saber *****
v conj to know (a fact) / to know how to

n (m) knowledge / know-how

sac *****
n (m) sack / bag

expr sac de dormir
(m) sleeping bag

expr sac de gemecs
(m) bagpipe(s)

syn. bot (de gemecs), gaita, cornamusa, manxa borrega, xeremies

salt *****
n 1. (m) jump / bound
2. (m) dive
3. (m) vault

expr salt a cavall
(m) show jumping

expr salt amb perxa
(m) pole vault

expr salt d'alçada
(m) high jump

expr salt de llargada
(m) long jump

expr salt de plataforma
(m) (platform) diving

expr salt de pont
(m) bungee jumping

expr salt de trampolí
(m) (springboard) diving

expr salt sobre cavall (or poltre)
(m) vault

expr triple salt
(m) triple jump

salutació *****
n (f) greeting
pl. salutacions

sambori *****
n (m) hopscotch

syn. xarranca

sant *****
n 1. (m / f) saint
Tots Sants - All Saints Day
2. (m) saint's day / name day

adj holy
f.s. santa

santuari *****
n 1. (m) chapel / shrine
2. (m) sanctuary

secció *****
n (f) section
pl. seccions

segment *****
n (m) segment

segon *****
adj 1. second
2. latter
f.s. segona

n 1. (m) second
2. (m) second
Hi ha seixanta segons en un minut - There are sixty seconds in a minute

segons *****
adv according to

següent *****
adj following

seguiment *****
n 1. (m) monitoring
2. (m) tracking
3. (m) follow up
4. (m) observance
El seguiment de la vaga ha estat elevat - Observance of the strike was high

seguit *****
n (m) series / string
Fa un seguit de dies que plou - It's been raining for days (on end)

adj continuous

selecció *****
n 1. (f) selection
2. (f) [SPORT] (National) Team

seleccionar *****
v conj to select

sempre *****
adv always
sempre que - as long as / provided

sense *****
prep without

ser *****
v conj to be
n.b: Catalan has two verbs for 'to be' - (és)ser and estar - where English has only one. For advice on which verb to use in which situation, we would recommend you consult a Catalan grammar book, though hopefully one day you will be able to find more complete information here.

expr sigui com sigui
be that as it may

expr sigui com vulgui
be that as it may

servei *****
n 1. (m) service
2. (m) [SPORT] serve
Nadal va trencar el servei d'Agassi - Nadal broke Agassi's serve

servir *****
v conj 1. to serve +
La Gameboy serveix de petit karaoke.
Serveix per alguna cosa la política?
Els vins negres han de refredar-se abans de servir-los.


2. to be used +
La xarxa serveix per trobar feina.
Aquest web serveix per fomentar l'intercanvi d'idees i experiències.
Els gràfics ens poden servir per a permetre'ns comprendre millor la informació que ens donen en forma de números en una taula.


Fer servir alguna cosa - To use something

setembre *****
n (m) September

setmanal *****
adj weekly
Paga setmanal - (Weekly) pocket money (Br.) / allowance (Am.)

seu *****
adj his/her/its/their

pron his/hers/theirs
f.s. seva
n.b: The Valencian feminine forms of 'seu' are 'seua' (singular) and 'seues' (plural)

n 1. (f) headquarters
La seu de l'ONU és a Nova York - UN headquarters are in New York
2. (f) venue
Hanover va ser la seu de la Expo 2000 - Hanover was the venue for the 2000 World Fair
3. (f) seat
La seu de govern - The Seat of Government
4. (f) see
La Santa Seu - The Holy See

sexual *****
adj sexual

si *****
conj if

n (m) bosom / heart +
Suposaria això més poder per als socialistes en el si del govern?


sí *****
adv yes / yeah (argot) / yep (argot) / uh-huh (argot) / absolutely

n (m) yes
pl. sís

signar *****
v conj to sign

syn. firmar

signatura *****
n (f) signature

signe *****
n 1. (m) sign / mark
2. (m) signal

significat *****
n 1. (m) significance
2. (m) meaning
3. (m) [LING] signified

significatiu *****
adj meaningful / significant / substantial
f.s. significativa

sindicació *****
n (f) syndication

singular *****
adj singular

síntesi *****
n 1. (f) summary / digest
2. (f) synthesis

sis *****
n (m) six

sistema *****
n (m) system

situar *****
v conj to situate / to locate

sobre *****
adv 1. on
2. about

n 1. (m) top
2. (m) envelope

soci *****
n (m / f) member
f.s. sòcia

social *****
adj social
Serveis socials - Social services

societat *****
n (f) society

socioeconòmic *****
adj socioeconomic / socio-economic
f.s. socioeconòmica / f.pl. socioeconòmiques

sociologia *****
n (f) sociology

soja *****
n (f) soy / soya
Llet de soja - Soya milk (Br.) / soy milk (Am. / Aus.)
Salsa de soja - Soy sauce

sol *****
n (m) sun

adv alone

exclam ets un sol (colloq) you're a star! / you're wonderful!

solo *****
n (m) solo

solter *****
adj single
f.s. soltera

n 1. (m) bachelor
2. soltera (f) single woman

son *****
n 1. (m) sleep
El son REM - REM sleep
2. (f) sleepiness
n.b: 'El son' (masculine) is the act of sleeping whereas 'la son' (feminine) is the need / desire to sleep.

expr tenir son
to be sleepy / to be tired

expr trencar el son
to have (or take) a nap / to nap

sortida *****
n 1. (f) exit / way out
2. (f) [TRANSP] departure
3. (f) outing / trip
Sortida de camp - Field trip
4. (f) solution
5. (f) [IT] output

expr punt de sortida
1. (m) starting point
2. (m) [IT] return point

expr tenir sortida
to sell well +
S'ha previst que en surtin les versions castellana, anglesa i francesa, però dependrà "de la sortida que tingui la catalana".



expr sortida del sol
(f) sunrise

sortir *****
v conj 1. to go out / to leave
2. to come out
3. (tooth) to come through
4. to come out with
5. to turn out

expr sortir a la llum
to come to light

expr sortir de l'armari
to come out of the closet

sostenibilitat *****
n (f) sustainability

sostenible *****
adj sustainable / tenable +
Les fonts d'energia més sostenibles són la solar i la eòlica.


Energia sostenible - Sustainable energy

subministrament *****
n (m) supply / provision

submissió *****
n (f) submission

substancial *****
adj substantial

successió *****
n 1. (f) succession
2. (f) sequence
pl. successions

sud *****
adj south
Del sud - Southern

suggeriment *****
n (m) suggestion

suma *****
n 1. (f) addition
2. (f) sum

sumari *****
n (m) summary

superar *****
v conj 1. to exceed
Superar totes les expectatives - To exceed all expectations
2. to overcome
Superar les dificultats - To overcome difficulties
superar-se
 to surpass oneself

superior *****
adj 1. higher
2. upper
Límit superior - Upper limit
Llavi superior - Upper lip
3. better / superior
~ de qualitat superior - Superior quality ~

n 1. (m / f) superior
2. (m / f) [RELIG] superior
Mare superiora - Mother superior

suplent *****
adj stand-in / substitute

n 1. (m / f) stand-in / replacement / substitute
2. (m / f) [SPORT] substitute / sub (col·loq)
3. (m / f) supply teacher (Br.) / substitute teacher (Am.) / relief teacher (Aus.)
4. (m / f) [MED] locum

suport *****
n (m) support

supressió *****
n 1. (f) suppression
2. (f) abolition / removal / elimination / eradication

supurar *****
v conj to suppurate (formal) / to fester


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