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Catalan to English for English Speakers

2012-01

Catalan-English dictionary: 16540 entries, 24504 translations, 1592 examples 557 usage

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a - abàsia

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farewell dinner? | Han acordat renunciar a l'ús d'armes

- They have agreed to renounce the use of arms

The preposition 'a' in these cases can be translated by a

number of different prepositions in English. Where the

Catalan verb translates into a transitive verb in English, the

'a' is not translated.

8 [després dels verbs atrevir-se, decidir-se i negar-

se] to | No s'atreveixen a presentar-se - They don't dare to

show up / they dare not show up | S'han decidit a comprar

el terreny - They've decided to buy the lot | Es nega a

ajudar-nos - He refuses to help us 9 [a + infinitiu] to | No

hi ha res a fer - There's nothing to do | Això no té res a

veure amb el que deia - This doesn't have anything to do

with what he was saying | Vols aprendre a fer pàgines web?

- Do you want to learn to make web pages? | Fa una hora ha

començat a ploure - It started to rain an hour ago

Exception: 'tornar + a + verb' is translated by 'verb + again'

(e.g. Aquestes nevades poden tornar a tancar les carreteres

> These snowstorms might close the highways again).

ababol noun m (red) poppy

àbac noun m abacus

abacà noun m Manila hemp

abacial adjective abbatial / abbey | Església abacial

- Abbey church

abadejo noun m pollock

abadessa noun f abbess

abadia noun f abbey

abaixament noun m lowering

abaixar verb to lower expression abaixar la guàrdia to let

your guard down

abalançar-se verb 1 to rush towards (someone) / to

hurl yourself at (someone) / to hurtle towards

(someone) / to charge (a group of people) / to rush

(a group of people) / to jump on (someone) 2 to

lean on

abandó noun 1 m abandonment / neglect 2 m

withdrawal / retirement

abandonament noun abandonment

abandonar verb 1 to leave 2 to abandon 3 to give up

4 to pull out

abandonat adjective abandoned / neglected / deserted

abans adverb before expression abans d'ahir the day

before yesterday expression abans que rather than

expression abans que res 1 first off / firstly 2 above all

abaratiment noun m lowering / reduction (of prices /

costs / expenses)

abaratir verb to reduce / to lower (prices / costs /

expenses)

abarrotar verb to pack / to fill / to cram

abàsia noun f abasia

a preposition 1 [amb un verb de moviment] to / into

| Anem a la platja? - Shall we go to the beach? | Aquesta

nit anirem amb cotxe a Tortosa - We're driving to Tortosa

tonight | Pugem al pis? - Shall we go up to my apartment?

| Els hem llençat al carrer - We threw them into the street 2

[situació, presència - o sentits afins] in / on / at | No

ha plogut a Platja d'Aro - It hasn't rained in Platja d'Aro

| El meu anorac no és a l'armari - My parka isn't in the

closet | Són al ball? - Are they at the dance? | Ens trobarem

a l'estació de tren - We're meeting at the train station | Ho

he llegit al diari - I read it in the (news)paper 3 [temps en

què s'esdevé una cosa] at / on / in | Hem quedat a les

sis - We're meeting at six | Havíem de ser-hi el dia deu - We

were supposed to be there on the tenth | A l'estiu sempre

anem a la muntanya - We always go to the mountains in

summer | No tenim prou diners per a arribar a finals de

mes - We don't have enough money to get to the end of the

month 4 [davant el complement indirecte, indicant el

beneficiari o destinatari d'una acció] to | Q aui vas

enviar el paquet? - Who did you send the package to?

| Encara no ha explicat als alumnes el procés - He hasn't

explained the process to the students yet | Ella ha ensenyat a

tothom la carta que va rebre - She has shown everybody the

letter she received | T'estimo a tu, no a ella - I love you, not

her | Es visiten l'un a l'altre - THey visit each other

Sometimes the Catalan preposition 'a' can precede a direct

object. In these cases, the preposition is not translated in

English (see last two examples).

5 [després dels verbs comprar i robar] from | Vam

comprar el cotxe al concessionari del pare d'en Tomàs

- We bought our car from Tomas's father's car dealership

| Van robar els diners a la meva dona - They stole the

money from my wife 6 [expressa el terme de l'acció

verbal i va davant un substantiu] to | No puc

acostumar-me a la calor - I can't get used to the heat | Els

cursos es limiten als estudiants de més de divuit anys - The

courses are limited to students over eighteen years of age | Es

limita a fer allò que li manen - He confines himself to doing

whatever they order him to

Where the prepositional complement is an infinitive, 'a +

infinitive' is translated by 'to + gerund'.

7 [altres verbs + a] for | S'assembla al teu sogre - He

looks like your father-in-law | Penses assistir al sopar de

comiat d'en Pere? - Are you planning to attend Pere's

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abast - absort

abast noun m reach / extent expression a l'abast within

reach expression donar l'abast to manage | No dono l'abast

(tinc massa coses per fer i no puc fer-les totes) - I can't

manage (I have too many things to do and can't do them all)

| Com t'ho fas per donar l'abast?(Com aconsegueixes fer

tanta feina?) - How do you manage? (How do you get so

much work done?)

This expression is used mainly in negative sentences and

questions. The expression is sometimes used with the

preposition 'a' (donar a l'abast) by native speakers, but it is

not recommended that learners copy this practise as it is not

accepted by normative dictionaries.

abastar verb 1 to reach 2 to supply

abat noun m abbot

abatedor noun m / f logger / wood(s)man /

lumberjack

abatible adjective folding

abatre verb to knock down / to shoot down

abecedari noun 1 m alphabet 2 m alphabet book /

alphabet chart

abdicació noun f abdication

abdicar verb to abdicate

abdomen noun m abdomen

abdominal adjective abdominal expression músculs

abdominals abdominals / abs

abductor noun [body] m abductor expression múscul

abductor m abductor muscle

abegot noun m drone

'Abegot' means 'drone' in the sense 'male bee'

abella noun f bee

abellot noun m drone

'Abellot' means 'drone' in the sense 'male bee'

aberració noun aberration

aberrant adjective aberrant

abeurada noun f grout

abeurador noun m trough

abisme noun m abyss / chasm

ablació noun f ablation

ablució noun f ablutions

abocador noun m (rubbish) tip / dump

abocar verb to tip / to dump

abolició noun f abolition | L'abolició de l'esclavitud

- The abolition of slavery

abolicionista noun m / f abolitionist

abolir verb to abolish

abominable adjective abominable

abominació noun f abomination

abominar verb to detest / to loathe

abonament noun 1 m subscription 2 m membership

| Abonament familiar - Family membership | Abonament

anual - Annual membership 3 m season ticket

abonar verb to subscribe

aborrallonament noun m pilling

aborrallonar-se verb to pill / to bobble (Br.)

(colloq)

abordar verb to tackle

'Abordar' means 'to tackle' in the sense 'to tackle a problem /

topic'

aborigen noun m / f aborigine adjective aboriginal

abraçada noun f hug expression una abraçada [Josep]

love [Josep]

abraçar verb 1 to embrace / to hug 2 to include / to

cover

abrasiu adjective abrasive

abreujar verb to shorten / to abbreviate

abreviació noun f abbreviation

abreviatura noun f abbreviation

abric noun m coat

abrigar verb 1 to wrap up warm / to bundle up 2 to

wrap up warm

abril noun m April

abrillantament noun 1 m glazing 2 m polishing

abrillantar verb 1 to polish 2 to glaze

abrogació noun f abrogation

abrogar verb to abrogate

abrucès noun m / f (person / people) from Abruzzo

adjective relating to Abruzzo or its people

abrupte adjective 1 rugged / bumpy 2 abrupt / sudden

abscés noun m abscess

absència noun f absence

absent adjective absent / missing

absenta noun f absinthe / absinth

absentisme noun m absenteeism expression absentisme

escolar m truancy

absoldre verb to absolve

absolució noun f acquittal

absolut adjective absolute / complete

absolutament adverb absolutely / completely

absolutisme noun m absolutism

absolutista adjective absolutist noun m / f absolutist

absorbència noun f absorbency

absorbent adjective absorbent

absorbidor adjective absorber noun m absorber

absorbir verb to absorb

absorció noun 1 f absorption 2 f takeover

absort adjective 1 engrossed 2 lost | Absort en els seus

pensaments - Lost in his thoughts

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abstemi - accessibilitat

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abstemi adjective teetotal noun m / f teetotaller (Br.) /

teetotaler (Am.)

abstenció noun f abstention

abstenir-se verb (~ de +infinitiu) to abstain (from

V+ing) / to refrain (from + Ving)

abstinència noun f abstinence expression síndrome

d'abstinència f withdrawal symptoms

abstinent adjective abstinent

abstracció noun f abstraction

abstracte adjective abstract

abstraure verb abstract

This verb is also spelled 'abstreure'

abstret adjective 1 absorbed / engrossed / abstracted 2

absent minded

abstretament adverb absently / abstractedly

abstreure verb abstract

This verb is also spelled 'abstraure'

absurd adjective absurd / preposterous

absurdament adverb absurdly

absurditat noun f absurdity

abúlic adjective 1 abulic

'Abulic' means 'suffering from an inability to act or make

decisions / a loss of will-power'.

2 listless / apathetic / lethargic

abundància noun 1 f abundance 2 f affluence /

wealth expression abundància natural f natural

abundance expression en abundància in abundance

abundant adjective 1 abundant / plentiful 2 heavy

(Rain, snow..)

abundantment adverb abundantly

abundar verb to abound / to be plentiful

abundós adjective abundant / plentiful

abús noun m abuse expression abús de drogues m drug

abuse expression abús de substàncies m substance abuse

expression abús sexual m sexual abuse

abusar verb 1 to abuse 2 to take advantage (of

someone)

abusiu adjective abusive

abusivament adverb abusively

aC (abans de Crist) BC (before Christ)

acabador noun m / f currier / finisher

acaballes noun f end / final moments expression a les

acaballes de at the end of

acabament noun 1 m end 2 m finish | Acabament antic

- Antique finish 3 m finishing | Acabament a pistola

- Spray finishing

acabar verb 1 to end / to finish 2 (~ primer, segon,

últim) to finish 3 to end up / to wind up | Acabaràs a

la presó - You'll end up (o wind up) in prison | Acabaré

anant amb cotxe - I'll end up going by car (o driving) 4 (~

en) to end in 5 (~ per) to end up / to wind up 6 to

finish (off) 7 to finish off 8 to run out 9 (~ de +

infinitiu) to have just (+ participle) 10 (~ de +

infinitiu) to finish (+ gerund) | No ha acabat de vestir-

se - He hasn't finished dressing 11 (no ~ de) to not

manage to / to not be able to | No acabo de veure una

solució. - I can't see a solution

acaçar verb to hassle / to harrass / to chase after

acadèmia noun 1 f school 2 f academy

acadèmic adjective academic expression curs (or any)

acadèmic m academic year

acadià noun m / f Acadian adjective Acadian

acalàsia noun f achalasia

acampada noun f camping

acampador noun m / f camper

acampar verb to camp

acaparar verb 1 to monopolize (Am.) / to

monopolise (Br.) 2 to hoard / to corner / to buy up

expression acaparar l'atenció de to hold (somebody's)

attention

acarament noun m confrontation

acarar verb to face / to confront

acariciar verb 1 to stroke 2 to caress / to fondle

acaricida noun f acaricide / miticide

acarnani noun m / f Acarnanian adjective Acarnanian

acatament noun 1 m compliance | Els candidats hauran

de prometre acatament a la Constitució - Candidates must

promise to comply with the Constitution 2 m reverence

acatar verb 1 to obey / to comply with

'Acatar' (una llei / unes normes / un acord / una resolució /

una sentència etc.)

2 to revere

accadi noun m / f Akkadian adjective Akkadian

accedir verb 1 to access / to enter 2 to be accepted /

admitted

acceleració noun f acceleration

acceleradament adverb quickly / rapidly

accelerador noun 1 m accelerator 2 m booster

accelerar verb to accelerate / to speed up

acceleròmetre noun m accelerometer

accent noun m accent

accentuació noun f accentuation

accentuar verb accentuate

accepció noun f meaning

acceptabilitat noun f acceptability

acceptable adjective acceptable

acceptació noun 1 f acceptance 2 f admission

acceptar verb to accept

accés noun 1 m access 2 m bout / attack 3 m fit

accessibilitat noun f accessibility

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accessible - àcrata

accessible adjective accessible

accessori noun 1 m accessory 2 m (cinema / teatre)

prop

accident noun m accident expression accident de trànsit m

traffic accident

accidental adjective 1 accidental 2 acting | L'alcalde

accidental - The acting mayor

accidentalment adverb accidentally

acció noun 1 f action 2 f share

accionar verb 1 to drive 2 to work / to operate

accionista noun m / f shareholder / stockholder

acer noun m steel expression acer inoxidable m stainless

steel

acèrrim adjective strong / staunch

acetat noun m acetate

acetificació noun f acetification

acetona noun f acetone

ací adverb here

àcid noun m acid adjective acidic expression àcid gras m fatty

acid expression àcid linoleic m linoleic acid expression àcid

malic m malic acid expression àcid úric m uric acid

acidesa noun f acidity

acidificació noun f acidification

acidosi noun f acidosis expression acidosi làctica f lactic

acidosis expression acidosi metabòlica f metabolic

acidosis expression acidosi respiratòria f respiratory

acidosis

acinèsia noun f akinesia

aclamació noun f acclaim

aclamar verb to acclaim / to applaud / to praise

aclaparador adjective overwhelming / massive

aclaparadorament adverb overwhelmingly

aclaparar verb 1 to squash / to crush / to flatten 2 to

overwhelm

aclaparat adjective speechless

aclariment noun m clarification

aclarir verb 1 to clear up / to clarify / to shed some

light on / to explain 2 to clear up

aclimatació noun f acclimatization

aclimatar-se verb to acclimatize (Am.) / to

acclimatise (Br.)

aclucalls noun mpl blinkers (Br.) / blinders (Am.)

aclucar verb to shut (your eyes)

acne noun m acne

acoblador noun m coupler

acoblar verb 1 to connect / to join / to fit together /

to couple 2 to dock

acòlia noun f acholia

acòlit noun m / f acolyte

acollida noun f welcome

acollidor adjective welcoming

acollir verb 1 to receive / to welcome / to accept 2 to

take in

acollonir verb 1 to intimidate / to frighten 2 to

chicken out / to lose your bottle

acolorir verb to colour (in) (Br.) / to color (in)

(Am.)

acomboiar verb 1 to escort / to convoy 2 to comfort

/ to protect

acomiadament noun 1 m sacking / dismissal / firing

2 m laying off

acomiadar verb 1 to sack / to get rid of / to fire / to

dismiss 2 to lay off 3 to say goodbye to someone /

to wave someone off / to see someone off

acomodador noun m / f usher

acompanyament noun 1 m escort 2 m

accompaniment

acompanyar verb to accompany

acomplir verb 1 to accomplish 2 to fulfil

aconseguir verb 1 to achieve / to manage 2 to obtain

/ to get hold of

aconsellable adjective advisable

aconsellar verb to advise

acord noun 1 m agreement / settlement / accord 2 m

chord expression acord extrajudicial m out-of-court

settlement expression estar d'acord to agree / to be in

agreement expression posar-se d'acord to agree / to

reach an agreement / to come to an agreement

exclamation d'acord OK! / agreed!

acordar verb to agree

acordió noun f accordion

acordionista noun m / f accordionist / accordion

player

acordonar verb to cordon (something) off

acostar verb 1 to bring something closer 2 to

approach / to get closer / to get close to

acostumar verb 1 to usually (do something) 2 to get

(somebody) used to (something) / to get

(somebody) accustomed to (something) 3 to get (o

become) used to / to get (o become) accustomed to

acostumat adjective used to / accustomed to

acotxador noun m / f person (most often a small child)

who forms part of the penultimate level of a human

castle ('castell'), crouched down, on top of whom

an even smaller person climbs to complete the

castle

acovardir verb 1 to intimidate / to frighten 2 to

chicken out / to lose your bottle

àcrata adjective 1 anarchic / anarchical 2 anarchistic noun

m / f anarchist

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