Catalan–English dictionary

necessitat

The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

nèciament

In an unwise manner; foolishly.

necròpoli

(chiefly, historical, also, figuratively) A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.

necròpolis

(chiefly, historical, also, figuratively) A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.

necròpsia

(medicine) The pathological examination of a corpse, particularly to determine cause of death. [from 19th c.]

necrosi

(pathology) The localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply.

nedador

One who swims.

nedadora

One who swims.

nedar

(intransitive) To swim under water.

neerlandès

Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.

nefrita

(mineral) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).

negar

(transitive) To assert that something is not true.

negar-se

(intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.

negativa

A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval.

negativament

In a negative manner; so as to be damaging or not positive.

negativisme

A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude.

negligència

Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.

negligent

Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. [from 16thc.]

negligentment

In a negligent manner: carelessly or inattentively.

negligible

Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.

negoci

(countable) A person's occupation, work, or trade.

negociació

The process of achieving agreement through discussion.

negociós

Methodical and efficient, in a way that would be advantageous to a business or businessperson.

negra

(countable, chess) The person playing with the black set of pieces.

negre

(countable, chess) The person playing with the black set of pieces.

negre cimarró

An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. [from 17th c.]

negre literari

A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.

negreta

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

negror

(uncountable) The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.

neguitejar

(transitive) Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; to exercise.

néixer

To come into existence through birth.

Nèmesis

(Greek god) The goddess of divine retribution.

nen

(with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.

nena

(with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.

neó

(countable) A form or sample of the element.

neolític

Of or relating to the New Stone Age.

Nepal

A country in South Asia, located between China and India. Official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Capital and largest city: Kathmandu.

nepotisme

The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.

nepta

Nepeta cataria and Nepeta grandiflora (and perhaps other species), which are well-known for causing an apparently harmless pheromone-based intoxication among certain cats.

nero

Any of various large food and game fishes of the subfamily Epinephelinae, especially the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, which inhabit warm seas.

nervadura

(architectural element) A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault

nervi

(architectural element) A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault

nerviosament

In a nervous manner; feeling or displaying nervousness.

nervis

(in the plural) Mental agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotions.

net

Devoid of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

néta

A child of someone's child.

netament

In a clean way, neatly.

netedat

The property of being cleanly, or habitually clean; good hygiene.

neteja

The act of cleaning or tidying something; the act of finishing something off.

netejador

A person whose occupation is to clean things, especially rooms, floors, and windows.

netejar

(transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.

neula

A light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie.

neulós

Covered in mist; foggy.

neuràlgia

(pathology, neurology) An acute, severe, intermittent pain that radiates along a nerve.

neuritis

(neurology, pathology) Inflammation of one or more nerves.

neurociència

The scientific study of the nervous system.

neurocirurgià

A surgeon specializing in brain surgery.

neuròleg

A doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology.

neurologia

The branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system including the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system and the nerves, muscles, and neuromuscular junction of the peripheral nervous system.

neurològic

Dealing with neurology, the study of the nervous system or the health care specialty that provides care for it.

neurona

(cytology) A cell of the nervous system which conducts nerve impulses; a neuron.

neuropatia

(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).

neuropsicologia

A branch of neurology and of clinical psychology that investigates the physiological basis of psychological processes.

neurosi

(dated, pathology, ;, current in, _, psychology, and) A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear which differ from normal measures by their intensity, which disorder results from a failure to compromise or properly adjust during the developmental stages of life, between normal human instinctual impulses and the demands of human society. [from the 1700s]

neuròtic

(informal) Overly anxious.

neurotoxina

(neuroscience, toxicology, pharmaceutical drug) A toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system in its entirety.

neutral

(politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.

neutralitat

The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side.

neutralitzar

(transitive) To make even, inactive or ineffective.

neutre

(grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the common gender.

neutrí

An elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.

neutró

(particle) A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.

Nevada

A state in the western United States. Capital: Carson City. Largest city: Las Vegas.

neval

Marked by snow, characterized by snow.

nevar

(intransitive, impersonal) Preceded by the dummy subject it: to have snow (noun sense 1) fall from the atmosphere.

nevat

Marked by snow, characterized by snow.

nevera

A deep cellar or outdoor building used for the storage of ice or snow; sometimes also used to store food at low temperature.

newton

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second.

nexe

A form or state of connection.

ni

The letter of the Greek alphabet Ν and ν.

Niça

A coastal city, the capital of Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeast France.

Nicaragua

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Nicaragua. Capitalː Managua.

Nicolau

A en given name.

nidificació

The process by which a bird nests.

niella

Any of several field weeds, such as the common corncockle (Agrostemma githago) and darnel ryegrass (Lolium temulentum).

nietzscheà

Of, pertaining to or characteristic of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher, or his writings.

Nigèria

A country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Abuja. Largest city: Lagos. Currency: naira (₦).

nigromància

Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.

nigromant

A person who practices or performs necromancy.

nigromàntic

A person who practices or performs necromancy.

nihilista

(philosophy, religion) A person who accepts or champions nihilism.

Nil

A large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world.

nimbe

A circle of light; a halo.

nimfomania

Excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women.

nina

A small figure resembling a human being that is used as a toy.

ningú

Any person; anybody.

ninja

(martial arts) A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.

ninot

A small figure resembling a human being that is used as a toy.

ninot de neu

A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth).

níquel

(uncountable) A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.

niquelar

(transitive) To plate with nickel.

nissaga

Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures.

nit

(countable) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.

nitrat

(chemistry) Any salt or ester of nitric acid.

nítric

Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen.

nitril

(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.

nitrogen

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.

nitrós

(chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from nitrogen, especially in which the valence of the nitrogen is lower than that of a corresponding nitric species. [from 17th c.]

nivell

A level or degree, or (by extension) , a peak or highest degree.

no

do not (negative auxiliary)

no ... pas

Negates the meaning of the modified verb.

no agradar

(transitive) To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. [from 16th c.]

no comprendre

(transitive) To fail to understand.

no correspost

(now, chiefly, of a, feeling or emotion) Not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid.

no disponible

not available

no m'agrada

(Internet) An individual vote showing disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.

no obstant

(conjunctive) In spite of what preceded; yet.

no obstant això

Nevertheless; however; but; despite that.

no tenir preu

(by, extension) So precious as not to be obtainable or sold at any price. [from 1590s]

no usat

(not comparable) Not used.

no-

Not, the negation of the root word (a quality).

no-metall

(chemistry) An element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal.

no-res

(philosophy) The state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing.

no-violència

A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts.

noble

Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.

noblement

In a noble manner.

noces

A marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.

nocions

A superficial or shallow knowledge of a subject.

nociu

Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.

node

(physics) A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.

nodi

Any of several stout-bodied, gregarious terns of the genus Anous found in tropical seas, especially the brown noddy or common noddy (Anous stolidus).

nodridor

That provides nourishment; nutritious.

nòdul

(medicine, dermatology) A rounded mass or irregular shape; a small knot or lump.

nodus

(physics) A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.

Noemí

(biblical character) The mother-in-law of the Biblical figure Ruth.

nogat

(uncountable) A mixture consisting of egg white and a sweetener, variously mixed with (in, _, western, _, Europe) almonds or (in, _, eastern, _, Europe) hazelnuts or (in, _, America) used without nuts as a filler in candy bars.

nogensmenys

(conjunctive) Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that.

noi

A male child. [from 15th c.]

noia

A female non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a female pet, especially a dog.

noia masculina

A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.

noliejar

(transitive) To lease or hire something by charter.

nom

To assign (someone) a first name.

nom d'usuari

(computing) A name or string of characters used as a person's identification on an individual computer system.

noma

(disease) A gangrenous disease of humans leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek.

nòmada

(anthropology) A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.

nombre

(countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.

nombre atòmic

(physics, chemistry) The number of protons in an atom. Symbol: Z

Nombres

The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah.

nombrós

Indefinitely large numerically; many.

nomenament

(government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.