Catalan–English dictionary

cibernètic

Of or relating to cybernetics—the mathematical study of communication and control in living organisms or machines.

ciborg

(scifi) A being which is part machine and part organic.

cibulet

A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.

cicatritzar

(transitive) To treat or heal (a wound) by causing a scar or cicatrix to form.

cicatriu

A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.

cicera

The fruit of the coffee plant, containing the seeds or beans.

Ciceró

The Roman statesman and orator Mārcus Tullius Cicerō (106–43 BC).

cicle

(programming) A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.

ciclisme

(uncountable) The sport of riding and racing cycles, especially bicycles.

ciclista

A person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling.

cicló

(broadly) Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.

cicloalquè

(organic chemistry) Any unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.

ciclohexà

(organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid.

ciclomotor

A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit.

ciclop

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.

ciclopi

(by extension) Massive in stature.

cicuta

Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera

científic

One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

científica

One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

cifosi

(pathology) An abnormal convex curvature of the spine in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine.

cigala

A small European lobster of the species Nephrops norvegicus.

cigar

A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.

cigarret

A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.

cigarreta

A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.

Cigne

(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.

cigró

A seed of this plant, often used as a food.

cigronera

A seed of this plant, often used as a food.

cilíndric

Shaped like a cylinder.

cílix

An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body.

cim

(geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.

cimbell

A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.

cimera

The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.

cinabri

A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.

cinc

A numerical value equal to 5; the number following four and preceding six.

cine

The art, process, or job of filming movies.

cineasta

A producer or director of films/movies.

cinegètic

(hunting, rare) Of or relating to hunting (especially with dogs).

cinema

(in the plural, informal) ("the pictures") Cinema (as a form of entertainment).

cinematografia

The art, process, or job of filming movies.

cinètica

(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that is concerned with the rates of chemical reactions.

cingla

A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.

cínic

Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.

cinisme

(countable) A scornfully pessimistic comment or act.

cinquanta

The cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one.

cinquè

The ordinal form of the number five.

cinta

A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.

cinta de cap

A strip of fabric worn around the head.

cinta pel cabell

A strip of fabric worn around the head.

cintura

The central part of a human body; the waist.

cinturilla

A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt.

cinturó

(usually, capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).

circ

A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent. [from late 18th c.]

circa

Approximately, about, around (typically in relation to time)

circadiari

(biology) Of, relating to, or showing rhythmic behaviour with a period of approximately 24 hours; especially of a biological process.

circell

(botany) A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.

circuit

(electricity) Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.

circuit de cursa

A course over which any type of races are run.

circulació

Moving pedestrians or vehicles, or the flux or passage thereof.

circulatori

Of or pertaining to a circulation, especially to the circulatory system.

circumcidar

(military, nautical, slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire.

circumcís

(medicine, urology) Of a man, having had the foreskin of the penis excised.

circumcisió

The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.

circumferència

The distance measured around an object; the circumference.

circumscripció

(politics) A district represented by one or more elected officials.

circumspecte

Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.

circumstancial

Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential.

circumvalació

The act of evading or going around (bypassing).

circumvalar

(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass

circumvolució

(mathematics, functional analysis) A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis.

cirera

The wood of a cherry tree.

cirerer

The wood of a cherry tree.

cirrosi

(pathology) A chronic disease of the liver caused by damage from toxins (including alcohol), metabolic problems, hepatitis, or nutritional deprivation, characterised by an increase in fibrous tissue and the destruction of liver cells.

cirurgià

One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.

cirurgiana

One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.

cisalla

A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for cutting cloth, or for removing the fleece from sheep etc.

cisell

A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.

cisellar

(transitive, US) To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to.

cistell

A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.

cistella

A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.

cisterna

A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.

cit

Used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.

cita

(government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.

citació

The act of citing a passage from a text, or from another person, using the exact words of the original text or speech and giving credit to the original by referencing.

citació a dia cert

(law) A writ requiring someone to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony (a subpoena ad testificandum) or to produce evidence (subpoena duces tecum), in default of which the person may be punished.

citar

(transitive) To ask someone to come; to send for.

citoplasma

(cytology) The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.

ciuró

A seed of this plant, often used as a food.

ciutadà

A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role. [from 14th c.]

ciutadana

A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role. [from 14th c.]

ciutadania

The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.

ciutat

(UK, historical) A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.

civada

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

civera

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

cívic

Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.

civil

Not related to the military, police or other governmental professions.

civilitat

Speech or behaviour that is fit for civil interactions; politeness, courtesy. [from 16th c.]

civilització

(inherently emic, sometimes, capitalized) Collectively, those people and places of the world considered to have a high standard of behavior and / or a high level of development. Commonly subjectively used by people of one society to exclusively refer to their society, or their elite sub-group, or a few associated societies, implying all others, in time or geography or status, as something less than civilised, as savages or barbarians. (Compare refinement, elitism, civilised society, the Civilised World.

civisme

Speech or behaviour that is fit for civil interactions; politeness, courtesy. [from 16th c.]

claca

(collective) A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.

clacar

(intransitive) To talk idly.

clam

A complaint, often a petty or trivial one.

clamorós

Creating a loud noise. (of people, animals or things)

clandestí

Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.

clapat

Colored in patches; spotted.

clapejat

Colored in patches; spotted.

claper

(uncountable) Loose stony debris on a slope. [from early 18th c.]

clar

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

clara

The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.

claraboia

An upright window built from a sloping roof.

clarament

(manner) In a clear manner.

claredat

The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.

clarejar

(intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

clarí

(brass instrument) A simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series

clariana

An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.

clarificació

(in the phrase for clarification) Clarity, transparency, mutual understanding; to be clear.

clarinet

(woodwind instrument) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).

clarividència

(parapsychology) The power to see or perceive things objects or events beyond the natural range of the senses, such as the past or the future.

clarivident

A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses

clarveiença

(parapsychology) The power to see or perceive things objects or events beyond the natural range of the senses, such as the past or the future.

clarveient

A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses

classe

(education, countable, and, uncountable) A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher.

clàssic

Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class/category; typical.

classificació

The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.

classificar

to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize

clatell

(anatomy) The back part of the neck.

clau

(music) A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

clau anglesa

(British) An adjustable hand tool for tightening and loosening nuts and bolts.

clau d'espècia

(uncountable, or, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

clau de volta

(architecture) The top stone of an arch.

Claudi

(countable) A en given name.

Clàudia

A en given name.

clauer

An ornamental piece holding such a chain or ring.

claustre

A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that surround a quadrangle; especially:

claustrofòbia

The fear of closed, tight places.

clausura

A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion.

clavar

(sports, etc.) To hit particularly hard.

clavat

(often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.

clavecí

(musical instruments) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. The harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.

claveguera

A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water.

clavegueram

A pipe or channel, or system of pipes or channels, used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.

clavell

(botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.

clavell d'espècia

(uncountable, or, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

clavell de moro

Any of the New World plants, of the genus Tagetes, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.

clavellina

(botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.

clavicèmbal

(musical instruments) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. The harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.

clavícula

(skeleton) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.

clavilla

A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device.

clàxon

(countable, automotive) A loud alarm, especially one on a motor vehicle.

cleda

A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.

clemàstecs

A vertical bar with several notches or chain of rings suspended over a fire, used to hang cooking pots by a hook which has an easily adjustable height.