Catalan–English dictionary

puntuar

(Canada, UK) To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).

punxa d'agulla

The point of a pin.

punxegut

(obsolete, of a weapon, etc.) Sharp-pointed; keen.

puny

A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.

punyal

(weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.

punyalada

Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.

punyat

The amount that can be held in a closed fist.

punyent

Causing a stinging sensation.

punyet

The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.

pupil

(dated, _, except in, _, UK) A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.

pupil·la

(dated, _, except in, _, UK) A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.

pur

Pure, especially morally or religiously.

puré

A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.

puresa

The state or degree of being pure.

purgacions

(slang, usually with "the") Gonorrhea.

purgar

(transitive) To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.

purgatiu

(capable of) purging

purgatori

(Christianity) An intermediate state after death in which some of those ultimately destined for Heaven must first undergo purification.

purificació

The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.

purificar

(transitive) To cleanse, or rid of impurities.

purista

Of or pertaining to purism.

purità

A member of a particular Protestant religious sect advocating greater purity and piety.

púrria

(derogatory, slang) A reprehensible person or persons.

pus

(medicine, pathology) A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection.

puta

(slang, derogatory) A whore; a sexually promiscuous woman; in general use as a highly offensive term of abuse for a woman with connotations of loose sexuality.

putatiu

Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; generally assumed.

putejat

(slang, mildly, _, vulgar) Beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; in imminent danger.

Putin

A surname from Russian.

pútrid

Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

putxero

(countable) A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.

Qatar

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha.

QI

Initialism of intelligence quotient.

quadern

(computing, sometimes, attributive) A kind of user interface in literate programming, allowing calculations to be interspersed with human-readable comments, diagrams, etc.

quaderna

(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

quadra

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.

quadradet

(typography) The # symbol (octothorpe, pound).

quadrangular

(pesäpallo) A three-base hit, a legal hit where the batter gets to third base without stopping and without the opposing team attempting to put the batter out on earlier bases, scoring one run immediately.

quadrat

(printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.

quadre

A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.

quadrícula

A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.

quadrigemin

One of a group of four, particularly one of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth.

quadrigèmina

One of a group of four, particularly one of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth.

quadrilàter

A space, usually square, with elastic ropes around the edge, in which a boxing match is fought.

quadrilió

(dated, UK, Australia, long scale) A million trillion (logic: 1,000,0004): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 1024.

quadrilla

(dance) A dance originating in the mid-1700s with four couples forming a square, rather much like the modern square dance.

quadriplègic

One who suffers from quadriplegia.

quàdruple

Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.

qual

(relative) Of whom, belonging to whom.

qualcú

One or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity.

qualcun

A certain number, at least two.

qualcuna

A certain number, at least two.

qualificat

Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.

qualitat

An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.

quall

The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.

quallada

The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.

quallar

(intransitive) To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.

qualque

Any thing(s) or person(s).

qualque cosa

An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.

qualques

An indefinite quantity.

qualsevol

A/an, each or some, no matter its/their identity or nature.

qualsevol cosa

Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatsoever; a thing of any kind; something or other.

qualssevol

A/an, each or some, no matter its/their identity or nature.

quan

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

quant de temps

For a particular duration (specified by additional qualifying words accompanying it).

quantificador

(logic) An operator, such as the universal quantifier (written as ∀) or the existential quantifier (∃), used in predicate calculus to indicate the degree that predicate is true for a specified set.

quantificar

(logic) To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃).

quantitat

The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).

quantitatiu

Of a measurements and data types: based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality.

quàntum

(physics) The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon. [from 20th c.]

quàquer

A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.

quaranta

The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40.

quaresma

(Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

quark

A soft, creamy, unripened cheese made from cow's milk, originating from and eaten throughout central, northern, eastern, and southeastern Europe, as well as the Low Countries.

quars

(mineral) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.

Quart

A municipality of Gironès, Comarques Gironines, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

quartal

(Northern England) A dry measure equivalent to half a bushel; a container with that capacity.

quarter

(historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.]

quarter general

The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.

quarterat

(heraldry) (of a coat of arms) Divided into four parts crosswise.

quartet

(musician) A group of four musicians who perform classical music together.

quàsar

(galaxy) An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe.

quasi

Very nearly; everything short of. Most often precedes a verb or adjective.

quaternari

(geology) The geological period of the Cenozoic Era immediately following the Tertiary. It is subdivided into the Pleistocene and the Holocene Epochs.

quaternària

Of fourth rank or order.

quaternió

(mathematics) A type of four-dimensional hypercomplex number consisting of a real part and three imaginary parts (real multiples of distinct, independent square roots of −1 denoted by i, j and k); commonly used in vector mathematics and as an alternative to matrix algebra in calculating the rotation of three-dimensional objects.

quatre

(countable) The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.

quatre rals

(informal, figurative) Especially of a salary: a very insufficient or small amount.

quatre xavos

(informal, figurative) Especially of a salary: a very insufficient or small amount.

que

(exclamative) Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.

que defend

Intended for defence; protective.

que defensa

Intended for defence; protective.

que ve

Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.

Quebec

The capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada.

quedar

(transitive) To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.

quedar-se

To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.

Queensland

A state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901. Capital: Brisbane.

queixa

(legal) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based.

queixal

A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.

queixar-se

(intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.

quelcom

Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatsoever; a thing of any kind; something or other.

quelcom de

An indefinite amount; a part. Used mostly with abstract and nonliving objects.

quequejar

(transitive) To utter with a stammer, or with timid hesitancy.

quer

(uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.

queratina

(protein) The protein of which hair and nails are composed.

qüern

Describing a set or group with four elements.

querosè

A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.

querubí

(biblical) A winged creature attending God and guarding his throne described as a being with four faces (man, lion, ox, and eagle), human hands, calf hooves, four wings, and many eyes. A description can be found in Ezekiel chapter 1 and Ezekiel chapter 10; similar to a lamassu (winged bull with a human torso) in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts.

querúbic

Of, or relating to a cherub; angelic.

quesadilla

A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted.

qüestió

(philosophy) Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form, and becomes substance.

qüestionar

(transitive) To raise doubts about; have doubts about.

qüestionari

A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey.

quètxup

(uncountable, chiefly, US, Canada, UK) Ellipsis of tomato ketchup (“a tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners”).

queviures

Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.

qui

(fused relative, archaic, or, marginal) Whoever, he who, they who.

quibuts

A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.

Quidditch

A fictional ball game played between two teams of seven players riding flying broomsticks, using four balls and six elevated ring-shaped goals.

quiet

Having little motion or activity; calm.

quil

A digestive fluid containing fatty droplets, found in the small intestine.

Quilla

(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the keel of a ship. It contains the star Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.

quilo

(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

quilo-

(anatomy, medicine) Bile duct.

quilocaloria

A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories (small calories), used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.

quilogram

In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg

quilohertz

A unit of frequency equal to one thousand cycles per second; one thousand hertz

quilòmetre

(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 103 metres. Symbol: km

Quim

A en given name.

quimera

(Greek mythology) A supposed fire-breathing monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or snake, killed by the hero Bellerophon.

químic

Of or relating to chemistry.

química

A person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level.

químicament

Using a chemical reaction, process, or operation.

quimono

A traditional Japanese T-shaped, wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, now generally worn only on formal occasions.

quin

(interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).

quincalla

A small, showy ornament, especially a piece of jewellery.

quinina

(pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid with the chemical formula C20H24N2O2, originally derived from cinchona bark (from plants of the genus Cinchona), used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water, which presents as a bitter colourless powder; also, a drug containing quinine or a chemical compound derived from it. [from early 19th c.]

quinoa

A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.

quint

The ordinal form of the number five.

quinta

(music) The musical interval between one note and another five scale degrees higher (the fifth note in a scale)

quintacolumnisme

The crime of betraying one’s own country.

quintigemin

One of a group of five, particularly babies born from the same mother during the same birth.

quintigèmina

One of a group of five, particularly babies born from the same mother during the same birth.

quintilió

(dated, British, Australia, long scale) A million quadrillion: 1 followed by 30 zeros, 1030.

quinze

The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16).

quinzena

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, dated, _, in North America) A period of 2 weeks.

quinzenal

Every two weeks.

quinzenalment

once in a fortnight; once every two weeks

quiosc

A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.

quiròfan

A room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations.

quiropràctic

A health-care practitioner who specializes in chiropractic.

quirúrgicament

Relating to surgery; by means of surgery.