Catalan–English dictionary

far

A bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a ship or train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.

faramalla

Miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity.

faraó

(card games) A game of chance played by betting on the order in which certain cards will appear when taken singly from the top of the pack.

farcell

(countable) A package wrapped or tied up for carrying.

farciment

Any of many food items used to stuff another.

farcir

(transitive) To fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner.

farcit

Any of many food items used to stuff another.

fardell

A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.

farga

A workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.

fargar

(metallurgy) To shape a metal by heating and hammering.

farigola

Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris), a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.

farina

Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.

farinetes

A thin, watery porridge, formerly eaten primarily by the poor and the ill.

faringe

(anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.

fariseisme

A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show.

fàrmac

(pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.

farmacèutic

(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.

Fårö

A Baltic Sea island just north of the Swedish island of Gotland.

farola

The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight.

farragós

Difficult to carry, handle, manage or operate because of its size, weight, shape or complexity.

farratge

Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.

farrigo-farrago

A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.

farsi

(historical, countable) A person from Persia.

fart de jacos

A heavy defeat or setback.

fartaner

One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.

fartanera

One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.

fàscia

(anatomy) The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and investing muscles and organs; an aponeurosis.

fascinador

Having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive.

fascinant

Having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive.

fascinar

(transitive) To delight and fill with wonder.

fase

A phase.

fàstic

An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.

fastig

(countable) An instance or period of being bored; a bored state.

fastigós

Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.

fastigosament

In a disgusting manner.

fastiguejar

To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.

fastiguejat

(slang, mildly, _, vulgar) Beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; in imminent danger.

fastijós

Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.

fat

Boring; not exciting or interesting.

fatiga

A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.

fatigar

(transitive) To tire or make weary by physical or mental exertion.

fatigar-se

(intransitive) To become sleepy or weary.

fatigat

Very tired; zonked (out).

fatxada

(programming) An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.

fatxenda

Overly confident; arrogant and boastful.

fatxender

Overly confident; arrogant and boastful.

faula

A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.

fauna

(uncountable) Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time. [from late 18th c.]

faune

(Roman mythology) A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.

fava

An edible bean that has broad seeds (Vicia faba).

favor

A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).

favorable

Of good omen; indicating future success.

favorit

A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.

fax

A document sent, or received and printed, by a fax machine.

feble

(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness

feblement

With little strength or force.

feblesa

(countable) A special fondness or obsessing desire.

febr.

Abbreviation of February.

febre

(informal) An enthusiasm for something; an obsession.

febrer

The short month following January and preceding March in the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, used in all three calendars for intercalation or addition of leap days.

febril

(figurative) Very busy with activity and confusion.

fecal

Of or relating to feces.

fecundació

The act of fecundating or impregnating the gametes of animals, plants, etc.; including the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, an analogous process in flowerless plants, or the joining of sperm and egg in animals.

fecundar

To inseminate.

federació

Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.

federalisme

A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority.

feina

An economic role for which a person is paid.

feix

(literary) A beam or ray of light.

feixa

(agriculture) A raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides, especially one of a series for farming or leisure; a similar natural area of ground, often next to a river.

feixista

A proponent of fascism.

feixuc

(of a physical object) Having great weight.

feixugament

In a manner designed for heavy duty.

fel

A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.

fel·lació

Performance of oral sex upon the penis.

feldspat

(mineral) Any of a large group of rock-forming aluminosilicate minerals containing potassium, sodium, or calcium that, together, make up about 60% of the Earth's outer crust.

felí

Resembling a cat; feline.

feliç

Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.

felicitació

The act of congratulating.

felicitar

To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for; to felicitate.

felicitats

Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.

feliçment

It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.

fèlid

(zoology) Any member of the cat family (Felidae).

feltre

A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.

fem

(uncountable) Manure; animal excrement.

femella

Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]

femellot

(nautical, specifically) In a vessel with a stern-mounted rudder: the fitting into which the pintle of the rudder fits, allowing the rudder to swing freely.

Femení

(sports) Clipping of women's team (used in club names, as in [Club Name] Women)

femenívol

Belonging to females; typically used by females.

feminisme

A social theory or political movement which argues that legal and social restrictions on women must be removed in order to bring about equality of the sexes in all aspects of public and private life.

feminista

Relating to or in accordance with feminism.

feminitat

The sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood.

femoral

Of, pertaining to, or near the femur or thigh.

fems

Soft (or slimy) manure.

femta

(uncountable) Manure; animal excrement.

fèmur

(entomology) The middle segment of the leg of an insect, between the trochanter and the tibia.

fenar

A field of hay.

fenc

(uncountable) Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.

fenici

Of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.

fenícia

An inhabitant of Phoenix, Arizona.

fènix

(Chinese mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.

fenomen

A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.

fenomenal

(colloquial) Very remarkable; highly extraordinary; amazing.

fer

(often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality.

fer (la maleta)

(transitive) To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack

fer a mà

To make by hand and with much skill.

fer anar

To handle with skill and ease, especially a weapon or tool.

fer angle

(intransitive) To perform a snowplow in skiing.

fer befa

(intransitive, with at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.

fer benzina

(ambitransitive) To refill with fuel.

fer calor

(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.

fer caminada

(ambitransitive) To take a long walk (on something) for pleasure or exercise.

fer campana

(ambitransitive) To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.

fer convertir-se en

(transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.

fer conya

To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt.

fer córrer

To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.

fer costat

(transitive) To support.

fer creuar

To place across or athwart; to cause to intersect.

fer el bot

(intransitive) To push out one's lips.

fer el contraban

(transitive, intransitive) To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties

fer el dropo

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, informal) To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.

fer el gallet

(intransitive, often with of) To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself.

fer el petarrell

(intransitive) To push out one's lips.

fer ensorrar-se

(intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.

fer entrar

(transitive) To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.

fer esdevenir

(transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.

fer experiment

(transitive, obsolete) To test or ascertain by experiment; to try out; to make an experiment on.

fer fàstic

To cause an intense dislike for something.

fer fluir

(transitive) To make a liquid flow; to make liquid flow from or into an object.

fer fora

(transitive, employment) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).

fer fred

(of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.

fer fugina

(ambitransitive) To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.

fer funcionar

To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.

fer ganxet

(ambitransitive) To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.

fer ganyotes

(intransitive) To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.

fer l'amor

To engage in any sexual act.

fer l'ullet

(transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)

fer la bugada

To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.

fer la midgiada

To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.

fer la sesta

To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.

fer lent

(transitive) To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.

fer mal

(intransitive, stative) To be painful.

fer malbé

(transitive) To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable. [from 16th c.]

fer mans balletes

(intransitive) To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.

fer moixaines

(transitive) To stroke or fondle (an animal).

fer necessari

(transitive) To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about. [from early 17th c.]

fer olor

(intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.

fer ombra

(transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.

fer passes

(intransitive, basketball) To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball.

fer pessigolles

(transitive) To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which typically causes laughter, pleasure and twitching.

fer pila

(transitive, often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate