Catalan–English dictionary

córrer

Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.

correspondència

(countable, or, uncountable) Postal or other written communications.

correspondre

(intransitive, constructed with to) To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.

corresponent

that have a similar relationship

corresponsal

A journalist who sends reports back to a newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.

corretja

A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.

corretjós

Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed.

correu

A person who delivers messages.

correu brossa

(uncountable, rarely, countable, computing, Internet) Unsolicited bulk electronic messages.

correu electrònic

(uncountable) A system for sending messages and datas by means of computers connected together in a network.

corriol

Any set path or trail to be used by people walking.

corriola

(engineering, countable) One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).

corró

A food preparation utensil consisting of a cylinder with a handle at each end, used to flatten dough.

corroborar

(transitive) To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for.

corrompre

(transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.

corrosiu

Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.

corrupció

The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity.

cors

Of, from or relating to Corsica, France or the Corsican language.

corsa

A native or inhabitant of Corsica, France.

corsari

A privateer or pirate in general.

corsària

A privateer or pirate in general.

Còrsega

An island and administrative region of France, in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia.

corser

(historical, military) A large horse trained for battle and used by the cavalry (of a lighter build than a destrier).

cort

The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.

cort de porcs

An enclosure where pigs are kept, either a building or part of one.

cortejar

(transitive) To attempt to attract; to invite by attractions; to allure.

cortès

Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.

cortesà

A person in attendance at a royal court.

cortesament

In a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely.

cortesana

A female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.

cortesia

Courteous behaviour, especially that of men towards women.

còrtex

(countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.

cortina

A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.

cortisona

(steroid hormone, pharmaceutical drug) A corticosteroid hormone, closely related to corticosterone, produced by the adrenal cortex. One of the glucocorticoids, it is also made synthetically for use as an anti-inflammatory and antiallergy agent. 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone, with formula C21H28O5.

còrvid

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

corxera

(music) an eighth note, drawn as a crotchet (quarter note) with a tail.

cos

The dead body of any animal with flesh; the dead body of a vertebrate; a carcass.

cosa que

(mostly, archaic) Used of people (now generally who, whom, that; which remains possible with words also referred to by it such as baby, child).

cosí

(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin.

cosida

The action of the verb to sew.

cosidora

A woman who sews clothes professionally.

cosina

(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin.

cosinus

(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side adjacent to an acute angle to the length of the hypotenuse. Symbol: cos

Cosme

A en given name of mostly historical use.

cosmètic

External or superficial; pertaining only to the surface or appearance of something.

cosmètica

The study of such products.

còsmic

Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.

cosmo-

universe, world

cosmogonia

The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.

cosmogònic

Of or pertaining to cosmogony.

cosmòleg

A person who studies cosmology.

cosmològic

Of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe.

cosmonauta

An astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one.

cosmopolita

One who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person.

cosmos

(countable) The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order.

cosmovisió

A person's personal view of the world and how one interprets it; any ingroup's or society's mainstream view thereof.

cosó

(informal, usually, derogatory) Pathetically attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.

cost

The amount of money levied for a service.

costa

The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake. [from 14th c.]

costa amunt

Up a slope, towards higher ground.

costal

(geography) Relating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore.

costaner

(geography) Relating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore.

costar

(transitive, ditransitive) To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

costejar

(intransitive, nautical) To sail along a coast.

costell

A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.

costella

A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.

coster

(geography) Relating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore.

costós

Of high cost; expensive.

costum

An action performed on a regular basis.

costura

The manner or style in which a garment, other article of clothing, or sail is fashioned.

costurera

A woman who sews clothes professionally.

cota de malles

A flexible defensive armor, made of a mesh of interlinked metal rings.

cotilla

A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.

cotilló

(dance) A bold dance performed in groups of eight where women lift their skirts to display their ankles. [from 1766]

cotna

A hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc

cotó

Made of cotton.

cotxe

A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry and a bus.

cotxer

A person who drives a chariot.

cotxera

A person driving a horse-drawn coach (carriage).

cotxet

(US, Canada, Australia) A seat or chair on wheels, pushed by somebody walking behind it, typically used for transporting babies and young children.

coure

(intransitive, figurative) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.

coure amb poc foc

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

coure's

(intransitive, figuratively) To be uncomfortably hot.

courenc

Made of copper.

cova

A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.

covament

Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process.

covar

(transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.

covard

A person who lacks courage.

covarda

(slang, mildly, derogatory) A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.

covardament

(archaic) In the manner of a coward, cowardlily.

covardia

Lack of courage.

Cracòvia

A city on the Vistula River, the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland and the former capital (until 1596) of Poland as a whole.

cranc

Someone with a Cancer star sign.

cranc de riu

Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.

crani

(skeleton) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.

cranial

(anatomy) Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.

craqueig

(organic chemistry, petrochemistry) The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.

Cras

(historical) Marcus Licinius Crassus, a Roman general.

creació

(countable) A literary, artistic, or intellectual production; a creative work.

creacionista

Of or relating to creationism.

creador

(social media) Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature.

creadora

(social media) Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature.

creatiu

(countable) A person directly involved in a creative marketing process.

creativament

In a creative manner.

creativitat

The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product.

creatura

A living being, such as an animal, monster, or alien.

credença

(religion, countable) A small table or credenza used in certain Christian religious services.

credencial

Pertaining to or serving as an introduction or recommendation (to someone). [from 15th c.]

credibilitat

The state or quality of being believable.

creditor

(finance) A person to whom a debt is owed.

crèdul

Excessively ready to believe things; gullible.

creença

An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.

creïble

Capable of being believed; credible.

creïblement

In a believable way.

creient

A person who believes; especially regarding religion.

creïlla

A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber.

creixement

An increase in size, number, value, or strength.

creixent

On the increase.

créixer

(intransitive) To grow or expand.

crema

The act by which something burns or is burned.

crema sabaiona

A custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine.

crema solar

A topical substance formulated to protect the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation by absorbing, reflecting or scattering ultraviolet rays.

cremant

Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire. [18th century.]

cremat

(of food) Carbonised.

crematori

A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.

cremor

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

crep

A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.

crep americana

In the US (and e.g. Scotland), a leavened, thicker, fluffier cake.

crepè

A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.

crepitant

(medicine, now, chiefly, in plural) An abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed by fluid or exudate, or sometimes by pulmonary edema.

crepuscle

(now, _, rare) Twilight.

cresteria

In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.

Creta

An island in the Mediterranean, and the largest in Greece.

cretenc

Of or relating to Crete or its inhabitants.

cretenca

An inhabitant or a resident of Crete.

cretí

(medicine, archaic) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism. [from 1779]

cretina

(medicine, archaic) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism. [from 1779]

creu

The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height. [from 1580]

creu gammada

(countable) A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.

creuada

Any of a series of religious campaigns by Christian forces from the 11th to the 13th century, mostly to capture the Holy Land from the Muslims who occupied it.

creuar

To place across or athwart; to cause to intersect.

creuer

(architecture) The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it.

creuera

The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height. [from 1580]

creure

(transitive) To think, believe, or have an impression concerning.

criada

A female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant).

criador

A person who breeds plants or animals (professionally).

criadora

A person who breeds plants or animals (professionally).

criar

(transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.

criat

A servant, especially a domestic servant.

criaturada

(countable) Childish behaviour.