Catalan–English dictionary

després

Behind; later in time; following.

després de

Subsequently to; following in time; later than.

després de tot

(idiomatic) in the end, however; used in referring to something that was believed to be the case, but is not; or to an outcome that is not what was expected or predicted.

després que

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

després-dinar

The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

despressuritzar

(transitive) To reduce the air pressure within a chamber.

desproporció

The state of being out of proportion; an abnormal or improper ratio; an imbalance.

despropòsit

An untrue statement.

desproveït

Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).

despullar

(transitive) To remove the clothing of (someone). [from 17th c.]

despullar-se

(intransitive) To remove one’s clothing. [from 17th c.]

despullat

Bare, not covered by clothing.

desqualificador

Insulting, ridiculing.

desqualificar

(transitive) To make ineligible for something.

dessagnar

(transitive) To let or draw blood from.

dessalar

To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply

dessalinitzar

To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply

dessuadora

A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.

destacar

(transitive) To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.

destacat

Exceptionally good; distinguished from others by its superiority.

destarotar

(transitive) To confuse or bewilder.

desterrament

(uncountable) The state of being banished from one's home or country.

desterrar

(transitive) To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.

destí

The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.

destil·lació

(chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.

destil·leria

A place where distillation takes place, especially the distillation of alcoholic spirits.

destinació

(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

destinar

(transitive) To set apart for a special use.

destinatari

The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.

destinatària

The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.

destitució

Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.

destituir

(transitive, now, _, rare) To dismiss (someone, especially military personnel) from service.

destorb

The act of disturbing, being disturbed.

destorbar

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

destral

An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.

destraló

A small, light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk.

destre

Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.

destresa

Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.

destret

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

destrossar

(transitive, slang) To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.

destrossat

(of a, person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.

destructible

Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed.

destructiu

Causing destruction; damaging.

destruir

(ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.

desvelar

(intransitive) To remove a veil; to reveal oneself.

desventurat

Very unlucky; ill-fated.

desvergonyidament

In a shameless manner; without shame; impudently.

desvergonyiment

Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.

desvergonyit

Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.

desvestir

(transitive) To remove the clothing of (someone). [from 17th c.]

desvestir-se

(intransitive) To remove one’s clothing. [from 17th c.]

desvestit

Not wearing clothes; nude or naked; with the clothes removed; stripped.

desvetllar

(transitive) To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.

desvetllat

Deprived of rest or sleep.

desviació

A section of pipe that conducts a fluid around some other fixture.

desviar

(transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path or position.

desviar-se

(psychology) To redirect culpability to avoid it.

desxifratge

The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.

detallada

Characterized by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment.

detallar

(transitive) To explain in detail.

detallat

Detailing every action or occurrence completely.

detecció

The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.

detectar

To discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing.

detectiu

A detective.

detenir

(transitive, law enforcement) To put under custody.

detergent

Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.

deterioració

The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.

deteriorament

A deterioration of condition; loss of status, quality, strength, or fortune.

deteriorar-se

(intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.

determinant

(linear algebra) A scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a given transformation matrix; the unique scalar function over square matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value 1 for the unit matrix; abbreviated as: det.

determinar

(transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.

determinat

Distinct, clearly defined. [from 14th c.]

determinisme

(philosophy) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.

detestable

Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.

detestar

(transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.

detindre

(transitive, law enforcement) To put under custody.

detinguda

Someone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement.

detingut

Someone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement.

detonació

(chemistry) An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.

detonador

A device used to detonate an explosive device etc.

detriment

Harm, hurt, damage.

detrit

(by extension) Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material.

detritus

(by extension) Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material.

Déu

A being such as a monotheistic God: a single divine creator and ruler of the universe.

deure

(countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.

deures

(literally, now, _, rare) Any work that is done at home; housework.

deuteragonista

(narratology) A secondary character; specifically, the second most important character (after the protagonist).

deuteri

(uncountable, isotope) An isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in each atom - 21H.

Deuteronomi

The fifth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fifth book in the Torah.

deutor

(economics) A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.

deutora

(economics) A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.

devastació

The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.

devastador

Causing devastation.

devastar

To deprive of inhabitants.

devastat

Barren and lifeless.

devesa

An area of open, often unfenced, grazing land.

devolució

A product recall because of a defect or safety concern.

devorar

(transitive) To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

devot

Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly.

dextrosa

The naturally occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule.

dferencial

(calculus) A quantity representing an infinitesimal change in a variable, now only used as a heuristic aid except in nonstandard analysis but considered rigorous until the 20th century; a fluxion in Newtonian calculus, now usually written in Leibniz's notation as \operatorname{d}\!x.

dg.

Abbreviation of Sunday.

di-

Double, twice the quantity.

dia

The part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.

dia d'ahir

(figuratively) The past, often in terms of being outdated.

dia de festa

A day declared free from work by the state or government.

Dia de Reis

A en given name.

dia de vigília de Tots Sants

The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces.

dia dejunat

Abstinence or mortification for religious reasons, especially abstinence from food.

dia feiner

Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:

dia feriat

A day declared free from work by the state or government.

dia laborable

Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:

diabètic

A person with diabetes, usually diabetes mellitus.

diabetis

(disease) Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. [from 19th c.]

diable

An evil spirit resident in or working for Hell; a devil. [from 10th c.]

diablet

(chiefly, fiction, and, mythology) A small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child of the devil or a demon (see sense 3.2). [from 16th c.]

diabòlic

Resembling a devil.

diabòlicament

In a devilish manner.

diàclasi

(geology) A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.

diàfan

Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.

diafragmar

(optics, photography) To reduce lens aperture using an optical diaphragm.

diagnosi

The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).

diagnòstic

The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).

diagnosticar

(by extension) To determine the cause of a problem.

diagonal

(geometry) A line or plane at an oblique angle to another.

diagonalment

In a diagonal manner, not square to any direction.

diagrama

A systematic non-narrative presentation of data.

dialecte

A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.

dialogar

(informal, business) To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.

diamant

(baseball) The infield of a baseball field.

diamants

(card games) One of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♦.

diàmetre

(geometry) The length of such a line.

diana

(military) The sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers.

diapositiva

(photography, graphic arts) An image suitable to overlay (superimpose) over another (as for example a gel for an overhead projector, a slide that complements another slide as a superimposition for it, or a digital virtual equivalent of these); its coloration is adjusted to contrast with the underlying image (for example, text may be white instead of black in areas where the background is dark).

diari

That occurs every day, or at least every working day.

diàriament

quotidianly, every day

diàspora

(collective) The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).

diatònic

(music) Relating to or characteristic of a musical scale which contains seven pitches and a pattern of five whole tones and two semitones; particularly, of the major or natural minor scales.

dibuix

A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.

dibuixant

Agent noun of draw; one who draws.

dibuixar

(transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action. [from 12th c.]

dibuixos animats

(animation) A cartoon series.

dicció

The effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice and expression.

diccionari

A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information. [ca. 1480]

diccionari de sinònims

A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.

dicotomia

A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division.

dictadura

A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.

dictar

(transitive) To preach, to berate, to scold.

didàctic

Instructive, or helping to educate.

didal

(sewing) A pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material.