Catalan–English dictionary

suprimir

To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]

sura

Any of the 114 chapters of the Quran.

surant

That floats or float.

surf

The pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard.

surf de neu

The sport of sliding downhill on a snowboard.

surfista

A person who rides a surfboard.

suro

The phellem of the cork oak, used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.

surrealisme

(art) An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.

surrealista

Resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous.

susceptibilitat

The condition of being susceptible; vulnerability.

susceptible

Likely to be affected by something.

suscitar

(transitive) To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.

susdit

Previously stated; said or named before.

sushi

(proscribed) Raw fish, especially as a Japanese dish.

suspendre

(intransitive) To end or suspend an event.

suspensori

(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.

sutge

Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.

sutja

Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.

sutura

(botany) The seam at the union of two margins in a plant.

ta

Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).

taba

The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.

tabalet

(percussion instruments) A small drum.

tabloide

(newspapers) A newspaper having pages half the dimensions of a broadsheet, especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news. [from early 20th c.]

tabú

Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.

tac

An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.

taca

A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.

tacar

To distinguish (one person or thing from another).

tacat

Sporadically and irregularly marked.

tàcit

Suggested indirectly, without being directly expressed.

taciturn

Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.

tacte

Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing. [from early 19th c.]

tàctic

Of or relating to tactics.

tàctica

A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.

tafanejar

To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.

tafaner

(countable) Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.

tafanera

(countable) Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.

tafetà

A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.

tagàlog

(uncountable) The national language of the Philippines, based on Tagalog.

tai

(uncountable) The main language spoken in Thailand (closely related to Lao).

taigà

A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.

taikonauta

A person who travels in space for the Chinese space program; a Chinese astronaut. [from 1998.]

tailandès

Of or pertaining to Thailand.

tailandesa

(countable) A person living in or coming from Thailand.

Tailàndia

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Thailand. Capital: Bangkok. Former name: Siam.

Taís

A en given name.

taiwanès

Of or pertaining to Taiwan or its people, culture, language/s, etc.

taiwanesa

(in the plural, chiefly, collective) People from Taiwan.

tal

(demonstrative) Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.

tal com correspon

(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably

tal·li

A metallic chemical element (symbol Tl) with atomic number 81: a gray post-transition metal that discolors when exposed to air.

talaia

An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.

tàlem

(neuroanatomy) Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.

talentós

Endowed with one or more talents.

Talia

(Greek god) The Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.

talismà

A religious article, protective charm, or ornament, usually bearing cultural or magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, or evil spirits.

tall

A swift, broad cutting stroke, especially one made with an edged weapon or whip.

tall de corrent

(historical) The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.

talla

Respect (social standing#Noun) coming from achievement or development.

tallada de cabells

The act of cutting of the hair, often done professionally by a barber, hair stylist, or beautician.

talladora de gespa

A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.

tallafoc

An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it.

tallagespa

A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.

tallanassos

An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.

tallar

(ambitransitive) To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.

tallar a la juliana

(transitive) To prepare by cutting in this way.

tallat

(of skin) Split or ruptured.

taller

A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.

Tallinn

The capital city of Estonia.

Talmud

(Judaism) A collection of Jewish writings related to the practical application of Judaic law and tradition (may refer to either the Babylonian Talmud or the shorter Jerusalem Talmud).

taló

(UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) A written order directing a bank to pay money to a person or entity.

taloja

A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.

talonador

(rugby) A player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot.

talpera

A small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground.

talpó

Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini.

talús

(geology) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.

tàlveg

(geology, geography, cartography) The line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow or deepest water along a river’s course.

tamarinde

(botany) A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica.

també

(conjunctive, focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too. [from 14th c.]

tambor

(percussion instrument) A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.

tamborinada

(often, nautical) A sudden storm, as found in a squall line.

tamerinde

(botany) A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica.

Tàmesi

(with the) A river in the U.S. State of Connecticut flowing 24 km (15 mi.) past New London to Long Island Sound.

tàmil

Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language.

tampoc

(conjunctive, after a negative) As well.

tan

Agreeing with actual facts or reality; true.

tan ... com

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

tan aviat com es pugui

As soon as is possible; at one's earliest convenience; at the earliest possible time.

tan sols

Without others or anything further; exclusively.

tanarida

A herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum vulgare.

Tànatos

(psychoanalysis) The death drive in Freudian psychoanalysis.

tanc

A closed container for liquids or gases.

tanca

Structure around a rink for ice hockey.

tanca viva

A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.

tancament

(countable) Something that is enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.

tancament patronal

(labor) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.

tancar

(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

tancar amb cadenat

(transitive) To fasten with a lock.

tancar de cop

(transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.

tancat

(orthography, postpositive) Of a letter of the alphabet, having an acute accent.

tanga

A scanty covering for the genitalia, with a thin strip of fabric that passes between the buttocks.

tangent

(geometry) Touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point.

Tànger

A port city, the capital of the region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.

tangible

Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.

tango

(dance) A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.

Tània

A en given name.

tanmateix

Although, despite (it) being.

tant

A certain number of; a limited number of.

tant ... com ...

Including both of (used with and).

tant de bo

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

tant que

(idiomatic) For the entire duration that; while; since.

tantalitzar

To tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach.

tants

Great in number; very numerous; a large number of

tany

A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; formerly used by children as a plaything.

Tanzània

A country in East Africa. Official name: United Republic of Tanzania.

taoista

Relating to Taoism.

tap

A bottle stopper made from this or any other material.

tapa

A lid.

tapaforats

A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.

tapall

A garment worn about the loins and covering the crotch.

tàpera

The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), which is pickled and eaten.

taperera

A plant of the genus Capparis.

tapes

A variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks such as croquettes, cured meat, potato salad, and seafood, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well.

tapís

A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.

taquí

Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.

taquicàrdia

(medicine, cardiology) A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute; palpitations. [from 19th c.]

taquigrafia

The practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand

taquilla

(countable, film, theater) A place where tickets are sold in a theatre/theater or cinema.

taquilla automàtica

A similar unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc; an e-kiosk.

taquió

(particle) A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.

tara

(countable) A problem affecting function.

taral·la

A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.

taral·lejar

(transitive, UK, dated, slang) To flatter by approving; to cajole; to deceive or impose upon; to humbug.

tarannà

(countable, computing) One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.

tarantisme

An extreme urge to dance, popularly thought to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula (Lycosa tarantula) and prevalent in southern Italy in the 15th through 17th centuries.

tard

Near the end of a period of time.

tarda

The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

tardar

(intransitive) To get or accept (something) into one's possession.

tarentí

A native or inhabitant of Taranto.

tarentina

A native or inhabitant of Taranto.

targeta

Any flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic, etc.

targeta mare

(computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.

targeta postal

(post) A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for sending messages by mail without the need for an envelope.

tarifa

(countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.

tarima

A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.

tarja

A small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information.

taronger

(countable) An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).

taronja

Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.

tarot

(singular or plural) A card game played in various different variations.

Tars

A city in Mersin Province in southeastern Turkey, an important center of Cilicia since antiquity.

tartà

(uncountable) Woven woollen fabric with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles originally associated with Scottish Highlanders, now with different clans (though this only dates from the late 18th century) and some Scottish families and institutions having their own patterns; (countable) a particular type of such fabric.