calendar 




n
calendari
call 




v conj 1. trucar / telefonarHis mother reminded him, for the umpteenth time, to call her as soon as he got there
Call me any time tomorrow after 1 o'clock
sin. phone, ring
2. anomenarThe couple called the baby 'Helen' after her grandmother
Our dog is called Bess
3. cridarHe began to get worried because his dog didn't respond when he called
The cashier called the next customer forward by shouting 'Next please!'
n
1. trucada
2. crida
3. convocatòriaThe group issued a call for papers for its 2006 annual conference.
expr on call
accessible fora de les hores de treball normalsWhen he worked at the accident and emergency department at the local hospital, Dr Smith was on call 24 hours a day.
Jason had the evening free to do as he pleased, but he was on call so he was liable to have to drop everything and head to work at a moment's notice.
call at
v.c. [TRANSP] passar perThe 4.30 train from Durham to Manchester calls at Durham, Darlington, York, Leeds and Stalybridge
call for
v.c. exigirThe opposition party called for the prime minister's resignation
Members of the local community are calling for the man to be arrested.
call in on
v.c. visitarI said I would call in on my grandmother on the way back from the shops to make sure she was ok.
We are going on a trip to London next week and are planning to call in on Oxford on our way back up the motorway.
call (someone) names
v.c. insultarWhen Michael was at school the other kids used to call him names
When she discovered her boyfriend had been cheating on her she went mad, kicking, screaming and calling him all the names under the sun!
call off
v.c. anul·lar / cancel·larThe match between Manchester United and Barcelona was called off due to heavy rain.
We had arranged to buy a whole load of second-hand computers from the company, but they called the deal off at the last minute.
The teachers said they would only call off the strike if the government offered them a substantial pay inwww
call on (somebody) to do (something)
v.c. demanar públicament a (algú) que faci (alguna cosa)Governments around the world have called on Israelis and Palestinians to put an end to the bloodshed.
call out
v.c. -Helen's dad, who works for Yorkshire Electric, was called out in the middle of the night when the power went off in Leeds city centre
Robert was called out last night to deal with a woman who had gone into premature labour
When the police got to the house they realised it was on fire and called the fire brigade out
Canada 




n
Canadà
card 




n
1. targeta
To give somebody their cards - Acomiadar algú
2. carta / naip
Game of cards / card game - Joc de cartes
A pack of cards - Una baralla (de cartes)
care 




n
1. cura
2. preocupacióJust look at him lying there on the sofa, you'd think he didn't have a care in the world.
expr take care
-
care about
v.c. 1. estimarYou can tell John really cares about his children. It's obvious from how much time he spends with them.
When she told me she was leaving me for another man, I realised she'd never cared about me at all. She had just been using me.
2. importar / preocupar-se perMost people who download music on the Internet don't care about copyright laws.
I really like a man who cares about his appearance.
care for
v.c. 1. tenir cura deSusie gave up work last year to care for her disabled son full time.
Peter runs his own business and yet still finds time to care for his elderly mother
2. (formal) agradar
I don't care much for Windows. I much prefer Linux.
3. (formal) voler
Would you care for a cup of tea
take care of
v.c. tenir cura deMy neighbour has offered to take care of my dog while I'm away on holiday next week.
I would love to go shopping with you this afternoon but I can't find anybody to take care of the kids.
care to
v.c. (formal) voler
I'm going for breakfast at Tiffany's, would you care to join me?
career 




n
carrera
case 




n
1. cas
Just in case - Per si de cas
2. maleta
sin. suitcase
3. estoig
cause 




v conj causar / provocar / ocasionarExperts are trying to discover what caused the blackout in New York last month
n
causa
celebrity 




n
1. famós / celebritat
2. celebritat
pl. celebrities
center 




n
(Am) centre
Br. = centre
central 




adj
1. cèntric
2. central
centre 




n
(Br) centre
Am. = center
City (or town) centre - Centre de la ciutat
century 




n
segle
pl. centuries
change 




v conj canviar
n
1. canvi
2. the change (of life)menopausaThe book 'Menopause for Dummies' is designed for women currently going through the change.
check 




v conj provar / comprovar / verificar
n
1. (Am) [FIN] xec
Br. = cheque
2. escac
child 




n
nen / infant
pl. children
children 




n
1. nens
2. fills
click 




v conj [INFORM] fer clic
Double click (on) - Fer doble clic (sobre/a/en)
n
[INFORM] clic
Double click - Doble clic
close 




v conj tancar
adj
1. pròxim / a prop
Close to - Prop de / arran de
sin. near
2. íntim
Close friends - Amics íntims
n
(Br) atzucac
Am. = dead-end street
sin. cul-de-sac, no through road
close down
v.c. 1. tancar permanentment
2. tancar-se permanentment
close in (on)
v.c. acostar-se envoltant (a)They say that Barack Obama is closing in on Hillary Clinton.
close on
v.c. acostar-se envoltant (a)
close up
v.c. 1. tancar
2. tancar-se
club 




n
1. club
Football club - Club de futbol
2. sala de festes
sin. nightclub
3. bastó / basto / garrot / trèbol / pal
4. clubstrèbols
5. clubsbastons / bastos / garrots
columnist 




n
articulista
comment 




v conj comentar
n
comentari
community 




n
comunitat
pl. communities
company 




n
companyia
pl. companies
sin. firm
complete 




adj
1. complet
2. enter
v conj acabar
sin. finish
comprehensive 




adj
exhaustiu / complet
Comprehensive insurance - Assegurança multiriscs
n
(Br) institut d'educació secundària (on els estudiants no han estat seleccionats segons el seu nivell intel·lectual o socioeconòmic)Parents all over the country are abandoning neighbourhood comprehensives in favour of grammar schools.
sin. comprehensive school, comp (argot)
computer 




n
ordinador
concert 




n
concert
condition 




n
1. condició
2. [MED] estat
In a critical condition - En estat crític
configuration 




n
configuració
contact 




v conj contactar / posar-se en contacte ambIan contacted a number of publishers to see if they were interested in his book, but none of them were
Dr Smith can be contacted on 511 232 4333
To contact someone - Contactar amb algú / posar-se en contacte amb algú
n
1. contacte
2. lent de contacteHe used to wear glasses but now he wears contacts.
content 




n
contingut
adj
content
continue 




v conj continuar
control 




v conj controlar
n
control
copyright 




n
drets d'autor
count 




v conj 1. comptar / comptabilitzar
2. [POLIT] escrutar
n
1. comte
2. [POLIT] escrutini
count down
v.c. recitar números en ordre descendent
count off
v.c. recitar números
count on
v.c. comptar amb / refiar-se de
You can count on us! - Pots comptar amb nosaltres!
sin. rely on
country 




n
1. país
pl. countries
2. camp
course 




n
1. curs
Of course! - És clar!
2. rumb
create 




v conj crear / elaborar
critical 




adj
crític
current 




adj
1. actual
2. en execució
Current projects - Projectes en execució
n
corrent
customer 




n
client
cut 




v conj (cut/cut/cutting)
1. tallar
2. retallar
cut back
v.c. 1. [BOT] retallar / podar / escatir / esporgar
sin. prune
2. reduir (producció / despeses etc.)
cut back on
v.c. reduir consumpció de
cut down
v.c. tallar
cut down (on something)
v.c. (col.loq)
