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
