back 



n
[ANAT] esquena
back down
v.c. cedir / donar marxa enrere +
Australia won't back down on its immigration policy
The Americans believe that if they put pressure on North Korea they will back down on their plans to build more nuclear missiles
The question everybody is asking is 'who will back down first, the French or the Americans?'
back into
v.c. 1. [TRANSP] xocar amb alguna cosa fent marxa enrera +
At the very beginning of my driving test I put the car in reverse by mistake and managed to back into a parked car. Needless to say, I failed!
There was a crash on the M62 last night when a lorry backed into the path of an oncoming vehicle
nota: Si es diu que un vehícle 'backed into' una cosa concreta com per exemple un cotxe, la paret d'un edifici etc., vol dir que es va xocar amb aquest, però si es diu que un vehícle 'backed into' un espai lliure com per exemple un carrer, un espai d'aparcament, etc, vol dir senzillament que es va entrar en aquest espai fent marxa enrera, no implica que es va xocar amb res.
sin. reverse into
2. [TRANSP] entrar en un espai lliure fent marxa enrera
sin. reverse into
back (someone) into a corner
v.c. arraconar +
The three security guards backed Sean into a corner and started to beat him up
Firefighters returned to work after their month-long strike because they said they had been backed into a corner by the unions and had no other choice
back (someone) up
v.c. corroborar +
If you don't believe me ask Sarah. She'll back me up
The man claimed he was nowhere near the house at the time of the murder and three neighbours came forward to back him up
You're my best friend. You're supposed to back me up not drop me in it!')
sin. vouch for (someone)
back up
v.c. 1. [TRANSP] fer marxa enrera
sin. reverse
2. [INFORM] fer una còpia de seguretat +
If you don't regularly back up your work files you risk losing them all should your computer get hit by a virus
We strongly recommend that you back up the system every day!
3. defensar +
The student insisted that the death penalty was a good way of preventing crime, but nobody took much notice of him as he always failed to provide any real evidence to back his arguments up
The protestors claimed that the government had acted illegally and should be overthrown. However, their cries fell on deaf ears as they never managed to back their statements up with any facts
bad 


adj
mal / dolent
bank 


n
1. [FIN] banc
2. riba / ribera / vora / voral
bar 


n
1. barra
2. bar
v conj prohibir
sin. ban
prep
excepte / menys / tret de +
All bar two of the recipes are for a family of four
All bar three of the survivors went on to make a full recovery
sin. except
basic 


adj
bàsic
basis 


n
base
be 



v conj (was/been/being)
ser / ésser / estar
because 


conj
perquè
become 



v conj (became/become)
esdevenir
before 



adv
abans
prep
davant
begin 


v conj (began/begun/beginning)
començar / iniciar +
I've got so much work to do I don't really know where to begin
This past winter in England was really, really cold. I'm beginning to understand why a lot of English people spend the winter in Australia!
The group began the concert with one of their recent top-ten singles
sin. start
behind 


prep
darrere
best 



adj
millor
nota: 'Best' és el superlatiu de l'adjectiu 'good' i l'adverbi 'well'
better 


v conj millorar
adj
millor
nota: 'Better' és el comparatiu de l'adjectiu 'good' i l'adverbi 'well'
big 



adj
1. gran
nota: Els adjectius 'big' i 'large' equivalen més o menys a la paraula catalana 'gran'. Però, no sempre són sinònims. A més del fet que 'large' és més formal que 'big', i que 'big' s'utilitza habitualment per referir a les persones (per ex.: 'She's a big girl', 'His friend is very big'), hi ha moltes altres diferències súbtils. Senyalar totes aquestes diferències ultrapassa l'abast d'aquest diccionari però us donem alguns sustantius que sempre van acompanyats de 'big' (big boss, big breath, big brother, big decision, big favour, big grin, big hit, big problem, big sigh, big sister, big smile, big yawn).
2. gros
bit 


n
1. [INFORM] bit![[Termcat]](images/tcat.gif)
2. tros / xic / mica
expr bit by bit
poc a poc
black 


adj
negre
block 


v conj obstruir
sin. to obstruct
body 


n
1. cos
2. cadàver
pl. bodies
3. (before noun) corporal
Body image - Imatge corporal
Body temperature - Temperatura corporal
4. entitat
book 



n
llibre
v conj reservar
sin. reserve
box 


n
1. caixa
2. casella
3. llotja
4. capsa
Box of matches - Capsa de llumins
5. (argot) televisor
pl. boxes
v conj 1. boxejar
2. embalar
break 


v conj (broke/broken)
1. trencar +
If you say that once more I swear I'll break your neck!
If it isn't broken, don't try and fix it!
It seemed like Jim was always breaking the rules and getting away with it
The footballer was out for the entire season as he broke his leg during training
2. avariar
3. infringir / transgredir
To break a law - Infringir / transgredir una llei
n
descans
break down
v.c. 1. espatllar +
My car broke down halfway to London
Why do freezers only ever break down just before Christmas when they're full of food??
2. fracassar +
The couple couldn't pinpoint the exact moment their relationship had broken down. They had been drifting apart for years.
3. tirar (una porta) a terra +
The police broke down the door and stormed into the house
4. descompondre +
When we break down the figures by region, the effect is even more dramatic
To be truly biodegradable, a substance should break down into carbon dioxide, water and naturally occurring minerals.
5. posar-se a plorar +
John broke down when they told him his mother had died
break in
v.c. forçar (una porta / una finestra) i entrar en un edifici +
Just after the betting shop closed for the night, John broke in and stole the day's takings
break into
v.c. 1. forçar (una porta / una finestra) i entrar en un edifici / un vehícle +
John broke into the betting shop and stole the day's takings
Steven broke into his ex-girlfriend's apartment and covered her walls with graffitti.
2. [INFORM] entrar en un ordinador / sistema sense permissió +
He broke into the bank's computer system
3. començar a
nota: Es pot utilitzar el verb 'to break into' amb un sustantiu, per significar 'començar a fer una cosa de sobte' (per exemple: 'He broke into song', 'He broke into a run', 'He broke into a cold sweat', 'He broke into a big grin')
break off
v.c. 1. trencar
2. callar +
He broke off mid-sentence as if he had just remembered something
break open
v.c. obrir +
Let's break open a bottle of champagne to celebrate your engagement!
break out
v.c. 1. esclatar +
On the day war broke out towns and villages across Britain were brought to a standstill by anti-war protests
2. produir-se (un incendi / una baralla) +
120 people were made homeless yesterday when a fire broke out in their neighborhood
Lesley left the party after the second fight of the evening broke out
3. escapar-se (de la presó) +
The prison's governor was stunned when he learnt that an inmate had broken out by climbing down a rope made of bed sheets
break up
v.c. 1. dissoldre / dispersar +
Hundreds of police armed with water cannons and tear gas finally broke up the demonstration
2. desarticular
3. trencar (una relació) +
Jim and Alice broke up just three months after getting married
4. esmicolar / fragmentar
5. tancar-se per vacances +
This year our school breaks up for Christmas on the 21st of December
browse 


v conj 1. [INFORM] navegar![[Termcat]](images/tcat.gif)
2. fer una ullada
browser 


n
[INFORM] navegador
build 



v conj (built/built)
construir
sin. construct
n
complexió / constitució corporal
building 



n
edifici
business 



n
1. negoci
The (building/hotel) business - El negoci (de la construcció / del sector hoteler)
2. negoci / empresa / companyia
pl. businesses
sin. company, firm
3. (col.loq) assumpte +
Why should I tell him? It's none of his business!
Why can't she just keep her nose out of my business?
sin. affair
adj
empresarial
but 



conj
1. però
2. sinó
button 


n
botó
buy 


v conj (bought/bought)
1. comprar
sin. purchase
2. (col.loq) acceptar / creure +
Fergal reckons that he didn't deliberately download those pornographic pictures from the Internet and that he must have done it accidentally. Well, I'm sorry but I just don't buy that!
Daniel swore blind that he had no idea how he got lipstick on his shirt collar, but his girlfriend wasn't buying it!
sin. believe, fall for
buy up
v.c. acaparar
byte 


n
octet
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