Vocabulari anglès-català: expressions i termes essencials

A heck of a lot = molt
Abuse = maltractament
Animal testing = experimentació animal

Behaviour = comportament
Blend in = passar desapercebut, integrar-se
Brown bear = ós bru

Cell = cèl·lula
Concerned about = preocupat per
Conservationist = ecologista
Deceit = engany, frau
Deceitful = enganyós
Deceive = enganyar
Deception = engany
Decline = descens
Devoted to = dedicat a
Die out = extingir-se
Differ = diferenciar-se
Different from = diferent de
Disappointment = decepció
Disease = malaltia
Disguise oneself = amagar-se
Distress = dolor
Endangered = amenaçat, en perill d'extinció
Famous for = famós per
Fang = ullal
Good at = bo en
Good for = bo per a
Guilty of = culpable de
Handle = manejar
Intruder = intrús
Inventive = enginyós
Involved in = implicat en
Lay eggs = pondre ous
Loss of habitat = pèrdua d'hàbitat
Manage = aconseguir, administrar
Mimic = imitar
Nest = niu
Offspring = descendència
On one's own = per si mateix
(Be) pleased for = alegrar-se per
Pleased with = satisfet amb
Poisonous = verinós
Prey = presa
Raise = criar
Responsible for = responsable de
Satisfied with = satisfet amb
Seal = foca
Similar to = similar a
Starve to death = morir-se de fam
Sting = fibló
Surroundings = entorn, ambient
Tag = seguir la pista de
Tell apart = distingir
Threaten = amenaçar
Tired from = cansat (a causa) de
Tired of = cansat de
Track = seguir el rastre
Trap = atrapar
Treat = tractar
Upset with = disgustat amb
Upset about = disgustat per
Wildlife = flora i fauna
Wildlife sanctuary = reserva natural
Wipe out = exterminar
All in a day's work = inconvenients de l'ofici

Apply for a position = presentar-se a
Bookcase = llibreria
Bring up = plantejar, treure
Career = carrera
Cart = carro
Charge = cobrar
Chemist = farmacèutic
Common sense = sentit comú
Currently = actualment
Customer service = servei d'atenció al client
Deal in = dedicar-se a la compravenda de, traficar amb
Disposal = eliminació
Duty = funció, responsabilitat
Employee = empleat
Employer = empresari
Enclose = adjuntar
Fast learner = que aprèn ràpid
Fluent = amb fluïdesa
Full time = jornada completa
Game tester = provador de jocs
Give up = rendir-se
Good at multitasking = bo en la multitasca
Hard-working = treballador

Highly skilled = altament qualificat
Journalist = periodista
Just = només, solament, ara mateix, a punt de
Long hours = moltes hores
Look for = buscar
Look into = estudiar
Make a living = guanyar-se la vida
Make short work of = fer alguna cosa ràpidament
Make up = reconciliar-se
Meet the requirements = complir els requisits
Normally = normalment
Office junior = auxiliar d'oficina
On-the-job training = formació a l'empresa
Organisational skills = habilitats organitzatives
Outdated = antiquat
Part time = mitja jornada
Pick up = recollir, aprendre, experimentar un creixement
Pots and pans = estris de cuina
Producer = realitzador
Profit = benefici
Promote = promocionar, ascendir
Put forward = presentar, proposar
Put off = ajornar
Record = registrar
Reliable = de confiança
Remember = recordar
Reporter = periodista
Run a company = dirigir
Scrap metal = ferralla
Screen = investigar
Self-employed = autònom
Self-motivated = que posa entusiasme
Set apart = distingir
Set up = fundar
Supportive environment = ambient de suport
Take off = agafar vacances
Take on = contractar
Talk (someone) into = convèncer algú perquè faci una cosa
Talk (someone) out of = convèncer algú perquè no faci una cosa
Talk (something) over = discutir sobre una cosa
Tip = consell
Tough = difícil
Trainee = aprenent
Turn down = baixar el volum, rebutjar
Turn up = aparèixer
Under pressure = sota pressió
Work against the clock = treballar contra rellotge
Work like a dog = treballar com una bèstia
Work overtime = fer hores extres
Work (one's) way through (something) = treballar per pagar-se alguna cosa
Work (one's) way up = escalar poc a poc