back
n
[ANAT] (f) l'esquena
back down
v.c. cedir / donar marxa enrere
back into
v.c.
1. [TRANSP] xocar amb alguna cosa fent marxa enrera
2. [TRANSP] entrar en un espai lliure fent marxa enrera
back (someone) into a corner
v.c. arraconar
back (someone) up
v.c. corroborar
back up
v.c.
1. [TRANSP] fer marxa enrera
2. [IT] fer una còpia de seguretat
3. defensar
bad
adj
mal / dolent
bank
n
1. [FIN] (m) elbanc
2. (f) lariba / ribera / vora / (m) elvoral
n.b. 'Riba' means 'bank' in the sense 'river bank'.
bar
n
1. (f) labarra
2. (m) elbar
n.b. 'Bar' means 'bar' in the sense 'drinking establishment'
v
prohibir
prep
excepte / menys / tret de
basic
adj
bàsic
basis
n
(f) labase
be
v
am
are
is
being
ser / ésser / estar
because
conj
perquè
become
v
esdevenir
before
adv
abans
prep
davant
begin
v
beginning
començar / iniciar
behind
prep
darrere
best
adj
millor
better
v
millorar
adj
millor
big
adj
1. gran
2. gros
bit
n
1. [IT] (m) elbit![[Termcat]](images/tcat.gif)
2. (m) eltros / (m) elxic / (f) lamica
black
adj
negre
block
v
obstruir
body
n
1. (m) elcos
n.b. 'Cos' means 'body' in the general sense ('He's got a great body')
2. (m) elcadàver
n.b. 'Cadàver' means 'body' as in 'dead body' / 'corpse'
3. (before noun) corporal
Body image - Imatge corporal
Body temperature - Temperatura corporal
4. (f) l'entitat
n.b. 'Entitat' means 'body' in the sense 'entity' / 'institution' (e.g. 'funding body').
book
n
(m) elllibre
v
reservar
box
n
1. (f) lacaixa
2. (f) lacasella
n.b. 'Casella' means 'box' in the sense 'gap in a form which you have to fill in'.
3. (f) lallotja
n.b. 'Llotja' means 'box' in the sense 'separated seating area' (e.g. 'a box in the theatre' / 'a box at a football match').
4. (f) lacapsa
Box of matches - Capsa de llumins
n.b. A 'capsa' tends to be a relatively small box (e.g. pill box, box of matches)
5. (slang) (f) latelevisor
v
1. boxejar
2. embalar
break
v
1. trencar
2. avariar
n.b. 'Avariar' means 'to break' in the sense 'to stop working'.
3. infringir / transgredir
To break a law - Infringir / transgredir una llei
n
(m) eldescans
break down
v.c.
1. espatllar
n.b. 'Espatllar' means 'to break down' in the sense 'my car broke down' or 'my fridge-freezer broke down'.
2. fracassar
n.b. 'Fracassar' means 'to break down' in the sense of a relationship or discussions
3. tirar (una porta) a terra
n.b. 'Tirar a terra' means 'to break down' in the sense 'to break a door down'
4. descompondre
n.b. 'Descompondre' means 'to break down' in the sense 'to break something down into smaller bits'
5. posar-se a plorar
n.b. 'Posar-se a plorar' means 'to break down' in the sense 'he broke down and wept'
break in
v.c. forçar (una porta / una finestra) i entrar en un edifici
break into
v.c.
1. forçar (una porta / una finestra) i entrar en un edifici / un vehícle
2. [IT] entrar en un ordinador / sistema sense permissió
break off
v.c.
1. trencar
n.b. 'Trencar' means 'to break off' in the sense 'to break a piece off', 'to break off a relationship'
2. callar
n.b. 'Callar' means 'to break off' as in 'he broke off mid sentence'
break open
v.c. obrir
break out
v.c.
1. esclatar
n.b. 'Esclatar' means 'to break out' as in 'war'
2. produir-se (un incendi / una baralla)
3. escapar-se (de la presó)
break up
v.c.
1. dissoldre / dispersar
n.b. 'Dissoldre' and 'dispersar' mean to 'break up' in the sense 'to break up a demonstration'
2. desarticular
n.b. 'Desarticular' means 'to break up' in the sense 'to break up a criminal gang'.
3. trencar (una relació)
n.b. 'Trencar una relació' means 'to break up a relationship'
4. esmicolar / fragmentar
n.b. 'Esmicolar' and 'fragmentar' mean 'to break up' in the sense 'to separate into smaller pieces'
5. tancar-se per vacances
browse
v
1. [IT] navegar![[Termcat]](images/tcat.gif)
n.b. Navegar means to browse on the Web
2. fer una ullada
n.b. 'Fer una ullada' means 'to browse' in a general sense (but not in the sense of web browsing, which is 'navegar')
browser
n
[IT] (m) elnavegador
build
v
construir
n
(f) lacomplexió / constitució corporal
building
n
(m) l'edifici
business
n
1. (m) elnegoci
The (building/hotel) business - El negoci (de la construcció / del sector hoteler)
n.b. Negoci means business in the general sense 'let's do business' / 'business is good'
2. (m) elnegoci / (f) l'empresa / (f) lacompanyia
n.b. 'Negoci', 'empresa' and 'companyia' all mean business as in a company ('he runs his own business')
3. (colloq) (m) l'assumpte
adj
empresarial
but
conj
1. però
2. sinó
n.b. 'Sinó' is only used after a negative i.e. 'not x but y', 'we didn't go to Manchester but went to Birmingham instead'.
button
n
(m) elbotó
buy
v
1. comprar
2. (colloq) acceptar / creure
buy up
v.c. acaparar
byte
n
(m) l'octet