Catalan–English dictionary

cribratge

(medicine) Identifying cases of a disease in a population of asymptomatic persons.

crida

A cry or shout.

cridaner

Any of several passerine birds, of the families Timaliidae and Paradoxornithidae (both found in Asia, Africa) and Pomatostomidae (found in Australia).

cridar

(ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.

cridòria

A stir; a fuss or uproar.

crim

(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.

criminal

A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

criminalitat

(uncountable) The state of being criminal.

criminalment

In a criminal manner.

criminologia

The study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour.

crin

Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion.

crinera

The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.

criogènic

Of, relating to, or performed at low temperatures.

crioll

(linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.

cripta

An underground vault.

criptó

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.

criptografia

The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers.

criptomoneda

A digital currency based on a cryptographic system, usually having no central issuing or regulating authority.

criquet

A variant of the game of darts. See Cricket (darts).

crisàlide

The pupa of a butterfly or moth, particularly bare and hanging or girdled, as opposed to enclosed in a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place.

crisantem

Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.

crispar

(transitive, or, intransitive) To cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.

crispeta

(chiefly, uncountable) A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.

cristià

(not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.

cristiana

(obsolete, England) A European, especially though not necessarily of the Christian religion.

cristianar

(transitive) To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.

cristianisme

An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ.

Cristina

A en given name.

crit

A cry or shout.

criteri

A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.

crític

Outstanding in importance, of great consequence.

crítica

(countable) An essay in which another piece of work is criticized, reviewed, etc.

critica adversa

(figuratively, informal) Adverse criticism. [from 1963]

críticament

In a critical manner; with, or in terms of, criticism.

criticar

(ambitransitive, slang) To negatively criticize.

Croàcia

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Croatia. Capital and largest city: Zagreb. Part of Yugoslavia until 1991.

croat

Of or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people or their language.

croata

An inhabitant of Croatia, or a person of Croatian descent.

croc

A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.

crocodil

Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.

crocus

A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.

croissant

A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.

crom

A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.

cromatografia

(analytical chemistry) Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterized by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) – the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases affect the separation.

cromosoma

(cytology, genetics) A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.

crònica

A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.

crònicament

In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree.

Cròniques

(book of the bible) A book of the Jewish Tanakh, divided into two Books of Chronicles in the Christian Bible.

cronista

A person who writes a chronicle or chronicles.

cronòleg

A person skilled in chronology.

cronològic

(films, shows, books, etc) Relating to the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur within a story, rather than the order in which they are released.

cronològicament

(manner) In a chronological manner; with reference to time.

cronologista

A person skilled in chronology.

cronometrar

(British, slang) To falsify the reading of the odometer of a vehicle.

cronòmetre

A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day.

croquet

(uncountable, games) A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets).

croquisar

(ambitransitive) To make a brief, basic drawing.

crossa

A staff with a hooked end similar to a shepherd's crook, or with a cross at the end, carried by an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a symbol of office.

crosta

The external, hardened layer of certain foodstuffs, including most types of bread, fried meat, etc.

crostera

An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.

croupier

The person who deals the cards in a card game.

cru

Unrefined oil; as it is found underground, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.

crucial

Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.

crucificar

To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross.

crucificat

that has been subject to crucifixion

crucifix

An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.

crucifixió

An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.

cruel

(figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.

cruelment

In a cruel manner.

cruesa

The property of being raw.

cruïlla

(figuratively, by analogy) A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change a direction, a course, or a goal.

cruixent

Having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.

cruiximent

Muscular tension due to unaccustomed or excessive exercise or work; soreness.

cruixir

(transitive) To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.

cruixit

(of an object) A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight.

crup

(pathology) An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.

crupier

The person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table, such as in a casino.

cruspir

To eat hastily or greedily; to scoff or scarf (often used with up)

crustaci

Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice, traditionally excluding hexapods.

ctònic

Dwelling within the underworld. [from late 18th c.]

cu

The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q.

cua

(slang) Last place in a league or competition; some rank near last place.

cua de rata

Other species of genus Phleum.

cuada

An oscillating movement.

cub

A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.

Cuba

A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana.

cubell

The amount held in this container.

cubellada

The amount held in this container.

cúbic

(geometry) Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.

cubicar

(transitive, arithmetic) To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.

cúbit

(anatomy) The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate.

cuc

A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter. [from 15th c.]

cuc de terra

A worm that lives in the ground.

cuca

(gambling, slang) A metal clip attached to the underside of a table, etc. to hold hidden cards, as a form of cheating.

cuca de llum

(Northern US, Western US, Florida) Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.

cuclejar

(intransitive) To make a loud, harsh sound like a car horn.

cuculla

(architectural element) A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof. [from 16th c.]

cucut

A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.

cuidador

Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.

cuina

(countable, uncountable) A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.

cuinar

(ambitransitive) To prepare food for eating by heating it, often combining with other ingredients.

cuiner

(cooking) A person who prepares food.

cuir

A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing; often denotes leather from cattle when no qualifier specifies otherwise.

cuir cabellut

The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from.

cuirassa

A piece of armor that covers the chest.

cuirassat

(informal) Any type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship.

cuit al forn

That has been cooked by baking.

cuita

An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.

cuitar

(intransitive) To do things quickly.

cuixa

The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. [from 8th c.]

cul

(euphemism) The buttocks or anus. [1794]

cul-de-sac

(idiomatic) A street or path or tunnel that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.

culata

(firearms) The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber. [from 16th c.]

culejar

(slang, intransitive) To rotate the hips erotically.

culinari

Relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking.

cullera de sopa

(Canada, US) A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.

cullerada

The amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped.

culleradeta

A unit of measure, equivalent to one-third of a tablespoon or roughly five milliliters.

cullereta

A European species in the Cottidae family, Cottus gobio.

cullerot

Spatula clypeata, formerly Anas clypeata, a duck breeding in northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and across most of North America.

culminació

The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development).

culpa

(computing) A source control feature that can show which user was responsible for a particular portion of the source code.

culpabilitat

Responsibility for wrongdoing.

culpable

Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.

culpar

(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).

culte

(religion) The veneration, devotion, and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a saint; a subset of worship.

cultiu

(microbiology) The process of growing a bacterial or other biological entity in an artificial medium.

cultivar

A cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species. [from 1923]

cultura

(microbiology) The process of growing a bacterial or other biological entity in an artificial medium.

cultural

Pertaining to culture.

culturalment

Related to culture.

cuneta

A ditch along the side of a road.

cunnilinció

Performance of oral sex upon the vulva or vagina.

cunya

(skiing, skating) A maneuver in which the tips of the skis or skates point inwards and the back ends point outwards.

Cupidell

(Roman god) The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a putto (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.

Cupido

(Roman god) The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a putto (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.

cúpula

(architecture) A dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.

cura

Close attention; concern; responsibility.

curable

Capable of being cured.

curandero

(archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack. [from c. 1570]

curar

(transitive) To restore to health.

curat

The benefice, duties, or office of a vicar.

curatiu

Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.

curcumina

(organic compound, biochemistry) A polyphenol (1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione; a major constituent of the spice turmeric.

Cúria Romana

The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church.

curiós

Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.

curiosa

Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.

cúrling

(uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).

curolla

A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.

curós

Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.