Catalan–English dictionary

prosopopeia

A literary device in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.

prospeccions

The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.

prospectar

(geology, mining) To determine which minerals or metals are present in a location.

prospecte

A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.

prosperar

(intransitive) To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.

prosperitat

The condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune.

pròstata

The prostate gland. [from 1646]

prosternar-se

(historical) To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.

prostíbul

A house of prostitution.

prostituir-se

(transitive, reflexive) To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money. [from 16th c.]

prostitut

A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. [from 17th c.]

prostituta

(obsolete) A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.

prostodòncia

Prosthetic dentistry: a specialty of dentistry concerned with the restoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth or portions thereof.

protactini

A chemical element (symbol Pa) with atomic number 91. A dense, silvery-gray actinide metal.

protagonitzar

(transitive) To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.

protecció

Anything employed to oppose attack(s).

proteccionisme

(politics, economics) A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.

protectorat

(UK, historical) Government by a protector; especially, The Protectorate: government of England, Scotland, and Ireland between 1653 and 1659 under the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth Oliver Cromwell, later his son Richard Cromwell.

protegir

(ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

proteic

Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.

pròtesi

(medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.

pròtesi dental

An artificial replacement of one or more teeth.

protesta

A formal objection, especially one by a group.

protestant

(Christianity) Of or pertaining to several denominations of Christianity that separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation.

protestar

(intransitive) To make a strong objection.

protó

(particle) A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark. [from 1920]

protoactini

A chemical element (symbol Pa) with atomic number 91. A dense, silvery-gray actinide metal.

prototip

A scale or full-size model of a design or device which is not fully functional, used for teaching, demonstration, design evaluation, promotion, or other purposes.

prototípic

Constituting or representing an original type of something that others are modelled on or derived from.

protuberància

An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.

prou

Sufficiently.

prou!

Stop! Don't do that any more!

prova

Trial, attempt.

provar

(transitive) To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, television show, etc.)

provar (de)

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

provatura

The action of trying at something. [1530]

proveïdor

One who supplies; a provider.

proveir

To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.

Provença

A maritime geographic region and former province of southeastern France bordering Italy; since 2016 included in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

proverbi

A proverb or maxim.

Proverbis

A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh, being a collection of moral maxims.

provincià

(derogatory) Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.

provisional

Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.

provisionalment

In a provisional way; temporarily.

provisions

(countable) An amount of something supplied.

provisori

Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.

provocador

Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.

provocar

(transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.

provocatiu

Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.

proxeneta

Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.

pròxim

At little distance; near in space or time.

proximal

(anatomy, geology) Closer to the point of attachment or observation.

proximitat

Closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship.

Prudència

A en given name, one of the Puritan virtue names.

prudent

Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct.

prudentment

Taking one's time, slowly and carefully.

pruïna

The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.

pruna

(comparable) Of a dark bluish-red colour.

pruna seca

The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.

pruner

The fruit and its tree.

prunera

The fruit and its tree.

prussià

Of, from, or pertaining to Prussia.

PS

Initialism of post scriptum, postscriptum, or postscript, initialism written at the end of a text as a footnote.

psalmejar

To extol in psalms; to make music; to sing

pseudo-

False; not genuine; fake.

pseudo-aleatori

(computing) Pseudorandom; mimicking the result of random selection.

pseudònim

A fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars.

psi

(countable) The twenty-third letter of Classical and Modern Greek and the twenty-fifth letter of Old and Ancient Greek.

psico-

Relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology.

psicoactiu

(pharmaceutical effect) Affecting the mind or mental processes.

psicoanàlisi

A family of theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes.

psicoanalista

A practitioner of psychoanalysis.

psicoanalitzar

(ambitransitive) To practice psychoanalysis (on).

psicodèlic

Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness, etc.

psicòleg

An expert in the field of psychology.

psicòloga

An expert in the field of psychology.

psicològicament

In a psychological sense.

psicòpata

A person with a personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, cunning, manipulating, glibness, exploiting, heedlessness, arrogance, delusions of grandeur, carelessness, low self-control, disregard for morality, lack of acceptance of responsibility, callousness, and lack of empathy and remorse. Such a person may be especially prone to violent and criminal offenses.

psicopatia

A personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality. Violent and criminal offenses may be indicative of this disorder.

psicopàtic

Exhibiting the behaviors and personality traits of a psychopath.

psicopatologia

(medicine, pathology) The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders.

psicosi

(psychology) A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.

psicosocial

(of behaviour) Having both psychological and social aspects.

psicoteràpia

The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.

psicòtic

Of, related to, or suffering from psychosis.

psicotròpic

(pharmaceutical effect) Affecting the mind or mental processes.

Psique

(Greco-Roman mythology) The personification of the soul. Originally a mortal princess who later married Eros/Cupid, (the god of love), was deified, and bore him a daughter, Hedone/Voluptas.

psiquiatre

A medical doctor specializing in psychiatry.

psiquiatria

(medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.

psiquiàtric

Of, or relating to, psychiatry.

psoriasi

(disease) A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.

Ptolemeu

A en given name of Greek origin, borne by historical persons in ancient Egypt.

pua

(music) A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.

púber

At or just after the age of puberty.

pubertat

The age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction.

pubescent

At or just after the age of puberty.

púbic

Of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis or the pubes.

pubis

The pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.

públic

A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc. [from 15th c.]

públic destinatari

(media, marketing) The primary group of people for whom a publication, advertisement or other type of media is designed to appeal.

publicà

(Ancient Rome, historical) A tax collector, especially one working in Judea and Galilee during New Testament times (1st century C.E.) who was generally regarded as sinful for extorting more tax than was due, and as a traitor for serving the Roman Empire.

públicament

In public, openly, in an open and public manner.

publicar

(transitive) To make available to the public.

publicitat

The industry or profession made up of such communications.

puça

A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.

pudent

(figuratively, computing, slang, in extreme programming) Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.

pudir

(intransitive) To have a strong bad smell.

pudor

(specifically) Pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness.

pugó

A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.

pugó de la fava

A black or dark green aphid (Aphis fabae) that is a common pest of agricultural crops.

pugó negre

A black or dark green aphid (Aphis fabae) that is a common pest of agricultural crops.

puig

An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.

puix

By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.

puix que

By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.

pujada

An act of climbing.

pujar

(transitive) To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.

pujol

A small hill.

pulcre

Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.

pulmó

(anatomy) A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.

pulmonar

(anatomy) Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs.

pulmonia

Inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.

púlpit

(Christianity, countable) A raised platform in a church, sometimes enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon; also, the lectern on such a platform.

púlsar

(astronomy) A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically.

puma

A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.

pumicita

A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies.

púnic

Of or pertaining to Carthage.

punir

(transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).

punitiu

(legal, military) Inflicting punishment; punishing.

punt

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) The punctuation mark "." (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).

punt culminant

(narratology) The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.

punt de llibre

A strip of material used to mark a place in a book.

punt de mira

(often, in the plural) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.

punt de partida

(sometimes, figurative) The place where a journey starts.

punt de terra

(electricity) An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).

punt de venda

A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.

punt de vista

A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.

punt decisiu

(figurative) A critical point marking a change in course or development.

punt directe

(tennis, volleyball) A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.

punt fort

A positive attribute.

punt mort

(business, management) The point where total costs equal total revenue and the organization neither makes a profit nor suffers a loss.

punt volat

(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨·⟩.

punta

The sharp end of an arrow, spear, or pointer.

punta dels dits

The tip of the human finger.

puntal

A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects.

punteta

(usually, in the plural) The tip of the toe.

punts suspensius

(typography, mathematics) A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.

puntuació

A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods).

puntual

On time; punctual.

puntualitat

The state of being punctual

puntualment

In a punctual manner; on time.