ebenista
n
(m) cabinet maker
ebri
adj
drunk
ebullició
n
1. 1. (f) boiling
Punt d'ebullició / temperatura d'ebullició - Boiling point
2. 2. (f) disturbance / activity
eclèctic
adj
eclectic
eclesiàstic
adj
ecclesiastical
eclipsar
v
to eclipse
eclipsi
n
(m) eclipse
Eclipsi de lluna - Lunar eclipse
ecocardiografia
n
(f) echocardiography
ecografia
n
(f) ultrasound
ecologia
n
(f) ecology
ecològic
adj
ecological
ecologista
n
(m / f) ecologist
economia
n
(f) economy
econòmic
adj
economic
economista
n
(m / f) economist
economitzar
v
to economize
ecosistema
n
(m) ecosystem
ecumènic
adj
ecumenical
èczema
n
(m) eczema
edat
n
(f) age
edat mitjana
n
(f) Middle Ages
Edèn
n
(m) Eden
El Jardí de l'Edèn - The Garden of Eden
edició
n
(f) edition / publication
edicte
n
(m) edict
edifici
n
(m) building
Edimburg
n
(m) Edinburgh
editar
v
to edit
editor
n
1. 1. (m / f) editor / publisher
2. 2. (m) editor
editorial
n
1. 1. (f) publishing house / publisher(s) / publishing company
2. 2. (m) editorial
adj
publishing
edredó
n
(m) duvet
educació
n
(f) education
educació física
n
(f) physical education / PE / phys ed
educador
n
(m / f) teacher / educator
educar
v
to educate / to teach
educatiu
adj
educational
efecte
n
(m) effect
efecte hivernacle
n
(m) greenhouse effect
efectiu
adj
effective
n
(m) cash
efectivament
adv
indeed / effectively
efeminat
adj
effeminate / camp
efervescència
n
(f) effervescence
efervescent
adj
effervescent
eficaç
adj
effective / efficient
eficiència
n
(f) efficiency
eficient
adj
efficient
efígie
n
(f) effigy
efímer
adj
ephemeral / short-lived
efluent
n
(m) effluent
egipci
n
(m / f) Egyptian
adj
Egyptian
Egipte
n
(m) Egypt
egiptòleg
n
(m / f) egyptologist
egiptologia
n
(f) egyptology
egocèntric
adj
egocentric
egoisme
n
(m) selfishness
egoista
adj
selfish
egua
n
(f) mare
eh
interj
pardon? / sorry? / what? / come again? / eh?
ehem
interj
ahem!
eina
n
(f) tool
Eivissa
n
(f) Ibiza
eivissenc
adj
of / from Ibiza
n
(m / f) (person) from Ibiza
eix
n
1. 1. (m) axle
2. 2. (m) axis
eixamplament
n
(m) widening
eixamplar
v
to widen / to enlarge
eixida
n
(f) (Val.) exit
eixir
v
to go out / to leave
eixir = sortir
eixugaparabrises
n
(f) windscreen wipers (Br.) / windshield wipers (Am.)
eixugar
v
to dry
ejaculació
n
(f) ejaculation
ejacular
v
to ejaculate
elaboració
n
(f) production
elaborar
v
to manufacture / to make / to create
elapé
n
(m) LP
elàstic
adj
elastic
n
elàstics (mpl) braces (Br.) / suspenders (Am.)
elasticitat
n
(f) elasticity
elecció
n
1. 1. (f) election
2. 2. (f) choice
eleccions parcials
n
(fpl) by-election (Br.)
elector
n
(m / f) voter
electorat
n
(m) electorate
elèctric
adj
electric
electricista
n
(m / f) electrician
electricitat
n
(f) electricity
electritzant
adj
electrifying / blistering
electró
n
(m) electron
electrocució
n
(f) electrocution
electrocutar
v
to electrocute
elèctrode
n
(m) electrode
electrodomèstic
n
household appliance / electrical appliance
electromagnètic
adj
electromagnetic
electrònic
adj
electronic
electrònica
n
(f) electronics
elefant
n
(m) elephant
elefant africà
n
(m) African elephant
elefant asiàtic
n
(m) Asian elephant
elegància
n
(f) elegance
elegant
adj
elegant / stylish
elegible
adj
eligible
elegir
v
1. 1. to choose
2. 2. to elect
element
n
(m) element
elemental
adj
elementary
elevació
n
1. 1. (f) elevation
2. 2. (f) raising
elevar
v
to raise
elevat
adj
high
eliminació
n
(f) elimination
eliminar
v
1. 1. to eliminate / to remove
2. 2. to knock out
eliminatòria
n
(f) round / heat
elit
n
(f) elite
elitisme
n
(m) elitism
elixir
n
(m) elixir
ell
pron
he / him
ella
pron
she / her
elles
pron
they / them
el·lipse
n
(f) ellipse
el·lipsi
n
(f) ellipsis
ells
pron
they / them
elogi
n
(m) praise
elogiar
v
to praise
eloqüència
n
(f) eloquence
eloqüent
adj
eloquent
eludir
v
1. 1. to avoid / to elude
2. 2. to escape
3. 3. to evade
elxà
adj
of / from Elx
n
(person) from Elx
em
pron
me / myself
embadalir
v
1. 1. to be fascinated / to be besotted
2. 2. to enrapture
embalar
v
to pack / to wrap
embalatge
n
(m) packing / packaging / wrapping
embalum
n
(m) bulk
embaràs
n
(m) pregnancy
embarassada
adj
pregnant
embarbussament
n
(m) tongue twister
embargament
n
(m) embargo
embassament
n
(m) dam / reservoir
embastar
v
to baste
embenat
n
(m) bandage
emblemàtic
adj
emblematic
embolcall
n
(m) wrapper / wrapping
emboscada
n
(f) ambush
embotellament
n
(m) bottling
embotit
n
1. 1. (m) sausage
2. 2. (m) stuffing
embriac
adj
drunk
n
(m / f) drunk
embruix
n
1. 1. (m) spell / curse
2. 2. (m) bewitchment
embruixar
v
to bewitch / to enchant
embús
n
(m) traffic jam
embussar
v
to clog (up)
embut
n
(m) funnel
emetre
v
1. 1. to emit / to send out
Emetre un senyal sonor - To beep
2. 2. to express
Emetre una opinió - To express an opinion
3. 3. to bring in / to return
Emetre un veredicte - To bring in / return a verdict
4. 4. to issue
5. 5. to broadcast
èmfasi
n
(m) emphasis
emfàtic
adj
emphatic
emfàticament
adv
emphatically
emfisema
n
(m) emphysema
emigrant
n
(m / f) emigrant
emigrar
v
to emigrate
Emirats Àrabs Units
n
(m) United Arab Emirates
emissió
n
1. 1. (f) broadcast
2. 2. (f) issuing
3. 3. (f) emission
Emissions dels vehicles - Vehicle emissions
Emissions de carboni - Carbon emissions
emissora
n
(f) radio station
emmagatzemar
v
to store / stockpile
emmalaltir
v
to become ill / to get sick
emmental
n
(m) emmental
emmurallar
v
to wall
emoció
n
(f) emotion
empara
n
1. 1. (f) protection / shelter
2. 2. (f) seizure / confiscation
A l'empara de - In accordance with
emparar
v
to protect
empastifar
v
to daub / to smear
empatollar
v
to talk nonsense
Què t'empatolles? - What on earth are you talking about?
empenta
n
(f) push / shove
empenya
n
1. 1. (f) instep (foot)
2. 2. (f) vamp (shoe)
empènyer
v
to push
empitjorar
v
to become worse / to get worse
emplaçament
n
(m) location
empleat
n
(m / f) employee
emplenar
v
to fill (in)
empordanès
adj
of / from Empordà
n
(m / f) (person) from Empordà
empremta
n
(f) print
emprenedor
adj
enterprising / entrepreneurial
n
(m / f) entrepreneur
emprenedoria
n
entrepreneurship
empresa
n
(f) firm / business
Empresa asseguradora - Insurance company
empresari
n
(m / f) businessman / businesswoman
empresarial
adj
business
empresarials
n
(m) business studies
empresonament
n
(m) imprisonment / locking up
empresonar
v
to imprison / to lock (someone) up
emprovar
v
to try on
enamorar
v
to fall in love
enamorat
n
(m / f) lover
adj
in love
d'ençà
prep
since
D'ençà (de) l'any 1999 - Since 1999
encaixar
v
to fit
Encaixar la mà o les mans - To shake hands
Encaixar (bé o malament) una noticia - To take a piece of news (well or badly)
Encaixar un cop - To take a hit
encallar
v
to run aground / to become stranded
encantador
adj
charming / lovely / enchanting
encantar
v
1. 1. to love / to adore
2. 2. to enchant
encanteri
n
(m) spell / bewitchment
en canvi
adv
on the other hand
encapçalar
v
to head / to lead
encara
adv
1. 1. still
2. 2. even
encara que
conj
even though / even if / albeit
encarar
v
to face (something)
encarir
v
to raise (the cost of something) / to make (something) more expensive
Encarir-se - To rise (in price)
encarregar
v
1. 1. to entrust
2. 2. to order / to commission
encarregat
n
(m / f) man / woman / body in charge of sth
encasellar
v
to pigeonhole
encendre
v
to light
encens
n
(m) frankincense
encerclar
v
to encircle
encertar
v
1. 1. to guess
2. 2. to hit
3. 3. to get right / to be right
4. 4. to find
enciam
n
(m) lettuce
enciclopèdia
n
(f) encyclopaedia (Br.) / encyclopedia (Am.)
encisador
adj
charming / bewitching / spellbinding / enchanting
encisar
v
to bewitch / to charm
encomanar
v
to entrust
en comptes de
adv
instead of
en contra
adv
against
encoratjador
adj
encouraging
encoratjar
v
encouraging
endarrere
adv
1. 1. backward(s) / back
2. 2. at the back / behind
3. 3. in the past / ago
endarreriment
n
(m) delay
endarrerir
v
1. 1. to put back
2. 2. to delay
endavant
adv
forward
expr d'ara endavant
from now on
expr per endavant
in advance
enderroc
n
1. 1. (m) demolition
2. 2. (m) rubble
enderrocament
n
1. 1. (m) demolition
2. 2. (m) overthrow
enderrocar
v
1. 1. to demolish / to knock down / to pull down
2. 2. to overthrow
endevinar
v
1. 1. to guess
2. 2. to predict / to foretell
endocrinòleg
n
(m / f) endocrinologist
endocrinologia
n
(f) endocrinology
endoll
n
(m) plug
endollar
v
to plug in / to turn on
endoscòpia
n
(f) endoscopy
endurir
v
to harden / to strengthen / to stiffen
enemic
n
(m / f) enemy
adj
enemy
energètic
adj
energy
Política energètica - Energy policy
energia
n
(f) energy
enèrgic
adj
energetic
enfadar
v
to anger / to annoy
enfadar-se
enfadar-seto get angry / to become angry / to get annoyed / to become annoyed
enfadat
adj
angry / annoyed
enfocar
v
to focus (on)
enfonsament
n
(m) sinking / collapse
enfonsar
v
to collapse / to sink
enfortir
v
to strengthen
enfrontar
v
to face
enganxar
v
to stick (together)
engany
n
1. 1. (m) deception / trick / swindle
2. 2. (m) mistake
3. 3. (m) delusion
enganyar
v
to deceive
engegar
v
to start up
enginy
n
(m) wit / talent / inventiveness
enginyer
n
(m / f) engineer
enginyeria
n
(f) engineering
englobar
v
to include / to encompass / to comprise / to incorporate
engonal
n
(m) groin
engruna
n
(f) crumb
enguany
adv
this year
enlairament
n
(m) takeoff
enlairar
v
to take off
enllaç
n
(m) link
enllaçar
v
to link
enlloc
adv
1. 1. anywhere
2. 2. nowhere
enlluernar
v
to glare / to dazzle / to blind
enmig de
prep
in the midst of / in the middle of / amid / amidst
enologia
n
(f) enology (science of wine and wine making)
enorme
adj
enormous
enquesta
n
(f) survey
enrenou
n
(m) stink
Armar un enrenou - To cause a stink
enregistrament
n
1. 1. (m) recording
2. 2. (m) registration
enregistrar
v
1. 1. to register
2. 2. to record
enrere
adv
1. 1. backward(s) / back
2. 2. at the back / behind
3. 3. in the past / ago
ens
pron
us
n
entity
ensenya
n
(f) standard / ensign
ensenyament
n
(m) education / teaching
ensenyar
v
to teach
ensopegar
v
1. 1. to trip / to stumble
2. 2. to bump / to hit / to run into
3. 3. to coincide
ensorrar
v
to pull down / to knock down
ensorrar-se
ensorrar-seto collapse
ensurt
n
(m) fright / scare / shock
entabanar
v
to con / to dupe / to fool / to hustle / to swindle / to trick
entendre
v
to understand
enteniment
n
(m) understanding
enter
adj
complete / whole
n
(m) integer
enterc
adj
1. 1. stiff
2. 2. stubborn
enterrament
n
(m) burial
enterrar
v
to bury
entesa
n
(f) understanding / agreement
entitat
n
1. 1. (f) entity
2. 2. (f) body
entonar
v
to intone / to chant
entorn
n
(m) surroundings
entotsolar-se
v
to isolate oneself / to hide oneself away
entrada
n
1. 1. (f) entrance / entry
2. 2. (f) ticket
entrar
v
to enter
Deixar entrar - To admit
entre
prep
between / among / amongst / amid / amidst
entregar
v
to hand over / to present / to deliver
entremaliat
adj
naughty
entrenador
n
(m / f) coach
entrenar
v
to train
entresol
n
(m) mezzanine
entrevista
n
(f) interview
entusiasme
n
(m) enthusiasm
enuig
n
(m) annoyance / displeasure
envair
v
to invade
enveja
n
(f) envy
envejar
v
to be envious of / to envy
envelliment
n
(m) aging / ageing (Br.)
envellir
v
to grow old
envers
prep
towards
enviar
v
to send
enviat
n
(m / f) envoy
L'enviat especial de l'ONU - The UN special envoy
enyorar
v
to miss
enze
n
(m) simpleton / idiot / blockhead
enzim
n
(m) enzyme
ep
interj
hey!
epicentre
n
(m) epicentre (Br.) / epicenter (Am.)
epidèmia
n
(f) epidemic
Epidèmia de la SIDA - AIDS epidemic
episodi
n
1. 1. (m) episode
2. 2. (m) (serial, soap opera) instalment (Br.) / installment (Am.)
equació
n
equation
Equador
n
(m) Ecuador
equatorià
adj
Ecuadorian
n
(m / f) Ecuadorian
equilibri
n
(m) stability
equip
n
(m) team
equipament
n
(m) material
equipatge
n
(m) luggage
equivocar
v
to be mistaken / to get something wrong
erecció
n
(f) erection
erèctil
adj
erectile
Disfunció erèctil - Erectile dysfunction
eriçó
n
(m) hedgehog
erigir
v
to erect
eròtic
adj
erotic
erroni
adj
wrong
error
n
(m) mistake / error
es
pron
himself / herself / itself / themselves / yourself
esbalair
v
to amaze / to astonish
esbalaït
adj
amazed / astounded / flabbergasted / dumbfounded / dumbstruck
esbandir
v
to rinse
esborrany
n
draft
esborrar
v
1. 1. to rub out / to erase
2. 2. to delete
esbós
n
(m) sketch
esbrinar
v
to find out / to determine / to discover / to ascertain
escacs
n
(m) chess
escaient
adj
appropriate / suitable / fitting
escala
n
1. 1. (f) stairs
2. 2. (f) staircase
3. 3. (f) stairwell
4. 4. scale
Escala de Richter - Richter scale
Escala automàtica - Escalator
escalada
n
1. 1. (f) rock climbing
2. 2. (f) escalation
escalar
v
to climb
escalfar
v
to heat
escamot
n
1. 1. (m) squad
2. 2. (m) small herd
escampar
v
to scatter / to spread
escàndol
n
(m) scandal
escanyolit
adj
skinny / emaciated / scrawny / puny
escapolir-se
v
to escape / to flee / to run away
escarabat
n
(m) beetle
escarafalls
n
(mpl) fuss
fer escarafalls - to make a fuss
escarlata
adj
scarlet
La Pimpinella Escarlata - The Scarlet Pimpernel
n
(m) scarlet
escarola
n
(f) endive
escarransit
adj
1. 1. puny / scrawny
2. 2. mean
escarrassar-se
v
to slave away / to overwork / to toil / to make every possible effort
escassejar
v
1. 1. to be scarce
2. 2. to ration
escassetat
n
(f) shortage
escaure
v
1. 1. to be appropriate / to suit / to fit
2. 2. to coincide
expr si s'escau
if the chance arises
escenari
n
1. 1. (m) scene
2. 2. (m) stage
escèptic
adj
sceptic
escepticisme
n
(m) scepticism
esclafir
v
to burst (out)
Esclafir a riure - To burst out laughing
Esclafir a plorar - To burst into tears
Fer esclafir els dits - To snap / click your fingers
esclat
n
1. 1. (m) burst / outburst / eruption
2. 2. (m) blaze - A blaze of colour (Br.) / color (Am.)
3. 3. (m) explosion
4. 4. (m) glare
5. 5. (m) flash
esclatar
v
1. 1. to explode / to blow up
Fer esclatar (alguna cosa) - To blow (something) up
2. 2. to burst / to pop
3. 3. [METEOR] to break
4. 4. to break out / to erupt
esclau
n
(m / f) slave
esclerosi múltiple
n
(m) multiple sclerosis
escletxa
n
1. 1. (f) crack / chink / split / gap
2. 2. (f) crevice
esclop
n
(m) clog
escó
n
(m) seat
escocès
n
(m / f) Scot / Scotsman (masc.) / Scotswoman (fem.)
adj
Scottish
Escòcia
n
(f) Scotland
escola
n
(f) school
escolà
n
(m) altar boy
escolar
adj
school
escollir
v
to choose
escoltar
v
to listen
escombra
n
(f) broom / brush
escombrar
v
to sweep
escombraries
n
(fpl) rubbish / trash (Am.) / garbage (Am.)
escometre
v
1. 1. to undertake
2. 2. to attack
3. 3. to address
escons
n
(m) seats (in parliament)
escopeta
n
(f) shotgun
escopinya
n
(f) cockle
escopir
v
to spit
escorcoll
n
search
escorcollar
v
to search
escòria
n
(f) slag
Escorpí
n
Scorpio
escorta
n
(f) escorta
escortar
v
to escort
escorxador
n
(m) abattoir
escridassar
v
to scream / shout (angrily) at somebody / to bawl somebody out
escriptor
n
(m / f) writer
escriptori
n
1. 1. (m) desktop
2. 2. (m) desk
escriptura
n
1. 1. (f) writing
2. 2. (f) handwriting
3. 3. (f) writing system
4. 4. (f) deed
escriptures
n
1. 1. (fpl) (Holy) Scriptures
2. 2. (fpl) writings
escriure
v
to write
escruixidor
adj
shocking / frightening
escudella
n
(f) stew
esculpir
v
to sculpt / to carve / to chisel / to whittle
escultòric
adj
sculptural
escultura
n
(f) sculpture
escultural
adj
statuesque
escuradents
n
(m) toothpick
escurar
v
1. 1. to scour
2. 2. to clean / to clean out
Escurar les butxaques a algú - To clean someone out
escurçar
v
to shorten
esdeveniment
n
(m) event
esdevenir
v
to become
esfereïdor
adj
terrifying / frightening
esfèric
adj
spherical
esfínter
n
(m) sphincter
esfinx
n
(f) sphinx
esfondrar
v
to collapse / to sink
esforç
n
(m) effort
esforçar-se
v
to try hard / to strive / to make an effort
esfullar
v
to defoliate
esfumar
v
1. 1. to blur / to tone down
2. 2. to vanish / to disappear
esgarrapada
n
(f) scratch
esgarrapar
v
to scratch
esgarrifança
n
(f) shiver / shudder / trembling / chill
esgarrifar
v
to shiver / to shudder / to tremble / to shake / to thrill
esgarrifós
adj
bloodcurdling / hair-raising / thrilling / terrifying / chilling
esglai
n
(m) fright / scare / terror / panic
església
n
(f) church
esgotament
n
(m) exhaustion
esgrima
n
(f) fencing
esguard
n
(m) glance / look
eslovac
n
1. 1. (m) Slovak / Slovakian
2. 2. (m / f) Slovakian / Slovak
adj
Slovakian / Slovak
Eslovàquia
n
(f) Slovakia
eslovè
n
1. 1. (m) Slovene / Slovenian
2. 2. (m / f) Slovenian / Slovene
adj
Slovenian / Slovene
Eslovènia
n
(f) Slovenia
esmena
n
1. 1. (f) correction
2. 2. (f) amendment
esmenar
v
to amend
esment
n
(m) mention
Fer esment de - To mention
esmentar
v
to mention
Abans esmentat - Aforementioned
esmorteir
v
to muffle / to cushion / to deaden / to buffer
esmorzar
n
(m) breakfast
v
to have breakfast
espaguetis
n
(mpl) spaghetti
espai
n
(m) space
espai aeri
n
(m) airspace
espai exterior
n
(m) outer space
espant
n
(m) fright / panic / shock
espantaocells
n
(m) scarecrow
espantar
v
to scare
Espanya
n
(f) Spain
espanyol
adj
Spanish
espargir
v
to spread out / to scatter / to sprinkle
espasa
n
(f) sword
Peix espasa - Swordfish
espatlla
n
(f) shoulder
Arronsar / encongir les espatlles - To shrug (your shoulders)
Espatlla de xai - Lamb shoulder / shoulder of lamb
espatllar
v
1. 1. to break (down)
2. 2. to ruin / to damage
especial
adj
special
especialista
n
(m / f) specialist
especialitat
n
(f) specialty
especialitzar-se
v
to specialize / to specialise (Br.)
especialitzat
adj
specialized / specialised (Br.) / skilled
especialment
adv
especially
espècie
n
(f) species / type
específic
adj
specific
específicament
adv
specifically
espècimen
n
(m) specimen
espectacle
n
(m) show
espectacular
adj
spectacular
espectacularment
adv
spectacularly
espeleobusseig
n
(m) cave diving
espeleòleg
n
(m / f) potholer
espelma
n
(f) candle
espera
n
(f) wait / waiting
esperança
n
(f) hope
Esperança de vida - Life expectancy
esperançador
adj
encouraging
esperanto
n
(m) Esperanto
esperar
v
to wait / to hope (for) / to expect
esperit
n
(f) spirit
esperma
n
(f) sperm
Donant d'esperma - Sperm donor
espès
adj
thick
espetec
n
1. 1. (m) crash / crack
2. 2. (m) (kind of) Catalan sausage
espetegar
v
to crack / to crash
espia
n
(m / f) spy
espinacs
n
(m) spinach
espinós
adj
prickly
espionatge
n
(m) espionage / spying
espiritual
adj
spiritual
esplai
n
1. 1. (m) recreation / relaxation
2. 2. (m) after-school club
esplugabous
n
(m) cattle egret
espontani
adj
spontaneous
esporàdic
adj
sporadic
esport
n
(m) sport
esportista
n
(m / f) sportsman / sportswoman
espòs
n
(m) husband
esposa
n
(f) wife
espurna
n
(f) spark
espurnejar
v
1. 1. to spark / to sparkle
2. 2. to drizzle
esquadró
n
(m) squadron
esquadró de la mort
n
(m) death squad
esquaix
n
(m) squash
esqueixada
n
(f) salad made from cod, tomato, olives and onion
esquema
n
1. 1. (m) outline
2. 2. (m) sketch / diagram
esquena
n
1. 1. (f) [ANAT] back
2. 2. (f) [ESPORT] backstroke
esquer
n
(m) bait
esquerda
n
1. 1. (f) crack
2. 2. (f) crevice
esquerrà
adj
1. 1. left-handed
2. 2. left-wing
esquerre
adj
left
esquí
n
1. 1. (m) skiing
2. 2. (m) ski
esquiar
v
to ski
esquilar
v
to shear
esquimal
n
(m / f) Eskimo
esquinçar
v
to tear / to rip
esquirol
n
1. 1. (m) squirrel
2. 2. (m / f) scab / blackleg / strikebreaker
esquitxar
v
to splash
esquivar
v
to avoid / to elude / to dodge
ésser
v
to be
est
adj
east
estabilitat
n
(f) stability
estable
adj
stable
n
stable
establiment
n
(m) establishment
establir
v
1. 1. to establish
2. 2. to establish / to ascertain
estació
n
1. 1. (f) station
2. 2. (f) season
estació d'esquí
n
(f) ski resort
estació de servei
n
(f) gas station (Am.) / service station (Am.) / petrol station (Br.)
estacionalitat
n
(f) seasonality
estada
n
(f) stay
estadi
n
(m) stadium
estafador
n
(m / f) conman / con-woman / confidence trickster
estafar
v
to cheat / to deceive
estalvi
n
(m) saving
adj
safe
Sa i estalvi - Safe and sound
estalviador
n
(m / f) saver
estalviar
v
to save
estampida
n
(f) stampede
estanc
n
(m) tobacconist
estancat
adj
stagnant
estar
v
1. 1. to be
2. 2. to stay
estat
n
1. 1. (m) state
Estats Units - United States
2. 2. (m) status
Estats Units
n
(m) United States
Estats Units d'Amèrica
n
(m) United States of America
estàtua
n
(f) statue
estat vegetatiu
n
(m) vegetative state
Estat vegetatiu persistent - Persistent vegetative state
estavellar
v
to smash / to shatter
estel
n
1. 1. (m) star
Estel fugaç - Shooting star
Estel Polar - North Star / Polar Star / Polaris
2. 2. (m) kite
estereotip
n
(m) stereotype
estèril
adj
1. 1. sterile
2. 2. childless
Parelles estèrils - Childless couples
esterilització
n
(f) sterilisation (Br.) / sterilization (Am.)
esterilitzador
n
(m) steriliser (Br.) / sterilizer (Am.)
esterilitzar
v
to sterilise (Br.) / to sterilize (Am.)
esternudar
v
to sneeze
estètic
adj
aesthetic (Br.) / esthetic (Am.)
Cirurgia estètica - Cosmetic surgery
n
estètica (f) aesthetics (Br.) / esthetics (Am.)
estibador
n
(m / f) docker (Br.) / stevedore / longshoreman (Am.)
estic
n
(m) (hockey) stick
estil
n
(m) style
estima
n
(f) esteem
estimar
v
to love
estimat
adj
dear
Estimat pare... - Dear father...
n
darling / sweetheart
estímul
n
(m) stimulus
estimular
v
1. 1. to stimulate
2. 2. to arouse
estirar
v
to stretch
A tot estirar - At most / at the latest
estiu
n
(m) summer
estiuenc
adj
summer
estoc
n
(m) stock / inventory
estoig
n
(m) case
estona
n
(f) a while / a bit / a period of time
estonià
n
1. 1. (m) Estonian
2. 2. (m / f) Estonian
adj
Estonian
Estònia
n
(f) Estonia
estora
n
1. 1. (f) rush / jute / straw matting
2. 2. (f) mat
3. 3. (f) rug
estovar
v
1. 1. to soften
2. 2. to soften up
3. 3. to beat
estovalles
n
(fpl) tablecloth
estrabisme
n
(m) strabismus / squint
estrada
n
(f) witness box
estranger
n
(m / f) foreigner
adj
foreign
a l'estranger
adv
abroad
estrany
adj extrany
strange / weird / bizarre
Estrasburg
n
(m) Strasbourg
estratègia
n
(f) strategy
estratègic
adj
strategic
estrella
n
(f) star
estrella de mar
n
(f) starfish
estrena
n
(f) première
estrenar
v
to try out / to debut / to première
estrènyer
v
1. 1. to narrow / to make narrow
2. 2. to tighten
Ara t’hauràs d’estrènyer el cinturó - Now you'll have to tighten your belt
3. 3. to constrict / to compress
estrèpit
n
(m) bang / boom
estrès
n
(m) stress
estressat
adj
stressed (out)
estret
adj
narrow / close
estret de Gibraltar
n
(m) the Straits of Gibraltar
estri
n
(m) tool / utensil
estrictament
adv
strictly
Estrictament confidencial - Strictly confidential
estricte
adj
strict
estripar
v
1. 1. to gut / to disembowel
2. 2. to tear / to rip
estructura
n
(f) structure
estructura de control
n
(f) control structure
estudi
n
(m) study
estudiant
n
(m / f) student
estudiar
v
to study
estupefacció
n
(f) astonishment
estupidesa
n
(f) stupidity
esvair
v
1. 1. to vanish / to dispel
Vull esvair qualsevol dubte que pugueu tenir - I'd like to dispel any doubts you may have
2. 2. to faint
esvalot
n
(m) commotion / din / racket / disturbance / uproar
esvàstica
n
(f) swastika
esvoranc
n
(m) hole
et
pron
you / yourself
etapa
n
(f) stage
etarra
n
(m / f) ETA member / member of ETA
adj
ETA
etíop
adj
Ethiopian
n
(m / f) Ethiopian
Etiòpia
n
Ethiopia
etiquetar
v
1. 1. to label
2. 2. to pigeonhole
ètnia
n
(f) ethnic group
ètnic
adj
ethnic
etnicitat
n
(f) ethnicity
EUA
n
(f) USA
eufòria
n
(f) euphoria
eufòric
adj
euphoric
euga
n
(f) mare
Europa
n
Europe
europeu
adj
european
eutanàsia
n
(f) euthanasia / assisted suicide
evacuar
v
to evacuate
evacuat
n
(m / f) evacuee
eventual
adj
1. 1. temporary
2. 2. possible
evidenciar
v
to make clear
evident
adj
clear / obvious
evidentment
adv
clearly / obviously
evitar
v
to avoid
evolució
n
1. 1. (f) evolution
2. 2. (f) development / progress
exacte
adj
accurate
De manera / forma exacta - Accurately
exactitud
n
(f) accuracy / precision
Amb exactitud - Accurately
examen
n
exam / examination
excavadora
n
(f) bulldozer / digger / excavator
excavar
v
to excavate
excés
n
(m) excess
excés de velocitat
n
(m) speeding
excloure
v
to exclude
exclusió
n
(f) exclusion
exclusiu
adj
exclusive
exclusivament
adv
exclusively
excrement
n
(m) excrement
excursió
n
(f) trip
execució
n
(f) execution
executar
v
1. 1. to carry out / to execute
2. 2. to execute
executiu
adj
executive
n
(m / f) executive
exemplar
n
1. 1. (m) copy
nota: Si es parla d'un llibre, es diu 'copy' (per ex: 'Have you got a copy of the latest Harry Potter?')
2. 2. (m) issue
nota: Si es parla d'una revista, es diu 'issue' (per ex: 'Have you seen the latest issue of 'Rolling Stone' magazine?')
exemple
n
(m) example
Per exemple - For example
exercici
n
(m) exercise
exèrcit
n
(m) army
exhibidor
n
(m / f) exhibitor
exhumació
n
(f) exhumation
exhumar
v
to exhume
exigència
n
(f) demand / requirement
exigir
v
to demand
exili
n
(m) exile
exiliar
v
to exile / to banish
existència
n
(f) existence
existent
adj
existing
existir
v
to exist
èxit
n
(m) success / achievement
expectació
n
(f) expectation
expectativa
n
(f) expectation
Expectativa de vida - Life expectancy
expedició
n
(f) expedition
expedient
n
(m) file / record
experiència
n
(f) experience
experimentar
v
1. 1. to undergo
2. 2. to experience
3. 3. to experiment / to try out
Experimentar amb animals - To experiment on animals
4. 4. to suffer
expert
n
(m / f) expert
adj
expert
explicació
n
(f) explanation
explicar
v
to explain
explícit
adj
explicit
explorar
v
to explore
explosiu
n
(m) explosive
adj
explosive
explotació
n
(f) exploitation
Explotació agrària - Farming
Explotació ramadera - Livestock raising
Explotació forestal - Foresting
explotar
v
1. 1. to explode
2. 2. to exploit
exportació
n
(f) export
exposar
v
1. 1. to exhibit
2. 2. to set out / to put forward / to state / to point out
exposició
n
(f) exposition
expressar
v
to express
expressiu
adj
expressive
expulsar
v
1. 1. to kick out / to throw out / to get rid of / to banish / to eject
2. 2. [ESPORT] to send off
expulsió
n
1. 1. (f) expulsion / deportation
2. 2. (f) [ESPORT] sending off
exquisit
adj
exquisite
extermini
n
(m) extermination
extinció
n
(f) putting out / extinction
extirpar
v
to remove / to root something out
extraordinari
adj
extraordinary / amazing
extraterrestre
adj
extraterrestrial / alien
n
(m / f) extraterrestrial / alien
extravagant
adj
odd / outlandish
extrem
adj
1. 1. extreme
Metall extrem - Death metal
2. 2. far
L'extrema dreta - The Far Right
L'extrema esquerra - The Far Left
Extrem Orient - The Far East
3. 3. abject
La pobresa extrema - Abject poverty
n
(m) extremity / (very) end / extreme
extremadament
adv
extremely
extremeny
adj
of / from Extremadura
n
(m / f) (person) from Extremadura
extremista
n
(m / f) extremist
