Catalan–English dictionary

tensió

The act of straining, or the state of being strained.

tentacle

(zoology) An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.

tentinejar

(intransitive) In standing or walking, to sway from one side to the other as if about to fall; to stand or walk unsteadily; to reel or totter.

tentines

An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion.

tènue

Not bright or colorful.

tènuement

In a dim manner; not clearly.

tenyir

(ambitransitive) To colour with dye, or as if with dye.

tenyit

Coloured or tinted with dye, or as though therewith.

teo-

(religion) god; deity

Teodor

A en given name; the name of a saint, pope, several emperors, etc.

Teodoric

A en given name.

teòleg

One who studies theology.

teòloga

One who studies theology.

teologia

(uncountable) The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general. [from mid-14th c.]

teològic

Of or relating to theology.

teòric

Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.

teòricament

in theory though not necessarily in reality.

teoritzar

(intransitive) To formulate a theory, especially about some specific subject.

tequila

An alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana.

terapeuta

Someone who provides therapy, usually professionally.

terapèutic

Of, or relating to therapy.

teràpia

Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.

tèrbol

Having the lees or sediment disturbed; not clear. (of a liquid)

terbolí

A whirlwind.

tercer

One who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement.

tercera

(music) An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.

tercerament

In the third place; third in a row.

tercerol

The person or thing in the third position.

tercet

a three-line stanza in a poem

terciari

(geology) Of or pertaining to the first part of the Cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared.

terciària

(geology) Of or pertaining to the first part of the Cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared.

terebint

A Mediterranean tree (Pistacia terebinthus and, possibly, Pistacia palaestina)

Teresa

A en given name, the Spanish and Italian form of Theresa.

tergiversar

(transitive) To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.

terme

the dividing line or location between two areas

tèrmic

Of, related to, or associated with heat; thermal.

terminació

The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.

terminal

(computing) An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs and control their interactions; the user's command interpreter. Shell is a way to separate the internal complexity of the implementation of the command from the user. The internals can change while the user experience/interface remains the same.

terminar

(transitive) To put an end to; to destroy.

terminològic

Of, or relating to terminology.

tèrmit

A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.

termita

(chemistry) A mixture of a metal and a metal oxide capable of producing a thermite reaction, such as aluminium metal and ferric oxide; used in incendiary devices.

termiter

A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests.

termodinàmica

(physics) The science of the conversions between heat and other forms of energy.

termòmetre

An apparatus used to measure temperature.

termonuclear

Of, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures.

termos

A bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and outer silvered walls; designed to maintain the temperature of its contents

termostat

A device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system to maintain the temperature at a desired setting.

terna

(mathematics, computing) A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.

Teró

Theron of Akragas (died 473 BC), a tyrant of Akragas in Sicily.

terpè

(organic compound) Any of a very large class of naturally occurring and synthetic organic compounds formally derived from the hydrocarbon isoprene; they include many volatile compounds used in perfume and food flavours, turpentine, the steroids, the carotene pigments and rubber.

Terpsícore

(Greek god) The goddess of dance and the dramatic chorus, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus & Mnemosyne.

Terra

The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live.

terra baixa

An area which is considered particularly low or lower than surrounding areas.

terra ferma

The continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula.

terra franca

(geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.

terracota

A hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction.

terraplè

a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.

terrassa

A platform that extends outwards from a building.

terrat

(chiefly, Indian English) The roof of a building, especially if accessible to the residents. Often used for drying laundry, sun-drying foodstuffs, exercise, or sleeping outdoors in hot weather.

terratinent

A person who owns land.

terrè

Concerned with human or earthly matters, physical as opposed to spiritual.

terrenal

Relating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven; terrestrial.

terreny

A domain of study, knowledge or practice.

terres altes

A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.

Terres altes d'Escòcia

The mountainous northern area of Scotland.

terrible

Tremendously bad.

terriblement

(literary, _, or, _, dated) So as to cause terror or awe.

terrícola

(chiefly, science fiction) An inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet; specifically, a sentient member of any species native to Earth. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

terrissa

Crocks or earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils, collectively.

terrissaire

One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.

terrisser

One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.

terrissera

One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.

territ gros

One of a variety of shore birds; red-breasted sandpiper (variously Calidris canutus or Tringa canutus).

territorial

Of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory.

terrorisme

(historical) The system of fear and intimidation put into place during the Reign of Terror in Revolutionary France around 1793-94.

terrorista

Of or relating to terrorism.

terroritzar

To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.

terròs

A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.

tertúlia

A gathering of people for a social or intellectual meeting.

tesar

(transitive) To make tense.

tesaurus

(information science) A hierarchy of subject headings: canonical titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.

Teseu

A legendary Ancient Greek hero most famous for defeating the minotaur in the labyrinth of Crete.

tesi

(rhetoric) A proposition or statement supported by arguments.

tesi doctoral

(by extension) A lengthy essay written to establish the validity of a thesis (sense 1.1), especially one submitted in order to complete the requirements for a non-doctoral degree in the US and a doctoral degree in the UK; a dissertation.

tesla

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic inductivity.

Tessalònica

A port city, the capital of Central Macedonia, in northern Greece.

test

A challenge, trial.

testa

(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.

testaferro

A person acting as the public face of some other, covert group.

testejar

To place a product or piece of equipment under everyday and/or extreme conditions and examine it for its durability, etc.

testicular

(physiology) Pertaining to one or more testicles; of the testicle(s).

testificar

To make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath.

testimoni

(sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.

testimoni ocular

Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

testimoniar

To make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath.

testimoniatge

(legal) Statements made by a witness in court.

testosterona

(steroid hormone) A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.

teta

(colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.

tètan

(pathology, usually, uncountable) A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.

tètanus

(pathology, usually, uncountable) A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.

tetera

(dated, _, outside, _, US) A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages.

tetina

An artificial nipple (definition 1) used for bottle-feeding infants. [from 17th c.]

tetra-

Four.

tetraplègic

One who suffers from quadriplegia.

tètric

Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.

teu

(archaic, EME, dialectal, literary) : that which belongs to thee; which belongs to you (singular).

teula

A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc.

teulada

(architecture) The external covering at the top of a building.

teuladí

A bird of the species Passer domesticus, native to much of Eurasia, introduced in many other temperate environments.

teular

(transitive) To cover or furnish with a roof.

teurònic

Relating to the ancient Germanic people, the Teutons.

teutó

Relating to the ancient Germanic people, the Teutons.

teutònic

(dated, or , offensive) Having qualities that are regarded as typical of German people.

texà

Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of the U.S. state of Texas.

texana

A native or inhabitant of the state of Texas, United States.

texans

A pair of trousers made from denim cotton and dyed dark blue.

Texas

A state in the south-central region of the United States. Capital: Austin. Largest city: Houston.

thai

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

theta

The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.

Thule

The semi-legendary island of classical antiquity considered to represent the northernmost location in the inhabited world (the Ecumene).

tia

The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.

tibant

(also, figuratively) Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.

tibar

(transitive) To pull tight.

Tíber

The river that flows through Rome in Italy.

Tiberi

(historical) A en given name of mostly historical use, in particular, the praenomen of the second Roman emperor Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, reigning 14-37 C.E..

tibetà

Pertaining to Tibet, the Tibetan people, culture, or language.

tíbia

(anatomy) The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee

tiet

The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.

tieta

The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.

tifó

(in particular) A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane except for its geographical region, typically resulting in wind speeds of 64 knots (119 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia and Australia.

tifus

(pathology) Any of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.

tigra

A female tiger; a she-tiger.

tigre

Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.

tigressa

A female tiger; a she-tiger.

Tigris

A river in Southwest Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from the Armenian Highland in Turkey through Iraq. It forms the eastern edge of classical Mesopotamia. It unites with the Euphrates River to form the Shatt al-Arab before flowing into the Persian Gulf.

tija

A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.

til·ler

The soft wood of such trees.

timba

A very steep cliff.

timbal

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

timbala

(musical instruments) A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.

timbre

A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building.

tímid

Easily frightened; timid.

timidesa

The quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.

timiditat

The quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.

timó

(nautical) The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.

timoner

In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.

timonet

Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris), a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.

timpà

(anatomy) A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.

tina

A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)