Catalan–English dictionary

brandar

(transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.

brandejar

(transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.

brandi

(uncountable) An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.

brandó

A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.

braó

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

brasa

A piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal.

brases

The smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash.

Brasil

A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America. Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil. Capital: Brasília.

brasiler

Of, from, or pertaining to Brazil, or the Brazilian people.

brasilera

Of, from, or pertaining to Brazil, or the Brazilian people.

bravesa

(usually, uncountable) Being brave, courageousness.

bravor

(usually, uncountable) Being brave, courageousness.

bravura

(usually, uncountable) Being brave, courageousness.

brea

A dark, extremely viscous material still remaining after distilling crude oil and tar.

brega

A tumultuous assault or quarrel.

bregar

To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

brema

(British) A species in that genus, Abramis brama.

bren

The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.

bresca

(uncountable) A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.

bressar

(transitive) To rock (a baby to sleep).

bressol

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A bed for infants or small children, with high, often slatted, often moveable sides.

bressolar

(transitive) To rock (a baby to sleep).

Brest

A port city in Brittany, France.

Bretanya

An administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany. [from 20th c.]

bretó

Of, from or relating to the region of Brittany, France.

brètol

A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.

bretxa

A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence.

breu

(orthography, printing) A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.

breument

(manner) In a brief manner, summarily.

brevetat

(uncountable) The quality of being brief in duration.

bri

A modest, small, or trifling amount.

bric

An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.

bricbarca

(watercraft) A vessel, typically with three (or more) masts, with the foremasts (or fore- and mainmasts) square-rigged, and mizzenmast schooner-rigged.

brida

(equestrian) The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.

bridge

(card games) A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each.

brigadier

(military) An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.

brillant

Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.

brillantment

In a brilliant manner; with brilliance.

brillantor

(uncountable) An intense, blinding light.

brillar

To shine brightly and steadily.

brillor

Brilliance; luster.

brindar

(ambitransitive) To engage in a salutation, often with raising of the drinking vessel, while drinking an alcoholic beverage in honor of someone or something.

brindis

(countable) A proposed salutation (e.g. saying "cheers") while drinking alcohol.

brioix

(countable, and, uncountable) A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin.

briònia

A perennial herb of the genus Bryonia, especially the common wild species Bryonia dioica.

brisa

A light, gentle wind.

brità

An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person.

britana

An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person.

britànic

(historical) Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.

britó

An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person.

britona

An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person.

brivall

A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.

broc

The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.

broca

A tool for boring a hole wider.

bròcoli

A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.

brodar

To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.

brodat

The ornamentation of fabric using needlework.

brogit

A stir; a fuss or uproar.

brollador

The mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale.

broma

Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.

bromós

Covered in mist; foggy.

bromur

(inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.

bronquiolitis

(pathology) Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children.

bronquitis

(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.

bronzar

(transitive, intransitive) To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.

bronzat

Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun or an artificial process intended to mimic this effect.

bronze

Having a reddish-brown colour.

bronzejat

Having a suntan.

broquer

(obsolete) A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually implied by this term.

bròquil

A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.

bròquil blanc

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.

brossa

Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.

brostejar

(intransitive, of an animal) To move about while eating parts of plants, especially plants other than pasture, such as shrubs or trees.

brot

(obsolete) A bud, sprout, or shoot.

brotada

(dermatology, symptom) An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus. Also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare, or, obsolete) , an illness characterized by a type of rash.

brotar

(intransitive) To grow or expand.

bru

Having a relatively dark skin.

bruc

A plant in the family Ericaceae.

Bruge

A city and town in Gironde department, Aquitaine, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

Bruges

The capital city of West Flanders province, Belgium.

bruguera

A plant in the family Ericaceae.

bruguerola

A plant in the family Ericaceae.

bruixa

(derogatory, UK, Irish, informal) A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.

bruixeria

The practice of witches; magic, sorcery, or the use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events.

brúixola

A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).

bruixot

A male magic-user; a male witch; a wizard.

brumir

(intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.

Brunei

A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.

brunzidor

A ritual musical instrument and means of communicating over extended distances, consisting of a slat of wood tied to the end of a thong or string, with which the slat is whirled so as to cause an intermittent roaring noise.

brunzir

(intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.

brusc

Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.

bruscament

In a brusque manner; abruptly; rudely.

brut

With a rough texture; not smooth.

brutal

Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.

brutalitat

The state of being brutal.

brutalment

In a brutal manner; viciously, barbarically.

bruticia

(chiefly, US) Soil or earth.

bu

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

bua

The quality or degree of being bad.

bub

The sound a dog makes when barking; a bark.

buba

(dermatology) An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.

búbal

A type of grassland antelope, Alcelaphus buselaphus, native to parts of Africa.

bubònic

Of or pertaining to buboes.

buc

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

buc tinglat

(nautical, mostly, attributive) A style of boatbuilding using overlapping planks.

bucal

(relational) Relating to the mouth.

Bucarest

The capital city of Romania.

bucle

A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.

bucòlic

Rustic, pastoral, country-styled.

Buda

Siddhartha Gautama, the Nepali prince and Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism.

Budapest

The capital and the most populous city of Hungary.

budell

The intestines.

budells

(in the plural) The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach.

budisme

The religion or philosophy derived from the teachings of Gautama Buddha.

budista

Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism.

buf

The sound a dog makes when barking; a bark.

bufador

A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.

búfal

An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.

bufanda

A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.

bufar

(intransitive) To produce an air current.

bufat

One who is intoxicated with alcohol.

bufet

(furniture) A piece of dining room furniture having drawers and shelves for linen and tableware; originally for serving food.

bufeta

(zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.

bufetada

(countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.

bufetejar

(transitive) To give a slap to.

bufó

A person in colorful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.

bufonada

(often, in plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.

bug

(chiefly, _, computing, engineering, _, jargon) A problem that needs fixing.

bugader

(countable) Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.

bugadera

(countable) Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.

bugaderia

A place that has facilities for washing and drying clothes that the public may pay to use.

buida

A long, narrow depression between waves or ridges; the low portion of a wave cycle.

buidar

(transitive, ergative) To make empty; to remove the contents of.

buirac

(sewing) A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it to store them safely; some modern pincushions hold the objects magnetically.

buit

Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.

bulb

The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.

bulevard

A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.

búlgar

Relating to Bulgaria, its people, or the Bulgarian language.

búlgara

(countable) A native of Bulgaria.

Bulgària

A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Bulgaria. Capital and largest city: Sofia.

bulímia

(pathology) A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.

bulímia nerviosa

(pathology) A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.

bullabessa

A type of fish soup or stew from Provence, France.

bullent

That boils or boil.

bullícia

(countable, uncountable) An excited activity; a stir.

bullir

To teem or abound (usually followed by with); to exhibit an energetic and active abundance (of a thing).

bullir a foc lent

(transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

bumerang

A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.

búnquer

(military) A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.

bunyol

An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work.