# translation

lexentry: eng/ampere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ampere
trans_list: ampere
sense:
A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A


lexentry: eng/amphibian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphibian
trans_list: amfibi
sense:
An animal of the Amphibia; any vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.


lexentry: eng/amphibole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphibole
trans_list: amfíbol
sense:
(mineral) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium.


lexentry: eng/amphibrach__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amphibrach
trans_list: amfíbrac
sense:
(prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).


lexentry: eng/amphictyon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphictyon
trans_list: amfictió
sense:
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.


lexentry: eng/amphictyony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphictyony
trans_list: amfictionia
sense:
A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.


lexentry: eng/amphimacer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphimacer
trans_list: amfímacre
sense:
A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented or light syllable between two accented or heavy syllables; a cretic.


lexentry: eng/amphiprostyle__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphiprostyle
trans_list: amfipròstil
sense:
(architecture, chiefly, historical, of a, temple, or, edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.


lexentry: eng/amphisbaena__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphisbaena
trans_list: amfisbena
sense:
(mythological creature) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.


lexentry: eng/amphitheatre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphitheatre
trans_list: amfiteatre
sense:
An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design.


lexentry: eng/amphora__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphora
trans_list: àmfora
sense:
(chiefly, _, historical) A large vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil.


lexentry: eng/amplification__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: amplification
trans_list: amplificació
sense:
(organic chemistry) A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).


lexentry: eng/amplifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: amplifier
trans_list: amplificador
sense:
(electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.


lexentry: eng/amplitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amplitude
trans_list: amplitud
sense:
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.


lexentry: eng/amplitude_modulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amplitude modulation
trans_list: amplitud modulada | modulació de amplitud
sense:
(radio) A method of sending information by modifying (modulating) the intensity (amplitude) of a carrier wave.


lexentry: eng/amulet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amulet
trans_list: amulet | talismà
sense:
A religious article, protective charm, or ornament, usually bearing cultural or magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, or evil spirits.


lexentry: eng/amuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amuse
trans_list: divertir | distreure | entretenir
sense:
(transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions.


lexentry: eng/amygdala__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amygdala
trans_list: amígdala
sense:
(neuroanatomy) Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.


lexentry: eng/amygdalin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amygdalin
trans_list: amigdalina
sense:
(biochemistry) A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.


lexentry: eng/amyl_nitrite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amyl nitrite
trans_list: nitrit d'amil
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A yellowish volatile synthetic liquid C5H11NO2 of commercial amyl alcohol and nitrous acid that is used medicinally as a vasodilator. It is rapidly absorbed by the body on inhalation, and is sometimes used recreationally especially as an aphrodisiac.


lexentry: eng/amylase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amylase
trans_list: amilasa
sense:
(enzyme) Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva and also contributed to the gut by the exocrine pancreas, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.


lexentry: eng/amylene__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amylene
trans_list: amilè
sense:
A colorless, volatile, mobile liquid consisting of a mixture of different isomers of this hydrocarbon.


lexentry: eng/amylose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amylose
trans_list: amilosa
sense:
(carbohydrate) The soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose.


lexentry: eng/amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
trans_list: esclerosi lateral amiotròfica
sense:
(neurology, pathology) A chronic, progressive disease characterized by degeneration of the central nervous system and the loss of voluntary muscle control.


lexentry: eng/an_arm_and_a_leg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: an arm and a leg
trans_list: colló de mico
sense:
(idiomatic, hyperbole) Usually used after the verb cost, but also often charge, pay, and spend: a very high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price


lexentry: eng/an_eye_for_an_eye,_a_tooth_for_a_tooth__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
trans_list: ull per ull, dent per dent
sense:
(idiomatic) compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.


lexentry: eng/anabiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anabiosis
trans_list: anabiosi
sense:
(biology) A state of suspended animation, especially during extreme drought; the act of recovering from this state.


lexentry: eng/anachronism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anachronism
trans_list: anacronisme
sense:
A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/anachronism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anachronism
trans_list: anacronisme
sense:
A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/anachronistic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anachronistic
trans_list: anacrònic
sense:
Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.


lexentry: eng/anaconda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anaconda
trans_list: anaconda
sense:
(countable) Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/anacreontic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anacreontic
trans_list: anacreòntic
sense:
(prosody) Pertaining to the style of the Greek poet Anacreon, who wrote of wine and love; (specifically) designating a metre based on an anaclastic ionic dimeter. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/anadiplosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anadiplosis
trans_list: anadiplosi
sense:
(figure of speech) A figure of speech in which a word or phrase used at the end of a clause or expression is repeated near the beginning of the next clause or expression.


lexentry: eng/anadromous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anadromous
trans_list: anàdrom
sense:
(botany) Of a fern: in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.


lexentry: eng/anaglyph__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anaglyph
trans_list: anàglif
sense:
A matched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed using spectacles that have usually one red and one bluish-green lens, corresponding to the colors of the pairs of images.


lexentry: eng/anal-retentive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anal-retentive
trans_list: civil
sense:
(psychology, Freudian) Preoccupied with achieving perfection, order and control and with collecting, possessing, and retaining objects.


lexentry: eng/anal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anal
trans_list: anal
sense:
(psychoanalysis) Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/anal_fissure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anal fissure
trans_list: fissura anal
sense:
(disease) A break or tear in the skin of the anal canal, resulting in bleeding and occasionally pain on defecation.


lexentry: eng/anal_gland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anal gland
trans_list: glàndula anal
sense:
(anatomy) A small paired sebaceous gland found near the anus in many mammals, secreting a liquid that is used for identification of members within the species.


lexentry: eng/anal_sex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anal sex
trans_list: sexe anal
sense:
A sexual activity involving stimulation of a sexual partner's anus or rectum, especially by penetration with a penis or other object.


lexentry: eng/analcime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analcime
trans_list: analcima
sense:
(mineral) A sodium aluminosilicate with a chemical formula NaAlSi2O6·H2O, having a zeolite structure, found in alkaline basalts.


lexentry: eng/analemma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analemma
trans_list: analema
sense:
A figure-eight curve that results when the Sun's position in the sky is plotted out over the year at the same hour of mean solar time every day. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/analgesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: analgesia
trans_list: analgèsia | anàlgia
sense:
(medicine) A process of temporarily reducing the ability to feel pain; the provision of this service.


lexentry: eng/analgesic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analgesic
trans_list: analgèsic
sense:
(pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)


lexentry: eng/analog__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analog
trans_list: analògic
sense:
(of a device or system) In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial).


lexentry: eng/analog__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: analog
trans_list: anàleg
sense:
(chemistry) A structural derivative of a parent compound that differs from it by only one or a few atoms or substituent groups; (usually, especially) such a molecule that retains most of the same chemical properties.


lexentry: eng/analogous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analogous
trans_list: anàleg
sense:
Having analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)


lexentry: eng/analogy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analogy
trans_list: analogia
sense:
A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.


lexentry: eng/analphabet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analphabet
trans_list: analfabet | analfabeta
sense:
A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analysis
trans_list: anàlisi
sense:
(countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).


lexentry: eng/analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: analysis
trans_list: anàlisi matemàtica | anàlisi
sense:
(uncountable, mathematics) A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside algebra) which developed out of the calculus, concerned with the behavior of functions, sequences, series, limits, metric spaces, measures and more.


lexentry: eng/analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: analysis
trans_list: anàlisi
sense:
(countable, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry) The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.


lexentry: eng/analytic_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analytic geometry
trans_list: geometria analítica
sense:
(geometry) The subbranch of geometry that investigates geometrical figures via the mathematical properties of their representations in a coordinate system.


lexentry: eng/analyze__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: analyze
trans_list: analitzar
sense:
(transitive) To examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyze a fossil substance, to analyze a sentence or a word, or to analyze an action to ascertain its morality.


lexentry: eng/anamorph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anamorph
trans_list: anamorf
sense:
(biology) The asexual reproductive form in the life cycle of any fungus of the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota.


lexentry: eng/anamorphosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anamorphosis
trans_list: anamorfosi
sense:
A distorted image of an object that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror.


lexentry: eng/anapest__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anapest
trans_list: anapest
sense:
(prosody) In quantitative meter, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short, then one long.


lexentry: eng/anaphase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anaphase
trans_list: anafase
sense:
(cytology) The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate, the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.


lexentry: eng/anaphora__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anaphora
trans_list: anàfora
sense:
(figure of speech) The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.


lexentry: eng/anaphylactic_shock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anaphylactic shock
trans_list: anafilaxi
sense:
A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, constricting the trachea and causing generalized vasodilation.


lexentry: eng/anarchism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anarchism
trans_list: anarquisme
sense:
(by extension) A political and philosophical belief that proposes the establishment of a stateless society as well as the abolition of authority and hierarchy in most or all forms.


lexentry: eng/anarchist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anarchist
trans_list: anarquista | àcrata
sense:
One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.


lexentry: eng/anarcho-capitalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anarcho-capitalism
trans_list: anarcocapitalisme
sense:
(politics, economics) A political and economic philosophy that advocates the elimination of the state and other coercive institutions in favour of individual self-ownership, voluntary society, and free market.


lexentry: eng/anarcho-communism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anarcho-communism
trans_list: anarcocomunisme
sense:
(politics, economics) A form of anarchism advocating the abolition of the state and capitalism in favor of a horizontal network of voluntary associations through which people would satisfy their needs.


lexentry: eng/anarcho-syndicalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anarcho-syndicalism
trans_list: anarcosindicalisme
sense:
A branch or field of anarchism that focuses on the abolition of capitalism through the organization of revolutionary worker syndicates.


lexentry: eng/anastomosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: anastomosis
trans_list: anastomosi
sense:
(surgery) The surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood vessels, bowels or other channels.


lexentry: eng/anathema__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anathema
trans_list: anatema
sense:
(ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/anatomical_snuffbox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anatomical snuffbox
trans_list: tabaquera anatòmica
sense:
(anatomy) A triangular deepening on the radial, dorsal aspect of the hand, bounded by extensor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis.


lexentry: eng/anatomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anatomy
trans_list: anatomia
sense:
The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.


lexentry: eng/ancestor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ancestor
trans_list: avantpassat | antecessor | ancestre
sense:
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.


lexentry: eng/anchor__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: anchor
trans_list: àncora | enllaç
sense:
Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.


lexentry: eng/anchor_buoy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anchor buoy
trans_list: gaiatell
sense:
(nautical) A small buoy, usually painted a distinctive color, attached to an anchor by a light line and used to indicate the location of the anchor on the bottom.


lexentry: eng/anchorman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anchorman
trans_list: presentador
sense:
(television, radio) The main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the broadcast of news.


lexentry: eng/anchovy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anchovy
trans_list: anxova | seitó
sense:
Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in sixteen genera, those of the genus Engraulis being widely sold as food.


lexentry: eng/ancient__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ancient
trans_list: antic
sense:
Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.


lexentry: eng/ancient_history__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ancient history
trans_list: Edat antiga
sense:
A period of history generally seen as occurring before the Middle Ages, that is, before the fall of the Roman Empire. Includes Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.


lexentry: eng/and__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: and
trans_list: i
sense:
(now, colloquial, or, literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.


lexentry: eng/and__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: and
trans_list: i
sense:
Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (now dated); connecting shillings to pence in a monetary quantity (now historical); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often omitted in US); to connect fractions to wholes. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/andalusite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andalusite
trans_list: andalusita
sense:
(mineral) An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al2SiO5, which can be cut into a gem and displays strong pleochroism, shifting between red, green, and yellow.


lexentry: eng/andesine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andesine
trans_list: andesina
sense:
(mineral) Sodium calcium aluminum silicate, (Na_xCa_xAlSi_3O_8), a plagioclase feldspar, the third member of the albite-anorthite solid solution series. Found in fine-grained andesite lavas; crystals are rarely seen.


lexentry: eng/andesite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andesite
trans_list: andesita
sense:
(geology) Any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.


lexentry: eng/andiron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andiron
trans_list: capfoguer
sense:
(usually, in plural) A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side


lexentry: eng/androgen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: androgen
trans_list: androgen
sense:
(steroid hormone) Any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.


lexentry: eng/androgynous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: androgynous
trans_list: androgin
sense:
(computer hardware) Of a connector or docking port, able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.


lexentry: eng/andrology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andrology
trans_list: andrologia
sense:
(medicine) The branch of medicine concerned with male diseases, especially those affecting the male reproductive system.


lexentry: eng/andropause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andropause
trans_list: andropausa
sense:
(medicine, endocrinology) The male equivalent of the menopause in women; characterized by a decline in libido and overall energy.


lexentry: eng/androsterone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: androsterone
trans_list: androsterona
sense:
(steroid hormone) An androgenic hormone, excreted in the urine, somewhat less active than testosterone.


lexentry: eng/anecdote__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anecdote
trans_list: anècdota
sense:
An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.


lexentry: eng/anemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anemia
trans_list: anèmia
sense:
(American spelling, uncountable, pathology) A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.


lexentry: eng/anemoscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anemoscope
trans_list: anemoscopi
sense:
An instrument that shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane or weathercock. Formerly, it used to apply to a device consisting of a vane above, connected to the inside of a building with a dial or index to show the wind direction, but today there are many varieties.


lexentry: eng/aneroid_barometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aneroid barometer
trans_list: aneroide
sense:
A barometer in which variations in pressure are measured using a partially evacuated capsule whose sides move in and out.


lexentry: eng/anesthesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anesthesia
trans_list: anestèsia
sense:
(medicine, American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.


lexentry: eng/anesthesiologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anesthesiologist
trans_list: anestesiòleg
sense:
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.


lexentry: eng/anesthetic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anesthetic
trans_list: anestèsic
sense:
(American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.


lexentry: eng/anesthetize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anesthetize
trans_list: anestesiar
sense:
(transitive) To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.


lexentry: eng/aneurysm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aneurysm
trans_list: aneurisma
sense:
(pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.


lexentry: eng/angel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angel
trans_list: àngel
sense:
An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other divine entity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure in flowing robes.


lexentry: eng/angel_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angel shark
trans_list: angelot | escat | àngel
sense:
A member of the unusual genus Squatina of sharks with flattened bodies and broad pectoral fins resembling skates or rays. There are approximately 16 known species, which are the only members of their taxonomic genus, family and order. They occur worldwide in temperate and tropical seas.


lexentry: eng/angelic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angelic
trans_list: angèlic | angelical
sense:
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.


lexentry: eng/angelica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angelica
trans_list: angèlica
sense:
A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).


lexentry: eng/angelology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angelology
trans_list: angelologia
sense:
The study of angels. Angels have been grouped into nine categories or “choirs,” from lowest to highest: angel, virtue, archangel, power, principality, dominion, throne, cherub, and seraph.


lexentry: eng/anger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anger
trans_list: ira | còlera | ràbia | enfat | enuig
sense:
A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned.


lexentry: eng/angina__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: angina
trans_list: angina
sense:
(medicine, dated) An inflammatory infection of the throat, especially quinsy; any sore throat, with or without tooth and gum involvement.


lexentry: eng/angiogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angiogram
trans_list: angiografia
sense:
(medicine) An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium.


lexentry: eng/angiography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angiography
trans_list: angiografia
sense:
(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.


lexentry: eng/angioplasty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angioplasty
trans_list: angioplàstia
sense:
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.


lexentry: eng/angiosperm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angiosperm
trans_list: angiosperma
sense:
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.


lexentry: eng/angiotensin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angiotensin
trans_list: angiotensina
sense:
(hormone) Any of several polypeptides that narrow blood vessels and thus regulate arterial pressure.


lexentry: eng/angklung__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angklung
trans_list: angklung
sense:
A percussion instrument, originally from Indonesia, made of two or more bamboo tubes attached to a bamboo frame, which is shaken.


lexentry: eng/angle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angle
trans_list: angle
sense:
(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).


lexentry: eng/angle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: angle
trans_list: angle
sense:
(geometry) The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.


lexentry: eng/angle_bracket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angle bracket
trans_list: clau angular | claudàtor angular
sense:
(terminology) Either of a pair of symbols, 〈 〉, used to enclose the name of the domain in which a concept and a term is used.


lexentry: eng/angle_bracket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angle bracket
trans_list: clau angular | claudàtor angular
sense:
(typography, mathematics) Either of a pair of symbols, ⟨ ⟩, used to enclose text in various technical contexts, and in mathematical formulas to denote an interval, a continuous parameter or an inner product.


lexentry: eng/angle_grinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angle grinder
trans_list: esmoladora angular
sense:
A usually hand-held grinder which uses a pair of internal gears to place the rotational axis of the grinding or cutting wheel perpendicular to that of the driving motor.


lexentry: eng/anglerfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anglerfish
trans_list: rap
sense:
Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.


lexentry: eng/angstrom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angstrom
trans_list: àngstrom
sense:
(physics, metrology) A unit of length equal to 10−10 meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.


lexentry: eng/angular_mil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angular mil
trans_list: mil·lèsim
sense:
(military) A unit of angular measurement equal to 1/6400 of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (~0,98 m). Also 1/6000 and 1/6300 are used in other countries.


lexentry: eng/angular_momentum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angular momentum
trans_list: moment angular | moment cinètic
sense:
(physics) The vector product that describes the rotary inertia of a system about an axis and is conserved in a closed system. For an isolated rigid body, it is a measure of the extent to which an object will continue to rotate in the absence of an applied torque.


lexentry: eng/angular_velocity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angular velocity
trans_list: velocitat angular
sense:
(mathematics, physics) The angle turned, per unit time, by a body rotating about an axis; the rate of rotation through an angle.


lexentry: eng/angélique__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angélique
trans_list: angelical
sense:
A plucked bowl lute with two necks and most often sixteen strings, played in the manner of a harp, and popular in Baroque Europe.


lexentry: eng/anhedonia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anhedonia
trans_list: anhedonisme
sense:
(symptom, psychiatry) The inability to feel pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable, such as exercise, hobbies, music, sexual activities or social interactions.


lexentry: eng/anhydride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anhydride
trans_list: anhídrid
sense:
(chemistry) Any compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water molecule, especially acid anhydrides.


lexentry: eng/aniline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aniline
trans_list: anilina
sense:
(organic compound) The simplest aromatic amine, C6H5NH2, synthesized by the reduction of nitrobenzene; it is a colourless oily basic poisonous liquid used in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals.


lexentry: eng/animal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animal
trans_list: animal | bèstia
sense:
(science) Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants).


lexentry: eng/animal_husbandry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animal husbandry
trans_list: ramaderia
sense:
The management and care of farm animals by humans for profit, in which genetic qualities and behaviour, considered to be advantageous to humans, are further developed.


lexentry: eng/animal_rights__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animal rights
trans_list: drets dels animals
sense:
Certain fundamental rights that animals are entitled to, such as the right to be spared undue suffering.


lexentry: eng/animated_cartoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animated cartoon
trans_list: animació
sense:
Any of several types of film / movie, the frames of which are drawn by hand in order to give a sense of movement when projected in rapid sequence.


lexentry: eng/animation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: animation
trans_list: animació
sense:
(animation, in the sense of a cartoon) A sequence of still drawings or inanimate objects displayed in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement in motion pictures or computer graphics; the object (film, computer game, etc.) produced


lexentry: eng/anime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anime
trans_list: anime
sense:
(uncountable) An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries.


lexentry: eng/anise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anise
trans_list: anís | matafaluga
sense:
An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.


lexentry: eng/aniseed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aniseed
trans_list: anís
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) The seed-like fruit of the anise, used in baking and in the flavouring of liqueurs such as ouzo.


lexentry: eng/anisotropic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anisotropic
trans_list: anisòtrop
sense:
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.


lexentry: eng/ankerite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ankerite
trans_list: ankerita
sense:
(mineral) Any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals, principally of calcium with iron, magnesium and manganese.


lexentry: eng/ankh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ankh
trans_list: ankh | creu ansada
sense:
A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept.


lexentry: eng/ankle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ankle
trans_list: turmell
sense:
The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.


lexentry: eng/anklebone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anklebone
trans_list: astràgal | taba
sense:
The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.


lexentry: eng/ankylosaurus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ankylosaurus
trans_list: anquilosaure
sense:
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.


lexentry: eng/annals__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annals
trans_list: annals
sense:
A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened.


lexentry: eng/annatto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annatto
trans_list: bixa
sense:
(countable) A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.


lexentry: eng/annatto__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: annatto
trans_list: annato | arxiota
sense:
(uncountable) A fugitive orange-red dye obtained from this seed and fruit pulp through maceration and fermentation, used as textile dye and skin dye, containing bixin.


lexentry: eng/anneal__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anneal
trans_list: compensar
sense:
(metallurgy) To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.


lexentry: eng/annelid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annelid
trans_list: anèl·lid
sense:
Any of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech.


lexentry: eng/annihilator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: annihilator
trans_list: anul·lador
sense:
(commutative algebra, of an element (or subset) of an R-module M) That ideal of R whose elements yield zero when multiplied by the given element (or; by the elements of the given subset) of M.


lexentry: eng/annihilator_method__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annihilator method
trans_list: mètode del anul·lador
sense:
(analysis) A procedure used to find a particular solution to certain types of inhomogeneous ordinary differential equations.


lexentry: eng/anniversary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anniversary
trans_list: aniversari
sense:
A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.


lexentry: eng/annoy__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annoy
trans_list: molestar
sense:
(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.


lexentry: eng/annual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: annual
trans_list: anyal | anual | annu
sense:
Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.


lexentry: eng/annual__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annual
trans_list: anuari
sense:
An annual publication; a book, periodical, journal, report, comic book, yearbook, etc., which is published serially once a year, which may or may not be in addition to regular weekly or monthly publication.


lexentry: eng/annual_leave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annual leave
trans_list: vacances
sense:
(workplace) Amount of time expressed as the number of days per year that an employee is entitled to be away from work.


lexentry: eng/annuity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annuity
trans_list: pensió | renda
sense:
(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.


lexentry: eng/annular_eclipse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annular eclipse
trans_list: eclipsi anular
sense:
(astronomy) a solar eclipse in which the thin outer disk of the sun can be seen as a ring around the moon


lexentry: eng/annulment__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: annulment
trans_list: anul·lació
sense:
(legal, Catholicism) A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.


lexentry: eng/annulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: annulus
trans_list: anell | corona circular
sense:
(botany) A structure surrounding a sporangium (or part of it) which shrinks and causes it to rupture for spore dispersal; specifically, in a fern: a structure around about two-thirds of the sporangium consisting of differentially thick-walled cells which dry and distort the sporangium; and in a moss: a complete ring of cells around the tip of the sporangium which dissolves to cause the tip to detach.


lexentry: eng/annulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: annulus
trans_list: corona circular
sense:
(topology) Any topological space homeomorphic to the region in a plane between two concentric circles of different radii.


lexentry: eng/anoa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anoa
trans_list: anoa
sense:
Either of two related species of small Indonesian water buffalo similar in appearance to deer; Bubalus quarlesi or Bubalus depressicornis.


lexentry: eng/anocracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anocracy
trans_list: anocràcia
sense:
(politics) A political system which is neither fully democratic nor fully autocratic, often being vulnerable to political instability.


lexentry: eng/anode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anode
trans_list: ànode
sense:
(electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).


lexentry: eng/anodontia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anodontia
trans_list: anodòncia
sense:
(dentistry, teratology) The congenital absence of some or all primary or permanent teeth, caused by a rare genetic disorder.


lexentry: eng/anodyne__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: anodyne
trans_list: anodí
sense:
(by extension) Noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/anoint__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anoint
trans_list: ungir
sense:
(transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.


lexentry: eng/anoint__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: anoint
trans_list: ungir
sense:
(transitive, historical) To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony.


lexentry: eng/anomer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anomer
trans_list: anòmer
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any diastereoisomer of a sugar or derivative differing in configuration only at C-1 of an aldose or C-2 of a ketose.


lexentry: eng/anon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anon
trans_list: nan
sense:
An anonymous person, traditionally especially a published author but now especially an internet rando.


lexentry: eng/anopheles__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anopheles
trans_list: anòfel
sense:
(entomology, loosely, also, attributive) A mosquito of the genus Anopheles, some insects of which transmit various parasites of the genus Plasmodium that are the cause of malaria.


lexentry: eng/anoscopy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anoscopy
trans_list: anoscòpia
sense:
(medicine) An examination using a small, rigid, tubular instrument called an anoscope which is inserted into the anal canal


lexentry: eng/another__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: another
trans_list: un altre
sense:
One more further, in addition to the quantity by then; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.


lexentry: eng/anoxia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anoxia
trans_list: anòxia
sense:
(ecology, pathology) A condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.


lexentry: eng/answer__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: answer
trans_list: resposta | contesta
sense:
(legal) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.


lexentry: eng/answer__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: answer
trans_list: respondre
sense:
To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.


lexentry: eng/answer__Verb__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: answer
trans_list: respondre
sense:
(obsolete) To be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.


lexentry: eng/ant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ant
trans_list: formiga
sense:
Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.


lexentry: eng/antacid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antacid
trans_list: antiàcid
sense:
An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/antagonist__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: antagonist
trans_list: antagonista
sense:
(biochemistry) A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of other agonist chemicals, such as endogenous chemical messengers.


lexentry: eng/antanaclasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antanaclasis
trans_list: antanàclasi
sense:
(rhetoric) The repeated use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time; a kind of paronomasia.


lexentry: eng/ante__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ante
trans_list: aposta
sense:
(poker) In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot, often before dealing all the cards.


lexentry: eng/anteater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anteater
trans_list: os formiguer | ós formiguer
sense:
Any of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues, including giant anteater and lesser anteater (also known as collared anteater).


lexentry: eng/antediluvian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antediluvian
trans_list: antediluvià
sense:
(biblical) Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or (by extension) to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies.


lexentry: eng/antefix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antefix
trans_list: antefixa
sense:
(architecture) The vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.


lexentry: eng/antelope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antelope
trans_list: antílop
sense:
Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.


lexentry: eng/antenna__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: antenna
trans_list: antena
sense:
An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.


lexentry: eng/anterior__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anterior
trans_list: anterior
sense:
(anatomy) Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.


lexentry: eng/anterior_chamber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anterior chamber
trans_list: cambra anterior
sense:
(anatomy, ophthalmology) A space inside the eye between the cornea and the iris, filled with aqueous humour.


lexentry: eng/anthelmintic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthelmintic
trans_list: antihelmíntic
sense:
(medicine) A drug for the treatment of worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by causing them to be expelled from the body.


lexentry: eng/antheridium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antheridium
trans_list: anteridi
sense:
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.


lexentry: eng/anthill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthill
trans_list: formiguer | termiter
sense:
A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests.


lexentry: eng/anthocyanin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthocyanin
trans_list: antocianina
sense:
(botany, organic chemistry) Any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments related to the flavonoids (more noticeable in autumn after the chlorophyll decomposes)


lexentry: eng/anthology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthology
trans_list: antologia
sense:
A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.


lexentry: eng/anthracene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthracene
trans_list: antracè
sense:
(organic compound) A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (an acene containing three fused rings) obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of wood preservatives, insecticides and the dye alizarin; it is isomeric with phenanthrene.


lexentry: eng/anthrax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthrax
trans_list: àntrax
sense:
(pathology) An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis.


lexentry: eng/anthropocentric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropocentric
trans_list: antropocèntric
sense:
Placing humans at the center of something, giving preference to humans above all other considerations.


lexentry: eng/anthropocentrism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropocentrism
trans_list: antropocentrisme
sense:
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of everything, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.


lexentry: eng/anthropochory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropochory
trans_list: antropocòria
sense:
(ecology) The (typically inadvertent) dispersal of seeds, spores, or other reproductive botanical material, or of reproductively capable animals, by humans as a routine means of reproductive dispersal of that species.


lexentry: eng/anthropography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropography
trans_list: antropografia
sense:
The branch of anthropology that deals with the geographical distribution of the human race in its different divisions, as distinguished by physical character, language, institutions, and customs, in contradistinction to ethnography, which deals historically with the origin and filiation of races and nations.


lexentry: eng/anthropology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropology
trans_list: antropologia
sense:
The scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.


lexentry: eng/anthropometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropometry
trans_list: antropometria
sense:
The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human form, for various purposes including physical anthropology, epidemiology, the ergonomics of industrial design, and so on.


lexentry: eng/anthroposophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anthroposophy
trans_list: antroposofia
sense:
A philosophy founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner (also capitalized as Anthroposophy), postulating the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development.


lexentry: eng/anti-Semitism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anti-Semitism
trans_list: antisemitisme
sense:
(narrower sense) Prejudice, discrimination, hostility or political or religious opposition directed against ethnic or religious Jews or against Judaism; antijudaism; judeophobia.


lexentry: eng/anti-gravity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anti-gravity
trans_list: antigravetat
sense:
(science fiction) Any concept, system or device that would oppose or cancel out the force of gravity.


lexentry: eng/anti-story__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anti-story
trans_list: antinovel·la
sense:
(literature) A work of fiction in which the author breaks in some way the conventional rules of storytelling, usually with some feature (for example, a lack of plot or characters, unusual punctuation, odd subject or presentation, etc.) that strongly challenges the reader's expectations.


lexentry: eng/antibacchius__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antibacchius
trans_list: antibaqui
sense:
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.


lexentry: eng/antibiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antibiosis
trans_list: antibiosi
sense:
(ecology) An association between organisms that is detrimental (harmful) to one or more of them; especially that due to a metabolic substance produced by one of them.


lexentry: eng/antibiotic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antibiotic
trans_list: antibiòtic
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.


lexentry: eng/antichresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antichresis
trans_list: anticresi
sense:
(civil law) An agreement by which a debtor gives a creditor the use of real property to be able to pay interest and principal of the debt.


lexentry: eng/anticipation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticipation
trans_list: anticipació
sense:
The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.


lexentry: eng/anticlimax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticlimax
trans_list: anticlímax
sense:
(rhetoric) An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.


lexentry: eng/anticlockwise__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticlockwise
trans_list: en el sentit antihorari
sense:
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, of movement) In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.


lexentry: eng/anticoagulant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticoagulant
trans_list: anticoagulant
sense:
(medicine) A substance that prevents coagulation (stops blood from clotting); especially, any of a group of pharmaceutical drugs that reduce the clotting speed or affinity of the blood by any of several mechanisms (e.g., inhibiting platelet function, inhibiting clotting factor (protein) production or function, increasing antithrombin function).


lexentry: eng/anticodon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticodon
trans_list: anticodó
sense:
(genetics) A sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to the complementary triplet (codon) in messenger RNA to specify an amino acid during protein synthesis.


lexentry: eng/antihero__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antihero
trans_list: antiheroi
sense:
(literature, RPG) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.


lexentry: eng/antiheroine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiheroine
trans_list: antiheroïna
sense:
(literature, RPG) A female protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals; a female antihero.


lexentry: eng/antihistamine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antihistamine
trans_list: antihistamínic
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug or substance that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.


lexentry: eng/antihydrogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antihydrogen
trans_list: antihidrogen
sense:
(particle, uncountable) The antimatter equivalent of hydrogen, consisting of an antiproton and a positron (antielectron).


lexentry: eng/antilogue__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antilogue
trans_list: antíleg
sense:
(mineralogy, electricity, in pyroelectric substances such as tourmaline) of or pertaining to the magnetic pole that becomes negative as its temperature increases and positive as its temperature decreases


lexentry: eng/antilogy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antilogy
trans_list: antilogia
sense:
(rhetoric) A contradiction in related terms or ideas. Usually an inconsistency in syllogisms, of a person or group supposedly of one set of ideals.


lexentry: eng/antimeridian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimeridian
trans_list: antimeridià
sense:
(geography) The reference line at 180° longitude, on the opposite side of earth to the prime meridian.


lexentry: eng/antimony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimony
trans_list: antimoni
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Sb, from Latin stibium) with an atomic number of 51: in its stable allotrope, a lustrous gray and very brittle metal.


lexentry: eng/antinode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antinode
trans_list: panxa
sense:
(physics) A region of maximum amplitude situated between adjacent nodes of a vibrating body, such as a string.


lexentry: eng/antinomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: antinomy
trans_list: antinòmia
sense:
(specifically, epistemology, logic) In the thought of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804): an apparent contradiction between valid conclusions; a paradox.


lexentry: eng/antinovel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antinovel
trans_list: antinovel·la
sense:
(literature) A novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel, such as a coherent plot and protagonist.


lexentry: eng/antinuclear__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antinuclear
trans_list: antinuclear | antiatòmic
sense:
Opposed to the production or use of nuclear weapons, or opposed to the generation of electricity from nuclear power.


lexentry: eng/antiparticle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiparticle
trans_list: antipartícula
sense:
(particle) A subatomic particle corresponding to another particle with the same mass, spin and mean lifetime but with charge, parity, strangeness and other quantum numbers flipped in sign; a particle that has a reversed world line to another.


lexentry: eng/antipasto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antipasto
trans_list: entremès
sense:
An Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood, and vegetables.


lexentry: eng/antipathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antipathy
trans_list: antipatia
sense:
(uncountable) Often followed by against, between, for, or to: a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance, normally towards a person and less often towards a thing, often without any conscious reasoning; aversion, distaste, hostility; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/antiperspirant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiperspirant
trans_list: desodorant
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A substance used to minimize sweating or perspiration, and usually applied to the underarm area.


lexentry: eng/antiphony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiphony
trans_list: antífona
sense:
(music, singing) Alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts; a piece sung or chanted in this manner.


lexentry: eng/antiphrasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiphrasis
trans_list: antífrasi
sense:
(rhetoric) Use of a word or phrase in a sense opposite of its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect.


lexentry: eng/antipope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antipope
trans_list: antipapa
sense:
(Christianity) A person who claims or claimed to be the pope, usually as the result of a disputed election or deposition, but is not considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be the real pope.


lexentry: eng/antiprism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiprism
trans_list: antiprisma
sense:
A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.


lexentry: eng/antiquary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiquary
trans_list: antiquari
sense:
A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques (especially one holding an official position); an antiquarian.


lexentry: eng/antiquity__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: antiquity
trans_list: antiguitat | edat antiga
sense:
(often, constructed as an uncountable plural) A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.


lexentry: eng/antirightist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antirightist
trans_list: anti-dretana | anti-dretà
sense:
(historical) A member of the Anti-Rightist Movement, a Chinese movement of the late 1950s involving a series of campaigns to purge alleged "rightists" (those intellectuals who appeared to favour capitalism and were against collectivization) within the Communist Party of China and abroad.


lexentry: eng/antisepsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antisepsis
trans_list: antisèpsia
sense:
(hygiene) The science and practice of countering microbial infection, as with the use of antiseptics, and the use of aseptic technique.


lexentry: eng/antiseptic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiseptic
trans_list: antisèptic
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microorganisms. Generally includes only those that are used on living objects (as opposed to disinfectants) and aren't transported by the lymphatic system to destroy bacteria in the body (as opposed to antibiotics).


lexentry: eng/antiserum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiserum
trans_list: antisèrum
sense:
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.


lexentry: eng/antisocial_personality_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antisocial personality disorder
trans_list: trastorn antisocial de la personalitat
sense:
(psychology) A personality disorder marked by antisocial behavior, a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood.


lexentry: eng/antisymmetric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antisymmetric
trans_list: antisimètric
sense:
(set theory, order theory, of a binary relation R on a set S) Having the property that, for any two distinct elements of S, at least one is not related to the other via R; equivalently, having the property that, for any x, y ∈ S, if both xRy and yRx then x=y.


lexentry: eng/antitank__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antitank
trans_list: antitanc
sense:
(military) Of weapons or tactics, designed for thwarting or (especially) attacking tanks or other armored fighting vehicles.


lexentry: eng/antiterrorism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiterrorism
trans_list: antiterrorisme
sense:
(law enforcement, military, often, attributive) Activity aiming at opposing or preventing terrorism.


lexentry: eng/antithetical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antithetical
trans_list: antitètic
sense:
Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.


lexentry: eng/antitrust__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antitrust
trans_list: antimonopolista
sense:
(legal) Opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts (monopolies), usually referring to legislation.


lexentry: eng/antivirus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antivirus
trans_list: antivirus
sense:
(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.


lexentry: eng/antlion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antlion
trans_list: formiga lleó
sense:
Any of various species of insects, many of them nocturnal, in the family Myrmeleontidae. The adults superficially resemble the unrelated damselflies. The larvae bury themselves in sand below a cone-shaped pit in which they trap insects such as ants.


lexentry: eng/anus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anus
trans_list: anus
sense:
(anatomy) The orifice of the rectum in most mammals, teleost fish, and many invertebrates, through which feces and flatus are ejected.


lexentry: eng/anvil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anvil
trans_list: enclusa
sense:
A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.


lexentry: eng/anxiety__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anxiety
trans_list: ansietat
sense:
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.


lexentry: eng/anxiety__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: anxiety
trans_list: ansietat
sense:
(pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.


lexentry: eng/anxious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anxious
trans_list: ansiós
sense:
Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.


lexentry: eng/any__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: any
trans_list: algun
sense:
(negative polarity item, or, interrogative, chiefly with plural or uncountable nouns) One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of.


lexentry: eng/anyhow__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anyhow
trans_list: en qualsevol cas | de qualsevol manera | tot i així
sense:
(Singapore, Singlish, predicative) Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration.


lexentry: eng/anyway__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anyway
trans_list: de qualsevol manera | en fi
sense:
Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. See anyhow and at least. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/aorist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aorist
trans_list: aorist
sense:
(grammar) A verb paradigm found in certain languages, usually an unmarked form or one that expresses the perfective or aorist aspect.


lexentry: eng/aorist_aspect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aorist aspect
trans_list: aorist
sense:
(grammar) A temporal feature of the verb which denotes the speaker's standpoint of the event described by the verb, as from outside of the event and seeing it as a completed whole.


lexentry: eng/aorta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aorta
trans_list: aorta
sense:
(anatomy) The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.


lexentry: eng/apanage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apanage
trans_list: herència
sense:
(historical) A grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright.


lexentry: eng/apartment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apartment
trans_list: pis
sense:
(chiefly, North America, Australia, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.


lexentry: eng/apatheia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apatheia
trans_list: apatia
sense:
(philosophy) A state of mind in Stoic philosophy in which one is free from emotional disturbance; the freedom from all passions.


lexentry: eng/apathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apathy
trans_list: apatia
sense:
Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).


lexentry: eng/apatite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apatite
trans_list: apatita
sense:
(mineral) A calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition, sometimes used in the manufacture of fertilizer, as a gemstone, and (in powdered form) as a pigment, and also produced biologically in bones and teeth.


lexentry: eng/ape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ape
trans_list: mico
sense:
A primate of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.


lexentry: eng/aperture__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aperture
trans_list: obertura
sense:
(astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.


lexentry: eng/apex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apex
trans_list: àpex
sense:
(botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support.


lexentry: eng/aphanitic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aphanitic
trans_list: afanítica
sense:
(geology, petrology) Pertaining to aphanites, igneous rocks composed of microscopic mineral crystals (fine grains too small to be visible to the naked eye.


lexentry: eng/aphantasia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aphantasia
trans_list: afantasia
sense:
(pathology, psychology) A condition where one does not possess a functioning "mind's eye" and cannot visualize imagery. [from 2015]


lexentry: eng/aphasia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aphasia
trans_list: afàsia
sense:
(pathology) A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.


lexentry: eng/aphelion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aphelion
trans_list: afeli
sense:
(astronomy, also, figuratively) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun.


lexentry: eng/apheresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apheresis
trans_list: afèresi
sense:
(phonetics, linguistics, prosody) Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial.


lexentry: eng/apheresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: apheresis
trans_list: afèresi
sense:
(medicine, specific, still current) The removal of blood from a patient, and the removal of certain components (such as platelets) from that blood, followed by the transfusion of the filtered blood back to the donor (patient).


lexentry: eng/aphetism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aphetism
trans_list: afèresi
sense:
The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable, such as squire or vanguard.


lexentry: eng/aplasia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aplasia
trans_list: aplàsia
sense:
(pathology) A condition marked by the incomplete development, or entire absence, of an organ or tissue.


lexentry: eng/apnea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apnea
trans_list: apnea
sense:
(pathology) The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.


lexentry: eng/apocalypse__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: apocalypse
trans_list: apocalipsi
sense:
(Christianity) The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/apocrisiarius__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apocrisiarius
trans_list: apocrisiari
sense:
(historical, ecclesiastical) A high diplomatic representative, approximately equivalent to a papal nuncio.


lexentry: eng/apocrypha__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apocrypha
trans_list: apòcrif
sense:
Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively).


lexentry: eng/apocryphal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: apocryphal
trans_list: apòcrif
sense:
(by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.


lexentry: eng/apodeictic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: apodeictic
trans_list: apodíctic
sense:
(logic) Of the characteristic feature of a proposition that is necessary (or impossible): perfectly certain (or inconceivable) or incontrovertibly true (or false); self-evident.


lexentry: eng/apodyterium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apodyterium
trans_list: apoditeri
sense:
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.


lexentry: eng/apogee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apogee
trans_list: apogeu
sense:
(astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.


lexentry: eng/apologetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apologetics
trans_list: apologètica
sense:
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines.


lexentry: eng/apologize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apologize
trans_list: apologitzar | demanar perdó | disculpar-se
sense:
(intransitive, often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends


lexentry: eng/apology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apology
trans_list: disculpa
sense:
An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).


lexentry: eng/apophatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apophatic
trans_list: apofàtic
sense:
(theology) Pertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertions.


lexentry: eng/apophyllite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apophyllite
trans_list: apofil·lita
sense:
(mineral) Any of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate of potassium and calcium. Calcite on apophyllite


lexentry: eng/apophysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apophysis
trans_list: apòfisi
sense:
(anatomy) A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; a protuberance on a bone.


lexentry: eng/apoptosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apoptosis
trans_list: apoptosi
sense:
(biology, cytology) A process of programmed cell death by which cells undergo an ordered sequence of events which leads to death of the cell, as occurs during growth and development of the organism, as a part of normal cell aging, or as a response to cellular injury. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/aporia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aporia
trans_list: aporia
sense:
(philosophy, post-structuralism) An insoluble contradiction, especially in a text's meaning; a logical impasse suggested by a text or speaker.


lexentry: eng/aposematism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aposematism
trans_list: aposematisme
sense:
(biology, chiefly, zoology) An adaptation, especially a form of coloration, that warns off potential predators.


lexentry: eng/aposiopesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aposiopesis
trans_list: aposiopesi
sense:
(rhetoric) An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—).


lexentry: eng/apostle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apostle
trans_list: apòstol
sense:
A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).


lexentry: eng/apostle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: apostle
trans_list: apòstol
sense:
A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve seat administrative council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.


lexentry: eng/apostolic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apostolic
trans_list: apostòlic
sense:
(Christianity) Pertaining to apostles or their practice or teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings.


lexentry: eng/apostrophe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apostrophe
trans_list: apòstrof
sense:
(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.


lexentry: eng/apostrophe__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apostrophe
trans_list: apòstrofe
sense:
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.


lexentry: eng/apothecium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apothecium
trans_list: apoteci
sense:
(lichenology, mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.


lexentry: eng/apothem__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: apothem
trans_list: apotema
sense:
(geometry) The distance from the center of a regular polygon perpendicular to one of its sides (a special case of the above).


lexentry: eng/apotheosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: apotheosis
trans_list: culminació
sense:
The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development).


lexentry: eng/app__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: app
trans_list: apli | app
sense:
(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.


lexentry: eng/apparent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: apparent
trans_list: aparent
sense:
Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.


lexentry: eng/apparition__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: apparition
trans_list: fenomen
sense:
An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially, one by a ghost, phantom, or suchlike; the entity itself.


lexentry: eng/apparition__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: apparition
trans_list: fenomen
sense:
(astronomy) The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; opposed to occultation.


lexentry: eng/appeal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: appeal
trans_list: apel·lació
sense:
An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.


lexentry: eng/appeal__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: appeal
trans_list: apel·lar
sense:
(intransitive) Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.


lexentry: eng/appearance__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: appearance
trans_list: aparença | aspecte
sense:
(legal) An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, lawsuit or other proceeding, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance


lexentry: eng/apperception__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apperception
trans_list: apercepció
sense:
(uncountable, psychology, and, philosophy, especially Kantianism) The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states, unifying past and present experiences; self-consciousness, perception that reflects upon itself.


lexentry: eng/applause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: applause
trans_list: aplaudiment
sense:
The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.


lexentry: eng/apple__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: apple
trans_list: poma
sense:
A tree of the genus Malus; especially Malus domestica which is cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/apple_of_discord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apple of discord
trans_list: poma de la discòrdia
sense:
An object or topic which sows anger and dissension; something which causes argument, rivalry, or strife.


lexentry: eng/apple_of_someone's_eye__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apple of someone's eye
trans_list: nina dels ulls
sense:
(idiomatic) The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.


lexentry: eng/apple_snail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apple snail
trans_list: cargol poma
sense:
Any of the large freshwater snails of the family Ampullariidae, some of which are the size of an apple.


lexentry: eng/apples_and_oranges__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apples and oranges
trans_list: pomes amb peres
sense:
(idiomatic) A comparison of items that, however categorically similar, is inapt; an incompatible analogy, or the items so compared; a disanalogy.


lexentry: eng/applet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: applet
trans_list: miniaplicació
sense:
(computing) A small program module that runs under the control of a larger application, typically a web browser.


lexentry: eng/appliance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: appliance
trans_list: aparell
sense:
A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices.


lexentry: eng/appliance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: appliance
trans_list: aparell
sense:
An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially:


lexentry: eng/application__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: application
trans_list: aplicació
sense:
The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.


lexentry: eng/application__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: application
trans_list: aplicació
sense:
(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)


lexentry: eng/application__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: application
trans_list: sol·licitud
sense:
A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.


lexentry: eng/application__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: application
trans_list: aplicació
sense:
(comptheory) The substitution of a specific value for the parameter in the abstraction, in lambda calculus.


lexentry: eng/applique__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: applique
trans_list: aplicació
sense:
(arts) A decorative design made by cutting pieces of material and applying them to the surface of another for decoration.


lexentry: eng/appoggiatura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: appoggiatura
trans_list: appoggiatura
sense:
(music) A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts for itself half the time value of the principal note which follows.


lexentry: eng/appoint__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: appoint
trans_list: assenyalar
sense:
(transitive) To furnish or equip (a place) completely; to provide with all the equipment or furnishings necessary; to fit out.


lexentry: eng/appoint__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: appoint
trans_list: classificar
sense:
(transitive, legal) To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).


lexentry: eng/appointment__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: appointment
trans_list: nomenament | cita | consulta
sense:
(government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.


lexentry: eng/apportionment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: apportionment
trans_list: distribució
sense:
(US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.


lexentry: eng/apposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apposition
trans_list: aposició
sense:
(grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.


lexentry: eng/appreciable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: appreciable
trans_list: apreciable
sense:
(usually) Both detectable#Adjective and at least modestly substantial#Adjective: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance#Noun.


lexentry: eng/appreciation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: appreciation
trans_list: reconeixement
sense:
A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem.


lexentry: eng/apprehend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apprehend
trans_list: aprehendre
sense:
To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.


lexentry: eng/apprehension__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: apprehension
trans_list: preocupació
sense:
Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.


lexentry: eng/apprentice__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: apprentice
trans_list: aprenent
sense:
(historical) One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a tradesperson, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him.


lexentry: eng/apprenticeship__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: apprenticeship
trans_list: aprenentatge
sense:
The system by which a person learning a craft or trade is instructed by a master for a set time under set conditions.


lexentry: eng/appressorium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: appressorium
trans_list: apressori
sense:
(mycology) A bulbous formation produced by parasitic fungi that is well attached to the cuticle of the host and from where a peg-shaped hypha is formed that penetrates the cuticle.


lexentry: eng/approach__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: approach
trans_list: accés | entrada
sense:
(also, figuratively) An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.


lexentry: eng/approach__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: approach
trans_list: acostar-se | apropar-se | aproximar-se
sense:
(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.


lexentry: eng/approbation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: approbation
trans_list: aprovació
sense:
The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition.


lexentry: eng/approval__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: approval
trans_list: aprovació
sense:
An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.


lexentry: eng/approximation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: approximation
trans_list: acostament
sense:
(linguistics) The act of producing a near-simulation of the pronunciation of a foreign language for a loanword therefrom, or any given pronunciation resulting from that act.


lexentry: eng/apraxia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apraxia
trans_list: apràxia
sense:
(neurology) Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment; specifically, a disorder of motor planning.


lexentry: eng/apriorism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apriorism
trans_list: apriorisme
sense:
(philosophy) The idea that some knowledge of the physical world can be derived logically from general principles.


lexentry: eng/apse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apse
trans_list: absis
sense:
(architecture) A semicircular projection from a building, especially the rounded east end of a church that contains the altar.


lexentry: eng/apsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: apsis
trans_list: àpside
sense:
(astronomy) Either of the points in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, or moon where it is closest or furthest from the body it orbits; examples are perihelion, aphelion, perigee, and apogee


lexentry: eng/aquaplaning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aquaplaning
trans_list: aquaplaning | hidroplanatge
sense:
(automotive, UK) The loss of contact with the road because of surface water; the act of aquaplaning.


lexentry: eng/aquaporin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aquaporin
trans_list: aquaporina
sense:
(protein) Any of a class of proteins that form water-permeable pores in the membrane of biological cells.


lexentry: eng/aquatint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aquatint
trans_list: aiguatinta
sense:
A form of etching with acid on a plate partially covered with varnish that produces a print somewhat resembling a watercolour.


lexentry: eng/aqueous_humour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aqueous humour
trans_list: humor aquós
sense:
(ophthalmology) The clear, watery fluid that fills the front of the eye between the cornea and the crystalline lens.


lexentry: eng/arabesque__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arabesque
trans_list: arabesc
sense:
(art, architecture, also, attributively) An elaborate design of intertwined floral figures or complex geometrical patterns, mainly used in Islamic art and architecture.


lexentry: eng/arabinose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arabinose
trans_list: arabinosa
sense:
(carbohydrate) An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin.


lexentry: eng/arable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arable
trans_list: cultivable
sense:
(agriculture, of land) Able to be plowed or tilled, capable of growing crops (traditionally contrasted with pasturable lands such as heaths).


lexentry: eng/arable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: arable
trans_list: cultivable
sense:
(agriculture, NGO, _, jargon, of land) Under cultivation (within any quinquennial period) for the production of crops sown and harvested within the same agricultural year (contrasted with permanently-cropped lands such as orchards).


lexentry: eng/arachidonic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arachidonic acid
trans_list: àcid araquidònic
sense:
(fatty acid) A long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 20 carbon atoms and four double bonds, found in animal fats; it is essential for human nutrition, being a precursor to the production of prostaglandins.


lexentry: eng/arachnoid_mater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arachnoid mater
trans_list: aracnoide | membrana aracnoide
sense:
(anatomy) The middle layer of the meninges; a membrane that protects the brain and spinal cord below the dura mater and above the subarachnoid space and the pia mater.


lexentry: eng/aragonite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aragonite
trans_list: aragonita
sense:
(mineral) An evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO3 and occurring in pearls, shells and nacre; it is dimorphous with calcite.


lexentry: eng/arbitrage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arbitrage
trans_list: arbitració
sense:
(finance) A market activity in which a security, commodity, currency or other tradable item is bought in one market and sold simultaneously in another, in order to profit from price differences between the markets.


lexentry: eng/arbitrary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arbitrary
trans_list: arbitrari
sense:
(usually, of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.


lexentry: eng/arbitration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: arbitration
trans_list: arbitració
sense:
A process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute.


lexentry: eng/arbitration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: arbitration
trans_list: arbitració
sense:
In general, a form of justice where both parties designate a person whose ruling they will accept formally. More specifically in Market Anarchist (market anarchy) theory, arbitration designates the process by which two agencies pre-negotiate a set of common rules in anticipation of cases where a customer from each agency is involved in a dispute.


lexentry: eng/arborescent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: arborescent
trans_list: arborescent
sense:
(philosophy) Marked by insistence on totalizing principles, binarism and dualism (as opposed to the rhizome theory).


lexentry: eng/arc__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: arc
trans_list: arc
sense:
(geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/arccosine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arccosine
trans_list: arccosinus
sense:
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the cosine function.


lexentry: eng/archaeastronomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archaeastronomy
trans_list: arqueoastronomia
sense:
(astronomy, archaeology) The historical, especially archeological, study of astronomy; the study of the astronomical systems and methods of ancient cultures often embracing the astrology and cosmology of the past.


lexentry: eng/archaeomagnetism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archaeomagnetism
trans_list: arqueomagnetisme
sense:
(geology, physics) The magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the study and measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen with iron.


lexentry: eng/archaeophyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archaeophyte
trans_list: arqueòfit
sense:
(botany) A plant which was introduced to an area by humans (or arrived naturally, but from an area in which it was present as a human introduction) and became naturalized before 1500 C.E. (but especially in prehistoric times).


lexentry: eng/archaic_smile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archaic smile
trans_list: somriure arcaic
sense:
(Ancient Greece, art, sculpture, historical) A smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period (circa 700–500 B.C.E.).


lexentry: eng/archangel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archangel
trans_list: arcàngel
sense:
A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).


lexentry: eng/archbishop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archbishop
trans_list: arquebisbe
sense:
A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)


lexentry: eng/archconfraternity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archconfraternity
trans_list: arxiconfraria
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A religious confraternity that, as a special concession of the Holy See, can join or affiliate with, and extend privileges to, other similar brotherhoods.


lexentry: eng/archdeacon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archdeacon
trans_list: ardiaca | arxidiaca
sense:
(Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.


lexentry: eng/archduchess__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archduchess
trans_list: arxiduquessa
sense:
A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary


lexentry: eng/archeopteryx__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archeopteryx
trans_list: arqueòpterix
sense:
(paleontology) A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.


lexentry: eng/archetype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archetype
trans_list: arquetip
sense:
An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/archetype__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: archetype
trans_list: arquetip
sense:
(psychology) According to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung: a universal pattern of thought, present in an individual's unconscious, inherited from the past collective experience of humanity.


lexentry: eng/archiater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archiater
trans_list: arquiatre
sense:
(historical) The chief, or highest-ranked physician of a prince, city or country, such as the Holy Roman Empire


lexentry: eng/archimandrite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archimandrite
trans_list: arximandrita
sense:
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.


lexentry: eng/archiphoneme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archiphoneme
trans_list: arxifonema
sense:
(phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.


lexentry: eng/architect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: architect
trans_list: arquitecte
sense:
A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction.


lexentry: eng/architecture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: architecture
trans_list: arquitectura
sense:
The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.


lexentry: eng/archive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archive
trans_list: arxiu
sense:
A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.


lexentry: eng/archivist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archivist
trans_list: arxivista | arxiver
sense:
One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing and organising archives.


lexentry: eng/archlute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archlute
trans_list: arxillaüt
sense:
A fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs.


lexentry: eng/archosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: archosaur
trans_list: arcosaure
sense:
A reptile of the taxon Archosauria, which includes modern crocodilians and birds, as well as the extinct pterosaurs, non-avian dinosaurs and other taxa.


lexentry: eng/arcsine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arcsine
trans_list: arc sinus
sense:
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the sine function. Symbol: arcsin, sin−1


lexentry: eng/arctangent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arctangent
trans_list: arc tangent
sense:
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the tangent function. Symbol: arctan, tan-1


lexentry: eng/arctic_fox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arctic fox
trans_list: guineu àrtica
sense:
Vulpes lagopus, a fox of the family Canidae, living in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/arctic_hare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arctic hare
trans_list: llebre polar
sense:
A North-American hare of species Lepus arcticus, that is white, usually year round, found in the Arctic.


lexentry: eng/are__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: are
trans_list: àrea
sense:
(rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.


lexentry: eng/area_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: area code
trans_list: prefix d'àrea
sense:
(US, Australia, Philippines) A prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area.


lexentry: eng/arena__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arena
trans_list: arena
sense:
An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for rodeos (North America) or circular area for bullfights (especially Hispanic America).


lexentry: eng/arginine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arginine
trans_list: arginina
sense:
An amino acid found in animal foods that plays an important role in several physiological processes.


lexentry: eng/argon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: argon
trans_list: argó
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.


lexentry: eng/argot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: argot
trans_list: argot
sense:
The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.


lexentry: eng/arguable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arguable
trans_list: arguïble
sense:
That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.


lexentry: eng/arguably__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arguably
trans_list: possiblement
sense:
As can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent, but without absolute certainty.


lexentry: eng/argue__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: argue
trans_list: argumentar
sense:
(intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.


lexentry: eng/aria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aria
trans_list: ària
sense:
(music) A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.


lexentry: eng/arise__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: arise
trans_list: aparèixer
sense:
(intransitive) To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself.


lexentry: eng/aristocrat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aristocrat
trans_list: aristòcrata
sense:
One of the aristocracy, nobility, or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble (originally in Revolutionary France).


lexentry: eng/arithmetic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arithmetic
trans_list: aritmètica
sense:
The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.


lexentry: eng/arithmetic_progression__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arithmetic progression
trans_list: progressió aritmètica
sense:
(analysis) A sequence in which each term except the first is obtained from the previous by adding a constant value, known as the common difference of the arithmetic progression.


lexentry: eng/arithmetically__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arithmetically
trans_list: aritmèticament
sense:
(of the nature of increases or decreases) In a way characterized by addition (of increments) rather than multiplication (by factors) or exponentiation (by exponents): by an arithmetic progression.


lexentry: eng/ark__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ark
trans_list: arca
sense:
(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Noah's ark: the ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge.


lexentry: eng/arm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arm
trans_list: braç
sense:
(anatomy) The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.


lexentry: eng/arm__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: arm
trans_list: braç
sense:
A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the armrest of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.


lexentry: eng/arm__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: arm
trans_list: armar
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To supply with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task; to furnish with capability; to equip.


lexentry: eng/arm_wrestling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arm wrestling
trans_list: torcebraç
sense:
A strength sport with two participants, in which each participant grips the other's hand and tries to pin the other's arm onto a surface.


lexentry: eng/armadillo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: armadillo
trans_list: armadillo
sense:
Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, families Dasypodidae and Chlamyphoridae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.


lexentry: eng/armament__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: armament
trans_list: armadura
sense:
(military, naval) All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.


lexentry: eng/armature__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: armature
trans_list: ancoratge
sense:
The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire (the winding) around a metal core.


lexentry: eng/armband__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: armband
trans_list: braçal | braçalet flotador
sense:
(swimming) One of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim.


lexentry: eng/armed_forces__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: armed forces
trans_list: forces armades | exèrcit
sense:
The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force.


lexentry: eng/armet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: armet
trans_list: elmet
sense:
A type of mediaeval helmet which fully enclosed the head and face, first found in the 1420s in Milan.


lexentry: eng/armiger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: armiger
trans_list: escuder
sense:
An esquire, originally carrying the armour of a knight; (hence, later) a man of the gentry ranking below a knight. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/armill__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: armill
trans_list: armil·la
sense:
(historical, astronomy) An ancient astronomical instrument, having either one ring placed in the plane of the equator for determining the time of the equinoxes (an equinoctial armil) or two or more rings, one in the plane of the meridian, for observing the solstices (a solstitial armil).


lexentry: eng/armillary_sphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: armillary sphere
trans_list: esfera armil·lar
sense:
An instrument consisting of graduated metal circles used to represent the motions of celestial bodies around the earth.


lexentry: eng/armor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: armor
trans_list: armadura | arnès
sense:
(uncountable) A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.


lexentry: eng/arms__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: arms
trans_list: escut
sense:
(heraldry) A visual design composed according to heraldic rules, consisting of a coat of arms normally displayed upon an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of an achievement


lexentry: eng/arms_race__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arms race
trans_list: cursa armamentista
sense:
A competition for military supremacy between two powers, especially for the most weapons and the best military technology.


lexentry: eng/arnica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arnica
trans_list: àrnica
sense:
Any of several plants, of the genus Arnica, considered to have medicinal properties, especially Arnica montana.


lexentry: eng/aromatherapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aromatherapy
trans_list: aromateràpia
sense:
(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.


lexentry: eng/aromatization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aromatization
trans_list: aromatització
sense:
(petrochemistry) The conversion of aliphatic components of petroleum into aromatic compounds as part of the refining process.


lexentry: eng/arpeggio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arpeggio
trans_list: arpegi
sense:
(music) The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.


lexentry: eng/arraignment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arraignment
trans_list: acusació
sense:
(legal) The formal charging of a defendant with an offense; in many jurisdictions it includes their response in the form of a plea, typically as guilty, not guilty, or no contest.


lexentry: eng/arrange__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: arrange
trans_list: arrenjar
sense:
(music, transitive, intransitive) To prepare and adapt an already-written composition for presentation in other than its original form.


lexentry: eng/array__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: array
trans_list: vector
sense:
(programming) Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.


lexentry: eng/arrest__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: arrest
trans_list: arrestar
sense:
(transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/arrest_warrant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arrest warrant
trans_list: crida i cerca | ordre d'arrest
sense:
(legal) An official document that authorizes law-enforcement officials to arrest a named person and to bring that individual before a court of law or other authority.


lexentry: eng/arris__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: arris
trans_list: aresta
sense:
(archaeology) A ridge formed on the surface of flaked stone, such as an arrowhead or hand axe, as the result of the intersection of two or more flake removals.


lexentry: eng/arroba__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arroba
trans_list: arrova
sense:
(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, varying by time, location, and substance but generally around 11.5 kilograms.


lexentry: eng/arrogance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arrogance
trans_list: arrogància
sense:
The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.


lexentry: eng/arrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arrow
trans_list: fletxa | sageta
sense:
A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.


lexentry: eng/arrowword__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arrowword
trans_list: autodefinit
sense:
A kind of crossword puzzle with the clues written in the grid, accompanied by arrows that indicate the position and direction of the answers.


lexentry: eng/arroyo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arroyo
trans_list: rierol
sense:
A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).


lexentry: eng/arsehole__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: arsehole
trans_list: forat del cul
sense:
(Commonwealth, mildly, vulgar, offensive, or, derogatory) An inconsiderate, mean-spirited, or otherwise contemptible person. (Less offensive than fucker or cunt.)


lexentry: eng/arsenal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arsenal
trans_list: arsenal
sense:
A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury.


lexentry: eng/arsine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arsine
trans_list: arsina
sense:
(inorganic compound, uncountable) A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, AsH3, a colorless and exceedingly poisonous gas, having an odor like garlic.


lexentry: eng/art__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: art
trans_list: art
sense:
(uncountable) The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.


lexentry: eng/art_gallery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: art gallery
trans_list: galeria d'art
sense:
A room, a group of rooms, or other space where works of art are placed on display, possibly for sale.


lexentry: eng/artemisia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artemisia
trans_list: altimira | artemísia
sense:
Any of many aromatic flowering plants of the genus Artemisia, including wormwood, sagebrush, and tarragon, often used as traditional medicine, oral contraceptive and flavoring.


lexentry: eng/artery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artery
trans_list: artèria
sense:
(anatomy) Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.


lexentry: eng/arthritis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arthritis
trans_list: artritis
sense:
Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders: any of several disease entities.


lexentry: eng/arthropod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arthropod
trans_list: artròpode
sense:
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.


lexentry: eng/artichoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artichoke
trans_list: carxofera | carxofa
sense:
(countable) A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.


lexentry: eng/artichoke_heart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artichoke heart
trans_list: carxofa
sense:
The edible base of an artichoke, prepared by removing the outer leaves and the inedible choke covering it.


lexentry: eng/article__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: article
trans_list: article
sense:
A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.


lexentry: eng/article__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: article
trans_list: article
sense:
(grammar) A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In some languages the article may appear as an ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).


lexentry: eng/article__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: article
trans_list: article
sense:
A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.


lexentry: eng/articulated_bus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: articulated bus
trans_list: autobús articulat
sense:
A bus fitted with a joint, which is covered by an accordion-shaped weatherproofing, to increase its manoeuvrability.


lexentry: eng/articulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: articulation
trans_list: articulació
sense:
(countable, or, uncountable) A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.


lexentry: eng/artifact__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: artifact
trans_list: artefacte
sense:
A finding or structure in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of external action, the test arrangement, or an experimental error.


lexentry: eng/artifact__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: artifact
trans_list: artefacte
sense:
(archaeology) An object, such as a tool, ornament, or weapon of archaeological or historical interest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.


lexentry: eng/artificial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: artificial
trans_list: artificial
sense:
Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc.


lexentry: eng/artificial_insemination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artificial insemination
trans_list: inseminació artificial
sense:
(biology, medicine) The introduction of semen into the uterus or cervix of a female by a means other than copulation.


lexentry: eng/artificial_intelligence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artificial intelligence
trans_list: intel·ligència artificial
sense:
(computer science) The branch of computer science dealing with the reproduction or mimicking of human-level intelligence, self-awareness, knowledge, conscience, and thought in computer programs.


lexentry: eng/artificial_intelligence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artificial intelligence
trans_list: intel·ligència artificial
sense:
The essential quality of a machine which thinks in a manner similar to or on the same general level as a real human being.


lexentry: eng/artificial_respiration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artificial respiration
trans_list: respiració artificial
sense:
(medicine) The manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs of a person who is not breathing in order to maintain life.


lexentry: eng/artificial_selection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artificial selection
trans_list: selecció artificial
sense:
(evolutionary theory) Intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals in order to preserve selected genetic traits.


lexentry: eng/artillery__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: artillery
trans_list: artilleria
sense:
An army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers.


lexentry: eng/artinite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artinite
trans_list: artinita
sense:
(mineral) A hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral that forms white silky monoclinic prismatic crystals.


lexentry: eng/artiodactyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: artiodactyl
trans_list: artiodàctil
sense:
(zoology) Any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including pigs, sheep, deer, cattle, and most grazing animals. In contrast, horses have an odd number of toes and as such are not Artiodactyla, but Perissodactyla. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/arugula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arugula
trans_list: ruca
sense:
A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:


lexentry: eng/arum_lily__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arum lily
trans_list: cal·la | lliri blanc
sense:
Any of several flowering plants, of the family Araceae, but especially Zantedeschia aethiopica, the calla lily that has a showy white spathe.


lexentry: eng/aryl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aryl
trans_list: aril
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any univalent organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon by removing a hydrogen atom.


lexentry: eng/arylene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: arylene
trans_list: arilè
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any bivalent radical produced by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the benzene ring of an aromatic compound


lexentry: eng/as__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: as
trans_list: com
sense:
(dated) Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive, or with the verb elided): as though, as if. [to 19th century]


lexentry: eng/as__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: as
trans_list: com | com que | atès que | mentre | car | ja que
sense:
(numismatics, Ancient Rome) Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.


lexentry: eng/as_far_as_one_knows__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: as far as one knows
trans_list: que jo sàpiga
sense:
(idiomatic) To the best of one's knowledge, as far as someone knows or possible information to be gathered about the topic, subject, aspect, or situation.


lexentry: eng/as_is__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: as is
trans_list: tal qual
sense:
(idiomatic, of an object) as it is; in its present state or condition, especially as a contractual condition of sale.


lexentry: eng/as_it_were__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: as it were
trans_list: per dir-ho així
sense:
Used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right; as if it were so.


lexentry: eng/as_of__Preposition__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: as of
trans_list: des de
sense:
(idiomatic) At or by a specified time, with the implication that the said condition will be true from that time onward.


lexentry: eng/as_the_case_may_be__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: as the case may be
trans_list: en cas que
sense:
As is appropriate to the circumstances; particularly where a choice must be made between two options.


lexentry: eng/as_you_sow,_so_shall_you_reap__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: as you sow, so shall you reap
trans_list: tal faràs, tal trobaràs
sense:
The consequences of one's actions to oneself are in proportion to one's good or bad intentions towards others.


lexentry: eng/as_you_were__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: as you were
trans_list: continuar
sense:
Disregard the previous partial command or order and return to the most recent formal command or order.


lexentry: eng/asbestos__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asbestos
trans_list: asbest | amiant
sense:
(mineral) Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, chemical filters, suits, fireman's gloves, etc.


lexentry: eng/ascendant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ascendant
trans_list: ascendent
sense:
(astrology, also, figurative) The degree of the zodiac or point of the ecliptic which rises in an eastern direction above the horizon at a particular moment (especially the moment of a person's birth), which is supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's fortune and life; a horoscope.


lexentry: eng/ascent__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ascent
trans_list: ascensió
sense:
The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness


lexentry: eng/ascetic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ascetic
trans_list: asceta
sense:
One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.


lexentry: eng/ascites__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ascites
trans_list: ascites
sense:
(medicine) An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, frequently symptomatic of liver disease.


lexentry: eng/ascomycete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ascomycete
trans_list: ascomicet
sense:
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.


lexentry: eng/ascorbic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ascorbic acid
trans_list: àcid ascòrbic
sense:
(vitamin) A white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6, found in citrus fruits and many vegetables; it is an antioxidant and an efficient scavenger of free radicals.


lexentry: eng/ascribe__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ascribe
trans_list: atribuir
sense:
(transitive) To attribute (a book, painting, or any other work of art or literature) to a writer or creator.


lexentry: eng/ascription__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ascription
trans_list: atribució
sense:
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.


lexentry: eng/ascus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ascus
trans_list: asc
sense:
(mycology) A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.


lexentry: eng/aseity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aseity
trans_list: aseïtat
sense:
(metaphysics, theology) Usually ascribed to deity: the attribute of being entirely self-derived, in contrast to being derived from or dependent on another; the quality of having within oneself the entire reason for one's being; utter independent self-existence and self-sustenance.


lexentry: eng/asexual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: asexual
trans_list: asexual
sense:
(especially, of a person) Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex.


lexentry: eng/ashamed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ashamed
trans_list: avergonyit
sense:
(chiefly, of someone in trouble and undergoing punishment for doing something wrong) Feeling shame or guilt.


lexentry: eng/ashcan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ashcan
trans_list: cendrer
sense:
A container for collecting ashes, especially from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/ashlar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ashlar
trans_list: carreuada
sense:
(architecture) Masonry employing flat and well-squared stone or brick, creating an appearance similar to wooden flooring.


lexentry: eng/ashwagandha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ashwagandha
trans_list: bufera
sense:
Withania somnifera, a stout shrub that produces red berry-like fruit, native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.


lexentry: eng/ashy-headed_goose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ashy-headed goose
trans_list: oca capgrisa
sense:
Any of the species Chloephaga poliocephala of waterfowl of southern Chile and Argentina, which have gray heads and orange forebodies.


lexentry: eng/askari__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: askari
trans_list: askari
sense:
(historical) A member of a local African military or police unit, usually one serving in a European colonial force.


lexentry: eng/asocial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: asocial
trans_list: antisocial | asocial
sense:
Not sociable; having minimal social connections with others; not inclined to connect with others socially.


lexentry: eng/aspartic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aspartic acid
trans_list: àcid aspàrtic
sense:
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid, L-α-amino-succinic acid, aminobutanedioic acid, found in animal protein and in sugar beet etc (C4H7NO4).


lexentry: eng/aspect_ratio__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aspect ratio
trans_list: categoria
sense:
The ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction, such as an image, character, or pixel.


lexentry: eng/aspen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aspen
trans_list: trèmol
sense:
A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.


lexentry: eng/aspergillum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aspergillum
trans_list: salpasser | hisop
sense:
(Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy-water sprinkle.


lexentry: eng/asperity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asperity
trans_list: aspresa | aspror
sense:
(uncountable) The quality of having a rough or uneven surface; roughness, unevenness; (countable, chiefly, in the plural) a protruding or rough area or point on a surface; a protrusion.


lexentry: eng/aspersion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aspersion
trans_list: calúmnia
sense:
An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon…. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/asphalt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asphalt
trans_list: asfalt
sense:
A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.


lexentry: eng/asphaltene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asphaltene
trans_list: asfaltè
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of the dark organic constituents of crude oils and bitumen that are soluble in aromatic solvents but not in aliphatic ones; they are polycyclic aromatic compounds (composed of fused benzene rings) with aliphatic side chains


lexentry: eng/asphodel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asphodel
trans_list: asfòdel | albó | caramuixa | gamó | porrassa
sense:
Any of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants.


lexentry: eng/asphyxia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: asphyxia
trans_list: asfíxia
sense:
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen.


lexentry: eng/asphyxia__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: asphyxia
trans_list: asfíxia
sense:
(medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.


lexentry: eng/aspirated_h__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aspirated h
trans_list: h aspirada
sense:
(French phonology) In the French language, usage of the letter h at the start of a word which does not allow liaison with a preceding consonant or elision of a preceding schwa.


lexentry: eng/aspiration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aspiration
trans_list: aspiració
sense:
The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).


lexentry: eng/asplenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asplenia
trans_list: asplènia
sense:
(biology, medicine) Physiological absence of splenic function; either substantial or total splenic dysfunction; splenic nonfunction.


lexentry: eng/ass-kisser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ass-kisser
trans_list: fesol
sense:
(North America, slang, vulgar) Someone who kisses ass (who acts obsequiously in order to gain another's favor).


lexentry: eng/ass-licker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ass-licker
trans_list: llepa
sense:
(US, vulgar, slang) Someone who succumbs to authority, doing whatever authority figures ask and attempting to please them in every possible way; (by extension) any contemptible person.


lexentry: eng/ass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ass
trans_list: ase | burro | ruc
sense:
Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.


lexentry: eng/assassin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: assassin
trans_list: assassí | assassina
sense:
Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.


lexentry: eng/assassin_bug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: assassin bug
trans_list: xinxa assassina
sense:
Any true bug from the subfamily Reduviinae of the family Reduviidae, all of which eat other insects. They can inflict a very painful bite, but don't cause disease.


lexentry: eng/assassin_bug__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: assassin bug
trans_list: xinxa assassina
sense:
Any true bug from any of the subfamilies of the Reduviidae, including those in the subfamily Triatominae, which suck blood and may transmit Chagas' disease to humans.


lexentry: eng/assassinate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: assassinate
trans_list: assassinar
sense:
To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/assassinate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: assassinate
trans_list: assassinar
sense:
(figuratively) To harm, ruin, or defame severely or destroy by treachery, slander, libel, or obscure attack.


lexentry: eng/assault_rifle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: assault rifle
trans_list: fusa
sense:
A military select-fire rifle or carbine that fires a shortened rifle caliber round or lower-power smaller-calibre round, from a high-capacity magazine.


lexentry: eng/assay__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: assay
trans_list: assaig | dosatge
sense:
The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin.


lexentry: eng/assegai__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: assegai
trans_list: atzagaia
sense:
A slim hardwood spear or javelin with an iron tip, especially those used by Bantu peoples of Southern Africa.


lexentry: eng/assembler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: assembler
trans_list: assemblador
sense:
(programming, countable) A program that reads source code written in assembly language and produces executable machine code, possibly together with information needed by linkers, debuggers and other tools.


lexentry: eng/assembly_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: assembly language
trans_list: assemblador
sense:
(computer languages) A programming language in which the source code of programs is composed of mnemonic instructions, each of which corresponds directly to a machine instruction for a particular processor.


lexentry: eng/assembly_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: assembly line
trans_list: cadena de muntatge
sense:
(manufacturing) A system of workers and machinery in which a product is assembled in a series of consecutive operations; typically the product is conveyed by a continuously moving belt.


lexentry: eng/assert__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: assert
trans_list: asserir | asseverar
sense:
(reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself.


lexentry: eng/assimilation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: assimilation
trans_list: assimilació
sense:
(phonology) A sound change process by which the phonetics of a speech segment becomes more like that of another segment in a word (or at a word boundary), so that a change of phoneme occurs.


lexentry: eng/assistant_professor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: assistant professor
trans_list: professor ajudant
sense:
(education) An entry-level position in a university faculty, lower than an associate professor and a full professor.


lexentry: eng/assistant_referee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: assistant referee
trans_list: àrbitre assistent
sense:
(soccer, British) : One of the two officials at an association football match, previously known as linesmen, who assist the referee.


lexentry: eng/assisted_suicide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: assisted suicide
trans_list: suïcidi assistit
sense:
A suicide with the assistance of another individual; especially the suicide of a terminally ill person with the assistance of a physician.


lexentry: eng/association_football__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: association football
trans_list: futbol
sense:
A ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent.


lexentry: eng/associative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: associative
trans_list: associatiu
sense:
(algebra, of a binary operator *) Such that, for any operands a, b and c, (a * b) * c = a * (b * c); (of a ring, etc.) whose multiplication operation is associative.


lexentry: eng/associative_array__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: associative array
trans_list: diccionari
sense:
(computing) An array-like data structure where the indices (called keys) are not limited to integers.


lexentry: eng/assonance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: assonance
trans_list: assonància
sense:
(prosody) The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.


lexentry: eng/assumption__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: assumption
trans_list: suposició | hipòtesi | supòsit
sense:
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.


lexentry: eng/assurance__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: assurance
trans_list: assegurança | promessa
sense:
(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.


lexentry: eng/assure__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: assure
trans_list: assegurar
sense:
(transitive, followed by that or of) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).


lexentry: eng/asterism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: asterism
trans_list: asterisme
sense:
(mineralogy) A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica).


lexentry: eng/asteroid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asteroid
trans_list: asteroide | planetoide
sense:
(astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.


lexentry: eng/asteroid_belt__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asteroid belt
trans_list: cinturó d'asteroides
sense:
(astronomy) The main asteroid belt, the region of the orbital plane of the Solar System located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter which is occupied by numerous minor planets (asteroids) and the dwarf planet Ceres.


lexentry: eng/asthma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asthma
trans_list: asma
sense:
(pathology) A long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.


lexentry: eng/astigmatism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: astigmatism
trans_list: astigmatisme
sense:
(pathology) A disorder of the vision, usually due to a misshapen cornea, such that light does not focus correctly on the retina causing a blurred image.


lexentry: eng/astral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: astral
trans_list: astral
sense:
(parapsychology, theosophy, fantasy) Composed of ethereal material or non-physical (sometimes supersensible), and capable of sometimes separating from the physical body (as an astral body) to travel to other places or to other realms of existence (in or via the astral plane).


lexentry: eng/astrological_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: astrological sign
trans_list: signe zodiacal | signe
sense:
(astrology) Any of twelve signs, corresponding to constellations, that are used as the basis of astrology


lexentry: eng/astrology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: astrology
trans_list: astrologia
sense:
Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/astrometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: astrometry
trans_list: astrometria
sense:
(astronomy) The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars.


lexentry: eng/astronaut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: astronaut
trans_list: astronauta
sense:
A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.


lexentry: eng/astronomer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: astronomer
trans_list: astrònom | astrònoma
sense:
(astronomy) One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.


lexentry: eng/astronomical_unit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: astronomical unit
trans_list: unitat astronòmica
sense:
(astronomy) 149,597,870,700 metres, the approximate mean distance from the Earth to the Sun (the semi-major axis of Earth's orbit), (symbol AU), used to measure distances in the solar system.


lexentry: eng/astronomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: astronomy
trans_list: astronomia
sense:
The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.


lexentry: eng/astrophysics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: astrophysics
trans_list: astrofísica
sense:
The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.


lexentry: eng/asylum_seeker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asylum seeker
trans_list: [[sol·licitant]] d'asil
sense:
A person who has applied for asylum in a foreign country but has not yet been granted refugee status by that country.


lexentry: eng/asymmetry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asymmetry
trans_list: asimetria
sense:
Absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.


lexentry: eng/asymptote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: asymptote
trans_list: asímptota
sense:
(analysis) A straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely as it goes to infinity. The limit of the curve; its tangent "at infinity".


lexentry: eng/at__Preposition__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: at
trans_list: a
sense:
Indicating time of occurrence, especially an instant of time, or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker’s perspective.


lexentry: eng/at_a_loss_for_words__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: at a loss for words
trans_list: quedar-se sense paraules
sense:
(idiomatic) Having nothing to say; not knowing what to say; stunned to the point of being speechless.


lexentry: eng/atavism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atavism
trans_list: atavisme
sense:
The reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback.


lexentry: eng/atavistic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atavistic
trans_list: atàvic
sense:
(biology) Of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes.


lexentry: eng/ataxia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ataxia
trans_list: atàxia
sense:
(physical chemistry, organic chemistry) The condition of a polymer in which the orientation of the subunits is random


lexentry: eng/atelectasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atelectasis
trans_list: atelèctasi
sense:
(medicine) The collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax.


lexentry: eng/athame__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: athame
trans_list: daga
sense:
A ceremonial pointed knife or dagger, used especially in Wicca and other neopagan traditions and typically having a black handle with magical symbols on it. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/athanor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: athanor
trans_list: atanor
sense:
(historical) A furnace or stove designed and used to maintain uniform heat, primarily used by alchemists. [from late 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/atheism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atheism
trans_list: ateisme
sense:
(broadly) A lack of belief in deities, or a belief that there is insufficient evidence to believe in a god.


lexentry: eng/atheist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atheist
trans_list: ateu | ateista
sense:
(broadly) A person who doubts the existence of deities (therefore, an agnostic may be considered an atheist).


lexentry: eng/atheist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atheist
trans_list: ateu | atea
sense:
(narrowly) A person who is certain that no deities exist or who thinks that the existence of deities can be disproven.


lexentry: eng/athematic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: athematic
trans_list: atemàtic
sense:
(linguistics) Of a root, not having a thematic vowel and thus attaching inflections directly to the root.


lexentry: eng/athenaeum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: athenaeum
trans_list: ateneu
sense:
An association or institution for the advancement of learning, particularly in science or literature.


lexentry: eng/atherosclerosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atherosclerosis
trans_list: aterosclerosi
sense:
(pathology) The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood vessels caused by plaques (accumulations of fatty deposits, usually cholesterol).


lexentry: eng/athlete's_foot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: athlete's foot
trans_list: peu d'atleta
sense:
(disease) A fungal infection of the skin of the foot, usually between the toes, caused by pathogen fungi, such as Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton interdigitale, syn. Trichophyton mentagrophytes, or Epidermophyton floccosum


lexentry: eng/athlete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: athlete
trans_list: atleta
sense:
A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.


lexentry: eng/athlete__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: athlete
trans_list: atleta
sense:
(US, Canada) A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.


lexentry: eng/athletics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: athletics
trans_list: atletisme
sense:
(sports, especially, _, Britain) A group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking.


lexentry: eng/athletics__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: athletics
trans_list: atletisme
sense:
(sports, especially, _, US) Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill.


lexentry: eng/atlas__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: atlas
trans_list: atles
sense:
(anatomy) The uppermost vertebra of the cervical spine in the neck in humans and some other animals.


lexentry: eng/atmosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: atmosphere
trans_list: atmosfera
sense:
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm), approximately the atmospheric pressure at sea level.


lexentry: eng/atoll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atoll
trans_list: atol
sense:
A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.


lexentry: eng/atom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atom
trans_list: àtom
sense:
(chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/atom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: atom
trans_list: àtom
sense:
(history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/atom__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: atom
trans_list: àtom
sense:
(historical) The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/atomic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: atomic
trans_list: atòmic
sense:
(computing, of an operation) Guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause, and running synchronously when called by multiple asynchronous threads.


lexentry: eng/atomic_clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atomic clock
trans_list: rellotge atòmic
sense:
An extremely accurate reference clock whose operation is based on an atomic process, typically the frequency of electromagnetic radiation associated with a specified energy-level transition in an element such as cesium.


lexentry: eng/atomic_nucleus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atomic nucleus
trans_list: nucli atòmic
sense:
(physics) A nucleus of an atom; consisting of protons and neutrons, surrounded by an electron cloud.


lexentry: eng/atomicity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atomicity
trans_list: atomicitat
sense:
(historical) Synonym of valence (“the combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc.”).


lexentry: eng/atomism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atomism
trans_list: atomisme
sense:
(philosophy) The ancient Greek theory that all matter is composed of very small indestructible and indivisible particles.


lexentry: eng/atomizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atomizer
trans_list: atomitzador
sense:
An instrument for reducing a liquid to spray or vapor for disinfecting, cooling, medical use or perfume spraying.


lexentry: eng/atone__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atone
trans_list: expiar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency. [from 1680s]


lexentry: eng/atonement__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: atonement
trans_list: redempció
sense:
(theology, often with capitalized initial) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.


lexentry: eng/atrial_fibrillation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atrial fibrillation
trans_list: fibril·lació auricular
sense:
(pathology) A cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) that involves the two upper chambers (atria) of the heart.


lexentry: eng/atrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atrium
trans_list: atri
sense:
(architecture) A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.


lexentry: eng/atrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: atrium
trans_list: atri
sense:
(architecture) A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.


lexentry: eng/atrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: atrium
trans_list: aurícula
sense:
(palynology) A cavity inside a porate aperture of a pollen grain formed by the separation of the sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain.


lexentry: eng/atrophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atrophy
trans_list: atròfia
sense:
(pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/atropine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atropine
trans_list: atropina
sense:
(poison, pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the thorn-apple. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).


lexentry: eng/attack__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: attack
trans_list: atacar
sense:
(transitive) To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.


lexentry: eng/attacker__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: attacker
trans_list: atacant
sense:
(soccer) One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.


lexentry: eng/attacking_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attacking zone
trans_list: zona d'atac
sense:
(ice hockey) From one team's point of view, the area between the blue line of the other team's half of the rink and the end board behind the other team's goal.


lexentry: eng/attain__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: attain
trans_list: aconseguir
sense:
(transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).


lexentry: eng/attainment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attainment
trans_list: realització
sense:
The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.


lexentry: eng/attend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attend
trans_list: assistir
sense:
(transitive) To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; also, to regularly go to (an event or place). [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/attend__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: attend
trans_list: atendre
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To give consideration to (someone or something); to heed, to pay attention, to regard.


lexentry: eng/attendant__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: attendant
trans_list: client
sense:
(mostly, archaic) A visitor or caller; one who attends (is present at or regularly goes to) some event or place.


lexentry: eng/attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
trans_list: trastorn per dèficit d'atenció amb hiperactivitat | TDAH
sense:
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) A developmental disorder in which a person has difficulty to concentrate and a persistent pattern of impulsiveness and inattention, with or without a component of hyperactivity.


lexentry: eng/attenuation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: attenuation
trans_list: atenuació
sense:
(physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.


lexentry: eng/atter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atter
trans_list: posterma
sense:
(archaic, or, UK, _, dialectal) Poisonous bodily fluid, especially venom of a venomous animal, such as a snake, dragon or other reptile; corrupt or morbid matter from the body, such as pus from a sore or wound; bitter substance, such as bile.


lexentry: eng/attestation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attestation
trans_list: atestació
sense:
A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation.


lexentry: eng/attestation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: attestation
trans_list: atestació
sense:
(linguistics, of a language, word, word form, or word meaning) An appearance in print or otherwise recorded on a permanent medium.


lexentry: eng/attic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attic
trans_list: àtic | golfes
sense:
The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.


lexentry: eng/attitudinize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attitudinize
trans_list: escenificar
sense:
To give the appearance of, or make a show of, (something) by assuming an affected or exaggerated attitude.


lexentry: eng/atto-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: atto-
trans_list: atto-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−18 (short scale quintillionth or long scale trillionth).


lexentry: eng/attorney-in-fact__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attorney-in-fact
trans_list: representant
sense:
(US, legal) An agent of the person giving him/her the power of attorney (for a specific purpose or for general purposes) to act on his or her behalf. The attorney-in-fact’s power and responsibilities depend on the specific powers granted in the power of attorney document.


lexentry: eng/attorney_general__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attorney general
trans_list: procurador general
sense:
The chief legal advisor to the government, overseeing legal affairs and ensuring that laws are uniformly and justly applied.


lexentry: eng/attract__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: attract
trans_list: atreure
sense:
(transitive) To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.


lexentry: eng/attractor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: attractor
trans_list: atractor
sense:
(mathematics, physics) A set of points or states to which a dynamical system evolves after a long enough time. That is, points that get close enough to the attractor remain close even if slightly disturbed.


lexentry: eng/attributive_adjective__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: attributive adjective
trans_list: epítet
sense:
(grammar) An adjective that modifies the head of the noun phrase in which it occurs; an adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies.


lexentry: eng/attrition__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: attrition
trans_list: avortament
sense:
(human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through injury, incapacitation, retirement, resignation, or death.


lexentry: eng/au_pair__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: au pair
trans_list: au-pair
sense:
A person (especially a young woman) working in such a way; now specifically, a foreign worker who helps a host family with childcare, housework, or both while staying as a guest with a host family, and generally receives a small allowance (or pocket money). [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/auctioneer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: auctioneer
trans_list: subhastador
sense:
An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.


lexentry: eng/audacity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: audacity
trans_list: audàcia | gosadia
sense:
Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.


lexentry: eng/audience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: audience
trans_list: públic
sense:
A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/audio_guide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: audio guide
trans_list: audioguia
sense:
Any of various forms of apparatus, either fixed or mobile, used to provide audio information at an exhibition, archeological site etc.


lexentry: eng/audiobook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: audiobook
trans_list: audiollibre
sense:
A recording, usually made available for sale, of a reading of the full text or of an abridgement of a book.


lexentry: eng/audiometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: audiometry
trans_list: audiometria
sense:
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.


lexentry: eng/augite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: augite
trans_list: augita
sense:
(mineral) A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.


lexentry: eng/augment__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: augment
trans_list: augmentar
sense:
(music) To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).


lexentry: eng/augmented_matrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: augmented matrix
trans_list: matriu ampliada | matriu augmentada
sense:
(linear algebra) Matrix obtained by appending the columns of two given matrices, usually for the purpose of performing the same elementary row operations on each of the given matrices.


lexentry: eng/augur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: augur
trans_list: àugur
sense:
A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.


lexentry: eng/auklet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: auklet
trans_list: gavotí
sense:
Any of several small seabirds in the genera Aethia, Cerorhinca and Ptychoramphus of the auk family Alcidae.


lexentry: eng/aunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: aunt
trans_list: tia
sense:
(affectionate) A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.


lexentry: eng/auntie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: auntie
trans_list: tieta
sense:
(Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand) Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.


lexentry: eng/aura__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: aura
trans_list: aura
sense:
(also, parapsychology) A supposed emanation from and surrounding a living person or thing, regarded by mystics as consisting of the essence of the individual. [from 1870]


lexentry: eng/aurora__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aurora
trans_list: aurora
sense:
An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.


lexentry: eng/auscultate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: auscultate
trans_list: auscultar
sense:
(transitive) To listen (for example to the heart or lungs) by auscultation; to examine by auscultation.


lexentry: eng/auscultation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: auscultation
trans_list: auscultació
sense:
(medicine) Diagnosis of disorders by listening to the sounds of the internal organs, usually using a stethoscope.


lexentry: eng/austerity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: austerity
trans_list: austeritat
sense:
(economics) A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.


lexentry: eng/autarky__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: autarky
trans_list: autarquia
sense:
(uncountable) (A policy of) national economic self-sufficiency, aimed at ending reliance on foreign imports to sustain a domestic economy.


lexentry: eng/auteur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: auteur
trans_list: autor
sense:
A creative artist, especially a film director, seen as having a specific, recognisable artistic vision, and who is seen as the single or preeminent ‘author’ of their works.


lexentry: eng/authenticate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: authenticate
trans_list: autenticar | autentificar
sense:
(transitive) To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.


lexentry: eng/authenticity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: authenticity
trans_list: autenticitat
sense:
The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.


lexentry: eng/author__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: author
trans_list: autor | autora
sense:
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.


lexentry: eng/authoritarian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: authoritarian
trans_list: autoritari
sense:
Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.


lexentry: eng/authoritarianism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: authoritarianism
trans_list: autoritarisme
sense:
A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.


lexentry: eng/authority__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: authority
trans_list: autoritat
sense:
(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.


lexentry: eng/authorization__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: authorization
trans_list: autorització
sense:
(uncountable) The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission.


lexentry: eng/authorize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: authorize
trans_list: autoritzar
sense:
(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.


lexentry: eng/autism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autism
trans_list: autisme
sense:
(clinical psychology) A pervasive neurological condition that is observable in early childhood and persists throughout the lifespan, characterised by atypical communication patterns (e.g., differences in body language or eye contact), delayed language development, and sensory processing sensitivities.


lexentry: eng/autism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: autism
trans_list: autisme
sense:
(clinical psychology, obsolete) A diagnosis involving a pathological tendency to engage in self-centered fantasy thinking, historically considered a symptom of insanity or schizophrenia.


lexentry: eng/autism_spectrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autism spectrum
trans_list: espectre autista
sense:
(psychology) The range of conditions classified as pervasive developmental disorders, generally held to include autistic disorder, Asperger syndrome, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS). Also includes childhood disintegrative disorder and Rett syndrome.


lexentry: eng/auto_racing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: auto racing
trans_list: cursa automobilística
sense:
(motor racing) Any of various sports in which automobiles (motor cars) are raced, either around a track, on roads or across country


lexentry: eng/autobus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: autobus
trans_list: autobús
sense:
(by extension, cycle racing) A large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton in a race.


lexentry: eng/autocannon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autocannon
trans_list: canó automàtic
sense:
A fully automatic projectile weapon similar to a machine gun, but firing shells instead of bullets and larger in calibre.


lexentry: eng/autoclave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autoclave
trans_list: autoclau
sense:
A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.


lexentry: eng/autocratic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autocratic
trans_list: autocràtic
sense:
Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government.


lexentry: eng/autocross__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autocross
trans_list: autocròs
sense:
A form of motorsport that tests the skill and speed of a driver over a course marked out with traffic cones


lexentry: eng/autogamy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autogamy
trans_list: autogàmia
sense:
Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.


lexentry: eng/autogynephilia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autogynephilia
trans_list: autoginefília | autoginofília
sense:
In Blanchard's transsexualism typology, the supposed paraphilic tendency of a male person to be sexually aroused by the thought of being a female, sometimes framed as a form of gender identity disorder or transvestic fetishism.


lexentry: eng/autogyro__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autogyro
trans_list: autogir
sense:
(aircraft) An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller.


lexentry: eng/autoharp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autoharp
trans_list: cítara d'acords
sense:
A string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers (muting bars) which mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord.


lexentry: eng/autoimmunity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autoimmunity
trans_list: autoimmunitat
sense:
(pathology, immunology) The condition where one's immune system attacks one's own tissues, i.e., an autoimmune disorder.


lexentry: eng/autolysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autolysis
trans_list: autòlisi
sense:
(pathology, cytology) The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself.


lexentry: eng/automated_teller_machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: automated teller machine
trans_list: caixer automàtic
sense:
(banking) A device that provides bank customers with cash withdrawal and other services without the need for a human teller.


lexentry: eng/automatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: automatic
trans_list: automàtic
sense:
(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.


lexentry: eng/automatic_door__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: automatic door
trans_list: porta automàtica
sense:
A door that senses the approach of a person (by sensors or pressure pads etc.) and opens automatically, usually by sliding sideways.


lexentry: eng/automatic_rifle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: automatic rifle
trans_list: fusell metrallador
sense:
(countable, weaponry) A rifle that loads itself either from a belt or magazine; a machine gun. (Compare fully automatic rifles vs. semi-automatic rifles.) [19th c.]


lexentry: eng/automation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: automation
trans_list: automatització
sense:
The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.


lexentry: eng/automaton__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: automaton
trans_list: autòmat
sense:
A person who acts like a machine or robot, often defined as having a monotonous lifestyle and lacking in emotion.


lexentry: eng/automobile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: automobile
trans_list: automòbil
sense:
(US, Canada, Philippines, AU, NZ) A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load.


lexentry: eng/autonomic_nervous_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autonomic nervous system
trans_list: sistema nerviós autònom
sense:
(neuroanatomy) In humans and other vertebrates, the part of the nervous system that regulates the involuntary activity of the heart, intestines and glands. These activities include digestion, respiration, perspiration, metabolism, and the modulation of blood pressure.


lexentry: eng/autonomous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: autonomous
trans_list: autònom
sense:
Acting on one's own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules.


lexentry: eng/autonomous_sensory_meridian_response__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autonomous sensory meridian response
trans_list: resposta sensorial meridiana autònoma
sense:
A frisson characterized by a tingling sensation on the skin that typically begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine.


lexentry: eng/autonomous_vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autonomous vehicle
trans_list: vehicle autònom
sense:
A vehicle that uses mechatronics, artificial intelligence and a multi-agent system to assist its human operator.


lexentry: eng/autophagy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autophagy
trans_list: autofàgia
sense:
(cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell, and often a defensive or self-preservation measure.


lexentry: eng/autopilot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autopilot
trans_list: pilot automàtic
sense:
(aviation, nautical) A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being.


lexentry: eng/autoplasty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autoplasty
trans_list: autoplàstia
sense:
(medicine, surgery, dated) The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds. In present-day contexts likelier to be called autotransplantation or autografting.


lexentry: eng/autoregulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autoregulation
trans_list: autoregulació
sense:
(biology) Any of several physiological processes in which an inhibitory feedback system counteracts change.


lexentry: eng/autotomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autotomy
trans_list: autotomia
sense:
(chiefly, _, zoology) The spontaneous removal of a limb, tail etc, especially by some invertebrates as a self-defense mechanism.


lexentry: eng/autotroph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autotroph
trans_list: autòtrof
sense:
(ecology) Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy.


lexentry: eng/autotrophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autotrophy
trans_list: autotròfia
sense:
(biology) The synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy


lexentry: eng/autumn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autumn
trans_list: tardor
sense:
Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as spanning the months of September, October, and November in the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/autumn__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: autumn
trans_list: tardor
sense:
(fashion) A person with relatively dark hair and a warm skin tone, seen as best suited to certain colours in clothing.


lexentry: eng/autumnal_equinox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: autumnal equinox
trans_list: equinocci de tardor
sense:
(astronomy) The moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator while tilting away from the observer, taking place in September in the northern hemisphere and March in the southern hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/auxiliary_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: auxiliary verb
trans_list: verb auxiliar | auxiliar
sense:
(grammar) A verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause in order to make distinctions in tense, mood, voice or aspect.


lexentry: eng/auxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: auxin
trans_list: auxina
sense:
(botany, hormone) A class of plant growth substance (often called phytohormones or plant hormones) which play an essential role in coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in the plant life cycle.


lexentry: eng/avail__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: avail
trans_list: aprofitar-se | prevaler-se
sense:
(intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.


lexentry: eng/aval__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aval
trans_list: aval
sense:
(finance, law) A financial guarantee by a third party to assume the burden of a debt, especially a bill of exchange in the event of default.


lexentry: eng/avalanche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: avalanche
trans_list: allau | llau
sense:
A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.


lexentry: eng/avalanche__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: avalanche
trans_list: allau
sense:
(by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.


lexentry: eng/avania__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: avania
trans_list: afront
sense:
(historical) A tax or fee imposed on foreigners under the Ottoman Empire, especially one considered to be irregular or extortionate.


lexentry: eng/avaricious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: avaricious
trans_list: avariciós
sense:
Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.


lexentry: eng/avatar__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: avatar
trans_list: avatar
sense:
(internet, video games) A complex and dynamic digital representation of a person or being in the form of a digital model, used online as a simulation or emulation of a person, or as a person's online alter ego, in a virtual world, virtual chat room, or metaverse.


lexentry: eng/avenge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: avenge
trans_list: venjar
sense:
(transitive) To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.


lexentry: eng/aventail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aventail
trans_list: collar
sense:
A curtain or flap of mail, fastened to a helmet, or to a coif (hood) of mail, covering the lower face, neck, and shoulders.


lexentry: eng/aventurine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aventurine
trans_list: aventurina
sense:
(mineral, by extension) A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica.


lexentry: eng/avenue__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: avenue
trans_list: avinguda
sense:
The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.


lexentry: eng/aver__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aver
trans_list: afirmar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.


lexentry: eng/aviary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aviary
trans_list: aviari
sense:
A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/aviator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aviator
trans_list: aviador
sense:
An aircraft pilot, especially a military pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot.


lexentry: eng/avocet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: avocet
trans_list: bec d'alena
sense:
Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet.


lexentry: eng/avoidance__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: avoidance
trans_list: evitació
sense:
(obsolete) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.


lexentry: eng/avow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: avow
trans_list: confessar
sense:
(transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.


lexentry: eng/award__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: award
trans_list: veredicte
sense:
(legal) A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.


lexentry: eng/award__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: award
trans_list: premi | guardó | medalla | trofeu
sense:
A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.


lexentry: eng/award__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: award
trans_list: decretar | fallar | sentenciar
sense:
(transitive, legal) To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case.


lexentry: eng/awl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: awl
trans_list: alena
sense:
A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.


lexentry: eng/axil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axil
trans_list: axil·la
sense:
(botany) The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.


lexentry: eng/axinite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axinite
trans_list: axinita
sense:
(mineral) A borosilicate of aluminum, iron, and lime, commonly found in glassy, brown crystals with acute edges.


lexentry: eng/axiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axiology
trans_list: axiologia
sense:
(uncountable, philosophy) The study of value(s), as regards origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations; value theory.


lexentry: eng/axiom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axiom
trans_list: axioma
sense:
(philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.


lexentry: eng/axiom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: axiom
trans_list: axioma
sense:
(logic, mathematics, proof theory) A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context).


lexentry: eng/axis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axis
trans_list: eix
sense:
(geometry) An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).


lexentry: eng/axis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: axis
trans_list: eix
sense:
(mathematics) A fixed one-dimensional figure, such as a line or arc, with an origin and orientation and such that its points are in one-to-one correspondence with a set of numbers; an axis forms part of the basis of a space or is used to position and locate data in a graph (a coordinate axis)


lexentry: eng/axletree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axletree
trans_list: eix
sense:
A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.


lexentry: eng/axon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axon
trans_list: axó | àxon
sense:
(cytology) A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.


lexentry: eng/axonometric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: axonometric
trans_list: axonomètric
sense:
(technical drawing) Describing a projection in which the horizontal and vertical axes are to the same scale, but the third axis is reduced to allow for perspective


lexentry: eng/aye-aye__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aye-aye
trans_list: ai-ai
sense:
The lemur Daubentonia madagascariensis, a solitary nocturnal quadruped found in Madagascar and remarkable for their long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.


lexentry: eng/aye_aye,_sir__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aye aye, sir
trans_list: ben
sense:
(idiomatic, nautical) The correct and seamanlike reply, onboard a Royal Navy (or US Navy) ship, on receipt of an order from someone of senior rank or authority. It means "I understand the command and hasten to comply with the order."


lexentry: eng/ayin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ayin
trans_list: ain
sense:
The sixteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/azeotrope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: azeotrope
trans_list: azeòtrop
sense:
(physics) A mixture of two or more substances whose liquid and gaseous forms have the same composition (at a certain pressure); the substances cannot be separated by normal distillation.


lexentry: eng/azimuth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: azimuth
trans_list: azimut
sense:
An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.


lexentry: eng/azole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: azole
trans_list: azole
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a class of five-membered unsaturated heterocycles having three carbon atoms, one nitrogen atom and two double bonds


lexentry: eng/azure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: azure
trans_list: atzur
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour.


lexentry: eng/azurite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: azurite
trans_list: atzurita
sense:
(mineral) A blue vitreous mineral; a basic hydrated copper carbonate, with the chemical formula Cu2+3(CO3)2(OH)2, used since antiquity as a blue pigment or ores to extract metallic copper.


lexentry: eng/babbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: babbler
trans_list: cridaner | timàlia
sense:
Any of several passerine birds, of the families Timaliidae and Paradoxornithidae (both found in Asia, Africa) and Pomatostomidae (found in Australia).


lexentry: eng/babesiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: babesiosis
trans_list: babesiosi
sense:
(pathology) Any of several malaria-like parasitic diseases in humans and other animals caused by Babesia, a genus of protozoa.


lexentry: eng/baboon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baboon
trans_list: babuí | papió
sense:
An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/baby's_breath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baby's breath
trans_list: núvol
sense:
A genus, Gypsophila, of about 100 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Europe, Asia and north Africa.


lexentry: eng/baby's_tears__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baby's tears
trans_list: herba plana
sense:
Any of various plants having parts (such as leaves or spots on leaves, petals, etc.) resembling teardrops; specifically, angel's tears (Soleirolia soleirolii), a plant in the nettle family grown as a green, mossy ground cover.


lexentry: eng/baby__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baby
trans_list: nadó | bebè
sense:
A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.


lexentry: eng/baby_boomer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baby boomer
trans_list: baby-boomer
sense:
(sometimes, capitalized) A person born in the postwar years (generally considered in the United States and other Allied countries as between 1946 and the early 1960s), when there was a marked increase in birthrates throughout the Western world following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.


lexentry: eng/baby_face__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: baby face
trans_list: afable
sense:
(professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned.


lexentry: eng/baby_powder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baby powder
trans_list: talc
sense:
An astringent powder used for preventing diaper rash, as a deodorant, and for other cosmetic purposes.


lexentry: eng/baby_shower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baby shower
trans_list: festa de naixement | festa prenatal
sense:
A party celebrating the pending or recent birth of a child, involving guests giving gifts (typically babycare items) to the parent(s).


lexentry: eng/babysitter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: babysitter
trans_list: cangur
sense:
A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.


lexentry: eng/baccarat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baccarat
trans_list: bacarà
sense:
(card games) A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms - usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt - also bearing some similarities to blackjack.


lexentry: eng/bachelor_party__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bachelor party
trans_list: comiat de solter
sense:
(US, Canada, South Africa) A party held for a man who is about to be married, normally attended only by male friends and relatives.


lexentry: eng/bacillus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bacillus
trans_list: bacil
sense:
Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.


lexentry: eng/back__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back
trans_list: esquena
sense:
The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.


lexentry: eng/back__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: back
trans_list: recular
sense:
(nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/back_and_forth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back and forth
trans_list: vaivé
sense:
The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing.


lexentry: eng/back_away__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back away
trans_list: recular
sense:
(intransitive) To move in a direction opposite to that which one is facing, keeping one's attention on the thing in front being avoided.


lexentry: eng/back_cover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back cover
trans_list: dors
sense:
The cover on the opposite side of the front cover of a book, magazine, etc; back of the book; associated with sports pages in publications.


lexentry: eng/back_end__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: back end
trans_list: rerefons
sense:
(computing) That part of a hardware or software system that is farthest from the user; the internals rather than the user interface.


lexentry: eng/back_fire__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: back fire
trans_list: deflagració d'escapament
sense:
An explosion produced either by a running internal combustion engine that occurs in the air intake or exhaust system rather than inside the combustion chamber or unburned fuel or hydrocarbons ignited somewhere in the exhaust system.


lexentry: eng/back_in_the_day__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back in the day
trans_list: abans
sense:
(temporal location, idiomatic, informal) In the distant past; especially, at a time fondly remembered (the good old days).


lexentry: eng/back_street__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back street
trans_list: carreró
sense:
A usually small and narrow street or alley, especially one in inferior or poorer parts of a city, away from the centre.


lexentry: eng/back_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: back up
trans_list: desar
sense:
(idiomatic, intransitive, cricket) For a fielder to position himself behind the wicket (relative to a team-mate who is throwing the ball at the wicket) so as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.


lexentry: eng/back_wall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: back wall
trans_list: paret posterior
sense:
(squash, racquetball) The wall at the back of a racquetball or squash court, directly opposite the front wall.


lexentry: eng/backbend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backbend
trans_list: pont
sense:
(gymnastics, dance) A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands.


lexentry: eng/backbone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backbone
trans_list: espina dorsal | espinada | columna vertebral
sense:
(countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.


lexentry: eng/backgammon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backgammon
trans_list: backgammon
sense:
A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.


lexentry: eng/background_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: background music
trans_list: música de fons
sense:
Any music played in a public space whose main function is to create an atmosphere suitable to a specific occasion, rather than to be listened to.


lexentry: eng/backhand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backhand
trans_list: cop de revés
sense:
(tennis, and, other, racquet sports) A stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.


lexentry: eng/backhoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: backhoe
sense:
(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) Ellipsis of backhoe loader: A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor combines a front-end loader/loader (component) and an excavator/digger (component).

trans_list:
carregadora mixta | excavadora carregadora | excavadora mixta | pala mixta | retrocarregadora | retroexcavadora


lexentry: eng/backlash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backlash
trans_list: reacció
sense:
(literal) A suddenly reversed or backward motion, such as of a rope or elastic band when it snaps under tension.


lexentry: eng/backness__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: backness
trans_list: posterioritat
sense:
(phonetics) A quality of vowels, indicating the horizontal position of the tongue relative to the back of the mouth (front, near-front, central, near-back, or back).


lexentry: eng/backpack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backpack
trans_list: motxilla | bossa d'esquena
sense:
A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.


lexentry: eng/backpacker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backpacker
trans_list: motxiller | motxillera
sense:
A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services.


lexentry: eng/backpedal__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: backpedal
trans_list: descórrer (cortina)
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.


lexentry: eng/backport__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backport
trans_list: corregir retroactivament
sense:
To retroactively supply (to a previous version of a software product) a fix, or a new feature, at the same time or after supplying it to the current version.


lexentry: eng/backport__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: backport
trans_list: corregir retroactivament
sense:
To retroactively supply (a fix or a new feature) to a previous version of a software product at the same time or after supplying it to the current version.


lexentry: eng/backronym__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backronym
trans_list: acrònim
sense:
A word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it, sometimes as a folk etymology, sometimes as a contrived acronym to name a new organization, proposal, or other entity.


lexentry: eng/backscratcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backscratcher
trans_list: grataesquena
sense:
A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.


lexentry: eng/backspace__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: backspace
trans_list: esborrar
sense:
(computing) A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.


lexentry: eng/backsplash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backsplash
trans_list: credença
sense:
A vertical covering on a wall rising above a countertop or other work surface to protect the wall from spills and to decorate the wall.


lexentry: eng/backstabber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backstabber
trans_list: hipòcrita
sense:
A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.


lexentry: eng/backstage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backstage
trans_list: rereescena
sense:
The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.


lexentry: eng/backstory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backstory
trans_list: història
sense:
The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in, _, film, television) a character in a dramatic work.


lexentry: eng/backstory__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: backstory
trans_list: coberta
sense:
(chiefly, espionage, law enforcement) A fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives.


lexentry: eng/backstroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: backstroke
trans_list: dors
sense:
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.


lexentry: eng/backup__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: backup
trans_list: còpia de seguretat
sense:
(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed.


lexentry: eng/backup_camera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: backup camera
trans_list: càmera de marxa enrere
sense:
(automotive) A camera installed on the rear of a vehicle, to help in reversing and in eliminating rear end blindspots.


lexentry: eng/backward__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: backward
trans_list: retrògrad | antiquat | demodé
sense:
(chess) Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.


lexentry: eng/backwater__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: backwater
trans_list: país
sense:
(idiomatic, usually, figurative) A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place.


lexentry: eng/bacteriology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bacteriology
trans_list: bacteriologia
sense:
(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.


lexentry: eng/bacteriostatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bacteriostatic
trans_list: bacteriostàtic
sense:
Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them.


lexentry: eng/bad__Adjective__3
sense_num: 05
written_rep: bad
trans_list: dolent | defectuós | desagradable | inadequat | inapropiat
sense:
(Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.


lexentry: eng/bad__Adjective__3
sense_num: 06
written_rep: bad
trans_list: dolent | desagradable
sense:
(chiefly in "bad boy", "bad girl", and similar phrases) Attractive due to (one's) rebellious nature.


lexentry: eng/bad_apple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bad apple
trans_list: càncer
sense:
(idiomatic, often, in the plural) A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.


lexentry: eng/bad_faith__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bad faith
trans_list: mala fe
sense:
(legal) An intent to deceive or mislead another to gain some advantage; dishonesty or fraud in a transaction (such as knowingly misrepresenting the quality of something that is being bought or sold).


lexentry: eng/bad_faith__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bad faith
trans_list: mala fe
sense:
(legal) A malicious motive by a party in a lawsuit, which has an effect on the ability to maintain causes of action and obtain legal remedies.


lexentry: eng/badass__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: badass
trans_list: collonut | ben parit | beníssim | espaterrant | genial
sense:
(US, sometimes considered, _, vulgar, slang, positive connotation) Having an extreme appearance, attitude, or behavior that is considered admirable.


lexentry: eng/badge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: badge
trans_list: insígnia | distintiu | xapa
sense:
A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.


lexentry: eng/badge__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: badge
trans_list: insígnia | distintiu | xapa
sense:
(heraldry) A distinctive mark worn by servants, retainers, and followers of royalty or nobility, who, being beneath the rank of gentlemen, have no right to armorial bearings.


lexentry: eng/badminton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: badminton
trans_list: bàdminton
sense:
(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.


lexentry: eng/bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bag
trans_list: bossa
sense:
A container made of leather, plastic, or other material, usually with a handle or handles, in which you carry personal items, or clothes or other things that you need for travelling. Includes shopping bags, schoolbags, suitcases, briefcases, handbags, backpacks, etc.


lexentry: eng/bag_snatcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bag snatcher
trans_list: segabosses
sense:
(UK, Australia) A thief who snatches a handbag, shoulder bag, rucksack, etc., from the person carrying it.


lexentry: eng/baggage_car__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baggage car
trans_list: carro de maletes
sense:
(especially, US, rail) A railway vehicle in passenger trains used to carry passengers' heavy luggage; a luggage van.


lexentry: eng/bagpipes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bagpipes
trans_list: gaita | cornamusa
sense:
A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.


lexentry: eng/baiji__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baiji
trans_list: dofí de riu xinès | dofí del Iang-tsé
sense:
A freshwater dolphin (†Lipotes vexillifer), only found in the Yangtze River, and declared functionally extinct in 2006.


lexentry: eng/bail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bail
trans_list: caució
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.


lexentry: eng/bail_bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bail bond
trans_list: fiança carcellera
sense:
(US) A surety, used to obtain the release of a criminal defendant who has been required to give bail.


lexentry: eng/bailiff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bailiff
trans_list: agutzil | algutzir
sense:
(historical, Norman term) A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.


lexentry: eng/bain-marie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bain-marie
trans_list: bany maria
sense:
(cooking) A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food slowly, or to keep food warm.


lexentry: eng/bait__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bait
trans_list: esquer
sense:
Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.


lexentry: eng/bait__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bait
trans_list: esquer
sense:
Anything which allures; something or someone used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something


lexentry: eng/baize__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baize
trans_list: feltre
sense:
A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.


lexentry: eng/bake__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bake
trans_list: fornejar
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ditransitive, with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).


lexentry: eng/baklava__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baklava
trans_list: baclaua
sense:
A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. [since c. 1650; modern spelling since 1800s]


lexentry: eng/balaclava__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balaclava
trans_list: passamuntanyes
sense:
A type of warm headgear covering the neck, head, and often part of the face, with apertures left as necessary, often made out of wool.


lexentry: eng/balalaika__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balalaika
trans_list: balalaica
sense:
A plucked stringed instrument with a triangular body, short neck and three strings, of Russian origin.


lexentry: eng/balance__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: balance
trans_list: equilibrar
sense:
(transitive) To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.


lexentry: eng/balance_of_trade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balance of trade
trans_list: balança comercial
sense:
(economics, trade) The difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time.


lexentry: eng/balance_sheet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balance sheet
trans_list: balanç
sense:
(accounting) A summary of a person's or organization's assets, liabilities and equity as of a specific date.


lexentry: eng/balance_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balance wheel
trans_list: volant regulador
sense:
The timekeeping device normally used in mechanical watches and small clocks, consisting of a wheel which oscillates due to a coiled spring.


lexentry: eng/balanced__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balanced
trans_list: equilibrat
sense:
Containing elements in appropriate proportion; proportionately weighted on all dimensions and therefore unlikely to tip over.


lexentry: eng/balcony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balcony
trans_list: balcó
sense:
(architectural element) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.


lexentry: eng/bald_cypress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bald cypress
trans_list: xiprer calb
sense:
Taxodium distichum, deciduous conifer trees native to often-flooded areas of the southeastern and south central parts of the United States.


lexentry: eng/bald_eagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bald eagle
trans_list: pigarg americà | àguila marina de cap blanc
sense:
Haliaeetus leucocephalus, a species of eagle native to North America and notable for the white plumage on its head.


lexentry: eng/baldric__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baldric
trans_list: talabard
sense:
A broad belt, originally of leather and often richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip (across the breast and under the opposite arm), which was formerly used to hold a sword, a bugle, etc., and is now chiefly worn for ceremonial purposes; also (loosely) , any belt. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/baleen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baleen
trans_list: bard
sense:
(physiology, uncountable) keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.


lexentry: eng/balisong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balisong
trans_list: papallona
sense:
A folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles.


lexentry: eng/balk__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: balk
trans_list: biga
sense:
Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".


lexentry: eng/ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: ball
trans_list: pilota | bola
sense:
(printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.


lexentry: eng/ball_boy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ball boy
trans_list: aplegapilotes
sense:
(sports) A person, usually male, responsible for retrieving balls from the area of play, and returning them to the players.


lexentry: eng/ball_lightning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ball lightning
trans_list: llamp en bola | llamp globular
sense:
A short-lived glowing ball sometimes observed to float in the air and thought to consist of ionized gas associated with thunderstorms.


lexentry: eng/ballad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ballad
trans_list: balada
sense:
A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.


lexentry: eng/ballast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ballast
trans_list: llast
sense:
(nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.


lexentry: eng/ballista__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ballista
trans_list: balista
sense:
(weaponry, historical) An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.


lexentry: eng/ballistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ballistics
trans_list: balística
sense:
(physics) The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets.


lexentry: eng/balloon_plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balloon plant
trans_list: fanal | fanalets
sense:
A flowering vine with large, hollow seedpod and round seeds featuring a heart-shaped mark; Cardiospermum halicacabum


lexentry: eng/ballot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ballot
trans_list: papereta de vot
sense:
(originally) A small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote.


lexentry: eng/ballpoint_pen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ballpoint pen
trans_list: bolígraf | boli | ploma d'escriure
sense:
A pen, similar in size and shape to a pencil, having an internal chamber filled with a viscous, quick-drying ink that is dispensed at the tip during use by the rolling action of a metal sphere (around 0.7 mm to 1 mm in diameter).


lexentry: eng/ballroom_dancing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ballroom dancing
trans_list: ball de saló
sense:
Formal social dancing in couples, either as recreation or in competition, including dances like or developed from the waltz, minuet, tango, rumba, cha-cha, foxtrot, and the quickstep.


lexentry: eng/balls__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balls
trans_list: collons | ous
sense:
(uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.


lexentry: eng/balm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balm
trans_list: melisse
sense:
Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.


lexentry: eng/balsamic_vinegar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balsamic vinegar
trans_list: vinagre balsàmic
sense:
A dark, sweet vinegar, made from reduced white wine, that has been matured in wooden barrels, the resins of which contribute to its flavour; especially such a vinegar from Modena in Italy.


lexentry: eng/baluster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baluster
trans_list: balustre
sense:
(architecture) A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway or around a balcony; a banister.


lexentry: eng/balustrade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: balustrade
trans_list: balustrada
sense:
A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.


lexentry: eng/ban__Noun__4
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ban
trans_list: ban
sense:
A title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.


lexentry: eng/banana__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: banana
trans_list: banana | plàtan
sense:
(North America, UK, Ireland) In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking.


lexentry: eng/banana__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: banana
trans_list: banana | plàtan
sense:
An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. [from 1597]


lexentry: eng/banana__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: banana
trans_list: bananer | plataner
sense:
The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves. [from 1697]


lexentry: eng/banana_peel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: banana peel
trans_list: pela de plàtan
sense:
(Canadian, US, Philippines) The several outermost layers of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.


lexentry: eng/banana_republic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: banana republic
trans_list: república bananera
sense:
(politics, idiom, pejorative) A small country, especially one in Central America or the West Indies, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.


lexentry: eng/bananaquit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bananaquit
trans_list: coereba
sense:
A nectar-feeding bird, Coereba flaveola, thought to be related to the Darwin's finches and the grassquits.


lexentry: eng/band-aid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: band-aid
trans_list: tireta | apòsit
sense:
(Australia, North America, Philippines) An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.


lexentry: eng/band__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: band
trans_list: banda | grup
sense:
A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist.


lexentry: eng/band__Noun__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: band
trans_list: banda
sense:
(anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and nations.


lexentry: eng/bandana__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bandana
trans_list: mocador
sense:
A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.


lexentry: eng/bandicoot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bandicoot
trans_list: bàndicut
sense:
Any of various small marsupials of Australia and New Guinea, some with distinctive long snouts, of the family Peramelidae.


lexentry: eng/bandura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bandura
trans_list: bandura
sense:
A Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument with a tear-shaped body, like an asymmetrical lute or a vertical zither, which is played with both hands while held upright on the lap.


lexentry: eng/bandurria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bandurria
trans_list: bandúrria
sense:
(string instruments) A plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body, with twelve strings in six courses in its most common modern form, originating in Spain.


lexentry: eng/bandwidth__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bandwidth
trans_list: dèbit
sense:
(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.


lexentry: eng/bang__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bang
trans_list: atonyinar
sense:
(intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.


lexentry: eng/bang_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bang out
trans_list: torcar
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To do (something) quickly, in a slipshod, or unprofessional manner, especially performing or composing music or a piece of writing.


lexentry: eng/bang_snap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bang snap
trans_list: petard
sense:
(pyrotechnics) A type of very small firework consisting of a small amount of gravel or coarse sand impregnated with a minute amount of silver fulminate and wrapped in a twisted piece of thin paper, which detonates harmlessly when struck, crushed, or ignited.


lexentry: eng/banjo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: banjo
trans_list: banjo
sense:
A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.


lexentry: eng/bank__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: bank
trans_list: banc
sense:
(gambling, countable) The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.


lexentry: eng/bank__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: bank
trans_list: banc | magatzem
sense:
(countable, mostly, in combination) A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.


lexentry: eng/bank__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bank
trans_list: banc
sense:
(nautical, hydrology) An elevation under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth


lexentry: eng/bank_account__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bank account
trans_list: compte bancari
sense:
A fund, held by a bank in a contractual arrangement between the bank and the owner of the fund, a customer of the bank, into which they can deposit and from which they can withdraw money.


lexentry: eng/bank_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bank card
trans_list: targeta bancària
sense:
(banking) A card issued by a bank, which may entitle the holder to a variety of services similar to that of a credit card or debit card, or allow withdrawal of cash from ATMs.


lexentry: eng/bank_holiday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bank holiday
trans_list: dia de festa
sense:
(UK, Ireland) A weekday, often a Monday, on which most businesses are closed, and granted to workers as a national holiday.


lexentry: eng/bank_statement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bank statement
trans_list: extracte de compte
sense:
A communication from a bank to a person holding an account in that bank, usually issued monthly, detailing the value of the holdings in that account and the effects of all transactions occurring with respect to that account.


lexentry: eng/banker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: banker
trans_list: banquer | banquera
sense:
One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.


lexentry: eng/bankrupt__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bankrupt
trans_list: arruïnat
sense:
(finance, of a person, company, etc.) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent. [from 1565]


lexentry: eng/bankruptcy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bankruptcy
trans_list: fallida | bancarrota
sense:
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.


lexentry: eng/banner__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: banner
trans_list: bandera | banderola | estendard | gomfaró
sense:
A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.


lexentry: eng/banner__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: banner
trans_list: banner
sense:
(Internet, television) A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.


lexentry: eng/bannock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bannock
trans_list: galeta
sense:
(specifically) This or any similar traditional bread when made by indigenous Americans, originally from native sources such as maize or pseudocereals and plants with starchy roots


lexentry: eng/banns__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: banns
trans_list: amonestacions
sense:
The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage).


lexentry: eng/banshee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: banshee
trans_list: banshee
sense:
(Scotland, Ireland, , folklore) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.


lexentry: eng/bantamweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bantamweight
trans_list: pes gall
sense:
(boxing, uncountable) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).


lexentry: eng/baobab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baobab
trans_list: baobab
sense:
A tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.


lexentry: eng/baptism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baptism
trans_list: baptisme
sense:
(Christianity) A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.


lexentry: eng/baptism_of_fire__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: baptism of fire
trans_list: baptisme de foc
sense:
(figuratively, military) The first experience of a severe ordeal, especially a first experience of military combat


lexentry: eng/baptistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baptistry
trans_list: baptisteri
sense:
(Christianity) A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a church, where a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism (via aspersion or affusion) is performed.


lexentry: eng/baptize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baptize
trans_list: batejar | batiar
sense:
(Christianity) To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bar
trans_list: barra
sense:
A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: bar
trans_list: bar | taverna
sense:
(mathematics) The sign indicating that the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, conventionally placed above the digit(s) to show that it applies to the characteristic only and not to the mantissa.


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 23
written_rep: bar
trans_list: bar | taverna
sense:
(music) A vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value.


lexentry: eng/bar__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bar
trans_list: bar
sense:
A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, slightly less than atmospheric pressure at sea level.


lexentry: eng/bar_association__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bar association
trans_list: barra
sense:
An organization of lawyers which regulates their ability to practice law in a jurisdiction, and/or serves the interests of lawyers in that jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/bar_stool__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bar stool
trans_list: tamboret
sense:
A stool used for sitting, often taller than a chair and usually having a foot rest, commonly placed in bars and in front of kitchen counters.


lexentry: eng/barb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barb
trans_list: llengüeta
sense:
The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.


lexentry: eng/barbarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: barbarian
trans_list: bàrbar
sense:
An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; usually associated with senseless violence and self-harm or other such shows of brute force and lack of mental faculty.


lexentry: eng/barbarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: barbarian
trans_list: bàrbar
sense:
A brutish warrior depicted in sword and sorcery and other fantasy works; typically clad in primitive furs or leather and usually favoring physical strength over intelligence while often possessing a bellicose temperament and disdain for laws.


lexentry: eng/barbecue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barbecue
trans_list: barbacoa
sense:
A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.


lexentry: eng/barbecue__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barbecue
trans_list: rostir
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To cook food on a barbecue; to smoke food over indirect heat from high-smoke fuels.


lexentry: eng/barbed_wire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barbed wire
trans_list: filferro espinós
sense:
Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.


lexentry: eng/barbel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: barbel
trans_list: barb
sense:
(biology) Whisker-like sensory organs, located around the mouth of certain fish, including catfish, carp, goatfish, sturgeon, and some types of shark.


lexentry: eng/barbell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barbell
trans_list: barra
sense:
A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.


lexentry: eng/barbershop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barbershop
trans_list: perruqueria
sense:
(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.


lexentry: eng/barbet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barbet
trans_list: barbut
sense:
Any of numerous arboreal birds of the families Capitonidae, Lybiidae, and Megalaimidae, within the order Piciformes.


lexentry: eng/barbiturate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: barbiturate
trans_list: barbitúric
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any of derivatives of barbituric acid that act as depressants of the central nervous system and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.


lexentry: eng/barcarole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barcarole
trans_list: barcarola
sense:
(music) A Venetian folk song traditionally sung by gondoliers, often in 6⁄8 or 12⁄8 time with alternating strong and weak beats imitating a rowing motion. [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/barcode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barcode
trans_list: codi de barres
sense:
Any set of machine-readable parallel bars or concentric circles, varying in width, spacing, or height, encoding information according to a symbology. [from 1960s]


lexentry: eng/bard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bard
trans_list: bard
sense:
A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.


lexentry: eng/bargain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bargain
trans_list: bicoca | ganga
sense:
An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration.


lexentry: eng/barge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barge
trans_list: barcassa
sense:
(watercraft) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.


lexentry: eng/barium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barium
trans_list: bari
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.


lexentry: eng/bark__Noun__3
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bark
trans_list: bricbarca
sense:
(watercraft) A vessel, typically with three (or more) masts, with the foremasts (or fore- and mainmasts) square-rigged, and mizzenmast schooner-rigged.


lexentry: eng/bark__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bark
trans_list: lladrar | bordar
sense:
(intransitive) To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).


lexentry: eng/barley__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barley
trans_list: ordi
sense:
A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.


lexentry: eng/barm__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barm
trans_list: briòfit
sense:
Foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, used as leaven in brewing and making bread; yeast.


lexentry: eng/barn_owl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barn owl
trans_list: òliba
sense:
An owl of the species Tyto alba, often having a white face and commonly found in barns and other farm buildings.


lexentry: eng/barn_swallow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barn swallow
trans_list: oreneta comuna
sense:
Hirundo rustica, the most widespread species of swallow in the world; a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings, is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.


lexentry: eng/barnacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barnacle
trans_list: percebe
sense:
A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.


lexentry: eng/barnacle_goose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barnacle goose
trans_list: oca de galta blanca
sense:
A black and white species of bird within the family Anatidae from the northern hemisphere, Branta leucopsis.


lexentry: eng/barque__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barque
trans_list: bricbarca
sense:
A sailing vessel of three or more masts, with all masts but the sternmost square-rigged, the sternmost being fore-and-aft-rigged


lexentry: eng/barrack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barrack
trans_list: caserna
sense:
(military, chiefly, in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.


lexentry: eng/barracuda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barracuda
trans_list: barracuda
sense:
Any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying prominent fang-shaped teeth, and are aggressive predators.


lexentry: eng/barrage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barrage
trans_list: presa | resclosa
sense:
An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.


lexentry: eng/barrator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barrator
trans_list: querulant
sense:
One who is guilty of barratry, vexing others with frequent and often groundless lawsuits; a brangler and pettifogger.


lexentry: eng/barrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barrel
trans_list: barral | barril | bóta | bocoi
sense:
(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.


lexentry: eng/barrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: barrel
trans_list: quart
sense:
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.


lexentry: eng/barrel_organ__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barrel organ
trans_list: piano de maneta
sense:
A musical instrument in which air from a bellows is admitted to a set of pipes by means of pins inserted into a revolving barrel (typically turned by a crank), originating in France.


lexentry: eng/barrel_roll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barrel roll
trans_list: gir de barril
sense:
(aviation) An aerobatic flying maneuver in which the pilot causes the airplane to complete one loop in the same time that the airplane completes one roll, creating the appearance that the airplane is riding on the inside of a cylinder.


lexentry: eng/barrel_vault__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barrel vault
trans_list: volta de canó
sense:
(architecture) A simple roof having a curved, often semicircular cross section; used to span large distances in railway stations, churches, etc. Usually supported on columns.


lexentry: eng/barren__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barren
trans_list: estèril
sense:
(of people and animals, not comparable) Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile.


lexentry: eng/barrier_reef__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barrier reef
trans_list: escull barrera
sense:
A reef separated from the adjacent coast by a channel or lagoon; a reef that forms a barrier between the open ocean and the waters of the shoreline.


lexentry: eng/barrister__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: barrister
trans_list: advocat
sense:
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts.


lexentry: eng/bartender__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bartender
trans_list: bàrman
sense:
One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/baryon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baryon
trans_list: barió
sense:
(particle) A heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category includes the common proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus.


lexentry: eng/bas-relief__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bas-relief
trans_list: baix relleu
sense:
(sculpture) A low or mostly-flat sculpture which is carved into a wall, or is in the form of a tile mounted flat to a wall, rather than a fully three-dimensional, free-standing figure.


lexentry: eng/basalt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: basalt
trans_list: basalt
sense:
(mineral) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.


lexentry: eng/bascinet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bascinet
trans_list: bacinet
sense:
A light helmet, typically with a high, pointed skull, either open-faced (in early models) or made with a visor (later models).


lexentry: eng/bascule_bridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bascule bridge
trans_list: pont basculant
sense:
A movable bridge consisting of one or two opening leaves equipped with balancing and stabilizing counterweights that ease and speed up their operation.


lexentry: eng/base__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: base
trans_list: base | caserna
sense:
A site, structure, or both, usually durable and often permanent, for housing military personnel and materiel.


lexentry: eng/base__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: base
trans_list: base
sense:
(chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds that turn red litmus blue and react with acids to form salts.


lexentry: eng/base__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: base
trans_list: base
sense:
(baseball) One of the four places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out when the ball is in play.


lexentry: eng/base__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: base
trans_list: base | basament
sense:
(geometry) The lowest side of a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.


lexentry: eng/base_note__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: base note
trans_list: fons
sense:
(perfumery) The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature.


lexentry: eng/based__Adjective__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: based
trans_list: basat
sense:
(slang, of a person) Not caring what others think about one's personality, style, or behavior; focused on maintaining individuality.


lexentry: eng/baseline__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: baseline
trans_list: base
sense:
(engineering) A configuration of software, hardware, or a process that is established and documented as a point of reference.


lexentry: eng/bash_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bash up
trans_list: atonyinar
sense:
(transitive, informal) To assault someone with the intention of causing physical injury; to beat up.


lexentry: eng/basic_income__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: basic income
trans_list: renda bàsica
sense:
Ellipsis of guaranteed basic income, a form of social security in which all citizens or residents of a jurisdiction are guaranteed to have an income level at or above the set basic income cut-off level, whereby the government will top-off incomes falling below the line, to reach the limit; those falling above the line would not receive payments.


lexentry: eng/basidium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: basidium
trans_list: basidi
sense:
(mycology) A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/basilica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: basilica
trans_list: basílica
sense:
(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.


lexentry: eng/basin__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: basin
trans_list: conca
sense:
(geography) A shallow depression in a rock formation, such as an area of down-folded rock that has accumulated a thick layer of sediments, or an area scooped out by water erosion.


lexentry: eng/basionym__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: basionym
trans_list: basiònim
sense:
(botany, taxonomy) An earlier valid scientific name of a species that has since been renamed and from which the new name is partially derived.


lexentry: eng/bask__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bask
trans_list: disfrutar | gaudir
sense:
(figurative) To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (Usually followed by "in".)


lexentry: eng/basket__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: basket
trans_list: bàsquet | cistella
sense:
(basketball) A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.


lexentry: eng/basking_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: basking shark
trans_list: pelegrí | tauró pelegrí | escanyabots
sense:
A very large shark, Cetorhinus maximus, that feeds at or close to the surface by filtering plankton from the water and is found in all the world's temperate oceans.


lexentry: eng/bass_guitar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bass guitar
trans_list: baix elèctric
sense:
A long-necked and solid-bodied stringed instrument (chordophone), tuned to produce bass or low notes, usually with a fretted fingerboard and four thick strings, and requiring the use of an amplifier.


lexentry: eng/basso_continuo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: basso continuo
trans_list: baix continu
sense:
(music) The continuous realization of harmony throughout a musical piece, usually by a harpsichord and/or cello, typical of the Baroque period. Abbreviation: bc.


lexentry: eng/bassoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bassoon
trans_list: fagot
sense:
A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.


lexentry: eng/basswood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: basswood
trans_list: tell
sense:
(US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.


lexentry: eng/bast__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bast
trans_list: líber
sense:
Fibre made from the phloem of certain plants (particularly the lime tree) and used for making ropes, cords and matting.


lexentry: eng/bastard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bastard
trans_list: bastard | bord
sense:
(dated) A person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant.


lexentry: eng/bastard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bastard
trans_list: fill de puta
sense:
(vulgar,, _, , _, offensive, or, pejorative) A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person.


lexentry: eng/bastard__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: bastard
trans_list: bastard
sense:
A variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin, fake or counterfeit.


lexentry: eng/baste__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: baste
trans_list: embastar
sense:
(transitive) To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.


lexentry: eng/bastide__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bastide
trans_list: bastida
sense:
(historical) A new town built in medieval Languedoc, Gascony, and Aquitaine during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.


lexentry: eng/bastille__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bastille
trans_list: baluard
sense:
Chiefly in French contexts: a bastion or tower of a castle; also, a fortified tower or other building; or a small citadel or fortress.


lexentry: eng/bat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bat
trans_list: muricec | ratpenat | ratapinyada | bat | rata penada
sense:
Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.


lexentry: eng/bat__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bat
trans_list: muricec | ratpenat | ratapinyada | bat | rata penada
sense:
A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.


lexentry: eng/bat__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bat
trans_list: muricec | ratpenat | ratapinyada | bat | rata penada
sense:
(intransitive) To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.


lexentry: eng/bathometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bathometer
trans_list: batímetre | batòmetre
sense:
An instrument that measures the depth of water, used especially to measure the depth of ocean water.


lexentry: eng/bathrobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bathrobe
trans_list: barnús
sense:
A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully.


lexentry: eng/bathroom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bathroom
trans_list: bany | cambra de bany
sense:
(chiefly, US, South Africa, Canada, Philippines, Australia, euphemism) A lavatory (area where one washes or bathes): a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.


lexentry: eng/bathyscaphe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bathyscaphe
trans_list: batiscaf
sense:
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.


lexentry: eng/bathysphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bathysphere
trans_list: batisfera
sense:
A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe


lexentry: eng/battalion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: battalion
trans_list: batalló
sense:
(military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.


lexentry: eng/battalion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: battalion
trans_list: batalló
sense:
(US, military) an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.


lexentry: eng/batten__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: batten
trans_list: sabre
sense:
(nautical) A long, narrow strip, originally of wood but now also of fibreglass, metal, etc., used for various purposes aboard a ship; especially one attached to a mast or spar for protection, one holding down the edge of a tarpaulin covering a hatch to prevent water from entering the hatch, one inserted in a pocket sewn on a sail to keep it flat, or one from which a hammock is suspended.


lexentry: eng/battering_ram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: battering ram
trans_list: ariet | moltó
sense:
(historical) A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates or a siege engine that includes such an object.


lexentry: eng/battery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: battery
trans_list: bateria | pila
sense:
(electrical, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.


lexentry: eng/batting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: batting
trans_list: borra
sense:
(sewing) Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.


lexentry: eng/battle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: battle
trans_list: batalla
sense:
(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.


lexentry: eng/battle__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: battle
trans_list: batalla
sense:
(military, obsolete) The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.


lexentry: eng/battle_axe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: battle axe
trans_list: atxa
sense:
An ancient military weapon, an axe designed for combat, including (in, _, heraldiccharge) when borne on arms as a mark of prowess.


lexentry: eng/battledore__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: battledore
trans_list: pala de rentar
sense:
(historical) A wooden paddle-shaped bat or beetle used to wash clothes by beating, stirring, or smoothing them.


lexentry: eng/battlement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: battlement
trans_list: cresteria
sense:
In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.


lexentry: eng/bauxite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bauxite
trans_list: bauxita
sense:
The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.


lexentry: eng/bavarois__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bavarois
trans_list: bavarès
sense:
A pudding similar to pastry cream but thickened with gelatin or isinglass instead of flour or cornstarch, and flavoured with liqueur.


lexentry: eng/bay_leaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bay leaf
trans_list: llorer
sense:
A herb derived from any of certain shrubs of the family Lauraceae and Myrtaceae, especially the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis).


lexentry: eng/bay_window__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bay window
trans_list: finestral
sense:
(architecture) A window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room.


lexentry: eng/bayonet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bayonet
trans_list: baioneta
sense:
(military) A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.


lexentry: eng/bayonet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bayonet
trans_list: baioneta
sense:
(engineering) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.


lexentry: eng/be__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: be
trans_list: fer | estar
sense:
(often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality.


lexentry: eng/be__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: be
trans_list: ser | estar | ésser | fer | tenir | tindre
sense:
(rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/be__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: be
trans_list: ser | estar | ésser
sense:
Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective or prepositional phrase.


lexentry: eng/be__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: be
trans_list: estar | anar | passar | ser-hi | venir
sense:
(in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".


lexentry: eng/be_born_yesterday__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: be born yesterday
trans_list: supurar
sense:
(informal, stative, chiefly in the negative) To be new, naive, innocent, inexperienced, or easily deceived.


lexentry: eng/be_used_to__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: be used to
trans_list: soler
sense:
(intransitive) To be familiar with or accustomed to something or someone through repeated experience; to be acclimated to.


lexentry: eng/be_wrong__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: be wrong
trans_list: confondre's
sense:
To have an incorrect belief, to be mistaken about one's judgment or statement concerning something. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/beacon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: beacon
trans_list: balisa
sense:
(nautical) A signal, buoy, post, or other conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners, particularly to warn vessels of danger.


lexentry: eng/bead_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bead tree
trans_list: arbre sant | metzina | mèlia | parenostre
sense:
Melia azedarach, a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree with poisonous fruit, native to India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.


lexentry: eng/beagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beagle
trans_list: encenedor
sense:
A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet.


lexentry: eng/beak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beak
trans_list: bec
sense:
A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.


lexentry: eng/beaked_whale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beaked whale
trans_list: balena amb bec | zífid
sense:
Any of at least 20 species of whales in the family Ziphiidae, known to dive to great depths, but not well understood generally.


lexentry: eng/beaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beaker
trans_list: vas de precipitats
sense:
A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.


lexentry: eng/beam__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: beam
trans_list: camatimó
sense:
(nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).


lexentry: eng/beam__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: beam
trans_list: camatimó
sense:
(agricultural) The central bar of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it.


lexentry: eng/bean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bean
trans_list: fesol | mongeta
sense:
Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.


lexentry: eng/beanbag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beanbag
trans_list: bordell
sense:
A piece of soft furniture consisting of a leather or vinyl covering stuffed with dry beans or other similar pellets.


lexentry: eng/bear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bear
trans_list: ós
sense:
A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.


lexentry: eng/bear__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bear
trans_list: suportar
sense:
(now, _, transitive, _, outside certain set patterns such as 'bear with'; formerly also, _, intransitive) To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).


lexentry: eng/bear_in_mind__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bear in mind
trans_list: tenir present
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To hold (something) in the memory; to remember; also, to be mindful of or pay attention to (something); to consider; to note.


lexentry: eng/bearberry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bearberry
trans_list: boixerola
sense:
Any of four dwarf shrubs of formerly all members of the genus Arctostaphylos, three now assigned to genus Arctous, which principally grow in arctic and subarctic regions and bear edible berries.


lexentry: eng/bearded_seal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bearded seal
trans_list: foca barbuda
sense:
Erignathus barbatus, an earless seal with conspicuous whiskers, found in and around the Arctic Ocean.


lexentry: eng/bearing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bearing
trans_list: demora
sense:
(navigation, nautical) The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.


lexentry: eng/beast_of_burden__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beast of burden
trans_list: animal de càrrega | bèstia
sense:
A draft animal, a pack animal such as a donkey, mule, llama, camel, horse, or ox, that carries or pulls a load for the benefit of a human.


lexentry: eng/beat__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: beat
trans_list: batre | vèncer
sense:
(transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.


lexentry: eng/beater__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: beater
trans_list: esquivador
sense:
A person who drives game towards shooters in a hunting party, typically working in a group with other beaters.


lexentry: eng/beatification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beatification
trans_list: beatificació
sense:
The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, — usually a stage in the process of canonization.


lexentry: eng/beatify__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: beatify
trans_list: beatificar
sense:
(transitive, Roman Catholicism) To carry out the third of four steps in canonization, making someone a blessed.


lexentry: eng/beauty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beauty
trans_list: bellesa
sense:
(uncountable) The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.


lexentry: eng/beauty_pageant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beauty pageant
trans_list: concurs de bellesa
sense:
A competition in which participants compete for a determination that one is the most physically attractive.


lexentry: eng/beaver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beaver
trans_list: castor
sense:
(countable) A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet, native to the Northern Hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/beaver__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: beaver
trans_list: conillet
sense:
(chiefly, North American, slang, countable) The pubic hair near a vulva or a vulva itself; (attributively) denoting films or literature featuring nude women.


lexentry: eng/bec_de_corbin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bec de corbin
trans_list: bec de corbin
sense:
(weaponry, historical) A poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole.


lexentry: eng/because__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: because
trans_list: perquè
sense:
Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer to a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".


lexentry: eng/becquerel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: becquerel
trans_list: becquerel
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq


lexentry: eng/bed__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bed
trans_list: buc | llit
sense:
(countable) The bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river. [from later 16thc.]


lexentry: eng/bed_urinal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bed urinal
trans_list: ánec
sense:
A sealable plastic bottle into which a patient urinates when using a bathroom is inconvenient or impossible; often but not always with a long neck reminiscent of a duck.


lexentry: eng/bedbug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bedbug
trans_list: xinxa | xinxa de llit
sense:
A small nocturnal insect pest of humans, of species Cimex lectularius (common bedbug) and Cimex hemipterus (tropical bedbug) that feeds on the blood of humans during sleep.


lexentry: eng/bedpan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bedpan
trans_list: orinal pla
sense:
A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.


lexentry: eng/bedrest__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bedrest
trans_list: allitament
sense:
(medicine) Confinement to bed, often under instructions of a physician, in order to recover from an injury, an illness, or the frailty associated with other physical discomforts such as a difficult pregnancy.


lexentry: eng/bedrock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bedrock
trans_list: roca mare
sense:
(countable, uncountable, geology, mining, engineering, construction) The solid rock found at some depth below the ground surface.


lexentry: eng/bedsit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bedsit
trans_list: estudi
sense:
(British, Ireland) A form of rented accommodation consisting of a single room for use as both sitting room and bedroom; there may also be a small kitchen area and washing and toilet facilities, but these amenities are more commonly outside the room and shared by several tenants.


lexentry: eng/bedsore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bedsore
trans_list: úlcera per pressió
sense:
(medicine, usually, in the plural, dated) A lesion caused by unrelieved pressure to any part of the body, especially portions over bony or cartilaginous areas, such as frequently develops on a person confined to a bed by infirmity.


lexentry: eng/bedstead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bedstead
trans_list: llit
sense:
The framework that supports a bed; the rigid structural components of a bed, excluding the mattress, box spring, etc; bedframe.


lexentry: eng/bee-eater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bee-eater
trans_list: abellerol
sense:
Any of various brightly-coloured, insectivorous, near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae, especially the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster.


lexentry: eng/bee_fly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bee fly
trans_list: bombílid
sense:
Any of the flies in the family Bombyliidae, with adults that look like bumblebees and larvae that are parasitic on the eggs or larvae of other insects.


lexentry: eng/beebread__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beebread
trans_list: pa d'abella
sense:
Bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, made and stored in brood cells by forager bees, and used as food for worker bees and larvae.


lexentry: eng/beech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beech
trans_list: faig
sense:
A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.


lexentry: eng/beef__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beef
trans_list: vedella
sense:
(in the meat industry, on, _, product packaging) The edible portions of a cow (including those which are not meat).


lexentry: eng/beehive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beehive
trans_list: rusc | arna | buc | casera
sense:
Such a home prepared by the bees themselves, in which some species of honey bees live and raise their young.


lexentry: eng/beer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beer
trans_list: cervesa | birra
sense:
(uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.


lexentry: eng/beer_belly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beer belly
trans_list: llotja
sense:
A protruding belly caused by excess fat stored in the abdomen and colloquially attributed to the consumption of beer.


lexentry: eng/beeswax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beeswax
trans_list: cera d'abella
sense:
A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.


lexentry: eng/beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beetle
trans_list: escarabat
sense:
Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.


lexentry: eng/beetroot_red__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beetroot red
trans_list: vermell de remolatxa
sense:
(carboxylic acid) A glycoside obtained from beets and used as a food dye, also known as betanin and E162.


lexentry: eng/beggar's_ticks__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beggar's ticks
trans_list: bigot
sense:
The bur marigold (Bidens spp.) and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns that adhere to clothing.


lexentry: eng/beginning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beginning
trans_list: inici | principi | començament
sense:
(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.


lexentry: eng/begrime__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: begrime
trans_list: ensutzar | sollar
sense:
(transitive) To ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally) , to make (something) dirty; to soil.


lexentry: eng/behaviorism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: behaviorism
trans_list: conductisme
sense:
An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.


lexentry: eng/behest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: behest
trans_list: ordre
sense:
A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest. [from 12th c.]


lexentry: eng/beholden__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beholden
trans_list: deutor
sense:
(usually with 'to') Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged for a bounden duty.


lexentry: eng/bejel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bejel
trans_list: sífilis
sense:
Endemic syphilis, a chronic disease of skin and tissue caused by infection by a subspecies of the spirochete Treponema pallidum.


lexentry: eng/belabour__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: belabour
trans_list: insistir
sense:
(transitive) To discuss or explain (something) excessively or repeatedly; to harp on or overelaborate.


lexentry: eng/belay__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: belay
trans_list: amarrar
sense:
(ambitransitive, nautical) To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat.


lexentry: eng/believe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: believe
trans_list: creure
sense:
(transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).


lexentry: eng/belittle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: belittle
trans_list: menysprear | menystenir | menystindre
sense:
(transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782]


lexentry: eng/bell-gable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bell-gable
trans_list: campanar de cadireta | campanar de paret | espadanya
sense:
(architecture) An element crowning the upper end of the wall of a church and in which a bell is hung, usually in lieu of a campanile or bell tower.


lexentry: eng/bell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bell
trans_list: campana
sense:
(percussion instrument) A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.


lexentry: eng/bell_pepper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bell pepper
trans_list: pebrot
sense:
(North America, Philippines) Any of several bell-shaped varieties of Capsicum annuum, an edible, sweet, generally mild (not spicy) fruit, originating in the New World.


lexentry: eng/bellows__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bellows
trans_list: manxa
sense:
A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air.


lexentry: eng/belly_flop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: belly flop
trans_list: panxada
sense:
(diving) A style of diving into a body of water in which the surface impact is made mostly by one's abdomen.


lexentry: eng/belong__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: belong
trans_list: pertànyer
sense:
(intransitive, set theory) (followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol \in means belongs to.


lexentry: eng/belt__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: belt
trans_list: regió | cinturó
sense:
(usually, capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).


lexentry: eng/belt_loop__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: belt loop
trans_list: passador | traveta
sense:
(clothing, sewing) One of the loops of fabric ringing the waist of a pair of pants, used to hold the belt in place.


lexentry: eng/bench_press__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bench press
trans_list: premsa de banc
sense:
(weightlifting) An exercise performed by pressing the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.


lexentry: eng/bend__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: bend
trans_list: banda
sense:
(heraldiccharge) One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.


lexentry: eng/bend__Verb__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: bend
trans_list: envergar | corbar
sense:
(transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.


lexentry: eng/bend_sinister__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bend sinister
trans_list: barra
sense:
(heraldiccharge) A diagonal band on a coat of arms going from the sinister chief (the viewer's top right) to the dexter base, sometimes erroneously held to indicate bastardy.


lexentry: eng/benefactive_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: benefactive case
trans_list: cas benefactiu
sense:
(grammatical case) A case used to indicate beneficiary, or the receiver of the benefit, roughly corresponding to English prepositions such as for, for the benefit of, in the interests of, intended for, or on behalf of.


lexentry: eng/beneficiary__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: beneficiary
trans_list: beneficiari
sense:
(especially, trust law) One who benefits from the distribution, especially out of a trust or estate.


lexentry: eng/benzene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: benzene
trans_list: benzè
sense:
(organic compound) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.


lexentry: eng/benzodiazepine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: benzodiazepine
trans_list: benzodiazepina
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) Any of a class of psychoactive drugs, structured upon diazepine, used in the treatment of anxiety, insomnia and other related disorders.


lexentry: eng/benzoic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: benzoic acid
trans_list: àcid benzoic
sense:
(carboxylic acid) A white crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH; the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid; used as a food preservative and in many other industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/benzoin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: benzoin
trans_list: benjuí
sense:
A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/benzol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: benzol
trans_list: benzè
sense:
(organic chemistry) An impure benzene (mixed with toluene etc), used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes.


lexentry: eng/benzopyrene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: benzopyrene
trans_list: benzopirè
sense:
(organic compound) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (having five fused benzene rings) that is both mutagenic and carcinogenic


lexentry: eng/benzyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: benzyl
trans_list: benzil
sense:
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical C6H5-CH2- related to toluene and benzoic acid


lexentry: eng/beret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beret
trans_list: boina
sense:
(headwear) A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France.


lexentry: eng/bergapten__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bergapten
trans_list: bergaptè
sense:
(biochemistry) 5-methoxypsoralen, a psoralen found in the essential oil of bergamot (where it is the cause of phototoxicity) and other citruses.


lexentry: eng/beriberi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beriberi
trans_list: beri-beri
sense:
(pathology) An ailment caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), leading to lethargy and organ complications.


lexentry: eng/berth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: berth
trans_list: camarot
sense:
(by extension) A room in a vessel in which the officers or company mess#Verb 2 and reside; also, a room or other place in a vessel for storage.


lexentry: eng/beryl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beryl
trans_list: beril
sense:
(uncountable, mineral) A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be3Al2Si6O18).


lexentry: eng/beryllium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beryllium
trans_list: beril·li | berilli
sense:
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/beryllonite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beryllonite
trans_list: beril·lonita
sense:
(mineral) A rare mineral, sodium beryllium phosphate, with the chemical formula NaBePO4; found especially in Maine.


lexentry: eng/besague__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: besague
trans_list: vairescut
sense:
A plate (as of armor) that protects an otherwise-exposed area, such as the armpit (alternative form of besagew), the elbow, or the hand


lexentry: eng/besides__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: besides
trans_list: a més a més
sense:
(conjunctive) Used to emphasize an additional point, especially an important or stronger reason; moreover; furthermore.


lexentry: eng/besiege__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: besiege
trans_list: assetjar
sense:
(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.


lexentry: eng/bespoke__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bespoke
trans_list: a mida
sense:
Made or done in a way adjusted to the needs of a specific person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.


lexentry: eng/bestow__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bestow
trans_list: atorgar | concedir | conferir | depositar | emmagatzemar | estibar
sense:
To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.


lexentry: eng/bestow__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bestow
trans_list: allotjar
sense:
(also, reflexive) To provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation; to find quarters for (someone or oneself); to lodge, to quarter.


lexentry: eng/bestride__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bestride
trans_list: cavalcar
sense:
(transitive) To be astride something, to stand over or sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse.


lexentry: eng/bet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bet
trans_list: aposta | juguesca
sense:
A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).


lexentry: eng/beta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beta
trans_list: beta
sense:
The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase.


lexentry: eng/beta_blocker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beta blocker
trans_list: blocador beta
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A blocking agent, one of a class of drugs used to treat hypertension and control the rate at which the heart beats.


lexentry: eng/betafite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: betafite
trans_list: betafita
sense:
(mineral) A radioactive mineral in the pyrochlore group, having chemical formula (Ca,U)2(Ti,Nb,Ta)2O6(OH).


lexentry: eng/betaine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: betaine
trans_list: betaïna
sense:
(uncountable, organic compound) A sweet, crystalline compound (not an alkaloid), trimethylammoniumacetate, found in sugar beet and similar plants, sometimes used to treat muscular degeneracy; the zwitterion (CH3)3N+CH2COO-


lexentry: eng/betel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: betel
trans_list: bètel
sense:
An evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper.


lexentry: eng/betide__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: betide
trans_list: esdevenir
sense:
(transitive) Often used in a prediction (chiefly in woe betide) or a wish: to happen to (someone or something); to befall.


lexentry: eng/betray__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: betray
trans_list: trair
sense:
(transitive) To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.


lexentry: eng/betray__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: betray
trans_list: trair | delatar | demostrar
sense:
(transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.


lexentry: eng/betray__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: betray
trans_list: trair
sense:
(transitive) To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.


lexentry: eng/between__Preposition__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: between
trans_list: entre
sense:
In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)


lexentry: eng/beverage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: beverage
trans_list: beguda
sense:
A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water.


lexentry: eng/bevor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bevor
trans_list: barba
sense:
(historical) A portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck, typically in two parts, called upper bevor and lower bevor.


lexentry: eng/bezant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bezant
trans_list: besant
sense:
(history) A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.


lexentry: eng/bezant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bezant
trans_list: besant
sense:
(heraldiccharge) A roundel or (that is, a golden circle), the heraldic representation of a gold coin.


lexentry: eng/bezel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bezel
trans_list: bord
sense:
The oblique side or face of a cut gem; especially the upper faceted portion of a brilliant (diamond), which projects from its setting.


lexentry: eng/bezel__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bezel
trans_list: encast
sense:
The rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, such as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set.


lexentry: eng/bezoar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bezoar
trans_list: betzoar
sense:
A mass, usually of hair or undigested vegetable matter, found in a human or animal's intestines, similar to a hairball.


lexentry: eng/bhikkhu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bhikkhu
trans_list: bec
sense:
A male Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha.


lexentry: eng/bi-curious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bi-curious
trans_list: bicuriós
sense:
(LGBT) Interested in having relationships with both men and women, curious about one's potential bisexuality; especially, of heterosexual people, considering a first sexual experience with a member of the same sex.


lexentry: eng/biathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biathlon
trans_list: biatló
sense:
(winter sports, uncountable) Racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; (countable) a particular instance of such a race.


lexentry: eng/biaxial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: biaxial
trans_list: biaxial
sense:
(mathematics, astronomy) Having two axes of rotation and two planes of symmetry (e.g. having the shape of a spheroid)


lexentry: eng/bib__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bib
trans_list: pitet
sense:
An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.


lexentry: eng/bib__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: bib
trans_list: peto
sense:
(sports) A colourful polyester or plastic vest worn over one's clothes, usually to mark one's team during group activities.


lexentry: eng/bibimbap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bibimbap
trans_list: bibim bap
sense:
A Korean dish of white rice topped with vegetables, beef, a whole egg, and gochujang (chili pepper paste).


lexentry: eng/bible__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bible
trans_list: bíblia
sense:
(by extension) A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership.


lexentry: eng/bibliography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bibliography
trans_list: bibliografia
sense:
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.


lexentry: eng/bicameral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bicameral
trans_list: bicameral
sense:
Being or having a system with two, often unequal, chambers or compartments; of, signifying, relating to, or being the product of such a two-chambered system.


lexentry: eng/bicarbonate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bicarbonate
trans_list: bicarbonat
sense:
(organic compound) the univalent anion HCO3-; any salt of carbonic acid in which only one of the hydrogen atoms has been replaced. [from 1814]


lexentry: eng/bicorn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bicorn
trans_list: bicorn
sense:
(historical) A two-cornered hat, worn by European and American military and naval officers from the 1790s.


lexentry: eng/bicycle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bicycle
trans_list: bicicleta
sense:
A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals.


lexentry: eng/bicycle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bicycle
trans_list: bicicleta
sense:
(by extension, sometimes, proscribed) Any similar vehicle powered by human pedaling or steered with a handlebar, regardless of the number of wheels.


lexentry: eng/bidet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bidet
trans_list: bidet
sense:
A low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus.


lexentry: eng/big_baby__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: big baby
trans_list: nen
sense:
(derogatory) An adult or youth prone to immature behavior associated with babies, such as tantrums or pouting.


lexentry: eng/big_cat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: big cat
trans_list: falb
sense:
Any large felid animal, especially one of the Panthera genus, including tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards.


lexentry: eng/big_data__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: big data
trans_list: dades massives
sense:
Data on a very large scale, such that it can only be gathered or processed with computers, especially with reference to its potential to allow for new breakthroughs or understanding in a particular field of study.


lexentry: eng/big_mouth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: big mouth
trans_list: bocamoll | bocamolla
sense:
(idiomatic, often, derogatory) A person who talks too much, especially by making exaggerated claims or by inappropriately revealing information.


lexentry: eng/big_toe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: big toe
trans_list: hàl·lux
sense:
(anatomy) The largest toe (usually) on each human foot (i.e. the toe closest to the other foot when the feet are flat on the ground, side by side, and the legs not crossed) or on a foot of certain other animals.


lexentry: eng/bigorexia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bigorexia
trans_list: vigorèxia
sense:
(medicine) A mental disorder in which the sufferer perceives himself to have inadequate musculature; most common among bodybuilders


lexentry: eng/bigot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bigot
trans_list: fanàtic | fanàtica | il·liberal | intolerant | sectari | sectària
sense:
One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.


lexentry: eng/bigoted__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bigoted
trans_list: intolerant
sense:
Having the characteristics of a bigot; strongly prejudiced; forming negative opinions about others without just cause.


lexentry: eng/bigotry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bigotry
trans_list: falsa beateria | fanatisme | intolerància
sense:
The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.


lexentry: eng/bijective__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bijective
trans_list: bijectiu
sense:
(mathematics, of a function) Associating to each element of the codomain exactly one element of the domain; establishing a perfect (one-to-one) correspondence between the elements of the domain and the codomain; (formally) both injective and surjective.


lexentry: eng/bike__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bike
trans_list: moto
sense:
Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle.


lexentry: eng/bikini_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bikini line
trans_list: bena
sense:
The part of a woman's pubic region not covered by a swimsuit; normally shaved or waxed free of pubic hair.


lexentry: eng/bilateral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: bilateral
trans_list: bilateral
sense:
(anthropology) Involving descent or ascent regardless of sex and side of the family (bilateral linearity).


lexentry: eng/bile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bile
trans_list: bilis | fel
sense:
A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.


lexentry: eng/bilirubin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bilirubin
trans_list: bilirubina
sense:
(biochemistry) A bile pigment that is a product of the breakdown of the heme portion of hemoglobin (which occurs within macrophages as they digest red blood cells), and which is responsible for the yellowish color seen in bruises. Extremely high levels of bilirubin may cause jaundice.


lexentry: eng/biliverdin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biliverdin
trans_list: biliverdina
sense:
(biochemistry) A green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, a product of heme catabolism, responsible for the greenish color sometimes seen in bruises.


lexentry: eng/bill__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: bill
trans_list: compte | factura
sense:
A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice.


lexentry: eng/bill__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bill
trans_list: bec
sense:
(zootomy) The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal.


lexentry: eng/bill_of_fare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bill of fare
trans_list: lletra
sense:
(old-fashioned) A written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a banquet, or of the dishes (with prices listed) that may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.


lexentry: eng/bill_of_lading__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bill of lading
trans_list: coneixement
sense:
(shipping) A document issued by a carrier (e.g. master of a ship or the ship owner's agent) to a shipper listing a ship's cargo, acknowledging receipt of said cargo, and specifying terms for its delivery.


lexentry: eng/billboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: billboard
trans_list: escut
sense:
(nautical) A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore-channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on.


lexentry: eng/billhook__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: billhook
trans_list: podall | falçó
sense:
An agricultural hand tool often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants.


lexentry: eng/billhook__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: billhook
trans_list: podall | falçó
sense:
(often written as bill-hook) A part of the knotting mechanism in a reaper-binder or baler (agricultural machinery).


lexentry: eng/billiard_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: billiard table
trans_list: taula de billar
sense:
(sports, billiards, snooker) A heavy felt-covered table fitted with six pockets along the perimeter used in the games of pool, billiards or snooker.


lexentry: eng/billiards__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: billiards
trans_list: billar
sense:
(games, British) A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.


lexentry: eng/billing__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: billing
trans_list: facturació
sense:
The tracking of bills and amounts owed; the department within an institution or business that deals with the tracking of bills and amounts owed.


lexentry: eng/billion__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: billion
trans_list: miliard | mil milions | bilió | mil milió
sense:
(dated, British & Australian, long scale) A million (times a) million (logic: 1,000,0002): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (1012); a thousand milliard.


lexentry: eng/binary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: binary
trans_list: binari
sense:
(mathematics, programming, computer engineering) Of an operation, function, procedure, or logic gate, taking exactly two operands, arguments, parameters, or inputs; having domain of dimension 2.


lexentry: eng/binary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: binary
trans_list: binari
sense:
(computing) Of data, consisting coded values (e.g. machine code) not interpretable as plain or ASCII text (e.g. source code).


lexentry: eng/binary_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: binary code
trans_list: codi binari
sense:
(computing) A code that uses the binary digits (1 and 0), usually in groups of eight, to represent characters, machine instructions or other data.


lexentry: eng/binary_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: binary tree
trans_list: arbre binari
sense:
(mathematics, computer science) A data structure in which each node has at most two children, each node but the root has one parent, and there are no cycles.


lexentry: eng/bind__Verb__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: bind
trans_list: lligar
sense:
(transitive, computer programming) To process one or more object modules into an executable program.


lexentry: eng/bind__Verb__1
sense_num: 20
written_rep: bind
trans_list: lligar
sense:
(intransitive, , LGBTQ) To wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest, usually done by trans men.


lexentry: eng/binder__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: binder
trans_list: esquena
sense:
Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book.


lexentry: eng/bindle__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bindle
trans_list: farcell
sense:
(Canada, US, , slang) Any bundle or package; specifically one containing narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, or morphine.


lexentry: eng/binge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: binge
trans_list: afartament | empatx
sense:
(by extension) A compressed period of an activity done in excess, such as watching a television show.


lexentry: eng/bingo__Interjection__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bingo
trans_list: premi!
sense:
(informal) Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall, or on successful completion of a task.


lexentry: eng/bingo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bingo
trans_list: bingo
sense:
(uncountable) A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.


lexentry: eng/binky__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: binky
trans_list: ninot de peluix
sense:
(informal, childish) A stuffed animal, pillow, blanket, or toy that a small child is more attached to than any other, and often sleeps with.


lexentry: eng/binnacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: binnacle
trans_list: bitàcola
sense:
(nautical) The wooden housing for a ship's compass, with its corrector magnets and illuminating arrangements. The log and other equipment for measuring the ship's speed are also stowed there.


lexentry: eng/binoculars__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: binoculars
trans_list: binocles
sense:
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.


lexentry: eng/binomial_coefficient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: binomial coefficient
trans_list: coeficient binomial
sense:
(combinatorics) a coefficient of any of the terms in the expansion of the binomial (x+y)n, defined by {n \choose k} = \frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!}, read as "n choose k"


lexentry: eng/binomial_nomenclature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: binomial nomenclature
trans_list: nomenclatura binomial
sense:
(taxonomy) The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts; the first is the genus, and is written with an initial capital letter; the second is some specific epithet that distinguishes the species within the genus. By convention, the whole name is typeset in italics. The genus part is often abbreviated to its initial letter e.g. H. sapiens for Homo sapiens


lexentry: eng/binyan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: binyan
trans_list: fílum
sense:
(linguistics) In Semitic languages, especially Hebrew, a template that creates verbs by having root consonants slotted into it.


lexentry: eng/bioacoustics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bioacoustics
trans_list: bioacústica
sense:
A cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection.


lexentry: eng/bioaerosol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bioaerosol
trans_list: bioaerosol
sense:
An aerosol containing biologically active bacteria, spores, viruses, toxins, and other similar material


lexentry: eng/biobank__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biobank
trans_list: biobanc
sense:
(biology) Any of several types of repository of biological material (e.g. seeds) or information (e.g. DNA).


lexentry: eng/biochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biochemistry
trans_list: bioquímica
sense:
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism; the study of such chemistry.


lexentry: eng/biodiversity_hotspot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biodiversity hotspot
trans_list: zona sensible de la biodiversitat
sense:
(ecology) A place with a significant level of biodiversity, particularly if the flora and fauna are threatened with loss of their habitat.


lexentry: eng/bioelectricity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bioelectricity
trans_list: bioelectricitat
sense:
(biology, physics) Any form of electricity generated within an organism, especially by a muscle or nerve.


lexentry: eng/biofilm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biofilm
trans_list: biofilm
sense:
(biology, medicine) A thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms.


lexentry: eng/biogas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biogas
trans_list: biogàs
sense:
A mixture of methane and carbon dioxide, produced by anaerobic digestion of organic waste matter, used as a fuel.


lexentry: eng/biomass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biomass
trans_list: biomassa
sense:
The total mass of all, or a specified category of, living things within a specific area, habitat, etc.


lexentry: eng/biomass__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: biomass
trans_list: biomassa
sense:
Organic matter from living things which were recently alive (especially vegetation) used as a fuel or source of energy, especially if cultivated for that purpose; also, fuel produced from such organic matter; biofuel.


lexentry: eng/biomechanics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biomechanics
trans_list: biomecànica
sense:
(biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton.


lexentry: eng/biomedicine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: biomedicine
trans_list: biomedicina
sense:
The branch of medicine that studies the effects of environmental stress on organisms (most often in space travel).


lexentry: eng/biometrics__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: biometrics
trans_list: biometria
sense:
The automated recognition or authentication of an individual's identity based on their behavioural and biological characteristics, such as iris appearance, fingerprint, or face shape.


lexentry: eng/biomolecule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biomolecule
trans_list: biomolècula
sense:
(biochemistry) Molecules, such as amino acids, sugars, nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, DNA, and RNA, that occur naturally in living organisms; any such molecule, even if created outside a living thing (as for example in a test tube or bioreactor).


lexentry: eng/biophysics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biophysics
trans_list: biofísica
sense:
The interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology.


lexentry: eng/biopsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biopsy
trans_list: biòpsia
sense:
The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.


lexentry: eng/bioremediation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bioremediation
trans_list: bioremediació
sense:
(biochemistry) The use of biological organisms, usually microorganisms, to remove contaminants, especially from polluted water.


lexentry: eng/biosynthesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biosynthesis
trans_list: biosíntesi
sense:
(biochemistry) The synthesis of organic compounds within a living organism, especially the synthesis of large compounds from small ones.


lexentry: eng/biotechnology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biotechnology
trans_list: biotecnologia
sense:
The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.


lexentry: eng/biotin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biotin
trans_list: biotina
sense:
(vitamin) A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk, and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems.


lexentry: eng/biotite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biotite
trans_list: biotita
sense:
(mineral) A dark brown mica; it is a mixed aluminosilicate and fluoride of potassium, magnesium and iron.


lexentry: eng/biotope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biotope
trans_list: biòtop
sense:
A geographical area that has a uniform biological environment and a uniform distribution of plants and animals


lexentry: eng/biphenyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: biphenyl
trans_list: bifenil
sense:
(organic compound, countable) Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs.


lexentry: eng/bipolar_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bipolar disorder
trans_list: trastorn bipolar
sense:
(clinical psychology, psychiatry) A psychiatric diagnostic category, previously called manic depression, characterised by mood swings between great energy (mania) and clinical depression.


lexentry: eng/bird's_nest_soup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bird's nest soup
trans_list: sopa de niu d'oreneta
sense:
A Chinese delicacy made from edible bird's nests, prized for its smooth texture and delicate flavor.


lexentry: eng/bird_cherry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bird cherry
trans_list: gatzerí | cirerer bord
sense:
Prunus padus or any deciduous species of Prunus subg. Padus that is closely related to it (tree or fruit).


lexentry: eng/bird_of_paradise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bird of paradise
trans_list: ocell del paradís
sense:
Any of various passerine birds of the family Paradisaeidae native to Oceania. In many of the species the breeding plumage of the males is brightly coloured.


lexentry: eng/biretta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biretta
trans_list: birreta
sense:
A square cap, originally with four ridges across the top, surmounted by a tuft, worn by Roman Catholic clergy (and by some in the Anglican Church). A three-sided biretta is worn by Roman Catholic clergy for liturgical celebrations.


lexentry: eng/birth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: birth
trans_list: naixement | naixença
sense:
(uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.


lexentry: eng/birth_certificate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: birth certificate
trans_list: certificat de naixement
sense:
An official document certifying the details of an individual's birth, indicating the name, date, and parents' names, and details such as parents' occupation and religion.


lexentry: eng/birthday__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: birthday
trans_list: data de naixement
sense:
The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.


lexentry: eng/birthday_paradox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: birthday paradox
trans_list: problema dels aniversaris
sense:
(probability theory) The counterintuitive observation that a random group of people needs to have only 23 members before there is a 50% chance of two of them having the same birthday.


lexentry: eng/birthday_suit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: birthday suit
trans_list: vestit d'Adam
sense:
(idiom, often, humorous) Nakedness, unclothed skin; an exposure of a human's natural anatomy without clothing.


lexentry: eng/birthrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: birthrate
trans_list: natalitat
sense:
The ratio of total live births to total population for a specific community or nation in a specified period; often expressed in births per thousand per year.


lexentry: eng/biscuit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biscuit
trans_list: galeta | bescuit
sense:
(UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, sometimes, Canada, rare) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.


lexentry: eng/biscuit__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: biscuit
trans_list: bescuit
sense:
(especially, nautical) Any of several hard bread or breadlike foodstuffs, especially those formerly supplied to naval ships and armies, made with very little water, kneaded into flat cakes, and slowly baked, and which often became infested with weevils.


lexentry: eng/bisector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bisector
trans_list: bisectriu
sense:
(geometry) A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts.


lexentry: eng/bisexual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bisexual
trans_list: bisexual
sense:
(of humans, or, other animals) Sexually attracted to both same-gendered and different-gendered partners. (Compare pansexual.)


lexentry: eng/bisexual_lighting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bisexual lighting
trans_list: il·luminació bisexual
sense:
(LGBTQ, often, art, film, television) The simultaneous use of pink, purple, and blue lighting, often to indicate bisexuality.


lexentry: eng/bishop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bishop
trans_list: bisbe
sense:
(Christianity) An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.


lexentry: eng/bishop__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: bishop
trans_list: alfil
sense:
(chess) The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.


lexentry: eng/bissextile__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bissextile
trans_list: bissextil | bixest
sense:
Having an intercalary day, particularly the quadrennial leap day of the Julian and Gregorian calendars traditionally placed as a "second sixth" day before March 1st.


lexentry: eng/bitstock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bitstock
trans_list: filaberquí
sense:
A hand tool consisting of a crank which holds a fitted rotating drill bit tip, designed to bore holes in rigid materials, by cutting a disc in a spiral fashion.


lexentry: eng/bitter_vetch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bitter vetch
trans_list: erb | er
sense:
A plant with bitter, lentil-like seeds that are edible with special processing, but are now mostly fed to livestock, Vicia ervilia.


lexentry: eng/bitters__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bitters
trans_list: bíter
sense:
A liquid used in mixed drinks or as a tonic into which bitter herbs have been steeped (it can also be found in powdered form for adding to mixed drinks).


lexentry: eng/bitumen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bitumen
trans_list: betum
sense:
A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.


lexentry: eng/bivalve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bivalve
trans_list: bivalve
sense:
Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.


lexentry: eng/biwa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: biwa
trans_list: biwa
sense:
A plucked lute, originating in the classical and traditional music of Japan, characterized by a pear-shaped body and four or five high frets, giving the instrument a distinctively twangy tone.


lexentry: eng/bizarre__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bizarre
trans_list: estrany | estrafolari
sense:
Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.


lexentry: eng/black-backed_jackal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black-backed jackal
trans_list: xacal de llom negre
sense:
A jackal of species Canis mesomelas, which inhabits the southernmost and central-eastern regions of the African continent.


lexentry: eng/black-crowned_night_heron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black-crowned night heron
trans_list: martinet de nit
sense:
A medium-sized heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia.


lexentry: eng/black-headed_gull__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black-headed gull
trans_list: gavina riallera | gavina
sense:
A small gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, which breeds in much of Europe and Asia, and also in coastal eastern Canada.


lexentry: eng/black-throated_diver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black-throated diver
trans_list: agullat àrtic | calàbria agulla
sense:
Gavia arctica, a medium-sized member of the loon or diver family that breeds in Eurasia, with grey head, black throat, white underparts and chequered black-and-white mantle.


lexentry: eng/black__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: black
trans_list: negre
sense:
(US, UK, South Africa) Belonging to or descended from any of various sub-Saharan African ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.


lexentry: eng/black__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: black
trans_list: negre
sense:
(sometimes, capitalized) Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.)


lexentry: eng/black__Adjective__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: black
trans_list: negre
sense:
(board games, chess) Of or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess, the set used by the player who moves second) (often regardless of the pieces' actual colour).


lexentry: eng/black__Adjective__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: black
trans_list: negre
sense:
Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public.


lexentry: eng/black__Adjective__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: black
trans_list: negre
sense:
Occult; relating to something (such as mystical or magical knowledge) which is unknown to or kept secret from the general public.


lexentry: eng/black__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black
trans_list: negre
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.


lexentry: eng/black_alder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black alder
trans_list: vern
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A tree (Alnus glutinosa), of many practical uses, growing in moist conditions in Europe.


lexentry: eng/black_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: black bag
trans_list: maletí mèdic
sense:
(chiefly, US) The pouch or case traditionally carried by medical doctors, especially when making house calls, and containing medical instruments and supplies.


lexentry: eng/black_bass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black bass
trans_list: perca americana
sense:
Any fish of the genus Micropterus, such as the smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) or the largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides).


lexentry: eng/black_beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: black beetle
trans_list: escarabat de cuina
sense:
(UK) The oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis), a large roach from the family Blattidae. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/black_bloc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black bloc
trans_list: bloc negre
sense:
Any group of individuals who join a protest or demonstration, wearing black clothing including items to protect and/or conceal their faces and often engaging in violence and vandalism; the tactic of forming and participating in such a group.


lexentry: eng/black_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black box
trans_list: caixa negra
sense:
(informal, aviation) A flight recorder; the brightly colored cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in an aircraft designed to aid in determining the cause of an accident.


lexentry: eng/black_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: black box
trans_list: caixa negra
sense:
A theoretical construct or device with known input and output characteristics but unknown method of operation.


lexentry: eng/black_caraway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black caraway
trans_list: pebreta
sense:
A Middle-Eastern spice plant related to buttercups, Nigella sativa, with dark black, aromatic seeds.


lexentry: eng/black_dwarf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black dwarf
trans_list: nana negra
sense:
(astronomy) A theoretically predicted stellar remnant consisting of a white dwarf that has cooled and faded for trillions of years and no longer emits visible light.


lexentry: eng/black_eye__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black eye
trans_list: ull de vellut | ull morat
sense:
A periorbital hematoma; a visible bruise surrounding a person's eye; an assault causing such a bruise; the eye involved.


lexentry: eng/black_frost__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black frost
trans_list: glaçada negra
sense:
(botany, meteorology) Cold so intense as to freeze vegetation and turn it black, without the formation of hoar frost.


lexentry: eng/black_frost__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: black frost
trans_list: glaçada negra
sense:
(chiefly, nautical) A mist of very cold droplets that freeze upon impact and coat objects (such as parts of a ship) with ice, potentially causing a ship to capsize.


lexentry: eng/black_goby__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black goby
trans_list: burro
sense:
Any of the species Gobius niger of ray-finned fishes, found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean and Black Seas.


lexentry: eng/black_horehound__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black horehound
trans_list: malrubí negre
sense:
The plant Ballota nigra possessing a disagreeable odor. Traditionally used as a medicinal herb as an antispasmodic, stimulant and vermifuge.


lexentry: eng/black_humor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black humor
trans_list: humor negre
sense:
A subgenre of comedy and satire that deals with subjects that are believed to be serious or controversial, such as death, divorce, drug abuse, etc.


lexentry: eng/black_ice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black ice
trans_list: glaç
sense:
A smooth, barely visible, and dangerously slippery film of ice, usually over a dark surface, such as rock or pavement.


lexentry: eng/black_locust__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black locust
trans_list: robínia | acàcia borda
sense:
A tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to the southeastern United States, but widely planted and naturalized elsewhere in temperate North America, Europe and Asia; considered an invasive species in some areas.


lexentry: eng/black_magic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black magic
trans_list: màgia negra
sense:
Magic derived from evil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm.


lexentry: eng/black_mamba__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black mamba
trans_list: mamba negra
sense:
A large venomous snake found in Africa, taxonomic name Dendroaspis polylepis. Despite the name, this species of snake is not black; its colour ranges widely from olive-brown, khaki or grey, sometimes to darker hues, especially when old. The inside of the mouth is black, but in spite of a recent urban legend there is no indication that that has anything to do with the name "black mamba", which is a much older usage than any such suggestion.


lexentry: eng/black_pepper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: black pepper
trans_list: pebre negre
sense:
The dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form.


lexentry: eng/black_poplar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black poplar
trans_list: pollancre
sense:
Any of species Populus nigra of poplars found in Europe, southwest and central Asia, and northwest Africa.


lexentry: eng/black_radish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black radish
trans_list: rave negre
sense:
A root vegetable of the family Brassicaceae cultivated for its edible root that has a tough black or dull brown skin and white flesh, Raphanus sativus var. niger


lexentry: eng/black_salsify__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black salsify
trans_list: escurçonera
sense:
A perennial member of the sunflower family (Asteraceae), cultivated as a root vegetable (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica).


lexentry: eng/black_scabbardfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black scabbardfish
trans_list: sabre negre
sense:
A North Atlantic fish of the cutlassfish family Trichiuridae with an extremely elongated, eel-like body, Aphanopus carbo.


lexentry: eng/black_sheep__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black sheep
trans_list: ovella negra
sense:
(idiomatic) A nonconformist; an unusual or unconventional person, who may be rejected or disdained by others for this reason.


lexentry: eng/black_stork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black stork
trans_list: cigonya negra
sense:
A large bird of species Ciconia nigra in the stork family Ciconiidae, wintering in tropical Africa, found in much of western Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/black_swan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black swan
trans_list: cigne negre
sense:
Cygnus atratus, a swan with black plumage and a red bill which is endemic to Australia. [from c. 1700]


lexentry: eng/black_tea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: black tea
trans_list: te negre
sense:
Tea leaves which have been "fermented" (actually, oxidized) before drying to enhance their flavour (cf. green tea).


lexentry: eng/blackberry_winter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blackberry winter
trans_list: sants de glaç
sense:
(especially, Southern US, Midwest US) A period of cold weather that falls when blackberries are flowering, or more generally any time in spring or early summer (March, April or May).


lexentry: eng/blackbird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blackbird
trans_list: merla | tord negre
sense:
A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/blackbody__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blackbody
trans_list: cos negre
sense:
(physics) a theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none; it has a characteristic emission spectrum


lexentry: eng/blackhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blackhead
trans_list: barb
sense:
(countable, medicine) A type of comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged with a dark, hard, cheesy keratin-filled substance forming a hard black "head" on the skin's surface.


lexentry: eng/blackjack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blackjack
trans_list: vint-i-un
sense:
(card games) A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.


lexentry: eng/blackjack__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: blackjack
trans_list: bastó
sense:
(weapons) A small, flat, blunt, usually leather-covered weapon loaded with heavy material such as lead or ball bearings, intended to inflict a blow to the head that renders the victim unconscious with diminished risk of lasting cranial trauma.


lexentry: eng/blackjack__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: blackjack
trans_list: bastó
sense:
(aviation) A tool of leather filled with shot (or similar), resembling the weapon, used for shaping sheet metal.


lexentry: eng/blacklist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blacklist
trans_list: llista negra
sense:
(legal, computing) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, disallowed or blocked.


lexentry: eng/blackout__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: blackout
trans_list: apagada general | tall de corrent
sense:
(historical) The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.


lexentry: eng/blackshirt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blackshirt
trans_list: camisa negra | esquadrista
sense:
(historical, chiefly, in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.


lexentry: eng/blackthorn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blackthorn
trans_list: aranyoner | aranyó
sense:
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.


lexentry: eng/bladder_cherry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bladder cherry
trans_list: alquequengi
sense:
A plant, Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi), having a bright paper-like covering over its fruit, native to southern Europe.


lexentry: eng/bladderpod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bladderpod
trans_list: tabac indi
sense:
Any of various flowering plants, including Cleome isomeris (= Isomeris arborea), Peritoma arborea, Lobelia inflata, and species of Physaria (= Lesquerella) and Paysonia.


lexentry: eng/blade__Noun__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: blade
trans_list: àlep
sense:
(biology) The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell.


lexentry: eng/blame__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: blame
trans_list: culpa
sense:
(computing) A source control feature that can show which user was responsible for a particular portion of the source code.


lexentry: eng/blame__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blame
trans_list: culpar
sense:
(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).


lexentry: eng/blank_check__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blank check
trans_list: xec en blanc
sense:
(literal) A signed check of the type used to draw money from a bank account, containing no information as to the amount to be paid with it, so that any amount can be filled in.


lexentry: eng/blank_verse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blank verse
trans_list: vers blanc
sense:
(poetry) A poetic form with regular meter, particularly iambic pentameter, but no fixed rhyme scheme.


lexentry: eng/blanket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blanket
trans_list: manta
sense:
A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.


lexentry: eng/blasphemy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blasphemy
trans_list: blasfèmia
sense:
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.


lexentry: eng/blastula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blastula
trans_list: blàstula
sense:
(embryology) An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere.


lexentry: eng/bleach__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bleach
trans_list: lleixiu
sense:
(uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.


lexentry: eng/bleach__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bleach
trans_list: blanquejar
sense:
(transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).


lexentry: eng/bleacher__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bleacher
trans_list: graderies
sense:
(US, usually, in the plural) A stand of tiered planks used as seating for spectators, often outdoors.


lexentry: eng/blender__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blender
trans_list: batedora
sense:
A machine with sharp rotating blades in a bowl, for mashing, crushing, or liquefying food ingredients.


lexentry: eng/blepharospasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blepharospasm
trans_list: blefaroespasme
sense:
(medicine) A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids.


lexentry: eng/blessed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blessed
trans_list: benaventurat
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A title indicating the beatification of a person, thus allowing public veneration of those who have lived in sanctity or died as martyrs.


lexentry: eng/blessed_thistle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blessed thistle
trans_list: card beneit
sense:
Centaurea benedicta (formerly usually called Cnicus benedictus), a thistle-like plant native to the Mediterranean.


lexentry: eng/blight__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blight
trans_list: flagell
sense:
(pathology, dated) A diseased condition of the face or skin; specifically, bleeding under the conjunctiva of the eye, a form of skin rash, or a palsy of the face due to cold.


lexentry: eng/blight__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blight
trans_list: fulminar
sense:
(figurative) To impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life); to damage, to ruin, to spoil.


lexentry: eng/blighter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blighter
trans_list: home inútil
sense:
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, often, disrespectful) A person, usually male, especially one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner.


lexentry: eng/blind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blind
trans_list: persiana
sense:
A movable covering for a window to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.


lexentry: eng/blind_spot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blind spot
trans_list: punt cec
sense:
The place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so where the retina cannot detect light; the portion of the visual field that corresponds to this site.


lexentry: eng/blink__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: blink
trans_list: instant
sense:
(computing) A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.


lexentry: eng/blip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blip
trans_list: parpelleig
sense:
(electronics) A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen.


lexentry: eng/blister__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blister
trans_list: butllofa
sense:
A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease, or infection.


lexentry: eng/blitz__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: blitz
trans_list: càrrega
sense:
(countable, American football) A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.


lexentry: eng/blitz_chess__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blitz chess
trans_list: escacs bala
sense:
(chess) Chess played at a quick time control, with each side getting about five minutes to make their moves. Blitz chess is played at a variety of time controls, primarily 3+0 (three minutes per side), 3+2 (three minutes per side plus two extra seconds per move), 5+0, and 5+3.


lexentry: eng/blitzkrieg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blitzkrieg
trans_list: guerra llampec
sense:
A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.


lexentry: eng/blizzard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blizzard
trans_list: torb | rufaga
sense:
A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow.


lexentry: eng/blob__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blob
trans_list: màcula
sense:
A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.


lexentry: eng/block__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: block
trans_list: illa
sense:
A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.


lexentry: eng/block__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: block
trans_list: illa
sense:
The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.


lexentry: eng/block__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: block
trans_list: bloqueig
sense:
(sports) An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).


lexentry: eng/block__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: block
trans_list: bloqueig
sense:
(volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.


lexentry: eng/block__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: block
trans_list: blocar | bloquejar
sense:
(transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).


lexentry: eng/block_diagram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: block diagram
trans_list: diagrama de blocs
sense:
A pictorial representation of a system or process in which subsystems or other components are represented by geometric shapes joined by lines or arrows


lexentry: eng/blockade__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blockade
trans_list: bloqueig
sense:
(by extension) Any form of formal isolation or inhibition of something, especially with the force of law or arms.


lexentry: eng/blockbuster__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blockbuster
trans_list: canço de moda
sense:
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.


lexentry: eng/blockchain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blockchain
trans_list: cadena de blocs
sense:
A shared record of past transactions in a distributed network, typically used for cryptocurrency. [from 2010s]


lexentry: eng/blog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blog
trans_list: blog
sense:
(Internet) A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers comment on their posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc.)


lexentry: eng/blogosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blogosphere
trans_list: blogosfera
sense:
(Internet) The totality of blogs, especially the unique jargon, cultures and shared interests created by their interconnection. [1999]


lexentry: eng/bloke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bloke
trans_list: individu
sense:
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street. [From 1847]


lexentry: eng/blood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood
trans_list: sang
sense:
A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.


lexentry: eng/blood__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blood
trans_list: sang
sense:
A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption. See blood relative, blood relation.


lexentry: eng/blood_and_soil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood and soil
trans_list: sang i sòl
sense:
A nationalist, often fascist, ideology that sees genetic heritage (blood) and geographic territory (soil) as the most important values of a nation, typically associated with the idealisation of racial “purity”, reproductive fertility, agriculture and belligerence; examples include Nazism (cf. the concept of Lebensraum) and white nationalism in the United States.


lexentry: eng/blood_brother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood brother
trans_list: germà de sang
sense:
An unrelated male considered to share a brother-like relationship established by a ceremonial sharing of blood in some cultures.


lexentry: eng/blood_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood cell
trans_list: cèl·lula sanguínia
sense:
(hematology, cytology) Any of the cells normally found in blood, namely erythrocytes and leukocytes, sometimes including the platelets.


lexentry: eng/blood_clot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood clot
trans_list: coàgul sanguini
sense:
(hematology, pathology) A clot formed from platelets and other elements; that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.


lexentry: eng/blood_is_thicker_than_water__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood is thicker than water
trans_list: tal pare, tal fill
sense:
(family, idiomatic) Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.


lexentry: eng/blood_poisoning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood poisoning
trans_list: septicèmia
sense:
(pathology) The presence in the bloodstream of microorganisms or their toxins in a sufficient quantity to cause serious illness; sepsis or septicemia.


lexentry: eng/blood_pressure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood pressure
trans_list: pressió arterial | pressió sanguínia | tensió arterial | pressió venosa | tensió sanguínia
sense:
The pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries and veins; it varies during the heartbeat cycle, and according to a person's age, health and physical condition.


lexentry: eng/blood_test__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood test
trans_list: anàlisi de sang
sense:
(medicine, hematology) A laboratory analysis performed on a blood sample that is usually extracted from a vein in the arm using a hypodermic needle, or by fingerprick.


lexentry: eng/blood_transfusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood transfusion
trans_list: transfusió de sang
sense:
(medicine) The act or process of transferring blood products into a person's circulation intravenously; an instance of it.


lexentry: eng/blood_type__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood type
trans_list: grup sanguini
sense:
Any classification of human blood by the presence or absence of various antigens in a person’s red blood cells.


lexentry: eng/blood_type__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood type
trans_list: grup sanguini
sense:
One of eight possible classifications within the ABO and Rh blood group systems, commonly used to determine a person's compatibility for blood transfusion.


lexentry: eng/blood_vessel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blood vessel
trans_list: vas sanguini
sense:
(anatomy) A component of the circulatory system, such as an artery, capillary, or vein, that carries blood.


lexentry: eng/bloodhound__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bloodhound
trans_list: gos coniller
sense:
A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.


lexentry: eng/bloodletting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bloodletting
trans_list: sagnia
sense:
(historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.


lexentry: eng/bloodroot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bloodroot
trans_list: sanguinària del Canadà
sense:
A North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, which has a red root and sap and a single white flower in early spring.


lexentry: eng/bloodsucker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bloodsucker
trans_list: sangonera
sense:
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.


lexentry: eng/bloody_dock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bloody dock
trans_list: llengua de bou roja
sense:
A herb named for its characteristic red or purple veins, used in moderate amounts in salads and as ornamental vegetable, Rumex sanguineus.


lexentry: eng/bloody_mary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bloody mary
trans_list: bloody-mary
sense:
A cocktail made from vodka, tomato juice, and usually other spices or flavorings, such as Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, beef consommé or bouillon, horseradish, celery or celery salt, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and lemon juice.


lexentry: eng/bloom__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: bloom
trans_list: pruïna
sense:
The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.


lexentry: eng/blossom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blossom
trans_list: flor
sense:
A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers.


lexentry: eng/blouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blouse
trans_list: brusa
sense:
(fashion) A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.


lexentry: eng/blow_off_steam__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blow off steam
trans_list: desfogar-se
sense:
(idiomatic) To vent; to talk or take action (especially in a ranting or unrestrained way) so as to relieve stress.


lexentry: eng/blow_one's_nose__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blow one's nose
trans_list: mocar-se
sense:
(intransitive) To expel mucus or other matter from one's nasal passages, via one's nostril, by force of lung power.


lexentry: eng/blowfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blowfly
trans_list: mosca vironera
sense:
Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.


lexentry: eng/blowhard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blowhard
trans_list: baladrer
sense:
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner. [from c. 1840]


lexentry: eng/blowtorch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blowtorch
trans_list: bufador
sense:
A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.


lexentry: eng/blubber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blubber
trans_list: greix
sense:
(uncountable, countable) A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis of whales and other cetaceans (infraorder Cetacea).


lexentry: eng/blubber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blubber
trans_list: greix
sense:
(uncountable, informal, chiefly, derogatory, and, offensive) A person's fat tissue, usually when regarded as excessive and unsightly.


lexentry: eng/blue-black_grosbeak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue-black grosbeak
trans_list: cardenal anyil ultramarí
sense:
Any bird of the species Cyanoloxia cyanoides, a deep blue and black-colored cardinalid found from southern Mexico down to northern South America.


lexentry: eng/blue_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue card
trans_list: targeta blava
sense:
(EU) An EU-wide work permit allowing high-skilled non-EU citizens to work and live in any country within the European Union, excluding Denmark and Ireland, which are not subject to the proposal. [from 2009]


lexentry: eng/blue_gum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue gum
trans_list: febrer
sense:
Any of various eucalyptus trees having blueish leaves, especially Eucalyptus globulus. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/blue_hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue hour
trans_list: hora blava
sense:
The period of twilight when the Sun is approximately 4-8° below the horizon and the sky is within a range of blue colors.


lexentry: eng/blue_jay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue jay
trans_list: gaig nord-americà
sense:
Any of species Cyanocitta cristata of North American jays with blue feathering from the top of its head to midway down its back.


lexentry: eng/blue_mussel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue mussel
trans_list: musclo | clòtxina
sense:
A medium-sized edible mussel, Mytilus edulis, found on the North Atlantic coast of North America, Europe, and in other temperate and polar waters around the world.


lexentry: eng/blue_rock_thrush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue rock thrush
trans_list: merla blava | pàssera
sense:
Monticola solitarius, a thrush-like flycatcher found in southern Europe, northern Africa and parts of Asia


lexentry: eng/blue_screen_of_death__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue screen of death
trans_list: pantalla blava de la mort
sense:
(computing, informal) An error screen displayed by some operating systems, especially Microsoft Windows, after encountering an unrecoverable error which causes the system to shut down.


lexentry: eng/blue_tit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blue tit
trans_list: mallerenga blava | ferreret
sense:
A bird of species Cyanistes caeruleus of tits in family Paridae, with an azure blue crown and dark blue line passing through the eye and encircling the white cheeks to the chin.


lexentry: eng/blueberry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blueberry
trans_list: nabiu | mirtil | nabinera
sense:
(countable) An edible round berry, belonging to the cowberry group (Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus), with flared crowns at the end, that turns blue on ripening.


lexentry: eng/bluebird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bluebird
trans_list: siàlid
sense:
Any of various North American birds of the genus Sialia in the thrush family. Their plumage is blue or blue and red.


lexentry: eng/bluebottle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bluebottle
trans_list: vironera
sense:
Any of various blowflies of the genus Calliphora that have an iridescent metallic-blue body and make a loud buzzing noise when flying.


lexentry: eng/blueprint__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: blueprint
trans_list: dibuix
sense:
(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).


lexentry: eng/blues__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: blues
trans_list: blues
sense:
(music genre) A musical form, African-American in origin, generally featuring an eight-bar or twelve-bar blues structure and using the blues scale.


lexentry: eng/blueshift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blueshift
trans_list: desplaçament cap al blau
sense:
(physics, :, astronomy, relativity) A decrease in the wavelength of a photon or of light, corresponding to a higher frequency and a shift toward the blue end of the electromagnetic spectrum.


lexentry: eng/blueshift__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blueshift
trans_list: desplaçar cap al blau
sense:
(physics, :, astronomy, relativity) (ergative) (said of light or a photon) To shift toward the blue end of the electromagnetic spectrum; to change to a shorter wavelength and a higher frequency.


lexentry: eng/bluethroat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bluethroat
trans_list: cotxa blava | pitblau
sense:
A small Old World passerine bird, of species Luscinia svecica, the male in spring having a bright blue throat.


lexentry: eng/bluff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bluff
trans_list: fanal
sense:
(countable, or, uncountable) An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio.


lexentry: eng/bluff__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bluff
trans_list: fanal
sense:
(poker, countable, or, uncountable) An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than one actually does.


lexentry: eng/bluff__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bluff
trans_list: dificultat
sense:
A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.


lexentry: eng/blunder__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blunder
trans_list: anar cegament
sense:
(chess, transitive) To overlook the possibility of, or end up in, a specified undesirable situation after making a bad move.


lexentry: eng/blunderbuss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blunderbuss
trans_list: trabuc
sense:
An old style of muzzleloading firearm and early form of shotgun with a distinctive short, large caliber barrel that is flared at the muzzle, therefore able to fire scattered quantities of nails, stones, shot, etc. at short range.


lexentry: eng/blurt__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blurt
trans_list: etzibar
sense:
To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.


lexentry: eng/blush__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: blush
trans_list: tornar-se vermell | enrojolar-se | posar-se vermell
sense:
(intransitive) To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.


lexentry: eng/boa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boa
trans_list: boa
sense:
Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor and the emperor boa of Mexico.


lexentry: eng/boa__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: boa
trans_list: boà
sense:
A type of long scarf; typically made from synthetic or real feathers (or occasionally fur), and usually worn by being draped across the shoulders with the ends hanging low, sometimes also with a loop around the neck.


lexentry: eng/board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: board
trans_list: tauler | post
sense:
A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.


lexentry: eng/board__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: board
trans_list: tauler
sense:
Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, circuit board, message board (on the Internet), bulletin board, etc.


lexentry: eng/board_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: board game
trans_list: joc de tauler | joc de taula
sense:
Any of many games of strategy or chance played on a specially designed board; often involves one or more players moving pieces and using dice or cards.


lexentry: eng/board_of_directors__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: board of directors
trans_list: junta directiva
sense:
A group of people elected by stockholders to establish corporate policies and make management decisions.


lexentry: eng/board_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: board up
trans_list: condemnar
sense:
(transitive) To block doors or windows with boards, either to prevent access or as protection from storms, etc.


lexentry: eng/boarding_pass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boarding pass
trans_list: targeta d'embarcament
sense:
A document or card, similar to a ticket, needed in order to board an airplane or other mode of transport.


lexentry: eng/boarding_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boarding school
trans_list: internat
sense:
A residential school, where the students are housed on-site (the school provides board and lodging as well as education), sometimes involuntarily, typically at a pre-collegiate level.


lexentry: eng/boast__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: boast
trans_list: vantar | vantar-se
sense:
(transitive) (used with "about" or "of") To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.


lexentry: eng/boat_lift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boat lift
trans_list: elevador de vaixells
sense:
(mechanical engineering) A mechanism used for raising and lowering boats on a canal vertically from one water level to another, while keeping them afloat.


lexentry: eng/boathook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boathook
trans_list: bitxero | gafa
sense:
A hook attached to a pole used for pulling or pushing boats, rafts, logs or other objects to or from the side of a boat.


lexentry: eng/boatswain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boatswain
trans_list: nostramo | contramestre
sense:
(nautical) The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.


lexentry: eng/bob__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bob
trans_list: sacsejar
sense:
(intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.


lexentry: eng/bob_haircut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bob haircut
trans_list: penya
sense:
A women's haircut in which both the bangs and back are cut in a straight line, with the back generally off the neck.


lexentry: eng/bobolink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bobolink
trans_list: bobolinc
sense:
An American migratory songbird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), resembling a blackbird with the bill of a finch.


lexentry: eng/bocal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bocal
trans_list: bufador | tudell
sense:
A curved, tapered metal tube which connects the reed of several double reed woodwind instruments (such as the cor anglais, bassoon, and contrabassoon) to the rest of the instrument.


lexentry: eng/bocce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bocce
trans_list: botxes
sense:
(sports, uncountable) A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court, or informally, as a lawn game.


lexentry: eng/bodice__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bodice
trans_list: cosset
sense:
A blouse; any shirt for women, particularly the upper part of a two-piece dress or similar European folk costume.


lexentry: eng/bodily_fluid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bodily fluid
trans_list: humor
sense:
(anatomy) Any liquid portion of the body, such as blood, urine, semen, saliva, especially when expelled.


lexentry: eng/body_hair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: body hair
trans_list: pèl
sense:
(anatomy) Hair of the body; in particular, androgenic hair, to the exclusion of facial hair and the hair atop one's head.


lexentry: eng/body_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: body language
trans_list: llenguatge corporal
sense:
Nonverbal communication by means of facial expressions, eye behavior, gestures, posture, and the like; often thought to be involuntary.


lexentry: eng/body_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: body language
trans_list: llenguatge corporal
sense:
Deliberate, usually culturally influenced, nonverbal communication using the body through facial expressions, gestures, dance, mime, etc.


lexentry: eng/body_mass_index__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: body mass index
trans_list: índex de massa corporal
sense:
A statistical measure of the weight of a person scaled according to height, used to estimate if a person is underweight or overweight. BMI units are defined as \mathrm{kg}/\mathrm{m}^2 ≈ \mathrm{703*lb}/\mathrm{in}^2.


lexentry: eng/body_of_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: body of water
trans_list: cos d'aigua
sense:
Any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as an ocean, a river, a lake or a bay.


lexentry: eng/body_temperature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: body temperature
trans_list: temperatura corporal
sense:
The temperature of the body of a person or animal, especially when used as a simple guide to health.


lexentry: eng/bodybuilder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bodybuilder
trans_list: culturista
sense:
(bodybuilding) A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.


lexentry: eng/bog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bog
trans_list: aiguamoll
sense:
(wetland science, specifically) An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.)


lexentry: eng/bog_bilberry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bog bilberry
trans_list: nabiu uliginós
sense:
A shrub native of the cool temperate areas of northern hemisphere, Vaccinium uliginosum, and the berry of that shrub.


lexentry: eng/bogie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bogie
trans_list: bogi
sense:
(by extension, rail transport, also, attributively) One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/boil_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: boil down
trans_list: reduir
sense:
(transitive) To reduce (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).


lexentry: eng/boiler__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: boiler
trans_list: caldera
sense:
A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for storing hot water, typically for space heating, domestic hot water etc., disregarding the source of heat.


lexentry: eng/boilerplate__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: boilerplate
trans_list: plantilla
sense:
(computing) A standard piece of program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor.


lexentry: eng/boiling_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boiling point
trans_list: punt d’ebullició
sense:
(physical chemistry, physics) The temperature at which a liquid boils, with the vapor pressure equal to the given external pressure.


lexentry: eng/bokeh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bokeh
trans_list: bokeh
sense:
(photography) A subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image projected by a camera lens.


lexentry: eng/bolete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bolete
trans_list: bolet
sense:
A type of fruiting body produced by certain fungus species in the order Boletales, especially those of genus Boletus, many of which are prized for their flavour; any species of said order that produces such a fruiting body.


lexentry: eng/bollard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bollard
trans_list: bol·lard | norai | amarrador
sense:
A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes.


lexentry: eng/bolt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bolt
trans_list: treta
sense:
A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.


lexentry: eng/bolt__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bolt
trans_list: forrellat | balda
sense:
A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.


lexentry: eng/bolthole__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bolthole
trans_list: aixopluc
sense:
(figurative) A second home, etc., where one can seek an escape or refuge from the stresses of everyday life.


lexentry: eng/bombardier_beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bombardier beetle
trans_list: bombardier
sense:
A beetle whose defence mechanism enables it to eject a hot aqueous mixture of chemicals at predators. They come from a number of subfamilies: Carabinae (e.g., Brachinus crepitans), Metriinae (e.g., Stenaptinus insignis) and Paussinae (e.g., Goniotropis nicaraguensis).


lexentry: eng/bombastic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bombastic
trans_list: altiloquent
sense:
(of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous


lexentry: eng/bombshell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bombshell
trans_list: bomba | obús
sense:
(historical) Any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.


lexentry: eng/bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: bond
trans_list: vincle | llaç
sense:
An emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together, as in a friendship; a tie.


lexentry: eng/bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: bond
trans_list: aparell
sense:
(construction) In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying, based on overlapping rows or layers to give strength.


lexentry: eng/bondsman__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bondsman
trans_list: aval
sense:
Someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations.


lexentry: eng/bone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bone
trans_list: os
sense:
(uncountable) A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.


lexentry: eng/bone_marrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bone marrow
trans_list: medul·la òssia | medul·la | bessó | moll (de l'os)
sense:
(anatomy) The fatty vascular tissue that fills the cavities of bones, being the place where new blood cells are produced.


lexentry: eng/bone_of_contention__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bone of contention
trans_list: poma de la discòrdia
sense:
(idiomatic) Something that continues to be disputed; something on which no agreement can be reached.


lexentry: eng/bonfire__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bonfire
trans_list: foguera
sense:
A fire lit outdoors to burn unwanted items; originally (historical) , heretics or other offenders, or banned books; now, generally agricultural or garden waste, or rubbish.


lexentry: eng/bong__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bong
trans_list: pipa
sense:
A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances, especially cannabis.


lexentry: eng/bonhomie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bonhomie
trans_list: bonhomia
sense:
(uncountable) A friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner; an affable and approachable disposition; friendliness.


lexentry: eng/bonito__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bonito
trans_list: bonítol
sense:
Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda that are related to and resemble the tuna, but smaller. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/bonnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: bonnet
trans_list: capó
sense:
(Australia, British, NZ, South Africa, Commonwealth, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car, also known as a hood in chiefly Canada and the US.


lexentry: eng/bony_fish__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bony fish
trans_list: peix ossi
sense:
A fish belonging to either the Actinopterygii taxonomic class or the Sarcopterygii taxonomic class; a finfish.


lexentry: eng/boo-boo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: boo-boo
trans_list: buba
sense:
(countable, colloquial, childish, by or to young children) A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise.


lexentry: eng/boo__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boo
trans_list: bu | ua
sense:
A loud exclamation intended to scare someone. Usually used when one has been hidden from the target, and then appears unexpectedly.


lexentry: eng/booby__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: booby
trans_list: mascarell
sense:
Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the gannet family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid.


lexentry: eng/book__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: book
trans_list: llibre
sense:
A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.


lexentry: eng/book__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: book
trans_list: llibre | àlbum
sense:
A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.


lexentry: eng/book_of_hours__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: book of hours
trans_list: llibre d'hores
sense:
(Christianity, chiefly, _, historical) An illuminated Catholic devotional book, popular in the Middle Ages.


lexentry: eng/bookend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bookend
trans_list: aguantallibres
sense:
A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright.


lexentry: eng/bookmobile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bookmobile
trans_list: bibliobús
sense:
A mobile library; especially, a large van designed to transport a portion of some library's collection.


lexentry: eng/bookplate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bookplate
trans_list: ex-libris
sense:
A printed piece of paper pasted on one of the pages of a book, most often on the inside front cover, showing ownership and thus deterring theft.


lexentry: eng/boomerang__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boomerang
trans_list: bumerang
sense:
A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.


lexentry: eng/booted_eagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: booted eagle
trans_list: àguila calçada
sense:
Hieraaetus pennatus, a medium-sized mostly migratory bird of prey with a wide distribution in the Palearctic and southern Asia.


lexentry: eng/booth__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: booth
trans_list: cabina
sense:
A boxlike room or enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person, such as a phone booth or polling booth.


lexentry: eng/booth__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: booth
trans_list: angle
sense:
An enclosed seating area consisting of a table next to a wall set between two high-backed benches, as in a diner or café.


lexentry: eng/bootstrap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bootstrap
trans_list: llengüeta
sense:
A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.


lexentry: eng/boracite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boracite
trans_list: boracita
sense:
(mineral) A mixed chloride and borate of magnesium that occurs as a white to green crystalline evaporite, with the chemical formula Mg3B7O13Cl.


lexentry: eng/borage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: borage
trans_list: borratja
sense:
Borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves and stems, used in salads and cooked.


lexentry: eng/borax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: borax
trans_list: bòrax
sense:
A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on porcelain, and as a soap, etc.


lexentry: eng/border_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: border control
trans_list: control de fronteres | control fronterer
sense:
Measures taken by a state or a bloc of states to monitor its borders and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across the border.


lexentry: eng/bore__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bore
trans_list: foradar | barrinar | perforar
sense:
(intransitive) To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.


lexentry: eng/boric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boric acid
trans_list: àcid bòric
sense:
(inorganic compound) H3BO3; B(OH)3; a white crystalline solid, soluble in hot water to form a weak acid. Used as a mild antiseptic, flame retardant, insecticide, and in the manufacture of borax and other borate salts.


lexentry: eng/bornite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bornite
trans_list: bornita
sense:
(mineral) A reddish mineral that tarnishes on exposure to air; it is a mixed sulfide of iron and copper with the chemical formula Cu5FeS and is an important ore of copper.


lexentry: eng/boron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boron
trans_list: bor
sense:
The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder.


lexentry: eng/borrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: borrow
trans_list: caiguda
sense:
(golf, countable, uncountable) Deviation of the path of a rolling ball from a straight line; slope; slant.


lexentry: eng/borrow__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: borrow
trans_list: manllevar | amprar
sense:
(arithmetic) In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result.


lexentry: eng/borscht__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: borscht
trans_list: borscht
sense:
A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream, called borsch in its countries of origin.


lexentry: eng/boson__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boson
trans_list: bosó
sense:
(particle) A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces. Compare fermion.


lexentry: eng/boss_around__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boss around
trans_list: senyorejar
sense:
(transitive) To act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.


lexentry: eng/bossa_nova__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bossa nova
trans_list: bossa nova
sense:
A genre of music originating from Brazil, similar to a fusion of jazz and samba music, no longer closely associated with the Brazilian dance.


lexentry: eng/bossage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bossage
trans_list: encoixinat
sense:
(architecture) A rough, unfinished stone block, which is left projecting from the wall of a building to be later sculpted.


lexentry: eng/bot__Noun__3
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bot
trans_list: bot
sense:
(computing) A piece of software designed to perform a task (often a minor but repetitive one) automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account.


lexentry: eng/bota_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bota bag
trans_list: bóta
sense:
A traditional Greek or Spanish wineskin bag. Typically it is made of leather, and is used to carry wine, although any liquid can be carried.


lexentry: eng/botanical_garden__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: botanical garden
trans_list: jardí botànic
sense:
A place where a variety of plants are grown, primarily for scientific or educational reasons, but are normally open to the public, and include ornamental plants from around the world.


lexentry: eng/botch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: botch
trans_list: bunyol
sense:
An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work.


lexentry: eng/botch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: botch
trans_list: potinejar
sense:
(transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something


lexentry: eng/botfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: botfly
trans_list: estre
sense:
One of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which are parasites on many animals, including humans.


lexentry: eng/bottle_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bottle out
trans_list: desinflar
sense:
(UK, informal) To fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage or nerve; to run away or back down from a contest or challenge.


lexentry: eng/bottlenose_dolphin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bottlenose dolphin
trans_list: corçana | dofí mular | roassa
sense:
One of the species of gray dolphin in the genus Tursiops, between 2 and 4 meters in length inhabiting warm and temperate seas worldwide.


lexentry: eng/bottomless__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: bottomless
trans_list: abismal
sense:
Not wearing clothes below the waist; particularly not wearing clothes that would cover the genitalia.


lexentry: eng/botulin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: botulin
trans_list: botulina
sense:
An extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Ingesting botulin results in the serious medical condition of botulism.


lexentry: eng/botulism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: botulism
trans_list: botulisme
sense:
(pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.


lexentry: eng/bougainvillea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bougainvillea
trans_list: buguenvíl·lia
sense:
Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.


lexentry: eng/bouncer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bouncer
trans_list: porter
sense:
(informal) A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc. to decide who can enter, maintain order, and deal with patrons who cause trouble.


lexentry: eng/bound__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bound
trans_list: límit
sense:
(often, used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.


lexentry: eng/boundary_condition__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: boundary condition
trans_list: condició de contorn | condició de frontera
sense:
(quantum mechanics) either one of the conditions that the wave function must be continuous and that its derivative must be as well, except in the case of infinite potential


lexentry: eng/bourgeois__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bourgeois
trans_list: burgès
sense:
Of or relating to the middle class (often, pejorative) , and their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.


lexentry: eng/bourgeois__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bourgeois
trans_list: burgès
sense:
(Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually, _, pejorative) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.


lexentry: eng/boustrophedon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boustrophedon
trans_list: bustrofèdon
sense:
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.


lexentry: eng/bovarysm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bovarysm
trans_list: bovarisme
sense:
(psychology) An anxiety to escape from a social or sentimental condition judged to be unsatisfactory, sometimes by building a fictitious personality.


lexentry: eng/bovine_spongiform_encephalopathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bovine spongiform encephalopathy
trans_list: encefalopatia espongiforme bovina
sense:
(disease, neurology) A fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle, which is transmissible to humans through misshaped prion proteins, caused by eating infected tissues.


lexentry: eng/bow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bow
trans_list: arc
sense:
(archery) A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.


lexentry: eng/bow__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bow
trans_list: arc
sense:
(musical instrument) A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.


lexentry: eng/bow__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: bow
trans_list: arc
sense:
Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.


lexentry: eng/bow__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bow
trans_list: inclinació | reverència
sense:
A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence


lexentry: eng/bow__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: bow
trans_list: blincar | corbar | doblegar | vinclar
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.


lexentry: eng/bow_saw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bow saw
trans_list: serra d'arc
sense:
A lightweight metal-framed saw in the shape of a bow with a removable coarse wide blade, used for cutting tree trunks.


lexentry: eng/bow_wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bow wave
trans_list: ona de proa
sense:
The wave that forms at the bow of a ship as it moves through the water, and defines the outer limits of the ship's wake.


lexentry: eng/bowdlerize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bowdlerize
trans_list: censurar
sense:
(transitive) To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.


lexentry: eng/bower_bird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bower bird
trans_list: jardiner
sense:
Any bird of the Australasian family Ptilonorhynchidae noted for building display structures (bowers) and decorating them with bright objects such as shells, glass, flowers, etc.


lexentry: eng/bowhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bowhead
trans_list: balena de Groenlàndia | balena franca àrtica
sense:
A large baleen whale, of species Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.


lexentry: eng/bowl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bowl
trans_list: bol
sense:
A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.


lexentry: eng/bowline__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bowline
trans_list: as de guia
sense:
(nautical) A knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope that will not slip or jam.


lexentry: eng/bowling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bowling
trans_list: bitlles americanes | bowling
sense:
A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; ten-pin bowling/five-pin bowling


lexentry: eng/bowsprit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bowsprit
trans_list: bauprès
sense:
(ship parts) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.


lexentry: eng/box-office_bomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: box-office bomb
trans_list: fiasco
sense:
(informal, film) A motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office, especially less than the budget for producing it.


lexentry: eng/box__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: box
trans_list: boix
sense:
Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of genus Buxus, especially common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary.


lexentry: eng/box__Noun__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: box
trans_list: boix
sense:
(Australia) Various species of Eucalyptus trees are popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of their wood, bark, or appearance for example, drooping box (Eucalyptus bicolor), shiny-leaved box (Eucalyptus tereticornis), black box, or ironbark box trees.


lexentry: eng/box_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: box tree
trans_list: boix
sense:
(botany) Any of several trees, of the genus Buxus, often used as a hedge, for topiary, and as a source of boxwood


lexentry: eng/boxing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boxing
trans_list: boxa
sense:
(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.


lexentry: eng/boxing_glove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boxing glove
trans_list: guant de boxa
sense:
(boxing, clothing) A padded mitten, designed to protect the hand while punching, and worn in boxing.


lexentry: eng/boxwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: boxwood
trans_list: boix
sense:
(uncountable) The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays.


lexentry: eng/boy__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: boy
trans_list: home | noi
sense:
(informal, sometimes mildly derogatory) A male human of any age, as opposed to a "girl" (female human of any age).


lexentry: eng/boy__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: boy
trans_list: minyó
sense:
(obsolete) A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave. [14th–17th c.]


lexentry: eng/boy__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: boy
trans_list: minyó
sense:
A male non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male pet, especially a dog. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/boyar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boyar
trans_list: boiar
sense:
(historical) A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.


lexentry: eng/boyau__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boyau
trans_list: budell
sense:
(military) A small trench or ditch, typically built in a zigzag pattern, serving to connect or provide communication between two trenches, particularly the rear and front lines.


lexentry: eng/boycott__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: boycott
trans_list: boicotejar
sense:
(transitive) To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.


lexentry: eng/brachycephalic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brachycephalic
trans_list: braquicèfal
sense:
(anatomy, of a person or animal) Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right); having a broad skull with a cephalic index over 80.


lexentry: eng/brachycephaly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brachycephaly
trans_list: braquicefàlia
sense:
(pathology) A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened front-to-back, so that the head is short and broad.


lexentry: eng/bracken__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bracken
trans_list: falaguera aquilina | falguera aquilina
sense:
(uncountable, countable) Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.


lexentry: eng/bracket__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bracket
trans_list: mènsula
sense:
(engineering) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.


lexentry: eng/brackish__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brackish
trans_list: salabrós
sense:
(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.


lexentry: eng/bract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bract
trans_list: bràctea
sense:
(botany) A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.


lexentry: eng/bradycardia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bradycardia
trans_list: bradicàrdia
sense:
(medicine, cardiology) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.


lexentry: eng/brag__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brag
trans_list: gallejar | fer el gallet | presumir | vantar-se
sense:
(intransitive, often with of) To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself.


lexentry: eng/braid__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: braid
trans_list: trena
sense:
A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/braid__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: braid
trans_list: trenar
sense:
(transitive) To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.


lexentry: eng/braille__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: braille
trans_list: braille
sense:
A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips.


lexentry: eng/brain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brain
trans_list: cervell
sense:
The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.


lexentry: eng/brain_drain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brain drain
trans_list: fugida de cervells | fuga de cervells
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic, uncommon) Of a nation or society, to be deprived of educated or talented people, who in turn migrate to larger cities or more developed nations.


lexentry: eng/brain_mushroom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brain mushroom
trans_list: bolet de greix
sense:
A fungus common in Europe and North America and one of several species of fungi known as false morels, especially Gyromitra esculenta.


lexentry: eng/brain_stem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brain stem
trans_list: tronc de l'encèfal
sense:
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the cerebrum and the rest of the forebrain.


lexentry: eng/brainchild__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brainchild
trans_list: invenció
sense:
(informal) A creation of one's brain; an original idea or innovation of a person or group of people, an organization, etc.


lexentry: eng/brainwash__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brainwash
trans_list: rentar el cervell
sense:
(psychology) To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)


lexentry: eng/brainwashing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brainwashing
trans_list: rentat de cervell
sense:
A form of indoctrination that forces people to abandon their beliefs in favour of another set of beliefs by conditioning through various forms of pressure or torture.


lexentry: eng/braise__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: braise
trans_list: estofar
sense:
(cooking) To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling.


lexentry: eng/brake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brake
trans_list: fre
sense:
(engineering) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine or other motor by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake.


lexentry: eng/brake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brake
trans_list: fre
sense:
A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/brake_light__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: brake light
trans_list: llum de fre
sense:
(transportation, automotive) A light on a vehicle's instrument panel indicating a failure or malfunction of the vehicle's brake system.


lexentry: eng/brake_pad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brake pad
trans_list: pastilla de fre
sense:
A friction element in a disc brake or rim brake, made from various compounds, often organic, semi-metallic, or ceramic.


lexentry: eng/brake_shoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brake shoe
trans_list: patí de fre
sense:
(mechanical engineering) An element of a drum brake into which the friction-producing brake lining is attached.


lexentry: eng/braking_distance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: braking distance
trans_list: distància de frenada
sense:
The distance travelled by a vehicle between the time that the brakes are applied and the vehicle coming to rest


lexentry: eng/brambling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brambling
trans_list: pinsà mec
sense:
A finch, Fringilla montifringilla of northern Eurasia, the male having a black head in summer and an orange breast with white belly and a long white rump.


lexentry: eng/bran__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bran
trans_list: segó | bren | esquellat
sense:
The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.


lexentry: eng/branch_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: branch line
trans_list: ramal
sense:
(railroads) A non-through line which joins a mainline (or another branch or secondary line) and ends at a terminus.


lexentry: eng/brand__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: brand
trans_list: marca
sense:
The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.


lexentry: eng/brandish__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brandish
trans_list: brandar | brandejar
sense:
(transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.


lexentry: eng/brane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brane
trans_list: brana
sense:
(physics) A hypothetical object extending across a number of (often specified) spatial dimensions, with strings in string theory seen as one-dimensional examples.


lexentry: eng/bras_d'honneur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bras d'honneur
trans_list: botifarra
sense:
An obscene gesture in which an arm is bent into an L-shape, with the closed palm pointing upwards, while the other hand then grips the biceps of the bent arm, and the bent forearm is then raised vertically; it conveys the sense of “up yours!”.


lexentry: eng/brash__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brash
trans_list: atrevit
sense:
(of people or behaviour) Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.


lexentry: eng/brass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brass
trans_list: llautó
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.


lexentry: eng/brass__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: brass
trans_list: metall
sense:
(music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; a band or the section of an orchestra that features such instruments.


lexentry: eng/brass_instrument__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brass instrument
trans_list: instrument de metall
sense:
(musical instruments) Any musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a mouthpiece (or tubular resonator).


lexentry: eng/bray__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bray
trans_list: bramar
sense:
(intransitive) Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.


lexentry: eng/brazier__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brazier
trans_list: braser
sense:
An upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal for a source of light or heat.


lexentry: eng/breach__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breach
trans_list: bretxa
sense:
A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence.


lexentry: eng/bread_and_circuses__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bread and circuses
trans_list: pa i circ
sense:
(idiomatic) Food and entertainment provided by the state, particularly if intended to placate the people.


lexentry: eng/breadcrumb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breadcrumb
trans_list: molla
sense:
(chiefly, in the plural) A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread.


lexentry: eng/breadfruit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breadfruit
trans_list: arbre del pa
sense:
An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.


lexentry: eng/breadstick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breadstick
trans_list: aixada
sense:
A long, very slender loaf of crisp bread smaller than a baguette; for example, grissini from Italy and rosquilletas from Spain.


lexentry: eng/break-even_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: break-even point
trans_list: llindar de rendibilitat | punt mort
sense:
(business, management) The point where total costs equal total revenue and the organization neither makes a profit nor suffers a loss.


lexentry: eng/break-in__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: break-in
trans_list: efracció
sense:
The act of entering a place with the intent to steal or commit some other offense; an instance of breaking and entering.


lexentry: eng/break__Verb__1
sense_num: 28
written_rep: break
trans_list: rompre | trencar | rompre's | trencar-se | escapar-se | internar-se
sense:
(intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.


lexentry: eng/break_a_leg__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: break a leg
trans_list: molta merda!
sense:
(idiomatic) Good luck!; Do your best!; Said to someone wishing they perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.


lexentry: eng/break_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: break down
trans_list: avariar-se | espatllar-se
sense:
(ergative, figuratively) To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.


lexentry: eng/break_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: break off
trans_list: rompre
sense:
(transitive, slang, AAVE) To give (someone) (something); to allow (someone) to take (something); to grant (someone) a share or portion of (something).


lexentry: eng/break_one's_fast__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: break one's fast
trans_list: desdejunar
sense:
(dated) To eat breakfast; to eat the first meal of the day after a night of not eating or to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food.


lexentry: eng/break_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: break point
trans_list: pilota de trencament | punt de trencament
sense:
(tennis) A situation in which if the receiver wins the next point, (s)he will win the game (but not the set or match).


lexentry: eng/break_wind__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: break wind
trans_list: afluixar
sense:
(idiomatic, euphemistic) To expel gases generated during digestion, especially through the anus; to fart.


lexentry: eng/breakaway__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: breakaway
trans_list: aparició
sense:
(ice hockey) A situation in the game where one or more players of a team attack towards the goal of the other team without having any defenders in front of them.


lexentry: eng/breakdown__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: breakdown
trans_list: desglossament
sense:
(uncountable) Detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/breaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: breaker
trans_list: làmina
sense:
(chiefly, in the plural) A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sandbank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard


lexentry: eng/breaking_and_entering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breaking and entering
trans_list: robatori
sense:
(legal) The crime of gaining unauthorized entry into another's property, usually by breaking part of a building (a lock, door, window, etc.)


lexentry: eng/breakup__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: breakup
trans_list: desgel
sense:
(Alaska and northern Canada, seasons, time) The time of year during which winter ice covering bodies of water disintegrates; more generally, spring.


lexentry: eng/breakwater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breakwater
trans_list: escullera
sense:
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.


lexentry: eng/breast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breast
trans_list: pit | mama | mamella | sina | teta
sense:
(anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.


lexentry: eng/breast_augmentation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breast augmentation
trans_list: implant de mama
sense:
(surgery) A cosmetic procedure to increase the size of a breast (the organ on the front of the chest).


lexentry: eng/breast_implant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breast implant
trans_list: implant de mama
sense:
(surgery) A medical prosthesis used to augment, reconstruct, or create the physical form of breasts (the organs on the front of the [typically female] chest).


lexentry: eng/breast_pump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breast pump
trans_list: tirallet
sense:
A device used by a lactating woman to extract milk from her breasts (typically for short-term storage).


lexentry: eng/breastbone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breastbone
trans_list: estern | estèrnum
sense:
(anatomy) The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs.


lexentry: eng/breaststroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breaststroke
trans_list: braça
sense:
A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's


lexentry: eng/breath_test__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breath test
trans_list: control d'alcoholèmia | test d'alcoholèmia
sense:
An official test to determine if someone has taken alcohol or drugs by testing a sample of their exhaled breath.


lexentry: eng/breathalyzer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breathalyzer
trans_list: alcoholímetre
sense:
A device that measures alcohol in expired air so as to estimate the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood; used by traffic police in cases of suspected driving while under the influence of alcohol.


lexentry: eng/breathe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breathe
trans_list: respirar | alenar
sense:
(intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.


lexentry: eng/breccia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breccia
trans_list: bretxa
sense:
(petrology) A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material.


lexentry: eng/breed__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: breed
trans_list: criar
sense:
(transitive) To keep (animals) and have (them) reproduce in a way that improves the next generation's qualities.


lexentry: eng/breed__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: breed
trans_list: engendrar
sense:
(obsolete, intransitive) To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated or to grow, like young before birth.


lexentry: eng/breeding-ground__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: breeding-ground
trans_list: planter
sense:
(figuratively) A place or institution seen as creating large numbers of a stated thing, type of person, etc.


lexentry: eng/breve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: breve
trans_list: breu
sense:
(orthography, printing) A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.


lexentry: eng/bribe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bribe
trans_list: subornar
sense:
(transitive) To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something against their original will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble.


lexentry: eng/bribery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bribery
trans_list: suborn
sense:
The act of giving an illegal payment (a bribe) to a person in an official position as a means of influencing their decisions.


lexentry: eng/brick_and_mortar__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brick and mortar
trans_list: físic
sense:
(business) Buildings and property for the conduct of business, particularly in the sale of retail goods to the general public. (Used to contrast an Internet-based sales operation that lacks customer-oriented store fronts and a "traditional" one for which most capital investment might be in the building infrastructure.) [from mid-1990s]


lexentry: eng/bridal_couple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bridal couple
trans_list: nuvis
sense:
The bride and bridegroom on their wedding day, and possibly for a short time thereafter, for example during their honeymoon.


lexentry: eng/bridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bridge
trans_list: pontet | pont
sense:
(music, lutherie) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.


lexentry: eng/bridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: bridge
trans_list: pont
sense:
(nautical) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.


lexentry: eng/brig__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: brig
trans_list: calabós
sense:
(US) A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.


lexentry: eng/brigade__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: brigade
trans_list: brigada
sense:
(military) Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.


lexentry: eng/brigandine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brigandine
trans_list: brigantina
sense:
(historical) A coat of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, sewn or riveted under or onto canvas or linen or other material.


lexentry: eng/brigantine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brigantine
trans_list: bergantí
sense:
(nautical) a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast.


lexentry: eng/brine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brine
trans_list: salmorra
sense:
Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.


lexentry: eng/brine_shrimp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brine shrimp
trans_list: artèmia
sense:
An aquatic crustacean of the taxonomic genus Artemia, one species of which is often marketed under the name Sea-Monkeys as a novelty gift.


lexentry: eng/bring_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: bring in
trans_list: acompanyar
sense:
To introduce, add or initiate a person or group of people to an organisation; to give (someone) a share or portion of something.


lexentry: eng/bring_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bring up
trans_list: aixecar
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring,‎ up: To bring from a lower to a higher position.


lexentry: eng/bristletail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bristletail
trans_list: lepisma
sense:
Any of various small, active six-legged arthropods that have two or three bristles at the ends of their abdomens and that do not have wings. These were formerly classified together in the insect subclass Apterygota or the order Thysanura but are no longer considered closely related:


lexentry: eng/brittle_star__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brittle star
trans_list: ofiuroïdeu | estrella de mar amb potes
sense:
Any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off.


lexentry: eng/bro__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: bro
trans_list: paio | soci | tio
sense:
(slang, derogatory, usually in compounds) Someone, usually male, who aggressively evangelizes a person, concept or technology.


lexentry: eng/broach__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: broach
trans_list: foradar
sense:
(transitive) To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid.


lexentry: eng/broadcast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: broadcast
trans_list: emissió
sense:
A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.


lexentry: eng/broadcaster__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: broadcaster
trans_list: transmissor
sense:
A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter.


lexentry: eng/broadleaf__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: broadleaf
trans_list: planifoli
sense:
Pertaining to trees with relatively broad, flat leaves as opposed to needles, or woodlands made up of such trees.


lexentry: eng/broadside__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: broadside
trans_list: andanada
sense:
(nautical) One side of a ship above the water line; all the guns on one side of a warship; their simultaneous firing.


lexentry: eng/brocade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brocade
trans_list: brocat
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven, originally in gold and silver; more recently any cloth incorporating raised, woven patterns.


lexentry: eng/broccoli__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: broccoli
trans_list: bròcoli | bròquil
sense:
A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.


lexentry: eng/broiler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: broiler
trans_list: barbacoa
sense:
(cookware, North America) A device used to broil food; part of an oven or a small stove; known as a grill in British English.


lexentry: eng/broken__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: broken
trans_list: abrupte | accidentat | ennuvolat | escabrós | irregular
sense:
(meteorology, of the sky) Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.


lexentry: eng/broken__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: broken
trans_list: abrupte | accidentat | escabrós | irregular
sense:
(of language) Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.


lexentry: eng/broken__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: broken
trans_list: embarbussat
sense:
(sports, video games, of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; giving a player too much power.


lexentry: eng/bromine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bromine
trans_list: brom
sense:
(uncountable) A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Br) with an atomic number of 35; one of the halogens, it is a fuming red-brown liquid at room temperature.


lexentry: eng/bromobenzene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bromobenzene
trans_list: bromobenzè
sense:
(organic compound) The brominated derivative of benzene C6H5Br that is used as a solvent and, via Grignard reagents, to manufacture pharmaceuticals etc.


lexentry: eng/bronchitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bronchitis
trans_list: bronquitis
sense:
(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.


lexentry: eng/bronchospasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bronchospasm
trans_list: broncoespasme
sense:
(medicine) difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles


lexentry: eng/bronze__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: bronze
trans_list: bronze
sense:
(uncountable) A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.


lexentry: eng/brooch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brooch
trans_list: fermall
sense:
A piece of ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.


lexentry: eng/brood__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: brood
trans_list: encaparrar-se
sense:
(intransitive) (typically with over, on or about) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.


lexentry: eng/broom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: broom
trans_list: escombra
sense:
(countable) A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.


lexentry: eng/broom__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: broom
trans_list: escombra | ginesta
sense:
Any of several yellow-flowered shrubs of the family Fabaceae, with long, stiff, thin branches and small or few leaves used for the domestic utensil.


lexentry: eng/broom_wagon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: broom wagon
trans_list: cotxe escombra
sense:
(cycle racing) A vehicle that follows a cycling race, picking up stragglers and carrying food and equipment.


lexentry: eng/brown_bread__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brown bread
trans_list: pa integral
sense:
Bread with a brown colour as distinct from white bread, wholemeal, granary or other specific types of bread.


lexentry: eng/brown_dwarf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brown dwarf
trans_list: nana marró
sense:
(star) A starlike object that contracts to about the volume of Jupiter after its formation phase; its mass may range from several times that of Jupiter, such that it fuses deuterium, up to just below the threshold of sustained hydrogen fusion.


lexentry: eng/brown_hyena__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brown hyena
trans_list: hiena bruna
sense:
A comparatively rare species of hyena, Parahyaena brunnea, endemic to desert and semi-desert areas and open woodland savannahs of southern Africa.


lexentry: eng/brown_rice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brown rice
trans_list: arròs integral
sense:
Rice with the brownish hull not polished off as in white rice. The hull contains important vitamins, including vitamin B complex, which are missing in white rice.


lexentry: eng/brown_trout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: brown trout
trans_list: truita
sense:
A nonmigratory freshwater trout of species Salmo trutta, with dark spotted skin, native to Europe and Asia.


