pa
n
(m) bread
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
paciència
n
(f) patience
pacient
n
(m / f) patient
pacientment
adv
patiently
pacífic
adj
peaceful
pacíficament
adv
peacefully
pacificar
v
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
padrina
n
(f) godmother
padrins
n
(m) godparents
paella
n
1. 1. (f) paella
2. 2. (f) frying pan
pagà
n
(m / f) pagan
adj
pagan
pagament
n
(m) payment
(Televisió) de pagament - Pay (TV)
pagar
v
to pay
pagès
n
(m / f) peasant / farm worker
adj
rural
pàgina
n
(f) page
país
n
(m) country
paisà
n
(m / f) peasant
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
pal
n
1. 1. (m) stick
2. 2. (m) [ESPORT] bat
3. 3. (m) pole
4. 4. (m) mast
pala
n
1. 1. (f) shovel / spade
2. 2. (f) bat
palanca
n
(f) lever
palangana
n
(f) washbowl
palau
n
(m) palace
palès
adj
clear
palestí
n
(m / f) Palestinian
adj
Palestinian
Palestina
n
(f) Palestine
paleta
n
(m / f) bricklayer
palíndrom
n
(m) palindrome
palla
n
(f) straw
pallasso
n
(m) clown
pal·liar
v
to ease
pal·liatiu
adj
palliative
pàl·lid
adj
pale
pallissa
n
(f) thrashing
palmell
n
(m) palm
palmera
n
(f) palm tree
palpar
v
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
interj bang!
pamplonès
adj
of / from Pamplona
n
(m / f) (person) from Pamplona
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. 1. (m) dam / reservoir
2. 2. (m) bog / swamp
pantalla
n
(f) screen
pantalons
n
(m) trousers (Br.), pants (Am.)
pantalons curts
n
(mpl) shorts
pantanós
adj
boggy
pantomima
n
(f) pantomime
panxa
n
1. 1. (f) belly
2. 2. (f) paunch
panxell
n
(m) calf
pany
n
(m) lock
Tancar amb pany i clau - To lock
paó
n
(m) peacock
papà
n
(m) dad
papallona
n
(f) butterfly
paparra
n
(f) tick
paper
n
1. 1. (m) paper
Paper higiènic - Toilet paper
2. 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.)
nota: 'Tylenol' és un nom comercial.
parada
n
1. 1. (f) stop
2. 2. stall
parada d'autobús
n
(f) bus stop
paradís
n
(m) paradise / heaven
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
paraigua
n
(m) umbrella / brolly
paràlisi
n
(f) paralysis
paràlisi cerebral
n
(f) cerebral palsy
paralitzat
adj
1. 1. paralyzed
2. 2. at a standstill
parallamps
n
(m) lightning conductor
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paral·lel
adj
parallel
paral·lelament
adv
1. 1. at the same time / simultaneously
2. 2. in parallel with / in line with
3. 3. alongside
paràmetre
n
(m) parameter
paramilitar
adj
paramilitary
parapent
n
1. 1. (m) paraglider
2. 2. (m) paragliding
parar
v
1. 1. to stop
2. 2. to stay
On pares quan vas a Figueres? - Where are you staying / where will you be staying when you go to Figueres?
3. 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. 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. 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. 1. (m) father
2. 2. pares (mpl) parents
parell
n
1. 1. (m) even
2. 2. (m) pair
3. 3. (m) couple
parella
n
1. 1. (f) pair
2. 2. (f) couple
3. 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
parlament
n
(m) parliament
parlamentari
adj
parliamentary
parlar
v
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. 1. (f) [ESPORT] half
La segona part - The second half
2. 2. (m) [MED] childbirth
participació
n
(f) participation
participant
n
(m / f) participant
adj
participating
participar
v
to take part
participi
n
(m) participle
partícula
n
(f) particle
Física de partícules - Particle physics
particularment
adv
particularly
partidari
adj
in favour of
nota: (Per exemple: 'The prime minister is in favour of sending more troops to Iraq' > 'El primer ministre és partidari d'enviar més tropes a l'Iraq')
partit
n
1. 1. (m) match / game
2. 2. (m) party
partitura
n
(f) (musical) score
parvulari
n
(m) nursery (school) (Br.) / kindergarten (Am.)
parxís
n
(m) pachisi / Parcheesi
pas
n
(m) step
pas a nivell
n
level crossing (Br.) / grade crossing (Am.)
pas de vianants
n
(m) pedestrian crossing
passadís
n
(m) passageway / corridor / aisle
passaport
n
(m) passport
passar
v
1. 1. to happen
2. 2. to spend
3. 3. to move (on to)
4. 4. to go by
Com passa el temps! - How time flies!
passarel·la
n
1. 1. (f) catwalk
2. 2. (f) footbridge
3. 3. (f) gangway
4. 4. (f) gangplank
passat
n
(m) past
passatemps
n
1. 1. (m) puzzle(s)
2. 2. (m) hobby
3. 3. (m) pursuit
passatge
n
1. 1. (m) passage
2. 2. (m) passageway / alleyway / alley
3. 3. (m) ticket
4. 4. (m) passengers
passatger
n
(m / f) passenger
passeig
n
1. 1. (m) walk / stroll
2. 2. (m) ride
3. 3. (m) avenue
passejador
n
(m) push along (toy)
passejar
v
to walk
passió
n
(f) passion
pasta
n
1. 1. (f) pasta
2. 2. (f) dough
3. 3. (f) (col.loq) dough / bread
4. 4. (f) pastry
5. 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. 1. (m) pie
2. 2. (m) cake
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
patí
n
(m) skate
patiment
n
(m) suffering
patinar
v
to skate
Patinar sobre gel - To ice skate
patinatge
n
(m) skating
Patinatge sobre gel - Ice skating
patinet
n
(m) scooter
patir
v
to suffer
patologia
n
(f) pathology
patrici
n
(m / f) patrician
adj
patrician
patrimoni
n
1. 1. (m) heritage
2. 2. (m) inheritance
patriota
n
(m / f) patriot
patriòtic
adj
patriotic
patronat
n
(m) board
patrullar
v
to patrol
pau
n
(f) peace
pausa
n
(f) pause
paviment
n
1. 1. (m) pavement (Am.) / road surface (Br.)
2. 2. (m) flooring
pebre
n
(m) pepper
pebrot
n
(m) pepper
pectina
n
(f) pectin
peculiaritat
n
(f) peculiarity
pecuniari
adj
pecuniary
pedaç
n
(m) patch
pedagògic
adj
pedagogical
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.)
pedra
n
(f) stone
pedra filosofal
n
(f) philosopher's stone
pedregar
v
to hail
pedrera
n
1. 1. (f) quarry
2. 2. true (f) (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
to hit / to beat
peix
n
(m) fish
Peixos
n
Pisces
pejoratiu
adj
pejorative
pèl
n
1. 1. (m) (body) hair / (facial) hair
2. 2. (m) fur
pelar
v
to peel
pelegrí
n
(m / f) pilgrim
pelegrinatge
n
(m) pilgrimage
pell
n
1. 1. (f) skin
2. 2. (f) fur
pel·lícula
n
(f) film (Br.) / movie (Am.)
pel que respecta a
expr
as regards
pena
n
1. 1. (f) punishment
2. 2. (f) grief / sadness
expr a penes
barely
pena capital
n
(f) capital punishment / death penalty
pena de mort
n
(f) death penalty / capital punishment
penal
adj
penal
n
1. 1. (m) penalty
2. 2. (m) prison
penalitzar
v
to penalize
penedir
v
1. 1. to be sorry
2. 2. to regret
3. 3. to repent
a penes
adv
barely / scarcely / hardly
penetració
n
(f) penetration
penetrar
v
to penetrate
penicil·lina
n
(f) penicillin
penis
n
(m) penis
penitència
n
(f) penitence
penitenciari
adj
(m) prison
penitent
adj
penitent
n
(m / f) penitent
penjador
n
(m) (clothes) hanger / coat rack
penjar
v
to hang
penja-robes
n
1. 1. (m) (clothes) hanger
2. 2. (m) coat rack / wardrobe / closet
Pennsilvània
n
(f) Pennsylvania
pensament
n
(m) thought
pensar
v
to think
pensió
n
1. 1. (m) boarding house / guesthouse
2. 2. (m) board
Pensió completa - Full board
Mitja pensió - Half board
3. 3. (m) benefit / pension / allowance / maintenance
pentàgon
n
(m) pentagon
pentinar
v
1. 1. to brush / to comb (somebody's hair)
2. 2. to comb
Diversos agents van pentinar la zona - Several officers combed the area
pentinar-se
pentinar-seto brush / comb your hair
Pequín
n
(m) Peking
per
prep
for
pera
n
(f) pear
peralt
n
(m) camber
percebre
v
to perceive / to detect / to discern
percentatge
n
(m) percentage
percepció
n
(f) perception
perdedor
n
(m) loser
perdiu
n
(m) partridge
perdó
interj
excuse me!
perdonar
v
to forgive / to excuse
perdre
v
to lose
pèrdua
n
(f) loss
perenne
adj
perennial
perfil
n
(m) profile
perforar
v
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
perímetre
n
(m) perimeter
període
n
(m) period
periodisme
n
(m) journalism
periodista
n
(m / f) journalist
pèrit
n
(m) expert
perjudicar
v
to harm
perjudici
n
(m) damage
perla
n
(f) pearl
permanent
adj
permanent
n
(m) perm
permetre
v
to allow
permís
n
(m) permit / permission
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
1. 1. to carry out
2. 2. to commit
perpinyès
adj
of / from Perpinyà (Perpignan)
n
(m / f) (person) from Perpinyà (Perpignan)
perquè
conj
because
perruca
n
(f) wig
perruquer
n
(m / f) hairdresser
persa
n
(f) Persian
adj
Persian
persecució
n
1. 1. (f) chase
2. 2. (f) persecution
perseguir
v
chase
persiana
n
1. 1. (f) blind
2. 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
to persuade
pertànyer
v
to belong
pertinença
n
(f) membership
Perú
n
(m) Peru
perxa
n
1. 1. (f) pole
Salt amb perxa / salt de perxa - Pole vault
2. 2. (f) (clothes / coat) hanger
perxar
v
to punt
pes
n
1. 1. (m) weight
2. 2. (m) shot(put)
pesar
v
to weigh
pesat
adj
1. 1. heavy
2. 2. boring
n
pain
pesca
n
(f) fishing
pescador
n
(m / f) fisherman
pescar
v
to fish
pèsol
n
(m) pea
pessebre
n
(m) (model) nativity scene
pestanya
n
1. 1. (f) eyelash
2. 2. (f) tab
pet
n
(m) fart
pètal
n
(m) petal
petar
v
1. 1. to crack
2. 2. to die / kick the bucket
3. 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. 4. to break
5. 5. to snap / shatter
6. 6. to fart
petició
n
(f) request
petit
adj
small
petó
n
(m) kiss
petonejar
v
to kiss / cover with kisses
petrificar
v
to petrify
petroquímic
adj
petrochemical
peu
n
(m) foot
A peu - On foot
peülla
n
(f) hoof
pi
n
(m) pine (tree)
pianista
n
(m / f) pianist / piano player
piano
n
(m) piano
picabaralla
n
(f) argument / quarrel / dispute
picant
adj
hot / spicy
picar
v
1. 1. to bite
2. 2. to sting
3. 3. to itch
4. 4. to peck
5. 5. to chop
pícnic
n
(m) picnic
picor
n
(f) itch / itchiness
picot verd
n
(m) green woodpecker
pidolaire
n
(m / f) beggar
pidolar
v
to beg
piga
n
(f) freckle
pijama
n
(f) pyjamas (Br.) / pajamas (Am.)
pillatge
n
(m) looting
pilot
n
1. 1. (m) pilot
2. 2. (m) driver
pilota
n
(f) ball
pinça
n
1. 1. (f) tweezer / pincer
2. 2. (f) claw
3. 3. (f) clothes peg
4. 4. (f) dart
Per cosir la pinça, doblegui la peça de roba - To sew the dart, fold the fabric
pinces
n
1. 1. (fpl) tweezers / pincers
2. 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
pingüí
n
(m) penguin
pinso
n
(m) fodder / (animal) feed
pintar
v
to paint
pintura
n
(f) painting
pinya
n
1. 1. (f) pineapple
2. 2. (f) pine cone
pinyó
n
(m) pine seed
pinyol
n
(m) stone (Br.) / pit (Am.)
pinzell
n
(m) paintbrush
pipa
n
(f) pipe
pipi
n
(m) (argot) 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
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
piscina
n
(f) (swimming) pool
pissarra
n
(f) blackboard (Br.) / chalkboard (Am.)
pista
n
1. 1. (f) clue
2. 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. 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. 1. (m) chest
2. 2. (m) breast
pitet
n
(m) bib
pitjor
adj
worse / worst
pit-roig
n
(m) robin
píxel
n
(m) pixel
pla
n
1. 1. (m) plan
2. 2. (m) shot
Primer pla - Close-up
3. 3. (m) level / plane
adj
flat / even
plaça
n
(f) square
plaça d'aparcament
n
(f) parking space / place
placenta
n
(f) placenta
pla d'empresa
n
(m) business plan
plaer
n
(m) pleasure
plançó
n
(m) seedling
planejar
v
to plan / to arrange
planeta
n
(m) planet
planificador
n
(m / f) planner
adj
planning
planificar
v
to plan / to arrange
plànol
n
(m) map / plan
planta
n
1. 1. (f) plant
Planta d'interior - Indoor plant
2. 2. (f) floor / storey
Un edifici de catorze plantes - A fourteen storey building
Planta baixa - Ground floor
plantar
v
to plant
plantar cara a
v
to face / to stand up to
plantejament
n
(m) perspective
plantejar
v
1. 1. to bring up / to raise / to suggest
2. 2. to set out
plantilla
n
1. 1. (f) staff / work force
2. 2. (f) insole
3. 3. (f) pattern / template / stencil
4. 4. (f) [ESPORT] team / squad (Br.)
planxa
n
1. 1. (f) iron
2. 2. (f) plate / board / sheet
3. 3. (f) grill / griddle / hotplate
4. 4. (f) bloomer / blunder
planxar
v
to iron
plàstic
adj
plastic
n
(m) plastic
plastilina
n
(f) plasticine
\plastró
n
1. 1. (m) breastplate
2. 2. (m) [ESPORT] plastron
plat
n
1. 1. dish / plate
2. 2. course
Primer plat - First course
plata
n
1. 1. (f) silver
2. 2. (f) platter / serving dish
plataforma
n
(f) platform
plàtan
n
(m) banana
platja
n
(f) beach
plausible
adj
plausible
ple
adj
full
expr ple a vessar
full to the brim / full to bursting / (jam)-packed
expr ple com un ou
full to the brim / full to bursting / (jam)-packed
expr ple de gom a gom
full to the brim / full to bursting / (jam)-packed
ple a vessar
adj
full to the brim / full to bursting / (jam)-packed
clonació
n
(f) cloning
plec
n
1. 1. (m) fold
2. 2. (m) crease
3. 3. (m) pleat
4. 4. (m) sealed letter
plegar
v
1. 1. to fold
2. 2. to finish work
plegat
n
(m) folding
adj
plegatstogether
expr tot plegat
in short
plenament
adv
fully
plenari
adj
plenary
n
plenary (meeting)
plet
n
(m) lawsuit
plom
n
(m) lead
ploma
n
(f) feather
plor
n
(m) cry
plorar
v
to cry
ploure
v
to rain
pluja
n
(f) rain
pluja d'idees
n
(f) brainstorming
pluralitat
n
(f) plurality
plusmarca
n
(f) record
plutoni
n
(m) plutonium
pneumàtic
n
(m) tyre (Br.) / tire (Am.)
pneumònia
n
(f) pneumonia
població
n
(f) population
poble
n
(m) town / people
pobre
adj
poor
pobresa
n
(f) poverty
poc
adj
little / few
a poc a poc
adv
slowly / little by little / bit by bit
poder
v
can / to be able
n
(m) power
En poder de - In the possession of
poder adquisitiu
n
(m) spending power
poderós
adj
powerful
podi
n
(m) podium
podrir
v
to rot
podrit
adj
rotten
poema
n
(m) poem
poesia
n
1. 1. (f) poetry
2. 2. (f) poem
poeta
n
(m / f) poet
polarització
n
(f) polarization
polèmica
n
(f) controversy / polemic / dispute
policia
n
1. 1. (m / f) policeman / policewoman
2. 2. (f) police
policial
adj
police
polígon
n
(m) polygon
Polígon industrial - Industrial estate
poliinsaturat
adj
polyunsaturated
polir
v
1. 1. to polish
2. 2. to steal
pòlissa
n
(f) policy
Pòlissa d'assegurança - Insurance policy
polític
n
(m / f) politician
adj
political
política
n
1. 1. (f) politics
2. 2. (f) policy
políticament
adv
políticament
políticament correcte
adj
políticament correcte
politòleg
n
(m / f) political scientist
politologia
n
(f) political science
poll
n
1. 1. (m) louse
2. 2. (m) chick / young bird
3. 3. (m) poplar
polla d'aigua
n
(m) moorhen
pollastre
n
(m) chicken
Pol Nord
n
(m) North Pole
polonès
n
1. 1. (m) Polish
2. 2. (m / f) Pole
adj
Polish
Polònia
n
(f) Poland
polp
n
(m) octopus
pols
n
1. 1. (m) pulse
2. 2. (f) dust
polsar
v
to press
polsera
n
(f) bracelet
polsim
n
(m) pinch
Pol Sud
n
(m) South Pole
polzada
n
(f) inch
poma
n
(f) apple
pòmul
n
(m) cheekbone
pont
n
1. 1. (m) bridge
2. 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. 1. (m) pork
2. 2. (m) pig
pornogràfic
adj
pornographic
pornografia
n
(f) pornography
porro
n
1. 1. (m) leek
2. 2. (m) (argot) spliff
port
n
(m) port
porta
n
(f) door
A porta tancada - Behind closed doors
portaavions
n
(f) aircraft carrier
portabroques
n
(m) chuck
portada
n
1. 1. (front) cover
nota: '(Front) cover' vol dir la portada d'un llibre o una revista.
2. 2. front page
nota: 'Front page' és la portada d'un diari
portal
n
(m) portal
portar
v
1. 1. to take / carry / to bring
Portar a - To lead to
2. 2. to wear
portàtil
adj
portable
Ordinador portàtil - Laptop (computer)
n
(m) laptop
portaveu
n
(m / f) spokesman / spokeswoman
porter
n
1. 1. (m / f) goalkeeper / goalie (col·loq)
2. 2. caretaker (Br.) / janitor (Am.)
porteria
n
(f) goal
pòrtic
n
(m) portico / porch
portuari
adj
port
Autoritat Portuària - Port Authority
Portugal
n
(m) Portugal
portuguès
n
(m) Portuguese
adj
Portuguese
posar
v
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
pòsit
n
(m) dregs / sediment
positiu
adj
positive
positura
n
(f) posture / stance
posseir
v
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
possibilitat
n
(f) possibility
possible
adj
possible
possiblement
adv
possibly
postal
n
(f) postcard
posterior
adj
1. 1. later
2. 2. back / rear
3. 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. 1. (f) posture / stance
2. 2. (f) position
3. 3. (f) bid
pota
n
1. 1. (f) paw
2. 2. leg
potència
n
(f) power
potencial
n
(m) potential
adj
potential
potencialment
adv
potentially
potenciar
v
to promote / to strengthen
potent
adj
powerful
potser
adv
perhaps
pou
n
(m) well
pràctic
adj
practical
pràctica
n
(f) practice
En teoria ... a la pràctica - In theory ... in practice
practicar
v
to practice (Am.) / to practise (Br.)
Praga
n
(f) Prague
pragmàtic
adj
pragmatic
pragmatisme
n
(m) pragmatism
prat
n
(m) meadow
preàmbul
n
(m) preamble
precari
adj
precarious
precàriament
adv
precariously
precarietat
n
(f) precariousness
precaució
n
(f) precaution
preciós
adj
1. 1. previous
2. 2. gorgeous / lovely / beautiful
precipitació
n
1. 1. (f) hurry
2. 2. (f) rain / rainfall
precipitar
v
to hurry
precís
adj
precise / exact / accurate
precisament
adv
precisely / exactly
precisió
n
(f) precision / accuracy
Amb precisió - Accurately / precisely
precoç
adj
1. 1. precocious
2. 2. premature / early
predador
n
(m) predator
predecessor
n
(m / f) predecessor
predicar
v
to preach
predicció
n
(f) prediction
predir
v
to predict
predominant
adj
predominant / prevailing
predominar
v
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
to prefer
pregar
v
to pray
pregària
n
(f) prayer
pregunta
n
(f) question
preguntar
v
to ask
prejudici
n
(m) prejudice
prejutjar
v
to prejudge
prelat
n
(m) prelate
preliminar
adj
preliminary
prematrimonial
adj
premarital
prémer
v
to push
premi
n
(m) prize
premiar
v
to reward
premiat
adj
award-winning
premsa
n
(f) press
prenatal
adj
antenatal (Br.) / prenatal (Am.)
prendre
v
1. 1. to take
Prendre una decisió - To take a decision
2. 2. to have
Prendre un café - To have a coffee
Prendre un entrepà - To have a sandwich
3. 3. to catch
expr prendre el sol
to sunbathe
preocupació
n
(f) worry
preocupant
adj
worrying
preocupar
v
to worry
preocupat
adj
worried
preparar
v
to prepare
preparat
adj
prepared / ready
pres
n
(m / f) prisoner
presa
n
(f) dam
Presa (artificial) - Barrage
presagi
n
1. 1. (m) omen
2. 2. (m) premonition
presagiar
v
to presage
prescindir
v
to do without / to miss out / to cut out
presència
n
(f) presence
presenciar
v
to witness
present
n
(m) present
adj
present
presentació
n
(f) presentation
presentar
v
to present
preservació
n
(f) preservation / protection
preservar
v
to preserve / to protect
preservatiu
n
(m) condom
presidència
n
(f) presidency
presidencial
adj
presidential
president
n
(m / f) president
presó
n
(f) prison
presoner
n
(m / f) prisoner
Presoner de guerra - Prisoner of war
pressa
n
(f) hurry
préssec
n
(m) peach
pressió
n
(f) pressure
pressionar
v
to pressurize
pressupost
n
(m) budget
prestar
v
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
1. 1. to suppose / to presume
2. 2. to boast / to show off
presumit
adj
conceited / vain
n
show off
presumpte
adj
alleged
presumptament
adv
allegedly / supposedly
pretendre
v
to claim
preu
n
(f) price
prevenció
n
(f) prevention
prevenir
v
to prevent
preventiu
adj
preventive
Medicina preventiva - Preventive medicine
Mesura preventiva - Preventive measure
preveure
v
to predict / to anticipate
previ
adj
previous
Previ a... - Prior to...
prèviament
adv
in advance / beforehand / previously
previsible
adj
foreseeable
previsió
n
(f) forecast
prim
adj
1. 1. thin / slim
nota: La paraula 'slim' té connotacions positives. Si dius a una persona 'You are very slim' aquesta persona estarà molt contenta. 'Thin' pot ser una paraula neutral o pot tenir connotacions negatives (depén del context).
2. 2. first
Matèries primes - Raw materials
prima
n
1. 1. (f) bonus
2. 2. (f) premium
primari
adj
primary
primària
n
(f) primary school (Br.) / elementary school (Am.)
primat
n
(m) primate
primavera
n
(f) spring
primer
adj
first
primer ministre
n
(m / f) prime minister
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
to prioritize (Am.) / to prioritise (Br.)
prismàtics
n
(m) binoculars
privadesa
n
(f) privacy
privat
adj
private
privatització
n
(f) privatization
privilegi
n
(m) privilege
privilegiat
adj
privileged
proa
n
(f) bow / prow
probabilitat
n
(f) probability
probable
adj
probable / likely
probablement
adv
probably
problema
n
(m) problem
problemàtic
adj
problematic
procedent de
expr
(coming) from
procediment
n
(m) procedure
procés
n
(m) process
processador
n
(m) processor
Processador de textos - Word processor
processar
v
to prosecute
processó
n
(f) procession
procurar
v
to try
prodigiós
adj
prodigious
producció
n
(f) production
producte
n
(m) product
productiu
adj
productive
productor
n
(m / f) producer
produir
v
to produce
profecia
n
(f) prophecy
profeta
n
(m / f) prophet
professional
adj
professional
n
professional
professor
n
(m / f) teacher
profilàctic
adj
prophylactic
n
(m) prophylactic
profit
n
(m) benefit / advantage
expr bon profit
bon appetit!
profund
adj
deep
profundament
adv
1. 1. deeply
2. 2. acutely
3. 3. bitterly
Profundament decebut - Bitterly disappointed
progenitor
n
1. 1. (m / f) ancestor
2. 2. (mpl) parents
programa
n
1. 1. (m) program (Am.) / programme (Br.)
2. 2. (m) program
programador
n
(m / f) programmer
programar
v
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
progressista
adj
progressive
progressiu
adj
progressive
prohibició
n
(f) ban
prohibir
v
to ban
prohibit
adj
banned
projecció
n
(f) projection
projectar
v
1. 1. to plan
2. 2. to screen
3. 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
to prolong
promès
n
(m) fiancé
promesa
n
1. 1. (f) promise
2. 2. (f) fiancée
prometedor
adj
promising
prometre
v
to promise
promig
n
(m) average
adj
average
promiscu
adj
promiscuous
promoure
v
to promote
pronòstic
n
(m) forecast
pronosticar
v
1. 1. to forecast
2. 2. to predict
pronunciació
n
(f) pronunciation
pronunciament
n
(m) statement / pronouncement
pronunciar
v
1. 1. to pronounce
2. 2. to give
Pronunciar una conferència - To give a lecture
Pronunciar un discurs - To give a talk / speech
3. 3. to pass sentence
4. 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
to spread
propensió
n
(f) propensity
proper
adj
next
propi
adj
own
propietari
n
(m / f) owner
propietat
n
(f) property
Programari de propietat - Proprietary software
propina
n
(f) tip / gratuity
proporció
n
(f) proportion
proporcional
adj
proportional / proportionate
proporcionalment
adv
proportionally / proportionately
proporcionar
v
to provide / to furnish / to supply
proposar
v
to propose / to suggest
proposició
n
(f) proposal / suggestion
propòsit
n
(m) intention / purpose
expr a propòsit de
about / regarding / as regards
proposta
n
(f) proposal
propugnar
v
to suggest / to put forward
prosa
n
(f) prose
pròsper
adj
prosperous
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
protegir
v
to protect
proteïna
n
protein
protocol
n
(m) protocol
prou
adv
enough
adj
enough
prova
n
1. 1. (f) test
2. 2. (f) proof / evidence
provar
v
1. 1. to try (out)
2. 2. to prove
proveïdor
n
(m / f) provider
proveïment
n
(m) provision
provenir
v
to come from
proverbi
n
(m) proverb
província
n
(f) province
provinent
adj
coming from / originating from
provisió
n
(f) provision
provisional
adj
provisional
provocar
v
to cause / to provoke
proxeneta
n
(m) pimp
pròxim
adj
1. 1. next
2. 2. close
pròximament
adv
soon
Pròxim Orient
n
(m) Middle East
prudent
adj
1. 1. cautious
2. 2. wise
pruna
n
(f) plum / prune
pseudònim
n
(m) pseudonym
psicòleg
n
(m / f) psychologist
psicologia
n
(f) psychology
psicològic
adj
psychological
psicològicament
adv
psychologically
psicòpata
n
(m / f) psychopath
psiquiatre
n
(m / f) psychiatrist
psiquiatria
n
(f) psychiatry
PSOE
n
(m) -
(Partit Socialista Obrer Espanyol)
psoriasi
n
(f) psoriasis
pubertat
n
(f) puberty
públic
adj
public
n
public
publicació
n
(f) publication
publicar
v
to publish
publicista
n
(m / f) publicist
publicitar
v
to publicize / to publicise (Br.)
publicitari
adj
advertising
publicitat
n
(f) advertising
publireportatge
n
(m) infomercial
puça
n
(f) flea
pudor
n
(m) stink
Puerto Rico
n
(m) Puerto Rico
puigcerdanenc
adj
of / from Puigcerdà
n
(m / f) (person) from Puigcerdà
pujar
v
1. 1. to push
2. 2. to put online / to upload
3. 3. to rise / to raise
pulmó
n
(m) lung
punt
n
1. 1. (m) point
2. 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. 1. punctual
2. 2. accurate
punt verd
n
(m) recycling centre / tip
punxada
n
1. 1. (f) puncture / flat
2. 2. (f) jab
Punxada accidental - Needle stick (injury)
punxar
v
1. 1. to prick
2. 2. to burst / to pop
3. 3. (col.loq) to give somebody an injection / to inject
Injectar-se (droga) - To inject (drugs)
4. 4. to get a puncture / to get a flat tyre (Br.) / tire (Am.)
5. 5. to bug / to tap
6. 6. to play
7. 7. to egg somebody on / to needle
8. 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.)
pupil·la
n
(f) pupil
puput
n
(m) hoopoe
purament
adv
purely
púrpura
n
(f) purpura
adj
purple
puta
n
(f) (ofensiu) bitch / whore
Fill de puta - Son of a bitch
