Catalan–English dictionary

exportació

(uncountable) The act of exporting.

exportador

One who, or that which, exports: especially a person who or organization that exports or sells goods made in one country for delivery in another country.

exportar

(transitive) To sell (goods) to a foreign country.

exposar

(transitive) To demonstrate.

exposició

A large-scale public showing of objects or products.

exprés

A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.

expressament

In an express or explicit manner; in a clear or specific manner.

expressar

(transitive) To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.

expressió

An act of, or the process of, uttering.

expressiu

Effectively conveying thought or feeling.

exprimidor

A tool for boring a hole wider.

exprimidora

A manual or electrical device used for rendering the juice of fruits or vegetables.

expulsar

(transitive) To compel (a person or persons) to leave.

exquisit

Especially or extraordinarily fine or pleasing; exceptional.

extasiar

(transitive) To put into a trance.

extasiat

(comparable) Enthusiastic; ecstatic, elated, happy.

extemporani

With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand.

extens

(figurative) Considerable in amount.

extensament

In an extensive manner, widely.

extensible

Capable of being extended.

extensió

A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land.

extenuant

(of a task) Requiring great exertion; very laborious.

exterior

Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.

exteriorment

Externally or on the outside, or on the surface.

extern

Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.

externa

Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.

externalització

The transfer of a business function to an external service provider.

externalitzar

(chiefly, US, business, management, transitive) To transfer the management or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.

externament

on the surface or the outside

extinció

The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.

extingir

(specifically, biology) To cause (an animal or plant species) to die out completely or become extinct (adjective sense 2.3).

extirpació

The act of extirpating or uprooting.

extirpar

To tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate, to root up.

extra

(not comparable) Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.

extra-

Outside of, beyond.

extraconjugal

Occurring outside marriage.

extracte

An abridgement or summary of a longer publication. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

extradició

A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government or jurisdiction is handed over to another government or jurisdiction for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence.

extradir

(transitive) To remove a person from one state to another by legal process.

extrajudicial

(legal, of a punishment) Carried out without legal authority.

extramatrimonial

Occurring outside marriage.

extraordinari

Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.

extraordinàriament

In an extraordinary manner.

extrapolar

(transitive) To infer by extending known information.

extraradi

The area surrounding a city or town; suburb.

extraterrestre

Pertaining to extraterrestrial life; typical of an extraterrestrial creature.

extravagáncia

An erratic, unpredictable occurrence or action.

extravagant

Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.

extravertit

(informal, _, psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an extrovert: outgoing, sociable.

extrem

(mathematics) A point, or value that is a maximum or a minimum.

extremadament

(degree) To an extreme degree.

extremisme

Extreme ideas or actions, primarily in politics or religion.

extremista

(political) A person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic.

extreure

(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.]

extrínsec

External; separable from the thing itself; inessential.

extrusió

A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.

exuberància

(uncountable) The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.

exuberant

(literary, of things that grow) Abundant, luxuriant.

exultació

The act of exulting; great joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight

exultant

Very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure.

exultar

(intransitive) To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph; to triumph (over).

fa

Before now, before the present time

fa just

As recently as.

fa només

As recently as.

Fabià

(rare) A en given name.

fàbrica

A building or other place where manufacturing takes place. [from 17th c.]

fabricació

The transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale.

fabricant

Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.

fabulós

(informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic. [from 1848]

fabulosament

In a fabulous manner.

faç

(anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.

façana

(figuratively) A deceptive or insincere outward appearance.

façana principal

The side of a building with the main entrance.

facció

(countable) A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.

faceta

(geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.

facial

(medicine, relational) Concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face.

fàcilment

Without difficulty.

facoquer

(zoology) A wild pig of the genus Phacochoerus, native to Africa.

facsímil

(countable) A copy or reproduction.

factible

Able to be done in practice.

factorial

(mathematics, combinatorics) The result of multiplying a given number of consecutive integers from 1 to the given number. In equations, it is symbolized by an exclamation mark (!). For example, 5! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 = 120.

factura

A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice.

facturar

(transitive) To bill; to issue an invoice to.

fada

(mythological creature) A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism.

fadat

Spellbound.

fadrí

(obsolete) An unmarried woman.

fadrinot

(obsolete) An unmarried woman.

faedor

Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.

fagot

A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.

faig

A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.

faisà

(countable) A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.

faixa

(heraldiccharge) A horizontal band across the middle of the shield.

fajol

An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

fal·làcia

(logic) An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not; a specious argument.

fal·lible

Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.

fal·lus

(psychoanalysis) The signifier of the desire of the Other, and the signifier of jouissance.

falaguera

Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations.

falaguera aquilina

(uncountable, countable) Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.

falb

Of a light brown to brownish orange colour; orangey brown tinged with gold.

falç

(agriculture) An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.

falca

Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.

falcar

(transitive) To support or secure using a wedge.

falcillot

Many of the various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.

falciot

A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.

falcó

Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.

falconer

A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey.

falconet

A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia.

faldiller

(idiomatic) A man with amorous intentions who habitually seeks out female companionship.

falena

Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.

falguera

Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations.

falguera aquilina

(uncountable, countable) Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.

falla

(geology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.

fallar

(transitive, legal) To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case.

fallida

(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.

falòrnia

(originally, US, informal) Nonsense; rubbish. [from 1920s]

fals

(bridge) Conveying some meaning other than the actual contents of one's hand.

falsa beateria

The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.

falsament

In a false manner.

falsejar

(transitive) To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.

falset

(singing, uncountable) The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by using the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing. It is commonly confused with the head voice register.

falsificació

False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.

falsificar

To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive.

falta

(sports) A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.

faltar

(transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.

fam

(by extension) Any strong desire or need.

fama

The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of, especially for something positive.

famèlic

Very hungry.

família

A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.

familiar

Of or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family.

familiaritat

The state of being extremely friendly; intimacy.

familiaritzar

(ambitransitive) To make or become familiar with something or someone.

famós

Well known.

fan

A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.

fanal

A flowering vine with large, hollow seedpod and round seeds featuring a heart-shaped mark; Cardiospermum halicacabum

fanàtic

One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.

fanàtica

One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.

fanatisme

The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.

faneca

A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.

fanfara

(countable) A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.

fanfàrria

(countable) A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.

fanfarró

Tending to boast or brag.

fang

A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.

fanga

A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.

fangós

Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud.

fantasia

An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.

fantasista

One who creates fantasies.

fantasma

A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.

fantasmal

Of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.

fantàstic

(colloquial, North America, Australia) Excellent, exciting, remarkable.

fantàsticament

In a fantastic manner.