Catalan–English dictionary

prioritat

The state of being previous or preceding in time or in situation.

priorització

The process of assigning priorities to things or tasks.

prioritzar

(transitive) To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.

prismàtic

Of or pertaining to a prism; having the form of a prism; containing one or more prisms.

pristí

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

privacitat

(uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.

privadament

In a private manner.

privadesa

(uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.

privar

(transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.

privat

Belonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state.

privatització

The transfer of a company or organization from government to private ownership and control.

privatitzar

(economics) To release government control (of a business or industry) to private industry.

privilegiat

Having special privileges.

pro

An advantage of something, especially when contrasted with its disadvantages (cons).

proa

(nautical) The front of a boat or ship.

probabilitat

(countable) The probability of something happening.

probable

Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring.

probablement

In all likelihood.

probiòtic

Describing any dietary supplement that contains live bacteria for therapeutic purposes.

probitat

Integrity, especially of the quality of having strong moral principles; decency and honesty.

problema

A certain abnormal state of health; a malady or sickness.

problemàtic

Not settled, uncertain, of uncertain outcome; debatable, questionable, open to doubt.

probòscide

(anatomy) An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.

procediment

(computing) An executable task or program.

procedimental

Related to procedure.

procés

(computing) An executable task or program.

processador

A device which processes, which changes something (a computer processor, food processor, etc.).

processal

Of or relating to a process, especially to the methodological study of processes in social science.

processament

The action of the verb to process.

processar

(transitive) To perform a particular process on a thing.

processió

The act of progressing or proceeding.

processó

A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.

proclamació

A statement which is proclaimed; formal public announcement.

procliu

(figuratively) Predisposed, liable, inclined.

procrastinació

The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.

procrastinar

(transitive) To put off; to delay (something).

procrear

(transitive) To beget or conceive (offsprings).

proctòleg

A doctor specializing in the colon, rectum, and anus; an expert in proctology.

procurar

To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

procurar de

(archaic, intransitive) To try, attempt (to do something). [14th–19th c.]

pròdig

Wastefully extravagant.

productivitat

The state of being productive, fertile, or efficient.

produir

(transitive) To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.

proer

(nautical) The person, in a team or among oarsmen, positioned nearest the bow.

proesa

A heroic or extraordinary deed.

profà

Non-professional; not being a member of an organized institution.

profanació

An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.

profanar

(transitive) To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.

profanitat

(uncountable) The quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt.

profecia

A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.

professió

A professional occupation.

professional

Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the (usually high) standards of a profession.

professionalment

In a professional manner.

professor

(US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.

professora

(US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.

profètic

Of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet.

profilàctic

Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.

profilaxi

(medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease.

pròfug

(informal) A person who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service (the draft).

profund

(cricket, baseball, softball) Far from the center of the playing area, near to the boundary of the playing area, either in absolute terms or relative to a point of reference.

profunda

(chiefly, American, AU, Philippines) A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.

profundament

In a profound, not superficial, manner.

profunditat

the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep

profunditats

(literary) A very remote part.

profunditzar

(transitive) To make deep or deeper

profunditzar-se

(intransitive) To become deeper

profús

abundant or generous to the point of excess; copious; volubly expressed.

profusió

abundance; the state of being profuse; a cornucopia

progènie

(uncountable) Offspring or descendants considered as a group.

progenitor

A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.

progenitora

A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.

programa

A programme (bulletin, documentary, show, etc.) so transmitted.

programació

(computing) The act of writing a computer program.

programador

(computing) One who writes computer programs.

programadora

(computing) One who writes computer programs.

programar

To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.

programari

(computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).

programari espia

(Internet) Programs that surreptitiously monitor and report the actions of a computer user. [from 1990s]

programoteca

A collection of books or other forms of stored information.

progrés

A forward move; improvement or progression.

progressar

To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten. [form 15th c.]

progressisme

A political ideology that favours progress towards better conditions in society.

progressista

One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.

progressiu

One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.

progressivament

In a progressive manner.

prohibició

An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.

prohibir

(transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

prohibit

Not allowed; specifically disallowed.

proïsme

Near or next to.

projecte

A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.

projecte de llei

A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.

projectil

Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

projector

An optical device that projects a beam of light, especially one used to project an image (or moving images) onto a screen. [from 19th c.]

pròleg

An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; especially, one written by another person (not the author of the work thus introduced).

proletari

Of or relating to the proletariat.

proletària

A member of the proletariat.

proletariat

(often, derogatory, also, figuratively) The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society generally; the masses.

prolix

Tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose.

prolixitat

Long-windedness, tiresome length, excess of words.

prolongar

(transitive) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of

promès

One who is betrothed, i.e. a fiancé or fiancée.

promesa

One who is betrothed, i.e. a fiancé or fiancée.

promessa

(insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.

prometedor

Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion.

Prometeu

(Greek god) The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.

prometre

To make a solemn promise (to do something).

prometre solemnement

(ambitransitive) To make a vow; to promise.

prominència

The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.

promiscu

(somewhat dated) Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.

promiscuïtat

The state or quality of being promiscuous.

promo

(colloquial) Clipping of promotion.

promoció

(education, countable, and, uncountable) A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher.

promocionar

(transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.

promotor

One who promotes.

promotora

One who promotes.

promoure

(transitive) To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.

prompte

Quick; acting without delay.

promulgació

The act of promulgating or announcing something, especially a proclamation announcing a new law.

pronom

(grammar) A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.

pronòstic

An estimation of a future condition.

pronosticar

To estimate how something will be in the future.

pronúncia

(uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.

pronunciació

(uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.

pronunciar

(transitive) To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.

propà

(organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C3H8, a constituent of natural gas. [from 1867]

propaganda

(religion, historical) The propagation of the faith by the Catholic Church by means of missionary work etc.

propagar

(transitive) To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate.

propens

(figuratively) Predisposed, liable, inclined.

propensió

An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction.

proper

Adjacent, near, close by.

propi

Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.

propici

Of good omen; indicating future success.

propietari

One who owns something.

propietat

The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person. [from 19th c.]

propietats emergents

The arising of emergent structure in complex systems.

propina

A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation. [from mid-18th c.]

proporció

(countable) A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.

proporcionalment

In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively.

proposar

(transitive) To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.

proposició

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

propòsit

The end for which something is done, is made or exists.

proposta

Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance.

propulsió

The process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.

prora

(nautical) The front of a boat or ship.

pròrroga

(sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.

prosa

Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.

prosceni

The part of a theatre stage in front of the closed curtain.

proscrit

One that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah, a leper. [from 14th c.]

proscrita

One that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah, a leper. [from 14th c.]

prosòdia

(linguistics) The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.