Catalan–English dictionary

reformar

(idiomatic) To renovate or to convert to a different use, particularly houses, offices, or rooms within them.

reformista

(political) Advocating reform of an institution or body.

refracció

(physics) The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.

refredat

(countable, pathology) A common, usually harmless, usually viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.

refrenar

(transitive) To restrain; to control; to check.

refrescant

Causing cold.

refrescar

(transitive) To renew or revitalize.

refrigeri

A light meal.

refugi

(countable) Any place of shelter.

refugiada

(attributive, also, figurative) A person seeking refuge (as for shelter or protection), especially in a foreign country, out of fear or prospect of political, religious persecution, war, natural disaster, etc. [from 1680s]

refugiar

(transitive) To provide a harbor or safe place for.

refugiat

(attributive, also, figurative) A person seeking refuge (as for shelter or protection), especially in a foreign country, out of fear or prospect of political, religious persecution, war, natural disaster, etc. [from 1680s]

refulgència

the quality of being refulgent; refulgency

refús

The act of refusing.

refús prohibit

(ice hockey) A minor violation of ice hockey rules, occurring when a player shoots the puck from his/her side of the red line so that it crosses the goal line on the opponent's side. A team playing short-handed is not penalized for this.

refusar

(transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.

refutar

To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.

rega

(chiefly, Britain) A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.

regal

Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.

regalar

(transitive) To give as a gift or donation.

regalèssia

Licorice in confectionery form.

regalim

(countable) A small amount of a liquid.

regalimar

(intransitive) to flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously.

reganyar

(ambitransitive) To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.

regar

(transitive) To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

regatejar

(basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.

regència

A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.

regent

One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. [from 15th c.]

regidor

A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.

regidora

In particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor.

règim

(medicine) Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation.

regiment

(military) A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units. [from 16th c.]

Reginald

A en given name, today more popular in the forms Reginald and Ronald. Modern use is partly transferred from the surname.

regió

(usually, capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).

regió salvatge

(uncountable) Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.

regional

Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or district.

regirar

(transitive) To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.

registre

The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.

regla

A regulation, law, guideline.

regle

A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings.

regna

A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child.

regnar

(intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.

regulador

A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.

regularitat

(uncountable) The condition or quality of being regular

regust

The persistence of the taste of something no longer present.

rehabilitació

The process of rehabilitating somebody or something.

rehabilitar

(transitive) To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc. [from 16th c.]

reial

Of, pertaining to, or suitable for royalty.

reialesa

A royal right or prerogative, such as the exploitation of a natural resource; the granting of such a right; payment received for such a right.

reialista

A monarchist (supporter of monarchy) or supporter of a particular royal régime.

reig

An edible mushroom, of species Amanita caesarea, with a distinctive orange cap.

reïna

A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.

Reinald

A en given name, today more popular in the forms Reginald and Ronald. Modern use is partly transferred from the surname.

reincidència

Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past.

reincident

Being a recidivist; inclined to revert to previous behaviours.

reincidir

(intransitive) To return to criminal behaviour; to relapse.

reinicialitzar

To set back to the initial state.

reintegració

The process of reintegrating.

reintroduir

(transitive) To introduce again.

Reis

A en given name.

Reis d'Orient

(Christianity) Chiefly preceded by the (three): the wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and sometimes named Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior, but the Bible does not state how many there were or their names).

reiteradament

Done several times or in repetition.

reixa de control

(electronics) The third (or higher) electrode of a vacuum tube (triode or higher).

reixat

A doorlike structure outside a house.

rejoveniment

The process of rendering young again.

relació

Connection or association; the condition of being related.

relacionar-se

(intransitive) To develop a rapport.

relacionat

Standing in relation or connection.

relat

An account of real or fictional events.

relatiu

Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.

relaxació

The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.

relaxant

A drug or other agent that promotes relaxation.

relaxar

(transitive, dated) To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open.

relaxar-se

(transitive) To relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down.

relaxat

(of a person) Calm, relaxed, casual and informal.

relé

(electronics) An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current. [from 19th c.]

religió

(uncountable) Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.

religiosament

In the manner of religion.

relinquir

(transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.

reliquiari

(religion) A container to hold or display religious relics.

rellegir

To read again.

relleix

A shelf on which articles may be laid.

relleus

(athletics) A track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish. The most common events are 4×100 meter and 4×400 meter competitions. [from 19th c.]

rellevància

The property or state of being relevant or pertinent.

rellevant

Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.

relligar

(transitive) To put together in a cover, as of books.

relliscada

A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.

relliscar

(ergative) To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.

relliscós

(dated) Smooth or slippery.

rellogar

(transitive, property law) To grant a sublease out of property held under a lease.

rellotge de sol

A device measuring the time of day by the position of a shadow cast by a pole or plate (gnomon) upon an engraved series of marks.

rellotge de sorra

A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.

rellotger

A craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains clocks.

rellotgera

A craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains clocks.

relluc

Something which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant.

reluctància

(physics) That property of a magnetic circuit analogous to resistance in an electric circuit.

rem

A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.

remada

The movement of an oar or paddle through water: either the cycle of movement as a whole, or the propelling phase (as opposed to the return); the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.

remant

The action of the verb to row.

remar

(transitive, or, intransitive, nautical) To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars.

remarcable

Worthy of remark; notable; interesting.

remediació

The act or process of remedying a situation.

remei

(broadly, countable) Any treatment or cure.

remeiar

(transitive) To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.

remeier

A person who treats diseases by means of medicinal herbs.

rememorar

To recall; to collect one's thoughts again, especially about past events.

remenada

An oscillating movement.

remenar

(intransitive) To hastily search for something in a confined space and among many items by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside; dig through carelessly.

remenar el cul

(slang, intransitive) To rotate the hips erotically.

remescla

(music) A rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various cosmetic changes.

remís

At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations.

remissió

A pardon of a sin; (chiefly, historical, also, figuratively) the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt.

remix

(music) A rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various cosmetic changes.

remodelar

To change the appearance, layout, or furnishings of.

rèmol

A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus.

rèmol empetxinat

Any of species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe.

remolatxa

Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.

remolc

A rope or cable used for towing heavy objects.

remolcador

(watercraft) A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels.

remolcar

(transitive) To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.

remolí

A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.

remordiment

A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.

remot

Far off (physically, logically or mentally).

remotament

At a distance, far away.

remoure

(transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.

remugador

Dissatisfied and irritable.

remugament

The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud.

remugar

(intransitive) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.

remuneració

(often in plural) An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.

remuntada

(sports) An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.

remuntar

(intransitive) To improve, increase, or speed up.

ren

(plural: reindeer) Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies.

renà

Pertaining to the Rhine river or region. [from 15th c.]

renaixement

A rebirth or revival.

renal

Pertaining to the kidneys.

renda

(insurance, pensions) A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.

renda bruta

Income generated before deducting expenses, taxes, insurance, etc.

rendició

An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.

rendiment

The extent to which a resource is used for the intended purpose.

rendir

(transitive) To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).

rendir-se

To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.

renegada

A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.

renegat

A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.

renegociar

(transitive) To negotiate new terms to replace old ones.

reni

A metallic chemical element (symbol Re) with an atomic number of 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal.

renill

The cry of a horse.

renom

A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.

renovació

The act of renewing.

renovar

(transitive) To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition. [from 14thc.]

rent

A single-celled fungus of a wide variety of taxonomic families.