Catalan–English dictionary

agà

An honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries.

agafada

(wrestling, combat sports) The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.

agafador

(countable) A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.

agafament

(firefighting, slang) The rescue of a person from a burning structure.

agafar

(transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.

agafar-se

(transitive, intransitive) To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.

agalla

(plant disease) A blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants, caused by various pathogens, especially the burrowing of insect larvae into the living tissues, such as that of the common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii).

agapornis

Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.

Agar

(biblical character) The Egyptian concubine of Abraham, mother of Ishmael.

agarrat

(by extension) Someone who does not give freely.

Àgata

A en given name.

agatodèmon

A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).

agave

Any plant in the large, variable genus Agave: succulent plants, commonly armed with formidable prickles; they flower at maturity after several years, and generally die thereafter; large species, such as the maguey or century plant, (Agave americana), produce gigantic inflorescences. Several are of economic importance as sources of fibre such as sisal, and alcoholic beverages such as tequila.

agenda

A notebook used to organize and maintain such plans or lists, an agenda book, an agenda planner.

agènere

Without an associated gender (in any sense); not having a particular gender.

agenollar-se

(intransitive) To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.

àgil

Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move.

agilitat

(uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion

agitat

(figurative) Very busy with activity and confusion.

Agnès

A en given name.

agnòsia

(neurology) The inability to recognise objects by use of the senses.

agnòstic

Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.

agnòstica

A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.

agnosticisme

The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.

agonia

Extreme pain.

agonitzar

(intransitive) To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.

agorafòbia

The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.

agorisme

(politics, economics) A revolutionary political philosophy that advocates the creation of a voluntaryist society by means of counter-economics (i.e. black market).

agosarat

Courageous, daring.

agost

The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September.

agradable

Pleasant to the senses or the mind; pleasing, satisfying, palatable.

agradablement

In an agreeable or pleasing manner

agradar

(transitive) To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.

agraïment

The state of being grateful.

agrair

(transitive) To be grateful or thankful for.

agraït

Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.

agrari

Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land.

agrassó

A fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.

agre

Tasting sour or bitter.

agregar

(transitive) To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex

agregar-se

(transitive) To come into the company of.

agregat

A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.

agresa

The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste.

agressió

The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.

agressivament

In an aggressive manner.

agressivitat

(uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.

agrest

Crude, rough.

agreujar

To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness. [from 16th c.]

agrícola

Of or pertaining to agriculture.

agricultor

One who practices agriculture, a farmer, a gardener.

agricultora

One who practices agriculture, a farmer, a gardener.

agricultura

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.

agrimensor

a professional who measures land, delineates property boundaries, etc.

agrisar

(demography, slang) To turn progressively older, alluding to graying of hair through aging (used in context of the population of a geographic region)

agró

Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.

agronomia

The science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, and fiber and more. To do this effectively and sustainably, agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, animal sciences and soil science.

agronòmic

Of or pertaining to agronomy.

agror

The condition or quality of being sour.

agrumollar-se

(transitive) To cause to clot or form into a mass.

agrupament

(countable) A collection of things or people united as a group.

agrupar

(transitive) To gather together; amass.

aguait

The act of lurking.

aguaitar

(ambitransitive) To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.

aguant

The measure of a person's stamina or persistence.

aguantador

(heraldry) An animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms.

aguantar

(intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.

agudesa

Power of acute observation and deduction

Àgueda

A en given name.

àguila

Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.

àguila pescadora

A bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.

aguilot

Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.

agulla

(uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion

agulla d'estendre

(British, Australia, NZ, Canada) An object (usually made of wood or plastic) used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline so that it (the laundry) can dry.

agulla de cap

A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.

agulla de clenxa

A clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair.

agullada

A stick designed to goad cows, steers, and similar animals in order to prompt them to move in a desired direction, now usually electrified to administer a stimulating shock to the animal.

agulló

A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.

agusar

(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To make sharp.

Agustí

A en given name, notably borne by Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430), a church father and a writer.

agut

(orthography, postpositive) Of a letter of the alphabet, having an acute accent.

agutzil

(historical, Norman term) A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.

ahir

On the day before today.

aiatol·là

(Shi'ism) A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.

Àiax

(Greek mythology) Either of two heroes of the Trojan War.

aidar

(transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).

aigua

(poetic, archaic, or, dialectal) A body of water, almost always a river, sometimes a lake or reservoir, especially in the names given to such bodies.

aigua de sentina

(uncountable) The water accumulated in the bilge; bilge water.

aigua subterrània

Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.

aiguader

(American spelling) A person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages.

aiguamel

(alcohol) An alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water.

aiguamoll

(wetland science, specifically) An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.)

aiguaneu

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Northeast US) Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow.

aiguarelles

(uncountable, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, informal) Cheap or inferior everyday wine.

aiguarràs

A volatile essential oil now obtained from such oleoresin of from the wood of pine trees by steam distillation; a complex mixture of monoterpenes; now used as a solvent and paint thinner.

aiguat

An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.

aigüera

A basin used for holding water for washing.

aigües

(poetic, archaic, or, dialectal) A body of water, almost always a river, sometimes a lake or reservoir, especially in the names given to such bodies.

aigües negres

A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.

aïllacionista

Relating to, or supporting, isolationism.

aïllament

(chiefly, uncountable) The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.

aïllar

(transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.

aïllat

Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little regard for others opinions or prejudices; provincial.

Aina

A en given name.

aïnada

The cry of a horse.

airbag

(automotive) A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury.

aire

Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving on legs.

aireig

(countable) An exposure to warm or fresh air.

airejós

With a breeze blowing, with a lively wind, pleasantly windy.

airós

(figuratively) With a cheerful, casual, lively and light-hearted manner.

aixada

(when not otherwise specified) An agricultural and horticultural hand tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows or removing weeds by hand.

aixadella

An agricultural tool whose blades are at right angles to the body, similar to a pickaxe.

aixafaguitarres

Like a spoilsport.

aixafar

To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.

aixafat

Of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged.

aixecar

To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.

aixella

The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.

aixeta

The plug of a faucet, tap or cock.

així

(abstract) In this context.

així doncs

(conjunctive) As a result; therefore, for this reason.

així que

In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.

això

The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.

això és

(initialism) That is, namely, in other words, that is to say.

això mateix

Lo, there it is; see here; ta-da; presto; behold!

això rai

No apology is necessary; think nothing of it (said in response to an expression of regret).

aixopluc

A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).

aixoplugar

(transitive) To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.

aixoplugar-se

(transitive) To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.

ajagut

(agriculture) The condition of a plant, especially a cereal, that has been flattened in the field or damaged so that it cannot stand upright, as by weather conditions or because the stem is not strong enough to support the plant.

ajeure

To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.

ajocar-se

(intransitive, of birds or bats) To settle on a perch in order to sleep or rest.

ajornar

(transitive) To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.

ajuda

(uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid.

ajudador

One who helps; an aide; assistant; auxiliary.

ajudant

One who helps; an aide; assistant; auxiliary.

ajudant de cambra

(professional wrestling) A female performer in professional wrestling, acting as either a manager or personal chaperone; often used to attract and titillate male members of the audience.

ajudar

(transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).

ajuntar

(transitive) To gather together; amass.

ajuntar-se

(of separate elements) To join into a single mass or whole.

ajupir-se

(intransitive) To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.

ajust

The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration

ajustable

capable of being adjusted

ajustament

The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration

ajustar

(transitive) To modify.

al capdavall

(idiomatic) anyway, in any case; indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point.

al contrari

(conjunctive) Opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed; to the contrary.

al costat

Near or next to.

al davant de

At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.

al descobert

Open and not concealed or secret.

al llarg

In the long direction of an oblong object.

al llarg de

By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.