saba 
n
(f) sap
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
sacrifici
n
(m) sacrifice
safareig
n
(m) wash basin (in a public wash-house)
pl. safareigs, safaretjos
expr fer safareig
(colloq) to gossip
safata
n
1. (f) tray
2. (f) salver
expr safata d'entrada
1. (f) [IT] inbox
2. (f) in tray
expr safata de sortida
1. (f) [IT] outbox
2. (f) out tray
safir
n
(m) sapphire
sagacitat
n
(f) shrewdness / astuteness
salari
n
(m) wage / pay / salary
syn. paga
expr salari mínim interprofessional
(m) minimum wage
n.b: Also known by its initials 'SMI'.
salarial
adj
wage / pay
expr augment salarial
(m) pay rise / wage increase
expr congelació salarial
(f) wage freeze
salat
adj
1. salted
2. (too) salty
salm
n
(m) psalm
n.b: Also written 'psalm'.
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 espectacular
(m) quantum leap
expr salt sobre cavall (or poltre)
(m) vault
expr triple salt
(m) triple jump
salut
n
(f) health
exclam
cheers! / down the hatch! (col·loq)
salutació
n
(f) greeting
pl. salutacions
salvatge
adj
wild / savage
n
(m / f) savage
sambori
n
(m) hopscotch
syn. xarranca
sami
n
1. (m / f) Sami
2. (m) [LING] Sami (language)
adj
Sami
Samoa
n
Samoa
expr Samoa Nord-americana
American Samoa
sandvitx
n
(m) sandwich
pl. sandvitxos
syn. entrepà
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
São Tomé i Príncipe
n
São Tomé and Príncipe
sastre
n
(m) tailor
secció
n
1. (f) section
2. (f) cutting up
secret
n
1. (m) secret
2. (m) secrecy
adj
secret
f.s. secreta
expr secret d'estat
(m) state secret
expr en secret
in secret / secretly
expr guardar un secret
to keep a secret
expr policia secreta
(f) secret police
secta
n
(f) sect / cult
sector
n
(m) sector
expr sector primari
(m) primary sector
expr sector privat
(m) private sector
expr sector públic
(m) public sector
expr sector secundari
(m) secondary sector
expr sector terciari
(m) tertiary (or service) sector
sediciós
adj
seditious
pl. sediciosos / f.s. sediciosa
segle
n
(m) century
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
seguir
v conj
1. to follow
2. to continue
seguit
n
(m) series / string
Fa un seguit de dies que plou - It's been raining for days (on end)
adj
continuous
seguretat
n
(f) security
expr seguretat informàtica
(f) computer security
expr seguretat social
(f) social security
seixanta
adj
sixty
n
(m) sixty
seixantè
adj
sixtieth
f.s. seixantena
expr una seixantena de ...
around (or about) sixty ... / sixty-odd ...
selecció
n
1. (f) selection
2. (f) [SPORT] (National) Team
seleccionar
v conj
to select
semblança
n
1. (f) similarity
2. (f) appearance
pl. semblances
semblant
adj
similar
n
(m) countenance / appearance
syn. rostre
seminari
n
1. (m) [RELIG] seminary
2. (m) seminar
sempre
adv
always
expr sempre que
(~ + subjunctive) as long as / so long as / provided
senderisme
n
(m) hiking / rambling
sense
prep
without
expr amb sense
(colloq) without
sensibilització
n
1. (f) raising awareness / awareness raising
Activitats de sensibilització - Awareness-raising activities
2. (f) (tec.) sensitization / sensitisation (Br.)
sentimentalitat
n
(f) sentimentality
sentir
v conj
1. to feel
2. to hear
3. to be sorry / to regret / to feel sad
Sento haver de dir-te que.. - I'm sorry to have to tell you that..
sentir-se
1. to feel
2. to regret
expr sentir a dir
to hear (tell)
Sempre he sentit a dir que Dublin és molt segura - I've always heard (tell) that Dublin is very safe
expr sentir a parlar (de...)
to have heard of (or about)
No l'he vist però n'he sentit parlar - I haven't seen it but I've heard of it
Jo tampoc he llegit res de Sandor Marai però sempre n'he sentit parlar bé d'ell - I've never read anything by Sandor Marai either but I've heard good things about him
sentit
n
(m) sense
expr sentit comú
(m) common sense
senzill
adj
1. single
2. easy / simple
3. simple
f.s. senzilla
n.b: 'Senzill' can mean 'simple' in the sense 'not very bright'.
senzillesa
n
(f) simplicity
syn. simplicitat
separació
n
(f) separation
pl. separacions
expr separació conjugal
(f) (marital or legal) separation
sepulcre
n
(m) tomb
seqüència
n
1. (f) sequence
2. seqüències (fpl) footage
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
serenitat
n
(f) serenity / calm / calmness
serenor
n
(m) serenity / calm / calmness
serp
n
(f) snake
expr serp de cascavell
(f) rattlesnake
expr serp marina
(f) sea snake
expr serp pitó
(f) python
n.b: 'Pitó' can also be used on its own.
serralada
n
(f) mountain range
serrat
adj
1. serrated
2. [tallat amb una serra] sawn
f.s. serrada
n
1. (m) sawing
2. (m) low range of mountains
3. (m) cheese from the Pyrenees region, made from raw sheep's milk
servei
n
1. (m) service
2. (m) [SPORT] serve
Nadal va trencar el servei d'Agassi. - Nadal broke Agassi's serve.
expr servei d'àpats
(m) catering
expr servei cartogràfic
(m) mapping agency
expr servei de centre
(m) kick-off
n.b: 'Servei de centre' means 'kick-off' in the sense 'kick taken from the centre spot after a goal is scored'. The 'kick-off' at the beginning of each half is a 'servei inicial'
expr servei de despertador
(m) wake-up service
expr servei d'habitacions
(m) room service
expr servei d'urgències
(m) casualty (Br.) / A&E (Br.) / Accident and Emergency (department) (Br.)/ emergency room (Am.)
expr serveis de neteja
(mpl) cleaning services
expr serveis secrets
(mpl) secret service
expr serveis socials
(mpl) social services
servidor
n
1. (m) server
2. (m / f) servant
3. (m / f) yours truly
Això ho ha fet un servidor - It was made by yours truly
expr servidor FTP
(m) FTP server
servir
v conj
1. to serve as / to be used as (or for) +La Gameboy serveix de petit karaoke.
Serveix per alguna cosa la política?
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.
2. [a taula] to serve +Els vins negres han de refredar-se abans de servir-los.
3. [en una botiga] to serve
4. to use / to make use of
servir-se
to use
expr fer servir
to use
expr servir Déu
to serve God
expr servir la pàtria
to serve your country
setanta
adj
seventy
n
(m) seventy
setè
adj
seventh
f.s. setena
n
(m) seventh
setembre
n
(m) September
setmana
n
(f) week
expr setmana que ve
(f) next week
expr setmana vinent
(f) next week
setmanal
adj
weekly
expr paga setmanal
(f) (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) [RELIG] see
expr la Santa Seu
the Holy See
seure
v conj
to sit (down)
sexe
n
(m) sex
sexual
adj
sexual
sexualitat
n
(f) sexuality
Seychelles
n
(fpl) Seychelles
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
sibarita
adj
sybaritic / decadent / epicurean
n
(m / f) sybarite / pleasure seeker
Sierra Leone
n
Sierra Leone
signar
v conj
to sign
syn. firmar
signatura
n
(f) signature
expr signatura electrònica
(f) electronic signature
signe
n
1. (m) sign / mark
2. (m) signal
expr signe de puntuació
(m) punctuation mark
significat
n
1. (m) significance
2. (m) meaning
3. (m) [LING] signified
significatiu
adj
meaningful / significant / substantial
f.s. significativa
silicona
n
(f) silicone
similar
adj
similar
similitud
n
(f) similarity
simpatitzant
n
(m / f) sympathizer / sympathiser (Br.)
adj
sympathetic
n.b: 'Simpatitzant' means 'sympathetic' to a cause or political party.
simplicitat
n
(f) simplicity
syn. senzillesa
simultàniment
adv
simultaneously
sindicació
n
(f) syndication
Singapur
n
(m) Singapore
singular
adj
singular
sinó
conj
but (rather)
síntesi
n
1. (f) summary / digest
2. (f) synthesis
sirià
n
(m / f) Syrian
adj
Syrian
pl. sirians / f.s. siriana
sis
n
(m) six
sisè
adj
sixth
f.s. sisena
n
(m) sixth
sistema
n
(m) system
expr sistema de gestió de base de dades
(m) database management system
expr sistema gestor de base de dades
(m) database management system
expr sistema operatiu
(m) OS / operating system
expr sistema solar
(m) solar system
situació
n
1. (f) situation
2. (f) location
pl. situacions
situar
v conj
to situate / to locate
sobirà
n
(m / f) sovereign
adj
sovereign
pl. sobirans / f.s. sobirana
sobrar
v conj
1. to be too much (o too many) of (something)
2. to be surplus (to requirements) / to not be needed
3. to be left (over) / to remain / to be (going) spare
sobrat
adj
1. excessive
2. [~ de] plenty of / lots of
Anar sobrat(s) de... - To have plenty (or lots) of...
3. (over-)confident
f.s. sobrada
sobre
adv
1. on
2. about
n
1. (m) top
2. (m) envelope
sobreviure
v conj
1. [un fet / un desastre] to survive
2. [un altre] to outlast
soci
n
(m / f) member
f.s. sòcia
social
adj
social
expr serveis socials
(mpl) social services
socialisme
n
(m) socialism
socialista
n
(m / f) socialist
adj
socialist
socialitzar
v conj
1. to nationalize
2. to socialize
societat
n
(f) society
socioeconòmic
adj
socioeconomic / socio-economic
f.s. socioeconòmica / f.pl. socioeconòmiques
sociologia
n
(f) sociology
sociològic
adj
sociological
f.s. sociològica / f.pl. sociològiques
soja
n
(f) soy / soya
expr llet de soja
(m) soya milk / soy milk
expr salsa de soja
(f) soy sauce
sol
n
1. (m) sun
2. (m) [MUSIC] soh
adj
1. alone / lonely / lonesome
2. single
f.s. sola
expr a soles
1. alone
2. in private
expr prendre el sol
to sunbathe
exclam ets un sol
(colloq) you're a star! / you're wonderful!
sòl
n
1. (m) soil
2. (m) ground
solapa
n
1. (f) (roba) lapel
2. (f) (llibre) flap
solar
adj
solar
n
1. (m) [casa] ancestral home
2. (m) plot (of land)
expr central solar
(f) solar power plant
expr energia solar
(f) solar energy (o power)
expr llum solar
(f) sunlight
expr panell solar
(m) solar panel
expr placa solar
(f) solar panel
expr sistema solar
(m) solar system
solista
n
(m / f) soloist
solitari
adj
solitary
f.s. solitària
n
1. (m) solitaire
2. (m) [joc de cartes] solitaire (Am.) / patience (Br.)
3. (m) [cuc ~] tapeworm
syn. tènia 4. (m / f) loner
expr en solitari
alone / solo
sol·licitant
n
(m / f) applicant
sol·licitar
v conj
to request / to ask for / to apply for
solo
n
(m) solo
solter
adj
single
f.s. soltera
n
1. (m) bachelor
2. soltera (f) single woman
solvència
n
1. (f) [FIN] solvency
2. (f) ability / capability
somiar
v conj
[~ amb / en] to dream (about / of) +Aquesta nit he somiat que em tocava la loteria.
Sovint somio amb tu.
somniar
v conj
to dream
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
sonor
adj
1. sound
2. [LING] voiced
f.s. sonora
expr banda sonora
(f) soundtrack
expr efecte sonor
(m) sound effect
sorgir
v conj
to spring up / to rise / to emerge / to arise
sorollós
adj
1. noisy
2. vocal
pl. sorollosos / f.s. sorollosa
Una minoria sorollosa. - A vocal minority.
sortejar
v conj
1. to draw lots for
2. to raffle
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
6. to appear +La paraula 'antidisestablishmentarianism' no surt al nostre diccionari.
expr sortir a la llum
to come to light
expr sortir al pas de
to deny
expr sortir de l'armari
to come out (of the closet)
expr sortir per cames
to leg it / to beat it
expr sortir per potes
to leg it / to beat it
sostenibilitat
n
(f) sustainability
sostenible
adj
sustainable / tenable +Les fonts d'energia més sostenibles són la solar i la eòlica.
Energia sostenible - Sustainable energy
sota
adv
underneath / below / beneath
prep
under / underneath / below / beneath
sou
n
1. (m) wage / pay / salary
2. sous (mpl) money
expr per quins cinc sous
why the heck?
expr per quins set sous
why the heck?
soviètic
adj
Soviet
f.s. soviètica / f.pl. soviètiques
expr Unió Soviètica
(f) Soviet Union
expr Unió de Repúbliques Socialistes Soviètiques (URSS)
(f) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
Sri Lanka
n
Sri Lanka
suar
v conj
1. to sweat
2. to soak with sweat
subaquàtic
adj
underwater
f.s. subaquàtica / f.pl. subaquàtiques
subhastador
n
(m / f) auctioneer
f.s. subhastadora
subjectar
v conj
to hold (down) / to tie (down) / to pinion +L'equipatge mal subjectat es pot convertir en un projectil mortal.
Mentre diversos el subjectaven i el noi intentava fugir, un dels joves li va clavar diverses vegades una arma blanca a l'esquena.
subministrament
n
(m) supply / provision
submissió
n
(f) submission
substancial
adj
substantial
substancialment
adv
substantially
subtítol
n
(m) subtitle
subvenció
n
(f) subsidy
pl. subvencions
subvertir
v conj
to subvert
succeir
v conj
1. to happen / to occur
2. to succeed
n.b: 'Succeir' means 'to succeed' in the sense of to replace somebody in a post or role rather than in the sense 'to be successful'
successió
n
1. (f) succession
2. (f) sequence
pl. successions
successiu
adj
successive
f.s. successiva
sucumbir
v conj
[~ a] to succumb (to)
sud
adj
south
Del sud. - Southern.
Sudan
n
(m) Sudan
expr Sudan del Sud
(m) South Sudan
sud-coreà
n
(m / f) South Korean
adj
South Korean
pl. sud-coreans / f.s. sud-coreana
suficient
adj
sufficient / enough
suficientment
adv
sufficiently (x) / (x) enough
suggerent
adj
suggestive
syn. suggeridor
suggeridor
adj
suggestive
f.s. suggeridora
suggeriment
n
(m) suggestion
suma
n
1. (f) addition
2. (f) sum
sumari
n
(m) summary
summament
adv
extremely
sumo
n
(m) sumo (wrestling)
súper
n
1. (m) (colloq) supermarket
2. (m / f) (colloq) member of Club Super3
n.b: Canal Super3 is a Catalan-language, children's television channel and Club Super3 is a related club that children can join.
3. (f) (colloq) premium (gasoline) (Am.) / super (Br.)
adv
(colloq) really well
Ens ho vam passar súper. - We had a great time.
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
superfície
n
(m) surface
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
superioritat
n
(f) superiority
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
expr donar suport a
to support
suportable
adj
tolerable / bearable
suposar
v conj
1. to suppose / to guess / to presume
2. to imply / to suppose / to presuppose
3. to mean +Aplicar el principi d'igualtat home-dona estrictament suposa haver de canviar la normativa actual sobre successió reial.
supressió
n
1. (f) suppression
2. (f) abolition / removal / elimination / eradication
supurar
v conj
to suppurate (formal) / to fester
sushi
n
(m) sushi
sustentar
v conj
1. [fornir aliment] to sustain / to nourish
2. to sustain / to maintain
