Catalan–English dictionary

ídix

Of or pertaining to the Yiddish language.

Ido

A constructed language; a reform of Esperanto and Idiom Neutral.

ídol

An idol.

idolatria

(religion) The worship of idols.

Ieltsin

A transliteration of the Russian surname Е́льцин (Jélʹcin).

Iemen

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa.

ien

The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.

Ígdrasil

(Norse mythology) An immense ash tree that is central in Norse cosmology, believed to connect the nine worlds.

iglú

A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.

Ignasi

A en given name (1491–1556)

ignició

The act of igniting.

ignomínia

Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.

ignorància

The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.

ignorant

Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.

ignorar

To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.

igual

A symbol (=) used in mathematics to indicate that two values are the same, and elsewhere in various other ways, such as (formerly) to separate the signature from the content of a telegram.

igualar

(obsolete, transitive) To be equal to; to equal, to rival. [16th–19th c.]

igualitari

Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.

igualment

To the same effect.

iguals

(tennis, table tennis, volleyball) A tied game where either player can win by scoring two consecutive points.

iguana verda

A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet.

il·latiu

(grammar) The illative case, or a word in that case.

il·legalitat

(law) the state of being illegal

il·legalment

In a manner contrary to law.

il·liberal

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

il·limitat

Without limits in extent, size, or quantity.

il·lògic

Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.

il·lògicament

In an illogical manner, without following methods of sane and correct reasoning, in a manner lacking thought or logic.

il·luminar

(transitive) To shine light on something.

il·lusió

(countable, figurative) A hope or wish.

il·lusionista

One who works with illusion or sleight of hand.

il·lusori

Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal.

Il·lustració

(history) A 17th- and 18th-century European intellectual movement emphasizing rationalism. The period during which it flourished is called the Age of Enlightenment or Age of Reason.

il·lustre

Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known. [from mid 16th c.]

ili

(anatomy) The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.

Ilíada

A famous ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War, attributed to Homer.

illes Hawai

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

illes Hawaii

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

illetrat

Unable to read and write.

illot

A small island.

illusió

(countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.

ilmenita

(mineral) A weakly magnetic dark gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks; it is a mixed oxide of iron and titanium, FeTiO3

ilota

(historical, Ancient Greece) A member of the ancient Spartan class of serfs.

imaginable

Able to be imagined; conceivable.

imaginari

Existing only in the imagination.

imam

(usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor.

imatge

A mental picture of something not real or not present.

imatgeria

Imitation work.

imbatible

That cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome

imbècil

(pejorative) A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.

imbecil·litat

The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind.

imbuir

(transitive) To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.

IMC

Initialism of body mass index.

imitació

Something made in imitation; an effigy or substitute.

imitador

A person who imitates or apes another.

imitar

(transitive) To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly.

immaculada

(Roman Catholicism) Of the Virgin Mary or her womb: pure, undefiled.

immaculat

Having no blemish or stain; absolutely clean and tidy.

immaduresa

Youth; the condition of being immature or not fully grown

immanejable

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

immaterial

Having no matter or substance; incorporeal.

immediat

Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.

immediatament

In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

immediatesa

The quality of being immediate, of happening right away.

immemorial

(sometimes, postpositive) That is beyond memory; ancient.

immenjable

not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat

immens

Huge, gigantic, very large.

immensament

Greatly; hugely; extremely; vastly; to a great extent.

immensitat

The state or characteristic of being immense.

immersió

The act of immersing or the condition of being immersed.

immersiu

Giving the impression of immersion.

immesurable

impossible to measure

immigració

The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.

immigrant

A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.

immigrar

(intransitive) To move into a foreign country to stay permanently.

imminent

About to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.

imminentment

In an imminent manner; liable to happen immediately or very soon.

immòbil

One who does not or cannot move (e.g. to travel or live elsewhere).

immobilització

The act or process of preventing a thing from moving.

immobilitzar

To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.

immoble

One who does not or cannot move (e.g. to travel or live elsewhere).

immolació

The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or sacrificed.

immoral

Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.

immoralitat

(uncountable) The state or quality of being immoral; vice.

immoralment

In an immoral manner, not morally, wrongly.

immortal

Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.

immortalitat

(religion, mythology, biology) The condition of being immortal.

immund

Extremely dirty and unpleasant.

immundícia

(UK, Irish, pejorative, slang) The police.

immune

Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.

immunitari

(medicine) Of or pertaining to immunity.

immuració

Capital punishment, human sacrifice or life imprisonment by entombing for life or sealing behind walls.

immutable

Unable to be changed without exception.

impaciència

The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something.

impacient

(comptheory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.

impacientment

In an impatient manner.

impacte

(figurative, proscribed) A significant or strong influence or effect.

impala

An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.

imparable

Unable to be stopped.

imparcial

treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased

imparcialitat

The quality of being impartial; fairness.

imparell

(maths, not comparable) Numerically indivisible by two.

impartir

(transitive) To give a part or to share.

impecable

Without fault; free from defect or error.

impecablement

In a perfect or flawless manner.

impediment

A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance.

impedir

(transitive) To restrain or impede; to hamper.

impel·lir

(transitive) To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.

impenetrabilitat

The characteristic of being impenetrable; invulnerability.

impenetrable

Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.

imperceptible

Not perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed.

imperceptiblement

Not noticeably; such that it cannot be detected, through being too small or too fast, etc.

imperdonable

Not forgivable; inexcusable.

imperfecció

A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.

imperfectament

In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.

imperfecte

Not perfect,

imperfet

(grammar) A tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous.

imperial

Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.

imperialisme

The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.

imperialista

Of, or relating to imperialism.

imperiós

Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.

impermeabilització

The treatment of something to make it waterproof.

impermeable

Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.

impertinent

Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.

impertorbable

Not capable of being, or not easily, perturbed, excited, or upset; calm and collected, even under pressure.

impetuosament

In an impetuous manner; with sudden force

implacable

Not able to be placated or appeased.

implant

(medicine) Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly breast implants.

implementació

The process of moving an idea from concept to reality. In business, engineering and other fields, implementation refers to the building process rather than the design process.

implicar

(transitive) To imply, require, or invoke.

implícit

Suggested indirectly, without being directly expressed.

implícitament

In an implicit or implied manner.

implorar

(ambitransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.

implosió

The action of imploding.

imponent

Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.

impopular

Lacking popularity.

importància

The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.

important

Having relevant and crucial value; having import.

importantment

In an important manner.

importar

(transitive) To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.

imposant

Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.

imposar

To apply, enforce, or establish (something, often regarded as burdensome as a restriction or tax: see sense 1.2.1) with authority.

impossibilitat

(uncountable) The quality of being impossible.

impossible

Not possible; not able to be done or happen.

impost

Money or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for example by levying a charge on income, purchases (sales), property or harvest, other than that money which is collected by the government in exchange for specific goods (e.g. the purchase of surplus vehicles).

imposta

(architecture) A cornice.

impostor

A person who performs any such trick.

impostora

A person who performs any such trick.

impostura

The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition

imprecís

Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.