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]
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]
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[Termcat]

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

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