cabana
n
(f) cabin / hut
cabanya
n
(f) cabin / hut
cabdal
adj
key
cabdell
n
(m) ball
cabell
n
(m) hair
cabina
n
(f) cabin
Cabina telefònica - Phone booth
cable
n
(m) cable
cabra
n
(f) goat
cabre
v
to fit
cabrit
n
(m) kid
cabró
n
(m) (vulg) bastard
cabuda
n
(f) capacity
caca
n
(f) (vulg) poo / shit
caça
n
(f) hunting
caçador
n
(m / f) hunter
caçar
v
to hunt
cacatua
n
(f) cockatoo
cacau
n
1. 1. (m) cocoa
2. 2. (m) cacao
cacauet
n
(m) peanut
cacofonia
n
(f) cacophony
cactus
n
(m) cactus
CAD
n 0805
(m) CAD
cada
adj
each / every
cadascú
pron
each one
cadastral
adj
cadastral
Valor cadastral - Property value / land value
cadastre
n
(m) property register / land register / cadastre
cadàver
n
(m) (dead) body / corpse
cadell
n
(m) puppy
cadena
n
1. 1. (f) channel
2. 2. (f) chain
Cadena perpètua - Life imprisonment
3. 3. (f) string
cadena perpètua
n
(f) life imprisonment / life / life in prison
Condemnar a algú a cadena perpètua - To sentence someone to life imprisonment / in prison
cadira
n
(f) chair
cadira de rodes
n
(f) wheelchair
cadireta infantil
n
(f) child seat
cadmi
n
(m) cadmium
Bateria de níquel-cadmi - Nickel-cadmium battery
caduc
adj
deciduous
cafè
n
1. 1. (m) coffee
2. 2. café
cafeïna
n
(f) caffeine
cafetera
n
(f) coffee maker
caiguda
n
(f) fall
caire
n
1. 1. (m) edge / brink
2. 2. Caire (m) Cairo
caixa
n
(f) box
caixer
n
1. 1. (m / f) cashier
2. 2. (m / f) [FIN] teller
caixer automàtic
n
(m) ATM (machine) / hole-in-the-wall / cash machine / cashpoint (Br.)
caixet
n
(m) fee
caixmir
n
1. 1. (m) Kashmir
2. 2. (m) cashmere
calabruix
n
(m) hail / hailstone
calaix
n
(m) drawer
calaixera
n
(f) chest of drawers
calamars
n
(m) squid
calamarsa
n
(f) hail / hailstone
calamitat
n
(f) calamity / disaster
calar
v
1. 1. to soak through
2. 2. to appeal
calar-se
1. 1. calar-seto get soaked
2. 2. calar-seto pull down
3. 3. calar-seto stall
expr calar foc a
to set fire to
calb
adj
bald
calces
n
(f) pants (Br.)
calci
n
(m) calcium
calçotets
n
(m) boxer shorts / boxers
càlcul
n
(m) calculation
Fer càlculs - To calculate / to do your calculations
calculadora
n
(f) calculator
calcular
v
to calculate
caldera
n
(f) boiler
calefacció
n
(f) heating
calefacció central
n
(f) central heating
calendari
n
(m) calendar
calent
adj
hot
calfred
n
1. 1. (m) shiver
2. 2. (m) shudder
càlid
adj
warm
Califòrnia
n
(f) California
californià
adj
Californian
n
Californian
caliu
n
(m) ember
callar
v
to shut up / to be quiet
cal·ligrafia
n
(f) calligraphy
calma
n
(f) calm
Amb calma - Calmly
calmar
v
to calm (down)
calor
n
(f) heat
caloria
n
(f) calorie
calvície
n
(f) baldness
cama
n
(f) leg
camaleó
n
(m) chameleon
camamilla
n
(f) camomile
Cambotja
n
(f) Cambodia
cambotjà
n
(m / f) Cambodian
adj
Cambodian
cambra de bany
n
(f) bathroom
cambrer
n
(m) waiter
cambrera
n
(f) waitress
camell
n
(m) camel
camembert
n
(m) camembert
càmera
n
(f) camera
Camerun
n
Cameroon
camí
n
(m) path
caminador
n
1. 1. (m) baby walker (Br.) / walker (Am.)
2. 2. (m) zimmer frame (Br.) / walker (Am.)
caminar
v
to walk
camió
n
(m) lorry
camió d'escombraries
n
(m) bin lorry (Br.) / garbage truck (Am.)
camioner
n
(m / f) lorry driver (Br.) / truck driver (Am.)
camisa
n
(f) shirt
camp
n
(m) field
campana
n
(f) bell
expr fer campana
to play truant / to bunk off
campanya
n
(f) campaign
camp de batalla
n
(m) battlefield
camp de concentració
n
(m) concentration camp
camp de joc
n
(m) field of play / playing field
càmping
n
(m) campsite
campió
n
(m / f) champion
campionat
n
(m) championship(s)
campus
n
(m) campus
Canadà
n
(f) Canada
canadenc
adj
Canadian
canal
n
(m) channel
canari
n
(m) canary
adj
from the Canary Islands
Canàries
n
(f) Canary Islands / the Canaries
cancel·lació
n
(f) cancellation
cancel·lar
v
to cancel
canceller
n
(m / f) chancellor
càncer
n
(m) cancer
Càncer de mama - Breast cancer
Càncer de pròstata - Prostate cancer
càncer de bufeta
n
(m) bladder cancer
càncer de còlon
n
(m) colon cancer
càncer d'estómac
n
(m) stomach cancer
càncer de laringe
n
(m) laryngeal cancer / throat cancer
càncer de mama
n
(m) breast cancer
càncer d'ovari
n
(m) ovarian cancer
càncer de pell
n
(m) skin cancer
càncer de pròstata
n
(m) prostate cancer
càncer de pulmó
n
(m) lung cancer
cancerós
adj
cancerous
canço
n
(f) song
cançó de Nadal
n
(f) (Christmas) carol
candela
n
(f) candle
candidat
n
(m / f) candidate
canell
n
(m) wrist
canellera
n
(f) wristband
canelons
n
(m) cannelloni
cangur
n
1. 1. (m) kangaroo
2. 2. (m / f) babysitter
caníbal
n
(m / f) cannibal
canibalisme
n
(m) cannibalism
cànnabis
n
(m) cannabis
canó
n
1. 1. (m) cannon
2. 2. (m) canyon / gorge / ravine
El Gran Canó - The Grand Canyon
canoa
n
(f) canoe
cansalada
n
(f) bacon
cansar
v
1. 1. to wear / tire (out)
2. 2. to bore / to annoy
cansar-se
1. 1. cansar-seto wear / tire yourself out
2. 2. cansar-seto become bored / tired
cansat
adj
1. 1. tired
2. 2. tiring
cant
n
1. 1. (m) singing
2. 2. (m) song
3. 3. (m) chant
Cant gregorià - Gregorian chant
cantant
n
(m / f) singer
cantar
v
1. 1. to sing
2. 2. to chant
cantonada
n
(f) (street) corner
canvi
n
(m) change
canviar
v
to change
canyella
n
(f) cinnamon
canyella en pols
n
(f) cinnamon powder
caos
n
(m) chaos
caòtic
adj
chaotic / bedlam
cap
n
1. 1. (m) head
2. 2. (m) head / boss / chief
3. 3. (m) rope / cable
Cap de setmana - Weekend
Al cap i a la fi - After all
Al cap de - After
adj
no / any
prep
1. 1. towards / to
2. 2. at about / at around
cap d'any
n
1. 1. (m) New Year's
2. 2. (m) anniversary
capa
n
1. 1. (f) layer
Capa d'ozó - Ozone layer
2. 2. (f) cloak
capaç
adj
able / capable
capacitat
n
(f) ability / capability / capacity
capdavanter
n
(m / f) leader
cap de setmana
n
(m) weekend
capella
n
(f) chapel
capellà
n
1. 1. (m) priest
2. 2. (m) chaplain
Capella Sixtina
n
(f) Sistine Chapel
capgirar
v
to turn upside down
cap-gros
n
(m) tadpole
capità
n
(m / f) captain
capital
n
1. 1. (f) capital (city)
2. 2. (m) capital
capitalisme
n
(m) capitalism
capitalista
n
(m / f) capitalist
capitell
n
capital
capítol
n
(m) chapter
capitost
n
(m / f) leader
capitulació
n
(f) capitulation / agreement / settlement
capoeira
n
(f) capoeira
capot
n
(m) bonnet (Br.) / hood (Am.)
Capricorn
n
(m) Capricorn
capritx
n
(m) whim
capsa
n
(f) (small) box
Capsa de llumins - Box of matches
Capsa de música - Music box
capsigrany
n
(m) pinhead
captaire
n
(m / f) beggar
captar
v
1. 1. to beg
2. 2. to channel / to harness
3. 3. to pick up
captivar
v
to captivate / to charm / to enchant
captiveri
n
(m) captivity
captor
n
(m / f) captor
captura
n
(f) capture
capturar
v
to capture
caputxa
n
(f) hood
capvespre
n
(m) late afternoon / dusk
car
adj
expensive
cara
n
(f) face
caràcter
n
1. 1. (m) nature
2. 2. (m) character
Joc de caràcters - Character set
característic
adj
characteristic
característica
n
(f) feature / characteristic
caragol
n
(m) snail
caravana
n
(f) caravan
carbassa
n
(f) pumpkin
carbó
n
(m) coal
carboni
n
(m) carbon
Diòxid de carboni - Carbon dioxide
Monòxid de carboni - Carbon monoxide
silici
n
(m) silicon
carburant
n
(m) fuel
carcassa
n
(f) carcass / body / shell
cardar
v
to fuck / to screw / to bonk / to hump
cardenal
n
(m) cardinal
cardíac
adj
heart / cardiac
Cirurgia cardíaca - Heart surgery
cargol
n
(m) snail
Carib
n
(m) Carribean
caribeny
adj
Carribean
carícia
n
(f) carress
carismàtic
adj
charismatic
caritat
n
(f) charity
carn
n
1. 1. (f) meat
2. 2. (f) flesh
expr en carn i ossos
in the flesh
Carnaval
n
(m) Carnival
carn de bou
n
(f) beef
carn de vaca
n
(f) beef
carn de vedella
n
(f) veal
Carnestoltes
n
(m) Carnival
carnet
n
1. 1. (m) license / licence (Br.)
Carnet de conduir - Driver's license
2. 2. (m) card
Carnet d'identitat - ID card
carnisser
n
(m / f) butcher
carnisseria
n
(f) butcher's (shop)
carn picada
n
(f) mince
carpeta
n
(f) folder
càrrec
n
1. 1. (m) role
2. 2. (m) charge
carregador
n
1. 1. (m) loader
2. 2. (m) charger - Battery charger
Carregador de piles
3. 3. (m) magazine
càrrega
n
(f) load / cargo
carregar
v
to load
carrer
n
(m) street
carrera
n
1. 1. (f) career
2. 2. (f) run /ladder
3. 3. (f) race
4. 4. (f) degree / studies
5. 5. (f) journey
fer carrera - to get on / to go forward
carret
n
(m) cart
carreta
n
(f) cart / wagon
Una carreta de bous - An ox cart
carretera
n
(f) road
carretera de circumval·lació
n
(f) bypass
carretó
n
(m) wheelbarrow
carril
n
(m) lane
Carril contrari - Oncoming lane
carril bici
n
(m) bike lane
carro
n
(m) cart / carriage / charriot
Carro de combat - Tank
Para el carro! - Hold your horses!
carronya
n
(f) carrion
carrosseria
n
(f) bodywork
carta
n
(f) letter
cartell
n
(m) poster
cartellera
n
(f) billboard
carter
n
(m / f) postman (Br.) / postwoman (Br.) / mailman (Am.) / mail lady (Am.) / mail carrier (Am.)
cartera
n
1. 1. (f) postwoman (Br.), mailwoman (Am.)
2. 2. (f) wallet
3. 3. (f) briefcase
4. 4. (f) satchel
5. 5. (f) portfolio
cartera de clients - client list
cartera de comandes - order book
cartesià
adj
Cartesian
cartílag
n
(m) cartilage
cartó
n
(m) cardboard
cartògraf
n
(m / f) cartographer
cartografia
n
(f) cartography
carxofa
n
(f) artichoke
cas
n
(m) case
Per si de cas - Just in case
casa
n
(f) house
Casa Batlló
n
(f) building on the Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona, built by Antoni Gaudí between 1905 and 1907
casal
n
(m) community centre / cultural centre
casal de gent gran
n
(m) community centre for older people
casal d'estiu
n
(m) day camp / holiday playscheme
Casa Milà
n
(f) (also known as la Pedrera) - building on the Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona, built by Antoni Gaudí between 1906 and 1910
casc
n
(m) helmet
cascada
n
(f) waterfall
casament
n
(m) marriage
casar
v
to get married / to marry
caserna
n
(f) barracks
casolà
adj
home
Cuina casolana - Home cooking
cassola
n
(f) casserole dish
castany
adj
chestnut / chestnut-coloured (Br.) / chestnut-colored (Am.)
castanya
n
1. 1. (f) chestnut
2. 2. (f) (vulg) drunkenness
3. 3. (f) hard knock / hard strike / car accident
4. 4. (f) unskilled person
castell
n
1. 1. (m) castle
2. 2. (m) (human) castle
castellà
adj
Castilian / Spanish
castellanoparlant
n
(m / f) Spanish speaker
casteller
n
(m / f) person who takes part in forming 'human castles'
castellonenc
adj
of / from Castelló de la Plana
n
(m / f) (person) from Castelló de la Plana
càstig
n
(m) punishment
castigar
v
to punish
castor
n
(m) beaver
castració
n
(f) castration
castrar
v
to castrate
català
n
1. 1. (m) Catalan
2. 2. (m / f) Catalan
adj
Catalan
catalanoparlant
n
(m / f) Catalan speaker
catàleg
n
(m) catalogue (Br.) / catalog (Am.)
catalogar
v
to catalogue (Br.) / to catalog (Am.)
Catalunya
n
(f) Catalonia
cataracta
n
(f) cataract
catàstrofe
n
(f) catastrophe
catastròfic
adj
catastrophic
catecisme
n
(m) catechism
càtedra
n
(f) chair
catedral
n
(f) cathedral
catedràtic
n
(m / f) professor (Br.)
categoria
n
(f) category
categòric
adj
categorical
catèter
n
(m) catheter
catifa
n
1. 1. (f) rug
2. 2. (f) mat
3. 3. (f) carpet
catòlic
adj
catholic
catolicisme
n
(m) catholicism
catorze
n
(m) fourteen
catorzè
adj
fourteenth
caucàsic
adj
Caucasian
caure
v
to fall
causa
n
(f) cause
A causa de - As a result of
causalitat
n
(f) causality
causar
v
to cause
cautela
n
(f) caution
expr amb cautela
cautiously / carefully
cautelós
adj
cautious
cava
n
(f) cava (Catalan champagne)
cavalcada
n
(f) cavalcade
cavalcar
v
to ride
cavall
n
1. 1. (m) horse
2. 2. (m) knight
nota: Escacs
cavaller
n
(m) knight
CD-ROM
n
(m) CD-ROM
ceba
n
(f) onion
cec
adj
blind
cedir
v
to relinquish
ceguesa
n
(f) blindness
cel
n
(m) sky
celebració
n
(f) celebration
celebrar
v
to celebrate
cèlebre
adj
famous
celibat
n
(m) celibacy
cella
n
(f) eyebrow
cel·la
n
(f) cell
cèl·lula
n
(f) cell
cel·lular
adj
cellular
cementiri
n
(m) cemetery / churchyard
cendra
n
1. 1. (f) ash
2. 2. cendres (fpl) ashes
cendrer
n
(m) ashtray
cens
n
(m) census
Cens electoral - Electoral roll
censura
n
censorship
censurador
n
(m / f) censor
censurar
v
to censor
centenar
n
(m) hundred
Un centenar de persones - One hundred people
centenari
n
(m) centenary
centenars
n
(m) hundreds
centígrad
adj
centigrade
25 graus centígrads - 25 degrees centigrade
cèntim
n
(m) cent
centímetre
n
(m) centimetre (Br.) / centimeter (Am.)
centpeus
n
(m) centipede
central elèctrica
n
(f) power plant / station
centraleta
n
(f) call centre (Br.) / call center (Am.)
central nuclear
n
(f) nuclear power plant / station
centre
n
(m) centre (Br.) / center (Am.)
centrecampista
n
(m) midfielder
centre de dia
n
(m) day centre
centre de negocis
n
(m) business centre
cèntric
adj
central
cera
n
(f) wax
cerca
n
(f) search
cercador
n
(m) search engine
cercar
v
to look for
cercle
n
(m) circle
cereal
n
(m) cereal
cerimònia
n
(f) ceremony
cert
adj
certain
certesa
n
(f) certainty
certificable
adj
certifiable
certificació
n
(f) certification
certificar
v
1. 1. to guarantee / to verify / to confirm / to attest
2. 2. to certify
certificat
n
(m) certificate
adj
certified
Correu certificat - Recorded delivery (Br.) / certified mail (Am.)
cervell
n
(m) brain
cervesa
n
(f) beer
cèrvix
n
(m) cervix
cérvol
n
(m) deer / buck / doe
nota: Buck = cérvol mascle, doe = cérvol femella
cesària
n
(f) caesarean (Br.) / cesarean (Am.) / c-section / caesarean section (Br.) / cesarean section (Am.)
cessació
n
(f) cessation
Cessació tabàquica - Giving up smoking / stopping smoking
cessar
v
1. 1. to finish
2. 2. to stop / to cease (formal)
cessió
n
(f) transfer
cian
n
(m) cyan
ciberespai
n
(m) cyberspace
cibertira
n
(f) banner
cicatriu
n
(f) scar
cicle
n
(m) cycle / series
ciclisme
n
(m) cycling
ciclista
n
(m / f) cyclist
cicló
n
(m) cyclone
ciència
n
(f) science
Ciència-ficció - Science fiction
científic
n
(m / f) scientist
adj
scientific
cigar
n
(m) cigar
cigarret
n
(m) cigarette
cigarreta
n
(f) cigarette
cigne
n
(m) swan
cigonya
n
(f) stork
Cigonya blanca - White stork
cim
n
(m) peak
ciment
n
(m) cement
cimera
n
(f) summit
cinc
n
(m) five
cinema
n
(m) cinema
cinemòmetre
n
(m) speed gun
cinquè
adj
fifth
cinta
n
(f) tape
cinta adhesiva
n
(f) sellotape / sticky tape
cintura
n
(f) waist
cinturó
n
(m) belt
Cinturó de seguretat - Safety belt / seat belt (UK)
circ
n
(m) circus
circuit
n
(m) circuit
circulació
n
(f) traffic
circular
v
1. 1. to drive
2. 2. to walk
3. 3. to travel / to run
4. 4. to circulate
5. 5. to flow
adj
circular
n
circular
circumdar
v
to encircle / to (completely) surround
circumferència
n
(f) circumference
circumstància
n
(f) circumstance
circumval·lació
n
(f) ring road (Br.)
Carretera de circumval·lació - Ring road
cirera
n
(f) cherry
cirurgià
n
(m / f) surgeon
cisell
n
(m) chisel
cisellar
v
to chisel / to carve / to sculpt / to whittle
cistell
n
(m) basket
cistella
n
(f) basket
cisteller
n
(m / f) basket weaver / basket maker / basket seller
cistelleria
n
1. 1. (f) basket weaving / basket making
2. 2. (f) basket shop
cistercenc
adj
Cistercian
n
(m) Cistercian
cistitis
n
(f) cystitis
cita
n
(f) date / appointment
citació
n
(f) quotation / citation
citar
v
1. 1. to arrange to meet / to make an appointment with
2. 2. to quote / to cite
3. 3. to cite
CiU
n
(f) -
ciutadà
n
(m / f) citizen
ciutadania
n
1. 1. (f) people / citizens
2. 2. (f) citizenship
ciutat
n
(f) city
cívic
adj
civic
civil
adj
civil
n
(m / f) civilian
civilització
n
(f) civilization / civilisation (Br.)
clamídia
n
(f) chlamydia
clar
adj
clear
clara
n
(f) egg white
clarament
adv
clearly
claredat
n
(f) clarity
clarinet
n
(m) clarinet
classe
n
(f) class
classificar
v
to classify
clatell
n
(m) back of the neck / nape of the neck
clatellot
n
(m) clip round the ear (Br.)
clau
n
1. 1. (f) key
2. 2. (f) spanner (Br.) / wrench (Am.)
3. 3. (m) nail
clau Allen
n
(f) Allen key
clau anglesa
n
(f) (monkey) wrench (Am.) / (adjustable) spanner (Br.)
clausura
n
(f) closure
La cerimònia de clausura - The closing ceremony
Les monges de clausura - The cloistered nuns
claustre
n
1. 1. (m) cloister
2. 2. (m) faculty
claustrofòbia
n
(f) claustrophobia
claustrofòbic
adj
claustrophobic
clavar
v
to nail
claveguera
n
(f) sewer
clavegueram
n
(m) sewer system
clavell
n
(m) carnation
clementina
n
(f) clementine
clenxa
n
(f) parting
cleptomania
n
(f) kleptomania
clergue
n
(m) priest / clergyman
clero
n
(m) clergy
client
n
(m / f) client
clima
n
(m) climate / weather conditions
climatologia
n
(f) climatology
clítoris
n
(m) clitoris
clivella
n
(f) crevice
clofolla
n
(f) shell
cloïssa
n
(f) clam
clonació
n
(f) cloning
clonar
v
to clone
clor
n
(m) chlorine
closca
n
(f) shell
clot
n
(m) hole / pit
clotet
n
1. 1. (m) little hole
nota: clot petit
2. 2. (m) dimple
nota: clotet a la galta
cloure
v
to shut / to close
cluc
adj
closed / shut (eye)
coalició
n
(f) coalition
cobert
n
(m) shed
coberteria
n
(f) cutlery
cobrar
v
to charge
cobrir
v
to cover
cocaïna
n
(f) cocaine
cocodril
n
(m) crocodile
còctel
n
(m) cocktail
codi
n
(m) code
codi de barres
n
(m) barcode / UPC (code) (Am.)
nota: 'Barcode' es pot escriure 'barcode' (una paraula) o 'bar code' (dues paraules).
codificació
n
(f) codification
codi obert
n
(m) open source
codi postal
n
(m) postcode (Br.) / zip code (Am.)
codi telefònic
n
(m) calling code
codony
n
(m) quince
codonyat
n
(m) quince jelly
codonyer
n
(m) quince
coet
n
(m) rocket
cognom
n
(m) surname / family name
cogombre
n
(m) cucumber
coherència
n
(f) coherence
coherent
adj
coherent
coincident
adj
concurrent / simultaneous
coincidir
v
1. 1. to be of the same opinion / to agree on something
2. 2. to coincide
coit
n
(m) (sexual) intercourse / coitus (formal)
coix
adj
lame
n
(m / f) lame person
coixí
n
1. 1. (m) pillow
Coixí de seguretat - Airbag
2. 2. (m) cushion
coixí de seguretat
n
(m) airbag
coixinet
n
1. 1. (m) bearing
2. 2. (m) pad
3. 3. (m) small cushion
4. 4. (m) pin cushion
col
n
(m) cabbage
cola
n
(f) glue
colesterol
n
(m) cholesterol
col-i-flor
n
(m) cauliflower
coll
n
(m) neck
colla
n
(f) gang
col·laboració
n
(f) collaboration
col·laborador
n
(m / f) collaborator
col·laborar
v
to collaborate
collar
v
1. 1. to screw
2. 2. to rein someone in
n
(m) collar
collaret
n
(m) necklace
col·lecció
n
(f) collection
col·leccionar
v
to collect
col·lectiu
n
(m) community
adj
collective
col·lega
n
1. 1. (m) colleague
2. 2. (m) mate / buddy
col·legi
n
(m) school
col·legi electoral
n
1. 1. (m) polling station
2. 2. (m) electoral college
col·lidir
v
to collide
col·lisió
n
1. 1. (f) collision
2. 2. (f) clash
collita
n
(f) crop
col·locació
n
1. 1. (f) layout
2. 2. (f) placement
col·locar
v
1. 1. to place / to put
2. 2. to give work to
3. 3. (argot) to stone
collons
n
(m) (vulg) bollocks (Br.) / balls
col·loqui
n
(m) colloquium / conference
col·loquial
adj
colloquial
colom
n
(m) dove / pigeon
colombià
adj
Colombian
n
(m / f) Colombian
Colòmbia
n
(f) Colombia
colònia
n
1. 1. (f) colony
2. 2. (f) cologne / eau de toilette / toilet water
colònies d'estiu
n
(fpl) summer camp
colós
n
(m) colossus
El Colós de Rodes - The Colossus of Rhodes
colpejar
v
to hit / to strike
colpir
v
1. 1. to hit
2. 2. to impress / to shock
3. 3. to touch / to move
columna
n
column
Columna de direcció - Steering column
columna vertebral
n
(f) backbone / spine
colze
n
(m) elbow
com
adv
like / such as / how
coma
n
1. 1. (m) coma
2. 2. (f) comma
comanda
n
(f) order
comandament a distància
n
(m) remote control
comandant en cap
n
(m) commander in chief
comarca
n
(f) district
combatre
v
to fight against
combinar
v
to combine
comboi
n
(m) convoy
combregar
v
1. 1. to receive (holy) communion
2. 2. to share (ideas / feelings) with somebody
Fer combregar algú amb rodes de molí - To make someone believe a load of rubbish
combustible
n
(m) fuel
adj
combustible
combustible fòssil
n
(m) fossil fuel
començament
n
(m) beginning / start
començar
v
to start / to begin
comentari
n
(m) comment
comerç
n
(m) trade
comerç just
n
(m) fair trade
comercial
adj
commercial
comercialització
n
(f) trading
comestible
adj
edible
n
comestibles (mpl) food / provisions
cometes
n
(f) quotes / quotation marks(Am.) / inverted commas (Br.)
cometre
v
to commit
comiat de solter
n
(m) bachelor party (Am.) / stag do (Br.) / stag night (Br.) / stag party (Br.)
comiat de soltera
n
(m) bachelorette party (Am.) / hen night (Br.) / hen do (Br.) / hen party (Br.)
comicis
n
(m) elections
comissaria
n
(f) police station
comissió
n
(f) commission
comitè
n
(m) committee
commemoració
n
(f) commemoration
commemorar
v
to commemorate
commiseració
n
(f) commiseration
commoció
n
1. 1. (f) commotion / shock
2. 2. (f) concussion
commoure
v
to move / to touch
còmode
adj
comfortable
company
n
(m / f) friend / mate
company de feina
n
(m / f) work mate / colleague
companyia
n
(f) company / firm
comparar
v
to compare
compartir
v
to share
compassió
n
(f) pity / compassion
compassiu
adj
compassionate
compensar
v
to compensate
competència
n
(f) competition
compilador
n
(m) compiler
compilar
v
to compile
complet
adj
1. 1. complete
2. 2. full
completament
adv
1. 1. completely / totally / utterly
2. 2. altogether
complicat
adj
complicated
complir
v
to comply (with)
comportament
n
(m) behaviour (Br.) / behavior (Am.)
comportar
v
to entail / to involve / to carry
Comporta un risc elevat d'infecció - It carries a high risk of infection
comportar-se
comportar-seto behave
compositor
n
(m / f) composer
compra
n
(f) purchase
expr fer la compra
to shop
comprador
n
buyer / purchaser
comprar
v
to buy / to purchase (form.)
compresa
n
1. 1. (f) compress
2. 2. (f) sanitary towel (Br.) / sanitary napkin (Am.)
comprimir
v
to compress
compromís
n
(m) commitment / obligation
comprovar
v
to check / to find out
comptabilitat
n
1. 1. (f) accounting
2. 2. (f) accountancy
comptador
n
1. 1. (m) [INFORM] (web) counter
2. 2. (m) counter
Comptador Geiger - Geiger counter
3. 3. (m) meter
Comptador d'aigua - Water meter
4. 4. (m / f) [FIN] [TREB] accountant
adj
starting (from)
En el termini d'un mes, comptador a partir de / des de ... - Within a month, starting (from) ...
comptagotes
n
(m) dropper
comptar
v
to count
compte
n
1. 1. (m) account / bill
Compte bancari - Bank account
A compte - On account
Treballar pel seu compte - To be self-employed
Passar comptes - To settle up
Demanar comptes - To ask for an explanation
Donar compte - To report
Tenir en compte - To take into account
2. 2. (m) count
Fer comptes - To do sums
Perdre el compte - To lose count
Sortir a compte - To be worthwhile
Sortir de comptes (o estar fora de comptes - To be due (to give birth)
3. 3. (m) care
Vés amb compte - Be careful
compte bancari
n
(m) bank account
compte corrent
n
(m) current account (Br.) / checking account (Am.)
en comptes de
adv
instead of
comtat
n
(m) county
comte
n
(m) count
comtessa
n
(f) countess
comú
adj
common
comunicació
n
(f) communication
comunicar
v
to communicate
comunicat
n
(m) statement
comunió
n
(f) communion
Primera comunió - First communion
comunitat
n
(f) community
conca
n
(f) watershed
concatenar
v
to concatenate
concedir
v
to concede
concentració
n
1. 1. (f) demonstration
2. 2. (f) concentration
concentrar
v
1. 1. to concentrate
Concentrar-se en alguna cosa - To concentrate on something
2. 2. to gather
concepció
n
(f) conception
concepte
n
(m) concept
concessió
n
(f) concession
conciliador
n
(m / f) conciliator
conclusió
n
(f) conclusion
concordança
n
1. 1. (f) agreement
2. 2. (f) concordance
concordar
v
to agree
concret
adj
particular / specific / concrete
En concret - Specifically
concretament
adv
specifically
concurs
n
(m) competition
condemna
n
1. 1. (f) sentence
Condemna a mort - Death sentence
2. 2. (f) condemnation
condemnar
v
1. 1. to condemn
2. 2. to sentence
condescendent
adj
condescending
condol
n
(m) condolences
conducta
n
(f) behaviour (Br.) / behavior (Am.)
conductor
n
(m / f) driver
conductor d'autobús
n
(m / f) bus driver
conduir
v
to drive / lead
conegut
n
(m / f) acquaintance
adj
(well) known
És ben conegut que... - It's well known that...
coneixement
n
(m) knowledge
conèixer
v
to know (be acquainted with)
conferència
n
(f) conference
confeti
n
(m) confetti
confiança
n
(f) trust / assurance
configuració
n
(f) configuration
confirmar
v
to confirm
confiscar
v
to confiscate
conflicte
n
(m) conflict / fight
conformar
v
1. 1. to shape
2. 2. to conform
Conformar-se - To resign yourself
confort
n
(m) comfort
confortable
adj
comfortable / comfy (col·loq)
confós
adj
confused
congelador
n
(m) freezer
congelar
v
to freeze
congènit
adj
congenital
congolès
adj
Congolese
congost
n
(m) canyon / gorge / ravine
congregació
n
(f) congregation
congregar
v
to congregate
congrès
n
(m) congress
Congrès dels Diputats - Spanish equivalent of House of Commons / Representatives
conill
n
1. 1. (m) rabbit
2. 2. (m) rabbit
conillet d'índies
n
(m) guinea pig
conjectura
n
(f) conjecture
cònjuge
n
(m / f) spouse
conjunt
adj
joint
n
1. 1. (m) whole
2. 2. (m) group / collection / set
connexió
n
(f) connection
conquerir
v
to conquer
conquerir = conquistar
conquesta
n
(f) conquest
conquilla
n
(f) (sea)shell
conquistar
v
to conquer
conquerir = conquistar
conrear
v
to cultivate / to grow / to till
consciència
n
1. 1. (f) conscience
2. 2. (f) awareness
conscient
adj
aware
conscientment
adv
consciously
consecutiu
adj
consecutive
Per segon any consecutiu - For the second year running
consell
n
(m) council
Consell de seguretat - Security council
consell de seguretat
n
(m) Security Council / (plural) safety tips
conseller
n
1. 1. (m / f) advisor / adviser / counsellor (Br.) / counselor (Am.)
2. 2. (m / f) councillor
3. 3. (m / f) board member
consells
n
(m) advice
consens
n
(m) consensus
consentiment
n
(m) consent / agreement
consentir
v
to consent / to agree
conservador
adj
conservative
n
(m / f) curator
considerar
v
to consider
consistència
n
(f) consistency
consistir
v
to consist
Consistir en... - To consist of...
cònsol
n
(m / f) consul
consola
n
(m) console
nota: Si es tracta d'una consola de jocs molt sovint es diu 'game(s) console'.
consolat
n
(m) consulate
conspicu
adj
conspicuous
conspiració
n
(f) conspiracy
constància
n
1. 1. (f) record
2. 2. (f) firmness / steadiness / tenacity / stability
constant
adj
constant
constantment
adv
constantly
constants vitals
n
(mpl) vital signs
constatar
v
1. 1. to state / to affirm / to confirm
2. 2. to check / to ascertain
constel·lació
n
(f) constellation
constitució
n
(f) constitution
constitucional
adj
constitutional
constrènyer
v
1. 1. to force / to constrain
2. 2. to limit / to restrict
constrenyiment
n
1. 1. (m) constraint
2. 2. (m) restriction
constructiu
adj
constructive
construir
v
to build
consular
adj
consular
consulta
n
1. 1. (f) consultation
2. 2. (f) query
consultar
v
to consult
consultoria
n
(f) consultancy
consum
n
(m) consumption
Béns de consum - Consumer goods
Societat de consum - Consumer society
consumidor
n
(m / f) consumer
contactar
v
to contact
Contactar amb algú - To contact someone
contagi
n
(m) disease
contagiar
v
to infect
Contagiar-se - To become infected
contalla
n
(f) tale / story
contaminació
n
(f) pollution
contaminació atmosfèrica
n
(m) atmospheric pollution
contaminant
n
(m) pollutant / contaminant
contaminar
v
to pollute
conte
n
(m) story
contemplar
v
to contemplate
contemporani
adj
contemporary
contenidor
n
(m) container
contenidor d'escombraries
n
(m) dumpster
contenir
v
to contain
content
adj
happy
contestar
v
to answer / to reply
contigu
adj
contiguous (formal) / adjacent / neighbouring (Br.) / neighboring (Am.) / next-door
continent
n
(m) continent
contingent
n
(m) contingent
adj
contingent
contingut
n
(m) content
a continuació
adv
next
continuar
v
to continue
contorn
n
(m) outline
contra
prep
against
contrabaix
n
(m) double bass
contraban
n
(m) smuggling
contractació
n
1. 1. (f) hiring
2. 2. (f) contracting
contractar
v
1. 1. to hire / to take on
2. 2. to contract
contracte
n
(m) contract
contradicció
n
(f) contradiction
contradictori
adj
contradictory
contradir
v
to contradict
contrarellotge
n
(m) time trial
contrarestar
v
to offset / to counteract
contrari
adj
opposite
contrasenya
n
(f) password
contratemps
n
(m) difficulty / setback
contraure
v
to contract
Contraure matrimoni - To marry
Contraure deutes - To run up debts
contreure
v
to contract
Contreure matrimoni - To marry
Contreure deutes - To run up debts
contribuent
n
(m / f) taxpayer
contribuir
v
to contribute
contrició
n
(f) contrition
contrit
adj
contrite
control
n
(m) control
control d'alcoholèmia
n
(m) breathalyzer test (Am.) / breathalyser test (Br.)
controvèrsia
n
(f) controversy
controvertit
adj
controversial
contundent
adj
1. 1. convincing
2. 2. blunt
convèncer
v
to convince
convençut
adj
convinced
conveni
n
(m) agreement
convenient
adj
1. 1. convenient
2. 2. suitable
convenir
v
to agree
conversa
n
(f) discussion
En converses amb - In discussion with
conversar
v
to chat
convertidor
n
(m) converter
convertir
v
to convert
conviure
v
to live together
convivència
n
1. 1. (f) coexistence
2. 2. (f) living together
convocar
v
to convene
cony
n
(m) (vulg) cunt
Què cony ...? - What the fuck ...?
conyac
n
(m) brandy
cooperant
n
(m / f) aid worker
cop
n
1. 1. (m) time
Un cop al dia - Once a day
Tres cops al dia - Three times a day
2. 2. (m) blow / bang
3. 3. (m) knock
4. 4. (m) [ESPORT] stroke / shot / hit
5. 5. (m) bump
Cop de puny - Punch
Cop de peu - Kick
Cop d'estat - Coup d'état
Cop de cap - Impulse, sudden decision
Cop de mà - A hand (I need a hand, Give me a hand)
Cop de telèfon - Call / ring (Br.)
Un cop d'ull - A (quick) look
expr a cop de
by means of / by force of / by dint of
expr de cop
suddenly
expr de cop i volta
suddenly
copa
n
1. 1. (f) cup
2. 2. (f) (wine) glass
Anar de copes - To go for a drink / To go (out) drinking
copejar
v
to hit / to bang
copet
n
(m) pat
Un copet a l'esquena - A pat on the back
còpia
n
(f) copy
còpia de seguretat
n
(f) back up (copy)
copiar
v
to copy
cor
n
1. 1. (m) [ANAT] heart
2. 2. (m) [ALIM] core
coral
adj
choral
n
(f) choir
coratge
n
(m) courage
corb
n
(m) crow / raven
corbata
n
(f) tie
corbatí
n
(m) bow tie
corc
n
(m) weevil
corda
n
1. 1. (f) rope
2. 2. (f) string
Una corda - A piece of string
Instruments de corda - String instruments
cordar
v
to fasten / to do up / to tie
cordial
adj
cordial / amicable
cordialment
adv
1. 1. cordially / amicably
2. 2. best regards
cordó umbilical
n
(m) umbilical cord
cordovès
adj
of / from Còrdova (Córdoba)
n
(m / f) (person) from Còrdova (Córdoba)
Corea del Nord
n
North Korea
Corea del Sud
n
South Korea
Coreà
n
(m / f) Korean
adj
Korean
coreografia
n
(f) choreography
Corfú
n
(m) Corfu
coriandre
n
(m) coriander (Br.) / cilantro (Am.)
corona
n
(f) crown
coroneta
n
1. 1. (f) crown of the head / top of the head
Estar fins a la coroneta de - To be fed up with
2. 2. (f) little crown
3. 3. (f) bald spot
4. 4. (f) tonsure
coronari
adj
coronary
corporal
adj
body
correctament
adv
correctly
correcte
adj
1. 1. correct / right
Políticament correcte - Politically correct
Ambientalment correcte(s) - Environmentally friendly
2. 2. polite
corredor
n
1. 1. runner
2. 2. corridor
3. 3. broker
corregir
v
to correct
corrent
adj
1. 1. current
Compte corrent - Current account (Br.) / checking account (Am.)
2. 2. usual / normal
3. 3. running (water)
4. 4. current, present
n
1. 1. (m) current
Corrent altern - Alternating current
2. 2. trend
3. 3. draught (Br.) / draft (Am.) : corrent d'aire
4. 4. (m) current / flow / stream
Anar contra corrent - To go against the grain / to go against the flow
estar al corrent - to be up-to-date
posar a algú al corrent - to bring someone up to date
posar-se al corrent - to catch upon
córrer
v
to run
expr a més córrer
as quickly as possible
correspondència
n
(f) correspondence
correspondre
v
to correspond
corresponent
adj
corresponding
corresponsal
n
(m / f) correspondent
corretja
n
(f) leash / belt / strap
correu
n
1. 1. (m) post (UK) / mail (US) / email
Correu electrònic - Email
2. 2. CorreusRoyal Mail (Br.) / USPS (Am.)
correu certificat
n
(m) recorded delivery (Br.) / certified mail (Am.)
correu electrònic
n
(m) email / e-mail
corroboració
n
(f) corroboration
corroborar
v
to corroborate
corrompre
v
to corrupt
corrosió
n
(f) corrosion
corrosiu
adj
corrosive
corrupció
n
(f) corruption
corrupte
adj
corrupt
cortesia
n
(f) courtesy / politeness
cortina
n
(f) curtain (Br.) / drape (Am.)
Cortina de fum - smoke screen
corxera
n
(f) quaver
Semicorxera - Semiquaver
cos
n
(m) body
cosa
n
(f) thing
cosí
n
(m / f) cousin
cosinus
n
(m) cosine
cosir
v
to sew
cosmètic
adj
cosmetic
n
1. 1. (m) cosmetic
2. 2. cosmètica (f) cosmetics
còsmic
adj
cosmic
cosmologia
n
(f) cosmology
cosmonauta
n
(m / f) cosmonaut
cosmopolita
adj
cosmopolitan
cosmos
n
(m) cosmos
cost
n
(m) cost / price
costa
n
(f) coast / shore
Costa d'Ivori
n
(f) Ivory Coast
costaner
adj
coastal
costar
v
to cost
costat
n
(m) side
expr a costat de
beside
costella
n
1. 1. (f) [ANAT] rib
2. 2. (f) [ALIM] chop
costi el que costi
expr
whatever the cost
costós
adj
costly / expensive
costum
n
(m) habit
costura
n
(f) sewing
cotització
n
(f) value / price
cotitzar
v
1. 1. to quote
2. 2. to stand at / to be valued at / to trade at
cotó
n
(m) cotton
cotxe
n
(m) car
cotxe bomba
n
(m) car bomb
cotxe compartit
n
(m) car pooling
cotxe multiusuari
n
(m) car sharing
cotxet
n
(m) stroller (Am.) / pushchair (Br.) / buggy (Br.)(col·loq)
COU
n
(m) A-levels
coure
v
to cook
Coure al forn - To bake
n
(m) copper
cova
n
(f) cave
covar
v
1. 1. to hatch
2. 2. to sit on (an egg)
covard
adj
cowardly
n
(m / f) coward
covardia
n
(f) cowardice
crac
n
(m) star / ace / expert
cranc
n
(m) crab
Cranc
n
Cancer
crani
n
(m) skull
cràter
n
(m) crater
creació
n
(f) creation
creador
n
(m / f) creator
crear
v
to create
creatiu
adj
creative
creativitat
n
(f) creativity
credibilitat
n
(f) credibility
crèdit
n
(m) credit
Targeta de crèdit - Credit card
creença
n
(f) belief
creïble
adj
believable
creient
n
(m / f) believer
creixement
n
(m) growth
créixer
v
to grow
crema
n
1. 1. (f) cream
2. 2. (f) custard
cremació
n
(f) cremation
cremada
n
(f) burn
Cremades de tercer grau - Third-degree burns
cremallera
n
(f) zip
cremar
v
to burn
crematori
n
(m) crematorium
cremor
n
(f) burning
Cremor d'estómac - Heartburn / acid reflux
cremós
adj
creamy
creosota
n
(f) creosote
crep
n
(m) crêpe
crepitar
v
to crackle
crepuscle
n
(m) dawn
crescuda
n
1. 1. (f) rise
2. 2. (f) growth
cresta
n
1. 1. (f) summit / peak / ridge
2. 2. (f) crest
Creta
n
Crete
cretí
n
(m / f) cretin
adj
cretinous
creu
n
(f) cross
creuar
v
to cross
creuer
n
(m) cruise
creure
v
to believe
criada
n
(f) maid
criar
v
1. 1. to rear / to breed
2. 2. to bring up / to raise
3. 3. to grow
criat
n
(m) servant
criatura
n
(f) baby / infant
cribratge
n
(m) screening
crida
n
(f) call
cridaner
n
(m / f) loudmouth
adj
1. 1. loud / gaudy
2. 2. screaming / shrill
3. 3. loud-mouthed
cridar
v
1. 1. to shout / to call / to bellow
Cridar l'atenció d'algú - To attract someone's attention
2. 2. to call
Cridar una funció / un mètode - To call a function / method
crim
n
(m) crime
crim contra la humanitat
n
(m) crime against humanity
criminal
adj
criminal
n
(m / f) criminal
criminalitat
n
(f) criminality
criminologia
n
(f) criminology
crinera
n
(f) mane
crioll
n
(m) creole
cripta
n
(f) crypt
criptografia
n
(f) cryptography
criptogràfic
adj
cryptographic
criquet
n
(m) cricket
crisàlide
n
(f) chrysalis
crisantem
n
(m) chrysanthemum
crisi
n
(f) crisis
cristall
n
(m) crystal
cristià
n
(m / f) Christian
adj
Christian
cristiandat
n
(f) Christendom
cristianisme
n
(m) Christianity
crit
n
(m) shout
criteri
n
(m) criterion
Criteris - Criteria
crític
adj
critical
n
(m / f) critic
crítica
n
(f) criticism
criticar
v
to criticize (Am.) / to criticise (Br.)
Croàcia
n
(f) Croatia
croada
n
(f) crusade
croat
n
1. 1. (m) Croatian
2. 2. (m / f) Croat
adj
Croatian
croissant
n
(m) croissant
cromosoma
n
(m) chromosome
crònic
adj
chronic
crònica
n
(f) chronicle
cronologia
n
(f) chronology
cronològic
adj
chronological
cronològicament
adv
chronologically
Ordenats / ordenades cronològicament - In chronological order
cronòmetre
n
(m) stopwatch
croqueta
n
(f) croquette
croquis
n
(m) sketch
crossa
n
(f) crutch
crosta
n
1. 1. (f) crust
2. 2. (f) scab
cru
adj
1. 1. raw
2. 2. stark / harsh / bleak
n
(m) crude oil
crucial
adj
crucial
crucificar
v
to crucify
crucifix
n
(m) crucifix
crucifixió
n
(f) crucifixion
cruel
adj
cruel
cruelment
adv
cruelly
crueltat
n
(f) cruelty
cruent
adj
bloody
cruïlla
n
(f) junction / crossroads
cruixent
adj
crunchy
cruixir
v
to crunch
cruïlla
n
(f) crossroads
crustaci
n
(m) crustacean
CSS
n
(mpl) CSS
cua
n
1. 1. (f) queue
2. 2. (f) tail
Cuba
n
(f) Cuba
cubà
n
(m / f) Cuban
adj
Cuban
cúbic
adj
cubic
Metre cúbic - Cubic metre
cuc
n
1. 1. (m) worm
2. 2. (m) worm
cuca
n
(f) bug
cuca fera
n
1. 1. (f) dragon
2. 2. (f) fabulous / mythical creature
cucurull
n
(m) cone
cucurutxo
n
(m) [ALIM] cone
cucut
n
(m) cuckoo
cuereta blanca
n
(f) wagtail
cuereta groga
n
(f) yellow wagtail
cuidador
n
(m / f) carer
cuidar
v
to look after / to care for
cuina
n
1. 1. (f) cookery
2. 2. (f) cooker
Cuina elèctrica - Electric oven
Cuina de gas - Gas oven
3. 3. (f) kitchen
cuinar
v
to cook
cuinat
n
(m) stew
cuiner
n
(m / f) cook
cuir
n
(m) leather
cuitar
v
to hurry up
cuixa
n
(f) thigh
cul
n
(m) bottom / fanny (Am.) / arse (Br.) / ass (Am.) / backside
expr néixer amb la flor al cul
to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth
culer
n
(m / f) (col.loq) Barça fan
culinari
adj
culinary
cullera
n
(f) spoon
cullerada
n
(f) spoonful
cullereta
n
(f) teaspoon
culminació
n
(f) culmination
culminant
adj
1. 1. highest
2. 2. high
Punt culminant - High point / climax
3. 3. peak
Moment culminant - Peak
culminar
v
to finish / to culminate / to come to an end / to complete
culpa
n
(f) blame
Tenir la culpa de - To be to blame for
culpabilitat
n
(f) guilt
culpable
adj
guilty
culpar
v
to blame
culte
n
1. 1. (m) worship
Lloc de culte - Place of worship
2. 2. (m) cult
adj
educated / cultured
cultiu
n
1. 1. (m) cultivation
2. 2. (m) crop
cultivable
adj
cultivable / arable
cultivar
v
to grow / to cultivate
cultura
n
(f) culture
cultural
adj
cultural
cuneta
n
(f) ditch
cunyada
n
(f) sister-in-law
cunyat
n
(m) brother-in-law
cupó
n
(m) coupon
cúpula
n
(f) dome / cupola
cura
n
1. 1. (f) care
2. 2. (f) cure / treatment
curar
v
to cure / to treat
Val més prevenir que curar - Prevention is better than cure
curiós
adj
1. 1. curious
2. 2. odd / strange
curiosament
adv
oddly (enough) / curiously (enough) / bizarrely (enough)
curiositat
n
(f) curiosity
curós
adj
careful
curosament
adv
carefully
currículum
n
(m) curriculum vitae / CV
curs
n
(m) course
cursa
n
(f) race
cursar
v
to study / to pursue (studies)
cursileria
n
(f) pretentiousness / affectation
cursiva
n
(f) italics
cursor
n
(m) cursor
curt
adj
short
curtcircuit
n
(m) short circuit
curtmetratge
n
(m) short (film)
cuscús
n
(m) couscous
custodi
adj
guardian
àngel custodi - Guardian angel
n
(m / f) guardian / custodian
custòdia
n
(f) custody
custodiar
v
to look after / to keep an eye on
cutis
n
(m) skin / complexion
