ebenista
n (m) cabinet maker

ebri
adj drunk

ebullició
n 1. 1. (f) boiling
Punt d'ebullició / temperatura d'ebullició - Boiling point
2. 2. (f) disturbance / activity

eclèctic
adj eclectic

eclesiàstic
adj ecclesiastical

eclipsar
v to eclipse

eclipsi
n (m) eclipse
Eclipsi de lluna - Lunar eclipse

ecocardiografia
n (f) echocardiography

ecografia
n (f) ultrasound

ecologia
n (f) ecology

ecològic
adj ecological

ecologista
n (m / f) ecologist

economia
n (f) economy

econòmic
adj economic

economista
n (m / f) economist

economitzar
v to economize

ecosistema
n (m) ecosystem

ecumènic
adj ecumenical

èczema
n (m) eczema

edat
n (f) age

edat mitjana
n (f) Middle Ages

Edèn
n (m) Eden
El Jardí de l'Edèn - The Garden of Eden

edició
n (f) edition / publication

edicte
n (m) edict

edifici
n (m) building

Edimburg
n (m) Edinburgh

editar
v to edit

editor
n 1. 1. (m / f) editor / publisher
2. 2. (m) editor

editorial
n 1. 1. (f) publishing house / publisher(s) / publishing company
2. 2. (m) editorial

adj publishing

edredó
n (m) duvet

educació
n (f) education

educació física
n (f) physical education / PE / phys ed

educador
n (m / f) teacher / educator

educar
v to educate / to teach

educatiu
adj educational

efecte
n (m) effect

efecte hivernacle
n (m) greenhouse effect

efectiu
adj effective

n (m) cash

efectivament
adv indeed / effectively

efeminat
adj effeminate / camp

efervescència
n (f) effervescence

efervescent
adj effervescent

eficaç
adj effective / efficient

eficiència
n (f) efficiency

eficient
adj efficient

efígie
n (f) effigy

efímer
adj ephemeral / short-lived

efluent
n (m) effluent

egipci
n (m / f) Egyptian

adj Egyptian

Egipte
n (m) Egypt

egiptòleg
n (m / f) egyptologist

egiptologia
n (f) egyptology

egocèntric
adj egocentric

egoisme
n (m) selfishness

egoista
adj selfish

egua
n (f) mare

eh
interj pardon? / sorry? / what? / come again? / eh?

ehem
interj ahem!

eina
n (f) tool

Eivissa
n (f) Ibiza

eivissenc
adj of / from Ibiza

n (m / f) (person) from Ibiza

eix
n 1. 1. (m) axle
2. 2. (m) axis

eixamplament
n (m) widening

eixamplar
v to widen / to enlarge

eixida
n (f) (Val.) exit

eixir
v to go out / to leave
eixir = sortir

eixugaparabrises
n (f) windscreen wipers (Br.) / windshield wipers (Am.)

eixugar
v to dry

ejaculació
n (f) ejaculation

ejacular
v to ejaculate

elaboració
n (f) production

elaborar
v to manufacture / to make / to create

elapé
n (m) LP

elàstic
adj elastic

n elàstics (mpl) braces (Br.) / suspenders (Am.)

elasticitat
n (f) elasticity

elecció
n 1. 1. (f) election
2. 2. (f) choice

eleccions parcials
n (fpl) by-election (Br.)

elector
n (m / f) voter

electorat
n (m) electorate

elèctric
adj electric

electricista
n (m / f) electrician

electricitat
n (f) electricity

electritzant
adj electrifying / blistering

electró
n (m) electron

electrocució
n (f) electrocution

electrocutar
v to electrocute

elèctrode
n (m) electrode

electrodomèstic
n household appliance / electrical appliance

electromagnètic
adj electromagnetic

electrònic
adj electronic

electrònica
n (f) electronics

elefant
n (m) elephant

elefant africà
n (m) African elephant

elefant asiàtic
n (m) Asian elephant

elegància
n (f) elegance

elegant
adj elegant / stylish

elegible
adj eligible

elegir
v 1. 1. to choose
2. 2. to elect

element
n (m) element

elemental
adj elementary

elevació
n 1. 1. (f) elevation
2. 2. (f) raising

elevar
v to raise

elevat
adj high

eliminació
n (f) elimination

eliminar
v 1. 1. to eliminate / to remove
2. 2. to knock out

eliminatòria
n (f) round / heat

elit
n (f) elite

elitisme
n (m) elitism

elixir
n (m) elixir

ell
pron he / him

ella
pron she / her

elles
pron they / them

el·lipse
n (f) ellipse

el·lipsi
n (f) ellipsis

ells
pron they / them

elogi
n (m) praise

elogiar
v to praise

eloqüència
n (f) eloquence

eloqüent
adj eloquent

eludir
v 1. 1. to avoid / to elude
2. 2. to escape
3. 3. to evade

elxà
adj of / from Elx

n (person) from Elx

em
pron me / myself

embadalir
v 1. 1. to be fascinated / to be besotted
2. 2. to enrapture

embalar
v to pack / to wrap

embalatge
n (m) packing / packaging / wrapping

embalum
n (m) bulk

embaràs
n (m) pregnancy

embarassada
adj pregnant

embarbussament
n (m) tongue twister

embargament
n (m) embargo

embassament
n (m) dam / reservoir

embastar
v to baste

embenat
n (m) bandage

emblemàtic
adj emblematic

embolcall
n (m) wrapper / wrapping

emboscada
n (f) ambush

embotellament
n (m) bottling

embotit
n 1. 1. (m) sausage
2. 2. (m) stuffing

embriac
adj drunk

n (m / f) drunk

embruix
n 1. 1. (m) spell / curse
2. 2. (m) bewitchment

embruixar
v to bewitch / to enchant

embús
n (m) traffic jam

embussar
v to clog (up)

embut
n (m) funnel

emetre
v 1. 1. to emit / to send out
Emetre un senyal sonor - To beep
2. 2. to express
Emetre una opinió - To express an opinion
3. 3. to bring in / to return
Emetre un veredicte - To bring in / return a verdict
4. 4. to issue
5. 5. to broadcast

èmfasi
n (m) emphasis

emfàtic
adj emphatic

emfàticament
adv emphatically

emfisema
n (m) emphysema

emigrant
n (m / f) emigrant

emigrar
v to emigrate

Emirats Àrabs Units
n (m) United Arab Emirates

emissió
n 1. 1. (f) broadcast
2. 2. (f) issuing
3. 3. (f) emission
Emissions dels vehicles - Vehicle emissions
Emissions de carboni - Carbon emissions

emissora
n (f) radio station

emmagatzemar
v to store / stockpile

emmalaltir
v to become ill / to get sick

emmental
n (m) emmental

emmurallar
v to wall

emoció
n (f) emotion

empara
n 1. 1. (f) protection / shelter
2. 2. (f) seizure / confiscation
A l'empara de - In accordance with

emparar
v to protect

empastifar
v to daub / to smear

empatollar
v to talk nonsense
Què t'empatolles? - What on earth are you talking about?

empenta
n (f) push / shove

empenya
n 1. 1. (f) instep (foot)
2. 2. (f) vamp (shoe)

empènyer
v to push

empitjorar
v to become worse / to get worse

emplaçament
n (m) location

empleat
n (m / f) employee

emplenar
v to fill (in)

empordanès
adj of / from Empordà

n (m / f) (person) from Empordà

empremta
n (f) print

emprenedor
adj enterprising / entrepreneurial

n (m / f) entrepreneur

emprenedoria
n entrepreneurship

empresa
n (f) firm / business
Empresa asseguradora - Insurance company

empresari
n (m / f) businessman / businesswoman

empresarial
adj business

empresarials
n (m) business studies

empresonament
n (m) imprisonment / locking up

empresonar
v to imprison / to lock (someone) up

emprovar
v to try on

enamorar
v to fall in love

enamorat
n (m / f) lover

adj in love

d'ençà
prep since
D'ençà (de) l'any 1999 - Since 1999

encaixar
v to fit
Encaixar la mà o les mans - To shake hands
Encaixar (bé o malament) una noticia - To take a piece of news (well or badly)
Encaixar un cop - To take a hit

encallar
v to run aground / to become stranded

encantador
adj charming / lovely / enchanting

encantar
v 1. 1. to love / to adore
2. 2. to enchant

encanteri
n (m) spell / bewitchment

en canvi
adv on the other hand

encapçalar
v to head / to lead

encara
adv 1. 1. still
2. 2. even

encara que
conj even though / even if / albeit

encarar
v to face (something)

encarir
v to raise (the cost of something) / to make (something) more expensive
Encarir-se - To rise (in price)

encarregar
v 1. 1. to entrust
2. 2. to order / to commission

encarregat
n (m / f) man / woman / body in charge of sth

encasellar
v to pigeonhole

encendre
v to light

encens
n (m) frankincense

encerclar
v to encircle

encertar
v 1. 1. to guess
2. 2. to hit
3. 3. to get right / to be right
4. 4. to find

enciam
n (m) lettuce

enciclopèdia
n (f) encyclopaedia (Br.) / encyclopedia (Am.)

encisador
adj charming / bewitching / spellbinding / enchanting

encisar
v to bewitch / to charm

encomanar
v to entrust

en comptes de
adv instead of

en contra
adv against

encoratjador
adj encouraging

encoratjar
v encouraging

endarrere
adv 1. 1. backward(s) / back
2. 2. at the back / behind
3. 3. in the past / ago

endarreriment
n (m) delay

endarrerir
v 1. 1. to put back
2. 2. to delay

endavant
adv forward

expr d'ara endavant
from now on

expr per endavant
in advance

enderroc
n 1. 1. (m) demolition
2. 2. (m) rubble

enderrocament
n 1. 1. (m) demolition
2. 2. (m) overthrow

enderrocar
v 1. 1. to demolish / to knock down / to pull down
2. 2. to overthrow

endevinar
v 1. 1. to guess
2. 2. to predict / to foretell

endocrinòleg
n (m / f) endocrinologist

endocrinologia
n (f) endocrinology

endoll
n (m) plug

endollar
v to plug in / to turn on

endoscòpia
n (f) endoscopy

endurir
v to harden / to strengthen / to stiffen

enemic
n (m / f) enemy

adj enemy

energètic
adj energy
Política energètica - Energy policy

energia
n (f) energy

enèrgic
adj energetic

enfadar
v to anger / to annoy
enfadar-se
enfadar-seto get angry / to become angry / to get annoyed / to become annoyed

enfadat
adj angry / annoyed

enfocar
v to focus (on)

enfonsament
n (m) sinking / collapse

enfonsar
v to collapse / to sink

enfortir
v to strengthen

enfrontar
v to face

enganxar
v to stick (together)

engany
n 1. 1. (m) deception / trick / swindle
2. 2. (m) mistake
3. 3. (m) delusion

enganyar
v to deceive

engegar
v to start up

enginy
n (m) wit / talent / inventiveness

enginyer
n (m / f) engineer

enginyeria
n (f) engineering

englobar
v to include / to encompass / to comprise / to incorporate

engonal
n (m) groin

engruna
n (f) crumb

enguany
adv this year

enlairament
n (m) takeoff

enlairar
v to take off

enllaç
n (m) link

enllaçar
v to link

enlloc
adv 1. 1. anywhere
2. 2. nowhere

enlluernar
v to glare / to dazzle / to blind

enmig de
prep in the midst of / in the middle of / amid / amidst

enologia
n (f) enology (science of wine and wine making)

enorme
adj enormous

enquesta
n (f) survey

enrenou
n (m) stink
Armar un enrenou - To cause a stink

enregistrament
n 1. 1. (m) recording
2. 2. (m) registration

enregistrar
v 1. 1. to register
2. 2. to record

enrere
adv 1. 1. backward(s) / back
2. 2. at the back / behind
3. 3. in the past / ago

ens
pron us

n entity

ensenya
n (f) standard / ensign

ensenyament
n (m) education / teaching

ensenyar
v to teach

ensopegar
v 1. 1. to trip / to stumble
2. 2. to bump / to hit / to run into
3. 3. to coincide

ensorrar
v to pull down / to knock down
ensorrar-se
ensorrar-seto collapse

ensurt
n (m) fright / scare / shock

entabanar
v to con / to dupe / to fool / to hustle / to swindle / to trick

entendre
v to understand

enteniment
n (m) understanding

enter
adj complete / whole

n (m) integer

enterc
adj 1. 1. stiff
2. 2. stubborn

enterrament
n (m) burial

enterrar
v to bury

entesa
n (f) understanding / agreement

entitat
n 1. 1. (f) entity
2. 2. (f) body

entonar
v to intone / to chant

entorn
n (m) surroundings

entotsolar-se
v to isolate oneself / to hide oneself away

entrada
n 1. 1. (f) entrance / entry
2. 2. (f) ticket

entrar
v to enter
Deixar entrar - To admit

entre
prep between / among / amongst / amid / amidst

entregar
v to hand over / to present / to deliver

entremaliat
adj naughty

entrenador
n (m / f) coach

entrenar
v to train

entresol
n (m) mezzanine

entrevista
n (f) interview

entusiasme
n (m) enthusiasm

enuig
n (m) annoyance / displeasure

envair
v to invade

enveja
n (f) envy

envejar
v to be envious of / to envy

envelliment
n (m) aging / ageing (Br.)

envellir
v to grow old

envers
prep towards

enviar
v to send

enviat
n (m / f) envoy
L'enviat especial de l'ONU - The UN special envoy

enyorar
v to miss

enze
n (m) simpleton / idiot / blockhead

enzim
n (m) enzyme

ep
interj hey!

epicentre
n (m) epicentre (Br.) / epicenter (Am.)

epidèmia
n (f) epidemic
Epidèmia de la SIDA - AIDS epidemic

episodi
n 1. 1. (m) episode
2. 2. (m) (serial, soap opera) instalment (Br.) / installment (Am.)

equació
n equation

Equador
n (m) Ecuador

equatorià
adj Ecuadorian

n (m / f) Ecuadorian

equilibri
n (m) stability

equip
n (m) team

equipament
n (m) material

equipatge
n (m) luggage

equivocar
v to be mistaken / to get something wrong

erecció
n (f) erection

erèctil
adj erectile
Disfunció erèctil - Erectile dysfunction

eriçó
n (m) hedgehog

erigir
v to erect

eròtic
adj erotic

erroni
adj wrong

error
n (m) mistake / error

es
pron himself / herself / itself / themselves / yourself

esbalair
v to amaze / to astonish

esbalaït
adj amazed / astounded / flabbergasted / dumbfounded / dumbstruck

esbandir
v to rinse

esborrany
n draft

esborrar
v 1. 1. to rub out / to erase
2. 2. to delete

esbós
n (m) sketch

esbrinar
v to find out / to determine / to discover / to ascertain

escacs
n (m) chess

escaient
adj appropriate / suitable / fitting

escala
n 1. 1. (f) stairs
2. 2. (f) staircase
3. 3. (f) stairwell
4. 4. scale
Escala de Richter - Richter scale
Escala automàtica - Escalator

escalada
n 1. 1. (f) rock climbing
2. 2. (f) escalation

escalar
v to climb

escalfar
v to heat

escamot
n 1. 1. (m) squad
2. 2. (m) small herd

escampar
v to scatter / to spread

escàndol
n (m) scandal

escanyolit
adj skinny / emaciated / scrawny / puny

escapolir-se
v to escape / to flee / to run away

escarabat
n (m) beetle

escarafalls
n (mpl) fuss
fer escarafalls - to make a fuss

escarlata
adj scarlet
La Pimpinella Escarlata - The Scarlet Pimpernel

n (m) scarlet

escarola
n (f) endive

escarransit
adj 1. 1. puny / scrawny
2. 2. mean

escarrassar-se
v to slave away / to overwork / to toil / to make every possible effort

escassejar
v 1. 1. to be scarce
2. 2. to ration

escassetat
n (f) shortage

escaure
v 1. 1. to be appropriate / to suit / to fit
2. 2. to coincide

expr si s'escau
if the chance arises

escenari
n 1. 1. (m) scene
2. 2. (m) stage

escèptic
adj sceptic

escepticisme
n (m) scepticism

esclafir
v to burst (out)
Esclafir a riure - To burst out laughing
Esclafir a plorar - To burst into tears
Fer esclafir els dits - To snap / click your fingers

esclat
n 1. 1. (m) burst / outburst / eruption
2. 2. (m) blaze - A blaze of colour (Br.) / color (Am.)
3. 3. (m) explosion
4. 4. (m) glare
5. 5. (m) flash

esclatar
v 1. 1. to explode / to blow up
Fer esclatar (alguna cosa) - To blow (something) up
2. 2. to burst / to pop
3. 3. [METEOR] to break
4. 4. to break out / to erupt

esclau
n (m / f) slave

esclerosi múltiple
n (m) multiple sclerosis

escletxa
n 1. 1. (f) crack / chink / split / gap
2. 2. (f) crevice

esclop
n (m) clog

escó
n (m) seat

escocès
n (m / f) Scot / Scotsman (masc.) / Scotswoman (fem.)

adj Scottish

Escòcia
n (f) Scotland

escola
n (f) school

escolà
n (m) altar boy

escolar
adj school

escollir
v to choose

escoltar
v to listen

escombra
n (f) broom / brush

escombrar
v to sweep

escombraries
n (fpl) rubbish / trash (Am.) / garbage (Am.)

escometre
v 1. 1. to undertake
2. 2. to attack
3. 3. to address

escons
n (m) seats (in parliament)

escopeta
n (f) shotgun

escopinya
n (f) cockle

escopir
v to spit

escorcoll
n search

escorcollar
v to search

escòria
n (f) slag

Escorpí
n Scorpio

escorta
n (f) escorta

escortar
v to escort

escorxador
n (m) abattoir

escridassar
v to scream / shout (angrily) at somebody / to bawl somebody out

escriptor
n (m / f) writer

escriptori
n 1. 1. (m) desktop
2. 2. (m) desk

escriptura
n 1. 1. (f) writing
2. 2. (f) handwriting
3. 3. (f) writing system
4. 4. (f) deed

escriptures
n 1. 1. (fpl) (Holy) Scriptures
2. 2. (fpl) writings

escriure
v to write

escruixidor
adj shocking / frightening

escudella
n (f) stew

esculpir
v to sculpt / to carve / to chisel / to whittle

escultòric
adj sculptural

escultura
n (f) sculpture

escultural
adj statuesque

escuradents
n (m) toothpick

escurar
v 1. 1. to scour
2. 2. to clean / to clean out
Escurar les butxaques a algú - To clean someone out

escurçar
v to shorten

esdeveniment
n (m) event

esdevenir
v to become

esfereïdor
adj terrifying / frightening

esfèric
adj spherical

esfínter
n (m) sphincter

esfinx
n (f) sphinx

esfondrar
v to collapse / to sink

esforç
n (m) effort

esforçar-se
v to try hard / to strive / to make an effort

esfullar
v to defoliate

esfumar
v 1. 1. to blur / to tone down
2. 2. to vanish / to disappear

esgarrapada
n (f) scratch

esgarrapar
v to scratch

esgarrifança
n (f) shiver / shudder / trembling / chill

esgarrifar
v to shiver / to shudder / to tremble / to shake / to thrill

esgarrifós
adj bloodcurdling / hair-raising / thrilling / terrifying / chilling

esglai
n (m) fright / scare / terror / panic

església
n (f) church

esgotament
n (m) exhaustion

esgrima
n (f) fencing

esguard
n (m) glance / look

eslovac
n 1. 1. (m) Slovak / Slovakian
2. 2. (m / f) Slovakian / Slovak

adj Slovakian / Slovak

Eslovàquia
n (f) Slovakia

eslovè
n 1. 1. (m) Slovene / Slovenian
2. 2. (m / f) Slovenian / Slovene

adj Slovenian / Slovene

Eslovènia
n (f) Slovenia

esmena
n 1. 1. (f) correction
2. 2. (f) amendment

esmenar
v to amend

esment
n (m) mention
Fer esment de - To mention

esmentar
v to mention
Abans esmentat - Aforementioned

esmorteir
v to muffle / to cushion / to deaden / to buffer

esmorzar
n (m) breakfast

v to have breakfast

espaguetis
n (mpl) spaghetti

espai
n (m) space

espai aeri
n (m) airspace

espai exterior
n (m) outer space

espant
n (m) fright / panic / shock

espantaocells
n (m) scarecrow

espantar
v to scare

Espanya
n (f) Spain

espanyol
adj Spanish

espargir
v to spread out / to scatter / to sprinkle

espasa
n (f) sword
Peix espasa - Swordfish

espatlla
n (f) shoulder
Arronsar / encongir les espatlles - To shrug (your shoulders)
Espatlla de xai - Lamb shoulder / shoulder of lamb

espatllar
v 1. 1. to break (down)
2. 2. to ruin / to damage

especial
adj special

especialista
n (m / f) specialist

especialitat
n (f) specialty

especialitzar-se
v to specialize / to specialise (Br.)

especialitzat
adj specialized / specialised (Br.) / skilled

especialment
adv especially

espècie
n (f) species / type

específic
adj specific

específicament
adv specifically

espècimen
n (m) specimen

espectacle
n (m) show

espectacular
adj spectacular

espectacularment
adv spectacularly

espeleobusseig
n (m) cave diving

espeleòleg
n (m / f) potholer

espelma
n (f) candle

espera
n (f) wait / waiting

esperança
n (f) hope
Esperança de vida - Life expectancy

esperançador
adj encouraging

esperanto
n (m) Esperanto

esperar
v to wait / to hope (for) / to expect

esperit
n (f) spirit

esperma
n (f) sperm
Donant d'esperma - Sperm donor

espès
adj thick

espetec
n 1. 1. (m) crash / crack
2. 2. (m) (kind of) Catalan sausage

espetegar
v to crack / to crash

espia
n (m / f) spy

espinacs
n (m) spinach

espinós
adj prickly

espionatge
n (m) espionage / spying

espiritual
adj spiritual

esplai
n 1. 1. (m) recreation / relaxation
2. 2. (m) after-school club

esplugabous
n (m) cattle egret

espontani
adj spontaneous

esporàdic
adj sporadic

esport
n (m) sport

esportista
n (m / f) sportsman / sportswoman

espòs
n (m) husband

esposa
n (f) wife

espurna
n (f) spark

espurnejar
v 1. 1. to spark / to sparkle
2. 2. to drizzle

esquadró
n (m) squadron

esquadró de la mort
n (m) death squad

esquaix
n (m) squash

esqueixada
n (f) salad made from cod, tomato, olives and onion

esquema
n 1. 1. (m) outline
2. 2. (m) sketch / diagram

esquena
n 1. 1. (f) [ANAT] back
2. 2. (f) [ESPORT] backstroke

esquer
n (m) bait

esquerda
n 1. 1. (f) crack
2. 2. (f) crevice

esquerrà
adj 1. 1. left-handed
2. 2. left-wing

esquerre
adj left

esquí
n 1. 1. (m) skiing
2. 2. (m) ski

esquiar
v to ski

esquilar
v to shear

esquimal
n (m / f) Eskimo

esquinçar
v to tear / to rip

esquirol
n 1. 1. (m) squirrel
2. 2. (m / f) scab / blackleg / strikebreaker

esquitxar
v to splash

esquivar
v to avoid / to elude / to dodge

ésser
v to be

est
adj east

estabilitat
n (f) stability

estable
adj stable

n stable

establiment
n (m) establishment

establir
v 1. 1. to establish
2. 2. to establish / to ascertain

estació
n 1. 1. (f) station
2. 2. (f) season

estació d'esquí
n (f) ski resort

estació de servei
n (f) gas station (Am.) / service station (Am.) / petrol station (Br.)

estacionalitat
n (f) seasonality

estada
n (f) stay

estadi
n (m) stadium

estafador
n (m / f) conman / con-woman / confidence trickster

estafar
v to cheat / to deceive

estalvi
n (m) saving

adj safe
Sa i estalvi - Safe and sound

estalviador
n (m / f) saver

estalviar
v to save

estampida
n (f) stampede

estanc
n (m) tobacconist

estancat
adj stagnant

estar
v 1. 1. to be
2. 2. to stay

estat
n 1. 1. (m) state
Estats Units - United States
2. 2. (m) status

Estats Units
n (m) United States

Estats Units d'Amèrica
n (m) United States of America

estàtua
n (f) statue

estat vegetatiu
n (m) vegetative state
Estat vegetatiu persistent - Persistent vegetative state

estavellar
v to smash / to shatter

estel
n 1. 1. (m) star
Estel fugaç - Shooting star
Estel Polar - North Star / Polar Star / Polaris
2. 2. (m) kite

estereotip
n (m) stereotype

estèril
adj 1. 1. sterile
2. 2. childless
Parelles estèrils - Childless couples

esterilització
n (f) sterilisation (Br.) / sterilization (Am.)

esterilitzador
n (m) steriliser (Br.) / sterilizer (Am.)

esterilitzar
v to sterilise (Br.) / to sterilize (Am.)

esternudar
v to sneeze

estètic
adj aesthetic (Br.) / esthetic (Am.)
Cirurgia estètica - Cosmetic surgery

n estètica (f) aesthetics (Br.) / esthetics (Am.)

estibador
n (m / f) docker (Br.) / stevedore / longshoreman (Am.)

estic
n (m) (hockey) stick

estil
n (m) style

estima
n (f) esteem

estimar
v to love

estimat
adj dear
Estimat pare... - Dear father...

n darling / sweetheart

estímul
n (m) stimulus

estimular
v 1. 1. to stimulate
2. 2. to arouse

estirar
v to stretch
A tot estirar - At most / at the latest

estiu
n (m) summer

estiuenc
adj summer

estoc
n (m) stock / inventory

estoig
n (m) case

estona
n (f) a while / a bit / a period of time

estonià
n 1. 1. (m) Estonian
2. 2. (m / f) Estonian

adj Estonian

Estònia
n (f) Estonia

estora
n 1. 1. (f) rush / jute / straw matting
2. 2. (f) mat
3. 3. (f) rug

estovar
v 1. 1. to soften
2. 2. to soften up
3. 3. to beat

estovalles
n (fpl) tablecloth

estrabisme
n (m) strabismus / squint

estrada
n (f) witness box

estranger
n (m / f) foreigner

adj foreign

a l'estranger
adv abroad

estrany
adj extrany strange / weird / bizarre

Estrasburg
n (m) Strasbourg

estratègia
n (f) strategy

estratègic
adj strategic

estrella
n (f) star

estrella de mar
n (f) starfish

estrena
n (f) première

estrenar
v to try out / to debut / to première

estrènyer
v 1. 1. to narrow / to make narrow
2. 2. to tighten
Ara t’hauràs d’estrènyer el cinturó - Now you'll have to tighten your belt
3. 3. to constrict / to compress

estrèpit
n (m) bang / boom

estrès
n (m) stress

estressat
adj stressed (out)

estret
adj narrow / close

estret de Gibraltar
n (m) the Straits of Gibraltar

estri
n (m) tool / utensil

estrictament
adv strictly
Estrictament confidencial - Strictly confidential

estricte
adj strict

estripar
v 1. 1. to gut / to disembowel
2. 2. to tear / to rip

estructura
n (f) structure

estructura de control
n (f) control structure

estudi
n (m) study

estudiant
n (m / f) student

estudiar
v to study

estupefacció
n (f) astonishment

estupidesa
n (f) stupidity

esvair
v 1. 1. to vanish / to dispel
Vull esvair qualsevol dubte que pugueu tenir - I'd like to dispel any doubts you may have
2. 2. to faint

esvalot
n (m) commotion / din / racket / disturbance / uproar

esvàstica
n (f) swastika

esvoranc
n (m) hole

et
pron you / yourself

etapa
n (f) stage

etarra
n (m / f) ETA member / member of ETA

adj ETA

etíop
adj Ethiopian

n (m / f) Ethiopian

Etiòpia
n Ethiopia

etiquetar
v 1. 1. to label
2. 2. to pigeonhole

ètnia
n (f) ethnic group

ètnic
adj ethnic

etnicitat
n (f) ethnicity

EUA
n (f) USA

eufòria
n (f) euphoria

eufòric
adj euphoric

euga
n (f) mare

Europa
n Europe

europeu
adj european

eutanàsia
n (f) euthanasia / assisted suicide

evacuar
v to evacuate

evacuat
n (m / f) evacuee

eventual
adj 1. 1. temporary
2. 2. possible

evidenciar
v to make clear

evident
adj clear / obvious

evidentment
adv clearly / obviously

evitar
v to avoid

evolució
n 1. 1. (f) evolution
2. 2. (f) development / progress

exacte
adj accurate
De manera / forma exacta - Accurately

exactitud
n (f) accuracy / precision
Amb exactitud - Accurately

examen
n exam / examination

excavadora
n (f) bulldozer / digger / excavator

excavar
v to excavate

excés
n (m) excess

excés de velocitat
n (m) speeding

excloure
v to exclude

exclusió
n (f) exclusion

exclusiu
adj exclusive

exclusivament
adv exclusively

excrement
n (m) excrement

excursió
n (f) trip

execució
n (f) execution

executar
v 1. 1. to carry out / to execute
2. 2. to execute

executiu
adj executive

n (m / f) executive

exemplar
n 1. 1. (m) copy
nota: Si es parla d'un llibre, es diu 'copy' (per ex: 'Have you got a copy of the latest Harry Potter?')
2. 2. (m) issue
nota: Si es parla d'una revista, es diu 'issue' (per ex: 'Have you seen the latest issue of 'Rolling Stone' magazine?')

exemple
n (m) example
Per exemple - For example

exercici
n (m) exercise

exèrcit
n (m) army

exhibidor
n (m / f) exhibitor

exhumació
n (f) exhumation

exhumar
v to exhume

exigència
n (f) demand / requirement

exigir
v to demand

exili
n (m) exile

exiliar
v to exile / to banish

existència
n (f) existence

existent
adj existing

existir
v to exist

èxit
n (m) success / achievement

expectació
n (f) expectation

expectativa
n (f) expectation
Expectativa de vida - Life expectancy

expedició
n (f) expedition

expedient
n (m) file / record

experiència
n (f) experience

experimentar
v 1. 1. to undergo
2. 2. to experience
3. 3. to experiment / to try out
Experimentar amb animals - To experiment on animals
4. 4. to suffer

expert
n (m / f) expert

adj expert

explicació
n (f) explanation

explicar
v to explain

explícit
adj explicit

explorar
v to explore

explosiu
n (m) explosive

adj explosive

explotació
n (f) exploitation
Explotació agrària - Farming
Explotació ramadera - Livestock raising
Explotació forestal - Foresting

explotar
v 1. 1. to explode
2. 2. to exploit

exportació
n (f) export

exposar
v 1. 1. to exhibit
2. 2. to set out / to put forward / to state / to point out

exposició
n (f) exposition

expressar
v to express

expressiu
adj expressive

expulsar
v 1. 1. to kick out / to throw out / to get rid of / to banish / to eject
2. 2. [ESPORT] to send off

expulsió
n 1. 1. (f) expulsion / deportation
2. 2. (f) [ESPORT] sending off

exquisit
adj exquisite

extermini
n (m) extermination

extinció
n (f) putting out / extinction

extirpar
v to remove / to root something out

extraordinari
adj extraordinary / amazing

extraterrestre
adj extraterrestrial / alien

n (m / f) extraterrestrial / alien

extravagant
adj odd / outlandish

extrem
adj 1. 1. extreme
Metall extrem - Death metal
2. 2. far
L'extrema dreta - The Far Right
L'extrema esquerra - The Far Left
Extrem Orient - The Far East
3. 3. abject
La pobresa extrema - Abject poverty

n (m) extremity / (very) end / extreme

extremadament
adv extremely

extremeny
adj of / from Extremadura

n (m / f) (person) from Extremadura

extremista
n (m / f) extremist


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