Catalan–English dictionary

contràriament

In a contrary manner; in opposite ways or directions.

contrariar

To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.

contrasenya

A string of characters used for authentication on a digital device.

contrastar

(transitive) To analyze or estimate the composition or value of (a metal, ore etc.). [from 15th c.]

contratemps

An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which slows down, or prevents progress towards a desired outcome).

contraure

(ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.

contreure

(ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.

contribuent

A person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution.

contribuir

(ambitransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.

contrit

Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.

control

A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection.

controlable

Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command.

controlador de dispositiu

(computing) Software, usually supplied with the operating system or by a hardware manufacturer, that communicates between the operating system of a personal computer and a specific hardware device.

controlar

(transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.

controvertit

Marked by heated arguments or controversy.

contusionar

(transitive) To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it; to contuse.

contusionar-se

(intransitive) Of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.

conurbació

A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.

convecció

(obsolete) The process of conveying something.

convèncer

To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.

convencional

Ceremonial or traditional.

convencionalisme

(uncountable) Adherence to social conventions; conventional behavior.

convencionalment

Ordinarily, by convention.

convençut

In a state of believing, especially from evidence but not necessarily.

conveni

(uncountable, legal) A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law.

convenient

Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.

convenientment

In a convenient manner, form, or situation; without difficulty.

convenir

To suit; to befit.

conversa

Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. [from 16th c.]

conversació

Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. [from 16th c.]

conversacions

(usually, in the plural) Meeting to discuss a particular matter.

conversar

(intransitive) To communicate, usually by means of speech.

convertible

Able to be converted, particularly:

convertir en zona per a vianants

(transitive) To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles and sometimes cyclists

convertir-se

(copulative) To become, or cause oneself to become.

convertir-se en

(copulative) To become, or cause oneself to become.

convex

Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.

convicció

(countable) A firmly held belief.

convidat

A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.

convincent

Effective as proof or evidence.

convincentment

In a convincing manner.

convulsió

(dated or archaicizing, figuratively) Violent agitation, tumult.

conxa

The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.

Conyac

A city and commune of Charente department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France; famous for cognac brandy.

cooperació

(usually, uncountable) The act of cooperating.

cooperar

(intransitive) To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.

cooperativa

A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants.

coordinador

One who, or that which, coordinates.

coordinadora

One who, or that which, coordinates.

cop

A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.

cop d'estat

(politics, government) The sudden overthrow of a government, differing from a revolution by being carried out by a small group of people who replace only the leading figures.

cop d'ull

(also, figuratively) A brief or cursory look.

cop de cap

A sharp blow delivered by driving the head into an opponent or object, generally by lowering the head and charging forward or by rapidly tilting the head backward and then forward.

cop de colze

A hit, strike, or blow with the elbow.

cop de dreta

(racket sports) A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.

cop de puny

A blow with the fist.

cop de revés

(tennis, and, other, racquet sports) A stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.

copa

(colloquial, uncountable) Any alcoholic beverage (especially beer or hard liquor).

copçar

(transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).

copejar

(transitive) To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it; to contuse.

Copenhaguen

The capital city of Denmark.

Copèrnic

Nicolaus Copernicus, a mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe.

copet

A light tap or slap, especially with the hands.

còpia

The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original.

còpia de seguretat

(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed.

copiadora

A machine that copies graphical material; a duplicator.

copiar

(transitive) Of an event, activity, behavior, to be identical to; to be a copy of; to imitate closely.

copilot

A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft.

copista

A person who makes manual copies of works such as manuscripts or paintings.

copular

(somewhat, _, formal) To engage in sexual intercourse.

coqueta

A woman who flirts or plays with people's affections.

coqueto

(of a person) Having a tendency to flirt often.

cor

A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.

Cor de Lleó

The nickname of Richard I of England.

cora

(arts, sculpture) An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle.

coragre

(pathology) A burning pain in the chest that is caused by stomach acid entering the gullet.

coral

Of, relating to, written for, or performed by a choir or a chorus.

coral·lí

Made of coral.

coralet

Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae.

corall

Having the orange-pink color of coral.

coratge

(uncountable, figuratively) Courage, fortitude, or strength.

coratjós

Of an action, that requires courage.

coratjosament

In a brave manner.

corb

Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.

corb marí

Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).

corba

A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).

corbar

(transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.

corbata

A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front.

corbes

A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.

corbeta

(nautical, historical) A flush-decked warship of the 17th-18th centuries having a single tier of guns; it ranked next below a frigate; – called in the United States navy a sloop of war.

corc

Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.

corda

(figurative) A tendency to lose one's temper.

corda fluixa

A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.

cordal

(music, lutherie) An element, often triangular, to which the strings of a violin, guitar, etc. are attached at the lower end of an instrument.

cordam

Dress; tackle; especially (nautical) , the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc.

corder

A young sheep.

cordial

Believed or felt deeply and sincerely.

cordialment

(idiomatic) Used as a polite closing of a letter

cordill

A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.

cordó

A lace used for fastening a shoe.

Corea

A geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country.

coreana

(countable) A native or resident in North Korea or South Korea, or a person of Korean descent.

coregència

A monarchical position (such as king, queen, emperor or empress) held by two persons when normally held by only one.

coreògraf

A person who choreographs.

coriandre

(US) The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking.

corindó

(mineral) An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al2O3, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.

Corint

A port city in Greece.

corinti

Of or relating to Corinth.

Corintis

(biblical) Either of the two books in the New Testament of the Bible that are written as epistles to the people of Corinth and which are attributed to Paul the Apostle, Sosthenes and Timothy.

cormorà

Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).

corn de l'abundància

(Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.

cornada

The act by which something is gored; a wound inflicted by a horn, usually the horn of a bull in the context of bullfighting

cornamusa

A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.

cornella

Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.

corneta

Someone who plays a bugle.

corni

Hard or bony, like an animal's horn.

còrnia

(anatomy) The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.

còrnic

Of or pertaining to Cornwall, a county of southwest England.

corniol

Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal.

cornisa

(architectural element) A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.

cornuallès

Of or pertaining to Cornwall, a county of southwest England.

cornucòpia

(Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.

cornut

A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact.

corol·la

(botany) The outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises the petal, which may be fused.

corol·lari

(mathematics, logic) A proposition which follows easily from the statement or proof of another proposition.

corona

(religion) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.

corona circular

(botany) A structure surrounding a sporangium (or part of it) which shrinks and causes it to rupture for spore dispersal; specifically, in a fern: a structure around about two-thirds of the sporangium consisting of differentially thick-walled cells which dry and distort the sporangium; and in a moss: a complete ring of cells around the tip of the sporangium which dissolves to cause the tip to detach.

coronació

(specifically, also, attributively) An act or the ceremony of formally investing a sovereign or the sovereign's consort with a crown and other insignia of royalty, on or shortly after their accession to the sovereignty.

coronament

(specifically, also, attributively) An act or the ceremony of formally investing a sovereign or the sovereign's consort with a crown and other insignia of royalty, on or shortly after their accession to the sovereignty.

coronar

To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.

coronari

(anatomy) Encircling something (like a crown), especially with regard to the arteries or veins of the heart.

corondell

A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text.

corondell cec

(typography) A space between printed columns of text.

coronel

A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).

coroneta

(religion) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.

corporació

A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.

corporal

(ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.

corpulent

(usually, of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular.

corpus

(specifically, linguistics) Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.

corpuscle

A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.

corral

An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one.

corre-corre

(baseball) A defensive play in which the runner is caught between two fielders, who steadily converge to tag the runner out.

correcció

(legal) The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong.

correctament

In a correct manner.

correcte

Free from error; true; accurate.

correctiu

(legal) The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong.

corredor

A clear path/passage through rows of seating.

corregir

(transitive) To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.

corrent

The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.

correntia

A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.