Catalan–English dictionary

golejador

(football) A person who scores a goal, or scores goals

golejadora

(football) A person who scores a goal, or scores goals

gòlem

(mythology) A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic.

goleta

(watercraft) A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.

golf

(sports) A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.

golfa

An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.

golfes

The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.

golfista

Someone who plays golf.

Goliat

(biblical character) A giant who, according to the Bible, was vanquished in battle with King David.

golós

Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating.

golut

A solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, Gulo gulo.

goma

(North America, Philippines) An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.

goma d'esborrar

(North America, Philippines) An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.

goma laca

A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.

gomfaró

A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.

Gomorra

(Biblical) A city in the Middle East which, according to the Hebrew Bible and to Islamic tradition, was destroyed by God (along with Sodom) for the sins of its inhabitants.

gomós

A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.

gon

(geometry) Forms the names of plane figures containing a given number of internal angles, and thus bounded by that number of line segments (polygons).

gònada

(anatomy) A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.

góndol

(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.

góndola

A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.

gong

(musical instruments) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a loud resonant sound when struck with a soft hammer.

gonocòccia

A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.

googlejar

To search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine.

Gorbatxov

A transliteration of the Russian surname Горбачёв (Gorbačóv).

gorg

Any small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.

gorga

A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.

gorgona

(Greek mythology) A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale

goril·la

The largest of the primates, belonging to the genus Gorilla; an ape native to the forests of central Africa and known for their trait of knuckle-walking.

gorja

A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.

gorjal

(historical) A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest.

gorra

(obsolete) A respectful uncovering of the head.

gorrejar

(intransitive, derogatory) To exploit the generosity of others without giving anything in return.

gorrer

(colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.

gos

A mammal of the family Canidae:

gos coniller

A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.

gosadia

Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.

gossa

A mammal of the family Canidae:

got

A member of the East Germanic people known for their invasion of the western Roman Empire and subsequent founding of successor states in Italy and Spain during Late Antiquity.

gota

(countable) A small amount of a liquid.

gota d'aigua

A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.

gotejar

(intransitive) To fall one drop at a time.

gòtic

An extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths.

govanella

(anatomy) The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.

governador

(politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.

governamental

Relating to a government.

governança

The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.

governant

A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others.

governar

(transitive, stative) To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.

Goy

(sometimes, offensive) A non-Jew, a gentile.

gra

(Commonwealth, but not Australia or New Zealand, uncountable) Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.

gra de fajol

(culinary) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.

gràcies

An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given. [from c. 1400]

gràcil

Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.

graciós

Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.

graciosament

In a graceful manner.

grada

(architecture) Any of a series of terraced steps or seats, as in an arena or an altar.

gradual

Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees

gradualment

In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.

graella

A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.

graella de sortida

(motor racing) The pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race.

graf

someone who writes about a specified subject, or in a specified manner

grafema

(Unicode) A sequence of one or more code points that are processed and displayed as a single graphical unit of a writing system.

gràfic

Forming adjectives pertaining to writing (of a type specified by the first element).

gràfica

A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.

gràfics

(mostly in plural) A computer-generated image as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.

grafit

An allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely, that is used as a dry lubricant, in "lead" pencils, and as a moderator in some nuclear reactors.

grallar

To make the harsh cry of a crow, rook, or raven.

gram

A perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay.

grama

Something written, drawn or otherwise recorded.

grampó

An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.

gran

Of great size, large.

Gran Bretanya

England, Scotland and Wales in combination.

gran mogol

(now, _, historical) A Mongol or Mongolian, especially a member or follower of the Moghul dynasty.

grana

A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.

Granada

A city in Andalusia, Spain.

granadina

A cordial syrup made from pomegranates.

grandesa

The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.

graner

A granary; a store of grain.

granger

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm#Noun.

granissar

(impersonal) To have hailstones fall from the sky.

granit

(rock) A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.

granític

Of, pertaining to, or containing granite.

granja

(countable) A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.

granment

To a great extent or degree.

granota

A one-piece suit combining trousers and jacket, worn for heavy or hot manual labour.

grans

(now, chiefly, US) An old person.

grànul

A tiny grain, a small particle.

grapa

A wire fastener, made of thin wire, used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.

grapadora

A device which binds together sheets of paper by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and simultaneously folding over the ends of the staple against the back surface of the paper.

grapar

(transitive) To secure with a staple.

grapat

A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.

grappa

(uncountable) An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from the distillation of pomace.

gras

(typography, of, _, typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.

grassonet

Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.

gratacel

(architecture) A very tall building with a large number of floors. [from 1880s]

gratacul

The fleshy false fruit of a wild rose plant (e.g. sweetbrier, dog rose, burnet rose, etc.), containing the achenes or true fruits.

gratar

To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.

gratis

Without needing to pay.

gratitud

The state of being grateful.

gratuïtament

Without needing to pay.

grau

A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.

graula

A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.

grava

(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.

gravació

A reproduction of sound, video, etc., stored in a permanent medium.

gravar

To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.

gravat

(art) The practice of incising a design onto a hard surface, by cutting grooves into it.

gravetat

Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.

gràvid

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

gravitació

(physics) The fundamental force of attraction that exists between all matter in the universe, caused by the curvature of spacetime caused by matter. It is the weakest of the four fundamental interactions, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton.

gravitacional

Pertaining to, or caused by, gravity or gravitation.

gravitatori

Pertaining to, or caused by, gravity or gravitation.

gravitó

(particle) A hypothetical gauge boson that regulates the gravitational force. It would have a spin of 2 and zero rest mass.

gravós

Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding

grec

Of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture.

Grècia

A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Hellenic Republic. Capital and largest city: Athens.

grega

(countable) A person from Greece or of Greek descent.

gregari

(cycle racing) A cyclist on a cycle racing team whose role is to assist the team's designated leaders (for example, by riding in front of them to create a slipstream, or to set the pace), even if at the expense of their own individual performance.

gregària

(cycle racing) A cyclist on a cycle racing team whose role is to assist the team's designated leaders (for example, by riding in front of them to create a slipstream, or to set the pace), even if at the expense of their own individual performance.

Gregori

A en given name.

gregorià

Of or relating to a person named Gregory, especially any of the popes of that name.

greix

(countable) A lipid that is solid at room temperature, which fat tissue contains and which is also found in the blood circulation; sometimes, a refined substance chemically resembling such naturally occurring lipids.

greixar

(transitive) To put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate.

greixós

Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.

gremi

A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific commercial interests and to provide mutual aid.

Grenlàndia

A large self-governing dependent territory of Denmark, in North America.

Grenoble

A commune in the French Alps in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

gres

A sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.

gresca

(slang) A bout of heavy drinking.

greu

(cricket, baseball, softball) Far from the center of the playing area, near to the boundary of the playing area, either in absolute terms or relative to a point of reference.

greuge

An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.

greument

In a grave or serious manner.

grèvol

Ilex aquifolium, a species of holly known for its use during Christmastime

grif

A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.

grill

An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.

grilló

A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural).

grillons

(obsolete, rare) A fetter-like band worn on an appendage as an ornament; an anklet, an armlet, a bracelet, a wristlet.

grimori

(occult) A book of instructions in the use of alchemy or magic, especially one containing spells for summoning demons.

grinyol

(countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.

grinyolar

(obsolete, intransitive) To give forth a grating sound, like sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.

grip

(disease) An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics.

gripau

An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.

grípia

A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.

gris

Of a colour between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.

griu

A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.

groc

(British, AU) The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, which when illuminated indicates that drivers should stop when safe to do so. See also yellow light.

grog

An alcoholic beverage made with hot water or tea, sugar and rum, sometimes also with lemon or lime juice and spices, particularly cinnamon.

groga

The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.

grogós

Somewhat yellow in colour.

groguenc

Somewhat yellow in colour.