Catalan–English dictionary

absurditat

(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. [First attested in the late 15th century.]

abundància

An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abundant

Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abundantment

In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abundosament

In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abús

Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. [from around 1350 to 1470]

acabalar

(transitive) To collect into a mass or heap.

acabalat

(by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.

acabar

(transitive) To finish, terminate.

acabar de

Moments ago, only very recently.

acabar-se

(copulative) To come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpected; to turn out.

acabat

Behind; later in time; following.

acabat de

Subsequently to; following in time; later than.

acabat que

Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.

acàcia

(countable) A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

acadèmic

A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, such as the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts. [from 17th c.]

acadèmicament

In an academic style or way; from an academic perspective. [First attested in the late 16th century]

acampada

(uncountable) The recreational or educational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation.

acampar

(intransitive) To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.

acanalar

(transitive) To cut one or more grooves in (the ground, etc.).

acaparador

One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially one who does so to excess.

acaparadora

One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially one who does so to excess.

acaparament

(psychology) An anxiety disorder characterized by a compulsive need to accumulate goods and feelings of anxiety or discomfort about discarding such goods.

acaparar

(transitive) To amass, usually for one's own private collection.

àcar

Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).

acariciar

(transitive) To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.

acaronar

(transitive) To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.

accedir

(transitive) To gain or obtain access to.

accelerar

(transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

accent

(orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.

accentuar

(transitive) To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.

acceptabilitat

The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.

acceptable

Worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure.

acceptablement

In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.

acceptació

(uncountable) The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.

acceptant

One who accepts.

acceptar

(transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.

accés

(also, figuratively) An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.

accés directe

(computing, in the Microsoft family of operating systems) A file that points to the location of another file and serves as a quick way to access it.

accessibilitat

The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.

accessori

Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory. [from 1550s]

accident

(music) A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.

accidental

Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional. [from 16th c.]

accidentalment

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

accidentat

(meteorology, of the sky) Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.

accídia

The quality of being lazy

acció

(finance) A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability.

acció afirmativa

(uncountable) A set of policies or programs providing advantages for people of a group who are seen to have traditionally been the target of discrimination.

Acció de Gràcies

(Canada, US) The long weekend which includes Thanksgiving Day; Thanksgiving weekend.

accionar

(intransitive) To make gestures or motions, as in speaking.

accionari

One who owns shares of stock in a corporation.

accionista

One who owns shares of stock in a corporation.

acèfal

Without a head (body part).

acer

(countable, uncountable) An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.

acerar

To harden or strengthen; to nerve or make obdurate; to fortify against.

acerb

Tasting sour or bitter.

acèrrim

Able, or easily able to be depended on.

acetaminofèn

(North America) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.

acetilè

A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight.

acetona

(organic compound) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent.

ací

(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

acidesa

The quality or state of being acid.

acídia

(now, literary) Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy. [from 13th c.]

aclaparador

Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.

aclariment

The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from impurities via the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.

aclarir

(by extension) To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.

aclarir-se

(intransitive) To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.

aclimatació

The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.

aclimatar

(transitive, chiefly, US) To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.

acme

A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. [c. 1610]

açò

Agreeing with actual facts or reality; true.

acoblar

(transitive) To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).

acollador

(nautical) A short rope used for fastening rigging, as a handle, etc.

acollidor

(of a place or object) Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable.

acollir

(transitive) To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.

acolorir

(transitive) To give something color.

acoltellar

(transitive) To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.

acomiadament

(chiefly, US) A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).

acomiadar

(transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.

acomodar

(transitive) To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc.

acomodat

Somebody who is wealthy.

acompanyament

(music) A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.

acompanyant

A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies

acompliment

A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.

acomplir

(transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish. [from 14th c.]

aconseguir

(transitive) To obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win. [from 14th c.]

aconsellable

(of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable.

aconsellar

(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.

acord

(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.

acordar

(intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.

acordió

A box-shaped musical instrument played by compressing or expanding its bellows while pressing its buttons or its keys, causing pallets to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or steel (reeds).

acorralar

To place inside of a corral.

acostar-se

(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.

acostumar

(transitive, often, passive, or, reflexive, with to) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure.

acotiar

To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.

acovardir

(transitive) To discourage, intimidate.

àcrata

One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.

acre

Any of various similar units of area in other systems.

acreditació

The giving of credentials.

acrimònia

A sharp and bitter hatred.

acrobàcia

The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.

acròbata

An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.

acrobàtic

Of or pertaining to an acrobat.

acrònim

(linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words.

acronímia

The act, process, or result of turning a phrase into an acronym.

acròpoli

A promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which many were built for defensive purposes before and during the classical period; compare Acropolis.

Acròpolis

The Athenian Acropolis. (Compare acropolis.)

acta

(legal) A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before a witness; sometimes required for certain legal activities, such as the transfer of certain kinds of property.

actina

(protein, uncountable) A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament).

actínid

(chemistry) Any of the 15 radioactive elements of the periodic table from actinium to lawrencium that are positioned under the lanthanides, to which they have similar chemistry.

actitud

The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.

activació

Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.

activar

(transitive) To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.

activisme

The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.

activista

One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.

actor

A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.]

actoral

Of, or relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical.

actriu

A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.]

actuació

(uncountable, drama) The occupation of an actor.

actualitzar

(transitive) To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.

actualment

At this moment, at present, now.

actuar

(intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.

actuari

A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such as insurance premiums or pension contributions.

acuar

(intransitive, with on or out) To inform on someone; to betray someone to the police or authorities. [from 20th c.]

acudit

An amusing story.

acufen

(otolaryngology, pathology) The experience of auditory sensations, such as a ringing or pulsating sound, occurring in the absence of any external stimulus.

acuitar

(transitive) To urge into action or obedience.

aculi

(botany) A sharp spike or other projection growing on a plant, as in some brambles and roses. [from 18th c.]

acumen

(botany) A sharp, tapering point extending from a plant.

acumular

(transitive) To collect into a mass or heap.

acupuntura

The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body affecting the Qi or energy along energetic pathways of the body called meridians. This modality is traditionally used as a form of internal medical treating all disease and illnesses, in Western countries it is widely used for the purposes of pain relief.

acuradament

In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.

acurat

Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.

acusada

(legal) The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.

acusador

One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.

acusadora

One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.

acusar

(transitive, criminal law, police) To formally accuse (a person) of a crime.

acusat

(legal) The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.

acústica

(usually, in the plural) The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.

adaptabilitat

The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.

adaptable

Capable of adapting or of being adapted.

adaptar

(transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.

adaptar-se

(transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.

adaptatiu

Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.

addenda

Something to be added; especially text added as an appendix or supplement to a document.

addició

(uncountable, arithmetic) The arithmetic operation of adding.

addicional

Supplemental or added to something.

addicionalment

By way of addition; in addition to; also.

addicte

Having a biochemical addiction.

addictiu

Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.