

barra
n (f) bar

barra d'eines
n (f) toolbar

barra d'estat
n (f) status bar

barra invertida
n (f) back slash

barranc
n (m) ravine

barreja
n (f) mix / mixture

barrejar
v to mix / to blend

barrera
n (f) barrier

barret
n (m) hat

barri
n (m) neighbourhood (Br.) / neighborhood (Am.) / area / district

barricada
n (f) barricade

barril
n (m) barrel

barroer
adj bungling / clumsy

basc
n 1. 1. (m) Basque
2. 2. (m / f) Basque

adj Basque

basar
v to base

base
n 1. 1. (f) basis
2. 2. (f) base

base de dades
n (f) database

base de dades relacional
n (f) relational database

bàsic
adj basic

bàsicament
adv basically

basílica
n (f) basilica

bàsquet
n (m) basketball

bassal
n 1. 1. (m) puddle
2. 2. (m) pool
Bassal de sang - Pool of blood

bast
adj 1. 1. rough / coarse
2. 2. supplied

n (m) packsaddle

bastant
adj enough

adv enough

bastida
n (f) scaffold

bastidor
n (m) frame
Entre bastidors - Backstage / behind the scenes

bastó
n (m) stick

bastonets
n 1. 1. (mpl) chopsticks
2. 2. (mpl) cotton buds (Br.) / cotton swabs (Am.)
3. 3. (mpl) bread sticks

bata
n (f) overall (Br.) / smock
Bata blanca (d'un metge) - (Doctor's) white coat

batalla
n (f) battle

batalló
n (m) battalion

batec
n (m) beat
Batec del cor - Heartbeat

batedora
n (f) mixer

bategar
v to beat

bateig
n (m) christening

bateria
n 1. 1. (f) battery
2. 2. (f) drums
3. 3. (m / f) drummer

batlle
n (m) mayor

batre
v 1. 1. to beat
2. 2. [ESPORT] to bat

batxillerat
n (m) A-levels

batzegada
n (f) shake / shock

bava
n (f) dribble / slobber / drool

bavejar
v to dribble / to slobber / to drool


adv well / fine

n 1. 1. (m) good / sake
2. 2. béns (mpl) goods / assets

bebè
n (m) baby

bec
n (m) beak

beca
n (f) grant

beguda
n (f) drink

beisbol
n (m) baseball

beixamel
n (m) bechamel sauce

belga
n (m / f) Belgian

adj Belgian

Bélgica
n (f) Belgium

Belize
n (m) Belize

bell
adj beautiful

bellesa
n (f) beauty

bel·licista
adj warlike

benaurança
n (f) bliss

benaurat
adj blissful

benedicció
n (f) blessing

benèfic
adj 1. 1. charity / charitable / benevolent
Concert benèfic - Charity concert
2. 2. beneficial

beneficència
n (f) charity

benefici
n 1. 1. benefit / advantage
2. 2. profit

beneficiós
adj beneficial

beneir
v to bless

beneit
adj 1. 1. silly / simple / stupid / dim
2. 2. gullible
3. 3. blessed

n (m / f) idiot / fool

beneït
n 1. 1. (m / f) good sort / kind soul
2. 2. (m / f) simple soul

benestar
n (m) well-being
Estat de benestar - Welfare state

benèvol
adj benevolent / kind

bengala
n (f) flare

bengalí
n (m) Bengali

adj Bengali

benidormer
adj of / from Benidorm

n (m / f) (person) from Benidorm

benigne
adj benign

Benín
n Benin

benvingut
adj welcome

interj welcome!

benvolgut
adj dear
Benvolgut Miquel - Dear Miquel

benzina
n (f) petrol (Br.) / gas (Am.)

berenar
n (m) tea

v to have tea

Berlín
n (m) Berlin

berlinès
n (m / f) Berliner

adj Berlin

Bermudes
n (fpl) Bermuda

Berna
n (f) Bern

bernat pescaire
n (m) grey heron

besar
v to kiss

besavi
n (m) great grandfather

besàvia
n (f) great grandmother

besavis
n (mpl) great grandparents

bescanvi
n (m) exchange

bescanviar
v to exchange

bescoll
n (m) back of the neck / nape of the neck

bessó
n twin

adj twin

Bessons
n (mpl) Gemini

bestiar
n (m) livestock

bestiar boví
n (m) cattle

bestiar cabrum
n (m) goats

bestiar oví
n (m) sheep

bestiar porcí
n (m) pigs

beure
v to drink

Bhutan
n (m) Bhutan

biatló
n (m) biathlon

biberó
n (m) (baby's) bottle

Bíblia
n (f) Bible

bíblic
adj biblical

bibliografia
n (f) bibliography

bibliogràfic
adj bibliographical

biblioteca
n (f) library

bibliotecari
n (m / f) librarian

bici
n (f) (col.loq) bike

bicicleta
n (f) bicycle

bicitrial
n (m) bike trials

bidet
n (m) bidet

bidó
n (m) can

bielorús
adj Byelorussian

n (m / f) Byelorussian

Bielorússia
n (f) Belarus

bifurcació
n (f) fork / bifurcation

biga
n 1. 1. (f) beam
2. 2. (f) girder

bigoti
n (m) moustache

bilingüe
adj bilingual

billar
n 1. 1. (m) billiards
2. 2. (m) billiards hall

binari
adj binary

biodegradable
adj biodegradable

biofísic
n 1. 1. (m / f) biophysicist
2. 2. biofísica (f) biophysics

adj biophysical

biògraf
n (m / f) biographer

biografia
n (f) biography

biòleg
n (m / f) biologist

biologia
n (f) biology
Biologia molecular - Molecular biology
Biologia cel·lular - Cellular biology
Biologia humana - Human biology

biòlogic
adj biological

biòlogicament
adv biologically

biomètric
adj biometric

bioquímic
adj biochemical

bioquímica
n (f) biochemistry

birmà
n (m) Burmese

adj Burmese

Birmània
n (f) Burma

birret
n 1. 1. (m) biretta
2. 2. (m) mortarboard

bisbe
n (m) bishop

bisexual
adj bisexual

bisó
n (m) bison

bistec
n (m) steak

bisturí
n (m) scalpel

bit
n (m) bit

bitàcola
n (f) blog

bitlles
n (f) skittles

bitllet
n 1. 1. (m) ticket
2. 2. (m) (bank)note

bitxo
n 1. 1. (m) [ZOOL] [INSECTE] bug
2. 2. (m) [ALIM] chilli (Br.) / chili (Am.) / chile (Am.)

blanc
n (m) target

adj white

blanquejar
v to bleach

blasfemar
v to blaspheme

blasfèmia
n (f) blasphemy

blat
n (m) wheat

blau
adj blue

bleda
n (f) Swiss chard

blindat
adj bulletproof / armoured (Br.) / armored (Am.)

blocar
v 1. 1. to blockade
2. 2. [ESPORT] to block / to save
3. 3. to block
4. 4. to jam

blocatge
n 1. 1. (m) blockade
2. 2. (m) [ESPORT] block / save
3. 3. (m) [MED] block

bloqueig
n 1. 1. (m) blockade
2. 2. (m) [ESPORT] block / save
3. 3. (m) [MED] block

bloquejar
v 1. 1. to blockade
2. 2. [ESPORT] to block / to save
3. 3. to block
4. 4. to jam

bo
adj good

boc
n (m) billy goat

boca
n (f) mouth

bocabadat
adj open-mouthed / gob-smacked (col·loq)

boc expiatori
n (m) scapegoat

boda
n (f) wedding

bodega
n (f) (cargo) hold

bogeria
n (f) madness

boicot
n (m) boycott

boicotejar
v to boycott

boig
adj mad / crazy

boira
n (f) fog

bol
n (m) bowl

bolet
n (m) mushroom
Bolets al·lucinògens - Magic mushrooms

bolígraf
n (m) pen

Bolívia
n (f) Bolivia

bolivià
n (m / f) Bolivian

adj Bolivian

bolcar
v to tip (over) / to topple (over) / to roll over / to overturn

bolquer
n (m) nappy (Br.) / diaper (Am.)

bolxevic
n (m / f) Bolshevik

adj Bolshevik

bolxevisme
n (m) Bolshevism

bomba
n (f) bomb

bomba atòmica
n (f) atomic bomb / A-bomb

bombardeig
n (m) bombardment

bombardejar
v to bombard

bomber
n 1. 1. (m) fireman
2. 2. bombers (mpl) fire brigade

bombeta
n (f) light bulb

bombolla
n 1. 1. (f) bubble
2. 2. (f) [ESPORT] float

bombó
n (m) chocolate (Br.) / candy (Am.)

bombona
n (f) carboy / cylinder

bona nit
interj good night!

bona sort
interj good luck!

bona tarda
interj good afternoon! / good evening!

bondadós
adj kind / generous

bondat
n (f) kindness / generosity

bon dia
interj good morning!

bonic
adj beautiful / pretty

bony
n 1. 1. (m) lump / bump
2. 2. (m) bulge

booleà
adj boolean

a bord
adv on board

borni
adj one-eyed

n (m / f) one-eyed person

borratxo
adj drunk

borrós
adj 1. 1. blurred
2. 2. fuzzy
Lògica borrosa - Fuzzy logic

borsa
n (f) stock exchange

bosc
n (m) forest / wood

boscós
adj wooded / forested

Bòsnia
n (f) Bosnia

bossa
n (f) bag
Bossa de plàstic - Plastic bag / carrier bag (Br.)

bossa de mà
n (f) handbag (Br.) / purse (Am.)

bossa de plàstic
n (m) plastic bag / carrier bag (Br.) / carrier (Br.)

bossa d'escombraries
n (f) bin bag (Br.) / bin liner (Br.) / trash bag (Am.)

bot
n 1. 1. (m) leap
2. 2. (m) bounce
3. 3. (m) boat
Bot salvavides - Lifeboat
4. 4. (m) wineskin
Ploure a bots i barrals - To chuck it down / to throw it down / to rain cats and dogs

bota
n (f) boot

botar
v to bounce

botes
n boots

botí
n (m) booty / stolen goods

botifarra
n (f) sausage
Botifarra negra - Black pudding (Br.) / blood sausage (Am.)

botiga
n (f) shop

botiguer
n (m / f) shopkeeper

botó
n (m) button

bot salvavides
n (m) lifeboat

Botswana
n Botswana

botxes
n (fpl) bowls

bou
n (m) ox

boví
adj bovine

boxa
n (f) boxing

braç
n (m) arm

braça
n (f) breaststroke

braçal
n 1. 1. (m) armband
2. 2. (m) armlet

bragues
n (f) pants (Br.)

branca
n (f) branch

Brasil
n (m) Brazil

brasiler
n (m / f) Brazilian

adj Brazilian

brau
n (m) bull

bresquilla
n peach

bressol
n (m) cot (Br.) / crib (Am.)

bretó
n (m) Breton

bretxa
n (f) divide / gap / breach
La bretxa digital - The digital divide

breu
adj brief

breument
adv briefly

brevetat
n (f) brevity

bri
n 1. 1. bit / pinch
Bri d'herba - Blade of grass
2. 2. strand / filament
3. 3. (wood) fibre

brida
n bridle

brillant
adj bright

brillantor
n (m) shine / sparkle

brillar
v 1. 1. to shine / tp sparkle
2. 2. to shine

brisa
n (f) breeze

britànic
adj British
Anglès britànic - British English

n 1. 1. (m / f) Brit
2. 2. britànics (mpl) (The) British

broc
n (m) spout

brogit
n (m) murmur / roar

brom
n (m) bromine

broma
n 1. 1. (f) joke
2. 2. (f) mist
3. 3. (f) foam
4. 4. (f) shipworm / teredo

bròquil
n (m) broccoli
S'ha acabat el bròquil! - End of story!

brossa
n 1. 1. (f) rubbish
2. 2. (f) bug

brot
n 1. 1. (m) outbreak
2. 2. (m) shoot / bud

brotar
v to sprout

brotxa
n (f) brush

brou
n (m) stock
brou de cultiu (Medi líquid emprat per al cultiu de microorganismes) - culture medium
brou de cultiu (Ambient propici perquè alguna cosa es desenvolupi) - breeding ground

bru
n (m) dark-skinned / tanned / dark

bruixa
n 1. 1. (f) witch
2. 2. (f) (ofensiu) witch / bat

bruixeria
n (f) witchcraft

brúixola
n (f) compass

bruixot
n (m) wizard

Brunei
n Brunei

brunzir
v to buzz / to hum

brunzit
n (m) buzz / humming noise

brusa
n (f) blouse

Brusel·les
n Brussels

brut
adj dirty

brutal
adj brutal

brutalitat
n (f) brutality

brutalment
adv brutally

brutícia
n (f) filth / dirt / dirtiness

BTT
n (f) mountain bike

bucal
adj oral

bucòlic
adj bucolic

budells
n (m) guts

budisme
n (m) Buddhism

budista
n (m / f) Buddhist

adj Buddhist

búfal
n (m) buffalo

bufanda
n (f) scarf

bufar
v to blow

bufeta
n (f) bladder

bufetada
n (f) slap
Donar una bufetada a algú - To give someone a slap / to slap someone

bugada
n (f) laundry

bugaderia
n (f) laundry room

buidar
v to empty

buit
adj empty / bare

bulb
n (m) bulb

bulevard
n (m) boulevard

búlgar
n 1. 1. (m) Bulgarian
2. 2. (m / f) Bulgarian

adj Bulgarian

Bulgària
n (f) Bulgaria

bulímia
n (f) bulimia

bullir
v to boil

bumerang
n (m) boomerang

búnquer
n (m) bunker

bunyol
n (m) donut / doughnut

burgès
adj bourgeois

burgesia
n (f) bourgeoisie

Burkina Faso
n Burkina Faso

burlar
v to make fun of
Burlar-se d'algú - To make fun of someone

burocràcia
n (f) bureaucracy

buròcrata
n (m / f) bureaucrat

burocràtic
adj bureaucratic

burro
n (m) donkey

Burundi
n Burundi

buscar
v to look for

busseig
n (m) (scuba) diving

bussejar
v to (scuba) dive

bust
n (m) bust

bústia
n (f) mailbox

butà
n (m) butane

butaca
n (f) armchair

butlletí
n 1. 1. (m) bulletin
2. 2. (m) gazette

butllofa
n (f) blister

butxaca
n (f) pocket


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