Catalan–English dictionary

groller

With a rough texture; not smooth.

grollerament

In a rude manner.

gronxar-se

(transitive) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; to warp.

grop

The whorl left in lumber by the base of a branch growing out of the tree's trunk.

gropa

The top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped.

gros

Of great size, large.

grosella

The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red.

grossa

Twelve dozen = 144.

grossament

In a rough manner; without kindness, softness, or gentleness.

gruix

The major part of something.

gruixut

Densely crowded or packed.

grum

A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands.

grumoll

A solidified mass of any liquid.

gruny

The snorting cry of a pig.

grunyir

(intransitive, of a pig) To make a grunt or grunts.

grunyit

The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof.

grup

A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist.

Guadalcanal

A volcanic island in the Pacific, part of the Solomon Islands.

Guadalquivir

A river in southern Spain.

guai

(of a person) Not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself.

guaita

One set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.

guaitar

To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.

gual

A lower section of a road or geological feature.

gualdrapa

The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant.

Gualter

A en given name.

guant

(clothing) An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.

guantellet

Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.

guanter

A person who makes or sells gloves.

guantera

(automotive) A compartment recessed in an automobile’s dashboard, that usually has a door and can be locked, intended to hold gloves, papers, etc.

guany

The act of gaining; acquisition.

guanyador

One who has won or often wins.

guanyadora

One who has won or often wins.

guanyar

(transitive) To receive payment for work or for a role or position held (regardless of whether effort was applied or whether the remuneration is deserved or commensurate).

guapo

Of a man or boy: attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect.

guarda

Either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages; one side of each endpaper is glued to the cover board, and the other side forms a flyleaf.

guarda-roba

(British, Irish, India) A room intended for holding luggage, as at an airport.

guardabosc

A person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land.

guardaespatlles

A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.

guardar

(transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.

guarderia

(agriculture, zoology) A place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared (for example, on a farm).

guardià

A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.

guardiola

(countable) A device used to store coins or currency.

guardó

A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.

guardonar

(intransitive) To determine; to make or grant an award.

guaret

(agriculture, uncountable) Ground ploughed and harrowed but left unseeded for one year.

guarible

Capable of being cured.

guarir

(transitive) To restore to health.

guarir-se

(intransitive) To become better or healthy again.

Guarner

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval given name, from Germanic war, warin "cautious; heedful; wary; watchful" + her, heri "army", modern German Werner.

guarnició

Something added for embellishment.

guarniment

Something added for embellishment.

guarnir

To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.

Guatemala

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Guatemala, a Central American country.

guatemalenc

Of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or the Guatemalan people.

guatemalenca

A person from Guatemala or of Guatemalan descent.

guàtlera

Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.

guatlla

Coturnix coturnix, a bird in pheasant family.

gúbia

A chisel with a curved blade for cutting or scooping channels, grooves, or holes in wood, stone, etc.

guèiser

(planetology, geology, volcanology) A boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.

güelf

(historical, politics) In the politics of medieval Italian city states, any member of a faction that supported the Pope in a long struggle against the Ghibellines and the Holy Roman Emperor.

güelfa

(historical, politics) In the politics of medieval Italian city states, any member of a faction that supported the Pope in a long struggle against the Ghibellines and the Holy Roman Emperor.

guepard

(cat) A distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family, slightly smaller than the leopard, but with proportionately longer limbs and a smaller head; native to Africa and southeast Asia (where it is nearly extinct) and also credited with being the fastest terrestrial animal.

guerrejar

(intransitive) To engage in conflict (may be followed by "with" to specify the foe).

guerrer

A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.

guerrera

A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.

guerrilla

(now, _, rare) A non-official war carried out by small independent groups; a guerrilla war.

guerriller

A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.

gueto

An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. (Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.)

guia

A person who looks after and guides tourists.

guiador

(mostly, in the plural) The bar used to steer a bicycle, motorbike, or similar vehicle using the hands.

guiar

To serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.

guiatge

(countable) The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course

Guifré

A en given name, popular in the U.K. in the early twentieth century.

Guilgameix

A semi-legendary king of Uruk, who is the hero of the Babylonian poem Epic of Gilgamesh.

guilla

(in particular) The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur.

guillat

Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.

Guillem

A en given name popular since the Norman Conquest.

guineu

(in particular) The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur.

guineu femella

A female fox.

guingueta

A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand.

guió

(typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).

guió baix

A line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _.

guionet

The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.

guionista

One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.

guisat

(uncountable, countable) A dish cooked by stewing. [from 18th c.]

guitarra

(musical instrument) A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).

guitarrista

Someone who plays a guitar.

Guiu

A en given name.

guix

A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.

Gujarat

A state in western India. Capital: Gandhinagar. Largest city: Ahmedabad.

gujarati

The Indic language spoken in the state of Gujarat, India

gul

(mythology) A demon said to feed on corpses.

gulag

(historical) Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s).

gullada

A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.

guspira

A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.

guspirejar

(intransitive) To give off a spark or sparks.

gust

The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.

gustar

(transitive) To sample the flavor of something orally.

gustós

(colloquial, figurative) Pleasing to a person's taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind.

gustosament

In a glad manner; happily.

hàbil

Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.

habilitar

To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.

habilitat

(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

hàbilment

In an able manner; with great ability. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

hàbit

An action performed on a regular basis.

habitable

Safe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can live; fit for habitation.

habitació

(countable) A separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling. [from 15th c.]

habitant

An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place.

habitant del sud

A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom.

habitar

(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]

hàbitat

A place in which a person lives.

habitatge

A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.

habitual

An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place.

habitualment

Occurring regularly or usually.

habituar

(transitive) To habituate, accustom, or inure (someone or something) to a particular use, purpose, or circumstance.

haca

A small horse; a pony.

hadró

(particle) A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon.

haggis

A traditional Scottish dish made from minced sheep offal with oatmeal and spices, etc., originally boiled in the stomach of a sheep but now often in an artificial casing, and usually served with neeps and tatties (mashed swede and potatoes) and accompanied with whisky.

Haití

A country in the Caribbean. Official name: Republic of Haiti.

haitià

Of, from, or pertaining to Haiti, its inhabitants, or their language.

haitiana

A person from Haiti or of Haitian descent.

haixix

The leaves and tender parts of the Indian hemp plant (which are intoxicating), which are dried for either chewing or smoking.

halita

(mineral) Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.

halitosi

(pathology) The condition of having stale or foul-smelling breath.

hamaca

A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.

Hamàs

A Palestinian Islamist militant group and political organization.

Hamburg

The second largest city in, and a state of, Germany.

hamburguès

A person from Hamburg.

hamburguesa

A person from Hamburg.

hàmster

In particular, a rodent of the species Mesocricetus auratus (the golden hamster) or of a species of the genera Cricetiscus and Phodopus (the dwarf hamsters), often kept as a pet or used in scientific research.

hamza

A sign used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter (ء‎) or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ‎ (over an alif [ا‎]), إ‎ (under an alif), ؤ‎ (over a wāw [و‎]) or ئ‎ (over a dotless yāʾ [ى‎]). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule – the "seat of hamza rule".

handbol

(uncountable) A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.

hangar

A large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept.

Hanníbal

A en given name of mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the Carthaginian general Hannibal, son of Hamilcar.

Harmagedon

(Christianity, Islam) Mount Megiddo, the site of a prophesied final battle between the forces of good and evil.

harmònic

Pertaining to harmony.

harmònica

A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note.

harmoniós

Melodious; in harmony.

harmoniosament

In a harmonious manner; coordinately.

harmònium

(music) A small keyboard instrument that consists of a series of reed pipes, which sound when one of the keys is pressed to open a valve that allows air to pass through.

havent-dinat

The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

haver

(transitive) To possess, own.

haver de

Must; need to; to be urged to; to be required to; indicates obligation.

haver-hi

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

Hawai

(specifically) An island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands.

hawaià

The Hawaiian language.

Hawaii

(specifically) An island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands.

he

The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

he he

An approximation to the sound of a mischievous giggle.

hebdomadari

(Roman Catholicism) A member of a chapter or convent whose week it is to officiate in the choir and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.