mà *****
n (f) hand
pl. mans

expr mà de morter
(f) pestle

expr mà d'obra
(f) workforce

expr a mà
to hand / handy
Tens un llapis a mà? - Do you have a pencil to hand / do you have a pencil handy?

expr de segona mà
second hand

expr fer mans i mànigues
to move heaven and earth +
Molts joves i gent gran han de fer mans i mànigues per arribar a final de mes



expr llegir-li a algú la mà
to read somebody's palm

expr posar la mà a sobre
to lay a finger on

expr posar mans a l'obra
to get down to work / (colloq) to get stuck in

maça *
n 1. (f) mace
2. (f) mallet / sledgehammer
3. (f) pestle

syn. mà de morter 4. (f) meat tenderizer
pl. maces

macabre *
adj macabre
f.s. macabra

macadam
n (m) tarmac (Br.) / blacktop (Am.)

macarrons *
n (m) macaroni

macastrer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Macastre

adj relating to Macastre or its people
f.s. macastrera

Macedònia *
n (f) Macedonia

maceració *
n (f) maceration

macerar *
v conj to macerate / to soak

maco *
adj beautiful / pretty
f.s. maca / f.pl. maques

n (m / f) sweetheart / love / hon (Am.)

maçoneria *
n (f) masonry

macro ****
n (f) macro

macròfag *
n (m) macrophage

màcula *
n 1. (f) stain

syn. taca 2. (f) sunspot

syn. taca solar

mà de morter
n (f) pestle
pl. mans de morter

mà d'obra *
n (f) workforce
pl. mans d'obra

madrastra *
n (f) stepmother

madrileny *
adj of / from Madrid

n (m / f) (person) from Madrid
f.s. madrilenya

maduixa *
n (f) strawberry

madur *
adj 1. mature
2. ripe
f.s. madura

madurar ***
v conj 1. to mature / to age
2. to ripen

maduresa *
n 1. (f) maturity
2. (f) ripeness

màfia *
n (f) mafia

mafiós **
n (m / f) mafia member

adj mafia
pl. mafiosos / f.s. mafiosa

mag *
n (m) magician

magatzem **
n (m) warehouse
Grans magatzems - Department store

magdalena *
n (f) [Photo]madeleine

magdalener
n (m / f) (person / people) from Santa Magdalena de Polpís

adj relating to Santa Magdalena de Polpís or its people
f.s. magdalenera

magenta *
n (m) magenta

màgia *
n (f) magic

màgic *
adj magic / magical
f.s. màgica / f.pl. màgiques

màgicament
adv magically

magisteri *
n (m) teacher training

magistral ***
adj magisterial / authoritative / masterly

magma *
n (m) magma

magnànim *
adj magnanimous
f.s. magnànima

magnat *
n (m) tycoon / magnate

magnesi *
n (m) magnesium

magnètic ****
adj magnetic
f.s. magnètica / f.pl. magnètiques

expr camp magnètic
(m) magnetic field

magnetisme *
n (m) magnetism

magnetització *
n (f) magnetization / magnetisation (Br.)

magnetitzar
v conj to magnetize / to magnetise (Br.)

magnetòfon *
n (m) tape recorder

magnetopausa
n (f) magnetopause

magnetoresistència
n (f) magnetoresistance

magnetoscopi *
n (m) video recorder

magnetosfera *
n (f) magnetosphere

magnetostàtica *
n (f) magnetostatics

magnetró
n (m) magnetron

magnífic **
adj magnificent
f.s. magnífica / f.pl. magnífiques

magnificència *
n (f) magnificence

magnitud *
n (f) magnitude / size / extent

magrana *
n (f) pomegranate

magre *
adj skinny / lean
f.s. magra

magrejar *
v conj to grope +
Li agradava anar amb autobusos atapeïts de gent per poder magrejar les dones.


Magrib *
n (m) Maghreb

magribí *
adj of / from the Maghreb

n (m / f) person from the Maghreb
pl. magribins / f.s. magribina

Mahoma *
n Mohammed

mahometà *
adj Islamic / Muslim

n (m / f) Muslim
pl. mahometans / f.s. mahometana

mai ***
adv never

expr més val tard que mai
better late than never

maig ****
n (m) May

mainada **
n (f) (group of) small children

mainadera *
n (f) nanny

maionesa *
n (f) mayonnaise

majestat *
n (f) majesty

majestuós *
adj majestic
pl. majestuosos / f.s. majestuosa

majordom *
n (m) butler

majoria ***
n (f) majority

majorista *
n (m / f) wholesaler

majoritàriament *****
adv mainly / largely / for the most part / predominantly / on the whole

majúscula *
n (f) capital letter

mal ***
adv badly

adj bad
f.s. mala

n 1. (m) evil
Més enllà del bé i del mal - Beyond good and evil
2. (m) pain / ache
Mal d'esquena - Backache / back pain
Mal de cap - Headache
Mal de panxa - Stomach ache / tummy ache / bellyache
3. (m) disease / illness
El mal de les vaques bogues - Mad cow disease
4. (m) wound / injury +
Tinc un mal al dit


malabarista *
n (m / f) juggler

malabsorció *
n (f) malabsorption

malagueny *
adj of / from Màlaga (Málaga)

n (m / f) (person) from Màlaga (Málaga)
f.s. malaguenya

malai **
n 1. (m) [LANG] Malay
2. (m / f) Malay

adj Malay
f.s. malaia

malaialam *
n (m) Malayalam

Malàisia *
n (f) Malaysia

malai *
adj Malaysian

n (m / f) Malaysian
f.s. malaia

malalt **
adj ill / sick
f.s. malalta

malaltia **
n (f) illness
Malaltia degenerativa - Degenerative illness

malaltia d'Addison
n (f) Addison's disease

malaltia d'Alzheimer *
n (f) Alzheimer's (disease)

malaltia de Crohn *
n (f) Crohn's disease

malaltia de Hodgkin
n (f) Hodgkin's disease

malaltia de Parkinson *
n (f) Parkinson's (disease)

malaltís **
adj sickly
pl. malaltissos / f.s. malaltissa

malament **
adv 1. badly
2. ill / sick
Està malament - He's ill

malària *
n (f) malaria

malastruc *
adj unfortunate / unlucky
f.s. malastruga / f.pl. malastrugues

malauradament *****
adv unfortunately / regrettably

malbaratament **
n (m) waste

malbaratar *
v conj to waste / to squander

maldat *
n 1. (f) badness
2. (f) act of badness

maldecap *
n (m) problem / headache

maldestre *
adj clumsy / maladroit (formal)

Maldives *
n (fpl) Maldives

syn. Illes Maldives

maledicció *
n (f) curse / hex (Am.)

malèfic *
adj evil
f.s. malèfica

maleir *
v conj to curse / to hex (Am.)

maleït *
adj blasted / damned / cursed
f.s. maleïta

malenconia *
n (f) melancholy

syn. melancolia

malentendre *
v conj to misunderstand

malentès *
n (m) misunderstanding
pl. malentesos

malestar *
n (m) unease

maleta *
n (f) suitcase

maleter *
n (m) boot (Br.) / trunk (Am.)

maletí *
n (m) briefcase
pl. maletins

malfiança *
n (f) distrust
pl. malfiances

syn. desconfiança

malfiar-se *
v conj to distrust +
Els italians del nord es malfien de Roma.


n.b: 'Malfiar-se' is followed by the preposition 'de'

syn. desconfiar

malgaix *
n (m) Malagasy

adj Madagascan / Malagasy

malgrat ***
prep despite / in spite of

malhumorat
adj bad tempered
f.s. malhumorada

Mali *
n Mali

malià
adj Malian

n (m / f) Malian
pl. malians / f.s. maliana

malícia *
n (f) malice

maliciós *
adj malicious / bitchy
pl. maliciosos / f.s. maliciosa

malifeta *
n (f) misdeed

maligne *
adj malignant
f.s. maligna

malla *****
n 1. (f) mesh
2. (f) (chain) mail

mallerenga *
n (f) tit
pl. mallerengues

mallorquí **
adj of / from Mallorca

n 1. (m / f) (person) from Mallorca
pl. mallorquins / f.s. mallorquina
2. (m) dialect of Catalan spoken in Mallorca

malmetre *
v conj to damage / to spoil

malnom *
n (m) nickname
n.b: 'Malnom' has slightly negative connotations. 'Sobrenom' is the neutral word for 'nickname'.

malnutrició *
n (f) malnutrition
pl. malnutricions

malparit **
n (m / f) bastard / sod / git (Br.)
f.s. malparida

syn. cabró

malpensar *
v conj to think badly (o ill)
Malpensar d'algú - To think badly of somebody

malsà *
adj unhealthy
f.s. malsana

malson *
n (m) nightmare

Malta *
n (f) Malta

maltosa *
n (f) maltose

maltractament *
n (m) mistreatment

maltractar *
v conj to maltreat / to mistreat / to treat (someone) badly

maluc *
n (m) hip

malvat *
adj evil / wicked
f.s. malvada

malversació *
n (f) embezzlement / misappropriation (of funds)

mamà *
n (f) mum (Br.) / mom (Am.)

mamar **
v conj 1. to suckle
2. to suck

expr donar de mamar
to (breast)feed / to nurse / to suckle

mamífer *
n (m) mammal

mampara *
n (f) partition (wall) / (room) divider

mampresa *
n (f) enterprise / endeavour (Br.) / endeavor (Am.) / venture / undertaking

syn. empresa

mamut *
n (m) mammoth

manacorer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Manacor

adj relating to Manacor or its people
f.s. manacorera

manacorí *
adj of / from Manacor

n (m / f) (person) from Manacor
pl. manacorins / f.s. manacorina

manaire *
adj bossy

manament *
n 1. (m) [RELIG] commandment
Els Deu Manaments - The Ten Commandments
2. (m) order

manar *****
v conj 1. to be in charge / to rule
2. to lead

syn. dirigir

manc
adj one-handed / one-armed
f.s. manca / f.pl. manques

manca **
n (f) lack
pl. manques

mancança *
n (f) lack
pl. mancances

mancar *
v conj to lack

mancorí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Mancor de la Vall

adj relating to Mancor de la Vall or its people
f.s. mancorina

mandarí *
n (m) Mandarin (Chinese)

mandarina *
n (f) mandarin

mandat *
n (m) mandate

mandatari *
n (m / f) leader
f.s. mandatària

mandíbula *
n (f) jaw

mandolina *
n (f) mandolin

mandonguilla *
n (f) meatball

mandra ****
n (f) laziness / idleness
Tinc mandra - I can't be bothered
Em fa mandra - It's too much effort

syn. peresa

mandrejar
v conj to laze about / to laze around

syn. gandulejar

mandrós *
adj lazy
pl. mandrosos / f.s. mandrosa

syn. dropo, dròpol, gandul
n (m / f) lazy (man / woman / person) / slacker

mànec *
n 1. (m) handle
n.b: (of a pot, pan or tool)
2. (m) [MUSIC] neck
n.b: (of a string instrument)

expr tenir la paella pel mànec
to be in charge / to be in control

mànega *
n 1. (f) sleeve
pl. mànegues
2. (f) heat / round / leg
pl. mànegues
3. (f) hose(pipe)

manegar *
v conj 1. to put a handle on
2. to fix (up) / to adjust
3. to sort out

maneig **
n (m) handling

manera *****
n (f) way / manner

maneta **
n (f) (watch) hand

syn. busca

manganès *
n (m) manganese

mango *
n (m) mango

manicomi *
n (m) lunatic asylum

manifest **
adj manifest / evident
f.s. manifesta

manifestació **
n (f) demonstration / demo / rally
pl. manifestacions

manifestant *
n (m / f) demonstrator

manifestar **
v conj to demonstrate

màniga *
n (f) sleeve
pl. mànigues

expr fer mans i mànigues
to move heaven and earth +
Molts joves i gent gran han de fer mans i mànigues per arribar a final de mes


manilla *
n 1. (f) bracelet / bangle
2. manilles (fpl) handcuffs

manillar *
n (m) handlebars

maniobra *
n (f) manoeuvre (Br.) / maneuver (Am.)

manipulació *
n 1. (f) handling
2. (f) manipulation
pl. manipulacions

manipulador *
n (m / f) manipulator

adj manipulative
f.s. manipuladora

manipular *
v conj 1. to manipulate
2. to handle

maniser
n (m / f) (person / people) from Manises

adj relating to Manises or its people
f.s. manisera

manlleu ****
n (m) loan word

manllevar *
v conj to borrow

syn. amprar

mans *
adj 1. tame
2. docile / placid
pl. mansos / f.s. mansa

manso *
n (m) guy (Am.) / bloke (Br.)

syn. paio, tipus, individu

mansuet *
adj 1. tame
2. docile / placid
f.s. mansueta

manta *
n (f) blanket

mantega *
n (f) butter

mantega de cacau
n (f) cocoa butter

manteniment *****
n (m) upkeep / maintenance

mantenir ****
v conj to maintain

manuelí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Manuel

adj relating to Manuel or its people
f.s. manuelina

manxa **
n (f) bellows

expr manxa borrega
(f) bagpipe(s)

syn. gaita, sac de gemecs, bot (de gemecs), cornamusa, xeremies

manyac *
adj docile / placid
f.s. manyaga / f.pl. manyagues

maó *
n (m) brick
pl. maons

maonès *
adj of / from Maó

n (m / f) (person) from Maó
pl. maonesos / f.s. maonesa

maori *****
n 1. (m) Maori
2. (m / f) Maori

adj Maori

mapa ****
n (m) map

mapa de bits *
n (f) bitmap

mapar
v conj to map

syn. cartografiar

mapatge
n (m) mapping

maquillador
n (m / f) makeup artist
f.s. maquilladora

maquillar *
v conj to put on your makeup

maquillatge *
n makeup

màquina **
n (f) machine

maquinari *
n (m) hardware

maquinària **
n (f) machinery

maquinista *
n (m / f) machinist

mar ****
n (f) sea

expr Mar Caspi
(m) Caspian Sea
n.b: Also, 'Mar Càspia'.

expr Mar Negre
(m) Black Sea

maraca *
n (f) maraca

marasme *
n (m) marasmus

marathi *
n (m) Marathi

marató *
n (m) marathon
pl. maratons

marbre *
n (m) marble

març ****
n (m) March
pl. marços

marc ****
n 1. (m) [IT] frame
2. (m) [FIN] Mark
Marc alemany - German Mark

marca *****
n (f) brand

expr marca d'aigua
(f) watermark

expr marca mínima
(f) qualifying standard

marcapassos *
n (m) pacemaker

marcar **
v conj 1. to mark
2. [SPORT] to score
3. [SPORT] to mark
4. to dial
5. [ZOOL] to brand
6. to price
7. to keep a tally / to keep count
8. to show

marcià *
n (m / f) Martian

adj Martian
pl. marcians / f.s. marciana

mare ***
n (f) mother

expr mare soltera
(f) single mother

marea **
n (f) tide

expr marea alta
(f) high tide

expr marea baixa
(f) low tide

expr marea negra
(f) oil slick

mareig *
n (m) sickness / dizziness

mareomotriu
adj tidal
Energia mareomotriu - Tidal power

maresme *
n (m) marsh

marfil *
n (m) ivory

marfull *
n (m) [Photo]viburnum tinus
n.b: Flowering shrub / small tree native to the Mediterranean region

margalidà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Santa Margalida

adj relating to Santa Margalida or its people
f.s. margalidana

margarida *
n (f) daisy

margarina *
n (f) margarine

marge *****
n (m) margin

expr marge d'error
(m) margin of error

marginació *
n (f) marginalization

marginal *
adj marginal / peripheral

marginar *
v conj to marginalize

marí *****
adj sea / marine
pl. marins / f.s. marina
Animals marins - Sea creatures

mariando
n (m / f) (person / people) from Maria de la Salut

adj relating to Maria de la Salut or its people
f.s. marianda

maridar
v conj to marry (a woman)

maridatge *
n (m) wedding (of a woman)

marier
n (m / f) (person / people) from Maria de la Salut

adj relating to Maria de la Salut or its people
f.s. mariera

marieta *
n (f) ladybird (Br.) / ladybug (Am.)

marihuana *
n (f) marijuana

marina *
n (f) navy
Marina mercant - Merchant navy

marinada *
n (f) marinade

marinar *****
v conj to marinate

mariner **
n 1. (m) [WORK] sailor
2. (m / f) (person / people) from Marines

adj relating to Marines or its people

marisc *
n (m) shellfish

mariscada *
n (f) meal consisting of an assortment of different seafood

mariscal *
n (m / f) marshal
f.s. mariscala

marisqueria *
n (f) shellfish restaurant

marit *
n (m) husband

marital
adj marital

maror **
n 1. (f) unease / disquiet / agitation / discontent
2. (f) choppy or rough waters

marquès *
n marquis

màrqueting *
n (m) marketing

marrada **
n (f) detour

syn. volta, rodeig

marratxiner *
n (m / f) (person / people) from Marratxí

adj relating to Marratxí or its people
f.s. marratxinera

marrec *
n 1. (m) lamb
2. (m) kid

marró *
adj brown
pl. marrons

Marroc *
n (m) Morocco

marroquí *
n (m / f) Moroccan
pl. marroquins / f.s. marroquina

adj Moroccan
pl. marroquins / f.s. marroquina

marroquineria *
n (f) leather goods

marruc
n coo

syn. amanyac, marruqueig, parrup

marrucar
v conj to coo

syn. parrupar, parrupejar, marruquejar

marruixa
n (f) kitty

marruqueig
n coo

syn. marruc, amanyac, parrup

marruquejar
v conj to coo

syn. parrupar, parrupejar, marrucar

Marsella *
n (f) Marseilles

marsellès
adj of / from Marseilles

n (m / f) (person) from Marseilles
pl. marsellesos / f.s. marsellesa

marsopa
n (f) porpoise

marsupial
n (m) marsupial

Mart *
n (m) Mars

martell *
n (m) hammer
n.b: Martell is the actual hammer that you throw in athletics. El llançament de martell is the hammer (throw). Martell also means hammer in the general sense

martellet *
n 1. (m) small hammer
2. (m) [MUSIC] hammer
3. (m) gavel

martinet blanc
n (m) (little) egret

màrtir *
n (m / f) martyr

martiri *
n (m) martyrdom

marxa ****
n 1. (f) march
2. (f) walking

marxador *
n (m / f) walker
f.s. marxadora

marxar **
v conj to march

marxisme *
n (m) Marxism

marxista *
n (m / f) Marxist

adj Marxist

mas *
n (m) farm
pl. masos

màscara *
n (f) mask

mascarpone
n (m) mascarpone

mascle *
n (m) male

masclisme **
n (m) (male) chauvinism

masclista ***
n (m / f) (male) chauvinist (pig)

adj chauvinistic

mascota *
n 1. (f) mascot
2. (f) pet

masculí **
adj masculine
pl. masculins / f.s. masculina

masculinitat *
n (f) masculinity

masia ***
n (f) farmhouse

masmorra *
n (f) dungeon

masoquisme *
n (m) masochism

masoquista *
n (m / f) masochist

adj masochistic

masover *
n (m) tenant farmer

masovera *
n (f) (tenant) farmer's wife

massa ***
adj too many

adv 1. overly / too
Massa tard - Too late
Massa complicat - Too (or overly) complicated
2. too much (or many)
Massa soroll - Too much noise
Massa persones - Too many people

n (f) mass

massacre *
n (f) massacre

massalavesí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Massalavés

adj relating to Massalavés or its people
pl. massalavesins / f.s. massalavesina

massalfassí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Massalfassar

adj relating to Massalfassar or its people
pl. massalfassins / f.s. massalfassina

massamagrellenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Massamagrell

adj relating to Massamagrell or its people
f.s. massamagrellenca / f.pl. massamagrellenques

massanasser
n (m / f) (person / people) from Massanassa

adj relating to Massanassa or its people
f.s. massanassera

massapà *
n (m) marzipan

massatge *
n (m) massage

massatgista *
n (m / f) masseur (m.) / masseuse (f.)

massís *****
n 1. (m) massif
2. (m) clump / solid mass

adj solid
pl. massissos / f.s. massissa

massiu *
adj massive
f.s. massiva

mastectomia
n (f) mastectomy

mastegar *
v conj to chew

màster ***
n (m) Masters (degree)

mastí *
n (m) mastiff
pl. mastins

mastitis *
n (f) mastitis

mastòcit *****
n (m) mast cell

mastodont
n (m) mastodon

masturbació *
n (f) masturbation

masturbar
v conj to masturbate

mat **
n (m) mate
n.b: [chess]

adj matt

matalàs *
n mattress
pl. matalassos

matança *
n (f) slaughter / killing / massacre
pl. matances

matar **
v conj to kill

mata-rates
n (m) rat poisin

syn. raticida

mateix *****
adj same
pl. mateixos / f.s. mateixa

matemàtic **
n (m / f) mathematician

adj mathematical
f.s. matemàtica / f.pl. matemàtiques

matemàtiques **
n (f) mathematics / maths (Br.) / math (Am.)

matèria *