Catalan–English dictionary

predestinació

(theology) The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate.

predicador

Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel and especially a clergyman or clergywoman. In a religious context, usually used only to refer to Protestant Christian clergy.

predicament

A definite class, state or condition.

predicat

(grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.

predicció

An estimation of a future condition.

predictiu

Useful in predicting.

predilecció

A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.

predir

To estimate how something will be in the future.

predisposat

(figuratively) Predisposed, liable, inclined.

predisposició

The state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a behavior or a health condition.

predominantment

In a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.

preeminent

Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. [from 15th c.]

preescalfar

(transitive) to heat beforehand or in advance, to heat something in preparation for further action

prefaci

A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions; especially, such a discussion written by the work's own author.

prefectura

The center of an organization's operations or administration.

preferències

(chiefly, in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).

preferible

Better than some other option; preferred.

preferiblement

In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.

preferir

(transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. [from 14th c.]

pregadeu

Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.

pregar

(transitive) To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.

pregària

(uncountable) A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.

pregon

Voluminous.

pregonar

To announce or declare.

pregunta

A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.

preguntar

(transitive, intransitive) To request (information, or an answer to a question).

preguntar-se

(transitive, intransitive) To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.

prehistòria

The time before written records in any area of the world; the events and conditions of those times.

prehistòric

(properly) Of or relating to the epoch before written record.

prelat

A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.

preliminar

In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.

prematrimonial

Before marriage; before getting married.

prematur

(informal) Premature; acting or occurring too soon.

prematurament

In a premature manner; too soon or too early.

premeditat

Planned, considered, or estimated in advance; deliberate.

premi

A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.

premi!

(informal) Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall, or on successful completion of a task.

premiar

(intransitive) To determine; to make or grant an award.

premissa menor

(logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.

premonició

A clairvoyant or clairaudient experience, such as a dream, which resonates with some event in the future.

premsa

(countable) A printing machine.

prenatal

Occurring or existing before birth.

prendre

To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.

prendre el pèl

To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt.

prenyar

(transitive) To cause to become pregnant.

prenyat

The period of time this condition prevails.

preocupació

That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.

preocupant

Inducing worry.

preocupar

(transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

preocupar-se

(transitive, intransitive) To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).

preocupat

Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.

preoperatori

Prior to surgery.

preparació

The state of being prepared.

preparar

(intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.

preparar-se

(intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.

preparat

(followed by the preposition to) Disposed, willing, ready (to do something).

preposició

(grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.

prepuci

(anatomy) The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the head of the penis in humans and some other mammals.

preqüela

(narratology) In a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor, especially the original narrative or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative work with at least one sequel.

prerrogativa

A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.

presa

An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.

presa de decisions

The process of reaching a decision.

presagi

A sense of evil to come.

presagiar

(transitive) To serve as a warning or omen of.

presbiteri

The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.

presbiterià

Relating to Presbyterianism.

presciència

The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.

prescindible

Regarded as not worth preserving or saving; able to be sacrificed.

prescriure

(medicine) To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).

presència

The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand.

present

Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.

presentació

A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.

presentador

(radio, television) Someone who presents a broadcast programme; a compere or master of ceremonies.

presentar

(transitive, of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).

presentar-se

(intransitive) To be accountable to or subordinate to (someone) in a hierarchy; to receive orders from (someone); to give official updates to (someone who is above oneself in a hierarchy).

preservació

The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.

preservar

To protect; to keep from harm or injury.

presidencial

Pertaining to a president or presidency. [from 17th c.]

president

The head of state of a republic.

presidenta

The head of state of a republic.

presidi

A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.

presidir

(transitive) To act as chairperson at; to preside over.

presó

A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

pressa

Speed; swiftness; dispatch.

préssec

(uncountable) A light yellow-red colour.

pressentiment

Intuition.

pressió

The act of straining, or the state of being strained.

pressionar

(transitive) To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.

pressuposició

An assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation.

pressupost

(countable) A price that has been quoted for buying or selling.

pressurització

The act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space.

prest

Rapidly; with speed; fast.

prestador

One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.

prestar

(transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.

prestatge

A shelf on which articles may be laid.

prestatgeria

A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books.

préstec

(law, banking, finance) A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).

prestigi

The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.

prestigiós

Of high prestige.

presumir

(intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.

presumptament

According to someone's allegation.

presumpte

Supposed but doubtful.

presumptiu

Based on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.

presumptuós

Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain.

pretendent

One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone.

pretendre

(transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. [from 8th c.]

pretensió

A demand of ownership for previously unowned land.

pretensiós

Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.

pretèrit

(grammar) A grammatical form (often a verb form) that refers to an event, transaction, occurrence, or object that happened (or had happened), or existed, at some time before now (the applicable reference time).

pretext

A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense.

preu

The amount of money levied for a service.

prevaler-se

(intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.

prevenir

(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). [from 16th c.]

preveure

(transitive) To know of (something) before it happens; to expect.

previ

Previous.

prèvia

(Bayesian, _, statistics) Chiefly in prior probability: of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it, before additional data is collected.

prèviament

(with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time; already.

previsible

able to be foreseen or anticipated

previsió

An estimation of a future condition.

prim

Slender; thin.

prima

A bonus paid in addition to normal payments.

primal

An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old).

primala

An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old).

primari

A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible.

primària

The first year of grade school.

primàriament

(focus) Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost.

primat

(derogatory) An uncivilized person.

primavera

A flowering plant of the genus Primula.

primer

Of or belonging to a first family.

primer carril

The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the shorter arc length; the side of a racetrack nearer the interior of the course or some other point of reference.

primerament

(formal) In the first place; before anything else; first.

primerenc

At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.

primigeni

Belonging to the first ages.

primitiu

Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.

primitivisme

The quality or state of being primitive.

primitivitat

The quality or state of being primitive.

primmirat

(informal, of a person) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.

primogènit

Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like.

primogènita

The first child to be born to a parent or family.

primordial

First in importance, degree, or rank.

prímula

A flowering plant of the genus Primula.

principal

Primary; principal.

principalment

(focus) Mainly or principally; almost entirely.

principesc

Relating to a prince.

principi

The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.

prió

(molecular biology) A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.

prior

In an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy; a prior claustral.

priora

A nun in charge of a priory (usually lower in rank than an abbess); mother superior.

priorat

A monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress.

prioressa

A nun in charge of a priory (usually lower in rank than an abbess); mother superior.