Catalan–English dictionary

Egidi

A en given name.

egipci

Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.

egipcià

Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.

egipciana

A person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent.

Egipte

A country in North Africa and West Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.

eglefí

A marine fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the North Atlantic, important as a food fish.

ego

The self, especially with a sense of self-importance.

egocèntric

Egotistical.

egocèntrica

Egotistical.

egocentrisme

The constant following of one's egotistical desires to an extreme.

egoisme

The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind.

egoista

Caring about oneself and the gratification of one's own desires rather than others; selfish.

egoistament

In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly.

egoístic

Caring about oneself and the gratification of one's own desires rather than others; selfish.

egotista

Believing oneself to be better and more important than others due to one's position, popularity, wealth, appearance, etc.

egregi

Conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding; usually in a negative sense.

egua

An adult female horse.

eguí

The cry of a horse.

eh

(informal, chiefly, Canada, Northern US, New Zealand, AU, UK) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.

ei

An exclamation to get attention.

eina

Any piece of equipment used in a profession, such as a craftsman's.

einsteini

A transuranic chemical element (symbol Es) with atomic number 99: a soft, silvery, paramagnetic metal.

eix

The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.

eixam

A large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.

eixamplament

The action of the verb widen.

eixamplar

(transitive) To broaden or extend in scope or range.

eixàrcia

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.

eixida

A way out.

eixidiu

A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.

eixir

To originate in; to derive from; to be taken from out of or to have arrived from.

eixugacabells

(chiefly, _, UK) A small electrical appliance for drying hair, by generating a stream of hot air.

eixugador

(chiefly, _, UK) A small electrical appliance for drying hair, by generating a stream of hot air.

eixugar

(transitive, figurative) To exhaust; to cause to run dry.

eixut

Free from or lacking moisture.

eixutesa

(uncountable) A lack of moisture.

eixutor

(uncountable) A lack of moisture.

ejaculació

(specifically) A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid.

ejecció

The act of ejecting.

el

The definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable...

el meu

That or those belonging to me.

el o la que aguanta l'espelma

(chiefly, British) An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.

el qual

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

el que tu diguis

(colloquial) A holophrastic expression used to dismiss something that the speaker doesn't care about, doesn't think important, or doesn't want to consider or discuss any further. Sometimes conceived as an ellipsis of whatever you say, implying feigned deference: whatever you say [apparently must be true].

el seu

That or those belonging to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.

el teu

Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).

el vostre

Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners).

el·lipsi

(typography, mathematics) A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.

el·líptic

(mathematics, in combination, of certain functions, equations and operators) That has coefficients satisfying a condition analogous to the condition for the general equation for a conic section to be of an ellipse.

ela

The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.

Elam

(historical) An ancient civilization and empire in modern southwestern Iran, existing between c. 3200 BCE and 539 BCE. Capital: Susa.

elàstic

Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances)

Elba

A major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea.

electiu

Of, or pertaining to voting or elections; involving a choice between options.

elector

(politics) A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.

electora

(politics) A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.

electoral

Of, or relating to elections.

electorat

The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.

elèctric

Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.

elèctricament

By means of electricity.

electricista

A tradesperson who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment.

electrificar

(transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.

electró

(particle) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.

electro-

and electrical.

electrocució

The accidental death or suicide by electric shock.

electrocutar

(transitive) To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair.

elèctrode

The terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit.

electromagnètic

Relating to electromagnetism.

electromagnetisme

A unified fundamental force that combines the aspects of electricity and magnetism and is one of the four fundamental forces. (technically it can be unified with weak nuclear to form electroweak) Its gauge boson is the photon.

electrònicament

By means of electronics, or of electronic technology.

elefant

A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.

elegància

Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners.

elegant

Stylishly dressed, neatly dressed, spiffy.

elegantment

Gracefully, smoothly, and swiftly; with supreme style.

elegia

A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. [from early 16th c.]

elegíac

Of or relating to an elegy.

elegir

To pick; to make the choice of; to select.

Elena

A en given name.

elevar al cub

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

elevar al quadrat

(transitive, mathematics) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.

elevat

Raised, usually above ground level.

elf

(Germanic mythology) A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later Norse sources, sometimes divided into benevolent light elves (inhabiting Álfheimr) and malevolent dark elves.

Elí

A en given name of Biblical origin.

eliminació

(baseball) A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fielding team before bouncing, etc.

eliminar

(transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.

Elisabet

The mother of John the Baptist according to the Christian and Islamic scriptures

elisi

Of or pertaining to Elysian or Elysium, the location.

elit

A special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of such a group.

elitisme

The belief that a society or system should be run by an elite.

elitista

Of or relating to elitism.

ell

(personal, sometimes, _, proscribed, see usage notes) They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).

ella

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

elles

(the third-person plural nominative) A group of entities previously mentioned. [since 13th c.]

elli

(the third-person singular nominative, occasionally, proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, whose gender is unknown, irrelevant, or (since 20th c.) non-binary. [since 14th c.]

ells

(the third-person plural nominative) A group of entities previously mentioned. [since 13th c.]

elm

(headwear) A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.

elogi

An expression of approval; praise. [from 1852]

eloqüència

The quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.

eloqüent

Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.

els

The definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable...

els meus

A person's ancestors, relatives or family.

els Nombres

The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah.

els seus

That or those belonging to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.

els sords

Unable (or partially able) to hear.

eludir

(transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.

elusiu

Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.

em

As the object (direct or indirect) of a verb.

ema

Indicating a fundamental unit in some kind of structure, chiefly linguistic structure.

emaciat

Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.

emancipació

The state of being thus set free; liberation (used, for example, of slaves from bondage, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjugation).

emancipar

To set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.

embadalir

(transitive) To put into a trance.

embadalit

(comparable) Very interested, involved in something, absorbed, transfixed; fascinated or engrossed.

embafador

(US) Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)

embafar

(transitive) To fill to loathing; to surfeit.

embalar

To wrap something up into the form of a package.

embalatge

The materials used to pack something.

embalsamament

The work of an embalmer.

embaràs

The period of time this condition prevails.

embarassat

(mostly, not comparable) Carrying developing offspring within the body.

embarcador

A place on a shoreline where a boat lands.

embarcar

(transitive) To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.

embarrilar

(transitive) To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.

embassament

A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.

embasta

(sewing) A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.

embastar

(transitive) To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.

embeinar

(transitive) To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.

embelliment

An added touch; an ornamental addition; a flourish.

embenar

To apply a bandage to something.

embenat

A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.

embetumar

(transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).

emblavir

(ergative) To make or become blue; to turn blue.

emblema

A representative symbol, such as a trademark, a badge or logo.

emblemàtic

Serving as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or illustration of a type.

embocadura

An outlet, aperture or orifice.

emboçar

(transitive) To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up.

embogit

(informal, especially, Britain) Mad; crazy.

emboirar-se

(intransitive) To become covered with or as if with fog.

emboirat

Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy.

èmbol

(pathology) An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.

embòlia

(pathology) An obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.

embolic

a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation

embolicar

To cause (someone) to be drawn into or involved in a difficult situation or state of contention.

embolicat

chaotic, jumbled or muddled

embolisme

The insertion or intercalation of days into the calendar in order to correct the error arising from the difference between the civil year and the solar year.

embornal

(nautical) A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.

emborratxar

To excite to enthusiasm or madness.

embós

(countable) A blockage, congestion, or immobilization.

emboscada

An attack launched from a concealed position.

embotellar

(transitive) To seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. Also fig.

embotir

(transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.