bacó
n
1. (m) bacon
2. (m) pig
3. (m / f) [fig.] pig
bacterià
adj
bacterial
bacteriològic
adj
bacteriological
bagatge
n
1. (m) baggage
2. (m) [fig.] knowledge / experience / background
baix
adj
1. short
2. low
3. lower
4. down
adv
1. low
2. quietly / softly
3. below
4. downstairs
n
1. baixos (mpl) the bottom (part)
2. baixos (mpl) downstairs
3. baixos (mpl) the people who make up the bottom level of a 'castell' (human castle)
4. (m) bass
5. (m) bass (guitar)
expr a baix
down with
A baix els tirans! - Down with tyrants!
expr de dalt a baix
from top to bottom
expr en veu baixa
quietly / softly / in a quiet (or low or soft) voice
expr mirar de dalt a baix
[fig.] to look (somebody) up and down / to look down your nose at (somebody)
baixa
n
1. (f) fall
2. (f) descent
3. (f) exemption
4. (f) [mil.] casualty
5. (f) [METEOR] low front
expr anar de baixa
to be on the way out / to be on a downward slope
expr donar de baixa
to kick out
expr donar-se de baixa
[~ de] to unsubscribe (from) / to withdraw (from) / to leave
baixador
n
1. (m) [de trens] (railway) stop / (railway) halt (Br.)
2. (m) [de cavalls] mounting block
baix-alemany
n
(m) low German
baladre
n
(m) oleander
balanç
n
1. (m) rocking motion
2. (m) balance
3. (m) [FIN] balance / balance sheet
expr balanç de situació
(m) balance sheet
expr prendre balanç
to balance
balança
n
1. (f) scales / scale (Am.)
2. (f) balance
3. Balança (f) Libra
expr balança de pagaments
(f) balance of payments
expr fer caure (o inclinar o decantar) la balança
to tip the balance / to tip the scales / to swing the balance
balançó
n
(m) scale pan
balear
adj
Balearic
n
1. (m / f) person (or man or woman or child) from the Balearic Islands
2. Balears (fpl) Balearic Islands
baleàric
adj
Balearic
balenó
n
(m) baby whale / calf
ballet
n
(m) ballet
expr ballarí de ballet
(m / f) ballet dancer / (fem. també) ballerina
balsa
n
1. (f) balsa tree
2. (f) balsa (wood)
bàltic
adj
Baltic
expr llengües bàltiques
(fpl) Baltic languages
expr Mar Bàltica
(f) Baltic Sea
baluard
n
(m) bulwark
banal
adj
banal
banalitat
n
(f) banality
banalitzar
v conj
(f) banality
banana
n
(f) banana
expr banana mascle
(f) plantain
banca
n
1. (f) bench
2. (f) stool
3. (f) [FIN] the banks / the banking system
4. (f) [jocs] the bank
expr fer saltar la banca
to break the bank
banda
n
1. (f) band / strip
2. (f) [música] band
3. (f) [de freqüències] band
4. (f) side
5. (f) group / gang
expr ample (or amplada) de banda
(f) bandwidth
expr banda ampla
(f) broadband
expr banda sonora
(f) soundtrack
expr d'altra banda
in addition / furthermore
expr deixar de banda
to leave out / to forget about / to put to one side / to overlook
expr d'una banda... d'altra banda...
on the one hand... on the other hand...
banquer
n
1. (m / f) banker
2. (m / f) [jocs] banker
banús
n
(m) ebony
bany
n
1. (m) bath(tub)
2. (m) bath(water)
3. (m) bathroom
4. (m) bathing
expr bany de sang
(m) blood bath
expr bany Maria
(m) bain-Marie
expr tenir un bany (d'una cosa)
to have a vague notion (of something)
expr vestit de bany
(m) swimsuit / swimming costume
Barcelona
n
Barcelona
expr Barcelona ciutat
the city of Barcelona
expr Barcelona metropolitana
Barcelona metropolitan area
barem
n
(m) score / scale / calculation table
baròmetre
n
(m) barometer
expr baròmetre aneroide
(m) aneroid barometer
expr baròmetre de mercuri
(m) mercury barometer
barra
n
(f) bar
expr barra d'eines
(f) toolbar
expr barra d'equilibri
(f) balance beam
expr barra d'estat
(f) status bar
expr barra fixa (o horitzontal)
(f) high bar (o horizontal bar)
expr barra invertida
(f) back slash
expr barra vertical
(f) pipe
expr barres asimètriques
(fpl) asymmetric bars / uneven parallel bars / uneven bars / bars
expr barres paral·leles
(fpl) parallel bars
barraca
n
1. (f) hut / shack
2. (f) [en una fira] stall
barracó
n
(m) prefab (col·loq.) / prefabricated building / portable (Am.)
barrejar
v conj
1. to mix / to blend
2. [cartes] to shuffle
barri
n
(m) neighbourhood (Br.) / neighborhood (Am.) / area / district
expr barri xinès
1. (m) Chinatown
2. (m) red-light district
barroc
adj
baroque
n
(m) baroque
basar
v conj
to base
base
n
1. (f) basis
2. (f) base
3. (m / f) [bàsquet] point guard
expr base de dades
(f) database
expr base de dades relacional
(f) relational database
bàsic
adj
basic
batalla
n
(f) battle
expr batalla campal
(f) pitched battle
batuta
n
(f) baton
expr sota la batuta de
under the guidance of
bé
adv
1. well
No vaig dormir bé. - I didn't sleep well.
S'han portat molt bé. - They've behaved very well.
2. all right / alright / OK
Si et (o us) va be. - If you don't mind / if it's OK with you / if it's all right with you.
n
1. (m) good / sake
2. béns (mpl) goods / assets
expr anar bé
to be on the right tracks / to be heading in the right direction
expr bé de Déu
(m) bounty / abundance
expr el bé comú
the common good
expr estar bé
1. to be doing well for yourself
2. to be in good health
becari
n
(m / f) student receiving a grant (o scholarship) / scholarship student / [formal] grant (o scholarship) recipient
adj
grant-funded
Investigadors becaris. - Grant-funded researchers.
beisbolista
n
baseball player
Bèlgica
n
(f) Belgium
ben
adv
1. well
Està ben escrit. - It's well written.
2. very / really
Va deixar ben clar que... - He made it really clear that...
beneficiari
n
(m / f) beneficiary
benestar
n
(m) well-being / welfare
expr estat de benestar
(m) welfare state
benjamí
n
(m / f) youngest child
adj
[ESPORT] U9 / U10
bernat pescaire
n
(m) grey heron
bessó
n
(m / f) twin
adj
twin
expr germà bessó
(m) twin brother
expr germana bessona
(f) twin sister
bestiesa
n
(f) rubbish (Br.) / nonsense
biblioteca
n
(f) library
bilingüisme
n
(m) bilingualism
biocarburant
n
(m) biofuel
bioclimàtic
adj
bioclimatic
biodiversitat
n
(f) biodiversity
biogènic
adj
biogenic
bisetmanal
adj
biweekly
nota: 'Biweekly' pot significar 'bisetmanal' o 'quinzenal'.
blanc
n
(m) target
adj
white
blat
n
(m) wheat
expr blat de moro
(m) sweetcorn (Br.) / corn (Am.) / maize (Br.)
blau
adj
blue
n
(m) (col.loq) bruise
blaugrana
adj
[ESPORT] Barça / Barcelona
El migcampista blaugrana Cesc Fàbregas. - The Barça midfielder Cesc Fàbregas.
bleda
n
(f) Swiss chard
bloc
n
1. (m) [INFORM] blog
2. (m) block
3. (m) (note)pad
4. (m) section / part
expr bloc de notes
(m) notepad
expr bloc de sortida
(m) starting block
blog
n
(m) blog
bo
adj
good
boca
n
(f) mouth
expr boca d'incendis
(f) fire hydrant
expr boca (per) avall
face down
expr a boca de canó
point blank
bocaterrós
adj
face-down
expr de bocaterrosa
face down
bocí
n
1. (m) [de menjar] morsel / piece / chunk
Un bocí de pa. - A chunk (or morsel or piece) of bread.
2. (m) [de menjar] morsel / bite (to eat)
3. (m) chunk / piece
4. (m) [de camí] stretch
bola
n
1. (f) ball
2. (f) lie / fib
expr bola de neu
(f) snowball
bonastre
n
(m) nice guy
bordeus
n
1. BordeusBordeaux
2. (m) Bordeaux
bot
n
1. (m) leap
2. (m) bounce
3. (m) boat
4. (m) wineskin
5. (m) bagpipe(s)
6. (m) [ZOOL] ocean sunfish
expr ploure a bots i barrals
to chuck it down / to throw it down / to rain cats and dogs
expr bot salvavides
(m) lifeboat
botànic
adj
botanical / botanic
n
1. (m / f) botanist
2. botànica (f) botany
botifarra
n
1. (f) [ALIM] sausage
2. (f) name of a Catalan card game
expr botifarra negra
(f) black pudding (Br.) / blood sausage (Am.)
expr fer botifarra
to make an obscene gesture
botó
n
1. (m) button
2. (m) [BOT] bud
expr botó de pressió
(m) press stud (Br.) / snap (fastener) (Am.)
expr botó de puny
(m) cufflink
braç
n
(m) arm
expr amb els braços oberts
with open arms
expr en braços
in (my / his / your etc.) arms
branca
n
1. (f) [BOT] branch
2. (f) branch
brasa
n
(f) ember
braseria
n
(f) restaurant specializing in grilled meat
brindar
v conj
1. to toast (something) / to drink to (something)
2. to offer
brindar-se
brindar-se[~ a] to offer (to)
britànic
adj
British
Anglès britànic. - British English.
n
(m / f) Brit(s) / British (person or people) / the British (pl.)
broma
n
1. (f) joke
2. (f) mist
3. (f) foam
4. (f) shipworm / teredo
expr de broma
in jest
expr fer broma
to joke
bronca
n
(f) [cast.] fight / quarrel
expr buscar la bronca
to pick a fight
broqueta
n
1. (f) skewer / brochette
nota: (Broquetes de pollastre / fruita / llagostins etc).
2. (f) stick
nota: (Broqueta amb què es toca el tamborí).
brossa
n
1. (f) rubbish / waste
2. (f) brush
expr brossa espacial
(f) space junk (or debris)
expr correu brossa
(m) spam
bruc
n
(m) heather
bufar
v conj
1. [el vent] to blow
2. to blow on / [per apagar] to blow out
expr ésser bufar i fer ampolles
to be a piece of cake (a cinch / a walk in the park / a breeze / a doddle)
bus
n
1. (m / f) (underwater / deep sea) diver
2. (m) [TRANSP] bus
3. (m) [INFORM] bus
expr anorac de bus
(m) snowsuit
expr vestit de bus
(m) diving suit
buscar
v conj
to look for
butlletí
n
1. (m) bulletin
2. (m) gazette
butxaca
n
(f) pocket
expr de butxaca
pocket-size / pocket-sized
byte
n
(m) byte
