wacky
adj
(colloq) estrany

wading pool
n (US) (f) lapiscina inflable / piscina de plàstic

waffle
n
1. [FOOD] (f) lagofra
2. (UK) (colloq) (f) lapalla

wage
n (m) elsou / (m) elsaldo / (m) elsalari

wager
n (f) l'aposta

wagtail
n (f) lacuereta blanca
Yellow wagtail - Cuereta groga

waist
n (f) lacintura

waistcoat
n (f) l'armilla

wait
v esperar
> wait for (somebody / something)
v.c. esperar (algú / alguna cosa)
> wait on (somebody)
v.c. servir algú

waiter
n (m) elcambrer

waiting list
n (f) lallista d'espera

waiting room
n (f) lasala d'espera

waitress
n (f) lacambrera

waiver
n (f) l'exempció

wake
v despertar a algú / despertar-se
n
1. (f) lavetlla
n.b. 'Vetlla' means 'wake' in the sense 'watching over a body prior to a funeral'.

2. (m) elsolc / deixant
n.b. 'Solc' and 'deixant' mean 'wake' in the sense 'trail left in water by ship'.

> wake up
v.c. despertar-se
> wake (somebody) up
v.c. despertar a algú

wakeboarding
n (m) l'esquisurf

wakefulness
n (m) eldesvetllament

wake-up call
n
2. (f) l'alerta / (f) l'alarma

Wales
n (m) elPaís de Gal·les

walk
v caminar / passejar
To go for a walk - Passejar-se
n (m) elpasseig / tomb

walker
n
1. [SPORT] (m / f)senderista
n.b. 'Senderista' means 'walker' in the sense of 'person who hikes'

2. [SPORT] (m / f)marxador
n.b. 'Marxador' means 'walker' in the athletics / track and field sense

3. (m pl.) elscaminadors
n.b. 'Caminadors' (also sometimes used in the singular) means 'baby walker (Br.) / walker (Am.)' or 'zimmer frame (Br.) / walker (Am.)'.

walkie-talkie
n (m) elwalkie-talkie

walkman
n (m) elwalkman

wall
n
1. (f) laparet
2. (m) elmur / (f) lamuralla
The city walls - Els murs de la ciutat / la muralla de la ciutat
> wall off
v.c. emmurallar
> wall up
v.c. emmurallar

wallet
n (f) lacartera / (m) elbitlleter

wallow
v rebolcar-se

wallpaper
n
1. (m) elpaper pintat
2. (m) elfons de pantalla
3. (m) l'empaperat[Termcat]

wally
n (UK) (colloq) (m / f)idiota

walnut
n (f) lanou / anou

walrus
n (f) lamorsa

wanna
v (US) (colloq) abreviatura de 'want to' or 'want a'

want
v voler

war
n (f) laguerra
War with (Iraq) - Guerra contra / amb (l'Iraq)
The War of the Spanish Succession - La Guerra de Successió

wardrobe
n
1. (m) elguarda-roba
2. (m) elvestuari

warehouse
n (m) elmagatzem

warlike
adj
bel·licista

warm
adj
calent / càlid

warn
v
1. advertir
2. alertar

warning
n (m) l'avís / (m) l'advertiment

warrant
n (f) l'autorització / ordre
they had a warrant for his arrest - portaven una ordre per detenir-lo
arrest warrant - ordre de recerca i captura
search warrant - ordre de registre
v t garantir

warranty
n (f) lagarantia

warrior
n (m) elguerrer

warp
n
1. (m) elguerxament / (f) ladeformació
2. (f) laperversió / distorsió
v
1. balcar-se / blegar-se / guerxejar-se / deformar-se
2. distorsionar / tergiversar / pervertir

Warsaw
n (f) laVarsòvia

warship
n (m) elvaixell de guerra

wart
n (f) laberruga

wary
adj
cautelós

wash
v rentar / llavar
To wash your hands - Rentar-se les mans
> wash up
v.c. rentar plats

washbasin
n (m) ellavabo / rentamans

washing machine
n (f) larentadora

Washingtonian
n
1. (m / f)habitant de Washington D.C
2. (m / f)habitant de l'estat de Washington

wasp
n (f) lavespa

waste
v malgastar / malbaratar
n (f pl.) lesescombraries / (m pl.) elsresidus

waste bin
n (m) elcubell de les escombraries

waste of space
n (m / f)inútil

wastewater
adj
(f pl.) lesaigües residuals / (f) l'aigua residual

watch
v
1. mirar / veure
2. vigilar
n
1. (m) elrellotge
2. (f) laguàrdia

water
n (f) l'aigua
v regar

watercolor
n (US) (f) l'aquarel·la

watercolour
n (UK) (f) l'aquarel·la

water cycle
n (m) elcicle de l'aigua

waterfall
n (f) lacascada

water lily
n (m) elnenúfar

watermelon
n (f) lasíndria

water polo
n (m) elwaterpolo

waterproof
adj
impermeable

watershed
n
1. (f) laconca
2. (f) lafita
n.b. 'Fita' means 'watershed' in the sense 'key moment'.

water skiing
n (m) l'esquí nàutic

water sports
n (m pl.) elsesports aquàtics

wave
n
1. (f) l'onada
A wave of refugees - Una onada de refugiats
2. (f) l'ona
Sound wave - Ona sonora
3. (f) l'ondulació
v saludar algú amb la mà

wavy
adj
ondulat

wax
n (f) lacera
v
1. depilar-se (amb cera)
2. fregar els terres de fusta amb cera per tal de protegir-los

way
n
1. (f) lamanera
2. (m) elcamí
adv (slang) molt / extremadament

way to go!
excl (slang) molt ben fet!

weak
adj
feble / dèbil

weaken
v afeblir / debilitar

weakness
n (f) ladebilitat

wealth
n (f) lariquesa

wealthy
adj
ric

weaning
n (m) eldeslletament

weapon
n (f) l'arma

wear
v portar

wearily
adv cansadament / amb cansament

weary
adj
cansat

weather
n (m) eltemps

weather forecast
n (m) elpronòstic (meteorològic)

weave
v
1. teixir
2. entrellaçar
n (m) elteixit / (f) latextura

weblog
n
1. (m) eldiari interactiu[Termcat]
n.b. The official TermCat term for 'weblog' is 'diari interactiu'. However, it would appear that this term still hasn't become widely used. Most Catalans appear to be using 'bitàcola personal'

2. (f) labitàcola personal

web page
n (f) lapàgina web

web site
n (m) ellloc web

wedding
n
1. (f) laboda
2. (f pl.) lesnoces

wedge
n (f) lafalca

Wednesday
n (m) eldimecres

wee
v fer pipí
adj
(dial) petit
n (colloq) (m) elpipí

weed
n (f) lamala herba
v treure les males herbes

week
n (f) lasetmana
Next week - La setmana que ve / la setmana vinent
Last week - La setmana passada

weekend
n (m) elcap de setmana

weekly
adv cada setmana
adj
setmanal
n (m) elsetmanal

weep
v plorar

weevil
n (m) elcorc

weigh
v pesar

weight
n (m) elpes
To lose weight - Perdre pes / aprimar

weightlifting
n (f) l'halterofília

weird
adj
estrany

welcome
v acollir
n (m) l'acolliment / (f) l'acollida
excl benvingut!

welcoming
adj
acollidor

well
adv
1. bé / ben
it's just as well (that) - encara sort que
as well - també
as well as - a més de
2. (colloq) molt
you might as well go home - més val que tornis a casa
n (m) elpou
v i rajar

wellbeing
n (m) elbenestar

well-done
adj

1. ben fet
2. molt fet / passat
n.b. 'Molt fet' and 'passat' mean 'well-done' in the sense 'well-cooked'.

well-timed
adj
oportú

werewolf
n (m) l'home llop

west
n
1. (m) l'oest
2. (m) l'occident

western
adj
occidental
n (f) lapel·lícula de vaquers

westernize
v occidentalitzar

wet
adj
mullat

wetsuit
n (m) elneoprè

whale
n (f) labalena

what
adj
quin / quins / quina / quines
pron què
excl eh?

wheat
n (m) elblat

wheel
n (f) laroda

wheelbarrow
n (m) elcarretó

wheelchair
n (f) lacadira de rodes

when
adv
1. quan
2. a l'hora de
People must take care when driving - S'ha de prendre precaucions a l'hora de conduir

whenever
adv
1. a qualsevol hora, dia etc...
Come whenever you like - Veniu a l'hora que vulgueu
2. sempre que / sempre i quan
Whenever she sees me she criticizes me - Sempre que em vegi em critica

where
adv on

whereas
conj
1. mentre que
2. però

wherever
adv onsevulla / a qualsevol lloc / en qualsevol lloc
Wherever necessary - Allà on sigui necessari

whether
conj si

which
adj
quin
pron quin

while
prep mentre (que)
n.b. You use 'mentre' by itself (without the 'que') both when you want to suggest more than one thing happening at once (for example: 'I cleaned the kitchen while Jim painted the living room' or 'While we were talking, the children played on the floor') and also when you want to express contrast (for example: 'The English tend to drink lots of tea, while the French drink lots of coffee' or 'The first few rounds of the competition are not expected to be very interesting, while the semi-finals and the final are expected to be riveting'. 'Mentre que' can also be used in this last sense (contrast) but NOT in the first sense (simultaneous actions).

whilst
prep mentre (que)

whim
n (m) elcapritx

whip
n (m) elfuet
v
1. fuetejar
2. batre
3. (colloq) derrotar
> whip off
v.c. (colloq) treure (ràpidament)
> whip up
v.c.
1. excitar / animar / suscitar
2. preparar / crear (ràpidament)

whiskey
n (m) elwhisky

whisky
n (m) elwhisky

whisper
v xiuxiuejar / mussitar

whistle
v xiular
n (m) elxiulet

whistle-stop
adj
llampec
A whistle-stop visit - Una visita llampec

white
adj
blanc

whitewash
v
1. emblanquinar / lluir
2. [SPORT] derrotar contundentment
n
1. [SPORT] (f) laderrota contundent
2. (m) l'encobriment

white wine
n (m) elvi blanc

whizz
n (UK) (slang) (m / f)expert

WHO (World Health Organisation)
n (f) l'OMS (Organització Mundial de la Salut)

who
pron qui

whole
adj
sencer / enter / íntegre

wholehearted
adj
complet / entusiasta

wholeheartedly
adv completament / amb entusiasme

wholesaler
n (m / f)majorista

whore
n
1. (vulg) (f) laputa
2. (f) laprostituta

whorehouse
n (m) elprostíbul

why
adv per què

wicked
adj

1. dolent / mal / maliciós
2. (slang) molt bo / molt impressionant

wide
adj
ampli

widen
v ampliar / eixamplar

widening
n (m) l'eixamplament

widespread
adj
extens

widow
n (f) lavídua

widower
n (m) elvidu

width
n (f) l'amplitud / (f) l'amplada / (f) l'amplària

wife
n (f) ladona / (f) lamuller / (f) l'esposa

wig
n (f) laperruca

wild
adj

1. silvestre
n.b. 'Silvestre' applies to plants

2. salvatge
n.b. 'Salvatge' applies to animals

will
n
1. (f) lavoluntat
n.b. 'Voluntat' means 'will' as in 'determination'

2. (m) eltestament
n.b. 'Testament' means 'will' as in 'last will and testament'

v -
n.b. The auxiliary verb 'will' has no direct translation in Catalan. Instead, you would use a Catalan verb in the future tense

willingly
adv gustosament / de bon grat / de bona gana / molt de grat / amb (molt de) gust

willingness
n (f) labona voluntat / bona disposició

willow
n (m) elsalze

willy
n (slang) (f) latita

willy nilly
adv a tort i a dret

win
v winning guanyar / vèncer
n (f) lavictòria

wind
n (m) elvent
adj
eòlica
Wind farm - Granja eòlica
> wind up
v.c.
1. donar corda a
n.b. Donar corda a means to wind up a watch or clock

2. concluir
n.b. Concluir means to wind up in the sense of to finish / come to an end

3. (colloq) prendre el pèl
n.b. Prendre el pèl means to wind somebody up in the sense of pulling their leg

4. (colloq) provocar a
n.b. Provocar means to wind somebody up in the sense of to annoy them

windmill
n (m) elmolí de vent

window
n (f) lafinestra[Termcat]

windpipe
n (f) latràquea

wind power
n (f) l'energia eòlica

windscreen
n (UK) (f) laparabrisa

windshield
n (US) (f) laparabrisa

windsurfer
n
1. (m / f)surfista[Termcat]
2. (m / f)windsurfista

windsurfing
n
1. (m) elsurf de vela[Termcat]
2. (m) elwindsurf

windy
adj
ventós

wine
n (m) elvi

wine glass
n (f) lacopa

wing
n (f) l'ala

wingspan
n (f) l'envergadura

wink
v fer l'ullet
Quick as a wink - Com un llampec
n (m) l'ullet

winner
n (m / f)guanyador / vencedor

winning
adj
guanyador / vencedor

winter
n (m) l'hivern

winter sports
n (m pl.) elsesports de neu

wipe
v eixugar
expr wipe the floor with someone

wireless
adj
sense fil[Termcat]
n (dated) (f) laràdio

wisdom
n (f) lasaviesa / (m) elseny

wise
adj

1. savi
2. prudent

wisely
adv amb saviesa

wish
n (m) eldesig / (f) lagana
v desitjar

wit
n
1. (m) l'enginy
2. (m) l'humor

witch
n (f) labruixa

witchcraft
n (f) labruixeria

with
prep amb

withdrawal
n
1. (m) elreintegrament
n.b. 'Reintegrament' means 'withdrawal' in the sense 'money taken from a current / checking account'.

2. (f) laretirada
3. (m) l'abandó

withdrawn
adj
retret

within
adv dins / dintre

without
prep sense
To do without - Prescindir de

witness
n (m / f)testimoni
v presenciar

witty
adj
agut (divertit i llest alhora)

wizard
n
1. (m) elmag / (m) elbruixot
2. (m / f)expert

wobble
v fer tentines

wobbly
adj
inestable / trontollós / indecís / tremolós / gronxadís / vacil·lant

wolf
n (m) elllop
> wolf down
v.c. (colloq) menjar alguna cosa molt ràpidament

woman
n (f) ladona

womb
n (f) lamatriu

wonder
v preguntar-se / demanar-se
n (f) lameravella

wonderful
adj
meravellós

wonderfully
adv meravellosament

wood
n
1. (m) elbosc
n.b. 'Bosc' means 'wood' as in 'small forest'

2. (f) lafusta
n.b. 'Fusta' means 'wood' as in the material (i.e. a piece of wood)

3. (before noun) de fusta

wooded
adj
boscós

wooden
adj
de fusta

wool
n
1. (f) lallana
2. (before noun) de llana
Wool sweater (Am.) / jumper (Br.) - Jersei de llana
3. (before noun) llaner
Wool industry - Indústria llanera

woollen
adj
de llana

word
n (f) laparaula / (m) elmot

word processing
n (m) elprocessament de textos[Termcat]

word processor
n (m) elprocessador de textos[Termcat]

word search
n (f) lasopa de lletres

work
v
1. treballar
n.b. 'Treballar' is the general verb for work (i.e. I work in a factory, she is working hard..)

2. feinejar
3. funcionar
n.b. 'Funcionar' means to work in the sense of 'to function' (i.e. The coffee machine doesn't work, I can't get the computer to work)

n (m) eltreball / (f) lafeina
Line of work - àmbit de treball
adj
laboral

worker
n
1. (m / f)treballador
2. (m / f)operari

workforce
n (f) lamà d'obra / (f) laplantilla

workshop
n (m) eltaller
n.b. 'Taller' means 'workshop' both in the sense 'a room where a mechanic / carpenter etc. works' and also in the sense 'a meeting where people discuss their knowledge and experience on a particular topic' (e.g. 'writers' workshop' / 'quantum physics workshop')

world
n (m) elmón

World Bank
n (m) elBanc Mundial

World Economic Forum
n (m) elFòrum Econòmic Mundial

World War I
n (f) laPrimera Guerra Mundial

World War II
n (f) laSegona Guerra Mundial

worldwide
adj
mundial
adv arreu del món

worm
n (m) elcuc[Termcat]

worried
adj
preocupat / amoïnat

worry
v preocupar / inquietar / amoïnar / neguitejar
n (f) lainquietud / (f) lapreocupació

worried
adj
amoïnat / preocupat / inquiet

worrying
adj
preocupant / inquietant

worse
adj
pitjor
To make something worse - Agreujar alguna cosa
To become / get worse - Empitjorar

worship
v worshipping, worshiping adorar
n (m) elculte
Place of worship - Lloc de culte

worshiper
n (US) (m / f)creient / devot

worshipper
n (UK) (m / f)creient / devot

worthwhile
adj
que val la pena

worthy
adj
digne

wound
n
1. (f) laferida
2. (f) lanafra
v ferir

wrap
v embolicar
> wrap up
v.c.
1. abrigar-se
n.b. 'Abrigar-se' means 'to wrap up' in the sense 'to wrap up warm'

2. embolicar
n.b. 'Embolicar' means 'to wrap up' in the sense 'to wrap up a present'

wrapper
n (m) l'embolcall

wrapping
n (m) l'embolcall

wrath
n (f) laira

wrench
n (f) laclau

wrestler
n (m / f)lluitador (de lluita lliure)

wrestling
n (f) lalluita lliure

wrinkle
n (f) l'arruga
v arrugar

wrist
n (m) elcanell

writable
adj
gravable

write
v
1. escriure
2. redactar

writer
n (m / f)escriptor

written request
n (f) lainstància

wrong
adj
incorrecte / erroni

wrongly
adv erròniament / incorrectament

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