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- i
- i algú, què?
- what about someone?
- i ara!
- 1 [sorpresa] what on earth?, what the heck?, what the hell? [vulg.], what the fuck? [tabú] 2 [reprovació] come off it!, no way!, not on your life!
- i ca!
- come off it!, no way!, not on your life!
- i (les dents / remitjó / repicó)
- and then some
- i (llestos / santes pasqües)!
- and that's it!, that's all she wrote!
- i tant!
- yes indeed!, you bet!, undoubtedly!, I'll say!
- i tota la pesca
- and so on/forth
- i un be negre!
- horsefeathers!, poppycock!, fiddledeedee!; pull the other one (it's got bells on it)!
- idea
- canviar d'idea
- have second thoughts, change one's mind
- fer-se la idea
- get the idea, accept that something is true; get something through one's head
- fer-se una idea de
- get an idea of, form an impression of
- idea fixa
- obsession, fixation
idees: pluja d'idees — brainstorming
- igual
- a l'igual de
- as is the case with (ex.: A l'igual de les emocions, les expressions facials no són estàtiques = As is the case with emotions, facial expressions are not immobile)
- d'igual a igual
- as (two) equals
- és igual!
- 1 never mind! forget it! 2 [amb pronom] (someone does) not care! (ex.: m'és igual! = I don't care!, it's all the same to me!)
- igual que
- like, the same as (ex.: un és igual que l'altre = one is like the other, one is the same as the other)
igualment: igualment! — [resposta de cortesia] the same to you!
- il·lusió
- fer il·lusió
- look forward to; enjoy
- quina il·lusió!
- how thrilling!, how exciting!
- il·lusions
- fer-se il·lusions
- get one's hopes up, engage/indulge in wishful thinking
- viure d'il·lusions
- be unrealistic, have one's head in the clouds, live in an ivory tower
impensada: a la impensada — headlong; unthinkingly; spur-of -the-moment
- imperi
- l'imperi de la llei
- the rule of law
- valer un imperi
- be worth a fortune
- importa
- no [pronom personal] importa
- [persona] don't/doesn't care (ex.: no m'importa què fa i no li importa què faig = I don't care what he does and he doesn't care what I do)
- no importa el preu
- money is no object
- no m'importa (un rave / tres collons [vulg.])
- I couldn't care less
- importància
- donar-se importància
- give oneself airs, put on airs
- treure importància d'una cosa
- downplay something
important: fer l'important — have a swelled head; be puffed up, self-satisfied, full of oneself; be on one's high horse
imposable: base imposable — taxable income
imposició: imposició de les mans — laying on of hands
- impossible
- fer l'impossible
- move heaven and earth, leave no stone unturned, do one's utmost
- fer la vida impossible a algú
- torment/harass/plague/persecute someone; give someone a hard time
impossibles: fer els impossibles — move heaven and earth, leave no stone unturned, do one's utmost
impressió: de primera impressió — at first glance, at first blush
- improvís
- agafar d'improvís
- take by surprise, catch off guard, catch unawares
- d'improvís
- suddenly, out of the blue, unexpectedly
impuls: donar impuls — boost, bolster, advance, promote
impulsos: els impulsos del cor — the promptings of the heart
in: agafar in fraganti — catch red-handed
incògnit: d'incògnit — incognito
inconvenient: no tenir inconvenient — have no objection
índia: en fila índia — in single file
indirecta: deixar anar una indirecta — drop a hint
indisposar: indisposar-se amb — have a falling out with
infern: de bones intencions, l'infern n'és ple — the road to hell is paved with good intentions
- inflar
- inflar el cap (d'algú)
- put ideas in (someone's) head; brainwash, indoctrinate, influence, convince someone
- inflar els morros a algú
- give someone a beating, thrashing, whipping
inflexió: punt d'inflexió — turning point
ínfules: tenir ínfules — be pretentious, put on airs
ingerir: ingerir-se en un afer — meddle/interfere in an affair
iniciats: operacions d'iniciats — insider trading
inrevés: a l'inrevés — backwards, the other way around
inri: per més inri — to make matters worse
insabuda: a la insabuda — without knowing
instància: en última/darrera instància — ultimately, in the end, when all is said and done
- instant
- a cada instant
- very often, again and again
- a l'instant
- at once, right away, instantly
- en un instant
- in a flash
instrucció: jutge d'instrucció — examining magistrate
instruir: instruir una causa — prosecute a case
intempèrie: a la intempèrie — out in the open, in the open air
- intenció
- amb segona intenció
- with a hidden meaning
- de primera intenció
- 1 [espontàniament] on the spur of the moment, off the cuff 2 [provisionalment] for the time being, for the moment
- intencions
- de bones intencions, l'infern n'és ple
- the road to hell is paved with good intentions
- segones intencions
- ulterior motive (ex.: Us ofereixo el meu ajut, sense segones intencions = I offer you my help without any ulterior motive)
- interès
- posar interès en
- take an interest in
- sentir interès per
- be interested in
interessant: fer-se l'interessant — make oneself seem (more) interesting
interessos: interessos creats — vested interest/interests
- inventat
- haver inventat la sopa d'all
- to state as a novelty what is already known to everyone; to be presumptious
- no haver inventat la pólvora
- not very intelligent; to be no rocket scientist; dumber than (a box of rocks / a sack of hammers)
inversa: a la inversa — backwards, the other way around
iu: fer iu-iu a algú — give someone the creeps, the heebie-jeebies
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