Catalan–English dictionary

Eugeni

A en given name.

Eugènia

A en given name. Variant: Eugenie.

eurasiàtic

Of or pertaining to the continent of Eurasia, or to both Europe and Asia.

eureka

An exclamation indicating a sudden discovery.

Eurídice

(Greek mythology) The name of various figures in Greek mythology.

euro

(currencies) The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €

eurodiputada

(EU politics) Initialism of Member of the European Parliament.

eurodiputat

(EU politics) Initialism of Member of the European Parliament.

europarlamentari

(EU politics) Initialism of Member of the European Parliament.

europarlamentària

(EU politics) Initialism of Member of the European Parliament.

èuscar

Relating to the Basque people or their language.

eutanàsia

The practice of intentionally killing a human being or animal in a humane way, especially in order to end suffering.

evadir

(transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.

evangeli

The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection of Jesus.

evangèlic

(Christianity) Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general.

evaporació

The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.

evaporar

(ergative) To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state.

evasió

The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.

evasiu

Directed towards avoidance or escape

eventual

One serving for a limited time; a short-term employee, especially in an office.

evidència

(countable) Something that serves as evidence; a sign or token.

evident

(idiomatic) Straightforward, obvious, simple, or basic.

evidentment

In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred. [from 17th c.]

evitable

Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.

evitació

(obsolete) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.

evitar

(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass

evocar

(transitive) To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.

evolutiu

Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.

evònim

Certain of the species of the genus Euonymus, originally used for making the spindles used for spinning wool.

ex

(colloquial) A former partner or spouse; an ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend, ex-wife, or ex-husband.

ex-

former

exacerbar

(transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).

exactament

In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.

exacte

Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty

exactitud

The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness

exageració

The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.

exagerar

To overstate, to describe more than the fact.

examen

(education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.

examinar

To observe or inspect carefully or critically.

exasperar

(transitive) To tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.

Excàlibur

(Arthurian legend) The legendary sword of King Arthur, having magical properties.

excavació

An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.

excavador

One who digs.

excavadora

A tool for digging.

excavadora carregadora

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) Ellipsis of backhoe loader: A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor combines a front-end loader/loader (component) and an excavator/digger (component).

excavadora mixta

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) Ellipsis of backhoe loader: A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor combines a front-end loader/loader (component) and an excavator/digger (component).

excavar

(transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.

excel·lència

(used with His, Her or Your) A form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries.

excel·lent

(slang, dated) used as an expression of approval, satisfaction, or delight.

excel·lentment

In a manner that demonstrates excellence; very well.

excel·lir

(intransitive) To be much better than others.

excèntric

One who does not behave like others.

excepcional

Exceptionally good; distinguished from others by its superiority.

excepcionalment

To an unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree.

excepte

Other than; except for; instead of.

exceptuant

Other than; except for; instead of.

excés

Excessive; excessively.

excessiu

Exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate.

excessivament

(sometimes, proscribed) To an excessive degree.

excitable

Easily excited.

excitació

(uncountable) The state of being excited (emotionally aroused).

excitant

Creating or producing excitement.

excitar

(transitive) To sexually stimulate.

excitat

(physics) Being in a state of higher energy.

exclamar

(intransitive) To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion.

excloure

(transitive) To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.

exclusió

The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part. [from 17th c.]

exclusivament

(focus) to the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely

exclusivitat

The quality of being exclusive.

excoriar

(transitive) To injure the skin of.

excrement

(now, _, specifically) Human and non-human animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.

excretar

(biology, ambitransitive) To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system.

excursionista

One who hikes, especially frequently.

excusa

(countable, uncountable) An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.

excusar

(transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.

excusat

A toilet that uses water to flush urine and feces through a pipe to another location, typically a sewer main in urban settings or a septic tank elsewhere.

execució

The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.

executable

Capable of being executed.

executar

(transitive) To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime.

exegesi

A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text.

exempció

An act of exempting.

exemplar

Worthy of being a model; exemplary.

exempt

Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.

exercici fiscal

(accounting) An accounting period of one year, not necessarily coinciding with the calendar year.

exercir

(obsolete) To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to.

exèrcit

The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force.

exercitar

To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.

exfoliar

To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.

exhalar

(intransitive) To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.

exhauriment

The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion.

exhaurir

(transitive) To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.

exhaust

Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.

exhaustiu

Including every possible element: fully comprehensive.

exhaustivament

In a thorough or complete manner.

exhibicionista

Compulsively seeking attention.

exhibir

(transitive) To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.

exhumació

The act of digging up that which has been buried.

exhumar

(transitive) To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.

exigència

A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.

exigent

Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.

exigir

To request forcefully.

exili

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

exiliada

(countable) Someone who is banished from his home or country.

exiliar

(transitive) To send (someone or something) into exile.

exiliat

(countable) Someone who is banished from his home or country.

existència

(Ontology) The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.

existencial

Of or relating to existence.

existent

existing; having life or being, current; occurring now

existir

(now, usually, literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.

èxit

The achievement of one's aim or goal. [from 16th c.]

exitós

Resulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect.

èxode

A sudden departure of a large number of people.

exonerar

(transitive) To free (someone) from accusation or blame.

exorcisme

The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.

exorcista

A person, especially a priest or priestess, who is a masterful practitioner in purification and exorcism to force out evil spirits and/or demons from a living being.

exorcitzar

(transitive) To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.

exordi

The introduction to an essay or discourse.

exosquelet

(anatomy) A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea.

exòtic

Originating from, characteristic of, belonging to, or being a citizen of a country or place other than the one under discussion.

exòtica

Originating from, characteristic of, belonging to, or being a citizen of a country or place other than the one under discussion.

expectació

The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

expectar

(intransitive, obsolete) To wait in expectation. [mid-12th–mid-17th c.]

expectativa

Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.

expectorar

(ambitransitive) To cough up fluid from the lungs.

expedient

A collection of papers and/or other sources, containing detailed information about a particular person or subject, together with a synopsis of their content.

expel·lir

(transitive) To eject.

experiment

A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.

experimentació

The act of experimenting; practice by experiment.

experimental

Serving as an experiment; serving to experiment.

experimentar

(transitive) To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.

expert

One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field.

experta

(chiefly, US) An expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and knowledgeable about a particular activity or thing; an aficionado.

experto

(chiefly, US) An expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and knowledgeable about a particular activity or thing; an aficionado.

expiació

Making amends to restore a damaged relationship; expiation.

expiració

An act, process, or instance of expiring.

expirar

(intransitive) To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.

expletiu

Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.

explicació

The act or process of explaining.

explicar

(transitive) To relate (a story or series of events) in speech or writing.

explicatiu

Intended to serve as an explanation.

explícitament

In an explicit manner.

explorador

One who explores something

explosió

A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.

explosiu

An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.

explotador

One who exploits.

explotadora

One who exploits.

expondre

To submit to an active (mostly dangerous) substance like an allergen, ozone, nicotine, solvent, or to any other stress, in order to test the reaction, resistance, etc.

exponencial

Relating to an exponent.

exponencialment

(mathematics, sciences) In an exponential manner.

exponent

(mathematics) The number by which a value (called the base) is said to be raised to a power in exponentiation: for example, the 3 in 2^3=8.