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1 parar
v1. to stop2. to stayOn pares quan vas a Figueres? - Where are you staying / where will you be staying when you go to Figueres?3. to end upLa pilota va anar a parar al carrer - The ball ended up in the streetNo sé com això ha anat a parar a parar a les seves mans - I don't know how that ended up in his hands / I don't know how he got ahold (Am.) / hold (Br.) of that.Noi, si continues així, pararàs boig! - (Man!) If you go on like that you'll end up (going) crazy (Am.) / mad (Br.)4. to set (up) / to pitch / to layParar la taula - To set the table / to lay the tableParar tenda - To pitch / set up a tentParar una trampa - To set a trapParar esment / compte - To pay attention5. to hold outParar la mà - To hold your hand out / to begT'haig d'explicar una història increïble! Para l'orella! - I (simply) must tell you an incredible story! Listen (up)!expr parar atenció (a) to pay attention (to)expr parar esment (a) to pay attention (to)expr parar els peus a algú to stop someone in their tracks -
2 revés
n1. (m) other side / back / reverse2. (m) backhand3. (m) (heavy) blowDuus la camisa posada al revés - You have your shirt on backwards / you've got your shirt on backwardsPots lletrejar al revés el mot 'Mississippi'? - Can you spell 'Mississippi' backwards?No, ho tens al revés; en anglès has de dir 'A rebus substitutes pictures for words' - No, you have / you've got it backwards; in English you must say 'A rebus substitutes pictures for words.' -
3 creure
v1. to believe2. to thinkHo creus? - Do you think so?Creia que no vindria - I didn't think she would come3. (col.loq) to obey / to do as you are told / to mind (Am.)Sempre has de creure la mare - You must always do as your mother tells you -
4 de
1. [característica, sentit partitiu, pertinença, relació, aposició, assumpte, motiu] ofAquest jersei és fet de llana - This sweater (Am.) / jumper (Br.) is made of woolAquesta mena de mala herba em fa esternudar - These kinds of weeds make me sneezeEn tenim de molt bonics - We have some really pretty onesLes busques del rellotge són tortes - The hands of the clock are crookedés el contrari del que penses - It's the opposite of what you thinkEl rei li va donar el títol de comte - The king gave him the title of countVa escriure els seus primers dos llibres de (o sobre) filosofia grega abans de tenir trenta anys - She wrote her first two books of Greek philosophy before she was thirtyEstava orgullós del seu fill - He was proud of his sonnota: Notem que en català es pot posar la preposició "de" amb valor partitiu davant els adjectius determinatius o especificatius. Aquestes locucions es tradueixen en anglès sense preposició.2. [origen, procedència i punt de partença, causa i separació] fromD'on véns? - Where do you come from?és cec de naixença - He has been blind from birthEs va morir de les seves ferides - He died from his woundsEuropa està cansada de tantes guerres i rivalitats - Europe is tired of so many wars and rivalriesEl van excloure de l'equip - They excluded him from the teamAquesta pomada et protegirà la pell del sol - This lotion will protect your skin from the sun3. [agent] byEra fet del meu pare - It was made by my fatherEn aquest poble som coneguts de tothom - In this town we're well known by everybody4. [verb + de, on "de" expressa el terme de l'acció verbal] about / of / fromAbstenir-se de - To abstain fromAssabentar-se de - To hear about / ofParlar de - To talk (or speak) about / ofRecuperar-se de - To recover fromnota: Si el complement prepositiu és un infinitiu, en anglès es tradueix per gerundi.5. [altres verbs + de] on / to / at / withAixò no depèn de mi, sinó d'en Robert - This doesn't depend on me, it depends on RobertDubta de la seva pròpia existència - He doubts his own existenceJo mateix me n'ocuparé - I'll take care of it myselfHem decidit (de) vendre la casa - We've decided to sell our housenota: En el cas d'aquestes combinacions 'verb+de', el mot "de" pot ser traduït en anglès per preposicions diverses i, si el verb català es tradueix en anglès per un verb transitiu, "de" no es tradueix (p.ex. adonar-se de || to realize (or notice); dubtar de || to doubt (or mistrust); fiar-se de || to trust; penedir-se de || to regret; recordar-se de || to remember).6. [de + infinitiu] to (verb) / (verb) -ingHem decidit (de) vendre la casa - We have decided to sell our houseVa prometre de venir - He promised to comeLi vaig aconsellar de no dir-ne res - I advised him not to say anything about itNo em podia estar de notar la seva falta d'entusiasme - I couldn't help noticing their lack of enthusiasmQuan deixaràs de fumar? - When are you going to quit (o give up) smoking?No em recordava de dir-li-ho - I didn't remember to tell himM'agrada (de) passejar pel jardí - I like to walk (o I like walking) in the gardenEvito (de) dir res que l'empipi - I avoid saying anything that bothers hernota: La combinació "de + infinitiu" se sol traduir en anglès per l'infinitiu "to" però es tradueix en anglès per un gerundi després dels verbs assajar (practice), deixar (quit), evitar (avoid), no poder estar-se (can't help) i parar (stop). Es tradueix per un gerundi o l'infinitiu "to", a vegades amb un canvi de sentit, després dels verbs agradar (like), oblidar(-se) (forget), permetre's (afford), preferir (prefer) i recordar(-se) (remember). -
5 parèixer
v1. to seem / to look / to look likePareix intel·ligent - He looks cleverVestit així, pareixes un pagès - You look like a peasant, dressed like thatPareix que estiguis esgotat - You look exhaustedJohn va fer uns quants comentaris que pareixien tranquil·litzadors - John made several comments that seemed reassuring2. to seemEm pareix que... - It seems to me that...Em pareix molt inoportú - It seems very ill-timed to meEm pareix que vas errat - I think you're wrong3. to seem / to look likePareix que està a punt de ploure - It looks as if it's going to rainPareix que no li importa - It doesn't seem to bother him -
6 per
1. [causa, motiu o objectiu; substitució, bescanvi o distribució; delimitació; favor; consideració; dependència] forVa ser castigat per robatori - He was punished for stealingVaig deixar la feina per raons personals - I quit my job for personal reasonsEstem treballant per la justícia social - We are working for social justiceEstic fent cua per tu - I'm standing in line for youVam canviar el jersei per uns pantalons - We changed the sweater (Am.) / jumper (Br.) for some pants (Am.) / trousers (Br.)Va vendre un quadre per quinze mil euros - He sold a painting for fifteen thousand eurosUn per tots i tots per un! - All for one and one for all!és molt alt per l'edat que té - He's really tall for his age2. [agent; mitjà; instrument; manera] byAquest sopar ha estat fet pels nostres marits - This dinner has been prepared by our husbandsElla em va agafar per les mans - She took me by the handsEncarreguem el menjar per telèfon - We order our food by phone3. [lloc de pas] throughHan entrat per la finestra - They came in through the windowRespirem només pel nas - We are breathing only through our nosesnota: Cal esmentar les excepcions següents: la preposició 'per' es tradueix en anglès per 'by' en els girs 'per mar' i 'per terra' (by sea i by land) i per 'along' quan s'usa davant el nom d'una via (carrer, camí, carretera, etc.). Exemples: En el segle divuit era perillós viatjar per mar || It was dangerous to travel by sea in the eighteenth century; Anaven amb cotxe per la carretera || They were driving along the highway.4. [per + infinitiu, que denota causa, bescanvi o preu] for + (gerundi)Em van multar per aparcar en pas de peatons - They fined me for parking in a crosswalkUs donarem 600 euros per pintar la casa - We'll give you 600 euros for painting our housenota: Com a regla pràctica podem dir que, a grans trets, quan en castellà la preposició seria 'para', en anglès volem l'infinitiu 'to', sense cap preposició; en canvi, quan en castellà la preposició seria 'por', en anglès volem la preposició 'for' més el gerundi.5. [per + infinitiu] toVaig a Girona per veure el meu oncle - I'm going to Girona to see my uncleTenia moltes coses per explicar - He had a lot to say1. forTinc una carta per al teu germà - I have a letter for your brotherNecessito aquests llibres per a la meva tesina - I need these books for my term paperHe comprat un pastís per a demà - I've bought a pastry for tomorrowA les vuit surt un tren per a Madrid - A train leaves for Madrid at eight2. [per a + infinitiu, que denota causa, bescanvi o preu] for + (gerundi)és massa intel·ligent per a treballar aquí - He is too smart to work here3. [per a + infinitiu] toUs donarem 600 euros per a pintar la casa - We'll give you 600 euros to paint our house -
7 abast
n (m) reach / extentexpr donar l'abast to manageNo dono l'abast (tinc massa coses per fer i no puc fer-les totes) - I can't manage (I have too many things to do and can't do them all)Com t'ho fas per donar l'abast?(Com aconsegueixes fer tanta feina?) - How do you manage? (How do you get so much work done?) -
8 amb
prep withVols venir amb nosaltres? - Do you want to come with us?Hem comprat aquest cotxe amb els estalvis - We have bought this car with our savingsnota: Excepció: la preposició 'amb' no es tradueix en anglès quan va regida pel verb casar-se (p.e., Vull casar-me amb tu || I want to marry you). -
9 exemplar
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10 fins aviat
interj see you soon! / see you later! -
11 haver
v to haveQuè haig de fer? - What do I have to do?Has de respondre a una selecció de preguntes - You have to (o you must) answer a series of questions -
12 passejar
v1. to take for a walk / to walkPassejar el gos - To take the dog for a walk / to walk the dog2. to stroll / to walkpassejar-se to go out for a walk / to take a strollexpr treure a passejar to take out for a walkSi decidiu per un gos, teniu temps de treure'l a passejar? - If you decide to get a dog, do you have time to take it out for a walk (or take it out for walks)? -
13 portar
v1. to take / carry / to bringPortar a - To lead to2. to wearportar-se to behavePortar-se malament - To misbehaveexpr portar (en cotxe) to give somebody a liftEm pots portar, si us plau? - Could you give me a lift, please?Et portarem (en cotxe) a la oficina - We can give you a lift to the officeexpr portar-se bé (amb) to get on (with) -
14 roba
n1. (f) clothes2. (f) cloth / materialexpr haver-hi roba estesa (expression used as a signal to change topic when there is someone present - often children - who you don't want to hear what you are talking about (literally: 'there is washing hanging out')(f) bed clothes / bed linen -
15 semblar
v1. to seem / to look / to look likeSembla intel·ligent - He looks cleverVestit així, sembles un pagès - You look like a peasant, dressed like thatJohn va fer uns quants comentaris que semblaven tranquil·litzadors - John made several comments that seemed reassuring2. -Em sembla que... - It seems to me that...Em sembla molt inoportú - It seems very ill-timed to meEm sembla que vas errat - I think you're wrong3. to look / to seemSembla que està a punt de ploure - It looks as if it's going to rainSembla que no li importa - It doesn't seem to bother him -
16 sol
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17 ara
adv nowexpr a hores d'ara at the moment / at present / by now1. from now on / from here on in2. hereinafterEl Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Barcelona (d'ara endavant, el Col·legi) - El Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Barcelona (hereinafter referred to as 'el Col·legi')1. up until now / up to now2. see you later! -
18 arreveure
interj see you! -
19 calçar
v1. to put (someone's) shoes on2. to be a size... / to take a size... (shoe) / to take size... shoesSaps quin número calça el teu fill? - Do you know what size (shoe) your son takes?Calça el 44 - He's a size 44 / he takes a size 44 (shoe) / he takes size 44 shoesnota: Si s'utilitza la paraula 'shoe' en plural, s'ha de dir 'he takes size xx shoes' (sense l'article indefinit 'a'). Però, si no s'utilitza la paraula 'shoe' o bé se l'utilitza en singular, s'ha de dir 'he takes a size 44 (shoe)' (amb l'article indefinit 'a')3. to earth up / to hill upcalçar-se to put your shoes onexpr calçar el mateix peu (que algú) to be like / to be the same asexpr saber de quin peu calça to know what to expect from (somebody or something) / to know what (somebody or something) is likeJa sabem de quin peu calça el Wall Street Journal... - We all know what to expect from the Wall Street Journal / we all know what the Wall Street Journal's like -
20 cap
n1. (m) [ANAT] head2. (m) head / boss / chief3. (m) rope / cable4. (m) capeCap d'Hornos - Cape Hornadj no / anypron none / anyHi ha 'xxxx'? No, no n'hi ha cap - Are there any 'xxxx'? No, there aren't any / there are none1. towards / to2. at about / at around(m) weekend(m) scapegoatDos dels hostatges foren alliberats al cap de dues setmanes - Two of the hostages were freed after two weeksexpr al cap i a la fi after all / at the end of the dayexpr de cap i de nou from the very start (or beginning) / completely / from top to bottom / from square oneAixò us pot estalviar la molèstia d'haver de reinstal.lar el sistema de cap i de nou - This can save you the trouble of having to completely reinstall the systemSeria més sensat i desitjable començar de cap i de nou - It would be more sensible and desirable to begin from square oneEl desordre obliga a repensar de cap i de nou tot el model - The disorder makes it necessary to rethink the whole model from top to bottomexpr si (Pompeu Fabra / Companys / l'avi Paco etc.) aixequés el cap (Pompeu Fabra etc.) would roll over (or turn) in his / her grave
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