Catalan–English dictionary

aliyà

(countable) One of the major waves of immigration of Jews to Israel.

all

(horticulture, cooking) One of the small bulbs formed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb.

allà

(location) In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

allargar

To make (something) long or longer, for example, by pulling or stretching; to make (something) elongated; to extend, to lengthen.

allargat

extensive in length (physical distance, or time)

allegro

(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.

allejar

To flavour with garlic

alletament

(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.

alletar

(transitive, intransitive) To feed (a baby) milk via the breasts; to suckle; to nurse.

alleugerir

(transitive) To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.

alleujar

(transitive) To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain, etc.).

alleujat

Experiencing or exhibiting relief; freed from stress or discomfort.

allí

(location) In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

alliberació

The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.

alliberador

A person who frees or liberates.

alliberadora

A person who frees or liberates.

alliberament

The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.

alliberar

(transitive) To make free; set at liberty; release.

alliberat

That which is released, untied or let go.

alliçonar

(transitive) To preach, to berate, to scold.

alligar

(ambitransitive) To form an association; to unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support.

allisada

A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.

allisadures

(countable) A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.

allisar

(transitive) To make smooth or even.

allistament

Voluntary service based on an individual's desire to serve a cause.

allistar

(transitive) To recruit the aid or membership of others.

allitar-se

(intransitive) To go to bed; to put oneself to sleep.

allitat

Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness.

allò

The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.

allotjament

activity of enclosing or providing residence

allotjar

(transitive) To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.

allunyar-se

To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something.

alma mater

A school, college, or university which a person has graduated from or attended.

almanac

(astronomy, navigation) A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.

almesc

A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.

almirallat

(military) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.

almoina

Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.

almudella

(countable) A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers.

alna

(historical) A measure of length. An English ell was 1¼ yards (45 inches or 114 cm), a Scottish ell was about 37 inches (94 cm), a Flemish ell was ¾ yard (27 inches or 69 cm), while certain European ells were less than 50 cm.

alosa

Any one of several species of food fishes that make up the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; river herring.

alpaca

A sheep-like domesticated animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.

alpí

Relating to the Alps, a mountain range in Western and Central Europe.

alpinisme

The sport of climbing mountains.

alpinista

A person who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure. [from 19th c.]

Alps

A mountain range in Western Europe, running from France to Slovenia, the highest peak of which is Mont Blanc, at 4808 metres.

alquímic

(alchemy) Of or pertaining to the medieval chemical science and philosophy of alchemy.

alquimista

One who practices alchemy.

Alsàcia

A cultural region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est. It has changed hands between France and Germany several times throughout history.

alt

(of a sound) Of great intensity.

altament

In a high or esteemed manner.

Altar

(constellation) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an altar.

altaveu

An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.

alterar

(ambitransitive) To change the form or structure of.

alterat

Having been changed from an original form.

alternació

The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence

alternador

(electrical engineering) An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.

alternança

The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence

alternança de codi

(linguistics) The phenomenon or practice of alternating between two or more languages or language varieties.

alternar

(transitive) To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.

alternativament

in an alternative way

altesa

The style of a prince, princess or someone of equivalent rank.

altímetre

An apparatus for measuring altitude.

altiplà

A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.

altitud

The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.

altiu

Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.

altívol

Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.

alto el foc

In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose. (Typically only temporary).

altrament

(manner) Differently, in another way.

altre

(postpositive, used only with indefinite or interrogative pronouns) Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.

altres

Other people.

altruista

A person showing altruism.

altura

The distance from the base to the top of something.

alumenar

(transitive) To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum.

alumini

A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.

alumna

(dated, _, except in, _, UK) A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.

alumne

(dated, _, except in, _, UK) A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.

Alvin

A en given name.

alvocat

The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.

alvocater

The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.

alzinar

(of a horse) To spring forward on the hind legs.

amable

Mild, gentle, forgiving

amablement

In an amiable manner; in a friendly or pleasant manner.

amagadament

In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.

amagar

(intransitive) To hide, to be in hiding or concealment.

amagar-se

(intransitive) To put oneself in a place where one will be out of sight or harder to find.

amagat

Located or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent.

amagatall

A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook.

amainar

To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).

amalgamació

The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.

Amalric

A en given name, today often transferred back from the surname.

amanerat

(of a, man) Ostentatiously effeminate.

amanida

A food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.

amaniment

(cooking) Adding a layer of fat to render the surface of cookware non-stick.

amanir

(transitive) To flavour food with spices, herbs or salt.

amansiment

The process by which a person, animal or thing is tamed.

amansir

(transitive) To make (an animal) tame; to domesticate.

amant

A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.

amanyagar

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

amar

(usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive, stative) To have a strong affection for (someone or something).

amarar

(intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.

amarat

Very wet; covered in or composed of slop.

amaratge

The act of landing in water, as by a space capsule or rollercoaster.

amargament

In a bitter manner.

amargat

Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.

amargor

The quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment; the quality of exhibiting such feelings.

amarguesa

The quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment; the quality of exhibiting such feelings.

amargura

The quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment; the quality of exhibiting such feelings.

amarra

A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.

amarrada

The act of securing a vessel with a cable or anchor etc.

amarrador

(by extension) A place for a vessel to lie at anchor or to moor.

amarratge

The act of securing a vessel with a cable or anchor etc.

amarrir

To mate; used of a ram mating with a ewe.

amassar

(transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.

amatent

Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.

amazic

Of the Berber people, their culture, or their language.

amazona

(Greek mythology) A member of a mythical race of female warriors inhabiting the Black Sea area.

Amazones

(sometimes, attributive) A region including much of this river; specifically, the region of the Amazon Rainforest, or of the Amazon River Basin.

amazònic

(sometimes, attributive) A river in South America, that flows through Brazil for about 4000 miles to the Atlantic.

amb

Against.

amb cap davant

With the head first or down.

amb entusiasme

In a wholehearted manner; without reserve; enthusiastically, unreservedly.

amb por

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

amb què

After which, in consequence.

amb tot el respecte per

(formal) With all due respect to.

amb tota seguretat

Definitely, positively, without a doubt.

ambaixada

An organization or group of officials who permanently represent a sovereign state in a second sovereign state or with respect to an international organization such as the United Nations.

ambdós

Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.

ambició

(figuratively) Sexual lust.

ambient

Encompassing on all sides; surrounding; encircling; enveloping.

ambiental

Pertaining to the environment.

ambientalment

In a manner affecting the environment.

ambigu

Open to multiple interpretations.

ambigüitat

(countable) An instance of this state: words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from the context.

àmbit

The area or sphere of control and influence of something.

ambivalència

The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.

ambivalent

Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings.

ambladura

An easy gait, especially that of a horse.

amblar

(intransitive) Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.

ambrat

Of a brownish yellow colour, like that of most amber.

ambre

(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.

ambre gris

A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.

Ambròs

A en given name.

ambrosia

Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.

ambrosíac

Succulently sweet or fragrant; balmy, divine.

ambulància

An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital. [1854]

ameba

(biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.

Amèlia

A en given name.

amenaça

A perceived threat or danger. [a. 1300]

amenaçador

Presenting a threat, posing a likely risk of harm.

amenaçar

(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.