baix 
adj
low / short 
pl. baixos / f.s. baixa
n
1. (m) bass
2. (m) bass (guitar)
n.b: 'Baix' means 'bass guitar'. 'Baix elèctric' specifically refers to an electric bass guitar to distinguish it from the 'contrabaix' (double bass).
baixa
n
1. (f) fall
2. (f) casualty
expr donar-se de baixa
to unsubscribe
Donar-se de baixa de la llista de correu - To unsubscribe from the mailing list
balança
n
1. (f) scales / scale (Am.)
pl. balances
2. Balança (f) Libra
expr balança de pagaments
(f) balance of payments
expr fer caure (o inclinar o decantar) la balança
to tip the balance / to tip the scales / to swing the balance
balear
adj
Balearic
n
(fpl) Balearic Islands
n.b: The Balearic Islands are referred to either as 'les Illes Balears' or simply 'les Balears'.
banda
n
1. (f) band
2. (f) side
3. (f) group
4. (f) gang
expr banda ampla
(f) broadband
expr banda sonora
(f) soundtrack
expr ample (or amplada) de banda
(f) bandwidth
expr deixar de banda
to leave out / to forget about / to put to one side / to overlook
bany
n
(m) bath
expr bany Maria
(m) bain-Marie
Barcelona
n
Barcelona
Barcelona ciutat - The city of Barcelona
Barcelona metropolitana - Barcelona metropolitan area
barem
n
(m) score / scale / calculation table
barra
n
(f) bar
n.b: 'Barra' means 'bar' as in 'long piece of wood or metal'.
expr barra d'eines
(f) toolbar
expr barra d'equilibris
(f) balance beam
expr barra d'estat
(f) status bar
expr barra fixa (or horitzontal)
(f) high bar (o horizontal bar)
expr barra invertida
(f) back slash
expr barra vertical
(f) pipe
n.b: 'Barra vertical' means 'pipe' as in the symbol '|'.
expr barres asimètriques
(fpl) asymmetric bars / uneven parallel bars / uneven bars / bars
expr barres paral·leles
(fpl) parallel bars
barrejar
v conj
1. to mix / to blend
2. (cartes) to shuffle
syn. escartejar, barallar
barri
n
(m) neighbourhood (Br.) / neighborhood (Am.) / area / district
expr barri xinès
1. (m) Chinatown
2. (m) red-light district
barroc
adj
baroque
f.s. barroca / f.pl. barroques
n
(m) baroque
basar
v conj
to base
base
n
1. (f) basis
2. (f) base
bàsic
adj
basic
f.s. bàsica / f.pl. bàsiques
batalla
n
(f) battle
expr batalla campal
(f) pitched battle
bé
adv
well / fine
n
1. (m) good / sake +Pel teu bé, pel meu bé, pel bé dels teus fills, pel bé de Catalunya, no votis al PP.
2. béns (mpl) goods / assets
becari
n
(m / f) student receiving a grant (o scholarship) / scholarship student / [formal] grant (o scholarship) recipient
adj
grant-funded
f.s. becària
Investigadors becaris - Grant-funded researchers
beguda isotònica
n
(f) isotonic drink
beneficiari
n
(m / f) beneficiary
f.s. beneficiària
benestar
n
(m) well-being / welfare
expr estat de benestar
(m) welfare state
bernat pescaire
n
(m) grey heron
bessó
n
(m / f) twin
pl. bessons / f.s. bessona
adj
twin
Germà bessó - Twin brother
Germana bessona - Twin sister
biblioteca
n
(f) library
pl. biblioteques
bilingüisme
n
(m) bilingualism
biocarburant
n
(m) biofuel
biodiversitat
n
(f) biodiversity
bisetmanal
adj
biweekly
blanc
n
(m) target
adj
white
f.s. blanca / f.pl. blanques
blat de moro
n
(m) maize (Br.) / sweetcorn (Br.) / corn (Am.)
blau
adj
blue
f.s. blava
n
(m) (colloq) bruise
bleda
n
(f) Swiss chard
bloc
n
1. (m) [IT] blog
n.b: The official TermCat word for 'blog' is 'bloc' (it used to be 'diari interactiu personal'). The term is widely used but a number of Catalan Internet users do not agree with this term and continue to use 'blog'
2. (m) block
3. (m) (note)pad
4. (m) section / part
blog
n
(m) blog
n.b: The official TermCat word for 'blog' is 'bloc' (it used to be 'diari interactiu personal'). The term 'bloc' is widely used but a number of Catalan Internet users do not agree with this term and continue to use 'blog'
bo
adj
good
pl. bons / f.s. bona
boca
n
(f) mouth
pl. boques
expr boca d'incendis
(f) fire hydrant
expr boca (per) avall
face down
syn. de bocaterrosa
expr a boca de canó
point blank
bocaterrós
adj
face-down
pl. bocaterrosos / f.s. bocaterrosa
expr de bocaterrosa
face down
syn. boca (per) avall
bot
n
1. (m) leap
2. (m) bounce
3. (m) boat
4. (m) wineskin
5. (m) bagpipe(s)
n.b: Full name is 'bot de gemecs'.
syn. sac de gemecs, gaita, cornamusa, manxa borrega, xeremies
expr ploure a bots i barrals
to chuck it down / to throw it down / to rain cats and dogs
expr bot salvavides
(m) lifeboat
botànic
adj
botanical / botanic
f.s. botànica / f.pl. botàniques
n
1. (m / f) botanist
2. botànica (f) botany
botifarra
n
1. (f) [FOOD] sausage
Botifarra negra - Black pudding (Br.) / blood sausage (Am.)
2. (f) name of a Catalan card game
expr fer botifarra
to make an obscene gesture
n.b: 'Fer botifarra' is, specifically, when you bend one arm with fist clenched and upright then bring the other arm into the crook of your elbow.
branca
n
1. (f) [BOT] branch
2. (f) branch +La genètica és una branca de la biologia que estudia els fenòmens de l'herència i de la variació.
pl. branques
brasa
n
(f) ember
britànic
adj
British
Anglès britànic - British English
n
(m / f) Brit(s) / British (person or people) / the British (pl.)
f.s. britànica / f.pl. britàniques
broqueta
n
1. (f) skewer / brochette
2. (f) stick
n.b: A 'broqueta' is a stick used for beating the 'tamborí' (a small drum which accompanies sardana dancing).
bufar
v conj
1. to blow
2. to blow on / [per apagar] to blow out
expr ésser bufar i fer ampolles
to be a piece of cake (a cinch / a walk in the park / a breeze / a doddle)
bus
n
1. (m / f) (underwater / deep sea) diver
Vestit de bus - Diving suit
Anorac de bus - Snowsuit
2. (m) [TRANSP] bus
syn. autobús 3. (m) [IT] bus
pl. busos
buscar
v conj
to look for
butlletí
n
1. (m) bulletin
pl. butlletins
2. (m) gazette
byte
n
(m) byte
syn. octet
