Catalan–English dictionary

basta

Stop! Don't do that any more!

bastaix

A person who carries luggage and related objects.

bastant

To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather. [from 19th c.]

bastar

(ambitransitive) To suffice.

bastida

(historical) A new town built in medieval Languedoc, Gascony, and Aquitaine during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.

bastó

(countable) A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.

bastonejar

(transitive) To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.

bat

(intransitive) To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.

batada d'una base

(baseball) A hit in baseball where the batter advances to first base.

batada doble

(baseball) A two-base hit.

batada triple

(baseball) A three-base hit: a triple play.

batall

An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue.

batalla

A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).

batallaire

Philomachus pugnax (syn. Calidris pugnax), a gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; specifically, a male of the species which develops a distinctive ruff of feathers and ear tufts during mating season (the female is called a reeve).

batallar

(intransitive) To join in battle; to contend in fight

batec

A pulsation or throb.

batedor

(cricket) The player now receiving strike; the striker.

batedora

A machine with sharp rotating blades in a bowl, for mashing, crushing, or liquefying food ingredients.

bategar

(intransitive) To move with pulsation or throbbing.

batejar

(Christianity) To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.

bateria

(electrical, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.

batiar

(Christianity) To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.

batímetre

An instrument that measures the depth of water, used especially to measure the depth of ocean water.

batiscaf

A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.

batlle

(Ireland, rare, obsolete) A member of a city council.

batllessa

(Ireland, rare, obsolete) A member of a city council.

batolles

A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle (handstock) with a shorter stick (swipple or swingle) attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.

batòmetre

An instrument that measures the depth of water, used especially to measure the depth of ocean water.

batre

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

batre's en duel

To engage in a battle.

batussa

The pulsation of the heart.

batuta

(music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.

bava

(countable) A small amount of a liquid.

bavarès

Of, from or relating to the state of Bavaria, Germany.

bavaresa

A native or inhabitant of the state of Bavaria, Germany.

bavejar

(archaic, intransitive) To have saliva drip from the mouth.

Baviera

A historic region, former duchy, former kingdom, and modern state of Germany; the modern state includes parts of historical Swabia and Franconia as well as historical Bavaria.

bazuca

(by extension) Any shoulder-fired rocket grenade launcher.

be

(onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry of a sheep.

bear

(gay slang) A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual. [c. 1970]

Beatriu

A en given name.

bec

A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.

beca

A grant-in-aid to a student.

becada

A medium-small wading bird, (Scolopax rusticola)

becadell

Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.

becaina

A light, short sleep or nap.

becaire

(music) The symbol ♮ used to indicate such a natural note.

becari

A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field.

becària

A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field.

beceroles

One that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject; abecedarian. [from late 16th century]

becquerel

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq

bedoll

A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture.

beduí

A member of nomadic Arab tribes dwelling in the desert.

bee

(onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry of a sheep.

beguda

A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water.

begut

Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.

bei

(historical) A governor of a province or district in the Turkish (e.g. Ottoman) dominions.

beina

(botany) A seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers); a seedpod.

Beirut

The capital and largest city of Lebanon.

beisbol

The ball used to play the sport of baseball.

beix

Having a slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.

bel

(onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep.

bel·licós

Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.

bel·ligerant

Hostile and belligerent.

belar

To make the characteristic cry of a sheep.

belga

Of, from, or pertaining to Belgium or the Belgian people.

Bèlgica

A country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. Official name: Kingdom of Belgium. Capital and largest city: Brussels.

Belgrad

The capital city of Serbia; the former capital of Yugoslavia; the former capital of Serbia and Montenegro.

Belize

An English-speaking country in Central America, formerly called British Honduras.

bell

Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. [from 1520s]

bella

Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. [from 1520s]

bellament

In a beautiful manner.

bellugar

(transitive, dated) To change the place of in any manner; to move.

bellugar-se

(intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.

belluguet

(informal) A person who fidgets, especially habitually.

beluga

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

Belzebú

(Christianity) Satan, the Devil.

bemoll

(music) A note played one chromatic semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).

ben

(manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.

ben dotat

(colloquial, of a person, slightly, _, vulgar) Having a large penis (often well hung).

bena

A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.

benanança

A state of health, happiness or prosperity.

benedicció

Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.

benefactor

Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.

benèfic

Altruistic, charitable, good, just and fair.

benefici

(countable, uncountable) Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit

beneficiós

Helpful or good to something or someone.

beneir

(Perl, _, programming, transitive, past tense only blessed) To turn (a reference) into an object.

beneit

A silly person.

Benelux

An economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

benestar

A cause of relief or satisfaction.

Benet

(countable) A en given name, particularly of the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order, and of several popes.

benèvol

Having a disposition to do good.

benevolència

(uncountable) Disposition to do good.

Bengala

A geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).

bengalí

Of, from or pertaining to Bengal or the Bengalis.

Bengasi

A port city in eastern Libya.

Benín

A country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey.

benjamí

The lastborn of a family; the youngest sibling, irrespective of age.

béns

The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person. [from 19th c.]

béns en fideïcomís

(legal) A contractual arrangement whereby money or assets are held in trust by an independent agent by the agreement of the parties, which can only be released to the relevant party once certain contractual conditions have been fulfilled.

benvinguda

Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.

benvingudes

Greeting given upon someone's arrival.

benvingut

Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.

benvinguts

Greeting given upon someone's arrival.

benvolgut

Loved; lovable.

benzè

(organic compound) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.

benzina

(uncountable, North America) A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.

benzo-

(organic chemistry) Related to benzene or benzoic acid.

beoci

(historical) Pertaining to Boeotia.

berbena

Verbena, a genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.

berber

Of the Berber people, their culture, or their language.

berenar

(informal, rare) A leisurely meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 p.m.), usually instead of lunch or dinner.

bergantí

(watercraft) A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast

beril

(uncountable, mineral) A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be3Al2Si6O18).

beril·li

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.

berilli

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.

berlina

A doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling.

berlinès

A native or inhabitant of Berlin.

berlinesa

A native or inhabitant of Berlin.

Bermudes

An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean, 580 nautical miles (1074 kilometers) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

bermudià

Of, from, or pertaining to Bermuda, or the Bermudian people.

bermudiana

A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent

Bernat

A en given name.

bernat pescaire

Ardea cinerea, an Old World wading bird of the heron family.

berruga

(pathology) A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).

Bertran

A en given name.

bes

A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.

bes-

With familial designations, used to denote a removal of one generation

besada

A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.

besar

(transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.

bescanvi

An exchange of two comparable things.

bescanviar

(transitive, finance) To convert (some bond or security) into cash.

bescoll

(anatomy) The back part of the neck.

bescollada

(historical) A salutation marking the conferring of knighthood, consisting of an embrace or a kiss, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat of a sword.

bescuit

(UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, sometimes, Canada, rare) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.

bessó

(anatomy) The fatty vascular tissue that fills the cavities of bones, being the place where new blood cells are produced.

bessons

Someone who has the Gemini star sign.

best-seller

A book or other product that has sold in large numbers.

Bèstia

(biblical) A figure in the Book of Revelation (Apocalypse), often identified with Satan or the Antichrist.

bestial

Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.

bestiar

(pejorative, figuratively) People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.

bestiesa

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

bestiola

(gambling, slang) A metal clip attached to the underside of a table, etc. to hold hidden cards, as a form of cheating.

bestreta

An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.

Bet

A en given name.

beta

The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase.

Betesda

(biblical) A pool in Jerusalem mentioned in the New Testament.

betum

A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.

betzoar

A mass, usually of hair or undigested vegetable matter, found in a human or animal's intestines, similar to a hairball.