Catalan–English dictionary

iridi

(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group.

iris

(botany) A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See w:Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).

irlandès

(uncountable) The Gaelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic.

irlandesos

(as plural) The Irish people.

irònic

(of a situation) Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.

irònicament

(manner) In an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony.

irracional

Not rational; unfounded, nonsensical or wrong-headed.

irracionalment

In an irrational manner; without reason; in a manner contrary to reason

irreconciliable

Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising.

irreconeixible

That cannot be recognized, especially because of substantial changes.

irreemplaçable

Incapable of being replaced, especially because of uniqueness or finiteness.

irrefutable

undeniable; unable to be disproved or refuted

irregular

(meteorology, of the sky) Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.

irregularment

In an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order.

irrelevant

petty; not important or noteworthy

irreligió

The state of being irreligious; irreligious sentiment or thought.

irrellevància

Lack of relationship with the topic at hand; lack of importance.

irrellevant

Not usefully related: not associated in any way that is important or useful to the context being discussed: not materially applicable; having connections not applicable in the present situation.

irremeiable

Unable to be remedied, cured, corrected or repaired; irreparable, incurable.

irreparable

Incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified; unrepairable.

irreprimible

Not containable or controllable.

irresistible

Impossible to resist.

irresolució

Lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation.

irrespecte

A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour.

irrespectuós

Lacking respect.

irresponsabilitat

The character or state of being irresponsible; lack of or freedom from responsibility; want of accountability.

irresponsablement

In an irresponsible manner; so as to be irresponsible.

irreverència

The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior.

irreverent

Lacking respect; not having or not showing respect for or seriousness towards something that is usually treated with respect; going against conventional precepts.

irreversible

Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backwards.

irrevocable

Unable to be retracted or reversed; final.

irrigador

(literally) A sterile container which holds the fluid used for giving a vaginal douche.

irritabilitat

The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability.

irritació

A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action.

irritant

Causing irritation, annoyance or pain.

irritar

(now, rare) To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify. [from 16th c.]

irrupció

The action of irrupting or breaking into; a violent entry or invasion; an inbreaking; an intrusion.

Isaac

(biblical character) The son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent.

isard

A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.

Isis

(Egyptian god) An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, worshiped as the ideal mother and wife and as the matron of nature and magic; also worshiped by (some) Greeks during the Hellenistic period and featured in Greek mythology, and by Romans involved in what was categorized as the Cult of Isis.

islam

A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an.

islàmic

Of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam.

islamisme

A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an.

islandès

A person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent.

Islàndia

An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe.

Ismael

(Abrahamism, biblical character) The eldest son of Abraham and his wife's handmaiden Hagar who were cast out after the birth of Isaac; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs via the Ishmaelites.

isme

Used to form names of a tendency of action, behaviour, condition, opinion, or state belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology, or principle or lack thereof.

isolació

The act of isolating.

isolament

(chiefly, uncountable) The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.

isolar

(transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.

isolat

Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little regard for others opinions or prejudices; provincial.

isotònic

(of two solutions) Having the same osmotic pressure.

isòtop

(nuclear physics) Any of two or more forms of an element where the atoms have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons within their nuclei. Thus, isotopes have the same atomic number but a different mass number.

isotropia

(geometry, physics) The property of being identical, or having the same physical properties, in all directions.

isquèmia

(cardiology, pathology) Local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction).

isqui

(skeleton) The lowest of the three bones that make up each side of the pelvis. [from 17th c.]

ísquium

(skeleton) The lowest of the three bones that make up each side of the pelvis. [from 17th c.]

israelià

Of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people.

israelita

(rare, chiefly, in, _, Protestantism) Of or pertaining to the descendants of the patriarch Jacob.

israelític

(rare, chiefly, in, _, Protestantism) Of or pertaining to the descendants of the patriarch Jacob.

Istanbul

A Turkish city, and the largest European city by population, which was the last capital of the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).

istme

(landforms) A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.

Ístria

A peninsula in Croatia, Slovenia and Italy, on the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea: The Istrian Peninsula.

Ítaca

An island of the Ionian Sea, Greece; according to the legend Odysseus was its king.

italià

(countable) An inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.

italiana

(countable) An inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.

itifàl·lic

Of or pertaining to an upward pointing, erect penis; (specifically) of an artistic depiction of a deity or other figure: possessing an erect penis.

itinerància

(uncountable, telecommunications) The ability to use a cell phone outside of its original registering zone.

itinerant

Habitually travelling from place to place. [from 1560s]

itinerari

The itinerary of a race.

itis

(pathology) Denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection.

iu

An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.

iuan

(currencies) The basic unit of money in China.

iuca

Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.

iugoslau

(historical) Of or relating to Yugoslavia.

iugoslava

(historical) A native of Yugoslavia.

Iugoslàvia

(historical) A former country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, now split into 6 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.

iurta

A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).

IVA

(taxation) Initialism of value added tax.

Ivànovitx

A transliteration of the Russian patronymic Ива́нович (Ivánovič, “son of Ivan”).

Ivet

A en given name borrowed from French in the nineteenth century.

ixent

Going up, physically or in quantity, rate, etc.

ja

Indicates a signal to begin.

ja esmentat

Previously mentioned.

ja que

Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).

jaç

A prepared spot in which to spend the night.

jaç protector

(agriculture, horticulture) Any material used to cover the top layer of soil to protect, insulate, or decorate it, or to discourage weeds or retain moisture.

jaciment

(geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.

Jacint

A en given name. One of the less common flower names used since the 19th century.

jacint dels boscos

Various flowering plants with blue, usually pendulous, flowers.

Jaffa

A port in western Israel.

jaguar

A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.

Jahvè

(religion) YHWH, the deity worshiped in Abrahamic religions.

Jakarta

A province and capital city of Indonesia.

Jamaica

An island and country in the Caribbean.

jamaicana

A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.

jambalaia

Any of various of rice-based dishes common in Louisiana Cajun or Creole cooking; most often with shrimp, oysters, chicken or ham.

Japó

A country and archipelago of East Asia. Capital and largest city: Tokyo.

japonès

Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture.

japonesa

(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person living in or originating from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry.

jaquer

The large fruit from this tree.

jaqueta

A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.

jardí

(in the plural) Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.

jardí públic

(in the plural) Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.

jardiner

Any bird of the Australasian family Ptilonorhynchidae noted for building display structures (bowers) and decorating them with bright objects such as shells, glass, flowers, etc.

jardinera

One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.

jardineria

(horticulture) The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.

jàssena

(architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.

jàssera

(architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.

jau!

(sentence substitute, imperative) Get down.

Jaume

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

Java

An island in the Indonesian Archipelago, Indonesia.

jazz

(music genre) A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation.

Jehovà

(religion) A transliteration of the Masoretic pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.

jerbu

Any of a number of species comprising the family Dipodidae, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs.

jerbu petit

A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.

Jericó

A city in the West Bank, Palestine.

jeroglífic

An element (individual sign or glyph) of a hieroglyphic writing system.

Jeroni

A surname transferred from the given name.

jersei

(countable) A garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body.

Jerusalem

A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine.

Jessè

(biblical character) The son of Obed and the father of king David.

jesuïta

(Catholicism) A member of the Society of Jesus.

Jesús

Said to somebody who has sneezed, as a rhetorical response; .

jeure

(intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.

Jezabel

(biblical character) The Phoenician princess and Queen of Ancient Israel who appears in the Old Testament (1 Kings & 2 Kings), and who incited heresy and lured the Jews away from their God and back to idols.

jiddisch

Of or pertaining to the Yiddish language.

jihad

(Islam) A holy war undertaken by Muslims.

jo

The self, especially with a sense of self-importance.

Joan

A en given name.

Joana

A en given name, the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century.

Joanet

A en given name.

Joaquim

A en given name, always rare in English.

joc

A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.

joc de bitlles

Any of several similar games played indoors or outdoors.

joc de paraules

(idiomatic) A pun, or similar humorous use of language such as a double entendre.

joc del botxí

A children's game, originally played with the knucklebones of sheep, in which small objects are picked up, moved, thrown, and caught according to various rules.

joc del milió

(games) A game, played on a device with a sloping base (a pinball machine), in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points.

jocs previs

(sex) The acts at the beginning of a (usually human) sexual encounter that serve to build up sexual arousal.

Jofre

A en given name.

joglar

(historical) Originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.

joguet

Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. [from 16th c.]

joguina

Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. [from 16th c.]

joia

A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.

joier

A box for storing jewels.

joiós

Feeling or causing joy.

joiosament

In a joyful manner; joyously.

jonc

(nautical) A Chinese sailing vessel.

jonc fosc

A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.

jònic

Synonym of Ionian; of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians