calendar 



n
calendari
call 



v conj 1. trucar +
His mother reminded him, for the umpteenth time, to call her as soon as he got there
Call me any time tomorrow after 1 o'clock
2. anomenar +
The couple called the baby 'Helen' after her grandmother
Our dog is called Bess
3. cridar +
He began to get worried because his dog didn't respond when he called
The cashier called the next customer forward by shouting 'Next please!'
n
1. trucada
2. crida
expr on call
accessible fora de les hores de treball normals +
When he worked at the accident and emergency department at the local hospital, Dr Smith was on call 24 hours a day.
Jason had the evening free to do as he pleased, but he was on call so he was liable to have to drop everything and head to work at a moment's notice.
call at
v.c. [TRANSP] passar per +
The 4.30 train from Durham to Manchester calls at Durham, Darlington, York, Leeds and Stalybridge
call for
v.c. exigir +
The opposition party called for the prime minister's resignation
Members of the local community are calling for the man to be arrested.
call in on
v.c. visitar +
I said I would call in on my grandmother on the way back from the shops to make sure she was ok.
We are going on a trip to London next week and are planning to call in on Oxford on our way back up the motorway.
call (someone) names
v.c. insultar +
When Michael was at school the other kids used to call him names
When she discovered her boyfriend had been cheating on her she went mad, kicking, screaming and calling him all the names under the sun!
call off
v.c. anul·lar / cancel·lar +
The match between Manchester United and Barcelona was called off due to heavy rain.
We had arranged to buy a whole load of second-hand computers from the company, but they called the deal off at the last minute.
The teachers said they would only call off the strike if the government offered them a substantial pay inwww
call on (somebody) to do (something)
v.c. demanar públicament a (algú) que faci (alguna cosa) +
Governments around the world have called on Israelis and Palestinians to put an end to the bloodshed.
call out
v.c. - +
Helen's dad, who works for Yorkshire Electric, was called out in the middle of the night when the power went off in Leeds city centre
Robert was called out last night to deal with a woman who had gone into premature labour
When the police got to the house they realised it was on fire and called the fire brigade out
nota: To call someone out vol dir cridar els serveis d'un professional (metge, policia etc..) sobretot quan aquest està de guàrdia
camera 


n
càmera
Canada 



n
Canadà
car 


n
cotxe / automòbil
card 



n
1. targeta
To give somebody their cards - Acomiadar algú
2. naip
care 



n
1. cura
2. preocupació +
Just look at him lying there on the sofa, you'd think he didn't have a care in the world.
expr take care
-
nota: 'Take care' és una expressió afectuosa que s'utilitza en dir 'adéu' a un amic / amiga. Literalment vol dir 'cuida't bé!'
care about
v.c. 1. estimar +
You can tell John really cares about his children. It's obvious from how much time he spends with them.
When she told me she was leaving me for another man, I realised she'd never cared about me at all. She had just been using me.
2. importar / preocupar-se per +
Most people who download music on the Internet don't care about copyright laws.
I really like a man who cares about his appearance.
care for
v.c. 1. tenir cura de +
Susie gave up work last year to care for her disabled son full time.
Peter runs his own business and yet still finds time to care for his elderly mother
2. (formal) agradar
+
I don't care much for Windows. I much prefer Linux.
3. (formal) voler
+
Would you care for a cup of tea
take care of
v.c. tenir cura de +
My neighbour has offered to take care of my dog while I'm away on holiday next week.
I would love to go shopping with you this afternoon but I can't find anybody to take care of the kids.
care to
v.c. (formal) voler
+
I'm going for breakfast at Tiffany's, would you care to join me?
career 



n
carrera
carry 


v conj portar
adj carry-out
per emportar
nota: (Per exemple: 'carry-out menu' (menú de menjar per emportar), 'carry-out buffet')
carry away
v.c. deixar-se portar per +
I meant to add one or two examples to this dictionary but I got carried away and...well, you can see what happened!
I'm sorry this letter's a bit long, I got a bit carried away and couldn't stop writing!
nota: Aquest verb s'utilitza en el passiu
carry on (doing something)
v.c. seguir / continuar +
He carried on talking even though it was obvious that nobody was listening any more.
carry on (with someone)
v.c. (col.loq) tenir relacions sexuals amb una persona de forma secreta +
Roger was devastated when he discovered that his wife had been carrying on with his best friend behind his back.
carry out
v.c. realitzar / portar a terme / dur a terme / executar
cart 


n
(Am) carret
Br. = trolley
case 



n
1. cas
Just in case - Per si de cas
2. maleta
sin. suitcase
3. estoig
cat 


n
gat
catch 


v conj (caught/caught)
1. atrapar
2. agafar / prendre +
The fielder jumped up in the air and caught the ball in his right hand
Wayne and Owen went fishing but the only thing they managed to catch was an old tin can!
catch cold
v.c. refredar-se +
I warned you that you'd catch cold if you kept going out without a coat on, didn't I?
When America sneezes, the whole world catches cold!
nota: Si vols dir que una persona triga molt en fer qualsevol cosa, pots utilitzar l'expressió col·loquial 'he / she's too slow to catch cold'
catch up on (something)
v.c. posar-se al dia en (alguna cosa)
catch up with (someone)
v.c. atrapar
cause 



v conj causar / provocar / ocasionar +
Experts are trying to discover what caused the blackout in New York last month
n
causa
cell 


n
1. cel·la
2. [ANAT] cèl·lula
3. (Am) (telèfon) mòbil
Br. = mobile
center 



n
(Am) centre
Br. = centre
central 



adj
1. cèntric
2. central
centre 



n
(Br) centre
Am. = center
century 



n
segle
pl. centuries
certain 


adj
cert / segur
sin. sure
certificate 


n
certificat
chain 


n
cadena
challenge 


v conj reptar
nota: Hi ha dos eufemismes que s'han creat arreu del sufix 'challenged' ('physically challenged' > 'disminuït físic' i 'mentally challenged' > 'disminuït mental'). Moltes persones consideren aquestes expressions bastant estúpids i burlen d'elles, elaborant altres 'eufemismes' humorístics similars (com per exemple 'vertically challenged' (petit), 'humoristically challenged' (qui manca de sentit de l'humor), 'monogomously challenged' (dit d'un home que no sap practicar la monogàmia), 'motivationally challenged' (mandrós), 'artistically challenged' (que dibuixa malament) etc. etc.
n
repte
change 



v conj canviar
n
canvi
nota: L'expressió 'to have a change of heart' vol dir 'canviar d'actitud' (Per exemple: 'Fortunately for Diane, although her father said she couldn't go out to the disco that night he had a change of heart at the last minute and said she could go after all')
channel 


n
cadena / canal
v conj captar
character 


n
1. personatge
2. [INFORM] caràcter
check 



v conj provar / comprovar / verificar
n
(Am) [FIN] xec
Br. = cheque
child 



n
nen / infant
pl. children
children 



n
1. nens
2. fills
choice 


n
1. selecció
nota: L'adjectiu 'pro-choice' s'utilitza molt als Estats Units per referir-se a les persones que estan a favor del dret d'una dona d'exigir un avortament. Per referir-se als que estan en contra de l'avortament sota qualsevol circumstància, s'utilitza l'adjectiu 'pro life'
2. elecció
choose 


v conj (chose/chosen)
elegir / escollir / triar / optar a
sin. select, pick
city 


n
ciutat
pl. cities
civil 


adj
civil
Civil war - Guerra civil
class 


n
classe
pl. classes
clear 


adj
clar / nítid
To make clear - Deixar clar / Fer palesa
clear up
v.c. 1. aclarir
2. ordenar
3. aclarir-se
click 



v conj [INFORM] fer clic![[Termcat]](images/tcat.gif)
Double click (on) - Fer doble clic (sobre/a/en)
n
[INFORM] clic![[Termcat]](images/tcat.gif)
Double click - Doble clic
client 


n
client
close 



v conj tancar
adj
pròxim / a prop
Close to - Prop de / arran de
sin. near
club 



n
1. club
Football club - Club de futbol
2. sala de festes
sin. nightclub
3. bastó
/ pal
code 


n
codi
collection 


n
col·lecció / recull / conjunt / acumulació
color 


n
(Am) color
Br. = colour
v conj (Am) acolorir
Br. = colour
color in
v.c. (Am) acolorir
Br. = colour in
colour 


n
(Br) color
Am. = color
v conj (Br) acolorir
Am. = color
colour in
v.c. (Br) acolorir
Am. = color in
combine 


v conj combinar
come 


v conj (came/come)
1. venir
2. (argot) escórrer-se / ejacular
expr come again?
(col.loq) com (dius)?
come from
v.c. provenir de
come into (money / property)
v.c. heretar
come round
v.c. 1. canviar d'opinió +
I expect he'll get really angry when you tell him what you're planning but don't worry, he'll come round eventually
2. recuperar la consciència
3. venir a casa d'algú per fer-li una visita (curta) +
Mum, is it OK if Jason comes round after school?
I'll come round this evening if you like and we can talk some more then
comment 



v conj comentar
n
comentari
commission 


n
comissió
committee 


n
comitè
common 


adj
1. comú
2. ordinari
3. usual
communication 


n
comunicació
community 



n
comunitat
pl. communities
company 



n
companyia
pl. companies
sin. firm
complete 



adj
1. complet
2. enter
v conj acabar
sin. finish
computer 



n
ordinador
condition 



n
1. condició
2. [MED] estat
In a critical condition - En estat crític
conference 


n
conferència
connection 


n
connexió
consumer 


n
consumidor
contact 



v conj contactar / posar-se en contacte amb +
Ian contacted a number of publishers to see if they were interested in his book, but none of them were
Dr Smith can be contacted on 511 232 4333
To contact someone - Contactar amb algú / posar-se en contacte amb algú
n
1. contacte
2. lent de contacte
contain 


v conj contenir +
Household paint bought before the 1970s is potentially dangerous as it could contain lead
Coca Cola contains lots of caffeine
Firefighters struggled to contain the fire
When Andy found out that his wife was pregnant he was so happy he could barely contain himself
content 



n
contingut
adj
content
continue 



v conj continuar
control 



v conj controlar
n
control
convention 


n
1. convenció / costum
2. convenció / congrés
copyright 



n
drets d'autor
correction 


n
correcció
cost 


n
cost
Whatever the cost - Costi el que costi
v conj costar
To cost an arm and a leg / a fortune / a bomb - Costar un ull de la cara / costar un ronyó
count 


v conj comptar / comptabilitzar
n
comte
count on
v.c. comptar amb
You can count on us! - Pots comptar amb nosaltres!
country 



n
país
pl. countries
course 



n
1. curs
Of course! - És clar!
2. rumb
court 


n
1. tribunal / jutjat
2. [ESPORT] pista
Tennis court - Pista de tennis
v conj (passat de moda) festejar
cover 


n
1. coberta
2. portada
v conj cobrir
cover up
v.c. 1. tapar
2. encobrir
create 



v conj crear / elaborar
critical 



adj
crític
cultural 


adj
cultural
culture 


n
cultura
current 



adj
1. actual
2. en execució
Current projects - Projectes en execució
n
corrent
currently 


adv
actualment
sin. at the moment, at present
customer 



n
client
cut 


v conj (cut/cut/cutting)
1. tallar
2. retallar
cut down
v.c. tallar
cut down (on something)
v.c. (col.loq)
nota: Cut down tendeix a referir als vicis i vol dir 'limitar la quantitat' és a dir 'limitar el nombre de cigarrets que fumes cada dia', 'limitar la quantitat de cervesa que beus', 'limitar la quantitat de xocolata que menges', etc. etc.
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