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avui - banda DACCO : The Open Source English-Catalan Dictionary<br />
avui adverb today | Avui (en) dia - Nowadays / these days<br />
axil·la noun f armpit<br />
axó noun m axon<br />
àxon noun m axon<br />
Azerbaitjan noun m Azerbaijan<br />
Although 'Azerbaitjan' is the official Catalan name for<br />
'Azerbaijan' you will also see 'Azerbaidjan' and 'Azerbaijan'<br />
used quite widely.<br />
àzeri noun m Azerbaijani / Azeri adjective Azerbaijani /<br />
Azeri<br />
B<br />
babau adjective 1 silly / stupid 2 naive noun m / f idiot /<br />
fool<br />
bable noun [language] m Asturian<br />
babuí noun m baboon<br />
babutxa noun f slipper<br />
bacallà noun m cod | Bacallà sec / salat - Salt cod<br />
expression tallar el bacallà to call the tune<br />
bacteri noun m bacteria<br />
badada noun f oversight / lapse / carelessness<br />
badall noun m yawn<br />
badallar verb to yawn<br />
badaloní adjective of / from Badalona noun m / f (person)<br />
from Badalona<br />
badar verb 1 to gape / to be open 2 to be in a world<br />
of your own / to have your head in the clouds 3 to<br />
be distracted / to be careless expression badar la boca /<br />
els ulls to open your mouth / eyes expression no badar<br />
boca to not say a word / to keep your mouth shut<br />
expression no val a badar be careful / watch out<br />
badia noun f bay<br />
bàdminton noun m badminton<br />
badoc adjective gaping / agape noun m / f simpleton / fool<br />
baf noun 1 m vapor (Am.) / vapour (Br.) / steam /<br />
condensation | Hi ha baf al mirall - The mirror is steamed<br />
up 2 m breath | Prendre bafs - To inhale<br />
bafarada noun 1 f smell / stink / pong (informal) 2 f<br />
gust / gasp / puff 3 f speech bubble<br />
baga noun f noose<br />
bagassa noun f prostitute<br />
bagel noun m bagel<br />
bagul noun m trunk<br />
'Bagul' means 'trunk' in the sense 'large case or box'.<br />
Bahames noun f Bahamas<br />
Bahrain noun m Bahrain<br />
baia noun f berry<br />
baioneta noun f bayonet<br />
baix adjective low / short noun m bass (guitar)<br />
baixa noun 1 f fall 2 f casualty expression donar-se de baixa<br />
to unsubscribe | Donar-se de baixa de la llista de correu<br />
- To unsubscribe from the mailing list<br />
baixada noun f descent / fall<br />
baixar verb 1 to download 2 to go down / to lower<br />
baixista noun m / f bass player<br />
bajanada noun f piece of nonsense / stupid thing<br />
bala noun 1 f bullet 2 f marble<br />
balada noun f ballad<br />
balanç de situació noun m balance sheet<br />
balança noun 1 f scales 2 f Libra<br />
balança de pagaments noun f balance of<br />
payments<br />
balancejar verb to sway<br />
balancí noun m rocking chair / rocker (Am.)<br />
balcanització noun f balkanization / balkanisation<br />
(Br.)<br />
Balcans noun m Balkans<br />
balcó noun m balcony<br />
balder adjective 1 loose 2 baggy / too big<br />
'Balder' gives the impression that one thing does not fit well<br />
within another. In the case of a key, for example ('la clau va<br />
baldera al pany'), it means 'the key rattles around in the<br />
lock' (i.e. the key is too small for the lock for whatever<br />
reason - it may be worn or an old design), in the case of an<br />
item of clothing it suggests that it is 'baggy' or 'too big' (i.e.<br />
'els texans li anaven molt balders' > 'his jeans were very<br />
baggy' / 'his jeans were way too big for him')<br />
baldufa noun f (spinning) top<br />
balear adjective Balearic noun fpl Balearic Islands<br />
The Balearic Islands are referred to either as 'les Illes<br />
Balears' or simply 'les Balears'.<br />
balena noun f whale<br />
ball noun m ball<br />
'Ball' means 'ball' in the sense 'formal dance'.<br />
ballada noun f dancing<br />
ballar verb to dance<br />
ballesta noun 1 f crossbow 2 f triggerfish<br />
ballester noun 1 m crossbowman 2 m alpine swift<br />
balneari noun m (health) spa<br />
baló noun m hot-air balloon<br />
bàlsam noun m balm<br />
bambú noun m bamboo<br />
banc noun 1 m bank | Banc Mundial - World Bank 2 m<br />
bench<br />
banca noun 1 f bench 2 f banking<br />
bancarrota noun f bankruptcy<br />
banc de sang noun m blood bank<br />
banda noun 1 f band 2 f side | Deixar de banda - To leave<br />
out / to forget about / to put to one side / to overlook | Ample<br />
/ amplada de banda - Bandwidth 3 f group 4 f gang<br />
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