Catalan/English Dictionary -

facilitar

v conj to provide

familiaritzat

adj familiar / au fait
f.s. familiaritzada
Estar familiaritzat amb alguna cosa - To be familiar with something / to be au fait with something

far

n 1. (m) headlight / headlamp (Br.)
2. (m) lighthouse
3. (m) beacon
Un far de la democràcia - A beacon of democracy
Un far de la llibertat - A beacon of freedom

fascinar

v conj to fascinate / to captivate

fatal

adj 1. inevitable / unavoidable
2. fateful
3. fatal
4. terrible / awful

expr passar-ho fatal
to have an awful (o terrible) time

expr sentir-se fatal
to feel terrible (o awful)

fauna

n (f) fauna / wildlife

favorit

adj favourite (Br.) / favorite (Am.)

n (m / f) favourite (Br.) / favorite (Am.)
f.s. favorita

feble

adj weak

febrer

n (m) February

feix

n 1. (m) sheaf / bundle

syn. gavell 2. (m) shaft / beam
pl. feixos
Feix d'electrons - Electron beam

n.b: (of light)

femení

adj feminine
pl. femenins / f.s. femenina

fer

v conj 1. to do
2. to make
Fer malbé - To spoil
3. to play
Al teatre, ella va fer de Ventafocs - At the theatre, she played Cinderella
4. ago
Fa molt (temps) - A long time ago
Fa tres dies que plou - It has been raining for three days
Fa un any que van començar els bombardejos - The bombing started a year ago

ferm

adj firm / steady
f.s. ferma

festa

n (f) party / holiday

festival

n (m) festival

n 1. (f) end
2. (f) purpose / aim
pl. fins

adj 1. fine / thin
2. refined / polite
3. soft / delicate
4. sharp / acute / keen
5. subtle
Té un sentit de l'humor molt fi - He's got a very subtle sense of humor
6. fine
f.s. fina

expr a fi de
in order to

expr per fi
at last

fidels

n (mpl) the faithful

figuera

n (f) fig tree

expr figuera de moro
(f)

prickly pear

n.b: 'Figuera de moro' is the plant itself. 'Figa de moro' is the fruit.

fila

n 1. (f) line
Esperar en fila - To wait in line
2. (f) rank

expr en fila índia
in single file

expr tancar files
to close ranks

fills

n 1. (m) children
2. (mpl) sons

final

adj last / final

n (f) final

finança

n (f) finance
pl. finances

finançament

n (m) funding / financing

fins

prep until
Fins al moment - Up until now / thus far

fins ara

adv (m) up to now / up until now / so far

exclam see you (later)!

fira

n (f) fair / market

físic

adj physical
f.s. física / f.pl. físiques

físicament

adv physically

fita

n (f) watershed / landmark

fitxa

n 1. (f) (index) card
2. (f) token

fix

adj fixed
f.s. fixa

fixar

v conj 1. to fix / to fasten / to attach
2. to fix / to set / to settle on / to decide on (un preu / una hora / una data)
3. (foto) to fix
fixar-se
1. to focus on / to pay attention to / to observe
2. to notice / to see

foment

n (m) promotion

fomentar

v conj to promote

fonamentalment

adv fundamentally

fonda

n (f) inn

fons

n 1. (m) bottom

n.b: Fons means bottom as in 'at the bottom' rather than 'bum' / 'ass'.

2. (m) fund

expr fons de pantalla
(m) background

expr a fons
in depth

font

n 1. (f) source
2. (f) fountain

expr font de dades
(f) data source

expr font d'energia
(f) energy source

força

n (f) force
pl. forces

adv very / well

forçar

v conj 1. to force
2. to rape

syn. violar

forestal

adj forest / forestry

expr ciència forestal
(f) forestry

syn. silvicultura

forja

n 1. (f) forge / smithy
pl. forges
2. (f) forging

forjar

v conj to forge

n.b: 'Forjar' means 'to forge' in the sense 'to shape iron'.

forma

n (f) shape

formació

n 1. (f) training
Formació a l'empresa - In-house training
Formació a mida - Customized training
2. (f) formation
pl. formacions

format

n (m) format

fortalesa

n 1. (f) strength

syn. fortesa 2. (f) fortress

fòrum

n (m) forum

foto

n (f) photo
Foto en color - Colour (Br.) / color (Am.) photo
Foto en blanc i negre - Black and white photo

fotobloc

n (m) photoblog

n.b: The official Termcat term for 'photoblog' is 'fotobloc'. However, a number of Catalan Internet users do not approve of this term and many use 'fotoblog' instead. Usage wise, it is split pretty much 50 / 50.

givOR

franc

n (m) franc
Franc francès - French franc
Franc suís - Swiss franc

adj 1. free
2. candid / frank

expr de franc
free / for nothing / for free / gratis

franquisme

n (m) Francoism

franquista

adj Francoist

n (m / f) Francoist / supporter of General Franco

front

n 1. (m) forehead / brow
2. (m) front

expr front fred
(m) cold front

fulletó

n (m) soap opera
pl. fulletons

funció

n (f) function
pl. funcions

expr en funcions
acting / interim

funcional

adj functional

funcionalitat

n (f) functionality

funcionament

n (m) running / functioning

funcionariat

n (m) civil servants (Br.)

fundació

n 1. (f) foundation
La Fundació Jaume Bofill - The Jaume Bofill Foundation
2. (f) founding
pl. fundacions
Des de la seva fundació fins els nostres dies - From its founding to the present day

funerari

adj funeral
f.s. funerària

fusió

n 1. (f) melting
Punt de fusió - Melting point
2. (f) fusion
3. (f) [FIN] merger
pl. fusions
La fusió de Gaz de France i Suez - The merger between Gaz de France and Suez
4. (f) [FOOD] fusion
Cuina de fusió (japonesa) - (Japanese) fusion cuisine
5. (f) [MUSIC] fusion
Fusió-jazz - Jazz fusion

futur

n (m) future

adj future
f.s. futura