Catalan–English dictionary

autoritzat

Explicitly allowed.

autosuggestió

A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.

autovia

(UK, Philippines) A road in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land, known as a central reservation or median.

autovia de peatge

(chiefly, US) A toll road, especially a toll expressway.

auxili

A cry of distress or an urgent request for assistance.

auxiliar

Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.

avall

(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.

avalot

A stir; a fuss or uproar.

avaluació

An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.

avaluar

(transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.

avançar

(intransitive) To move forwards; to approach. [from 16th c.]

avançat

In a late stage of development or education; having greatly progressed beyond an initial stage.

avantatge

(countable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in an incomplete game.

avantatjós

Being of advantage, beneficial.

avantbraç

(anatomy) The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.

avantcambra

A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.

avantguarda

The leading position or edge.

avantguardista

Innovative and pioneering, especially when extremely or obviously so.

avantpassat

One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.

avantsala

A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.

avar

Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.

avaria

(countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.

avariat

Non-functional; not functioning properly.

avarícia

Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth

avariciós

Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.

avatar

(internet, video games) A complex and dynamic digital representation of a person or being in the form of a digital model, used online as a simulation or emulation of a person, or as a person's online alter ego, in a virtual world, virtual chat room, or metaverse.

avellana

The fruit of the hazel, especially Corylus avellana, which is grown commercially.

avellaner

(countable) A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts.

avena

(uncountable) Widely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa.

avenç

Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.

avenir

The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.

aventura

A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.

aventurar

(transitive) To undertake a risky or daring journey.

aventurer

One who enjoys adventures.

averany

Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.

avergonyida

embarrassed

avergonyiment

A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.

avergonyir

(transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.

avergonyit

Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

aversió

Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.

avesat

Experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby

avet

(chiefly, countable) A conifer of the genus Abies.

avet roig

A species of spruce native to Europe and naturalized in temperate northeastern North America, Picea abies.

àvia

(obsolete) An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman.

aviació

The art or science of making and flying aircraft.

aviador

An aircraft pilot, especially a military pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot.

avial

Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors

aviari

Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.

aviat

At a time before expected; sooner than usual.

àvid

Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something.

àvidament

In an avid manner; greedily; eagerly.

avidesa

Inordinate desire for some supposed good.

avinent

Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.

avinguda

The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.

Avinyó

A city, the capital of Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

avió

(chiefly, US, Canada, Philippines) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

avió de línia

A passenger-carrying aircraft, especially one of a fleet operated by an airline.

aviram

The meat from a domestic fowl.

avís

(countable) A formal notification or warning.

avorriment

(countable) An instance or period of being bored; a bored state.

avorrir

(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

avorrir-se

To suffer from boredom. (This entry is a translation hub.)

avorrit

Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.

avort

An induced abortion.

avortament

An induced abortion.

avortament espontani

(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term. [from 17th c.]

avortament induït

An induced abortion.

avortar

(transitive, biology) To cause an organism to develop minimally; to cause rudimentary development to happen; to prevent maturation. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

avortat

Brought forth prematurely.

avortiu

(medicine, pharmaceutical effect, rare) Causing abortion; abortifacient.

avortiva

(medicine, pharmaceutical effect, rare) Causing abortion; abortifacient.

avui

On the current day or date.

avui dia

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]

avui en dia

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]

axil·la

The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.

axis

(skeleton) The second cervical vertebra of the spine

azalea

A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.

azimut

An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.

Azrael

The angel of death in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, and in Islam.

babà

A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.

babaiana

A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. [from 11th c.]

babarota

An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s]

babau

(derogatory) A foolish or silly person. [from 16th c.]

Babilim

(historical) An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates.

babiloni

(historical) Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire. [from 16th c.]

Babilònia

(historical) An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates.

babilònic

(historical) Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire. [from 16th c.]

babord

(nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow.

bac

(watercraft) A boat or ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.

bacanal

Drunken revelry; an orgy.

bacarà

(card games) A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms - usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt - also bearing some similarities to blackjack.

backgammon

A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.

baclaua

A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. [since c. 1650; modern spelling since 1800s]

bacora

A longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh.

bacteri

(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.

bacterià

(microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.

bacteriologia

(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.

Bacus

(Roman god) Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and vivid social gatherings.

badall

A narrow opening.

badallar

(intransitive) To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.

badana

(uncountable) The skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.

badia

(geography) A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.

badlands

(geomorphology) An arid terrain characterized by severe erosion of sedimentary rocks.

bàdminton

(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.

bagassa

(British, slang) A prostitute.

bagatel·la

A trifle; an insubstantial thing.

bagatge

One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.

Bagdad

The capital city of Iraq.

baguet

A variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape.

Bahames

An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

Bahrain

An archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain. Capital: Manama.

bai

(especially, of horses) Of a reddish-brown colour.

baiard

A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person.

Baiona

A city and commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.

baix

Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.

baixa

(military) A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).

baixada

A way down.

baixador

(rail) A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom.

baixar

Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.

baixi

(sentence substitute, imperative) Get down.

baixista

A musician who plays a bass instrument, especially the bass guitar.

bajanada

Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.

Bakú

The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

bala

A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.

balada

A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.

baladreig

A loud, intense shouting or wailing.

balafiar

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

balança

Someone with a Libra star sign

balancejar

(ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.

balancera

(especially, nautical) Any rail or device that prevents items from sliding off a table, stove, etc. in rough water.

balandra

(nautical) A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.

balandreig

An unsteady motion.

balandrejar

(intransitive) To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.

balandrejar-se

(transitive) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; to warp.

balbotejar

Sometimes preceded by forth, out, etc.: to produce (a cry, speech, or other sounds) with the voice.

balbucejar

Sometimes preceded by forth, out, etc.: to produce (a cry, speech, or other sounds) with the voice.

balcànic

Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula.

Balcans

A cultural region and peninsula in Southeast Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, sometimes including Romania, Slovenia, and European Turkey. [19th c.]

balda

A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.

baldaquí

A framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies.

Baldoví

(countable) A en given name; rather rare in English.

Balduí

(countable) A en given name; rather rare in English.

balena

Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.

balena blanca

A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.

Bali

A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.

balisa

A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.

balístic

(not comparable) Of or relating to ballistics.

balística

(physics) The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets.

ball

A formal dance.

ballador

(dance) A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.