va *
adj vain
pl. vans / f.s. vana
En va - In vain

vaca *
n (f) cow

vacances **
n (f) holidays

vacant **
adj vacant

n (f) vacancy

vacil·lar *
v conj 1. to waver / to hesitate / to vacillate
2. to flicker
3. to wobble

vacuna *
n (f) vaccine

vaga **
n (f) strike
f.pl. vagues

vaga de fam *
n (f) hunger strike
pl. vagues

vagabund *
n 1. (m / f) wanderer
2. (m / f) vagrant / tramp / bum (slang)

adj wandering

vagar *
v conj 1. to wander / to roam
2. to suit
A veure quan us vagarà d'endreçar la habitació

vagina *
n (f) vagina

vagó *
n (m) carriage (Br.) / passenger car (Am.) / passenger coach (Am.) / goods van (Br.) / boxcar (Am.) / freight car (Am.)
pl. vagons
Vagó llit - Sleeper / sleeping car (Am.)
Vagó restaurant - Restaurant car (Br.) / dining car

vague *
adj vague
f.s. vaga

vailet *
n 1. (m) page boy
2. (m) boy

vainilla *
n (f) vanilla

vaixell **
n (m) boat

vaixell de guerra *
n (m) warship

vaixella *
n (f) crockery / dinner service / tableware

val *
n (m) coupon / voucher

valencià *****
n 1. (m) Valencian
2. (m / f) Valencian

adj Valencian
pl. valencians / f.s. valenciana

valent **
adj brave
f.s. valenta

valentia *
n (f) courage / bravery
Amb valentia - Bravely / courageously

valer ****
v conj 1. to cost
2. to be worth
3. to be useful / to be suitable
No s'hi val - That's not fair
Valer la pena - To be worth it
Fer valer - To assert
L'avi ja no pot valer-se - Grandfather can no longer (take care of / manage by) himself
Val més que ho facis tu - You'd better do it
S'ha valgut d'influències - He made use of his connections
n.b: This verb is also spelled 'valdre'

vàlid **
adj valid

vall *****
n (f) valley

valor *****
n (m) value

valorar ***
v conj to rate

vals *
n (m) waltz

vàlua *
n (f) value

valuós *
adj valuable
f.s. valuosa

vàlvula *
n (f) valve

vampir *
n (m) vampire

vanagloriar-se *
v conj to boast / to brag

vanar-se
v conj to boast / to brag

vanitat *
n (f) vanity

vanitós *
adj vain / conceited
f.s. vanitosa

vànova
n (f) bedspread

syn. cobrellit

vapor **
n (m) vapor / steam

vara *
n (f) rod / stick

vareta *
n 1. (f) wand
2. (f) little stick

vari ***
adj different / diverse / varied
f.s. vària

variable **
adj variable

n (f) variable

variació ***
n (f) variation

variar ***
v conj to vary

varicel·la
n (f) chickenpox

varietat ***
n (f) variety

vas *
n 1. (m) glass
2. (m) vessel

vascular *****
adj vascular
Cirurgia vascular - Vascular surgery

vast *
adj vast
pl. vastos / f.s. vasta

Vaticà *
n (m) Vatican

vaticinar *
v conj to foreshadow / to predict

veda *
n 1. (f) prohibition
2. (m) close season (Br.) / closed season (Am.)

vedar *
v conj to forbid / to prohibit

vedell *
n (m) calf

vedella *
n (f) veal

vegada ****
n (f) time
Tres vegades - Three times
Una vegada - Once
Dues vegades - Twice
Una altra vegada - Again
A la vegada - At the same time
Tal vegada - Perhaps

vegetació *
n (f) vegetation

vegetal **
adj vegetable

n (m) vegetable / plant

vegetarià *
n (m / f) vegetarian

adj vegetarian
pl. vegetarians / f.s. vegetariana

vegetatiu *
adj vegetative
f.s. vegetativa
Estat vegetatiu (persistent) - (Persistent) vegetative state

vehicle ****
n (m) vehicle

veí **
n 1. (m / f) neighbour (Br.) / neighbor (Am.)
pl. veïns / f.s. veïna
2. (m / f) resident

adj 1. neighbouring (Br.) / neighboring (Am.)
2. nearby

veïnat *
n 1. (m) neighbourhood (Br.) / neighborhood (Am.)
2. (m) residents / neighbours (Br.) / neighbors (Am.)

vel *
n (m) veil

vela *
n 1. (f) sailing
2. (f) sail

velar *
v conj 1. to blur
2. to veil

veler *
n (m) sailboat

vell ***
adj old / aged (formal)
f.s. vella

vellesa *
n (f) old age

vellut *
n (m) velvet

veloç *
adj fast / quick
pl. veloços

velocímetre
n (m) speedometer

velocitat **
n (f) speed

velòdrom *
n (m) velodrome

vena *
n (f) vein

vencedor *
n (m) winner / conqueror

adj winning / conquering
f.s. vencedora

vèncer *
v conj to beat / to win

venda ***
n (f) sale
posar a la venda - to release / put on the market
sortir a la venda - to be released / come on the market

vendre **
v conj to sell

Veneçuela *
n (f) Venezuela

venedor *
n (m / f) seller
f.s. venedora

venerar *
v conj to venerate

venir ****
v conj to come
Venir bé - To suit
La setmana que ve - Next week
Les sabates em venen petites - The shoes are too small for me

venjança *
n (f) revenge

venjar *
v conj to take revenge / to avenge

vent **
n (m) wind

ventada *
n (f) gale / strong wind

Ventafocs *
n (f) Cinderella

ventall **
n (m) fan

ventar **
v conj 1. to fan
2. to be windy
3. to strike / to deal +
Li van ventar una bufetada.


ventilador *
n (m) ventilator / fan

ventilar *
v conj 1. to ventilate
2. to air

ventós *
adj windy / breezy

ventre *
n (m) belly

ventricle *
n (m) ventricle

ventura *
n (f) luck / fortune

Venus *
n (m) Venus

veraç *
adj truthful

verat *
n (m) mackerel

verb *
n (m) verb

verbal *
adj 1. verbal / spoken
Llenguatge verbal - Spoken language
2. verbal

verb auxiliar
n (m) auxiliary verb

verd *****
adj 1. green
f.s. verda
2. blue / off-color (Am.)
f.s. verda
Acudits verds - Blue jokes / off-color jokes (Am.)

verdum *
n (m) greenfinch

verdura **
n (f) vegetables

veredicte *
n (m) verdict

verema *
n (f) vintage / grape harvest

veremar *
v conj to pick / to harvest (grapes)

verge **
n virgin

Verge *
n Virgo

vergonya *
n (f) shame / embarrassment

vergonyós *
adj shameful
pl. vergonyosos / f.s. vergonyosa

verí *
n (m) poison / venom

verificar *
v conj to check / to verify

verídic *
adj true

verinós *
adj poisonous
pl. verinosos / f.s. verinosa

veritable ***
adj true / real

veritat **
n (f) truth

vermell **
adj red
f.s. vermella

expr posar-se vermell
to blush / to go red / to turn red

vermellós *
adj reddish
pl. vermellosos / f.s. vermellosa

vermut *
n (m) vermouth

vern *
n (m) alder

expr sol i vern
completely alone and abandoned +
Amb la mort dels seus pares, va restar sol i vern


vernís *
n (m) varnish

vers ***
prep 1. towards / to
2. at about / at around

n (m) verse

versicle
n (m) verse

versió ***
n (f) version
pl. versions

vertader *
adj true
f.s. vertadera

vèrtebra *
n (f) vertebra

vertebrat *
adj vertebrate

vèrtex *
n (m) vertex

vertical *
adj vertical

verticalment *
adv vertically

vertigen *
n (m) vertigo / dizziness

vescomte *
n (m) viscount

vesícula *
n (f) vesicle

vesícula biliar
n (f) gall bladder

vespa *
n (f) wasp

vespre **
n (m) evening

vessant ***
n (m) side / slope

vessar *
v conj to spill +
Va omplir massa el dipòsit del cotxe i a les corbes li vessava.


vestíbul *
n (m) hall / hallway

vestidor *
n (m) changing room

vestir *
v conj to get dressed / to dress

vestit *
n (m) dress

vestuari *
n 1. (m) wardrobe / closet / cupboard
2. (m) wardrobe +
Aquest any encara no m'he comprat res i se m'ha quedat el vestuari antiquat.


vet *
n (m) veto
vet aquí - here is
i vet aquí un gat, vet aquí un gos, aquest conte ja s’ha fos. Vet aquí un gos, vet aquí un gat aquest conte s’ha acabat. - and that's the end of the story

veta *
n 1. (f) ribbon / strip
2. (f) seam / vein
Hem de seguir-li la veta o no haurà qui ho aguanti - We have to humour him or it will be impossible to stand him
Tirar de veta - To splurge

veterà *
n (m / f) veteran
pl. veterans / f.s. veterana

adj veteran

veterinari *
n (m / f) vet
f.s. veterinària

vetlla *
n 1. (f) vigil
2. (f) wakefulness
3. (f) eve
4. (f) wake

vetllada *
n (f) evening / soirée

vetllar **
v conj 1. to watch (over)
2. to stay awake
3. to keep watch
4. to hold a wake for

veto *
n (m) veto

syn. vet

veu **
n (f) voice

veure *****
v conj to see

vi ***
n (m) wine
vi negre - red wine
vi blanc - white wine

via *****
n 1. (f) lane
2. (f) way / path
Per via de - Via / through
En via de - In the middle of / in the process of
Països en vies de desenvolupament - Developing countries
Via d'aigua - Leak
Via làctia - Milky Way
3. (f) channel
Via de comunicació - Communications channel / means of communication
Via pública - Public thoroughfare
4. (f) (railway) track

viabilitat **
n (f) viability

viable *
adj viable

vial **
n 1. (m) avenue / road
2. (m) vial

vianant *
n (m / f) pedestrian
Pas de vianants - Pedestrian crossing

vianda *
n (f) food

viarany *
n (m) narrow path / lane

viari **
adj road
f.s. viària
Seguretat viària - Road safety

viatjant *
n (m / f) sales rep / (travelling) salesman (Br.) / (traveling) salesman (Am.) / (commercial) traveller

viatjar **
v conj to travel

viatge ***
n (m) journey

viatger *
n (m / f) traveller
f.s. viatgera

vibració *
n (f) vibration

vibrar *
v conj to vibrate

vicari *
n (m) vicar

vicepresidència *
n (f) vice presidency
Candidat a la vicepresidència - Vice presidential candidate

vicepresident *
n (m / f) vice president
f.s. vicepresidenta

viceversa *
adv vice versa

vici *
n (m) vice

víctima **
n 1. (f) victim
2. (f) casualty

víctima mortal *
n (f) -
El nombre de víctimes mortals és molt alt - The number of deaths / dead is very high

victòria **
n (f) victory / win

vida *****
n (f) life

vida artificial *
n (f) A-life

vídeo ****
n (m) video

videocàmera
n (f) camcorder

videocasset *
n (m) video cassette

videoteca *
n (f) video library

videovigilància
n (f) video surveillance
Càmera de videovigilància - CCTV camera

vidre **
n (m) glass

vidu *
n (m) widower

vídua *
n (f) widow

Vietnam *
n (m) Vietnam

vietnamita *
n (m) Vietnamese

adj Vietnamese

vigent *****
adj in force

vigilància *
n (f) vigilance / surveillance

vigilant *
n (m / f) watchman / guard

adj watchful

vigilant de seguretat *
n security guard

vigilar *
v conj to keep an eye on / to watch / to look after

vigília *
n 1. (f) vigil / wakefulness

syn. vetlla 2. (f) eve

vigor **
n (m) vigour (Br.) / vigor (Am.)
En vigor - In force

vigorós *
adj vigorous

VIH *
n (m) HIV

VIH negatiu
adj HIV negative

VIH positiu
adj HIV positive

vil *
adj vile / despicable

vila *****
n (f) town

vilafranquí *
adj of / from Vilafranca del Penedès

n (m / f) (person) from Vilafranca del Penedès
pl. vilafranquins / f.s. vilafranquina

vilanoví *
adj of / from Vilanova

n (m / f) (person) from Vilanova
pl. vilanovins / f.s. vilanovina

vilatà *
n (m / f) villager

vimet *
n (m) wicker

vinagre *
n (m) vinegar

vinagre de xerès
n (m) sherry vinegar

vinagreta *
n (f) vinaigrette

vincular *
v conj to link

vindre ****
v conj (Val.) to come

vinent *
adj next
L'any vinent - Next year
El maig vinent - Next March

vinga *
exclam come on!

vinícola *
adj wine-producing
Indústria vinícola - Wine-producing industry
Zona vinícola - Wine-producing zone

vint ***
n (m) twenty

vintè *
adj twentieth
f.s. vintena

vintena *
n (f) twenty

vinya **
n (f) vine

viola *
n (f) viola

violar *
v conj to rape

violència **
n (f) violence

violència domèstica *
n (f) domestic violence

violent **
adj 1. violent
2. embarrasing / awkward

violeta *
adj violet

n (f) violet

violí *
n (m) violin

violoncel *
n 1. (m) cello / violoncello
2. (m / f) cellist

syn. violoncel·lista

violoncel·lista *
n (m / f) cellist

viral *
adj viral

syn. víric

viratge *
n 1. (m) toning
2. (m) turn

virar *
v conj 1. to turn / to veer
2. to tone

víric *
adj viral
f.s. vírica / f.pl. víriques

syn. viral

viril *
adj virile / manly

virrei *
n (m) viceroy

virtual ****
adj virtual
Realitat virtual - Virtual reality

virtut ***
n 1. (f) virtue
2. (f) property / power

virus *
n (m) virus

visat *
n (m) visa

visca **
exclam hurray / hurrah / long live / three cheers for

víscera *
n 1. (f) viscus / internal organ
2. vísceras (fpl) viscera / entrails / innards

viscós *
adj viscous

visera *
n 1. (f) visor
2. (f) peak

visibilitat *
n (f) visibility

visible *
adj visible

visigot *
n (m) visigoth

adj visigoth
f.s. visigoda

visió ***
n (f) vision
pl. visions

visita *****
n (f) visit

visitant ****
n (m / f) visitor

adj visiting

visitar ***
v conj to visit

vist i plau *
n (m) approval

vista *****
n (f) sight / view

vistós *
adj showy / eye-catching / gorgeous / flamboyant

visual ***
adj visual

n (f) line of vision / line of sight

visualitzar *
v conj to visualize

vitalitat *
n vitality

vitamina *
n (f) vitamin

vitrall *
n (m) stained-glass window

vitrina *
n (f) display case / display cabinet / showcase

vitroceràmica *
n 1. (f) ceramic hob
pl. vitroceràmiques
2. (f) glass ceramic

viu *****
adj 1. alive
f.s. viva
2. live
3. vivacious
4. sharp
5. lively
6. intense / deep
És el viu retrat de sa mare - She's the spitting image of her mother

n edge +
Li han cosit un viu de seda a la vora de les faldilles
Llima els vius d'aquesta peça.


viure ****
v conj to live

vivència **
n (f) experience

viver **
n 1. (m) breeding ground
2. (m) hatchery / fish farm
3. (m) nursery (plant)

vocabulari *
n (m) vocabulary

vocal ***
n 1. (f) vowel
2. (f) member
n.b: 'Vocal' means 'member' in the sense 'board member'.

adj vocal

vol **
n (m) flight

volada *
n 1. (f) flight
2. (f) flock
3. (f) eaves / overhang / jutty / projection

volant *
n 1. (m) steering wheel
2. (m) referral note
3. (m) ruffle / flounce / frill

adj flying

volar **
v conj to fly

volàtil *
adj volatile

vol biplaça
n (m) tandem flight

volcà *
n (m) volcano
pl. volcans

volcànic *
adj volcanic
f.s. volcànica / f.pl. volcàniques

voleibol *
n (m) volleyball

voler *****
v conj to want (to)

volt *
n 1. (m) turn
2. (m) volt
3. volts (mpl) surroundings / environs

volta ***
n (f) lap / round

voltant *****
n 1. (m) around / about
Al voltant (de) - Around
2. voltants (mpl) surroundings / environs

voltar *
v conj 1. to turn (over) / to go around
2. to surround
3. to spin

voltor *
n (m) vulture

volum ****
n (m) volume

volumètric *
adj volumetric
f.s. volumètrica / f.pl. volumètriques

voluminós *
adj bulky
pl. voluminosos / f.s. voluminosa

voluntari **
n (m / f) volunteer
f.s. voluntària

voluntariat *
n (f) volunteering

voluntat ***
n (f) will

volva *
n 1. (f) speck / wisp
2. (f) snowflake

vòmit *
n (m) vomit / vomiting

vora **
n 1. (f) edge / side
A la vora - Near
A la vora del mar - At the seaside
2. (f) (river)bank
3. (f) hem

voraç *
adj 1. voracious / avid
Un lector voraç - An avid reader
2. fierce
Un voraç incendi - A fierce fire

voral *
n 1. (m) roadside / verge / shoulder
2. (m) riverbank

voravia *
n (f) pavement (Br.) / sidewalk (Am.)

syn. vorera

vorejar *
v conj to go round / to skirt / to border +
La dona vorejava els vuitanta anys


vorera **
n (f) pavement (Br.) / sidewalk (Am.)

syn. voravia

vòrtex *
n (m) vortex

vosaltres **
pron you
n.b: 'Vosaltres' is the singular, familiar form of 'you'.

vostè ***
pron you
n.b: 'Vostè' is the singular, polite form of 'you'.

vostès **
pron you
n.b: 'Vostè' is the plural, polite form of 'you'.

vostre *****
adj your

pron yours
f.s. vostra
n.b: 'Vostre' is the plural, familiar form of 'your' and 'yours'.

vot *****
n (m) vote

votació **
n (f) voting / vote / ballot

votar **
v conj to vote / to ballot

vuit **
n (m) eight

vuitanta **
n (m) eighty

vuitens *
n (m) last sixteen
n.b: 'Vuitens (de final)' is the stage of a sporting competition before the quarter finals, which is usually referred to in English as 'the last sixteen' (e.g. 'Barça will meet Celtic in the last sixteen of the UEFA Cup' - 'El Barça s'enfronta al Celtic als vuitens de la Copa de la UEFA'

vulgar *
adj vulgar / common

vulnerar *
v conj 1. to infringe / to violate
2. to hurt / to damage

vulva *
n (f) vulva


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