baix *****
adj low / short collocation
pl. baixos / f.s. baixa

n 1. (m) bass
2. (m) bass (guitar)
n.b: 'Baix' means 'bass guitar'. 'Baix elèctric' specifically refers to an electric bass guitar to distinguish it from the 'contrabaix' (double bass).

banda *****
n 1. (f) band
2. (f) side
3. (f) group
4. (f) gang

expr banda ampla
(f) broadband

expr banda sonora
(f) soundtrack

expr ample (or amplada) de banda
(f) bandwidth

expr deixar de banda
to leave out / to forget about / to put to one side / to overlook

bany *****
n (m) bath

expr bany Maria
(m) bain-Marie

Barcelona *****
n Barcelona
Barcelona ciutat - The city of Barcelona
Barcelona metropolitana - Barcelona metropolitan area

barem *****
n (m) score / scale / calculation table

barra *****
n (f) bar
n.b: 'Barra' means 'bar' as in 'long piece of wood or metal'.

expr barra d'eines
(f) toolbar

expr barra d'equilibris
(f) balance beam

expr barra d'estat
(f) status bar

expr barra fixa (or horitzontal)
(f) high bar (o horizontal bar)

expr barra invertida
(f) back slash

expr barra vertical
(f) pipe
n.b: 'Barra vertical' means 'pipe' as in the symbol '|'.

expr barres asimètriques
(fpl) asymmetric bars / uneven parallel bars / uneven bars / bars

expr barres paral·leles
(fpl) parallel bars

barrejar *****
v conj 1. to mix / to blend
2. (cartes) to shuffle

syn. escartejar, barallar

barri *****
n (m) neighbourhood (Br.) / neighborhood (Am.) / area / district

expr barri xinès
1. (m) Chinatown
2. (m) red-light district

barroc *****
adj baroque
f.s. barroca / f.pl. barroques

n (m) baroque

batalla *****
n (f) battle

expr batalla campal
(f) pitched battle

bé *****
adv well / fine

n 1. (m) good / sake +
Pel teu bé, pel meu bé, pel bé dels teus fills, pel bé de Catalunya, no votis al PP.


2. béns (mpl) goods / assets

becari *****
n (m / f) student receiving a grant (o scholarship) / scholarship student / [formal] grant (o scholarship) recipient

adj grant-funded
f.s. becària
Investigadors becaris - Grant-funded researchers

beguda isotònica *****
n (f) isotonic drink

bernat pescaire *****
n (m) grey heron

bessó *****
n (m / f) twin
pl. bessons / f.s. bessona

adj twin
Germà bessó - Twin brother
Germana bessona - Twin sister

biblioteca *****
n (f) library collocation
pl. biblioteques

biocarburant *****
n (m) biofuel

bisetmanal *****
adj biweekly

blanc *****
n (m) target

adj white
f.s. blanca / f.pl. blanques

blat de moro *****
n (m) maize (Br.) / sweetcorn (Br.) / corn (Am.)

bleda *****
n (f) Swiss chard

bloc *****
n 1. (m) [IT] blog
n.b: The official TermCat word for 'blog' is 'bloc' (it used to be 'diari interactiu personal'). The term is widely used but a number of Catalan Internet users do not agree with this term and continue to use 'blog'
2. (m) block
3. (m) (note)pad
4. (m) section / part

blog *****
n (m) blog
n.b: The official TermCat word for 'blog' is 'bloc' (it used to be 'diari interactiu personal'). The term 'bloc' is widely used but a number of Catalan Internet users do not agree with this term and continue to use 'blog'

bo *****
adj good collocation
pl. bons / f.s. bona

boca *****
n (f) mouth
pl. boques

expr boca d'incendis
(f) fire hydrant

expr boca (per) avall
face down

syn. de bocaterrosa
expr a boca de canó
point blank

bocaterrós *****
adj face-down
pl. bocaterrosos / f.s. bocaterrosa

expr de bocaterrosa
face down

syn. boca (per) avall

bot *****
n 1. (m) leap
2. (m) bounce
3. (m) boat
4. (m) wineskin
5. (m) bagpipe(s)
n.b: Full name is 'bot de gemecs'.

syn. sac de gemecs, gaita, cornamusa, manxa borrega, xeremies
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
f.s. botànica / f.pl. botàniques

n 1. (m / f) botanist
2. botànica (f) botany

branca *****
n 1. (f) [BOT] branch
2. (f) branch +
La genètica és una branca de la biologia que estudia els fenòmens de l'herència i de la variació.


pl. branques

brasa *****
n (f) ember

broqueta *****
n 1. (f) skewer / brochette
2. (f) stick
n.b: A 'broqueta' is a stick used for beating the 'tamborí' (a small drum which accompanies sardana dancing).

bus *****
n 1. (m / f) (underwater / deep sea) diver
Vestit de bus - Diving suit
Anorac de bus - Snowsuit
2. (m) [TRANSP] bus

syn. autobús 3. (m) [IT] bus
pl. busos

buscar *****
v conj to look for


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