pa **
n (m) bread
pl. pans
Pa integral - Wholemeal bread

expr el / la que es guanya el pa
breadwinner

pa amb tomàquet *
n (m) bread smeared with fresh tomato and oil
n.b: 'Pa amb tomàquet' is a traditional Catalan 'dish'. Essentially it consists of slices of bread (cut from a good crusty loaf, not your average British sliced) and smeared with a nice juicy halved-tomato, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled lightly with salt (yum!).

paciència *
n (f) patience

pacient *
n (m / f) patient

pacientment *
adv patiently

pacífic *
adj peaceful
f.s. pacífica / f.pl. pacífiques

pacíficament *
adv peacefully

pacificar *
v conj to calm / to pacify

pacifisme *
n (m) pacifism

pacifista *
n (m / f) pacifist

pacte **
n (m) pact

padrastre
n (m) stepfather

padrí *
n (m / f) godfather
pl. padrins / f.s. padrina

padrina *
n (f) godmother

padrins *
n (m) godparents

paella *
n 1. (f) paella
2. (f) frying pan

pagà *
n (m / f) pagan

adj pagan
pl. pagans / f.s. pagana

pagament ***
n (m) payment
(Televisió) de pagament - Pay (TV)

pagar **
v conj to pay

pagès **
n (m / f) peasant / farm worker

adj rural
pl. pagesos / f.s. pagesa

pàgina *****
n (f) page

país *****
n (m) country
pl. països

paisà *
n (m / f) peasant
pl. paisans

paisatge ***
n (m) countryside

País de Gal·les *
n (m) Wales

Països Baixos **
n (m) Holland / The Netherlands

Pakistan *
n (m) Pakistan

pakistanès *
adj Pakistani
pl. pakistanesos / f.s. pakistanesa

pal ***
n 1. (m) stick
2. (m) [SPORT] bat
3. (m) pole
4. (m) mast

pala *
n 1. (f) shovel / spade
2. (f) bat

palanca *
n (f) lever

palangana *
n (f) washbowl

palau ***
n (m) palace

palès *
adj clear
pl. palesos / f.s. palesa

palestí *
n (m / f) Palestinian

adj Palestinian
pl. palestins / f.s. palestina

Palestina *
n (f) Palestine

paleta *
n (m / f) bricklayer

palíndrom *
n (m) palindrome

palla *
n (f) straw

pallasso *
n (m) clown

pal·liar *
v conj to ease +
El grup explica que el seu objectiu és pal·liar el sofriment dels pacients terminals.


pal·liatiu *
adj palliative
f.s. pal·liativa

pàl·lid *
adj pale
f.s. pal·lida

pallissa *
n (f) thrashing

palmell *
n (m) palm

palmera *
n (f) palm tree

palpar *
v conj to feel

paludisme *
n (m) malaria

pam *
n (m) palm / span

expr pam a pam
inch by inch
Coneixer (alguna cosa) pam a pam - To know (something) like the back of your hand

expr anar a pams
to look at something carefully / in detail

expr deixar algú amb un pam de nas
to let someone down

expr fer pam i pipa
to thumb your nose at somebody

expr quedar-se amb un pam de nas
to be disappointed / to feel let down

exclam bang!

pamplonès
adj of / from Pamplona

n (m / f) (person) from Pamplona
pl. pamplonesos / f.s. pamplonesa

Panamà *
n (f) Panama

pancarta *
n (f) placard / banner

pàncrees *
n (m) pancreas

panerola *
n (f) cockroach

panet *
n (m) (bread) bun

pànic *
n (m) panic

Panjab
n (m) Punjab

panjabi
n (m) Punjabi

adj Punjabi

panorama *
n (m) view

pansa *
n (f) raisin

pantà *
n 1. (m) dam / reservoir

syn. embassament 2. (m) bog / swamp
pl. pantans

pantalla **
n (f) screen

pantalons *
n (m) trousers (Br.), pants (Am.)

pantalons curts *
n (mpl) shorts

pantanós *
adj boggy
pl. pantanosos / f.s. pantanosa

pantomima *
n (f) pantomime

panxa *
n 1. (f) belly
2. (f) paunch

panxell
n (m) calf

syn. tou de la cama

pany *
n (m) lock
Tancar amb pany i clau - To lock

paó
n (m) peacock
pl. paons

papà *
n (m) dad

papallona *
n (f) butterfly

paparra *
n (f) tick

paper ****
n 1. (m) paper
Paper higiènic - Toilet paper
2. (m) role / part

paperera *
n (f) bin

papereta *
n (f) [POLIT] ballot (paper)

paper higiènic *
n (m) toilet paper

paper pintat *
n (m) wallpaper

paquet **
n (m) packet / package / parcel

parabrisa *
n (f) windscreen (Br.) / windshield (Am.)

paracaigudes *
n (m) parachute

paracaigudisme *
n (m) parachuting / skydiving

paracetamol *
n (m) paracetamol (Br.) / acetaminophen (Am.) / Tylenol (Am.)

parada **
n 1. (f) stop
2. stall
n.b: 'Parada' means 'stall' as in 'flower stall' / 'fish stall' etc.

parada d'autobús *
n (f) bus stop

paradís *
n (m) paradise / heaven
pl. paradisos

parador *
n (m) roadside inn
Parador nacional - State-run hotel

paradoxa *
n (f) paradox

paradoxalment *
adv paradoxically

parafang
n (m) mudguard (Br.) / fender (Am.)

paràgraf **
n (m) paragraph

Paraguai *
n (m) Paraguay

paraguaià *
adj Paraguayan

n (m / f) Paraguayan
pl. paraguaians / f.s. paraguaiana

paraigua *
n (m) umbrella / brolly
pl. paraigües

paràlisi *
n (f) paralysis

paràlisi cerebral *
n (f) cerebral palsy

paralitzat *
adj 1. paralyzed
2. at a standstill

parallamps *
n (m) lightning conductor

\ paral·lel **
adj parallel
f.s. paral·lela

paral·lelament *
adv 1. at the same time / simultaneously
2. in parallel with / in line with
3. alongside

paràmetre ***
n (m) parameter

paramilitar *
adj paramilitary

parapent *
n 1. (m) paraglider
2. (m) paragliding

parar ***
v conj 1. to stop
2. to stay
On pares quan vas a Figueres? - Where are you staying / where will you be staying when you go to Figueres?
3. to end up
La pilota va anar a parar al carrer - The ball ended up in the street
No sé com això ha anat a parar a parar a les seves mans - I don't know how that ended up in his hands / I don't know how he got ahold (Am.) / hold (Br.) of that.
Noi, si continues així, pararàs boig! - (Man!) If you go on like that you'll end up (going) crazy (Am.) / mad (Br.)
4. to set (up) / to pitch / to lay
Parar la taula - To set the table / to lay the table
Parar tenda - To pitch / set up a tent
Parar una trampa - To set a trap
Parar esment / compte - To pay attention
5. to hold out
Parar la mà - To hold your hand out / to beg
T'haig d'explicar una història increïble! Para l'orella! - I (simply) must tell you an incredible story! Listen (up)!

para-sol *
n (m) parasol

paratge **
n (m) spot / location / setting

paraula *****
n (f) word

paraulota *
n (f) swearword

para-xocs *
n (m) bumper

parc *****
n (m) park

pare *****
n 1. (m) father
2. pares (mpl) parents

parell ***
n 1. (m) even
2. (m) pair
3. (m) couple

parella ***
n 1. (f) pair
2. (f) couple
3. (f) partner

Pare Noel *
n (m) Father Christmas

parenostre *
n (m) Our Father

parent *
n (m / f) relative

parèntesi *
n (m) bracket / parenthesis

parer **
n (m) mind / opinion
Al meu parer - In my opinion / from my point of view

paret ***
n (f) wall

París ***
n (m) Paris

parisenc *
n (m / f) Parisian

adj Parisian
f.s. parisenca / f.pl. parisenques

parlament *****
n (m) parliament

parlamentari **
adj parliamentary
f.s. parlamentària

parlar *****
v conj to talk

parmesà *
n (m) parmesan

paròdia *
n (f) parody

parpella *
n (f) eyelid

parpelleig *
n (m) blink

parquímetre *
n (m) (parking) meter

pàrquing *
n (m) car park

parròquia **
n (f) parish

part *****
n 1. (f) [SPORT] half
La segona part - The second half
2. (m) [MED] childbirth

participació *****
n (f) participation

participant ****
n (m / f) participant

adj participating

participar *****
v conj to take part

participi *
n (m) participle

partícula *
n (f) particle
Física de partícules - Particle physics

particularment **
adv particularly

partidari **
adj in favour of
f.s. partidària
n.b: partidari means 'in favour of' in the sense 'Jack Straw is in favour of sending more troops to Iraq' > 'Jack Straw és partidari d'enviar més tropes a l'Iraq'

partit *****
n 1. (m) match / game
2. (m) party
n.b: partit means party as in 'political party'

partitura *
n (f) (musical) score +
La partitura de la Novena de Beethoven s'ha subhastat per deu milions d'euros.


parvulari *
n (m) nursery (school) (Br.) / kindergarten (Am.)

parxís *
n (m) pachisi / Parcheesi

pas *****
n (m) step
pl. passos

pas a nivell *
n level crossing (Br.) / grade crossing (Am.)

pas de vianants *
n (m) pedestrian crossing

passadís *
n (m) passageway / corridor / aisle
pl. passadissos

passaport **
n (m) passport

passar *****
v conj 1. to happen +
Què passa? No passa res!


2. to spend +
Els nens i nenes passen més hores davant la tele que no pas a l'escola.


3. to move (on to) +
Catalunya derrota Andorra i passa a la final contra Anglaterra.


4. to go by
Com passa el temps! - How time flies!

passarel·la *
n 1. (f) catwalk
2. (f) footbridge
3. (f) gangway
4. (f) gangplank

passat ****
n (m) past

passatemps *
n 1. (m) puzzle(s)
2. (m) hobby
3. (m) pursuit

passatge *
n 1. (m) passage
2. (m) passageway / alleyway / alley
3. (m) ticket
4. (m) passengers

passatger *
n (m / f) passenger

passeig **
n 1. (m) walk / stroll
2. (m) ride
3. (m) avenue

passejador
n (m) push along (toy)

passejar *
v conj to walk

passió **
n (f) passion
pl. passions

pasta **
n 1. (f) pasta
2. (f) dough
3. (f) (colloq) dough / bread
4. (f) pastry
5. (f) paste
Pasta de dents - Toothpaste

pasta de full *
n puff pastry

pastanaga *
n (f) carrot

pastera *
n (f) (small, flat-bottomed) boat

pastilla *
n (f) pill

pastís *
n 1. (m) pie
2. (m) cake
pl. pastissos

patata *
n (f) potato

patates fregides *
n (fpl) chips (Br.) / crisps (Br.) / (french) fries (Am.) / chips (Am.)

paté *
n (f) pate

paternitat *
n (f) paternity

pati **
n (m) yard
n.b: 'Pati' means 'yard' in the sense of school playground or 'courtyard'. It does not mean 'yard' in the American sense of the word. This would be 'jardí'.

patí *
n (m) skate
pl. patins

patiment *
n (m) suffering

patinar *
v conj to skate
Patinar sobre gel - To ice skate

patinatge *
n (m) skating
Patinatge sobre gel - Ice skating

patinet *
n (m) scooter

patir ****
v conj to suffer

patologia **
n (f) pathology

patrici *
n (m / f) patrician

adj patrician
f.s. patrícia

patrimoni *****
n 1. (m) heritage
2. (m) inheritance

patriota *
n (m / f) patriot

patriòtic *
adj patriotic
f.s. patriòtica / f.pl. patriòtiques

patronat **
n (m) board
n.b: 'Patronat' means 'board' as in 'board of governors', 'board of trustees' etc..

patrullar *
v conj to patrol

pau ****
n (f) peace

pausa *
n (f) pause

paviment *
n 1. (m) pavement (Am.) / road surface (Br.)
2. (m) flooring

pebre *
n (m) pepper

pebrot *
n (m) pepper

pectina
n (f) pectin

peculiaritat *
n (f) peculiarity

pecuniari *
adj pecuniary
f.s. pecuniària

pedaç *
n (m) patch
pl. pedaços

pedagògic **
adj pedagogical
f.s. pedagògica / f.pl. pedagògiques
n.b: 'Pedagogical' means 'to do with teaching'.

pederasta *
n (m) paedophile (Br.) / pedophile (Am.)

pediatre *
n paediatrician (Br.) / pediatrician (Am.)

pedicura *
n (f) pedicure

pedòfil *
n (m / f) paedophile (Br.) / pedophile (Am.)

adj paedophilic (Br.) / pedophilic (Am.)
f.s. pedòfila

pedra **
n (f) stone

pedra filosofal *
n (f) philosopher's stone

pedregar *
v conj to hail

pedrera *
n 1. (f) quarry
2. true (f) [Photo](also known as Casa Milà) la Pedrera is a building on the Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona, built by Antoni Gaudí between 1906 and 1910

pegar *
v conj to hit / to beat

peix **
n (m) fish
pl. peixos

Peixos *
n Pisces

pejoratiu *
adj pejorative
f.s. pejorativa

pèl *
n 1. (m) (body) hair / (facial) hair
2. (m) fur

pelar *
v conj to peel

pelegrí *
n (m / f) pilgrim
pl. pelegrins

pelegrinatge *
n (m) pilgrimage

pell **
n 1. (f) skin
2. (f) fur
n.b: 'Pell' means 'fur' in the sense 'garment made from fur' (fur coat = abric de pell).

pel·lícula **
n (f) film (Br.) / movie (Am.)

pel que respecta a *
expr
as regards

pena *
n 1. (f) punishment
2. (f) grief / sadness

expr a penes
barely

pena capital *
n (f) capital punishment / death penalty

syn. pena de mort

pena de mort *
n (f) death penalty / capital punishment

syn. pena capital

penal **
adj penal

n 1. (m) penalty
2. (m) prison

syn. presó

penalitzar *
v conj to penalize

penedir *
v conj 1. to be sorry
2. to regret
3. to repent

a penes *
adv barely / scarcely / hardly

penetració *
n (f) penetration

penetrar *
v conj to penetrate

penicil·lina *
n (f) penicillin

penis *
n (m) penis

penitència *
n (f) penitence

penitenciari *
adj (m) prison
f.s. penitenciària

penitent *
adj penitent

n (m / f) penitent

penjador *
n (m) (clothes) hanger / coat rack

penjar *
v conj to hang

penja-robes
n 1. (m) (clothes) hanger
2. (m) coat rack / wardrobe / closet

Pennsilvània
n (f) Pennsylvania

pensament **
n (m) thought

pensar ***
v conj to think

pensió ***
n 1. (m) boarding house / guesthouse
2. (m) board
Pensió completa - Full board
Mitja pensió - Half board
3. (m) benefit / pension / allowance / maintenance

pentàgon *
n (m) pentagon

pentinar *
v conj 1. to brush / to comb (somebody's hair) +
La perruquera acaba de pentinar la Teresa.


2. to comb
Diversos agents van pentinar la zona - Several officers combed the area
pentinar-se
to brush / comb your hair

Pequín *
n (m) Peking

per *****
prep for

pera *
n (f) pear

peralt
n (m) camber

percebre *
v conj to perceive / to detect / to discern

percentatge **
n (m) percentage

percepció **
n (f) perception
pl. percepcions

perdedor *
n (m) loser

perdiu *
n (m) partridge

perdó *
exclam excuse me!

perdonar *
v conj to forgive / to excuse

perdre ***
v conj to lose

pèrdua **
n (f) loss

perenne *
adj perennial

perfil **
n (m) profile

perforar *
v conj to perforate / to drill a hole in / to bore a hole in / to make a hole in

perifèria *
n (f) periphery

perifèrics *
n (m) peripherals

perill **
n (m) danger

perillós **
adj dangerous
pl. perillosos / f.s. perillosa

perímetre *
n (m) perimeter

període ****
n (m) period

periodisme *
n (m) journalism

periodista **
n (m / f) journalist

pèrit *
n (m) expert

perjudicar *
v conj to harm

perjudici **
n (m) damage

perla *
n (f) pearl

permanent *****
adj permanent

n (m) perm

permetre *****
v conj to allow

permís ***
n (m) permit / permission
pl. permisos

permís de maternitat *
n (m) maternity leave

permís de paternitat *
n (m) paternity leave

pernil *
n (m) ham

però *****
conj but

adv however

perpetrar *
v conj 1. to carry out +
Cap d'aquests assassinats va ser perpetrat per Companys.
El grup terrorista va amenaçar de perpetrar atacs suïcides.


2. to commit +
Denunciem el genocidi perpetrat pel govern sudanès.
El jove es dedicava a perpetrar robatoris.


perpinyès
adj of / from Perpinyà (Perpignan)

n (m / f) (person) from Perpinyà (Perpignan)
pl. perpinyesos / f.s. perpinyesa

perquè *****
conj because

perruca *
n (f) wig

perruquer *
n (m / f) hairdresser
f.s. perruquera

persa *
n (f) Persian

adj Persian

persecució *
n 1. (f) chase
2. (f) persecution
pl. persecucions

perseguir **
v conj chase

persiana *
n 1. (f) blind
2. (f) shutter

persona *****
n (f) person

personal *****
n (m) staff / personnel

adj personal

personalitat **
n (f) personality

personalment *
adv personally

personatge **
n (m / f) character

perspectiva **
n (f) perspective

persuadir *
v conj to persuade

pertànyer **
v conj to belong

pertinença *
n (f) membership
pl. pertinences

Perú *
n (m) Peru

perxa *
n 1. (f) pole
Salt amb perxa / salt de perxa - Pole vault
2. (f) (clothes / coat) hanger

perxar
v conj to punt

pes **
n 1. (m) weight
pl. pesos
2. (m) shot(put)
pl. pesos
n.b: El pes is the actual shot(put) that you throw. El llançament de pes is the actual event.

pesar **
v conj to weigh

pesat *
adj 1. heavy
2. boring
f.s. pesada

n pain
n.b: 'Pesat' means 'pain' as in 'pain in the ass'

pesca **
n (f) fishing

pescador *
n (m / f) fisherman

pescar *
v conj to fish

pèsol *
n (m) pea

pessebre *
n (m) [Photo](model) nativity scene

pestanya *
n 1. (f) eyelash
2. (f) tab

pet *
n (m) fart

pètal *
n (m) petal

petar *
v conj 1. to crack
2. to die / kick the bucket
3. to crash / smash
Petar les dents - To chatter (teeth)
Anar a petar - To end up
Fer petar la xerrada / fer-la petar - To chat / natter
Peti qui peti - Come what may
Petar-se de riure - To laugh your head off / to die laughing
Estar que peta - To be a fat bloater (Br.) / to be seriously fat
4. to break
5. to snap / shatter
6. to fart

petició ****
n (f) request
pl. peticions

petit ****
adj small
f.s. petita

petó *
n (m) kiss
pl. petons

petonejar *
v conj to kiss / cover with kisses

petrificar *
v conj to petrify

petroquímic *
adj petrochemical
f.s. petroquímica / f.pl. petroquímiques

peu ***
n (m) foot
A peu - On foot

peülla
n (f) hoof

pi **
n (m) pine (tree)
pl. pins

pianista *
n (m / f) pianist / piano player

piano *
n (m) piano

picabaralla *
n (f) argument / quarrel / dispute

picant *
adj hot / spicy

picar *
v conj 1. to bite
n.b: 'Picar' means for an insect to bite (i.e. 'I was bitten by mosquitos'). To bite as in an animal such as a dog biting would be 'mossegar'
2. to sting
n.b: 'Picar' can mean sting as in 'The bee / scorpion stung me' or 'My eyes are stinging'
3. to itch
4. to peck
5. to chop
n.b: 'Picar' means to chop as in 'to chop something up' (e.g. 'Chop the garlic into small pieces')

pícnic *
n (m) picnic

picor *
n (f) itch / itchiness

picot verd
n (m) green woodpecker

pidolaire *
n (m / f) beggar

pidolar *
v conj to beg

syn. captar / demanar almoina

piga *
n (f) freckle
pl. pigues

pijama *
n (f) pyjamas (Br.) / pajamas (Am.)

pillatge *
n (m) looting

pilot *
n 1. (m) pilot
2. (m) driver
n.b: 'Pilot' means 'driver' in the car racing sense (i.e. 'Schumacher is a Formula One driver' / 'Colin McRae is a rally driver').

pilota *
n (f) ball

pinça *
n 1. (f) tweezer / pincer
2. (f) claw
3. (f) clothes peg
4. (f) dart
Per cosir la pinça, doblegui la peça de roba - To sew the dart, fold the fabric

pinces *
n 1. (fpl) tweezers / pincers
2. (fpl) tongs

píndola **
n (f) pill
Prendre la píndola - To be on the pill

píndola del dia després
n (f) morning-after pill

píndola de l'endemà
n (f) morning-after pill

ping pong *
n (m) ping pong

syn. tennis de taula

pingüí *
n (m) penguin
pl. pingüins / f.s. pingüina

pinso *
n (m) fodder / (animal) feed

pintar *
v conj to paint

pintura **
n (f) painting

pinya *
n 1. (f) pineapple
2. (f) pine cone

pinyó *
n (m) pine seed
pl. pinyons

pinyol *
n (m) stone (Br.) / pit (Am.)

pinzell *
n (m) paintbrush

pipa *
n (f) pipe

pipi *
n (m) (slang) wee (wee)

piragüisme *
n (m) canoeing

piràmide *
n (m) pyramid

pirata *
n (m) pirate

adj pirated / bootleg
Enregistraments pirates - Bootleg / pirated recordings

pirata informàtic *
n (m / f) hacker

piratejar *
v conj to pirate / to bootleg

pirateria *
n (f) piracy

pírcing
n (m) piercing

Pirineu **
n (f) Pyrenees

piròman *
n (m / f) arsonist

pis **
n (m) flat / apartment
pl. pisos

piscina **
n (f) (swimming) pool

pissarra *
n (f) blackboard (Br.) / chalkboard (Am.)

pista ****
n 1. (f) clue
2. (f) trail
Segueixen la pista de l'assassí - They are on the trail of the killer / they are on the killer's trail
3. (f) track
Pista de so - Sound track
Pista d'atletisme - Athletics track
Pista de tenis - Tennis court
Pista de gel/ patinatge - Ice rink / skating rink
Pista de ball - Dance floor
Pista d'aterratge - Runway / airstrip / landing strip

pistatxo *
n (m) pistachio

pistola *
n (f) gun / pistol

pit *
n 1. (m) chest
2. (m) breast

pitet *
n (m) bib

pitjor **
adj worse / worst

pit-roig *
n (m) robin

píxel *
n (m) pixel

pla *****
n 1. (m) plan
2. (m) shot
Primer pla - Close-up
3. (m) level / plane

adj flat / even
pl. plans / f.s. plana

plaça *****
n (f) square
pl. places

plaça d'aparcament *
n (f) parking space / place
pl. places d'aparcament

placenta *
n (f) placenta

pla d'empresa *
n (m) business plan

plaer *
n (m) pleasure

plançó *
n (m) seedling
pl. plançons

planejar *
v conj to plan / to arrange

planeta **
n (m) planet

planificador *
n (m / f) planner

adj planning
f.s. planificadora

planificar *
v conj to plan / to arrange

plànol **
n (m) map / plan
n.b: Plànol means map but one covering a relatively small area (for example a map of a city or a map of a university campus). If you are thinking larger scale (i.e. a map of France or a map of the world, you would use 'el mapa'.

planta ***
n 1. (f) plant
Planta d'interior - Indoor plant
2. (f) floor / storey
Un edifici de catorze plantes - A fourteen storey building
Planta baixa - Ground floor

plantar *
v conj to plant

plantar cara a *
v conj to face / to stand up to

plantejament **
n (m) perspective

plantejar ****
v conj 1. to bring up / to raise / to suggest
2. to set out

plantilla **
n 1. (f) staff / work force
2. (f) insole
3. (f) pattern / template / stencil
4. (f) [SPORT] team / squad (Br.)

planxa *
n 1. (f) iron
2. (f) plate / board / sheet
3. (f) grill / griddle / hotplate
4. (f) bloomer / blunder

planxar *
v conj to iron

plàstic **
adj plastic
f.s. plàstica / f.pl. plàstiques

n (m) plastic

plastilina *
n (f) plasticine

\plastró *
n 1. (m) breastplate
2. (m) [SPORT] plastron
pl. plastrons

plat **
n 1. dish / plate
2. course
Primer plat - First course
n.b: 'Plat' means 'course' in the sense 'part of a meal' (e.g. 'three-course meal' or 'main course')

plata *
n 1. (f) silver

syn. argent 2. (f) platter / serving dish

plataforma ***
n (f) platform
n.b: 'Plataforma' means 'platform' in the computing sense or in the sense 'a place to express your views'. The platform you would find in a train station is 'andana'

plàtan *
n (m) banana

platja **
n (f) beach
pl. platges

plausible *
adj plausible

ple ****
adj full
pl. plens / f.s. plena

expr ple a vessar
full to the brim / full to bursting / (jam)-packed
pl. plens a vessar / f.s. plena a vessar

expr ple com un ou
full to the brim / full to bursting / (jam)-packed
pl. plens com un ou / f.s. plena com un ou

expr ple de gom a gom
full to the brim / full to bursting / (jam)-packed
f.s. plena de gom a gom

ple a vessar *
adj full to the brim / full to bursting / (jam)-packed
pl. plens a vessar / f.s. plena a vessar

clonació *
n (f) cloning
pl. clonacions

plec *
n 1. (m) fold
2. (m) crease
3. (m) pleat
4. (m) sealed letter

plegar **
v conj 1. to fold
2. to finish work
n.b: plegar can mean to finish work or school for the day (e.g. 'És hora de plegar') or to finish for good (e.g. 'Linford Christie ha anunciat que plega a final de temporada')

plegat ***
n (m) folding

adj plegatstogether

expr tot plegat
in short

plenament **
adv fully

plenari *
adj plenary
f.s. plenària

n plenary (meeting)

plet *
n (m) lawsuit

plom *
n (m) lead

ploma *
n (f) feather

plor *
n (m) cry

plorar *
v conj to cry

ploure *
v conj to rain

pluja **
n (f) rain
pl. pluges

pluja d'idees *
n (f) brainstorming

pluralitat **
n (f) plurality

plusmarca *
n (f) record
pl. plusmarques

syn. rècord

plutoni *
n (m) plutonium

pneumàtic *
n (m) tyre (Br.) / tire (Am.)

pneumònia *
n (f) pneumonia

població ****
n (f) population
pl. poblacions

poble ****
n (m) town / people

pobre **
adj poor
f.s. pobra
n.b: When placed before a noun, 'pobre' means 'poor' in the sense 'unfortunate' (i.e. 'poor old John'). When placed after a noun, 'pobre' means 'poor' in the sense 'has no money'.

pobresa *
n (f) poverty

poc ****
adj little / few
f.s. poca / f.pl. poques

a poc a poc *
adv slowly / little by little / bit by bit

poder *****
v conj can / to be able

n (m) power
En poder de - In the possession of

poder adquisitiu *
n (m) spending power

poderós *
adj powerful
pl. poderosos / f.s. poderosa

podi *
n (m) podium

podrir *
v conj to rot

podrit *
adj rotten
f.s. podrida

poema ***
n (m) poem

poesia ****
n 1. (f) poetry
2. (f) poem

poeta **
n (m / f) poet

polarització *
n (f) polarization
pl. polaritzacions

polèmica *
n (f) controversy / polemic / dispute
pl. polèmiques

policia **
n 1. (m / f) policeman / policewoman
2. (f) police

policial *
adj police

polígon *
n (m) polygon
Polígon industrial - Industrial estate

poliinsaturat *
adj polyunsaturated
f.s. poliinsaturada

polir *
v conj 1. to polish
2. to steal +
Li van polir la cartera.


pòlissa *
n (f) policy
Pòlissa d'assegurança - Insurance policy

polític ****
n (m / f) politician

adj political
f.s. política / f.pl. polítiques

política ****
n 1. (f) politics
2. (f) policy
f.pl. polítiques

políticament *
adv políticament

políticament correcte *
adj políticament correcte
f.s. políticament correcta

politòleg *
n (m / f) political scientist
f.s. politòloga / f.pl. politòlogues

politologia
n (f) political science

syn. ciències polítiques

poll *
n 1. (m) louse
2. (m) chick / young bird
3. (m) poplar

syn. pollancre

polla d'aigua *
n (m) moorhen

pollastre *
n (m) chicken

Pol Nord *
n (m) North Pole

polonès *
n 1. (m) Polish
2. (m / f) Pole

adj Polish
pl. polonesos / f.s. polonesa

Polònia *
n (f) Poland

polp
n (m) octopus

pols *
n 1. (m) pulse
2. (f) dust

polsar *
v conj to press

polsera *
n (f) bracelet

polsim *
n (m) pinch
n.b: 'Polsim' means 'pinch' as in 'a pinch of pepper'

Pol Sud *
n (m) South Pole

polzada *
n (f) inch

poma *
n (f) apple

pòmul
n (m) cheekbone

pont ****
n 1. (m) bridge
2. (m) long weekend

pontífex *
n (m) Pontiff

pont penjant
n (m) suspension bridge

popa *
n (f) stern

popular *****
adj popular

por ***
n (f) fear

porc *
n 1. (m) pork
2. (m) pig

pornogràfic *
adj pornographic
f.s. pornogràfica / f.pl. pornogràfiques

pornografia *
n (f) pornography

porro *
n 1. (m) leek
2. (m) (slang) spliff

port ***
n (m) port

porta *****
n (f) door
A porta tancada - Behind closed doors

portaavions
n (f) aircraft carrier
pl. none

portabroques
n (m) chuck

portada *****
n 1. (front) cover
n.b: 'Portada' means the front cover of a book or magazine.
2. front page
n.b: In the case of 'newspaper', 'portada' means 'front page'.

portal ***
n (m) portal

portar ****
v conj 1. to take / carry / to bring
Portar a - To lead to
2. to wear

portàtil **
adj portable
Ordinador portàtil - Laptop (computer)

n (m) laptop

portaveu **
n (m / f) spokesman / spokeswoman

porter *
n 1. (m / f) goalkeeper / goalie (col·loq)
2. caretaker (Br.) / janitor (Am.)

porteria *
n (f) goal
n.b: 'Porteria' means 'goal' as in the actual goal area (i.e. 'Victor Baia is in goal for Portugal' or 'He raced up the field towards the goal'). 'Goal' in the sense 'he scored a goal' is 'el gol'.

pòrtic *
n (m) portico / porch

portuari *
adj port
f.s. portuària
Autoritat Portuària - Port Authority

Portugal *
n (m) Portugal

portuguès *
n (m) Portuguese

adj Portuguese
pl. portuguesos / f.s. portuguesa

posar *****
v conj to put / to place

expr posar-se al dia (en alguna cosa)
to catch up (on something)

expr posar-se en contacte (amb algú)
to contact (someone)
No dubtis en posar-te en contacte amb nosaltres - Don't hesitate to contact us

expr posar-se vermell
to blush / to go red / to turn red

posició ****
n (f) position
pl. posicions

pòsit *
n (m) dregs / sediment

syn. sediment

positiu **
adj positive
f.s. positiva

positura *
n (f) posture / stance

posseir **
v conj to own / to possess / to have / to hold
L'arròs blanc no posseeix el valor nutricional de l'integral - White rice doesn't have the nutritional value of brown (rice)

possessió **
n (f) possession
pl. possessions

possibilitat ****
n (f) possibility

possible ****
adj possible

possiblement *
adv possibly

postal ***
n (f) postcard

posterior ***
adj 1. later
2. back / rear
3. following

posteriorment **
adv subsequently / afterwards

postgrau **
n postgraduate

postnatal
adj postnatal (Br.) / postpartum (Am.)

postpart *
adj postnatal (Br.) / postpartum (Am.)
Depressió postpart - Postnatal (Br.) / postpartum (Am.) depression

n (m) postnatal (Br.) / postpartum (Am.) period

postura **
n 1. (f) posture / stance
2. (f) position
3. (f) bid
n.b: 'Postura' means 'bid' in the sense 'bid at auction'.

pota *
n 1. (f) paw
2. leg
n.b: 'Pota' means 'leg' as in a chair or table leg, not as in the part of the body your foot's attached to, which is 'cama'.

potència **
n (f) power

potencial ***
n (m) potential

adj potential

potencialment *
adv potentially

potenciar **
v conj to promote / to strengthen

potent *
adj powerful

potser ***
adv perhaps

pou *
n (m) well

pràctic ***
adj practical
f.s. pràctica / f.pl. pràctiques

pràctica ***
n (f) practice
pl. pràctiques
En teoria ... a la pràctica - In theory ... in practice

practicar **
v conj to practice (Am.) / to practise (Br.)

Praga *
n (f) Prague

pragmàtic *
adj pragmatic
f.s. pragmàtica / f.pl. pragmàtiques

pragmatisme *
n (m) pragmatism

prat **
n (m) meadow

preàmbul *
n (m) preamble

precari *
adj precarious
f.s. precària

precàriament
adv precariously

precarietat *
n (f) precariousness

precaució *
n (f) precaution
pl. precaucions

preciós *
adj 1. previous
2. gorgeous / lovely / beautiful
pl. preciosos / f.s. preciosa

precipitació *
n 1. (f) hurry
2. (f) rain / rainfall
pl. precipitacions

precipitar *
v conj to hurry

precís **
adj precise / exact / accurate
pl. precisos / f.s. precisa

precisament ***
adv precisely / exactly

precisió **
n (f) precision / accuracy
Amb precisió - Accurately / precisely

precoç *
adj 1. precocious
2. premature / early

predador *
n (m) predator

predecessor *
n (m / f) predecessor
f.s. predecessora

predicar *
v conj to preach

predicció *
n (f) prediction
pl. prediccions

predir *
v conj to predict

predominant *
adj predominant / prevailing

predominar *
v conj to predominate

predomini *
n (m) predominance

preelectoral *
adj pre-electoral
Pacte preelectoral - Pre-electoral pact

preestrena *
n (f) preview

preferència *
n (f) preference

preferentment *
adv preferably

preferible *
adj preferable

preferir *
v conj to prefer

pregar *
v conj to pray

pregària *
n (f) prayer

pregunta ***
n (f) question

preguntar **
v conj to ask

prejudici *
n (m) prejudice

prejutjar *
v conj to prejudge

prelat *
n (m) prelate

preliminar *
adj preliminary

prematrimonial
adj premarital

prémer *
v conj to push

premi ***
n (m) prize

premiar **
v conj to reward

premiat **
adj award-winning
f.s. premiada

premsa ****
n (f) press

prenatal *
adj antenatal (Br.) / prenatal (Am.)

prendre ***
v conj 1. to take
Prendre una decisió - To take a decision
2. to have
Prendre un café - To have a coffee
Prendre un entrepà - To have a sandwich
3. to catch

expr prendre el sol
to sunbathe

preocupació **
n (f) worry
pl. preocupacions

preocupant *
adj worrying

preocupar *
v conj to worry

preocupat *
adj worried
f.s. preocupada

preparar ***
v conj to prepare

preparat **
adj prepared / ready
f.s. preparada

pres ***
n (m / f) prisoner
pl. presos / f.s. presa

presa **
n (f) dam
Presa (artificial) - Barrage

presagi *
n 1. (m) omen
2. (m) premonition

presagiar *
v conj to presage

prescindir *
v conj to do without / to miss out / to cut out

presència ***
n (f) presence

presenciar *
v conj to witness

present *****
n (m) present

adj present

presentació ****
n (f) presentation
pl. presentacions

presentar *****
v conj to present

preservació **
n (f) preservation / protection

preservar **
v conj to preserve / to protect

preservatiu *
n (m) condom

presidència **
n (f) presidency

presidencial *
adj presidential

president ****
n (m / f) president

presó *
n (f) prison
pl. presons

presoner *
n (m / f) prisoner
Presoner de guerra - Prisoner of war

pressa *
n (f) hurry

préssec *
n (m) peach

pressió **
n (f) pressure
pl. pressions

pressionar *
v conj to pressurize

pressupost ***
n (m) budget
pl. pressupostos

prestar **
v conj to lend
Prestar atenció a - To pay attention to

prestatge *
n (m) shelf

préstec **
n (m) loan

prestigi *
n (m) prestige

presumiblement *
adv presumably / probably

presumir *
v conj 1. to suppose / to presume
2. to boast / to show off

presumit *
adj conceited / vain
f.s. presumida

n show off
f.s. presumida

presumpte *
adj alleged
f.s. presumpta

presumptament *
adv allegedly / supposedly

pretendre *****
v conj to claim

preu ****
n (f) price

prevenció **
n (f) prevention
pl. prevencions

prevenir *
v conj to prevent

preventiu *
adj preventive
f.s. preventiva
Medicina preventiva - Preventive medicine
Mesura preventiva - Preventive measure

preveure ***
v conj to predict / to anticipate

previ *****
adj previous
f.s. prèvia
Previ a... - Prior to...

prèviament **
adv in advance / beforehand / previously

previsible *
adj foreseeable

previsió **
n (f) forecast

prim **
adj 1. thin / slim
2. first
f.s. prima
Matèries primes - Raw materials

prima *
n 1. (f) bonus
2. (f) premium

primari **
adj primary
f.s. primària

primària *
n (f) primary school (Br.) / elementary school (Am.)

primat *
n (m) primate

primavera **
n (f) spring

primer *****
adj first
f.s. primera

primer ministre *
n (m / f) prime minister
f.s. primer ministra

primers auxilis *
n (mpl) first aid

a primers de *
adv at the beginning of
A primers de juliol - At the beginning of July

príncep **
n (m) prince

princesa *
n (f) princess

principal *****
adj main / principal / chief

principalment ****
adv mainly / chiefly / principally

principi *****
n (m) beginning

principiant ***
n (m / f) beginner

prioritat **
n (f) priority

prioritzar *
v conj to prioritize (Am.) / to prioritise (Br.)

prismàtics *
n (m) binoculars

privadesa *
n (f) privacy

privat *****
adj private
f.s. privada

privatització *
n (f) privatization
pl. privatizacions

privilegi **
n (m) privilege

privilegiat **
adj privileged
f.s. privilegiada

proa **
n (f) bow / prow

probabilitat **
n (f) probability

probable *
adj probable / likely

probablement **
adv probably

problema *****
n (m) problem

problemàtic **
adj problematic
f.s. problemàtica / f.pl. problemàtiques

procedent de ****
expr
(coming) from +
Els trens procedents de qualsevol punt de la península paren a l'estació del Nord.


procediment ***
n (m) procedure

procés ****
n (m) process
pl. processos

processador *
n (m) processor
Processador de textos - Word processor

processar *
v conj to prosecute

processó *
n (f) procession
pl. processons

procurar *
v conj to try

prodigiós *
adj prodigious
pl. prodigiosos / f.s. prodigiosa

producció ****
n (f) production

producte ****
n (m) product

productiu **
adj productive
f.s. productiva

productor *
n (m / f) producer

produir ****
v conj to produce

profecia *
n (f) prophecy

profeta *
n (m / f) prophet

professional *****
adj professional

n professional

professor ****
n (m / f) teacher

profilàctic *
adj prophylactic
f.s. profilàctica / f.pl. profilàctiques

n (m) prophylactic

profit **
n (m) benefit / advantage

expr bon profit
bon appetit!

profund **
adj deep
f.s. profunda

profundament **
adv 1. deeply
2. acutely
3. bitterly
Profundament decebut - Bitterly disappointed

progenitor *
n 1. (m / f) ancestor
f.s. progenitora
2. (mpl) parents

programa *****
n 1. (m) program (Am.) / programme (Br.)
2. (m) program

programador *
n (m / f) programmer

programar **
v conj to program

programari **
n (m) software

programari de codi obert *
n (m) open source software

programari lliure *
n (m) free software

programari propietari *
n (m) proprietary software

progrés **
n progress
pl. progressos

progressista *
adj progressive

progressiu **
adj progressive
f.s. progressiva

prohibició **
n (f) ban
pl. prohibicions

prohibir *
v conj to ban

prohibit **
adj banned
f.s. prohibida

projecció **
n (f) projection
pl. projeccions

projectar **
v conj 1. to plan
2. to screen
3. to project

projecte *****
n (m) project

projecte de llei *
n (m) bill

projectil *
n (m) missile

pròleg *
n (m) prologue

proliferació *
n (f) proliferation

prolongar *
v conj to prolong

promès *
n (m) fiancé

promesa *
n 1. (f) promise
2. (f) fiancée

prometedor *
adj promising
f.s. prometedora

prometre **
v conj to promise

promig *
n (m) average

syn. mitjana
adj average

syn. mitjà

promiscu *
adj promiscuous
f.s. promíscua

promoure *****
v conj to promote

pronòstic *
n (m) forecast

pronosticar *
v conj 1. to forecast
2. to predict

pronunciació *
n (f) pronunciation
pl. pronunciacions

pronunciament *
n (m) statement / pronouncement

pronunciar **
v conj 1. to pronounce
2. to give
Pronunciar una conferència - To give a lecture
Pronunciar un discurs - To give a talk / speech
3. to pass sentence
4. to speak out
Pronunciar-se sobre alguna cosa - To speak out about / to speak publically about something
Pronunciar-se en contra d'alguna cosa - to speak out against / to declare yourself against something
Pronunciar-se a favor d'alguna cosa - To speak out in favour of / to declare yourself in favour of something

prop *****
prep near
A prop de - Near (to)
Prop de - Nearly / almost

propagació *
n (f) propagation

propagar *
v conj to spread

propensió *
n (f) propensity

proper *****
adj next
f.s. propera

propi *****
adj own
f.s. pròpia

propietari ****
n (m / f) owner
f.s. propietària

propietat *****
n (f) property
Programari de propietat - Proprietary software

propina *
n (f) tip / gratuity

proporció **
n (f) proportion
pl. proporcions

proporcional **
adj proportional / proportionate

proporcionalment *
adv proportionally / proportionately

proporcionar ****
v conj to provide / to furnish / to supply

proposar *****
v conj to propose / to suggest

proposició **
n (f) proposal / suggestion
pl. proposicions

propòsit ***
n (m) intention / purpose

expr a propòsit de
about / regarding / as regards

proposta *****
n (f) proposal

propugnar *
v conj to suggest / to put forward

prosa **
n (f) prose

pròsper *
adj prosperous
f.s. pròspera

pròstata *
n (f) prostate
Càncer de pròstata - Prostate cancer

prostíbul *
n (m) brothel

prostitució *
n (f) prostitution

prostituta *
n (m / f) prostitute

protagonista ***
n (m / f) main character / protagonist

protecció *****
n (f) protection
pl. proteccions

protegir ***
v conj to protect

proteïna **
n protein

protocol ***
n (m) protocol

prou *****
adv enough

adj enough

prova *****
n 1. (f) test
2. (f) proof / evidence

provar ***
v conj 1. to try (out)
2. to prove

proveïdor ****
n (m / f) provider

proveïment *
n (m) provision

provenir **
v conj to come from

proverbi *
n (m) proverb

província *****
n (f) province

provinent **
adj coming from / originating from
n.b: 'Provinent' is followed by the preposition 'de'

provisió ***
n (f) provision
pl. provisions

provisional ****
adj provisional

provocar ****
v conj to cause / to provoke

proxeneta
n (m) pimp

pròxim ****
adj 1. next
2. close
f.s. pròxima

pròximament *
adv soon

Pròxim Orient *
n (m) Middle East

prudent *
adj 1. cautious
2. wise

pruna *
n (f) plum / prune
n.b: A classic 'just to catch you out' on Catalan exams and test papers. A prune is a dried plum. The Catalans have just the one word 'pruna' that covers both 'plum' and 'prune'. Characters in Catalan exam papers always eat 'melmelada de pruna' (plum jam) on their toast, never strawberry jam ;-)

pseudònim *
n (m) pseudonym

psicòleg **
n (m / f) psychologist
f.s. psicòloga / f.pl. psicòlogues

psicologia ****
n (f) psychology

psicològic **
adj psychological
f.s. psicològica / f.pl. psicològiques

psicològicament *
adv psychologically

psicòpata *
n (m / f) psychopath

psiquiatre *
n (m / f) psychiatrist

psiquiatria *
n (f) psychiatry

PSOE **
n (m) - (Partit Socialista Obrer Espanyol)
n.b: Spanish labour party

psoriasi *
n (f) psoriasis

pubertat *
n (f) puberty

públic *****
adj public
f.s. pública / f.pl. públiques

n public

publicació *****
n (f) publication
pl. publicacions

publicar ****
v conj to publish

publicista *
n (m / f) publicist

publicitar *
v conj to publicize / to publicise (Br.)

publicitari **
adj advertising
f.s. publicitària

publicitat ***
n (f) advertising

publireportatge
n (m) infomercial

puça *
n (f) flea
pl. puces

pudor *
n (m) stink

Puerto Rico *
n (m) Puerto Rico

puigcerdanenc
adj of / from Puigcerdà

n (m / f) (person) from Puigcerdà
f.s. puigcerdanenca / f.pl. puigcerdanenques

pujar **
v conj 1. to push
2. to put online / to upload
3. to rise / to raise

pulmó *
n (m) lung
pl. pulmons

punt *****
n 1. (m) point
2. (m) full stop (Br.) / period (Am.)

punt d'ebullició *
n (m) boiling point

punt de vista ***
n (m) point of view

punter *
n (m) pointer

punteria *
n (f) aim

puntetes *
n (fpl) tiptoe
Caminar de puntetes - To tiptoe

puntual **
adj 1. punctual
2. accurate

punt verd *
n (m) recycling centre / tip
n.b: A 'punt verd' is a type of recycling centre where you can take recyclable household appliances (old computers / small electrical appliances etc.), reusable items (toner cartridges, clothes, shoes, small electrical appliances...) and special items that can't be disposed of with ordinary rubbish (batteries, oil, paint, aerosols etc.)

punxada *
n 1. (f) puncture / flat
2. (f) jab
Punxada accidental - Needle stick (injury)

punxar *
v conj 1. to prick
2. to burst / to pop
3. (colloq) to give somebody an injection / to inject
Injectar-se (droga) - To inject (drugs)
4. to get a puncture / to get a flat tyre (Br.) / tire (Am.) +
Hem punxat a mitja collada de Toses.


5. to bug / to tap
6. to play
n.b: 'Punxar' means 'to play' in the sense 'to play a record'.
7. to egg somebody on / to needle
8. to prickle

puny *
n (m) fist
Cop de puny - Punch
Puny de ferro - Iron fist

puny americà
n (m) knuckleduster (Br.) / brass knuckles (Am.)
pl. punys americans

pupil·la *
n (f) pupil

puput *
n (m) hoopoe

purament *
adv purely

púrpura *
n (f) purpura

adj purple

syn. porpra

puta *
n (f) (offensive) bitch / whore
Fill de puta - Son of a bitch


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