Catalan–English dictionary

entropessar

(transitive, figurative) To mislead; to confound; to cause to err or to fall.

entusiasmadís

Easily excited.

entusiasmat

Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.

entusiasme

Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.

entusiasta

A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.

entusiàstic

With zealous fervor; excited, motivated.

entusiàsticament

In an enthusiastic manner.

enuig

A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned.

enumerar

(transitive) To state in items, or by particulars

enunciació

The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration.

enunciar

(transitive) To articulate, pronounce.

enunciat

An instance of that act or process: especially, something spoken (e.g., syllables, words, phrases); (especially, linguistics) any such thing either spoken or written.

enutjar

(transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.

enutjat

Displaying or feeling anger.

enutjós

Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.

envà

A vertical structure that divides a room.

envair

(intransitive) To advance gradually beyond due limits.

envant

(formal, archaic) Forward in time, place or degree.

enveja

Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). [from 13th c.]

envejable

Arousing or likely to arouse envy.

envejar

(transitive) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions. [from 14th c.]

envejós

Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging.

envelliment

The process of becoming older or more mature.

envellir

(intransitive) To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age.

envergadura

The distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip (of a bird, airplane etc.).

envergar

(transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.

envermellir

(transitive) To make red or redder.

envermellir-se

(intransitive) To become red or redder.

envernissar

(intransitive) To apply varnish.

envers

In relation to (someone or something).

envescada

(poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance that traps or captures; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.

envestida

A fierce attack.

enviament

The transportation of goods.

enviar

(ditransitive) To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail.

envinagrat

(often, in the plural) Any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish.

envitricollat

chaotic, jumbled or muddled

envol

A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc.

enxampar

(transitive, slang) To arrest (someone or a group of people) for a crime.

enyor

An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.

enyorança

The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.

enyorar

(intransitive) To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true).

enyorat

(often with for) Missing one's home and family very much when away; nostalgic.

ep

An exclamation to get attention.

eperlà

Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.

epicè

(grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the common gender.

epicureisme

(sometimes, _, proscribed) Synonym of hedonism, general pursuit of pleasure, particularly refined and knowledgeable enjoyment of good food, drink, and similar sensual pleasures.

epidèmic

(figurative) Like an epidemic: widespread in a bad way.

epidemiologia

(sciences) The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.

epidural

(anatomy, relational) Situated on or outside the dura mater.

Epifania

A en given name.

epigrafia

The study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones.

epíleg

A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword

epilèpsia

(pathology) A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.

epilèptic

Of or relating to an epileptic or epileptics (epileptic people).

epinefrina

(hormone) Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.

episodi

An incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.

epitafi

An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.

època

A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.

epopeia

An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.

èpsilon

The fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, ε or Ε, preceded by delta (Δ, δ) and followed by zeta (Ζ, ζ).

equació

(mathematics) An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; in mathematical problems, equations describe various essential aspects of the problem, each of which contributes to the resolution of the problem in part.

Equador

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Ecuador. Capital: Quito.

equànime

Calm and composed; of stable disposition.

equanimitat

The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.

equatorial

(geography) Of, near, or relating to the equator.

eqüestre

Of horseback riding or horseback riders.

equí

Of or relating to a horse or horses.

equidna

Any of the species of small spined monotremes in the family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.

equilibrar

(transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.

equilibrat

Containing elements in appropriate proportion; proportionately weighted on all dimensions and therefore unlikely to tip over.

equilibrista

An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.

equina

(dated, slang, among students) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination.

equinocci

One of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.

equip

A group of people working together on a task.

equipament

The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.

equipar

(transitive) To furnish or equip with.

equipat

equipped with whatever is needed

equitat

(legal) The power of a court of law having extra-statutory discretion, to decide legal matters and to provide legal relief apart from, though not in violation of, the prevailing legal code; in some cases, a court "sitting in equity" may provide relief to a complainant should the code be found either inapplicable or insufficient to do so.

equitatiu

Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.

equivaldre

(mathematics, copulative) To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.

equivalent

Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.

equivocat

Incorrect or untrue.

er

(added to verbs) A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.

era

(added to verbs) A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.

erecció

(uncountable, physiology, of a penis or clitoris) The state or quality of being erect from engorgement with blood.

erèctil

(biology, medicine, of tissue) Capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid.

ergonomia

The science of the design of equipment, especially so as to reduce operator fatigue, discomfort and injury. [from c. 1950.]

ergonòmic

Of or relating to the science of ergonomics.

Èric

A en given name.

erigible

Capable of being raised to an upright position.

erísim

Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.

eritema

Abnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation.

erm

Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.

ermàs

A place with no remaining resources; a desert.

ermità

A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.

ermot

A place with no remaining resources; a desert.

Ernest

A en given name; popular in the 19th century.

eròtic

Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.

erotisme

the state of being erotic, or of being sexually aroused

erra

The name of the Latin-script letter R/r.

errada

(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.

erradicar

(transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.

erràtic

Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent.

erroni

Containing an error; inaccurate.

erròniament

In an erroneous manner.

error

(chiefly, _, computing, engineering, _, jargon) A problem that needs fixing.

erudit

Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.

ès

Used to form nouns meaning the jargon or language used by a particular profession or being or in a particular context.

és a dir

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

és clar

Indicates emphatic agreement.

esa

Used to form nouns meaning the jargon or language used by a particular profession or being or in a particular context.

esbalaïdor

Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement. [from 1590–1600.]

esbalaïment

A feeling of amazement.

esbardellar

(transitive) To break (something brittle) violently.

esbarjo

(Australia, Britain, North America, Philippines, education) A time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation.

esbarzer

A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.

esbatussar-se

(intransitive) To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.

esbiaixada

(countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something.

esbiaixament

(countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something.

esbiaixat

Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.

esbojarrat

Ludicrously or incongruously comical.

esborrany

A version of a written work (such as a book or paper) or drawing.

esborrar

To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.

esborronador

(informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.

esbós

A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.

esbossar

(ambitransitive) To make a brief, basic drawing.

esbossos

A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.

esbotzar

(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.

esbrinar

(transitive) To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.

esbronc

(of a person) A harsh criticism.

esbroncada

A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval.

esbroncar

(intransitive) To shout extended boos derisively.

esbudellar

(transitive) To eviscerate.

esbufec

A short, sudden intake of breath.

esc

In the style or manner of; appended to nouns, especially proper nouns, and forming adjectives.

esca

(obsolete) Touchwood, punk, tinder.

escabrós

(meteorology, of the sky) Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.

escac i mat

(chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.

escacat

Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches.

escacs

A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.

escadalós

Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful

escafandrista

A diver, especially one in a diving suit (as opposed to one in scuba gear).

escaient

Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.

escaiola

Grass of species Phalaris canariensis, whose seeds are used as birdseed, believed to be native to Morocco and the Canary Islands, now widespread in most semitropical to cool-temperate environments.

escairar

(transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:

escaire

An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.

escala

A flight of stairs; a stairway.

escala avall

Down the stairs.

escala mecànica

A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.

escalafó

(figuratively) The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.