Catalan/English Dictionary -

ecològic

adj 1. organic
Aliments ecològics. - Organic food (or produce).
2. ecological
f.s. ecològica / f.pl. ecològiques

economia

n (f) economy

expr economia de mercat
(f) market economy

econòmic

adj economic
f.s. econòmica / f.pl. econòmiques

edat

n (f) age

expr edat de jubilació
(f) retirement age

expr edat mitjana
(f) Middle Ages

expr arribar a la majoria d'edat
to come of age

edició

n (f) edition / publication
pl. edicions

edifici

n (m) building / premises

editorial

n 1. (f) publishing house / publisher(s) / publishing company
2. (m) editorial

adj publishing

educació

n (f) education
pl. educacions

expr educació física
(f) physical education / PE (Br.) / phys ed (Am.)

educatiu

adj educational
f.s. educativa

efecte

n 1. (m) effect
2. efectes (mpl) belongings

expr efecte hivernacle
(m) greenhouse effect

expr efectes personals
(mpl) personal belongings

expr fer efecte
to take effect
Les aspirines fan efecte aviat. - The aspirins soon take effect.

efectuar

v conj to carry out / to conduct / to effect

eixe

adj that

n that one
f.s. eixa

elecció

n 1. eleccions (fpl) election

syn. comicis 2. (f) choice
pl. eleccions

expr eleccions parcials
(fpl) by-election (Br.)

electròlisi

n (f) electrolysis

electrònic

adj electronic
f.s. electrònica / f.pl. electròniques

element

n (m) element

elevar

v conj 1. to raise
2. to boost

El Salvador

n El Salvador

pron me / myself

embarcar

v conj 1. [vaixell] to load (something) onto (a boat or ship) / to put (something) on board (a boat or ship)
2. [tren, avió, bus] to load (something) onto (a train, plane, bus) / to put (something) on board (a train, plane, bus)
3. to get (somebody) involved in (something risky, dangerous or difficult)
embarcar-se
1. [vaixell] to get on / to go (or get) on board / to board (formal) / to go aboard ship (formal) / to embark (formal)
Es van embarcar cap a València. - They set sail for Valencia.
2. [tren, avió, bus] to get on / to go (or get) on board / to board (formal)
3. to embark on (or upon) (something risky, dangerous or difficult)

embellir

v conj to make (more) beautiful / to beautify
embellir-se
to become (more) beautiful

embolicar

v conj 1. to wrap
2. to tangle / to entangle / to muddle up / to make things complicated
3. to embroil (somebody) in (something) / to get (somebody) involved in (something)
embolicar-se
1. to get tangled up / to become messy / to get mixed up
2. to become embroiled in (something) / to get involved in (something)
3. [~ amb] to become involved (with)
4. to talk rubbish / to make things up

expr embolica que fa fort!
things are becoming more and more complicated!

expr embolicar la troca
to (further) complicate matters

eminent

adj eminent

emirat

n (m) emirate

expr Emirats Àrabs Units
(m) United Arab Emirates

emmagatzematge

n (m) storage

syn. emmagatzemament
expr emmagatzematge de diòxid de carboni
(m) carbon sequestration

emmarcar

v conj to frame

emotiu

adj emotional
f.s. emotiva

empenta

n 1. (f) push / shove
2. (f) boost

empenyorar

v conj to pawn

emperador

n 1. (m) emperor
2. (m) swordfish

empitjorar

v conj 1. to make worse / to compound
2. to become worse / to get worse / to deteriorate

emprar

v conj to use / to employ

empresa

n 1. (f) firm / company / agency / business / enterprise
2. (f) enterprise / endeavour (Br.) / endeavor (Am.) / venture / undertaking

syn. mampresa (Val.)
expr llibertat d'empresa
(f) free enterprise

prep 1. [lloc, temps, manera in
Els guardem en caixes de fusta. - We keep them in wooden boxes.
Posaren els germans en classes separades. - They put the brother and sister in separate classes.
Van construir la casa en quatre mesos. - They built the house in four months.
Ella sap escriure en occità. - She knows how to write in Occitan.
Parla en veu baixa. - He is speaking in a low voice.
2. [usada en correlació amb 'de', denotant distribució] to

expr de dia en dia
from day to day

expr de porta en porta
from door to door

expr de tant en tant
from time to time

encaixament

n (m) (del cap d'un nadó) engagement

encara

adv 1. still
2. even

expr encara que
even though / even if / albeit

encàrrec

n 1. (m) order
2. (m) errand
3. (m) job

expr per encàrrec
on request

expr per encàrrec de (X)
at (X)'s request / at the request of (X)

encarregar

v conj 1. to entrust
2. to order / to commission
encarregar-se
to take care of
No pateixis, jo mateix me n'encarregaré. - Don't worry, I'll take care of it myself.

encendre

v conj 1. to set fire to
2. [una espelma / una pipa] to light
3. [llum / aparell] to switch on / to turn on
4. [passions] to inflame
encendre's
to catch fire / to burn

encertat

adj appropriate / fitting / apt
f.s. encertada

encomanar

v conj 1. to entrust
2. to infect
encomanar-se
[~ de] to become infected by / to be spread / to be contagious
S'encomana per l'aire a través de la tos. - It is spread through the air by coughing.
Aquesta malaltia no s'encomana. - This disease isn't contagious.

endemà

n (m) the day after / the next day / the following day

enderrocar

v conj 1. [un edifici, un pont..] to demolish / to knock down / to pull down
2. to knock over / to knock down
3. to overthrow
enderrocar-se
to fall down / to collapse

endeutament

n (m) debt

endur-se

v conj 1. to take (away) / to make off with (col·loq)
2. to win

enèsim

adj umpteenth
f.s. enèsima

enfonsar

v conj 1. to sink
2. to knock down
3. [destruir] to scuttle / to scupper (Br.)
enfonsar-se
1. to sink
2. to collapse

enfrontament

n (m) clash

enganyar

v conj to deceive / to mislead / to fool
enganyar-se
to fool yourself / to delude yourself / to kid yourself

engròs

n -
A l'engròs. - In bulk / wholesale.

enigma

n (m) enigma

enllaç

n (m) link
pl. enllaços

enllumenat

n 1. (m) lighting
2. (m) lights

enquestar

v conj to survey / to poll

enriquir

v conj 1. to make (somebody) rich
2. to enrich
Enriquir l'urani. - To enrich uranium.
enriquir-se
1. to become rich
2. to enhance / to improve (fig.)

ens

pron us

n (m) entity

ensalada

n (f) salad

syn. amanida
expr ensalada russa
(f) Russian salad

ensenyament

n (m) education / teaching

ensucrar

v conj to sweeten with sugar / to sprinkle with sugar

entendre

v conj to understand / to comprehend
entendre's
1. to be comprehensible / to be understandable / to make sense
2. to get along
3. [relacions amoroses secretes] to carry on with / to have an affair with

n (m) understanding

expr al meu entendre
as (far as) I see it

entitat

n 1. (f) entity
2. (f) body

n.b: 'Entitat' means 'body' in the sense 'association' (i.e. 'International trade body').

entorn

n 1. (m) surroundings
2. entorns (mpl) vicinity / environs (formal) / surrounding area

entrada

n 1. (f) entry +

El nostre diccionari té més de 35.000 entrades.

2. (f) entrance / entry / way in
3. (f) ticket
4. (f) [FIN] down payment
5. (f) [SPORT] [futbol] tackle
6. (f) [SPORT] [beisbol] inning

expr pagar una entrada (en una compra a terminis)
to put down (o pay) a deposit

entrar

v conj to enter

expr deixar entrar
to admit / to let in

entre

prep between / among / amongst / amid / amidst

entregar

v conj 1. to hand over / to present / to deliver
2. to hand in (Br.) / to give in (Br.) / to turn in (Am.)
Després d'exposar-se en classe, l'informe s'entregarà al professor. - After being presented in class, the report will be handed (or given or turned) in to the teacher.

entrenament

n (m) training

entrevista

n (f) interview

expr entrevista de selecció
(f) job interview

expr fer una entrevista a (algú)
to interview (someone)

enumeració

n (f) enumeration / list
pl. enumeracions

enumerar

v conj to enumerate

envelat

n 1. (m) marquee
2. (m) (de circ) big top

enviar

v conj to send

envoltar

v conj to surround

enzimàtic

adj enzyme
f.s. enzimàtica / f.pl. enzimàtiques
Activitat enzimàtica. - Enzyme activity.

epifania

n (f) epiphany

epitafi

n (m) epitaph

època

n 1. (f) era / epoch / age
2. (f) time
pl. èpoques

equació

n (f) equation
pl. equacions

expr equació lineal
(f) linear equation

expr equació quadràtica
(f) quadratic equation

equi

adj equine
pl. equins / f.s. equina

equilibrar

v conj to balance
equilibrar-se
to balance (out)

equilibrat

adj balanced
f.s. equilibrada

expr una dieta equilibrada
a balanced diet

equilibri

n 1. (m) balance
2. (m) stability
3. (m) equilibrium

equip

n (m) team

equiparar

v conj to liken

equivaldre

v conj to be equivalent to

syn. equivaler

equivalent

adj equivalent

n (m) equivalent

equivaler

v conj to be equivalent to

syn. equivaldre

Eritrea

n (f) Eritrea

errada

n (f) error

errata

n (f) erratum

expr fe d'errates
(f) (list of) errata

pron himself / herself / itself / themselves / yourself

esbart

n (m) Catalan folk dancing group

esbrinar

v conj to figure out / to determine / to discover / to ascertain +

En Sherlock Holmes esbrinava què havia passat a partir dels indicis més nimis.

esca

n (f) tinder
pl. esques

escalada

n 1. (f) rock climbing
2. (f) climb
3. (f) escalation

escalfament

n 1. (m) warming
2. (m) heating
3. (m) [SPORT] warm up

expr escalfament global
(m) global warming

escapar

v conj to slip
escapar-se
[~ de] to escape (from) / to run away (from) / to get away (from)

escàs

adj scarce
pl. escassos / f.s. escassa

escenografia

n (f) set design / stage design / theatrical design / scenography

escita

n (m / f) Scythian

adj Scythian

esclafir

v conj 1. [fuet] to crack / [tro] to crash
2. to crack / to smack

expr esclafir a plorar
to burst into tears

expr esclafir a riure
to burst out laughing

expr fer esclafir els dits
to snap (o click) your fingers

esclerosi

n (m) sclerosis

expr esclerosi múltiple
(m) multiple sclerosis / MS

escola

n (f) school

expr escola bressol
(f) nursery school (Br.) / pre-k (Am.)

escolarització

n (f) schooling

escopofília

n (f) voyeurism

escorça

n 1. (f) bark
2. (f) [d'una fruita] peel
3. (f) [ANAT] cortex

expr escorça cerebral
(f) cerebral cortex

expr escorça terrestre
(f) Earth's crust

escorta

n 1. (f) [grup] escort
2. (m / f) [membre d'una escorta] escort
3. (m / f) [bàsquet] shooting guard

escriba

n (m) scribe

escriure

v conj 1. to write
2. to write (to somebody)
Escriu-li una carta. - Write him a letter.
Li escriu cada setmana. - He writes to her every week / he writes her every week (Am.)

expr màquina d'escriure
(f) typewriter

escuma

n (f) foam / scum

esdevenir

v conj 1. to become
2. to turn into
esdevenir-se
to happen / to occur / to come about

esgrimir

v conj 1. to brandish / to wield
2. [fig.] to put forward

eslàlom

n (m) slalom skiing

eslògan

n (m) slogan

syn. lema

esmalt

n 1. (m) enamel
2. (m) gloss

esmentar

v conj to mention

syn. fer esment de
expr abans esmentat
aforementioned

espai

n (m) space

expr espai aeri
(m) airspace

expr espai exterior
(m) outer space

Espanya

n (f) Spain

espanyol

adj Spanish
f.s. espanyola

espavilat

adj clever / bright / quick-witted / smart
f.s. espavilada

especial

adj special

especialitat

n (f) specialty

especialitzat

adj specialized / specialised (Br.) / skilled
f.s. especialitzada

específic

adj specific
f.s. específica / f.pl. específiques

especificació

n (f) specification
pl. especificaions

especificar

v conj to specify

espectador

n 1. (m / f) spectator / viewer / audience member
2. (m / f) onlooker / bystander
f.s. espectadora

espectròmetre

n (m) spectrometer

espectrometria

n (f) spectrometry

expr espectrometria de masses
(f) mass spectrometry

especulació

n (f) speculation
pl. especulacions

espeleologia

n (f) caving / pot holing (Br.) / spelunking (Am.) / speleology

esperança

n 1. (f) hope
2. (f) expectancy
pl. esperances

expr esperança matemàtica
(f) [MATH] expected value

expr esperança de vida
(f) life expectancy

esperar

v conj 1. to wait (for)
2. [desitjar] to hope (that)
3. to expect

n.b: In Catalan, 'esperar' means both 'to hope' and 'to expect'. The difference between the sentences 'I hope to pass the test' and 'I expect to pass the test' isn't obvious in Catalan.

esperar-se
1. to wait
Espera't un moment! - Wait a minute!
2. to expect
No m'ho esperava pas. - I wasn't expecting it.

expr esperar un nen (o un fill)
to be expecting (a baby)

espina

n (f) thorn

espinós

adj prickly / thorny
pl. espinosos / f.s. espinosa
Un arbust espinós. - A thorny bush.
Un tema espinós. - A thorny (o prickly) subject.

espiritualitat

n (f) spirituality

esplendor

n (f) (magnificència) splendour (Br.) / splendor (Am.)

espoli

n (m) plunder / plundering / pillaging

esport

n (m) sport

esportiu

adj sporting / sports
f.s. esportiva

n (m) sports car

expr actitud (o conducta) esportiva
(f) sportsmanship

espremedora

n (f) lemon-squeezer (Br.) / juicer (Am.)

esquela

n 1. (m) notice
2. (m) [~ mortuòria] obituary

esquerda

n 1. (f) crack / chip
2. (f) fissure
3. (f) crevice / gap

esquitxar

v conj 1. [aigua] to splash
2. [pintura, fang, oli..] to splash / to spatter
3. [reputació, honra] to tarnish / to stain

essència

n (f) essence

expr essència de vainilla
(f) vanilla essence

essencial

adj essential

essencialment

adv essentially

ésser

v conj to be

expr no ésser-hi tot
to be not all there
No hi és tot. - He's not all there.

expr sigui com sigui
however

expr sigui el que sigui
whatever

expr tant ésser (a algú)
to be all the same (to somebody)
Tant li és si són de xocolata o de fruita els gelats. - It's all the same to him (or it doesn't matter to him) whether the ice creams are chocolate or fruit.

establiment

n (m) establishment

establir

v conj 1. to establish
2. to set up
3. to establish / to agree upon

estadística

n (f) statistic / statistics

estalvi

n 1. (m) saving
2. estalvis (mpl) savings
Compte d'estalvis. - Savings account.
Estalvis de tota la vida. - Life savings.

adj safe

expr sa i estalvi
safe and sound

estany

n 1. (m) pool / small lake
2. (m) tin

estar

v conj 1. to be
2. to stay
3. to be ready

expr estar per
1. to be about to +

El pitjor està per arribar.
Un polític ha d'escoltar tothom però no està per dir sí a tothom.

2. to pay attention to +

No estic per històries.

expr estar-se de
to refrain from / to keep from / to desist from

estat

n 1. (m) state +

Molt sovint els accidentats es troben en un estat de xoc i confusió.

2. (m) condition +

En Roger continua en un estat molt greu a l'hospital.

3. (m) status
4. (m) estate

expr estat d'emergència
(f) state of emergency

expr estat d'excepció
(f) state of emergency

expr estat vegetatiu
(m) vegetative state
Estat vegetatiu persistent. - Persistent vegetative state.

estatal

adj state

Estats Units

n (m) United States

expr Estats Units d'Amèrica
(m) United States of America

estatus

n (m) status

estatut

n (m) statute

expr estatut d'autonomia
(m) statute of autonomy

n.b: The statutes of autonomy are the constitutional laws that grant Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands an autonomous government.

estatutari

adj statutory
f.s. estatutària

estel

n 1. (m) star
2. (m) kite

expr estel fugaç
(m) shooting star

expr Estel Polar
(m) North Star / Polar Star / Polaris

estel·lar

adj stellar

estendre

v conj 1. to spread (out) / to open (out) / to stretch (out)
2. to extend / to enlarge
3. to spread
4. [la roba] to hang out / to peg out

expr ampliament estès
widespread

estès

adj 1. spread (out)
2. widespread
3. hanging / on the line
pl. estesos / f.s. estesa

n.b: 'Estès' in this sense means literally 'hung out to dry' ('roba estesa' are clothes that are drying on the washing line)

estil

n (m) style

expr estil lliure
(m) freestyle

expr 200m estils (individual)
(m) [swimming] 200m (individual) medley

estimar

v conj 1. to love
2. to estimate
3. to value
4. to consider / to judge

expr estimar-se més
to prefer

estimat

adj dear / beloved
Estimat pare... - Dear father...

n darling / sweetheart
f.s. estimada

estiu

n (m) summer

estival

adj summer

estrella

n (f) star

syn. estel, astre
expr estrella de mar
(f) starfish
pl. estrelles de mar

estret

adj 1. narrow
Per un marge estret. - By a narrow margin.
2. close +

El president parla de la relació estreta entre Catalunya i les Balears.

f.s. estreta

expr estret de mires
narrow-minded

expr estret de Gibraltar
(m) Straits of Gibraltar

estructura

n (f) structure

expr estructura de control
(f) [IT] control structure

estructural

adj structural

estudi

n (m) study

estudiant

n (m / f) student

estupefaent

n (m) narcotic / drug

pron you / yourself

n (m) word used in the expression 'amb tots els ets i uts'

expr amb tots els ets i uts
in great detail / down to the last detail / at (great) length

et al.

abbrev et al.

etc

abbrev (m) etc

expr i un llarg etc
and so on and so forth

etcètera

n (m) et cetera / etc / and so on

syn. i la resta
expr i un llarg etcètera
and so on and so forth

etern

adj eternal
f.s. eterna

etiquetatge

n (m) labelling (Br.) / labeling (Am.)

euro

n (m) euro

europeu

adj european

n (m / f) European
f.s. europea

evangèlic

adj evangelical

n (m / f) evangelical
f.s. evangèlica / f.pl. evangèliques

evidència

n (f) evidence

evident

adj clear / obvious / evident

evidentment

adv clearly / obviously / evidently

evolutiu

adj evolutionary
f.s. evolutiva

examinar

v conj 1. to examine
2. to check / to test / to inspect

excarcerar

v conj to release (somebody from prison) / to let (somebody) out (of prison) / to free (somebody from prison)

excepció

n (f) exception
pl. excepcions

excepcional

adj exceptional

excepte

prep except

syn. menys, tret de

excesssiu

adj excessive
f.s. excessiva

excessivament

adv excessively

excitable

adj excitable

excitació

n 1. (f) excitement
2. (f) [sexual] arousal

excursió

n (f) trip / outing
pl. excursions

execució

n (f) execution
pl. execucions

exempció

n (f) exemption
pl. exempcions

exemplaritat

n (f) exemplariness

exemple

n (m) example

expr per exemple
for example

exercir

v conj 1. to exert
El Sol exerceix una forta atracció gravitatòria sobre els planetes. - The Sun exerts a strong gravitational pull on the planets.
2. to exercise
Exerceix el dret a vot tothom que pot votar? - Does everyone who is able to vote exercise the right?
3. to work (as) / to practise (as)
Exerceix de professor de Ciències Polítiques a la Universitat de Barcelona. - She works as a politics lecturer (Br.) / professor (Am.) at the University of Barcelona.
4. to carry out (duties / a role) +

Maragall evidencia les dificultats de Mas per exercir el seu paper de líder de l'oposició.

exitós

adj successful
pl. exitosos / f.s. exitosa

syn. reeixit

expedició

n 1. (f) expedition
pl. expedicions
2. (f) [FIN] issue / (tec.) issuance

experiència

n (f) experience

experimental

adj experimental

expert

n 1. (m / f) expert
2. (m / f) connoisseur

adj expert
f.s. experta

explicatiu

adj explanatory
f.s. explicativa

exposar

v conj 1. to exhibit
2. to set out / to put forward / to state / to point out +

Li vam exposar clarament el que preteníem fer.

exposició

n 1. (f) exposition
2. (f) exposure
pl. exposicions

expressament

adv expressly / definitely

expropiació

n (f) expropriation

expropiar

v conj to expropriate

extens

adj extensive
pl. extensos / f.s. extensa

extern

adj external
f.s. externa

extra

adj additional

n (m / f) extra

extracció

n (f) extraction / removal
pl. extraccions

extracte

n (m) excerpt / extract

extraescolar

adj extra-curricular / after-school

extrapolar

v conj to extrapolate

extrem

adj 1. extreme
2. far
3. abject
La pobresa extrema. - Abject poverty.

n (m) extremity / (very) end / extreme
f.s. extrema

expr l'extrema dreta
the Far Right

expr l'extrema esquerra
the Far Left

expr l'Extrem Orient
the Far East

extremar

v conj 1. to maximize / to intensify
2. [seguretat / vigilància] to strengthen / to step up / to beef up
extremar-se
to take great care

extreure

v conj to extract / to remove / to pull out