Catalan–English dictionary

nomenar

To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.

nomenclàtor

(geography) A dictionary or index of geographical locations.

nomenclatura

A set of rules used for forming the names or terms in a particular field of arts or sciences.

només

Without outside help.

nòmina

A list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each.

nominar

To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.

nona

(idiomatic, baby-talk, childish) Bedtime for a toddler, going to sleep, going to bed, sleeping.

noranta

The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.

nord-americà

Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, its people, or its culture.

nord-est

The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.

nord-oest

The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.

nord-oriental

Of, related to, located in, or from the northeast.

nordista

A native or inhabitant of the north of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the northern United States, the north of Norway, etc.

norma

A regulation, law, guideline.

normal

(geometry, countable) A line or vector that is perpendicular to another line, surface, or plane.

normalitat

(US) The state of being normal; the fact of being normal; normality.

normalment

Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.

normand

The langue d'oïl variant, closely related to the French of Île-de-France (i.e. Paris), spoken in Normandy and the Channel Islands, and was for several centuries the ruling language of England (see Anglo-Norman).

normatiu

Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.

noruec

A native of Norway.

Noruega

A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.

Norvègia

A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.

nos

We, used in the same circumstances where "me" would be used instead of "I", e.g. for the pronoun in isolation or as the complement of the copula:

nosa

Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.

nosaltres

The institution which the speaker/writer is acting for. (This is the editorial we, used by writers and others when speaking with the authority of their publication or organisation.)

nostàlgia

The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.

nostàlgic

Of, having, or relating to nostalgia.

nostramo

(nautical) The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.

nota

A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total. [from 19th c.]

notable

Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished. [from 14th c.]

notablement

(sentence adverb) Used to mark a statement as having importance.

notar

(transitive) To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.

notari

(legal, Canada, US) A notary public, a public officer who serves as an impartial witness to the signing of important documents, but who is not authorised to practise law.

notícia

A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.

notícies

New information of interest.

notificar

(formal, transitive) To notify someone of (particular intelligence, suspicions, illegality, misconduct etc.); to make notification to relevant authorities; to submit a formal report of. [from 15th c.]

notori

Of a person or entity: generally or widely known for something negative; infamous.

notòriament

In a notorious or notable manner; as is commonly known.

notorietat

An infamous or notorious condition or reputation.

nou

Newborn.

nou moscada

The aromatic seed of this tree, used as a spice.

nou-ric

(pejorative) New money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy.

noucasada

A recently married person.

noucasat

Recently married.

noümen

(from Kantian, _, philosophy, _, on) A thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.

nounada

A recently born baby.

nounat

Newborn.

nouvinguda

One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.

nouvingut

One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.

nov.

Abbreviation of November.

novament

(literary, poetic, _, or, _, formal, especially) Again, once more; afresh, in a new way, newly.

novè

The ordinal form of the number nine.

novel·la

A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella. [from 17th c.]

novel·la sentimental

A story, novel, film, etc., centred around an idealized love relationship.

novel·lar

To adapt something to a fictional form, especially to adapt into a novel.

novel·lista

An author of novels.

novell

Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.

novembre

The eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following October and preceding December.

novena

Describing a group or set with nine elements.

novençà

Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.

novici

Of a beginner; unfamiliar or unexperienced in a particular subject.

novícia

Of a beginner; unfamiliar or unexperienced in a particular subject.

nòvio

A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.

nu

Bare, not covered by clothing.

Núbia

(by extension) The former polity ruling that region.

núbil

Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman). [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

nuc

A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.

nuca

(anatomy) The back part of the neck.

nudisme

The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm.

nudista

(usually attributive) Relating to, or reserved for, nudists and nudism.

nuesa

The state or condition of being naked; nudity; bareness; defenselessness; undisguisedness.

nugar

(transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.

núm.

Abbreviation of number.

numeral

(linguistics) A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.

numerar

(transitive) To label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).

numèric

(relational) Of or pertaining to numbers.

número

(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.

nun

The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets or abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

nuós

Knotty and misshapen.

nupcial

Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial.

nus

Any of the joints between the bones of the fingers.

nutrici

(of food or drink) Providing nutrients; healthy to eat or drink.

nutricional

Of, pertaining to, or providing nutrition.

nutrient

(of food or drink) Providing nutrients; healthy to eat or drink.

nutritiu

Of, pertaining to, or providing nutrition.

nuvi

A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.

núvia

A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.

nuviatge

The clothes and linen, etc., that a bride collects or that is given to her for her wedding and married life, especially a traditional or formal set of these.

núvol

Any mass of dust, steam or smoke resembling such a mass.

nuvolós

Covered with or characterised by clouds.

nyam

(slang, or, childish) The sound made while relishing food.

nyandú

A large flightless bird of the order Rheiformes, native to South America.

nyanyo

A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.

nyap

(informal) Badly designed or implemented.

nyec

The cry of a goose or similar bird.

nynorsk

Nynorsk; Norwegian as spoken after 1500, and the written language that is based on this

nyoqui

(chiefly, US) Specifically, a food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling.

ó

(physics, maths) Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta.

obac

Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.

obcecat

Intellectually or morally blinded.

obediència

The quality of being obedient.

obedient

Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority; biddable.

obedientment

In an obedient manner.

obeir

(transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.

obelisc

(architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. [from mid 16th c.]

obenc

(nautical) One of a set of ropes or cables (rigging) attaching a mast to the sides of a vessel or to another anchor point, serving to support the mast sideways; such rigging collectively.

obert

(not comparable) Public.

obertament

In an open manner; visibly.

obertura

An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.

obès

Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m2.

obesitat

(pathology) The state of being obese.

obi

A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.

obituari

A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete) , the section of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published.

objectiu

A result that one is attempting to achieve.

objectivament

In an impartial, objective manner.

objectivitat

The state of being objective, just, unbiased, and not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices.

óblast

A region or province in Slavic or Slavic-influenced countries.

oblidable

Easily forgotten; not special or notable.

oblidadís

Unable to remember things well; liable to forget.

oblidar

(transitive) To unintentionally not do, neglect.

oblidar-se

(transitive) To unintentionally not do, neglect.

oblidós

Unable to remember things well; liable to forget.

obligació

(finance) A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.

obligar

(transitive) To force, constrain, or coerce.

obligatori

Required; obligatory; mandatory.

obliqüitat

The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation. [from 15th c.]

oblit

The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, including through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland.

obliteració

(medicine) The cancellation of the function, structure, or both of a vessel or organ; for example, the occlusion of the lumen of a duct, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel, be it solely functional (as when squeezed by nearby mass effect or inflammation) or both structural and functional (as when clogged with thrombus, embolus, or fibrosis).

obliterar

(biology, pathology, surgery, chiefly, passive) To impair the function and/or structure of (a body cavity, vessel, etc.) by ablating or occluding it (in the latter case, chiefly by filling it with tissue).

oblong

(bookmaking) Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation.

oboè

(woodwind instrument) A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.

obra

All the creative or academic works produced by someone.

obra mestra

A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.

obrador

A sturdy bench or table at which manual work is done by a carpenter, machinist, etc.

obrer

One who uses bodily strength rather than intellect to earn a wage, usually hourly.

obridor

A device that opens something; specifically a tin-opener/can-opener, or a bottle opener.

obrir-se

To present a wide opening; gape.

obriülls

(weaponry) A metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heraldic charge).

obscè

Obscene or offensive.

obscenitat

(countable) Something that is obscene.

obscuritat

A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.

obsequiós

Excessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile.

observació

The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)

observar

(of things) To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).

observatori

A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.

obsessionar

(transitive) To dominate the thoughts of someone.

obsessionat

Intensely preoccupied with or by a given topic or emotion; driven by a specified obsession.

obsessiu

Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others.

obsessivament

In an obsessive manner.

obsidiana

(mineral) A type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes.