Catalan–English dictionary

sequedat

(uncountable) A lack of moisture.

seqüela

(narratology) A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own.

seqüència

(mathematics) An ordered list of objects, typically indexed with natural numbers.

seqüència d'obertura d'un esdeveniment

(football, American football) The opening kick of each half of a game of football.

seqüencial

(programming) Executed as a sequence of instructions, without concurrency or parallelism.

sequera

A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.

sèquia

A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

sequoia

(uncountable) Wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.

ser

(auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.

ser aprovat

(transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just.

ser responsable

(intransitive) To be accountable to or subordinate to (someone) in a hierarchy; to receive orders from (someone); to give official updates to (someone who is above oneself in a hierarchy).

ser-hi

(in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".

serb

A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.)

serba

A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.)

serbi

(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs.

Sèrbia

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Serbia. Capital and largest city: Belgrade. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.

serè

Calm, peaceful, unruffled.

serenata

A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening.

serendipitat

An unsought, unintended, and/or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery and/or learning experience that happens by accident.

serf

A partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights.

sergent

The highest rank of noncommissioned officer in some non-naval military forces and police.

serietat

Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.

seriós

Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.

seriosament

(manner) In a serious or literal manner.

seriositat

Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)

serotonina

(neurotransmitter) An indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved in depression, appetite, etc., and is crucial in maintaining a sense of well-being, security, etc.

serp

(now, literary) A snake, especially a large or dangerous one.

serp de cascavell

Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.

serpejar

(intransitive) To follow or move in a winding route.

serpent

(now, literary) A snake, especially a large or dangerous one.

serpentejar

(intransitive) To follow or move in a winding route.

serpentina

(mineralogy) Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure, whose appearance somewhat resembles a snake's skin.

serpentó

(musical instruments) An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).

serpeta

(figurative) A person who acts deceitfully for personal or social gain; a treacherous person.

serrà

Serranus cabrilla, the gaper, a fish found in European waters.

serra d'arc

A lightweight metal-framed saw in the shape of a bow with a removable coarse wide blade, used for cutting tree trunks.

serra de cadena

(forestry, machinery, DIY) A power saw that has a power-driven and fast-revolving chain of metal teeth, usually used to cut trees.

serra de metalls

A saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal

serra de vogir d'arc

A saw consisting of a metal frame having a fine-toothed narrow blade held under tension, used in making curved cuts.

serradora

A machine, building or company used for cutting (milling) lumber, or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.

serradures

The fine particles (dust) created by sawing wood or other material.

serralada

(geography) A series of adjoining mountains, often in a line.

serrall

A palace of a sultan.

serrar

Apparently only in grit one's teeth: to clench, particularly in reaction to pain or anger.

serrat

Notched or cut like a saw.

serratge

A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.

serrell

(chiefly, _, US, Philippines) Hair hanging over the forehead.

sèrum

Blood serum used as a blood product, in the practice of medicine: blood serum from the tissues of immunized animals (human or nonhuman), containing antibodies and used to transfer immunity to another individual (human or nonhuman).

sèrum de mantega

The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.

servei

(engineering) The efficiency of an engine in work done per unit of fuel; particularly, the number of pounds of water which a steam pumping engine can raise one foot by burning one bushel or hundredweight of coal.

servei de centre

(football, American football) The opening kick of each half of a game of football.

servei inicial

(football, American football) The opening kick of each half of a game of football.

servei militar obligatori

Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.

servent

One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.

server

Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries.

servera

Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries.

servidor

One who serves another, providing help in some manner.

servir

(transitive) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by. [from 13th c.]

servitud

(law, property law) An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).

sèsam

The seed of this plant.

sesta

(countable) A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.

set

(by extension) Any strong desire or need.

set.

Abbreviation of September.

setanta

The cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine and before seventy-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXX and in Arabic numerals as 70.

setè

The ordinal form of the number seven.

setembre

The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.

setge

Any of various woodland herbs and shrubs of the genus Scrophularia.

setí

A type of cotton cloth with a shiny surface and dull back, woven using the technique that, when applied to silk or nylon, results in cloth called satin.

setins

(countable) Any of various crucifers in the genus Lunaria, several of which are grown as ornamentals, particularly annual honesty (Lunaria annua).

setmanal

Once every week.

setmanalment

Once every week.

setze

The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.

seu

The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.

seu central

The center of an organization's operations or administration.

seu social

The place where a corporation is established.

Seül

The capital city of South Korea, also the historical capital of Korea from 1394 until the country was divided in 1945.

seure

(intransitive, copulative, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.

seva

Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).

severament

In a severe manner.

severitat

The state of being severe.

Sevilla

The capital city of Andalusia, Spain.

sexagenari

Of or related to sixtysomethings.

sexar

(zoology, transitive) To determine the sex of (an animal).

sexe

Sexual activity; concern with, or interest in, sexual activity.

sexisme

Discrimination or different treatment based on sex or gender, especially discrimination against women.

sexista

Unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other.

sext

The ordinal form of the number six.

sexta

(Roman Catholicism) The service appointed for this hour.

sextet

(music) A composition for six voices or instruments.

sexual

Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes. [from 17th c.]

sexualitat

The quality of being sexual; that which is characterized or distinguished by sex.

Seychelles

An archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean. Official name: Republic of Seychelles.

sfera

Global system or layer of the Earth or another planet.

Shota

A male given name of Georgian origin.

si

(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to express the speaker's wish that the preceding statement were true

si no

(conjunctive) In different circumstances; or else.

si no fos que

But, except; but in fact.

si us plau

(often, with yes) Used as an affirmative to an offer.

siàlid

Any of various North American birds of the genus Sialia in the thrush family. Their plumage is blue or blue and red.

Siam

(historical) Former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia.

siamès

Of or relating to Siam; Thai.

sibarític

Of or having the qualities of a sybarite; dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment; decadent, hedonistic, self-indulgent.

Sibèria

The region of Russia in Asia, stretching from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean.

siberiana

(ethnology) A person from Siberia.

sicilià

Of, from or relating to Sicily, Italy.

sicofància

The fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery; fawningness.

sicofanta

One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

SIDA

(disease) Acronym of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. [from 1982]

sidecar

A one-wheeled attachment to the side of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space.

sidral

An effervescent powder made of bicarbonate of soda, sugar and flavourings, intended to be eaten alone or mixed with water to make a drink.

sífilis

(disease) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.

sifó

A bend, sag, or other device in a waste-pipe arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents the escape of noxious gases, but permits the flow of liquids.

sigma

The eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets (Σ, σ), the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient.

signar

(transitive) To sign (a contract or similar document).

signatura

(library science) An identification number, usually consisting of a combination of numbers and characters, used to identify and locate materials within a library; the shelfmark that conveys it.

significació

The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.

significar

(transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.

significat

The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.

significatiu

Having meaning, significant.

significativament

In a significant manner or to a significant extent.

sikh

of, or relating to the Sikhs or to Sikhism.

síl·laba

(linguistics) A unit of human speech which often forms words corresponding to one opening of the mouth; a vowel and its surrounding consonants.

sil·labari

(orthography) A writing system where each character represents a complete syllable.

silà

(chemistry) Any of a group of silicon hydrides that are analogous to alkanes (the paraffin hydrocarbons); especially the parent compound SiH4.

silenci

A silence, especially after some noise

silenciador

(US, automotive) A part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces.

silenciós

With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.

silenciosament

In a quiet manner.

sílex

(geology, uncountable) Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.

sílice

Silicon dioxide. [from 1801]

silici

(chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.

silicona

(chemistry) Any of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds (polysiloxanes), that have a wide range of thermal stability and extreme water repellence, used in a very wide range of industrial applications, and in prosthetic replacements for body parts.

silueta

The outer shape of an object or figure.

silur

The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.

Silvestre

A en given name used in English since the sixteenth century.

silvicultura

The care and development of forests in order to obtain a product or provide a benefit; forestry.

silvina

(mineral) An evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles.

simbiont

(ecology) An organism that lives in a symbiotic relationship.

simbiosi

A relationship of mutual benefit, especially among different species.

simbòlicament

In a symbolic manner.

simbolisme

Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities. [from between 1645 and 1655.]

simbolista

One who employs symbols.

simbolitzar

(transitive) To be symbolic of; to represent.

simètric

Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or proportionate arrangement of parts; having corresponding parts or relations.

simfonia

An extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra.

simi

(derogatory) An uncivilized person.

símil

A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.

similar

Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.

similitud

Closeness of appearance to something else.

simitarra

A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.