Catalan–English dictionary

truncament

(countable, linguistics) A short form (of a longer word) created by removing syllables, often terminal ones.

truncar

(transitive) To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.

tsar

(historical) An emperor of Russia (1547 to 1917) and of some South Slavic states.

tsarina

(historical) An empress of several Eastern European countries, especially Russia, or the wife of a tsar.

tsuga

Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Tsuga, that grow in North America; the wood of such trees. [from 1670]

tsunami

A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption; often a series of waves (a wave train).

tu

(archaic, dialectal, literary, religion) . [chiefly up to early 17th c.]

tub

(music) A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. [from 14th c.]

tuba

A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys.

tubercle

A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.

tuberculosi

(pathology) The most common form of active tuberculosis (TB) infecting the lungs, generally caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

tubular

Shaped like a tube.

tudar

To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.

tuf

a strong foul smell; a stink.

tul

A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.

Tula

A town, the capital of Corrèze department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

tumor

(oncology, pathology) An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.

túmul

A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.

tumult

A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos.

tumultuós

Causing or characterized by tumult; chaotic, disorderly, turbulent. [from mid 16th c.]

tundra

A flat and treeless Arctic biome.

túnel

(football, hockey, basketball) The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent.

tungstè

A rare metallic chemical element (symbol W, from Latin wolframium) with an atomic number of 74.

túnica

A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.

Tunis

Tunis Governorate, one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia, which includes the capital.

Tunísia

The Republic of Tunisia, since 1956.

tunisiana

A person from Tunisia or of Tunisian descent.

tupè

(UK) A hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward, often associated with the styles of the 1950s. [from 19th c.]

turbant

(headwear) A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.

turbina

Any of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft.

turbot

Any of species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe.

turbulent

Turbulent.

turc

A person from Turkey or of Turkish ethnic descent. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

turca

A person from Turkey or of Turkish ethnic descent. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

turista

Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business. [from 1770s]

turmell

The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.

turmellera

A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a bracelet but worn around the ankle.

turment

Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.

turmentador

One who torments; a person, animal, or object that causes suffering.

turmentar

(transitive) To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)

túrmix

(Australia, India, UK) A machine to chop or puree food; a blender.

turó

Mustela putorius, related to mink and weasels, native to Europe and parts of Asia, and from which certain of the animals called ferrets have been domesticated.

turquesa

Having a pale greenish-blue colour.

Turquia

A country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia. Official name: Republic of Türkiye. Capital: Ankara.

tustar

(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.

tutejar

(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun thou, especially as an expression of contempt or familiarity.

tutor

(legal) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).

tutoria

(education) A self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed or convenience.

tutorial

(education) A self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed or convenience.

tutú

A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.

txac-txac

A rendering of the vocalisation of a crow or other corvid.

Txaikovski

A transliteration of the Russian surname Чайко́вский (Čajkóvskij), usually applying to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

txakra

(Hinduism, Ayurveda) Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy.

txec

Of, from, or pertaining to the Czech Republic (Czechia), the Czech people, culture, or language.

txeca

(countable) A person from the Czech Republic (Czechia) or of Czech descent.

txecoslovac

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Czechoslovakia or its people.

txecoslovaca

A native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia

Txecoslovàquia

A former country in Central Europe, now the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Txernòbil

A partially abandoned city and ghost town in northern Ukraine, known as the site of a nuclear disaster.

txetxè

Of or relating to the Chechen people.

txetxena

A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.

Txetxènia

A republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus. Official name: Chechen Republic. Capital: Grozny.

u

The digit or figure 1.

ua

A loud exclamation intended to scare someone. Usually used when one has been hidden from the target, and then appears unexpectedly.

uadi

A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.

ualabi

Any of several species of macropod; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos.

ubicació

Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.

ubicar

(transitive) To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.

ubiqüitat

The state or quality of being present in all parts of a particular thing or place.

UCI

(medical) Initialism of intensive care unit.

Ucraïna

A country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea. Capital and largest city: Kyiv.

ucraïnès

Relating to Ukraine or its people or language.

ucraïnesa

Relating to Ukraine or its people or language.

udol

A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.

udolar

(transitive) To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.

uf

Used to express relief of tension, fatigue, or surprise.

Uganda

A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Uganda.

ui

(childish) An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion.

uixer

A doorkeeper in a courtroom.

ukelele

A small four-stringed guitar.

ukulele

A small four-stringed guitar.

ulà

(historical) A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian or German, Austrian, and Russian armies.

úlcera

(figurative) Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.

Ulisses

(Greek mythology) The son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus. A Greek leader during the Trojan War, he was responsible for the Trojan horse. He was also king of Ithaca, hero of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey.

ull

(obsolete) A bud, sprout, or shoot.

ull de bou

(nautical, obsolete) Thick glass set into the side of a ship to let in light.

ullada

(also, figuratively) A brief or cursory look.

ullal

One of the pointed teeth behind the incisors and in front of the premolar teeth.

ullera

A small portable telescope.

ulleres

(in the plural) A bagginess of the skin below the eyes from lack of sleep.

ulleres de protecció

Protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face.

ulleres de sol

Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright light, and may also be worn as a fashion accessory.

ulna

(anatomy) The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate.

últim

Most recent, latest, last so far.

últimament

(referring to a time period starting in the recent past and including the present) in recent times.

ultimàtum

(diplomacy) A final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war if the terms are not met before some specified date and time.

ultramar

Across a sea; to or in an area across a sea.

ultramarí

Of a brilliant dark blue or slightly purplish color like that of the pigment (noun sense 1).

ultramarins

A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store.

ultrapassar

(transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.

ultrasò

(physics) Sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, which is approximately 20 kilohertz.

ultrasónico

(acoustics) Beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with a frequency of 20 kilohertz or higher.

ultratge

An offensive, immoral or indecent act.

ultratomba

A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.

ultraviolat

Of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 to 10 nanometres.

ulular

To howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy.

umbilical

Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.

un

An unspecified example of (something); the indefinite article. [from before 1150]

un altre

One more further, in addition to the quantity by then; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.

un altre cop

Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion. [from 16thc.]

un cop

As soon as; when; after.

una

An unspecified example of (something); the indefinite article. [from before 1150]

una altra

Not the one or ones previously referred to.

una altra vegada

Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion. [from 16thc.]

una mica de

Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).

una vegada

(frequency) One and only one time.

una vegada més

(idiomatic) Again, once more, one more time.

unànimement

In a unanimous manner; without objection.

unanimitat

The condition of agreement by all parties, the state of being unanimous.

unça

An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.

unflar-se

(intransitive) To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

ungla

The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.

ungüent

(medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.

uni-

one, single

únic

(obsolete) Unique; rare; matchless.

únicament

Without others or anything further; exclusively.

unificació

The act of unifying.

unificar

(transitive) Cause to become one; make into a unit; consolidate; merge; combine.

unificar-se

(intransitive) Become one.

uniformement

In a uniform manner, consistently.

uniformitat

(uncountable) The quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; (countable) an instance of this.

unilateral

Done by one side only.

unilingüe

Knowing or using a single language; written or spoken in a single language.

unió

An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.

unir

(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.

unir-se

(of separate elements) To join into a single mass or whole.

unisex

Not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender. [from 1960s]

unitat

(uncountable) Oneness; the state or fact of being one undivided entity.

universalitat

the property of being universal, common to all members of a class

universalment

In a universal manner.

universitat

(chiefly, US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.

unívoc

Having only one possible meaning.

untar

(transitive) To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.

uombat

Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.

ur

Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.

urani

The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U. A radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series.

Urbà

(uncommon) A en given name.

urçol

(disease) A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid.

urdú

Of or relating to the Urdu language.

uretra

(anatomy) The tube through which urine exits the body and, in male placental mammals, through which semen is ejaculated.