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

vacuna *
n (f) vaccine

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

vaixell de guerra *
n (m) warship

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

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
f.s. valenta

valentia *
n (f) courage / bravery
Amb valentia - Bravely / courageously

valer ****
v conj 1. to cost
2. to be worth
3. to be useful / to be suitable
No s'hi val - That's not fair
Valer la pena - To be worth it
Fer valer - To assert
L'avi ja no pot valer-se - Grandfather can no longer (take care of / manage by) himself
Val més que ho facis tu - You'd better do it
S'ha valgut d'influències - He made use of his connections
n.b: This verb is also spelled 'valdre'

vàlid **
adj valid

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

valorar ***
v conj to rate

vals *
n (m) waltz

vàlua *
n (f) value

valuós *
adj valuable
f.s. valuosa

vàlvula *
n (f) valve

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

vampir *
n (m) vampire

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

vanitat *
n (f) vanity

vanitós *
adj vain / conceited
f.s. vanitosa

vànova
n (f) bedspread

syn. cobrellit

vapor **
n (m) vapor / steam

vara *
n (f) rod / stick

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 to vary

varicel·la
n (f) chickenpox

varices *
n (fpl) varicose veins

syn. venes varicoses

varietat ***
n (f) variety

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

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

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

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

vegada ****
n (f) time
Tres vegades - Three times
Una vegada - Once
Dues vegades - Twice
Una altra vegada - Again
A la vegada - At the same time
Tal vegada - Perhaps

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

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

vel *
n (m) veil

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

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

veler *
n (m) sailboat

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

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

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

vencedor *
n (m) winner / conqueror

adj winning / conquering
f.s. vencedora

vèncer *
v conj to beat / to win

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

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

Veneçuela *
n (f) Venezuela

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

venerable *
adj venerable

veneració *
n veneration

venerar *
v conj to venerate

venes varicoses
n (fpl) varicose veins

syn. varices

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

venjança *
n (f) revenge

venjar *
v conj to take revenge / to avenge

venjatiu *
adj vengeful
f.s. venjativa

vent **
n (m) wind

ventada *
n (f) gale / strong wind

Ventafocs *
n (f) Cinderella

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 +
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

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

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.)

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

verdulaire *
n greengrocer

syn. verdurer

verdum *
n (m) greenfinch

verdura **
n (f) vegetables

verdurer
n greengrocer
f.s. verdurera

syn. verdulaire

verdureria
n (f) greengrocer's

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

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

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

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

verificar *
v conj to check / to verify

verídic *
adj true

verinós *
adj poisonous
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

vermellor *
n (f) redness

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

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


vernal
adj vernal
Equinocci vernal - Vernal equinox

vernís *
n (m) varnish

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

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

verso *
n (m) verso

vertader *
adj true
f.s. vertadera

vertaderament *
adv truly

vèrtebra *
n (f) vertebra

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

vertebrat *
adj vertebrate

vèrtex *
n (m) vertex

vertical *
adj vertical

verticalment *
adv vertically

vertigen *
n (m) vertigo / dizziness

vescomte *
n (m) viscount

vesícula *
n (f) vesicle

vesícula biliar
n (f) gall bladder

vespa *
n (f) wasp

vesper *
n 1. (m) wasps' nest
2. (m) hornets' nest
n.b: (Figurative meaning)

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

vesprada **
n (f) evening

vespre **
n (m) evening

vessant ***
n (m) side / slope

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


vestíbul *
n (m) hall / hallway

vestidor *
n (m) changing room

vestigi **
n (m) vestige

vestigial
adj vestigial

vestir *
v conj to get dressed / to dress

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 watch (over)
2. to stay awake
3. to keep watch
4. 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 to see

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

vi ***
n (m) wine
Vi negre - Red wine
Vi blanc - White wine

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

syn. dir les coses pel seu nom

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 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

Via Làctia *
n (f) Milky Way

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 to travel

viatge *****
n (m) journey

expr bon viatge
bon voyage / have a good (o 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

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

vida *****
n (f) life

expr vida artificial
(f) A-life

expr vida nocturna
(f) nightlife

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

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

vimet *
n (m) wicker

vinagre *
n (m) vinegar

vinagre de xerès
n (m) sherry vinegar

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

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

adj wine(-growing)
f.s. vinatera

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!

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

vint ***
n (m) twenty

vintè *
adj twentieth
f.s. vintena

vintena *
n (f) twenty

vinya **
n 1. (f) vine

syn. cep 2. (f) vineyard

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 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