va *
adj vain
pl. vans / f.s. vana

expr en va
in vain

vaca *****
n (f) cow
pl. vaques

expr vaca sagrada
(f) panjandrum

vacances **
n (f) holidays

vacant **
adj vacant

n (f) (job) vacancy / opening

vacil·lació *
n (f) hesitation

vacil·lant *
adj hesitant / tentative

vacil·lar *
v conj 1. to waver / to hesitate / to vacillate / to falter
2. to flicker
3. to wobble

vacuna *
n (f) vaccine

vacunació ***
n (f) vaccination

vacunador
n (m / f) vaccinator

vacunar **
v conj to vaccinate

vaga **
n (f) strike
pl. vagues

expr vaga de fam
(f) hunger strike

expr vaga de zel
(f) work-to-rule

expr vaga salvatge
(f) wildcat strike

vagabund *
n 1. (m / f) wanderer
2. (m / f) vagrant / tramp / hobo (Am.) / bum (slang)

adj wandering
f.s. vagabunda

vagar *
v conj 1. to wander / to roam
2. to suit +
A veure quan us vagarà d'endreçar la habitació.


vagina *
n (f) vagina

vaginal *
adj vaginal

vagó *
n 1. (m) carriage (Br.) / passenger car (Am.) / passenger coach (Am.)
2. (m) wagon (Br.) / goods van (Br.) / boxcar (Am.) / freight car (Am.)
pl. vagons

expr vagó llit
(m) sleeper / sleeping car

expr vagó restaurant
(m) restaurant car (Br.) / dining car

vague *
adj vague
f.s. vaga

vailet *
n 1. (m) page boy
2. (m) boy

vainilla *
n (f) vanilla

vaixell **
n (m) boat

expr vaixell de guerra
(m) warship

vaixella *
n (f) crockery / dinner service / tableware

vaja *****
exclam 1. well! / blimey! (Br.) / gosh!
Vaja, vaja, vaja! - Well, well, well!
Vaja embolic! - What a mess / what a muddle!
Vaja poruc! - What a scaredy cat!
2. blast! (Br.) / darn it! (Am.) / damn (it)!

val *
n (m) coupon / voucher

valencià *****
n 1. (m) Valencian
2. (m / f) Valencian

adj Valencian
pl. valencians / f.s. valenciana

valència *****
n 1. (f) valency
2. ValènciaValencia

valent *****
adj brave / courageous
f.s. valenta

valentament *
adv bravely / courageously

syn. amb valentia

valentia *****
n (f) courage / bravery

expr amb valentia
bravely / courageously

valer *****
v conj 1. to cost
2. to be worth
3. to count
4. to be useful / to be suitable
n.b: This verb is also spelled 'valdre'
valer-se
 1. to be able to take care of yourself / to be able to manage by yourself
L'avi ja no pot valer-se - Grandfather can no longer take care of (or manage by) himself
2. to make use of
S'ha valgut d'influències - He made use of his connections

expr valer més
to be preferable
Val més que ho facis tu. - You'd better do it.

expr fer valer
to assert

expr no s'hi val
that's not fair / that's not right

expr no s'ho val
that's OK / (a qui et dóna les gràcies) don't mention it

expr valer la pena
to be worth it

vàlid **
adj valid

validació *****
n (f) validation

validesa *****
n (f) validity

vall *****
n 1. (f) valley
2. (f) (fossat) moat

valladí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Vallada

adj relating to Vallada or its people
pl. valladins / f.s. valladina

vallanquer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Vallanca

adj relating to Vallanca or its people
f.s. vallanquera

vallatí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Vallat

adj relating to Vallat or its people
pl. vallatins / f.s. vallatina

valldalbenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from la Vall d’Alba

adj relating to la Vall d’Alba or its people
f.s. valldalbenca / f.pl. valldalbenques

valldemossí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Valldemossa

adj relating to Valldemossa or its people
f.s. valldemossina

valler
n (m / f) (person / people) from Tavernes de la Valldigna (or la Vall d'Almonesir or la Vall d' Uixó or la Vall de Gallinera)

adj relating to Tavernes de la Valldigna (or la Vall d'Almonesir or la Vall d' Uixó or la Vall de Gallinera ) or its people
f.s. vallera

vallesí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Vallés

adj relating to Vallés or its people
pl. vallesins / f.s. vallesina

vallibonenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Vallibona

adj relating to Vallibona or its people
f.s. vallibonenca / f.pl. vallibonenques

valor *****
n (m) value

expr valor facial
(m) [FIN] face value

valoració *****
n 1. (f) appraisal
2. (f) rating

valorar ***
v conj 1. to rate
2. to appraise

vals *
n (m) waltz

vàlua *
n (f) value

valuós *
adj valuable
f.s. valuosa

vàlvula ****
n (f) valve

expr vàlvula d'escapament
1. (f) escape valve / release valve
2. (f) [fig.] outlet / release

vamba *
n (f) trainer (Br.) / sneaker (Am.)

vampir ****
n vampire
f.s. vampira

vanadi *
n (m) vanadium

vanaglòria
n (f) vainglory

vanagloriar-se *
v conj to boast / to brag

vanagloriós
adj vainglorious

vanar-se
v conj to boast / to brag

vàndal **
n 1. (m / f) vandal
2. (m / f) Vandal
f.s. vàndala

vandalisme ***
n (m) vandalism

vanitat *
n (f) vanity

vanitós *
adj vain / conceited
f.s. vanitosa

vànova
n (f) bedspread

syn. cobrellit

vapor *****
n (m) vapor (Am.) / vapour (Br.) / steam

vara ****
n (f) rod / stick / cane

varar *
v conj to launch

syn. avarar

vareta *
n 1. (f) wand
2. (f) little stick

expr vareta màgica
(f) magic wand

vari ***
adj different / diverse / varied
f.s. vària

variable **
adj variable

n (f) variable

variació ***
n (f) variation

variant *****
n (f) variant

variar ***
v conj 1. to change
2. to vary
3. to vary

varicel·la
n (f) chickenpox

varices *
n (fpl) varicose veins

syn. venes varicoses

varietat ***
n (f) variety

Varsòvia *****
n Warsaw

vas *****
n 1. (m) glass
2. (m) vessel
3. (m) beaker

vascular *****
adj vascular
Cirurgia vascular - Vascular surgery

vasectomia *
n (f) vasectomy

vaselina *
n (f) vaseline

vassall *
n (m) vassal

vassallatge *
n (m) vassalage

vast *
adj vast
pl. vastos / f.s. vasta

Vaticà *
n (m) Vatican

vaticinar *
v conj to foreshadow / to predict

veça *
n 1. (f) [Photo]vetch
2. veces (fpl) food / sustenance

expr guanyar-se les veces
to earn a living

vector ***
n (m) vector

veda *
n 1. (f) prohibition
2. (m) close season (Br.) / closed season (Am.)

vedar *
v conj to forbid / to prohibit

vedell *
n (m) calf

vedella *
n (f) veal

vegà **
adj vegan

n (m / f) vegan
pl. vegans / f.s. vegana

vegada ****
n (f) time
Tres vegades - Three times
Una vegada - Once
Dues vegades - Twice

expr a la vegada
at the same time / at once

expr una altra vegada
again

expr tal vegada
perhaps

veganisme *
n (m) veganism

vegetació *
n (f) vegetation

vegetal **
adj vegetable

n (m) vegetable / plant

vegetarià *
n (m / f) vegetarian

adj vegetarian
pl. vegetarians / f.s. vegetariana

vegetatiu *
adj vegetative
f.s. vegetativa

expr estat vegetatiu (persistent)
(m) (persistent) vegetative state

vehicle ****
n (m) vehicle

vehicular *****
adj vehicular

expr llengua vehicular
(f) lingua franca

veí **
n 1. (m / f) neighbour (Br.) / neighbor (Am.)
pl. veïns / f.s. veïna
2. (m / f) resident

adj 1. neighbouring (Br.) / neighboring (Am.)
2. nearby

veïnal *****
adj neighbourhood (Br.) / neighborhood (Am.)
Protesta veïnal. - Neighbourhood (Br.) / neighborhood (Am.) protest.

veïnat *
n 1. (m) neighbourhood (Br.) / neighborhood (Am.)
2. (m) residents / neighbours (Br.) / neighbors (Am.)

veïnatge *
n (m) vicinity

expr veïnatge universal
(m) global village

vel *
n (m) veil

vela *
n 1. (f) sailing
2. (f) sail

velar *
v conj 1. to blur
2. to veil

velcro **
n (m) velcro

syn. veta adherent

veler *
n (m) sailboat

vell ***
adj old / aged (formal)
f.s. vella

vel·leïtat **
n (f) whim

vellesa ***
n 1. (f) age
2. (f) old age

vellositat *****
n 1. (f) hairs
2. (f) villus
Vellositats intestinals. - Intestinal villi.

vellut *
n (m) velvet

veloç *
adj fast / quick
pl. veloços

velocímetre
n (m) speedometer

velocista *
n (m / f) sprinter

velocitat **
n (f) speed

syn. celeritat

velòdrom *
n (m) velodrome

vena *
n (f) vein

expr venes varicoses
(fpl) varicose veins

syn. varices

vencedor *
n (m) winner / conqueror

adj winning / conquering
f.s. vencedora

vèncer *
v conj 1. to beat
2. to win
3. [obstacles, dificultats..] to overcome

vencible *
adj 1. beatable
2. [dificultats, obstacles] surmountable

venda ***
n (f) sale
posar a la venda - to release / put on the market
sortir a la venda - to be released / come on the market

vendible *
adj sellable

vendre **
v conj to sell

expr no hi ha més peix per vendre
there's nothing more (or left) to say / the discussion is closed

veneçolà *****
n Venezuelan

adj Venezuelan
pl. veneçolans / f.s. veneçolana

Veneçuela *
n (f) Venezuela

venedor *
n (m / f) seller / vendor
f.s. venedora

venerable *
adj venerable

veneració *
n veneration

venerar *
v conj to venerate

venir ****
v conj to come
La setmana que ve. - Next week.
Les sabates em venen petites. - The shoes are too small for me.

expr venir bé
to suit

venjador **
adj avenging

n (m / f) avenger
f.s. venjadora

venjança *
n (f) revenge

venjar *
v conj 1. [una ofensa, un dany..] to take revenge for / to avenge
2. [castigar algú] to take revenge on
venjar-se
 to take revenge on (somebody) / to get your own back on (somebody)

venjatiu *
adj vengeful
f.s. venjativa

vent **
n (m) wind

ventada *
n (f) gale / strong wind

ventafocs ****
n 1. Ventafocs (f) Cinderella
2. (f) underdog(s)

ventall *****
n 1. (m) fan
2. (m) range
Un ampli ventall de... - A wide range of...

ventamorí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Venta del Moro

adj relating to Venta del Moro or its people
pl. ventamorins / f.s. ventamorina

ventar **
v conj 1. to fan
2. to be windy
3. to strike / to deal somebody a (blow, kick..) +
Li van ventar una bufetada.


venter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Emperador

adj relating to Emperador or its people
f.s. ventera

ventilador *
n (m) ventilator / fan

ventilar *
v conj 1. to ventilate
2. to air

ventós *
adj windy / breezy

ventositat **
n 1. (f) windiness / breeziness
2. (f) [flatulència] wind / flatulence / gas

ventre *
n (m) belly

expr anar (or fer) de ventre
to have a shit (vulgar) / to take a dump (vulgar)

syn. fer de ventre, fer de cos

ventricle *
n (m) ventricle

ventricular *
adj ventricular

ventríloc
n (m / f) ventriloquist
f.s. ventríloqua

ventrilòquia
n (f) ventriloquism

ventura *
n (f) luck / fortune

Venus *
n (m) Venus

veraç *
adj truthful

verat *
n (m) mackerel

verb *
n (m) verb

expr verb auxiliar
(m) auxiliary verb

verbal *
adj 1. verbal / spoken
Llenguatge verbal - Spoken language
2. verbal

verbós
adj verbose
pl. verbosos / f.s. verbosa

verbosament
adv verbosely

verbositat *
n (f) verbosity

verd *****
adj 1. green
f.s. verda
2. blue / off-color (Am.)
f.s. verda
Acudits verds. - Blue jokes / off-color jokes (Am.)

n 1. (m) green
2. els verds[POLIT] the Greens

verdader *****
adj true
f.s. verdadera

verdaderament ***
adv truly / really

verdejar *
v conj 1. to turn green / to become green
2. to be unripe / to be immature
3. to get a little blue (or risqué)

verderola *
n (f) yellowhammer

verd-i-negre ****
n (m) Joventut de Badalona player
n.b: Club Joventut de Badalona, otherwise known as 'la Penya', are a basketball team from Badalona. They are known as the green-and-blacks after the color of their shirts.

verdós ***
adj 1. green / greenish
2. unripe
pl. verdosos / f.s. verdosa

verdulaire *
n greengrocer

syn. verdurer

verduleria *
n (f) greengrocer's (Br.) / fruit and veg. shop (Br.)

verdum *
n (m) greenfinch

verdura **
n (f) vegetables

verdurer
n greengrocer
f.s. verdurera

syn. verdulaire

verdureria
n (f) greengrocer's (Br.) / fruit and veg shop (Br.)

veredicte *
n (m) verdict

verema *
n (f) vintage / grape harvest

veremar *
v conj to pick / to harvest (grapes)

verge *****
n 1. (f) virgin
2. Verge (f) Virgo

adj virgin

expr Verge Maria
(f) the Virgin Mary

vergerí
n (m / f) (person / people) from el Verger

adj relating to el Verger or its people
pl. vergerins / f.s. vergerina

verginya *
n (f) (dialectal) aubergine (Br.) / eggplant (Am.)
n.b: Used in Alghero (Sardinia).

syn. albergínia

vergonya *
n 1. (f) shame / disgrace
2. les vergonyes (slang) privates / rude (or naughty) bits / bits (Br.)

vergonyós *
adj shameful / disgraceful
pl. vergonyosos / f.s. vergonyosa

verí *
n (m) poison / venom

verificació ****
n 1. (f) verification
2. (f) inspection / check / check-up

verificar *
v conj to check / to verify

verídic *
adj true
f.s. verídica / f.pl. verídiques

verinós *
adj poisonous / venomous
pl. verinosos / f.s. verinosa

veritable ***
adj true / real

veritablement **
adv truly

veritat **
n (f) truth

vermell **
adj red
f.s. vermella

expr posar-se vermell
to blush / to go red / to turn red

vermellenc *
adj reddish
f.s. vermellenca / f.pl. vermellenques

syn. vermellós

vermellor *
n (f) redness

vermellós **
adj reddish
pl. vermellosos / f.s. vermellosa

syn. vermellenc

vermut *
n (m) vermouth

vern *
n (m) alder

expr sol i vern
completely alone and abandoned +
Amb la mort dels seus pares, va restar sol i vern


vernacle **
adj vernacular

n (m) the vernacular

expr llengua vernacla
(f) the vernacular

vernacular *
adj vernacular

vernal
adj vernal
Equinocci vernal - Vernal equinox

vernís *****
n (m) varnish

expr vernís d'ungles
(m) nail varnish (Br.) / nail polish

vernissatge *
n (m) private view / private showing

vèrnix
n (m) vernix

verola *
n (f) smallpox

syn. pigota

verrucós
adj verrucous
pl. verrucosos / f.s. verrucosa

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

n (m) verse

versat *****
adj versed
f.s. versada
Versat en... - Versed in...

versàtil **
adj 1. versatile
2. fickle

versatilitat **
n (f) versatility

versemblança *
n (f) authenticity / verisimilitude

versemblant **
adj credible

versicle
n (m) verse

versió ***
n (f) version
pl. versions

versionar **
v conj to cover

verso *
n (m) verso

versus *****
prep versus

syn. contra

vertader *
adj true
f.s. vertadera

vertaderament *
adv truly

vèrtebra *
n (f) vertebra

vertebral **
adj vertebral
Columna vertebral - Spinal column / spine / backbone

vertebrar ***
v conj to form the backbone of

vertebrat *
adj vertebrate

vèrtex *
n (m) vertex

vertical *
adj vertical

verticalment *
adv vertically

vertigen *
n (m) vertigo / dizziness

vesc *
n (m) mistletoe

vescomte *
n (m) viscount

vesícula *
n (f) vesicle

expr vesícula biliar
(f) gall bladder

vespa *
n (f) wasp

vesper *
n 1. (m) wasps' nest
2. (m) (fig.) hornets' nest

vespertí *
adj evening
pl. vespertins / f.s. vespertina

vesprada **
n (f) evening

vespre **
n (m) evening

vessant ***
n (m) side / slope

vessar **
v conj 1. to spill +
Va omplir massa el dipòsit del cotxe i a les corbes li vessava.


2. to spill

vestíbul *
n (m) hall / hallway

vestidor *
n (m) changing room

vestigi **
n (m) vestige

vestigial
adj vestigial

vestimenta ****
n (f) clothing / dress

vestir *
v conj 1. to dress (somebody) / to get (somebody) dressed
2. to wear
3. to dress
true
 to get dressed

vestit *
n (m) dress

vestuari *
n 1. (m) wardrobe / closet / cupboard
2. (m) wardrobe +
Aquest any encara no m'he comprat res i se m'ha quedat el vestuari antiquat.


vet *
n (m) veto
Vet aquí - Here is
i vet aquí un gat, vet aquí un gos, aquest conte ja s’ha fos / vet aquí un gos, vet aquí un gat aquest conte s’ha acabat. - and that's the end of the story

veta *
n 1. (f) ribbon / strip
2. (f) seam / vein
Hem de seguir-li la veta o no haurà qui ho aguanti - We have to humour him or it will be impossible to stand him
Tirar de veta - To splurge

vetar *
v conj 1. to veto / to reject +
Com que França va vetar el dictamen, no es va aprovar.


2. to ban +
Lluís de Val, propietari de Manga Films, empresa col·laboradora del Barça, va ser vetat a la llotja sense cap motiu.


veterà *
n (m / f) veteran
pl. veterans / f.s. veterana

adj veteran

veterinari *
n (m / f) vet
f.s. veterinària

vetlla *
n 1. (f) vigil
2. (f) wakefulness
3. (f) eve
4. (f) wake

vetllada *
n (f) evening / soirée

vetllar **
v conj 1. to stay awake
2. to watch (over) / to provide for
3. to hold a wake for

veto *
n (m) veto

syn. vet

veu *****
n (f) voice

expr a alta veu
aloud

expr en veu alta
aloud

veure *****
v conj 1. to see
2. to see / to visit
veure's
 to look at yourself

exclam com si ho veiés that's for sure!

expr a veure
let's see

expr fer com qui no ho veu
to turn a blind eye to (something)

expr fer-se veure
to get yourself noticed / to attract attention to yourself

expr fer-s'hi veure
to show off

expr fer veure
1. to show
2. to pretend

expr ja ho veurem
we'll see

expr no poder veure (algú)
to not be able to stand (somebody)

expr no tenir res a veure amb
to have nothing to do with

expr segons (que) es veu
it seems that

expr veure-hi
to be able to see
n.b: In the sense 'to have the gift of sight'.

expr veure-s'hi
to be able to see
n.b: In the sense 'to have enough light to see by'.

vi ***
n (m) wine
pl. vins

expr dir al pa pa i al vi vi
to call a spade a spade

syn. dir les coses pel seu nom
expr vi blanc
(m) white wine

expr vi escumós
(m) sparkling wine

expr vi negre
(m) red wine

expr vi rosat
(m) rosé wine

expr vi sec
(m) dry wine

via *****
n 1. (f) lane
2. (f) way / path through
Països en vies de desenvolupament - Developing countries
Via d'aigua - Leak
Via làctia - Milky Way
3. (f) channel
Via de comunicació - Communications channel / means of communication
Via pública - Public thoroughfare
4. (f) [TRANSP] (railway) track

prep via

expr Via Làctia
(f) Milky Way

expr en via de
in the middle of / in the process of

expr per via de
via / through

viabilitat **
n (f) viability

viable *
adj viable

vial **
n 1. (m) avenue / road
2. (m) vial

vianant *
n (m / f) pedestrian
Pas de vianants - Pedestrian crossing

vianda *
n (f) food

viarany *
n (m) narrow path / lane

viari **
adj road
f.s. viària
Seguretat viària - Road safety

viatjant *
n (m / f) sales rep / (travelling) salesman (Br.) / (traveling) salesman (Am.) / (commercial) traveller

viatjar *****
v conj 1. to travel
2. [mercaderia] to be transported

viatge *****
n (m) journey

expr bon viatge
bon voyage / have a good (or safe) trip

viatger *
n (m / f) traveller
f.s. viatgera

vibra *
n (f) viper

syn. escurçó

vibració *
n 1. (f) vibration
2. (f) vibe +
L'àvia copsava vibracions que ningú més era capaç de percebre.


vibrador *
n (m) vibrator

vibrar *
v conj to vibrate

vicari *****
n (m) vicar

vicepresidència *
n (f) vice presidency
Candidat a la vicepresidència - Vice presidential candidate

vicepresident *
n (m / f) vice president
f.s. vicepresidenta

viceversa *
adv vice versa

vici *
n (m) vice

viciós ****
adj 1. given to vice
2. addictive / habit forming
pl. viciosos / f.s. viciosa

expr cercle viciós
(m) vicious circle

vicissitud *
n vicissituds (fpl) ups and downs / vicissitudes (formal)

víctima **
n 1. (f) victim
2. (f) casualty

expr víctima mortal
(f) fatality
El nombre de víctimes mortals és molt alt - The number of deaths / dead is very high

victòria **
n (f) victory / win

vicunya *
n (f) vicuña

vida *****
n 1. (f) life
2. (f) living

expr vida artificial
(f) A-life

expr vida nocturna
(f) nightlife

expr guanyar-se la vida
to earn a living

expr nivell de vida
(m) standard of living

vident *
n (m / f) seer / prophet

syn. profeta

vídeo ****
n (m) video

videocàmera
n (f) camcorder

videocasset *
n (m) video cassette

videoclip **
n (m) video clip

videojoc *****
n (m) video game

videoteca *
n (f) video library

videovigilància
n (f) video surveillance
Càmera de videovigilància - CCTV camera

vidre **
n (m) glass

vidu *
n (m) widower

vídua *
n (f) widow

vieira *
n (f) scallop

Vietnam *
n (m) Vietnam

vietnamita ****
n 1. (m / f) Vietnamese (man / woman / person)
Els vietnamites - The Vietnamese
2. (m) Vietnamese

adj Vietnamese

vigent *****
adj in force

vigilància *
n (f) vigilance / surveillance

vigilant ****
n (m / f) watchman / guard

adj watchful / vigilant

expr vigilant de seguretat
security guard

vigilar *
v conj to keep an eye on / to watch / to look after

vigília *
n 1. (f) vigil / wakefulness

syn. vetlla 2. (f) eve

vigor **
n (m) vigour (Br.) / vigor (Am.)

expr en vigor
in force

expr entrar en vigor
to take effect / to come into effect

vigorós *
adj vigorous

VIH *
n (m) HIV

expr VIH negatiu
HIV negative

expr VIH positiu
HIV positive

vil *
adj vile / despicable

vila *****
n (f) town

vilafamesí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Vilafamés

adj relating to Vilafamés or its people
pl. vilafamesins / f.s. vilafamesina

vilafermoser
n (m / f) (person / people) from Vilafermosa

adj relating to Vilafermosa or its people
f.s. vilafermosera

vilafranquer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Vilafranca de Bonany

adj relating to Vilafranca de Bonany or its people
f.s. vilafranquera

vilafranquí *
adj of / from Vilafranca del Penedès

n (m / f) (person) from Vilafranca del Penedès
pl. vilafranquins / f.s. vilafranquina

vilallonguer
n (m / f) (person / people) from Vilallonga

adj relating to Vilallonga or its people
f.s. vilallonguera

vilanoví *
adj of / from Vilanova

n (m / f) (person) from Vilanova
pl. vilanovins / f.s. vilanovina

vilamalurenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Vilamalur

adj relating to Vilamalur or its people
f.s. vilamalurenca / f.pl. vilamalurenques

vilamarxanter
n (m / f) (person / people) from Vilamarxant

adj relating to Vilamarxant or its people
f.s. vilamarxantera

vilanovenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Vilanova de la Reina

adj relating to Vilanova de la Reina or its people
f.s. vilanovenca / f.pl. vilanovenques

vilanoví
n (m / f) (person / people) from Vilanova d’Alcolea

adj relating to Vilanova d’Alcolea or its people
pl. vilanovins / f.s. vilanovina

vila-realenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Vila-real

adj relating to Vila-real or its people
f.s. vila-realenca / f.pl. vila-realenques

vilarenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Vilar de Canes (or el Villar)

adj relating to Vilar de Canes (or el Villar) or its people
f.s. vilarenca / f.pl. vilarenques

vilatà *
n (m / f) villager

vilaveller
n (m / f) (person / people) from la Vilavella

adj relating to la Vilavella or its people
f.s. vilavellera

viler
n (m / f) (person / people) from la Vila Joiosa

adj relating to la Vila Joiosa or its people
f.s. vilera

vilipendiar *
v conj to revile (formal) / to vilify (formal) / to malign (formal) / to affront (formal) / to insult

villagordenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from la Villargordo del Cabriel

adj relating to la Villargordo del Cabriel or its people
f.s. villagordenca / f.pl. villagordenques

villener
n (m / f) (person / people) from Villena

adj relating to Villena or its people
f.s. villenera

villorí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Villores

adj relating to Villores or its people
f.s. villorina

vímet **
n (m) wicker

vinagre *
n (m) vinegar

expr vinagre balsàmic
(m) balsamic vinegar

expr vinagre de vi blanc
(m) white wine vinegar

expr vinagre de vi negre
(m) red wine vinegar

expr vinagre de xerès
(m) sherry vinegar

vinagrella *
n (f) sorrel

syn. agrella

vinagreta *
n (f) vinaigrette

vinalesí
n (m / f) (person / people) from Vinalesa

adj relating to Vinalesa or its people
pl. vinalesins / f.s. vinalesina

vinarossenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Vinaròs

adj relating to Vinaròs or its people
f.s. vinarossenca / f.pl. vinarossenques

vinassa *
n (f) (wine) dregs

vinater *
n (m / f) wine grower / wine merchant / vintner (formal)

adj wine(-growing)
f.s. vinatera

vincle *****
n 1. (m) link
2. (m) tie
Vincles emocionals - Emotional ties
Vincles econòmics - Economic ties

syn. lligam

vinculant ****
adj binding

vincular *
v conj to link / to bind

vindicació *
n (f) vindication

vindicar *
v conj to vindicate

vindre ****
v conj to come

vinent *
adj next
L'any vinent - Next year
El maig vinent - Next March

vinga *
exclam come on!

vinguda *****
n (f) coming / approach

expr anades i vingudes
comings and goings

vinícola *
adj wine-producing
Indústria vinícola - Wine-producing industry
Zona vinícola - Wine-producing zone

vint ***
n (m) twenty

vintè *
adj twentieth
f.s. vintena

expr una vintena de ...
around (or about) twenty ... / twenty-odd ...

vintena *
n (f) twenty

vint-i-cinc *****
n (m) twenty-five

vint-i-cinquè *****
adj twenty-fifth
pl. vint-i-cinquens / f.s. vint-i-cinquena / f.pl. vint-i-cinquenes

vint-i-dos *****
n (m) twenty-two

vint-i-dosè **
adj twenty-second
pl. vint-i-dosens / f.s. vint-i-dosena / f.pl. vint-i-dosenes

vint-i-nou *****
n (m) twenty-nine

vint-i-novè ***
adj twenty-ninth
pl. vint-i-novens / f.s. vint-i-novena / f.pl. vint-i-novenes

vint-i-quatre *****
n (m) twenty-four

vint-i-quatrè **
adj twenty-fourth
pl. vint-i-quatrens / f.s. vint-i-quatrena / f.pl. vint-i-quatrenes

vint-i-set ***
n (m) twenty-seven

vint-i-setè **
adj twenty-seventh
pl. vint-i-setens / f.s. vint-i-setena / f.pl. vint-i-setenes

vint-i-sis *****
n (m) twenty-six

vint-i-sisè ***
adj twenty-sixth
pl. vint-i-sisens / f.s. vint-i-sisena / f.pl. vint-i-sisenes

vint-i-tres *****
n (m) twenty-three

vint-i-tresè ***
adj twenty-third
pl. vint-i-tresens / f.s. vint-i-tresena / f.pl. vint-i-tresenes

vint-i-u *
n (m) twenty-one

vint-i-unè **
adj twenty-first
pl. vint-i-unens / f.s. vint-i-unena / f.pl. vint-i-unenes

vint-i-vuit ***
n (m) twenty-eight

vint-i-vuitè *
adj twenty-eighth
pl. vint-i-vuitens / f.s. vint-i-vuitena / f.pl. vint-i-vuitenes

vinya **
n 1. (f) vine

syn. cep 2. (f) vineyard

vinyeta *****
n 1. (f) [d'un còmic] cartoon
2. (f) [d'un llibre] vignette

viola ****
n 1. (f) [MUSIC] viola
2. (m / f) [MUSIC] violist / viola player
3. (f) [BOT] violet

expr viola d'amor
(f) viola d'amore

expr viola de gamba
(f) viola da gamba

expr viola de roda
(f) hurdy-gurdy

violador *
n (m) rapist

violar *
v conj 1. to violate / to break
2. to break into
3. to rape

violència **
n 1. (f) violence
2. (f) violent act

expr violència de gènere
(f) gender-based violence / violence against women / domestic violence

expr violència domèstica
(f) domestic violence

violent **
adj 1. violent
2. embarrasing / awkward

violer *
n (m / f) luthier
f.s. violera

syn. lutier

violeta *
adj violet

n (f) violet

violí **
n 1. (m) violin
2. (m / f) violinist
pl. violins

syn. violinista

violinista **
n (m / f) violinist

syn. violí

violista *
n (m / f) violist / viola player

syn. viola

violó *
n (m) violone
pl. violons

violoncel **
n 1. (m) cello / violoncello
2. (m / f) cellist

syn. violoncel·lista

violoncel·lista *
n (m / f) cellist

viral *
adj viral

syn. víric

viratge ***
n 1. (m) turn
2. (m) toning

virar *
v conj 1. to turn / to veer
2. to tone

virginal *
adj virginal

n (m) [MUSIC] virginal / virginals

virginitat *****
n (f) virginity

víric *
adj viral
f.s. vírica / f.pl. víriques

syn. viral

viril *
adj virile / manly

virilitat *
n (f) virility

virolat *
adj variegated
f.s. virolada

viròleg *
n virologist
f.s. viròloga / f.pl. viròlogues

virologia *
n (f) virology

virrei *
n (m) viceroy

virtual ****
adj virtual
Realitat virtual - Virtual reality

virtut ***
n 1. (f) virtue
2. (f) property / power

virus *
n (m) virus

visat *
n (m) visa

visca **
exclam hurray / hurrah / long live / three cheers for

víscera *
n 1. (f) viscus / internal organ
2. vísceras (fpl) viscera / entrails / innards

visceral ***
adj 1. visceral
2. [fig.] visceral
Odi visceral. - Visceral hatred.
Por visceral. - Visceral fear.

visceralment *
adv viscerally

viscós *
adj viscous

viscositat *
n (f) viscosity

visera *
n 1. (f) visor
2. (f) peak

visibilitat *****
n (f) visibility

visible *****
adj visible

visiblement ****
adv visibly

visigot *
n (m) visigoth

adj visigoth
f.s. visigoda

visió ***
n (f) vision
pl. visions

visionar *
v conj to view

visir *
n (m) vizier

visita *****
n (f) visit

visitant ****
n (m / f) visitor

adj visiting

visitar ***
v conj to visit

vista *****
n 1. (f) sight / view
2. (f) eyesight

expr vista d'ocell
bird's eye view
Barcelona a vista d'ocell - A bird's eye view of Barcelona

expr punt de vista
(m) point of view

vistabellà
n (m / f) (person / people) from Vistabella del Maestrat

adj relating to Vistabella del Maestrat or its people
pl. vistabellans / f.s. vistabellana

vistiplau **
n (m) approval / permission / authorization / authorisation (Br.) +
Gasol no ha donat el seu vistiplau a l'ús de la seva imatge.


vistós *
adj showy / eye-catching / gorgeous / flamboyant
pl. vistosos / f.s. vistosa

visual ***
adj visual

n (f) line of vision / line of sight

visualitzar *
v conj to visualize

vital *****
adj 1. life
2. vital

vitalici **
adj for life / lifetime / permanent +
El club blaugrana no té un contracte vitalici amb Ronaldinho.


f.s. vitalícia

vitalíciament *
adv permanently / for life

vitalisme *
n (m) vitalism

vitalista **
n (m / f) vitalist

adj vitalist

vitamina *
n (f) vitamin

vitrall *
n (m) stained-glass window

vitrina *
n (f) display case / display cabinet / showcase

vitroceràmica *
n 1. (f) ceramic hob
pl. vitroceràmiques
2. (f) glass ceramic

viu *****
adj 1. alive / living
2. live
3. vivacious
4. sharp
5. lively
6. intense / deep / vivid
f.s. viva
És el viu retrat de sa mare - She's the spitting image of her mother

n 1. (m) edge +
Li han cosit un viu de seda a la vora de les faldilles
Llima els vius d'aquesta peça.


2. vius (mpl) the living

expr aigua viva
(f) running water

expr llengua viva
(f) living language

viudo **
n 1. (m) widower
2. viuda (f) widow

adj widowed
f.s. viuda

viure *****
v conj 1. to live
2. [~ de] to live on
3. [~ amb algú] to live with (someone)

vivaç **
adj lively / vivacious
pl. vivaços

vivacitat **
n (f) liveliness / vivacity

vivament *
adv strongly / deeply / vividly / intensely

vivència **
n (f) experience

vivenda *****
n (f) housing
n.b: This word is a barbarism (from Spanish 'vivienda'). Learners of Catalan would be well advised to use 'habitatge' instead.

viver *****
n 1. (m) breeding ground
2. (m) [de peixos] hatchery / fish farm
3. (m) [de plantes] nursery

viverenc
n (m / f) (person / people) from Viver

adj relating to Viver or its people
f.s. viverenca / f.pl. viverenques

vivor *
n (f) intensity / vividness

vocable **
n (m) term / word

vocabulari *
n (m) vocabulary

vocació *****
n (f) vocation
pl. vocacions

vocacional ***
adj vocational

vocal ***
n 1. (f) vowel
2. (f) member
n.b: 'Vocal' means 'member' in the sense 'board member'.

adj vocal

vocàlic *
adj vocalic
f.s. vocàlica / f.pl. vocàliques

vocalisme *
n (m) [LING] vocalism

vocalista *
n (m / f) vocalist

vocatiu *
adj vocative
f.s. vocativa

n (m) vocative (case)

vociferant
adj vociferous

vociferar
v conj to shout / to yell

vodevil **
n (m) vaudeville / music hall (Br.)

vodka *
n (m) vodka

vodú
n (m) voodoo

adj voodoo

voga *
n (f) rowing

expr estar en voga
to be in vogue / to be in fashion

vogar
v conj to row

syn. remar

vol *****
n (m) flight

expr vol biplaça
(m) tandem flight

expr aixecar el vol
1. to fly off
2. (fig.) to take flight

expr alçar el vol
1. to fly off
2. (fig.) to take flight

volada *
n 1. (f) flight
2. (f) flock
3. (f) eaves / overhang

volander *
adj 1. flying
2. fleeting
f.s. volandera

n (f) washer

volant *
n 1. (m) steering wheel
2. (m) referral note
3. (m) ruffle / flounce / frill

adj flying

volar **
v conj 1. to fly
Fer volar un estel. - To fly a kite.
2. to fly
El temps vola. - Time flies.

volàtil *
adj volatile

volcà *
n (m) volcano
pl. volcans

volcànic *
adj volcanic
f.s. volcànica / f.pl. volcàniques

vòlei *
n (m) volleyball

expr vòlei platja
(m) beach volleyball

syn. voleibol de platja

voleibol *
n (m) volleyball

expr voleibol de platja
(m) beach volleyball

syn. vòlei de platja

volenterós *
adj willing
pl. volenterosos / f.s. volenterosa

voler *****
v conj to want (to)

expr voler dir
to mean

voleteig *
n (m) flutter / fluttering
pl. voleteigs, voletejos

voletejar *
v conj to flutter

volt *
n 1. (m) turn
2. volts (mpl) surroundings / environs
3. (m) [unitat de força electromotriu] volt

volta *****
n 1. (f) lap
Tres voltes al circuit. - Three laps of the track.
2. (f) round +
Mugabe perd la primera volta de les eleccions de Zimbabwe.


3. (f) spin / turn
Fer (o donar) una volta de campana. - To somersault / to do a somersault.
4. (f) detour

syn. marrada, rodeig 5. (f) time

syn. cop, vegada

voltant *****
n voltants (mpl) vicinity / surrounding area / environs

expr al voltant (de)
around

voltar *
v conj 1. to turn / to go round / to spin
2. to go round / to travel round / to walk round
3. [~ de] to surround (with)

voltatge *
n (m) voltage

voltejar *
v conj 1. to turn / to go round / to spin
2. to go round / to travel round / to walk round
3. [~ de] to surround (with)

voltímetre *
n (m) voltmeter

voltor *
n (m) vulture

voluble *
adj mercurial

volum ****
n (m) volume

expr volum de negoci
(m) turnover

expr a tot volum
full blast

volumètric *
adj volumetric
f.s. volumètrica / f.pl. volumètriques

voluminós *
adj bulky
pl. voluminosos / f.s. voluminosa

voluntari *****
n (m / f) volunteer

adj voluntary
f.s. voluntària

voluntàriament ****
adv voluntarily

voluntariat *
n (f) volunteering

voluntariós **
adj keen / willing
pl. voluntariosos / f.s. voluntariosa

voluntat ***
n (f) will

expr per voluntat pròpia
of your own free will / of your own accord

volva *
n 1. (f) speck / wisp
2. (f) snowflake

vomitar *
v conj to vomit / to throw up (col·loq.) / to be sick (Br.)

vòmit *
n (m) vomit / vomiting

vora *****
n 1. (f) edge / side
2. (f) [got, tassa..] brim
3. (f) (river)bank
4. (f) [roba] hem / seam

expr a la vora
near

expr a la vora del mar
at the seaside

voraç *
adj 1. voracious / avid
Un lector voraç - An avid reader
2. fierce
Un voraç incendi - A fierce fire

voral *
n 1. (m) roadside / verge / shoulder
2. (m) riverbank

voravia *
n (f) pavement (Br.) / sidewalk (Am.)

syn. vorera

voraviu *
n (m) reinforced hem (or seam)

expr tocar el voraviu
to annoy / to bother / to upset

vorejar *
v conj 1. to go round / to skirt
2. to border
3. [fig.] to be approaching +
La dona vorejava els vuitanta anys.


vorera **
n (f) pavement (Br.) / sidewalk (Am.)

syn. voravia

vori *
n (m) ivory

vòrtex *
n (m) vortex / whirlpool / maelstrom

vosaltres **
pron you
n.b: 'Vosaltres' is the plural, familiar form of 'you'.

vostè ***
pron you
n.b: 'Vostè' is the singular, polite form of 'you'.

vostès **
pron you
n.b: 'Vostè' is the plural, polite form of 'you'.

vostre *****
adj your

pron yours
f.s. vostra
n.b: 'Vostre' is the plural, familiar form of 'your' and 'yours'.

vot *****
n 1. (m) vote
2. (m) vow
Vots matrimonials - Marriage vows
Vot de castedat - Vow of chastity
Vot de pobresa - Vow of poverty

votació **
n (f) voting / vote / ballot

votar **
v conj to vote

voyeur **
n (m / f) Peeping Tom / voyeur
f.s. voyeuse

syn. escopòfil

voyeurisme *
n (m) voyeurism

syn. escopofília

vuit **
n 1. (m) eight
2. les nounine (o'clock)

adj eight

vuitanta **
n (m) eighty

vuitantè ***
adj eightieth
f.s. vuitantena

expr una vuitantena de ...
around (or about) eighty ... / eighty-odd ...

vuitè *****
adj eighth
f.s. vuitena

n (m) eighth

expr vuitens (de final)
last sixteen
n.b: 'Vuitens (de final)' is the stage of a sporting competition before the quarter finals, which is usually referred to in English as 'the last sixteen' (e.g. 'Barça will meet Celtic in the last sixteen of the UEFA Cup' - 'El Barça s'enfronta al Celtic als vuitens de la Copa de la UEFA'.

vulgar *
adj vulgar / common

vulnerable **
adj vulnerable

vulnerar *
v conj 1. to infringe / to violate
2. to hurt / to damage

vulva *
n (f) vulva


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