Catalan–English dictionary

buquet

The scent of a particular wine.

burca

(strictly) An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).

burgès

An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen.

burgesia

(Marxism) The capitalist class.

burí

A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver.

burilla

(US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.

burlar

(transitive) to outwit or outsmart

burleria

A mocking remark or reflection.

buròcrata

An official who is part of a bureaucracy.

burocràtic

Of or pertaining to bureaucracy or the actions of bureaucrats.

burra

A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.

burro

Any of the species Gobius niger of ray-finned fishes, found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean and Black Seas.

burxada

(fencing) An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.

bus

(automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

busca

Chiefly in the form a smidgen of: a very small amount or quantity; a bit, a trace.

buscar

(transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.

buscat

(law enforcement) Subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight.

bussejador

Someone who works underwater; a frogman.

bussejadora

Someone who works underwater; a frogman.

bussejar

(intransitive) To swim under water.

bust

A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.

bústia

A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.

bústia electrònica

(computing) An electronic folder serving the same purpose, but for electronic files, especially email.

butà

(organic compound) A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C4H10, n-butane and 2-methylpropane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.

butaca

A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

butlla

A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.

butllofa

A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease, or infection.

butxacada

The amount that a pocket would hold.

butza

A young chicken.

butzes

(chiefly, in plural) The entrails; (by extension, humorous, or, derogatory) the belly.

bypass

(medicine) An alternative passage created to divert a bodily fluid around a damaged organ; the surgical procedure to construct such a bypass.

c.

Abbreviation of circa.

ca

At the home of.

ca.

Abbreviation of circa.

cabal

The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.

càbala

(Judaism) A body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew scriptures.

cabana

(US) A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it.

cabanya

A small wooden shed.

cabaret

Live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of entertainment, especially in early 20th century Europe.

cabdell

A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.

cabell

(countable) A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.

cabellera

(astronomy) A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.

cabells d'angel

Any of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, it is now placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.

cabestre

A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.

cabina

A similar compartment in other vehicles.

cable

A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.

cablejar

(transitive) To provide (something) with cable(s).

cabota

The end of a nail, screw, bolt, or similar fastener which is opposite the point; usually blunt and relatively wide.

cabra

(in plural crabs, informal) An infestation of pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).

cabre

(intransitive) To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there.

cabrejar

(transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.

cabreria

(uncountable) (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.

cabrestant

A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).

cabut

Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.

caça

A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is to shoot down other aircraft, sometimes accompanied by a secondary purpose of attacking ground targets.

caçador

One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.

caçadora

(literary) A female hunter.

cacau

A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.

cacauer

A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.

cacauet

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.

cacera

A hunting expedition.

cache

(computing) A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.

cacistocràcia

(political science) Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens. [from 1829.]

cacofònic

Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.

cactus

(botany) Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.

cada

All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).

cada cop més

(degree) Progressively more.

cada setmana

Once every week.

cada u

Every person.

cada un

(separately) Each one.

cada vegada més

Increasing in amount or intensity.

cadafal

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.

cadamunt

An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.

cadascú

Every person.

cadascun

All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).

cadàver

(literary, medicine) A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected. [from late 14th c.]

cadavèric

Pertaining to a corpse.

caddie

(by extension, golf, also, attributively) A person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice.

cadell

The young of certain animals, chiefly large carnivorous mammals, including the bear, wolf, fox, lion and tiger.

cadellar

(ambitransitive, of she-dog, she-wolf, vixen, etc.) To give birth.

cadena

(countable, programming) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.

cadena de blocs

A shared record of past transactions in a distributed network, typically used for cryptocurrency. [from 2010s]

cadena tròfica

The feeding relationships between species in a biotic community.

cadenat

Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.

cadència

Balanced, rhythmic flow.

cadi

(by extension, golf, also, attributively) A person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice.

cadira

An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

cadiral

A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

Cadis

A port city and municipality, the capital of the province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain.

caduc

(biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.

caducar

(intransitive) To lapse and become invalid.

caducifoli

(botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.

cafè

A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.

cafè exprés

A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.

cafeïna

An alkaloid, C8H10N4O2, found naturally in tea and coffee plants, which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system. [from 1830]

cafeteria

(chiefly, US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.

cafre

(countable, South Africa, Rhodesia, Namibia, ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory) A black person. [from 17th c.]

caftà

A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.

cagaferro

Slag or ash produced by intense heat in a furnace, kiln or boiler that forms a hard residue upon cooling. [from 18th c.]

cagar

(transitive) To defecate (on); to shit.

cagatripa

(colloquial) The starthistle, Centaurea calcitrapa, a plant with sharp thorns.

cagondena

(sometimes, vulgar) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or surprise, etc. See also dammit.

caiac

A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck.

Caiena

The capital city of French Guiana department.

Caifàs

A Jewish high priest in the first century CE who is said to have organized the plot to kill Jesus.

caiguda

(golf, countable, uncountable) Deviation of the path of a rolling ball from a straight line; slope; slant.

caiguda de preu

(economics, etc.) A rapid fall, e.g. in price or value.

caiguda de valor

(economics, etc.) A rapid fall, e.g. in price or value.

Caïm

(biblical character) The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.

caiman

(narrowly) Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae.

Caín

(biblical character) The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.

cairell

(countable, archery, historical) An arrow or bolt for a crossbow or an arbalest, traditionally with the head square in its cross section.

cairó

(countable, Northern England, architecture) A square tile; a quarry tile; (uncountable) such tiles collectively.

caiuc

(nautical) A canoe made from a hollowed-out log.

caixa

A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.

caixa d'eines

A storage case for tools.

caixa forta

A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.

caixer

(Judaism) Fit for use or consumption, in accordance with Jewish law (especially relating to food).

caixer automàtic

(banking) Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine.

Caixmir

A contested geographic region of South Asia in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, located between (and de facto divided between) India, Pakistan and China.

caixrut

(Jewish law) The Jewish dietary laws, stating which foods are fit to eat.

Cal·líope

(Greek god) The Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry; the mother of Orpheus with Apollo.

cal·listènia

(in the plural) Physical exercises with the participation of a multitude of muscles and often minimal equipment (thus, usually bodyweight exercises); strength training aspects and cardio aspects are both involved, and stamina is often a focus.

cala

A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds; bight. [from 16th c.]

calabós

(US) A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.

Calàbria

A peninsula and administrative region of southern Italy.

calabruixar

(impersonal) To have hailstones fall from the sky.

calafatar

To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.

calaix

An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.

calaixera

A piece of furniture which has multiple parallel, horizontal drawers stacked one above the other, used mainly for the storage of clean clothes.

calamarsejar

(impersonal) To have hailstones fall from the sky.

calamitat

An event resulting in great loss.

calamitós

Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.

calat

(nautical) The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.

calavera

Someone (especially a man) who takes no notice of moral laws, especially those involving sexual propriety; someone loose in morals; a pleasure-seeker.

calb

Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers.

calbesa

The condition or state of being (or becoming) bald.

calç

(chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).

calça

A broad ring of a different fur colour on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped.

calçada

A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles, which in some cases may flood periodically (e.g. due to tides). Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.

calçar

(gardening, transitive) To cover the stem or leaves of plants with soil, as to encourage root growth or protect from cold.

calcari

Resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky.

calçat

Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.

calces

An article of clothing covering each leg separately, that covers the area from the waist to the ankle.

calcetí

(clothing) A knitted or woven covering for the foot.

calci

The chemical element (Symbol Ca), with an atomic number 20. It is a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks.

calcita

(mineral) A very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found as limestone, chalk and marble.

calçons

(historical) A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.

calçons blancs

(chiefly, UK) An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants. [from 19th c.]

calçotets

(chiefly, UK) An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants. [from 19th c.]