ab

Before a voiced consonant or a vowel in betacist dialects


fa

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

fa molts anys...


en

From Latin in (“in, inside”), from Proto-Italic *en, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”).


vers

Borrowed from Latin versus (“toward, facing”).

bor+

(literary) towards (in the direction of)

(literary) towards (located approximately next to)


sense

Ultimately from Latin sine, possibly conflated with absentia, or more likely from sens, itself from Old Catalan sen (with an adverbial -s-), from Latin sine. Compare French sans, Occitan sens, Italian senza.


per

Inherited from Old Catalan per, from Latin per, appropriating the senses of Latin prō as well.

through, via: used in indicating the medium through which passage occurs

at, during, in: used in indicating the time at which an event occurs

during, for: used in indicating the duration of time for which an event occurs

because, because of: used in indicating the reason an action was undertaken

El meu germà anirà a Tahití per vacar a la platja.

My brother will go to Tahiti (in order) to vacation on the beach.

(when followed by a verbal noun) used in indicating the activity one intends to do because of an action

by: used in indicating the agent responsible for an action

a, for, per: used in indicating a rate of exchange


sobre

Inherited from Old Catalan sobre, from Latin super (“above”), from *eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”) (Latin ex) and *uperi (“above”), from *upo. Doublet of the borrowed súper.


cap

Inherited from Vulgar Latin capus (“head, chief”), from Latin caput (“head, etc.”), from Proto-Italic *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *káput. Compare Occitan cap. Compare also French personne (which can mean either "person" or "nobody").


d'

Contraction of the preposition de (“of, from”).

escola d'idiomes

(before a vowel or an h) Apocopic form of de: of


fora

Inherited from Latin forās (“outside”) (compare Occitan fòra, French hors, Spanish fuera), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door; gate”).


entre

Inherited from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁enter (“between”). First attested in the 12th century.

Entre el 1945 i el 1975, a mesura que es van guanyar les lluites per la independència a l’Àfrica i l’Àsia, la xifra de membres de les Nacions Unides va passar de 51 països a 144.

2020 August 8, Adom Getachew, “El colonialisme va fer el món modern: refem-lo [Colonialism made the modern world: let's remake it]”, in Ara:

Between 1945 and 1975, as the fights for independence in Africa and Asia were being won, the number of United Nations members when from 51 countries to 144.


sota

Inherited from Old Catalan sota, from Vulgar Latin *subta, alteration of Latin subtus (whence Old Catalan sots), derived from sub, from Proto-Italic *supo, from Proto-Indo-European *upo.


a

Sóc a Barcelona.

in, at; indicating a particular time or place

Vaig a Barcelona.

to; indicating movement towards a particular place

Escric una carta a la meva àvia.

to; indicating a target or indirect object

dia a dia.


fins

From Latin fīne ad, where fine had an adverbial -s attached.


vora

Inherited from Latin ōra. Compare Spanish orilla.

a la vora del foc


passant

La botiga és només passant la cantonada.


durant

From Latin dūrantem, present active participle of dūrō (“to last”). First attested in the 14th century.

Reciclant una ampolla de plàstic s'estalvia energia per mantenir una bombeta de 60W encesa durant una hora i mitja.

2020 March 5, “Recliclar té premi!”, in Time Out Barcelona, volume 587, page 15:

Recycling a plastic bottle saves [enough] energy to keep a 60W lightbulb lit for an hour and a half.


amb

Inherited from Old Catalan ab (Compare Old Occitan ab), from Latin apud. The addition of an -m- is very old, but it was not reflected in spelling until Fabra's orthography in the twentieth century.


rere

any rere any


gràcies a

Compare French grâce à, Italian grazie a, Spanish gracias a.

Un exoesquelet robòtic és una estructura que es col·loca sobre les cames d’una persona que no es pot moure sola i l’ajuda a posar-se dempeus i caminar, gràcies a uns motors elèctrics que actuen com a músculs artificials.

2019 August 13, Laia Bruguera, “Tornar a caminar”, in El Punt Avui:

A robotic exoskeleton is a structure that is placed over the legs of a person who cannot move alone and helps them stand up and walk, thanks to electric motors that act like artificial muscles.

thanks to, because of, by means of (resulting in something positive)


a partir de

Especially from 1902 onwards


darrere

Inherited from Late Latin dē retrō, possibly restructured as *dē ad retrō.


des de

Els nens i nenes espanyols des del 14 de març que estan confinats a casa seva.

2020 May 28, “Nens que juguen sols: les conseqüències de la falta de socialització”, in El Periódico:

Spanish boys and girls have been confined to their houses since March 14.


per culpa de

because of, due to the fault of (resulting in something negative)


al costat de

Literally, “at the side of”. Compare French à côté de.


segons

Inherited from Old Catalan segon, from Latin secundum. Compare Spanish según.

Segons la seva opinió, si.

Les opinions varíen segons d'una persona o d'una altra.


llevat

Past participle of llevar. Corresponds to Latin levātus.

Alternative form of llevat de (“except”)


al voltant de

al voltant de la casa

al voltant de la historia

at around 3 o'clock


dalt

From de + alt. First attested in the 14th century.


arran de

Les gavines volaven arran de mar.

La guerra començà arran de la mort de l'arxiduc.

The war started immediately after the archduke's death.

Van canviar d'estratègia arran dels sondejos.

They changed their strategy as a result of the surveys.


al llarg de

Se sentia el soroll intermitent de la campaneta, que ho dominava tot, i a banda i banda, tot al llarg dels carrers, centenars de llumenetes tremolaven a dalt de les portes, i en finestres i balcons.

1965, Sebastià Juan Arbó, Narracions del Delta:

The intermittent sound of the handbell, which dominated everything, was heard and, all along the streets on both sides, hundreds of small lights trembled above the doorways, in windows, and on balconies.

through, throughout (in every part of); along, alongside


arreu de

arreu del món


enmig

L'últim informe de l'entitat de defensa del català Plataforma per la Llengua recull un presumpte cas de discriminació on una doctora va criticar una pacient de 15 anys quan se li va escapar una paraula en català enmig de la seva explicació en castellà.

2019 December 16, “El Consell d’Europa aplaudeix el model lingüístic català”, in El País:

The latest report of the Catalan defense organization Plataforma per la Llengua gathers an alleged case of discrimination where a doctor criticized a 15-year-old patient when a word in Catalan slipped out in the middle of his explanation in Spanish.


encabat

(colloquial, also with de) after (following in time)


al cap de

al cap de tres mesos


tret de

tret d'això

Malgrat totes les mesures, ahir la malaltia es va estendre per 33 de les 34 províncies xineses, totes tret del Tibet.

2020 January 25, “La Xina pugna per contenir el virus”, in La Vanguardia:

Despite all the measures, yesterday the disease spread through 33 of the 34 Chinese provinces, all except Tibet.


en comptes de

La meva bitmoji s'assembla més a mi que jo mateixa. Sembla tan expressiva com jo, així que per què no fer-la servir per compartir el meu estat d'ànim amb els amics en comptes d'un petit emoji groc que no s'assembla en res a mi?

2019 February 13, Jan Fleischer, Time Out Barcelona, page 7, column Fight!:

My bitmoji looks more like me than I do. She looks as expressive as me, so why not use her to share my mood with my friends instead of a little yellow emoji that doesn't look like me at all?


en compte de

Alternative form of en comptes de (“instead of”)


a mercè de

Alternative form of a la mercè de (“at the mercy of”)


en lloc de

[əɲ ˈʎɔɡ də]

[eɲ ˈʎɔɡ de]

Compare French au lieu de, Spanish en lugar de.


cap a

Cap a la dreta està l'església i cap a l'esquerra la casa del nostre amic.

To the right is the church and to the left is our friend's house.


avinent de

El Bisbe abandona el temple per la porta de la mar, més avinent de Palau, i el Virrei ho fa per la principal, que també li queda més a prop de l'Almudaina, acompanyat per la seva gent.

The Bishop abandons the temple for the sea gate, more convenient to the Palace, and the Viceroy does for the first floor, which also leaves him nearer to the Almudaina, accompanied by his people.


pel compte de

within someone's scope of responsibility; in the charge of


a exclusió de

a exclusió del que siga necessari per a l'accés al lloc

excluding that which is necessary for access to the location