able 



adj
capaç
sin. capable
about 




prep
sobre
adv
1. més o menys / aproximadament
sin. roughly, more or less
2. per aquí +Is John about? I need to speak to him.
above 



prep
per sobre de
sin. over
adv
amunt
access 




vt conj accedir a
To access a database - Accedir a una base de dades
n
1. accés
pl. accesses
2. gual
(on a sign) 24 hour access - Gual permanent
accessibility 




n
accessibilitat
accessory 



n
accessori
pl. accessories
account 




n
compte
across 



adv
a través de
act 



vt conj interpretar +Simon Swanson acted the role of Macduff in Macbeth.
vi 1. actuar
2. actuar / comportar-se
n
1. acte
2. acte teatral
3. decret
action 



n
1. acció
2. acte
activity 



n
activitat
pl. activities
actual 



adj
real / efectiu
ad 



n
(col.loq) anunci
sin. advert, advertisement
add 




vt conj afegir +If you want to add your website to our webring, please follow the instructions below
I would like to add that I was not the only one to suggest this
If you add two and two together you should end up with four!
add up
v.c. 1. sumar
sin. count, tally, tot up
2. ser possible
addition 



n
addició
In addition - Addicionalment
additional 



adj
addicional / suplementari
address 




n
adreça
pl. addresses
vt conj 1. adreçar-se a / dirigir-se a
2. abordar
To address a problem - Abordar un problema
sin. tackle
administration 



n
administració
admission 



n
1. entrada / admissió / ingrés
2. admissió / acceptació
advance 




vt conj proposar / suggerir / avançar +Manufacturers are advancing automation as a solution that will result in fewer jobs
vi avançar +Liberian rebel troops continued to advance on Monrovia this morning
The team advanced to the semi-finals with a 3-0 win over Newcastle
Jonathan advanced to the post of Vice President in just 4 years
To advance on - Avançar cap a
To advance to (the second round) - Passar a (la segona ronda)
n
1. avanç / avançament
In advance - Per endavant
2. avenç
advantage 



n
avantatge
To take advantage of something - Aprofitar alguna cosa
To take advantage of someone - Abusar d'algú
advertising 



n
publicitat
adj
publicitari
after 




adv
després
prep
després de
again 




adv
1. una altra vegada
To do something again - Tornar a fer alguna cosa
2. de nou
against 




prep
1. contra
2. en contra (de)
age 



n
edat
agency 



n
agència
pl. agencies
agree 



vt conj acordar / convenir +Workersagreed to a series of pay cuts in an attempt to save their jobs
To agree to (do) something - Acordar (fer) alguna cosa)
vi 1. estar d'acord
Do you agree? - Estàs d'acord?
2. posar-se d'acord
To agree (reach an agreement) - Posar-se d'acord
3. concordar
Adjectives agree with the nouns that they modify - Els adjectius concorden amb els substantius que modifiquen
agreement 



n
acord / conveni / entesa / concordança
To reach / come to an agreement - Arribar a un acord
aid 



n
ajut
sin. help
air 



n
aire
adj
aeri
all 




adj
tot
allow 



v conj permetre +Allow the dough to rest for 10 minutes before putting it in the oven
Why does God allow innocent people to suffer?
A lack of concentration in the last 5 minutes allowed Tottenham to draw level and the match ended 2-2
No dogs allowed!
Visitors and patients are not allowed to use their mobile phones inside the hospital
sin. permit, let
already 



adv
ja
also 




adv
també / a més (a més)
sin. as well
always 



adv
sempre / tothora
sin. forever
analysis 



n
anàlisi
pl. analyses
and 




conj
i
another 



pron
un altre
adj
un altre
any 




adj
1. qualsevol
2. algun
application 




n
aplicació
applied 



adj
aplicat
appropriate 



adj
apropiat / adient
sin. suitable
April 



n
abril
around 




adv
1. arreu / al voltant
2. aproximadament / més o menys
prep
arreu de / al voltant de
art 



n
art
article 




n
article
as 




adv
1. tan
As strong as... - Tan fort com...
2. com
conj
ja que
ask 



v conj preguntar / demanar
To ask somebody to do something - Demanar a algú que (subjunctiu)
To ask somebody for something - Demanar alguna cosa a algú
To ask someone a favour - Demanar un favor a algú
sin. request
asset 



n
1. avantatge
2. assetsbéns
association 



n
associació
attention 



n
atenció
August 




n
agost
author 



n
autor
available 




adj
disponible
award 



v conj atorgar +He was awarded a grant of $250,000 to develop a new vaccine against smallpox
Kofi Annan was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Oxford
Vickers have been awarded a contract to supply the Turkish army with three warships
n
premi / obsequi
sin. prize
