nabiu
n (m) blueberry / bilberry

syn. mirtil

nació **
n (f) nation
pl. nacions
Nacions Unides - United Nations

nacional *****
adj 1. national
2. nationwide

nacionalisme *
n (m) nationalism

nacionalista *****
n (m / f) nationalist

adj nationalist

nacionalitat **
n (f) nationality

nacionalització *
n (f) nationalisation (Br.) / nationalization (Am.)
pl. nacionalitzacions

nacionalitzar *
v conj to nationalise (Br.) / to nationalize (Am.)

nacionalsocialisme
n (m) national socialism

Nacions Unides *
n (f) United Nations

nacra *
n (m) naker
n.b: A 'naker' is a small drum of Middle-Eastern origin.

nacre *
n (m) mother of pearl

nadador *
n (m / f) swimmer
f.s. nadadora
n.b: This word is also (more frequently) written 'nedador'

Nadal **
n (m) Christmas

nadala *
n 1. (f) Christmas carol
2. (f) Christmas card

nadalenc *
adj Christmas
f.s. nadalenca / f.pl. nadalenques

nadar *
v conj to swim
n.b: This verb is also (more frequently) written 'nedar'

nadir *
n (m) nadir

nadiu **
n (m / f) native
f.s. nadiua

nadó ***
n (m) newborn (baby)
pl. nadons

nafra *
n (f) sore / ulcer / wound

nafrar *
v conj to wound / to injure

naftalina *
n (f) naphthalene / mothballs

nàhuatl
n (m) Nahuatl

naip *
n (m) (playing) card

syn. carta

naixement *****
n 1. (m) birth
2. (m) source
n.b: 'Naixement' means the 'source' of a river.

Namíbia *
n (f) Namibia

nan **
n (m / f) dwarf
f.s. nana

nanisme
n (m) dwarfism

nanociència *
n (f) nanoscience

nanoelectrònica *
n (f) nanoelectronics

nanòmetre *
n (m) nanometer / nanometre (Br.)

nanotecnologia *
n (f) nanotechnology

nansa *
n (f) handle

nap *
n (m) turnip

napa *
n (f) nap

nàpia
n (f) hooter (Br. / argot) / (big) nose

napolità *
adj Neopolitan

n (m / f) Neopolitan
pl. napolitans / f.s. napolitana

naquerà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Nàquera

adj relating to Nàquera or its people
f.s. naquerana

narcís *
n (m) daffodil
pl. narcisos

narcisisme *
n (m) narcissism

narcisista *
adj narcissistic

n (m / f) narcissist

narcolèpsia *
n (f) narcolepsy

narcosala *
n (f) drop-in center (Am.) / centre (Br.) (for drug users)

narcosi
n (f) narcosis

narcòtic *
n (m) narcotic

adj narcotic
f.s. narcòtica / f.pl. narcòtiques

narració *
n (f) narration
pl. narracions

narrador *
n (m) narrator

narrar *
v conj to narrate / to tell (a story)

narratiu **
adj narrative
f.s. narrativa

narrativa *
n (f) narrative

nas *
n (m) nose
pl. nassos

expr ficar el nas (allà on no el demanen)
to stick your nose in (where it's not wanted)

nasal *
adj nasal

nat **
adj born
f.s. nada

nata *
n (f) cream

natació *
n (f) swimming

natació sincronitzada *
n (f) synchronized swimming

natal *
adj home / birth
Terra natal - Homeland / land of (his / her) birth
Ciutat natal - Home town
La casa natal d'algú - Someone's childhood home / The house someone was born in

natalici *
n (m) birthday

natalitat *
n (f) birth
Control de natalitat - Birth control
Taxa de natalitat - Birth rate

natiu *
adj 1. native
2. innate / inbuilt
f.s. nativa

nativitat *
n (f) Nativity

natja *
n (f) buttock / bum cheek (slang)
pl. natges

natura **
n (f) nature

natural ****
adj natural

naturalesa **
n (f) nature

naturalista **
n (m / f) naturalist

naturalitat **
n 1. (f) naturalness
2. (f) spontaneity

naturalització *
n (f) naturalisation (Br.) / naturalization (Am.)

naturalitzar **
v conj to naturalise (Br.) / to naturalize (Am.)

naturisme *
n 1. (m) naturism / nudism
2. (m) [MED] naturopathy

naturista *
n (m / f) naturist / nudist

naturòpata *
n (m / f) naturopath

Natzaret *
n (m) Nazareth

nau *
n 1. [TRANSP] ship
2. (f) [RELIG] nave

nau espacial *
n (f) spaceship

nàufrag *
n (m / f) castaway
f.s. nàufraga / f.pl. nàufragues

naufragar *
v conj 1. to sink / to be wrecked
2. to be shipwrecked
3. to founder / to fail

naufragi *
n (m) shipwreck

nàusea *
n (f) nausea

syn. basca

nauseabund
adj nauseating
f.s. nauseabunda

nàutic **
adj nautical / sailing
f.s. nàutica / f.pl. nàutiques
Club naùtic - Sailing club
Esquí nàutic - Water skiing

navaixer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Navaixes

adj relating to Navaixes or its people
f.s. navaixera

naval *
adj naval / ship
Construcció naval - Shipbuilding

navalla *
n (f) penknife / flick knife

navarrès *
adj Navarran

n (m / f) Navarran
pl. navarresos / f.s. navarresa

navarresí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Navarrés

adj relating to Navarrés or its people
pl. navarresins / f.s. navarresina

navegabilitat *
n (f) navigablity

navegable *
adj navigable

navegador **
n (m) browser

navegant ****
n 1. (m / f) [WORK] navigator
2. (m / f) [IT] surfer

navegar *****
v conj 1. [IT] to browse
2. [TRANSP] to sail / to navigate

nazi ****
n (m / f) nazi

adj nazi

nazisme **
n (m) nazism

neboda *
n (f) niece

nebot ***
n (m) nephew

nebulitzador
n (m) inhaler

nebulós *
adj cloudy
pl. nebulosos / f.s. nebulosa

necessari ****
adj necessary
f.s. necessària

necessàriament **
adv necessarily

necesser *
n (m) wash bag / sponge bag / vanity bag / toilet case / toilet bag

necessitar ***
v conj to need

necessitat *****
n 1. (f) need / necessity
2. (m / f) needy person
Els necessitats - The needy

adj needy
f.s. necessitada

neci *
n (m / f) fool / idiot
f.s. nècia

adj stupid / silly

neciesa *
n 1. (f) stupidity / idiocy / foolishness
2. (f) (act or piece) of stupidity (or idiocy or foolishness) / idiotic (or foolish or stupid) act

necrofília
n (f) necrophilia

necròpoli *
n (f) necropolis

necròpsia *
n (f) necropsy / autopsy

syn. autòpsia

necrosi *
n (f) necrosis

nèctar *
n (m) nectar

nectarina *
n (f) nectarine

nedador *
n (m / f) swimmer
f.s. nedadora
n.b: This word is also (less frequently) written 'nadador'

nedar **
v conj to swim
n.b: This verb is also (less frequently) written 'nadar'

neerlandès *
adj Dutch

n 1. (m) [LANG] Dutch
2. (m / f) Dutchman / Dutch woman
pl. neerlandesos / f.s. neerlandesa

nefand *
adj nefarious
f.s. nefanda

nefast *
adj ill-fated / unlucky
f.s. nefasta

negació *
n (f) denial
pl. negacions

negar **
v conj to deny

negat **
adj clueless / useless

negatiu **
adj negative
f.s. negativa

negativitat *
n (f) negativity

negligent *
adj negligent

negligència *
n (f) negligence

negligible *
adj negligible

negligir *
v conj 1. to neglect
2. to leave out / to omit

negoci **
n (m) business

negociable *
adj negotiable

negociació **
n (f) negotiation

negociador *
n (m / f) negotiator
f.s. negociadora

adj negotiating
f.s. negociadora

negociar **
v conj to negotiate / to deal

negre **
adj black
f.s. negra

negrer
n 1. (m) slave trader
2. (m / f) slave driver

adj slave
f.s. negrera
Vaixell negrer - Slave ship

negreta *
n (f) bold (type)

negror *
n (f) dark / black / darkness / blackness

neguit *
n (m) anxiety

neguitejar *
v conj to worry / to make someone anxious

neguitós *
adj anxious
pl. neguitosos / f.s. neguitosa

néixer ***
v conj to be born

nen ***
n (m / f) child
f.s. nena

nenúfar *
n (m) water lily

neó *
n (m) neon

neoclàssic *
adj neoclassical
f.s. neoclàssica / f.pl. neoclàssiques

neoclassicisme *
n (m) neoclassicism

neocolonialisme
n (m) neocolonialism

neocòrtex
n (m) neocortex

neodimi *
n (m) neodymium

neòfit *
n (m / f) neophyte
f.s. neòfita

neogòtic *
adj neo-gothic
f.s. neogòtica / f.pl. neogòtiques

neoliberalisme *
n (m) neoliberalism

neolític *
adj neolithic
f.s. neolítica / f.pl. neolítiques

n (m) Neolithic Period / Age / Era

neologisme *
n (m) neologism

neonatal *
adj neonatal

neonazi *
n (m / f) neo-nazi

adj neonazi

neozelandès *
n (m / f) New Zealander / Kiwi (col·loq)

adj New Zealand
pl. neozelandesos / f.s. neozelandesa
El dòlar neozelandès - New Zealand dollar

Nepal *
n (m) Nepal

nepalès *
n 1. (m / f) Nepali
2. (m) [LANG] Nepalese

adj Nepalese
pl. nepalesos / f.s. nepalesa

nepotisme *
n (m) nepotism

Neptú *
n (m) Neptune

neptuni *
n (m) neptunium

nervi *
n (m) nerve

nerviós *
adj nervous
pl. nerviosos / f.s. nerviosa
Sistema nerviós - Nervous system

nerviosisme *
n (m) nervousness

nespler
n (m) medlar
n.b: Mespilus germanica

syn. nesprer

nespra *
n (f) loquat
n.b: Fruit of the loquat tree

nesprer *
n 1. (m) medlar
n.b: Mespilus germanica

syn. nespler 2. (m) loquat / Japanese plum
n.b: Eriobotrya japonica

syn. nesprer del Japó

net *****
adj 1. clean
2. net
f.s. neta
n.b: net means 'net' in the financial sense as in 'net earnings > earnings after tax'

nét *
n (m) grandson / grandchild

néta *
n (f) granddaughter / grandchild

netedat **
n (f) cleanliness

neteja **
n (f) cleaning

syn. netejada

netejada
n (f) cleaning

syn. neteja

neteja ètnica *
n (f) ethnic cleansing

netejar *
v conj to clean

netejavidres *
n 1. (m) window cleaner / glass cleaner
2. (m) squeegee
3. (m / f) [WORK] window cleaner
4. (m) [WORK] window cleaning

néts *
n (mpl) grandchildren

neu **
n (f) snow

neural *
adj neural
Xarxes neurals - Neural networks

neuràlgia
n (f) neuralgia

neuràlgic *
adj neuralgic
f.s. neuràlgica / f.pl. neuràlgiques
Punt neuràlgic - Nerve centre (Br.) / nerve center (Am.)

neurobiologia *
n (f) neurobiology

neurofisiologia *
n (f) neurophysiology

neuròglia
n (f) neuroglia

neuròleg *
n (m / f) neurologist
f.s. neuròloga / f.pl. neuròlogues

neurologia *
n (f) neurologia

neurològic *
adj neurological
f.s. neurològica / f.pl. neurològiques

neurona *
n (f) neurone

neuropatia
n (f) neuropathy

neuropàtic
adj neuropathic
f.s. neuropàtica / f.pl. neuropàtiques

neuropatologia *
n (f) neuropathology

neuropsicologia *
n (f) neuropsychology

neuropsiquiatria
n (f) neuropsychiatry

neurosi *
n (f) neurosis

neuròtic *
adj neurotic
f.s. neuròtica / f.pl. neuròtiques

neurotransmissor *
n (m) neurotransmitter

neurovegetatiu
adj neurovegetative
f.s. neurovegetativa

neutral *
adj neutral

neutralitat *
n (f) neutrality

neutralització *
n (f) neutralisation (Br.) / neutralization (Am.)

neutralitzar *
v conj to neutralise (Br.) / to neutralize (Am.)

neutre *
n neutral
f.s. neutra

neutró *
n (m) neutron
pl. neutrons

neutròfil
n (m) neutrophil

adj neutrophilic / neutrophil
f.s. neutròfila

nevada *
n (f) snowfall

nevar *
v conj to snow

nevera *
n (f) fridge / refrigerator / icebox (Am.)

nevós
adj snowy
pl. nevosos / f.s. nevosa

newtonià *
adj Newtonian
pl. newtonians / f.s. newtoniana

nexe *
n (m) link

ni ****
conj (not) even / neither / nor

niar *
v conj to nest / to build a nest

syn. nidificar

Niça *
n Nice

Nicaragua *
n (f) Nicaragua

nicaragüenc *
n (m / f) Nicaraguan

adj Nicaraguan
f.s. nicaragüenca / f.pl. nicaragüenques

nici *
n (m / f) fool / idiot

adj stupid / silly
f.s. nícia
n.b: 'Nici' is a variant of 'neci' used mainly in the Balearics

niciesa *
n 1. (f) stupidity / idiocy / foolishness
2. (f) (act or piece) of stupidity (or idiocy or foolishness) / idiotic (or foolish or stupid) act
n.b: 'Niciesa' is a variant of 'neciesa' used mainly in the Balearics

nicotina *
n (f) nicotine

nictalopia
n (f) nyctalopia / night blindness

nidificació *
n (f) nesting

nidificar *
v conj to nest / to build a nest

syn. niar

NIE ***
acr Número d'Identificació d'Estrangers ID number for foreign citizens

Níger *
n (m) Niger

Nigèria *
n (f) Nigeria

nigerià *
n (m / f) Nigerian

adj Nigerian
pl. nigerians / f.s. nigeriana

niló *
n (m) nylon

nimfa *
n (f) nymph

nimfòmana
n (f) nymphomaniac

nimi
adj insignificant / negligible / trifling
f.s. nímia

nimietat
n (f) trifle

nin *****
n 1. (m) (dialectal) little boy
2. nina (f) (dialectal) little girl
3. nina (f) doll / dolly

syn. nineta 4. nina (f) [ANAT] pupil

syn. nineta

nineta *
n 1. (f) pupil
2. (f) little doll

ningú **
pron no-one

ninot *
n (m) [Photo]doll / puppet (in the shape of a man)
ninot de neu - snowman
n.b: "un ninot" is also a doll in the shape of a man or an animal that is a part of a "falla"

nínxol *
n (m) niche

niobi *
n (m) niobium

níquel *
n (m) nickel

nissaga *
n (f) lineage, descent, stock

nistagme
n (m) nystagmus

nit ***
n (f) night

nit de Nadal *
n (f) Christmas Eve

nítid *
adj sharp / clear / well-defined / in focus +
Els fins aleshores nítids llindars que separaven l'univers mental dels intel·lectuals de dreta dels d'esquerra.


f.s. nítida

nitidesa *
n (f) sharpness / clarity

nitrat *
n (m) nitrate

nitrificació
n (f) nitrification

nitrogen *
n (m) nitrogen
Diòxid de nitrogen - Nitrogen dioxide

nitroglicerina
n (f) nitroglycerin

niu *
n (m) nest

Niue *
n Niue (Island)

nivell ****
n (m) level

no *****
adv 1. no
2. not

Nobel **
n (m) Nobel (prize)

nobeli *
n (m) nobelium

nobiliari *
adj noble
f.s. nobiliària

noble *
adj noble

noblement *
adv nobly

noblesa *
n (f) nobility

noces *
n (fpl) wedding
Noces d'argent - 25th wedding anniversary
Noces d'or - 50th wedding anniversary
n.b: 'Noces d'argent', 'Noces d'or' (and also, 'noces de diamant' - '60th' and 'noces de platí' - '75th') can be used to refer to events other than a wedding anniversary (for example, the founding of a club, the number of years you've been working in a particular job etc.. so, for example, 'les noces d'argent del FC. Barcelona' would be 'the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of Barcelona Football Club.)

nocilla
n (f) chocolate spread

noció *
n (f) notion
pl. nocions

nocional
adj notional

nociu *
adj harmful
f.s. nociva

nocivament
adv harmfully

nocivitat
n (f) harmfulness

noctàmbul *
n (m / f) sleepwalker
f.s. noctàmbula

noctambulisme
n (m) sleepwalking

nocturn *
adj nocturnal / night
f.s. nocturna

nodal *
adj nodal
Punt nodal - Nodal point

node *****
n (m) node

nodridor
adj nourishing
f.s. nodridora

nodriment
n (m) nourishment / feeding

nodrir *
v conj to feed / to nourish
n.b: 'Nodrir' can mean 'to feed / to nourish' in a literal sense but also in a figurative sense (i.e. 'Nodreix la creativitat dels col·laboradors', 'Cadenes de televisió que es nodreixen de sèries i films d'animació', 'Nodrir la intel·ligència emocional'..)

nodrissó
n (m) nursing baby / suckling (animal)
pl. nodrissons

nòdul *
n (m) nodule

nogensmenys *
adv however, nevertheless, in spite of (this)

noguer *
n (m) walnut tree

noguera *
n (f) walnut tree

noi **
n (m) boy

noia **
n (f) girl

noiesa
n (f) childhood

noli **
n 1. (m) freight charge
2. (m) charter fee

nom *****
n (m) name
Nom de pila - First name / Christian name

expr dir les coses pel seu nom
to call a spade a spade

syn. dir al pa pa i al vi vi

nòmada *
n (m / f) nomad

adj nomadic

nomadisme
n (m) nomadism / nomadic way of life

nombre ****
n (m) number

nombrós **
adj numerous
pl. nombrosos / f.s. nombrosa

nomenament *****
n (m) appointment

nomenar **
v conj to appoint

nomenclàtor **
n 1. (m) directory
2. (m) gazetteer

nomenclatura **
n (f) nomenclature

només *****
adv only

nòmina **
n (f) payroll

nominació *
n (f) nomination
pl. nominacions

nominal **
adj 1. [LING] noun
Morfologia nominal - Noun morphology
2. nominal
n.b: 'Nominal' means 'nominal' in the sense 'in name only, not in reality'

nominalització
n (f) nominalization / nominalisation (Br.)
pl. nominalitzacions

nominar *
v conj to nominate

nominatiu *
adj nominative
f.s. nominativa

n (m) nominative

nonagenari *
n (m / f) nonagenarian

adj nonagenarian
f.s. nonagenària

nonet *
n (m) nonet
n.b: A 'nonet' is a composition written for nine instruments or voices

no obstant **
adv nevertheless

nora *
n (f) daughter-in-law

noranta *
adj ninety

norantè *****
adj ninetieth
f.s. norantena

n norantena (f) about ninety / ninety-odd
Una norantena de parelles participen en el projecte - About ninety / ninety-odd couples are taking part in the project

nord ***
n (m) north

adj north / northern

nord-americà **
adj American
pl. nord-americans / f.s. nord-americana

nord-est *
n (m) north east

adj north east / north eastern

nòrdic *
adj nordic
f.s. nòrdica / f.pl. nòrdiques

nord-occidental *
adj north west / north western

nord-oest *
n (m) north west

adj north west / north western

nord-oriental *
adj north east / north eastern

norma ****
n (f) standard / rule

normal **
adj normal

normalitat *
n (f) normality / normalcy (Am.)

normalització **
n (f) standardization
pl. normalitzacions

normalitzar *
v conj to standardise (Br.) / to standardize (Am.)

normalment **
adv normally

Normandia *
n (f) Normandy

normatiu **
adj normative
f.s. normativa

normativa *****
n (f) rules / regulations

noruec *
n 1. (m / f) Norwegian
2. (m) [LANG] Norwegian

adj Norwegian
f.s. noruega / f.pl. noruegues

Noruega *
n (f) Norway

nos *****
pron us / to us

nosa *
n (f) trouble / bother / nuisance

nosaltres ****
pron us

no-sé-què *
n (m) je ne sais quoi

nostàlgia *
n (f) nostalgia

nostàlgic *
adj nostalgic
f.s. nostàlgica / f.pl. nostàlgiques

nostre *****
adj our
f.s. nostra

pron ours
f.s. nostra

nota ****
n (f) note

expr nota al peu (de pàgina)
(f) footnote

notable ***
adj noteworthy / important / significant

notació *
n (f) notation
pl. notacions

notar **
v conj to note / to realise (Br.) / to realize (Am.)

notari *
n (m / f) notary (public)
f.s. notària

notaria *
n (f) notary's office

notarial *
adj notarial

notariat *
adj notarised (Br.) / notarized (Am.)
f.s. notariada

notícia *****
n 1. (f) (piece of) news
2. notícies (fpl) news
Agència de notícies - News agency

expr notícia d'última hora
(f) breaking news

noticiari *
n (m) news (section / column / bulletin)

notificació ***
n (f) notification
pl. notificacions

notificar ***
v conj to notify

notori *
adj notorious
f.s. notòria

notorietat *
n (f) notoriety

nou *****
adj 1. new
f.s. nova
2. nine

n 1. (f) walnut
2. (m) ninth
El (dia) nou de maig - The ninth of May
3. (m) the number nine
4. (fpl) nine o'clock

expr de nou
again

syn. novament
expr nou del coll
(f) Adam's apple

expr nou moscada
(f) nutmeg

noucasat
n (m / f) newlywed
f.s. noucasada

noucentisme *
n (m) -
n.b: 'Noucentisme' was a cultural and political movement which began in Catalonia in 1906 and ended with Primo de Rivera's dictatorship in 1923.

nou-cents *
adj nine hundred
f.s. nou-centes

nounat *
n (m / f) newborn (baby)

adj