Catalan–English dictionary

tremend

Awe-inspiring; terrific.

trementina

A volatile essential oil now obtained from such oleoresin of from the wood of pine trees by steam distillation; a complex mixture of monoterpenes; now used as a solvent and paint thinner.

trèmol

A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.

tremolar

(intransitive) To tremble or shake.

tremolor

A trembling or shaking.

tremolós

Shaking or trembling.

tremp

(idiomatic) Strength of mind; courage or fearlessness; fortitude.

trempar

(transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.

trempera

(coarse, slang) An erect penis. [from mid-20th c.]

tremuja

A temporary storage bin, filled from the top and emptied from the bottom, often funnel-shaped.

trena

A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration. [from 16th c.]

trenar

The act of twining or winding round.

trencable

Able to break or be broken.

trencacolls

(informal, figurative) An extremely dangerous location, structure, or device.

trencacors

A person, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours another person, but does not reciprocate their love.

trencadís

Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.

trencafila

A strip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book; used as decoration and reinforcement.

trencaglaç

(watercraft) A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.

trencar

(intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.

trencar el son

To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.

trencar-se

(intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.

trencat

(of a, bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces.

trenta

The cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30.

trepa

(informal, somewhat, derogatory) The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.

trepant

The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit.

trepidar

(transitive, ergative) To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.

trepig

(countable) The sound made by a footstep; also, the footstep or step itself.

trepitjada

A step taken with the foot.

trepitjar

(intransitive) To walk heavily and destructively.

tres

The digit/figure 3.

tres cops

(somewhat, dated, outside, Asia, Canada, Australia, &) Three times.

tres vegades

(somewhat, dated, outside, Asia, Canada, Australia, &) Three times.

tres voltes

(somewhat, dated, outside, Asia, Canada, Australia, &) Three times.

tresc

Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport, usually for a longer period of time than for hiking.

tresor

(archaeology) A cache of valuable objects or artefacts; a trove.

tresorer

The official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organization such as a club.

trespeus

A stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire.

tret

Used to introduce an exception or qualification to something previously stated.

tret (de)

Other than; except for; instead of.

tret de

Except that (introducing a subordinate clause which qualifies a negative statement); also, (archaic) with omission of the subject of the subordinate clause, acting as a negative relative, "except one that", "except such that".

tret que

Except on a specified condition; if not.

treta

A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.

tretze

The cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen: ten and three.

treure

(chiefly, clothing) To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried).

treure de polleguera

To remove the leaf of a door or a window from its supporting hinges.

treure l'entrellat

(also, reflexive) To clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to disentangle, to unfold, to work out.

treva

A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties.

Trèveris

A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the banks of the Moselle river.

trèvol

A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.

tri-

Three.

tria

One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.

triangulació

(uncountable, surveying) A technique in which distances and directions are estimated from an accurately measured baseline and the principles of trigonometry; (countable) an instance of the use of this technique.

triar

To pick; to make the choice of; to select.

triatge

(medicine) The process of sorting patients so as to determine the order in which they will be treated (for example, by assigning precedence according to the urgency of illness or injury).

triatló

An athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running in turn.

tríbol

Any of a number of flowering plants in the family Zygophyllaceae, including several members of the genus Kallstroemia and the species Tribulus terrestris, native to warm temperate and tropical regions.

tribu

A socially cohesive group of people within a society.

tribuna

(law) The seat where the judges sit in court.

tribunal

The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.

tribut

An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.

tricicle

A cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and usually intended for young children.

trigar

(intransitive) To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.

trigemin

One of a group of three siblings born at the same time to the same mother.

trigèmina

One of a group of three siblings born at the same time to the same mother.

trígon

(countable, geometry, rare) A triangle.

trigonometria

(geometry, analysis) The branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and angles of (in particular) right-angled triangles, as represented by the trigonometric functions, and with calculations based on said relationships.

trilió

(US, modern British and Australian, short scale) A billion billion: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 1018.

trillar

(transitive, agriculture) To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.

trilogia

A set of three connected works, usually dramas, literary pieces, films, or musical compositions, all related by theme, characters, or setting.

trimestral

Occurring once every quarter year (three months); taking place quarter-yearly.

trimestralment

Once every quarter year (three months).

trinar

Of a person: to be in an agitated or angry mental state, often in a way that is not obvious to others.

trinat

(music) A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as an ornament; in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.

trinc

(onomatopoeia) The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.

trineu

The act of sliding downhill, or transporting something, on a sled.

Trinitat

An island in the Caribbean, part of Trinidad and Tobago.

trinitrotoluè

A highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH3C6H2(NO2)3), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene.

trinquet

(nautical) The mast nearest the bow, on a sailing ship with more than one mast or a non-sailing ship with any masts; the second-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.

trinxar

(transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.

trinxera

A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground.

trio

Describing a set or group with three elements.

triomfal

Of, relating to, or being a triumph.

tripijoc

An illegal scheme for profit; a fraud or swindle; or both coinstantiated.

triplet

(by extension, sports) Three achievements in a single game, competition, season, etc., such as three consecutive wins.

trípode

A three-legged stand or mount.

Trípoli

The capital city of Libya, originally three separate settlements known as Oea, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna.

tríptic

(arts) A picture or series of pictures painted on three tablets connected by hinges.

tripulació

A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.

tripulant

(plural: crew) A member of the crew of a vessel or plant.

trisecar

(transitive) to cut into three pieces

trisme

(pathology) A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria, causing muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.

trist

In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.

trista

Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.

tristament

In a sad manner; sorrowfully.

tristesa

A depressing, despondent, or melancholic atmosphere.

tristor

(uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.

tritó

A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.

trituradora

A machine that tears up objects into smaller pieces, especially a paper shredder, garbage shredder or gardening or farming shredder.

triturar

(transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.

triu

(added to verbs) A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.

triumvirat

An official group of three people, especially a ruling council of three men and particularly (historical) two such councils in Roman history.

trivial

Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; trivial.

trivialitzar

(transitive) To make something appear trivial

tro

The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.

troana

Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum.

trobada

A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.

trobador

An itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval Europe; a jongleur or travelling minstrel.

trobadora

An itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval Europe; a jongleur or travelling minstrel.

trobar a faltar

(transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret; to feel sadness at the absence of somebody or something.

trobar-se

(intransitive) To be placed or situated.

troc

An exchange of two comparable things.

troca

A quantity of yarn, thread, etc. put up together in an oblong shape, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel.

trocejar

To cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips.

trofeu

A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.

troià

Of, or relating to, the famed city of Troy or its inhabitants.

troià informàtic

(computer security) A malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software.

troica

A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses abreast.

trol

The act of one who trolls (in various senses of provoking others).

trolejar

(figurative, originally, Internet slang) To post irrelevant or inflammatory statements in an online discussion in an attempt to start a heated argument or to derail a conversation, either for one's personal entertainment or as part of an organized political campaign. [from late 20th c.]

trombó

A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).

trombosi

(pathology) The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.

trompa

A coiled brass musical instrument, derived from the French hunting horn, which has rotary valves.

trompeta

(brass instrument) A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.

trona

An elevated chair, often including a built-in tray, used for feeding babies and toddlers.

tronar

(intransitive) To make a noise like thunder.

tronat

(informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.

tronc

A cone or pyramid whose tip has been truncated by a plane parallel to its base.

tronera

(architectural element, military) Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired.

trontoll

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

trontollar

(intransitive) To tilt back and forth on an edge.

trop

(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor.

tropa

(collective) A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general).

tròpic

(geography) Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°26′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.

tròpics

(geography) The region of the Earth centred on the equator and lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and characterized by a hot climate.

tropisme

(uncountable, biology) The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this.

tros

A large or dense piece of something.

tros de

Used before epithets, describing the person being addressed, for emphasis.

tros de quòniam

(pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.

trossa

A roll of hair worn at the back of the head.

trot

(chiefly, of horses) A gait of a four-legged animal between walk and canter, a diagonal gait (in which diagonally opposite pairs of legs move together).

trotar

(intransitive, of a horse) To move at a gait between a walk and a canter.

truc

(video games) A hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a video game, often by entering a cheat code.

trucada

A telephone conversation; a phone call.

trucar

(ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.

truculent

Cruel or savage.

truisme

A self-evident or obvious truth.

truita

A molded omelette made with the addition of fried potatoes and often onions.

truita a la francesa

A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives.

truja

(countable) Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.

trumfar

(transitive, cards) To play on (a card of another suit) with a trump.