Catalan–English dictionary

veloçment

Quickly, with great speed; within a short time [from 13th c.].

vena

(anatomy) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.

venal

(archaic) For sale; available for purchase.

vèncer

(transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.

vencible

Capable of being defeated or overcome; assailable or vulnerable.

venciment

The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.

vençut

Subjugated, beaten, overcome.

venda

An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.

venda a pèrdua

(economics, trading) Selling goods at less than their normal price, or even at a loss, especially in the export market as a means of securing a monopoly.

venda d'immobles

(British) Real estate; the business of selling houses.

venda en descobert

(commerce, finance) The practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess.

vendaval

(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.

vendre

(transitive, ditransitive, intransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.

venecià

A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.

veneciana

A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.

veneçolà

Of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people.

veneçolana

A person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent.

Veneçuela

A country in South America. Official name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Capital and largest city: Caracas.

venedor

A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop / store or elsewhere.

venedora

A person or a company that vends or sells.

veneració

The act of venerating or the state of being venerated.

venerar

(transitive) To treat with great respect and deference.

vènet

The Romance language spoken mostly in the Veneto region of Italy.

venir

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

venjança

(uncountable) An act of revenge.

venjar

(transitive) To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.

venjatiu

Vindictive or wanting vengeance.

ventada

(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.

ventafocs

A competitor thought unlikely to win.

ventall

A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.

ventar

(transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.

ventilador

An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.

ventilador mecànic

(medicine) A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.

ventós

(historical) The sixth month of the French Republican Calendar, from February 19, 20 or 21 to March 20 or 21.

ventosa

(archaic, medicine) A glass vessel used in cupping.

ventrada

(countable) The whole group of live young born at the same time, typically in reference to mammals or (figurative, pejorative) unpleasant people or objects. [1486]

ventral

(anatomy) On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.

ventre

(obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly. [mid 16th c. – late 17th c.]

ventricular

Of or relating to a ventricle or ventriculus.

ventríloc

A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism.

ventríloqua

A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism.

ventrut

Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied.

venut

(informal, idiomatic) A person who sells out, who compromises their principles for financial gain or some other advantage.

ver

True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

veraç

Honest, and always telling the truth.

veracitat

(uncountable, of a person) The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness.

Veracruz

A city in Veracruz, Mexico.

veramente

Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true.

verat

Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled,

verb

(grammar) A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being.

verbal

(relational) Spoken rather than written.

verbalment

In a verbal manner; with words; by speaking.

vèrbola

(uncountable) Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish. [from 1782.]

verbós

Containing or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

verd

(informal) Risqué; obscene; profane; pornographic.

verda

Having a status (as correct, ready, or safe) denoted or coded by the color green.

verdaderament

(manner) In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party

verdet

(uncountable) A greenish water vegetation (such as algae), usually found floating on the surface of ponds

verdulaire

(chiefly, British, Commonwealth, Irish) A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.

verdura

A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.

verdurer

(chiefly, British, Commonwealth, Irish) A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.

verdurera

(chiefly, British, Commonwealth, Irish) A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.

veredicte

(legal) A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.

veremar

(transitive) To harvest (grapes).

verga

(slang, vulgar) The penis.

verge

Someone with a Virgo star sign

vergonya

An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private.

vergonyós

Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful

verí

A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.

verídic

Accurately depicting what is real.

verificable

Able to be verified or confirmed.

verificació

(mathematics) The operation of testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it truly expresses the conditions of the problem.

verificar

(transitive) To inspect; to examine.

verinós

Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.

veritable

True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

veritablement

(modal) Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.

veritat

(archaic) Truth.

vermell

(of a, dog, or, its coat) Having a brown color.

vermellor

(uncountable) The state or quality of being red.

vermellós

Somewhat red.

vermut

A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.

vern

Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.

vernacle

Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.

vernacular

Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.

vernís

An attractive appearance that covers or disguises one's true nature or feelings, the veneer of culture.

verola

(disease) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.

Verona

A city, the capital of the province of Verona, straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy.

Verònica

A en given name.

verratell

A young pig.

vers

In relation to (someone or something).

Versalles

A city, suburb of Paris and capital of Yvelines department, Île-de-France, and the former capital of France.

versat

Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.

versatilitat

The property of being versatile or having many different abilities.

versemblança

The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.

verset

A small section of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)

versió

(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.

versionar

(music, transitive) To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).

vertader

(of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.

vèrtebra

(skeleton) Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord.

vertebral

(anatomy) Of or relating to a vertebra or the spine.

vertical

(crosswords, in relation to a numbered clued word) In a downwards direction; vertically.

verticalment

In a vertical direction or position.

vertiginós

Producing giddiness.

ves per on!

Used to express surprise.

vesc

(countable, uncountable) Any of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white berries that grow in the crowns of apple trees, oaks, and other trees, such as the European mistletoe (Viscum album) and American mistletoe or eastern mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum).

vescomte

A member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.

vespa

Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.

vespa xana

A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.

vesprada

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

vespre

The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.

vessant

An inclination in a particular direction.

vestíbul

An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.

vestigi

(by extension) A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.

vestir

(also, reflexive, and, figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe. [from 15th c.]

vestir-se

(also, reflexive, and, figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe. [from 15th c.]

vestit

(clothing) An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.

vestuari

The contents of a wardrobe: an individual's entire collection of clothing.

Vesuvi

A volcanic mountain located on the Gulf of Naples in Italy.

vet

A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.

veta

(uncountable) A linear texture of a material or surface.

veterinari

A medical doctor who treats non-human animals.

vetlla

An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.

vetllada

(countable) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.

vetllar

To observe the deceased overnight.

vetust

Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.

veu

(figurative) An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered

veure

(transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.

vexació

(uncountable) The action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; (countable) an instance of this.

vexar

To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.

vexil·la

(ornithology) The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.

vi negre

(countable, informal) A red variety of an animal, such as a red kangaroo or a red squirrel.

via

(medicine) By the, by means of the, via the, through the.

via morta

(rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for loading or unloading freight, storing trains or other rail vehicles; or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction) (the latter sense is probably an American definition).

viabilitat

The property of being viable; the ability to live or to succeed.

viable

Able to live on its own (as for a newborn).

viaducte

(transport) A bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley or other obstacles.

Viagra

(pharmaceutical drug) A brand name of the drug sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction. [from 1990s]

vianant

A person who is passing by (that is, walking past).

vianantitzar

(transitive) To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles and sometimes cyclists

viarany

Any set path or trail to be used by people walking.

viatge

An instance of riding.

viatge de cotxe

A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).

viatger

One who travels, especially to distant lands.

viatgera

One who travels, especially to distant lands.

viàtic

(especially, Catholicism) The Eucharist, when given to a person who is dying or one in danger of death.

viatjar

(intransitive) To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.

vibra

(heraldiccharge, mythology, fantasy) A draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail.

vibració

The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.

vibrar

(intransitive) To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro.

vibrato

(music) The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound.