cabal ****
n 1. (m) property / belongings / possessions
2. (m) volume / flow (of a river)

expr fer cabal
to pay attention

càbala *
n (f) conspiracy / plot

syn. conspiració, intriga

cabana **
n (f) cabin / hut

syn. cabanya

cabaneter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Sa Cabaneta

adj relating to Sa Cabaneta or its people
f.s. cabanetera

cabanya *
n (f) cabin / hut

syn. cabana

cabanyut
n (m / f) (person / people) from Cabanes

adj relating to Cabanes or its people
f.s. cabanyuda

cabàs *
n (m) large basket with two handles
pl. cabassos

expr a cabassos
... in abundance / loads of ... / ... galore / ... by the bucketload

syn. a dojo, a quilos

cabdal **
adj key

cabdell *
n (m) ball
n.b: 'Cabdell' means 'ball' in the sense 'a ball of string / wool etc.'

cabdill *
n (m) leader

cabell *****
n (m) hair

expr cabell d'àngel
1. (m) [Photo]sweet dish made from pumpkin pulp and sugar
n.b: 'Cabell d'àngel' is most often used to fill cakes and other desserts.
2. (m) vermicelli

cabellera *
n 1. (f) [ANAT] hair / head of hair
2. (f) comet tail

cabellut *
adj hairy
f.s. cabelluda

caber **
v conj to fit
n.b: Also (more frequently) spelt 'cabre'

cabestre *
n (m) halter

cabestrell
n (m) sling

cabina *
n 1. (f) cabin
2. (f) cockpit
3. (f) cab
4. (f) booth
Cabina telefònica - Phone booth
Cabina de votació - Voting booth

cablar
v conj to wire up / to wire

syn. cablejar

cablatge *
n (m) wiring

syn. cablejat

cable **
n (m) cable

cablejar *
v conj to wire up / to wire

syn. cablar

cablejat *
n (m) wiring

cabòria *
n (f) worry / concern
n.b: 'Cabòria' especially means an unfounded worry or concern

cabra **
n (f) goat

cabre ***
v conj to fit
n.b: Also (less frequently) spelt 'caber'

cabriola *
n (f) caper
n.b: 'Cabriola' means 'caper' in the sense 'he danced a little caper'

cabrit *
n (m) kid
n.b: 'Cabrit' means 'kid' as in 'young goat'

cabró *
n (m) (vulg) bastard
pl. cabrons

cabuda *
n (f) capacity

cabussada
n (f) plunge / dive / dip

syn. capbussada, capbussó, cabussó

cabussar-se
v conj to plunge / to dive

syn. capbussar-se

cabussó *
n (f) plunge / dive / dip
pl. cabussons

syn. capbussada, cabussada, capbussó

caca **
n (f) (vulg) poo / shit / poop (col·loq)

expr fer caca
to poo / to shit (vulg.) / to poop (col·loq)

caça **
n (f) hunting
pl. caces

caçador *
n (m / f) hunter
f.s. caçadora
Caçador furtiu - Poacher

caçar *
v conj to hunt

cacatua
n (f) cockatoo

cacau *
n 1. (m) cocoa
2. (m) cacao

cacauet *
n (m) peanut

cacic *
n (m) chief / chieftain

cacofonia
n (f) cacophony

cactus *
n (m) cactus
pl. cactus

CAD *
n (m) CAD

syn. DAO

cada *****
adj each / every

cadafal *
n 1. (m) stage
2. (m) scaffold

syn. patíbul

cadascú ***
pron 1. everyone
2. each (one)

cadascun *****
pron 1. each one
2. each / apiece
f.s. cadascuna

cadastral *
adj cadastral
Valor cadastral - Property value / land value

cadastre *
n (m) property register / land register / cadastre

cadàver *
n (m) (dead) body / corpse

cadell **
n 1. (m) [ZOOL] puppy

syn. gosset 2. (m) [ZOOL] cub
3. (m) ratchet

cadena **
n 1. (f) channel
2. (f) chain
Cadena perpètua - Life imprisonment
3. (f) string

cadena perpètua *
n (f) life imprisonment / life / life in prison
Condemnar a algú a cadena perpètua - To sentence someone to life imprisonment / in prison

cadència *
n (f) cadence

cadira *
n (f) chair

cadira de rodes *
n (f) wheelchair

cadireta infantil *
n (f) child seat

cadmi *
n (m) cadmium
Bateria de níquel-cadmi - Nickel-cadmium battery

caduc *
adj deciduous
pl. caduques / f.s. caduca

caducitat *****
n (f) expiration (Am.) / expiry (Br.) / termination
Data de caducitat - Best before date / expiry date (Br.) / expiration date (Am.)

cafè **
n 1. (m) coffee
2. (m) coffee shop

cafeïna *
n (f) caffeine

cafetera *
n (f) coffee maker

cafeteria ***
n (f) café / cafe

caiac *
n (m) kayak

caiguda *
n (f) fall

caiman *
n (m) caiman / cayman

caimarienc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Caimari

adj relating to Caimari or its people
f.s. caimarienca

caire **
n 1. (m) edge / brink
2. (m) nature
Articles de caire científic - Articles of a scientific nature
3. Caire (m) Cairo
n.b: Cairo is 'El Caire' (e.g. 'Els ministres s'havien de reunir a la capital egípcia, el Caire.

caixa ****
n (f) box

caixa clara
n (f) snare drum

caixa de ressonància *
n (f) sound box

caixa enregistradora *
n (f) cash register

caixa forta *
n (f) safe

caixa negra *
n (f) [TRANSP] black box

caixer *
n 1. (m / f) cashier
f.s. caixera
2. (m / f) [FIN] teller

caixer automàtic *
n (m) ATM (machine) / hole-in-the-wall / cash machine / cashpoint (Br.)

caixet *
n (m) fee

caixmir *
n 1. (m) Kashmir
2. (m) cashmere

cala ***
n (f) cove

calabruix *
n (m) hail / hailstone

syn. calamarsa

calaix *
n (m) drawer

calaixera *
n (f) chest of drawers

syn. còmoda

calamar *
n (m) squid

calamarsa *
n (f) hail / hailstone

syn. calabruix

calamitat *
n (f) calamity / disaster

calar *
v conj 1. to soak +
Va caure una intensa pluja que calava fins el moll de l'os.


2. to appeal +
Aquest argument no va calar en l’opinió pública.


calar-se
 1. to get soaked
2. to pull down +
S'ha calat el barret fins a les orelles.


3. [motor] to stall +
S'ha calat el cotxe.



expr calar foc a
to set fire to

calat **
n 1. (m) fretwork / openwork / sound hole
2. (m) draught (Br.) / draft (Am.)
3. (m) depth
4. (m) significance +
Dos temes de gran calat a la nostra societat.
Director d'una revista internacional de teatre de gran calat.


calavera *
n (f) skull

calb *
adj bald
f.s. calba

calc **
n (m) calque

calç **
n (m) [MATERIAL] lime
n.b: 'Calç' is the 'lime' you put in your garden to help your plants grow and NOT a fruit - which is 'llima'

calcar *
v conj 1. to trace
2. to copy
3. [LING] to calque

calçar *
v conj 1. to put (someone's) shoes on
2. to be a size ... / to take a size ... (shoe) / to take size ... shoes
Saps quin número calça el teu fill? - Do you know what size (shoe) your son takes?
Calça el 44 - He's a size 44 / he takes a size 44 (shoe) / he takes size 44 shoes
3. to earth up / to hill up
calçar-se
 to put your shoes on

expr calçar el mateix peu (que algú)
to be like / to be the same as +
'On s'ha ficat el meu país?' és una obra útil perquè demostra que no tothom als Estats Units calça el mateix peu que Bush.



expr saber de quin peu calça
to know what to expect from (somebody or something) / to know what (somebody or something) is like
Ja sabem de quin peu calça el Wall Street Journal... - We all know what to expect from the Wall Street Journal / we all know what the Wall Street Journal's like
n.b: The expression 'saber de quin peu calça algú (or alguna cosa)' means that either knowledge or experience has made you sure about what to expect from this person (or thing). The expression is negative from the speaker's point of view

calçat *****
n (m) footwear

calcedònia *
n (f) chalcedony

calces *
n (f) pants (Br.)

calci *
n (m) calcium

calcificar
v conj to calcify

calçotets *
n (m) boxer shorts / boxers

càlcul *****
n 1. (m) [MATH] calculation
2. (m) [MED] stone

expr càlcul biliar
(m) gallstone

expr fer càlculs
to calculate / to do your calculations

calculadora *
n (f) calculator

calcular *****
v conj 1. to calculate / to compute
2. to estimate

Calcuta *
n Calcutta

caldera *
n (f) boiler
Caldera de gas - Gas(-fired) boiler
Caldera de recuperació - Waste heat boiler

caldo **
n (m) stock

syn. brou

calefacció *
n (f) heating

calefacció central *
n (f) central heating

californi *
n (m) californium

calendari ***
n (m) calendar

calent *
adj hot
f.s. calenta

calfred *
n 1. (m) shiver
2. (m) shudder

calibre *
n (m) calibre (Br.) / caliber (Am.)

càlid *
adj warm
f.s. càlida

Califòrnia *
n (f) California

californià *
adj Californian

n Californian
pl. californians / f.s. californiana

calijó
n (m / f) (person / people) from Càlig

adj relating to Càlig or its people
f.s. calijona

caliu *
n 1. (m) ember(s)
2. (m) warmth

call *****
n 1. (m) Jewish quarter
n.b: 'Call' is the name given to the area medieval Catalan cities where the Jewish population lived.
2. (m) callus / [peu] corn

callar *
v conj to shut up / to be quiet

callesà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Calles

adj relating to Calles or its people
f.s. callesana

cal·ligrafia *
n (f) calligraphy

callosí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Callosa d’en Sarrià (or Callosa de Segura)

adj relating to Callosa d’en Sarrià (or Callosa de Segura) or its people
f.s. callosina

calma *
n (f) calm
Amb calma - Calmly

calmar *
v conj to calm (down)

calor *
n (f) heat

caloria *
n (f) calorie

calor latent *
n (m) latent heat

calor residual *
n (m) waste heat

calor sensible
n (m) sensible heat

calpí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Calp

adj relating to Calp or its people
f.s. calpina

calúmnia *
n (f) slander

calumniar *
v conj to slander

calumniós *
adj slanderous
pl. calumniosos / f.s. calumniosa

calvari **
n (m) ordeal

calvianer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Calvià

adj relating to Calvià or its people
f.s. calvianera

calvície *
n (f) baldness

calvinisme *
n (m) Calvinism

calze *
n (m) chalice

cama *
n (f) leg

camal *
n (m) (trouser) leg

camaleó *
n (m) chameleon
pl. camaleons

camaleònic *
adj chameleonic
f.s. camaleònica / f.pl. camaleòniques

camamilla *
n (f) camomile

camarada *
n (m / f) comrade

camaraderia *
n (f) camaraderie

syn. companyonia

camarilla *
n (f) clique / coterie (formal)

Cambotja *
n (f) Cambodia

cambotjà
n (m / f) Cambodian

adj Cambodian
pl. cambotjans / f.s. cambotjana

cambra *****
n 1. (f) room
2. (f) bedroom
3. (f) chamber

cambra de bany *
n (f) bathroom

cambra de combustió
n (f) combustion chamber

Cambra de Comerç ****
n (m) Chamber of Commerce

cambrer *
n (m) waiter

cambrera *
n (f) waitress

camell *
n (m) camel

camembert
n (m) camembert

càmera *
n (f) camera

Camerun *
n Cameroon

camerunès *
n (m / f) Cameroonian

adj Cameroonian
pl. camerunesos / f.s. camerunesa

camí ****
n (m) path
pl. camins

caminador *
n 1. (m) baby walker (Br.) / walker (Am.)
2. (m) zimmer frame (Br.) / walker (Am.)
n.b: This word is also often used in the plural

caminar *
v conj to walk

camió *
n (m) lorry
pl. camions

camió cisterna *
n (f) tanker
pl. Camions cisterna

camió de bombers *
n (f) fire engine (Br.) / fire truck (Am.)
pl. camions de bombers

camió d'escombraries *
n (m) bin lorry (Br.) / garbage truck (Am.)
pl. camions d'escombraries

camioner *
n (m / f) lorry driver (Br.) / truck driver (Am.)
f.s. camionera

camisa *****
n (f) shirt

expr camisa de força
(f) straitjacket

camp *****
n (m) field
n.b: 'Camp' means 'field' both in the sense 'the sheep were in the field' and the sense 'field of study or interest'.

expr centre del camp
(m) midfield

expr mig camp
(m) midfield

campament **
n (m) camp

campana *
n 1. (f) bell
2. (f) extractor hood

expr fer campana
(colloq) to play truant / to bunk off

syn. fer fugina

campanar ****
n (m) (bell) tower

campaner
n (m / f) (person / people) from Campos

adj relating to Campos or its people
f.s. campanera

campaneta *
n 1. (f) [MUSIC] handbell
2. (f) (small, ornamental) bell
3. (f) [ANAT] eardrum
4. (f) [ANAT] uvula
5. (f) [BOT] [Photo]bellflower

expr campaneta la ning-ning
childrens' game in which a child hides something and the others have to find it
n.b: When the object in the game is hidden, the child sings "Campaneta la ning-ning jo l'amago, jo l'amago, campaneta la ning-ning, jo l'amago i no la tinc"

campaneter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Campanet

adj relating to Campanet or its people
f.s. campanetera

campanya ***
n (f) campaign

camp de batalla *
n (m) battlefield

camp de concentració *
n (m) concentration camp

camp de joc *
n (m) field of play / playing field
pl. camps de joc

campeller
n (m / f) (person / people) from el Campello

adj relating to el Campello or its people
f.s. campellera

càmping *
n (m) campsite (Br.) / campground (Am.) / camping ground (Aus.)

campió *
n (m / f) champion
pl. campions / f.s. campiona

campionat **
n (m) championship(s)

campista
n (m / f) camper

syn. acampador

camporrutenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Camporrobles

adj relating to Camporrobles or its people
f.s. camporrutenca

campus ****
n (m) campus
n.b: The plural of 'el campus' is 'els campus'.

camussa
n 1. (f) [ZOOL] chamois

syn. isard 2. (f) chamois / shammy / chamois leather (Br.) / shammy leather (Br.)

Canadà *
n (f) Canada

canadenc *
adj Canadian

n (m / f) Canadian
f.s. canadenca / f.pl. canadenques

canal *****
n (m) channel

canalí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Canals

adj relating to Canals or its people
f.s. canalina

canalitzar ****
v conj to channel

canalla ***
n 1. (f) group of kids
2. (m) rogue / scoundrel

canapè *
n (m) canapé

canari *
n (m) canary

adj from the Canary Islands
f.s. canària

Canàries **
n (f) Canary Islands / the Canaries

cancel·lació *
n (f) cancellation
pl. cancel·lacions

cancel·lar *
v conj to cancel

canceller *
n (m / f) chancellor
f.s. cancellera

càncer *
n (m) cancer
Càncer de mama - Breast cancer
Càncer de pròstata - Prostate cancer

càncer de bufeta
n (m) bladder cancer

càncer de còlon *
n (m) colon cancer

càncer d'estómac
n (m) stomach cancer

càncer de laringe
n (m) laryngeal cancer / throat cancer

càncer de mama *
n (m) breast cancer

càncer d'ovari
n (m) ovarian cancer

càncer de pell *
n (m) skin cancer

càncer de pròstata *
n (m) prostate cancer

càncer de pulmó *
n (m) lung cancer

cancerigen *
adj carcinogenic
pl. cancerígens / f.s. cancerígena

cancerós *
adj cancerous
pl. cancerosos / f.s. cancerosa

canço **
n (f) song
pl. cançons

expr cançó de Nadal
(f) (Christmas) carol

candela *
n (f) candle

càndid *
adj naive / ingenuous
f.s. càndida

candidat ***
n (m / f) candidate
f.s. candidata

candidatura *****
n (f) bid
Barcelona va presentar la seva candidatura per organitzar els Jocs Olímpics - Barcelona made a bid to host the Olympic Games

canell *
n (m) wrist

canellera *
n (f) wristband

canelons *
n (m) cannelloni

cànem *****
n (m) hemp

cànem de Manila
n (m) Manila hemp

syn. abacà

canera *
n (f) pound / dogs' home

syn. gossera

caneter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Canet d’en Berenguer

adj relating to Canet d’en Berenguer or its people
f.s. canetera

caneter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Canet lo Roig

adj relating to Canet lo Roig or its people
f.s. canetera

cangur *
n 1. (m) [ZOOL] kangaroo
2. (m / f) [WORK] babysitter

caníbal *
n (m / f) cannibal

canibalisme *
n (m) cannibalism

caniche *
n (m) poodle

canícula *
n (m) dog days (of summer)

cànnabis *
n (m) cannabis

canó *
n 1. (m) cannon
2. (m) canyon / gorge / ravine
pl. canons
El Gran Canó - The Grand Canyon

expr a boca de canó
point blank

canoa *
n (f) canoe

canola
n (f) canola
Oli de canola - Canola oil

canonada ****
n (f) pipeline

canònic **
adj canonical
f.s. canònica / f.pl. canòniques

cansalada *
n (f) bacon

cansament **
n (m) tiredness / weariness

cansar *
v conj 1. to wear / tire (out)
2. to bore / to annoy
cansar-se
 1. to wear / tire yourself out
2. to become bored / tired

cansat **
adj 1. tired
2. tiring
f.s. cansada

cant **
n 1. (m) singing
2. (m) song
3. (m) chant
Cant gregorià - Gregorian chant

cantant *
n (m / f) singer

cantar **
v conj 1. to sing
2. to chant

cantimplora *
n (f) water bottle / flask

cantonada *
n (f) (street) corner

canvi ****
n (m) change

expr canvi climàtic
(m) climate change

expr en canvi
on the other hand

expr a canvi de
in exchange for

canviador
n (m) changing mat

canviar ***
v conj to change

canya *****
n (f) reed

syn. buna, inxa, llegüeta

canyaret
n (m) commotion / ruckus (Am.) / rumpus (Br.)

syn. rebombori, sagramental, escàndol

canyella *
n 1. (f) [FOOD] cinnamon
2. (f) [ANAT] shin

expr canyella en pols
(f) cinnamon powder

canyellera *
n (f) shin guard / shin pad

canyut
n (m / f) (person / people) from la Canyada

adj relating to la Canyada or its people
f.s. canyuda

caoba *
n (f) mahogany

caos *
n (m) chaos

caòtic *
adj chaotic / bedlam
f.s. caòtica / f.pl. caòtiques

cap *****
n 1. (m) [ANAT] head
2. (m) head / boss / chief
3. (m) rope / cable
4. (m) cape
Cap d'Hornos - Cape Horn

adj no / any

pron none / any
Hi ha 'xxxx'? No, no n'hi ha cap - Are there any 'xxxx'? No, there aren't any / there are none

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

expr cap d'any
1. (m) New Year's
2. (m) anniversary

expr cap de setmana
(m) weekend
pl. caps de setmana

expr cap de turc
(m) scapegoat +
Balbás acusa els dirigents del PSOE d'utilitzar-lo com a cap de turc.
Al professor el van fer servir de cap de turc per distraure l'atenció de l'opinió pública francesa de les sospites de col·laboracionisme de Renault durant l'ocupació.



syn. boc expiatori, boc emissari
expr al cap de
after
Dos dels hostatges foren alliberats al cap de dues setmanes - Two of the hostages were freed after two weeks

expr al cap i a la fi
after all / at the end of the day

expr de cap i de nou
from the very start (or beginning) / completely / from top to bottom / from square one
Això us pot estalviar la molèstia d'haver de reinstal.lar el sistema de cap i de nou - This can save you the trouble of having to completely reinstall the system
Seria més sensat i desitjable començar de cap i de nou - It would be more sensible and desirable to begin from square one
El desordre obliga a repensar de cap i de nou tot el model - The disorder makes it necessary to rethink the whole model from top to bottom

expr si (Pompeu Fabra / Companys / l'avi Paco etc.) aixequés el cap
(Pompeu Fabra etc.) would roll over (or turn) in his / her grave +
I, si us plau, una mica de cura a l'escriure, que si en Pompeu Fabra aixeques el cap, s'espantaria al veure com alguns/es tracten el Català [sic].


capa **
n 1. (f) layer
Capa d'ozó - Ozone layer
2. (f) coat
n.b: (of paint)
3. (f) cloak / cape

capaç **
adj able / capable
pl. capaços

capacitància *
n (f) capacitance

capacitat ****
n (f) ability / capability / capacity

capbussada *
n (f) plunge / dive / dip

syn. cabussada, capbussó, cabussó

capbussar-se *
v conj to plunge / to dive

syn. cabussar-se

capbussó
n (f) plunge / dive / dip
pl. capbussons

syn. cabussada, capbussada, cabussó

capçalera *****
n 1. (f) headboard
2. (f) headline
3. (f) masthead
4. (f) [IT] header
5. (f) letterhead
6. (f) head

expr metge de capçalera
(m / f) GP (Br.) / family practitioner (Am.)

capciós *
adj 1. deceptive / deceitful
2. captious
pl. capciosos / f.s. capciosa

capdavall ***
n word used in the expression 'al capdavall (de)'

expr al capdavall
1. at the (very) bottom / at the (very) end
2. after all / at the end of the day / when all's said and done / all things considered

capdavanter *
n (m / f) leader
f.s. capdavantera

Cap de Bona Esperança
n Cape of Good Hope

cap de pont
n (m) bridgehead

cap de setmana **
n (m) weekend

cap de turc *
n (m) scapegoat +
Balbás acusa els dirigents del PSOE d'utilitzar-lo com a cap de turc.
Al professor el van fer servir de cap de turc per distraure l'atenció de l'opinió pública francesa de les sospites de col·laboracionisme de Renault durant l'ocupació.



syn. boc expiatori

cap de vendes *
n (m / f) sales manager

Cap d'Hornos *****
n Cape Horn

capella *
n (f) chapel

capellà *
n 1. (m) priest
2. (m) chaplain

Capella Sixtina
n (f) Sistine Chapel

capficar-se *
v conj to get very worried

syn. encaparrar-se

capgirament *
n (m) reversal

capgirar *
v conj 1. to turn upside down
2. to reverse

cap-gros *
n (m) tadpole
pl. caps-grossos

capità *
n (m / f) captain
pl. capitans / f.s. capitana

capital ***
n 1. (f) capital (city)
2. (m) capital
n.b: El capital means 'capital' in the sense of 'money'

capitalisme *
n (m) capitalism

capitalista *
n (m / f) capitalist

capitell *
n capital
n.b: 'Capitell' means 'capital' in the architectural sense (a stone placed on top of a pillar or column).

capítol ***
n (m) chapter

capitost *
n (m / f) leader
pl. capitostos

capitulació *
n (f) capitulation / agreement / settlement

capoeira *
n (f) capoeira

capoll *
n 1. (m) [ZOOL] cocoon
2. (m) [BOT] bud
3. (m) [ANAT] foreskin

capot
n (m) bonnet (Br.) / hood (Am.)

caprici **
n (m) whim

syn. capritx

Capricorn *
n (m) Capricorn

capritx *
n (m) whim
pl. capritxos

syn. caprici

capsa *
n (f) (small) box
Capsa de llumins - Box of matches
Capsa de música - Music box

capsigrany *
n (m) idiot / fool / dumbass (Am.)

captació ****
n (f) capture / collection / gathering

expr captació de fons
(f) fundraising

captador *
n (m) collector

expr captador pla
(m) flat-plate collector

expr captador solar
(m) solar collector

captaire *
n (m / f) beggar / panhandler (Am.)

syn. mendicant / pidolaire