mà 
n
(f) hand
pl. mans
expr mà de morter
(f) pestle
expr mà d'obra
(f) workforce
expr a mà
to hand / handy
Tens un llapis a mà? - Do you have a pencil to hand / do you have a pencil handy?
expr de segona mà
second hand
expr fer mans i mànigues
to move heaven and earth +Molts joves i gent gran han de fer mans i mànigues per arribar a final de mes
expr llegir-li a algú la mà
to read somebody's palm
expr posar la mà a sobre
to lay a finger on
expr posar mans a l'obra
to get down to work / (colloq) to get stuck in
macro
n
(f) macro
magnètic
adj
magnetic
f.s. magnètica / f.pl. magnètiques
expr camp magnètic
(m) magnetic field
maig
n
(m) May
major
adj
1. bigger / larger / greater / older
Els majors de 65 anys - The over 65s
2. biggest / largest / greatest / oldest
El major experiment de la història - The biggest experiment in history
3. main
n
(m) major
expr major d'edat
adult / grown-up / of (legal) age
expr al major
wholesale
expr carrer major
(m) high street
expr la major part
most (of) / the majority (of)
majoritàriament
adv
mainly / largely / for the most part / predominantly / on the whole
malauradament
adv
unfortunately / regrettably
malestar
n
(m) malaise / unease / uneasiness
malla
n
1. (f) mesh
2. (f) (chain) mail
mampara
n
1. (f) partition (wall) / (room) divider
2. (f) [d'una nau] bulkhead
manar
v conj
1. to be in charge / to rule
2. to lead
syn. dirigir
mancança
n
(f) lack / shortage
pl. mancances
mandat
n
1. (m) mandate
2. (m) [durada d'un mandat] mandate / tenure
mandra
n
(f) laziness / idleness
Em fa mandra - It's too much effort
syn. peresa
expr fer mandra a (algú)
to be too much effort
M'hauria de dutxar.. però em fa mandra - I should have a shower but it's too much effort
expr tenir mandra
to not be bothered
Tinc mandra - I can't be bothered
manegar
v conj
1. to put a handle on
2. to fix (up) / to adjust
3. to sort out
manegar-se
to manage
manejar
v conj
1. to handle / to operate
2. to talk with your hands
3. to move (something) about
manejar-se
to move about
manera
n
(f) way / manner
manifestar
v conj
1. to demonstrate / to show
2. to make (something) known
manifestar-se
1. to become clear
2. to reveal yourself
3. to demonstrate
manlleu
n
(m) loanword
mantell
n
(m) mantle
expr mantell superior
(m) upper mantle
manteniment
n
(m) upkeep / maintenance
mantenir
v conj
to maintain
manual
n
(m) manual / primer (Am.)
adj
manual
maori
n
1. (m) Maori
2. (m / f) Maori
adj
Maori
mapa
n
(m) map
expr mapa de bits
(f) bitmap
màquina
n
(f) machine
expr màquina de cosir
(f) sewing machine
expr màquina d'escriure
(f) typewriter
expr màquina de tren
(f) locomotive / (railway) engine
syn. locomotora
mar
n
(f) sea
expr Mar Caspi
(m) Caspian Sea
n.b: Also, 'Mar Càspia'.
expr Mar Negre
(m) Black Sea
maragda
n
(f) emerald
març
n
(m) March
pl. marços
marc
n
1. (m) [IT] frame
2. (m) [FIN] Mark
Marc alemany - German Mark
marca
n
(f) brand
expr marca d'aigua
(f) watermark
expr marca mínima
(f) qualifying standard
marcador
n
1. (m) [SPORT] scoreboard
2. (m) marker
Marcador genètic - Genetic marker
maresma
n
(f) marsh / wetland
maresme
n
(m) marsh / wetland
marge
n
(m) margin
expr marge d'error
(m) margin of error
marí
adj
sea / marine
pl. marins / f.s. marina
expr animal marí
(m) sea creature
marinar
v conj
to marinate
marxa
n
1. (f) march
2. (f) walking
3. (f) walk
10km marxa - 10km walk
massacrar
v conj
to massacre
massís
n
1. (m) massif
2. (m) clump / solid mass
adj
solid
pl. massissos / f.s. massissa
mastòcit
n
(m) mast cell
mateix
adj
same
pl. mateixos / f.s. mateixa
matèria
n
(f) material
expr primeres matèries
(fpl) raw materials
material
adj
material / physical
expr material de lectura
(m) reading matter (o material)
expr material imprès
(m) printed matter
maternitat
n
(f) maternity / motherhood
expr permís de maternitat
(m) maternity leave
matoll
n
(m) brush / scrub
màxim
n
(m) maximum
adj
maximum
f.s. màxima
màxima
n
(f) maxim
maximitzar
v conj
[IT] to maximize / to maximise (Br.)
Maximitza la finestra seleccionada - Maximize the selected window
medi
n
(m) medium
expr medi ambient
(m) environment
mediambiental
adj
environmental
meditació
n
(f) meditation
pl. meditacions
expr fer meditació
to meditate
meditar
v conj
1. to meditate
2. to contemplate / to reflect on (or upon)
melic
n
(m) navel / belly button (col.loq)
syn. llombrígol
expr mirar-se el melic
to navel gaze / navel-gazing
membre
n
1. (m / f) member
syn. soci 2. (m) limb
3. (m) (slang) member / penis
mena
n
1. (f) type / kind
2. (f) (mineral) ore
menarquia
n
(f) menarche
menor
adj
smaller
n
(m) minor
n.b: Also 'menor d'edat'
mental
adj
mental
expr salut mental
(f) mental health
mentalitat
n
(f) mentality / mindset
mentida
n
(f) lie
expr mentida pietosa
(f) white lie
mentre
conj
while / as
Mentre jo vivia a Tortosa, la meva germana estudiava a Tarragona - While I was living in Tortosa, my sister was studying in Tarragona
Mentre ella obria la porta, sentia les rates escapant-se corrent - As she was opening the door, she could hear the rats scurrying away
Mentre es fa fosc, els colors de Montserrat canvien - As it gets dark, the colors of Montserrat change
Mentra suturava la incisió, el cirurgià va preguntar: -Algú ha vist el meu rellotge? - While (or as) he was sewing up the incision, the surgeon asked: "Has anybody seen my watch?"
expr mentre que
while
mentrestant
adv
in the meantime / (in the) meanwhile
menut
adj
1. small / tiny
2. trivial / unimportant
f.s. menuda
n
1. (m / f) kid
2. (mpl) [FIN] small change / loose change
3. (mpl) [FOOD] offal / (d'un ocell) giblets
expr a la menuda
retail
syn. al detall
expr per menut
in (some) detail
menys
adj
less
menyspreu
n
(m) contempt
mer
adj
mere
f.s. mera
mercat
n
(m) market
expr mercat negre
(m) black market
expr economia de mercat
market economy
meridional
adj
southern
mes
n
(m) month
pl. mesos
més
adv
1. more
2. most
expr a més a més
furthermore / what is more / in addition / besides
expr a més a més de
in addition to / as well as / besides
expr a més de
in addition to / as well as / besides
expr més o menys
more or less / around / about
mesura
n
1. (f) measure
2. (f) measurement
n.b: 'Mesura' means 'measurement' in the sense 'size of the thing being measured'.
expr a mesura que
while / as
expr en la mesura que
in so far as / in as far as
mesurar
v conj
to measure
metàfora
n
(f) metaphor
metge
n
(m / f) doctor
f.s. metgessa
mètode
n
1. (m) method
2. (m) method
metodologia
n
(f) methodology
metre
n
(m) metre (Br.) / meter (Am.)
expr metre quadrat
(m) metre squared (Br.) / meter squared (Am.)
meu
adj
my
f.s. meva
n.b: The Valencian feminine forms of 'meu' are 'meua' (singular) and 'meues' (plural)
pron
mine
f.s. meva
mica
n
1. (f) (a) little
2. (f) mica
expr de mica en mica
bit by bit / little by little
migratori
adj
migratory / migrant / migration
f.s. migratòria
Moviments migratoris - Migratory (or migration) movements
Ocells migratoris - Migratory (or migrant) birds
mil
adj
thousand
milió
n
(m) million
pl. milions
expr mil milions
a billion
mil·lenni
n
(m) millennium
millor
adj
1. better
2. best
expr millor amic
(m / f) best friend
f.s. millora amiga / f.pl. millors amigues
millorar
v conj
1. to improve / to better / to boost
2. to improve
mínim
n
(m) minimum
adj
minimal
f.s. mínima
expr com a mínim
at least
missatger
n
1. (m / f) messenger
2. (m / f) herald
f.s. missatgera
mític
adj
1. mythical
2. legendary +El mític grup The Police actuarà a Barcelona el 27 de setembre.
f.s. mítica / f.pl. mítiques
mitjà
n
(m) medium / means
adj
middle / average
pl. mitjans / f.s. mitjana
expr mitjans de comunicació
(mpl) (The) Media
mitjana
n
1. (f) [MATH] mean
La mitjana de 15, 10 i 2 és 9 - The mean of 15, 10 and 2 is 9
2. (f) [TRANSP] central reservation (Br.) / median (strip) (Am.)
mitjançant
prep
through
moda
n
1. (f) fashion
2. (f) [MATH] mode
expr de moda
fashionable / in (col·loq)
mode
n
(m) mode
model
n
1. (m) model
2. (m / f) model
expr model ocult de Markov
(m) hidden Markov model
modernisme
n
(m) modernism
modernista
n
(m / f) modernist
adj
modernist
mòdul
n
(m) module
modulació
n
(f) modulation
pl. modulacions
molèstia
n
(f) bother / nuisance / trouble / pain / inconvenience
molí
n
(m) mill
pl. molins
expr molí d'aigua
(m) watermill
expr molí de vent
(m) windmill
molt
adv
a lot
adj
many / much / very
f.s. molta
moment
n
(m) moment
expr a cada moment
all the time / constantly / always
expr de moment
at the moment / at present
expr en qualsevol moment
at any time
món
n
(m) world
moneda
n
(f) coin
expr moneda de curs legal
(f) legal tender
monetari
adj
monetary
f.s. monetària
expr política monetària
(f) monetary policy
expr unió monetària
(f) monetary union
mongeta
n
(f) bean
syn. fesol
Mongòlia
n
Mongolia
monitor
n
1. (m / f) instructor
f.s. monitora
Monitor d'esquí - Ski instructor
2. (m) [IT] monitor
mortal
adj
mortal
n
(m / f) mortal
most
n
(m) must
motiu
n
(m) reason / motive
motor
n
(m) motor
mudança
n
(f) move
pl. mudances
multa
n
1. (f) fine
2. (f) [TRANSP] ticket
Mumbai
n
Mumbai
n.b: The city formerly known as 'Bombay' (Cat. Bombai)
municipal
adj
municipal
municipi
n
(m) borough / county / municipality
mural
n
(m) mural
adj
wall
musa
n
(f) muse
música
n
(f) music
mussol
n
1. (m) [ZOOL] owl
2. (m) [MED] sty(e)
syn. urçol, ordèol
