Catalan/English Dictionary -

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

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

salut

n (f) health

exclam cheers! / down the hatch! (col·loq)

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

sastre

n (m) tailor

secció

n (f) section
pl. seccions

sector

n (m) sector
Sector primari - Primary sector
Sector secundari - Secondary sector
Sector terciari - Tertiary sector / service sector

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 to follow

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

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

sentimentalitat

n (f) sentimentality

sentit

n (m) 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'.

seqüència

n (f) sequence

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

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 (m) server

expr servidor FTP
(m) FTP server

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

setmana

n (f) week

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

sexe

n (m) sex

sexual

adj sexual

sexualitat

n (f) sexuality

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

similar

adj similar

simpatitzant

n (m / f) sympathizer / sympathiser (Br.)

adj sympathetic

n.b: 'Simpatitzant' means 'sympathetic' to a cause or political party.

sindicació

n (f) syndication

singular

adj singular

sinó

conj but (rather)

síntesi

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

sis

n (m) six

sistema

n (m) system

situació

n (f) situation
pl. situacions

situar

v conj to situate / to locate

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

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

sociològic

adj sociological
f.s. sociològica / f.pl. sociològiques

soja

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

sol

n 1. (m) sun
2. (m) [MUSIC] soh

adj 1. alone
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

solista

n (m / f) soloist

solitari

adj solitary
f.s. solitària
en solitari - alone / solo

n 1. (m) solitaire
2. (m) solitaire (Am.) / patience (Br.)
3. (m) tapeworm

syn. tènia

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

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
Efectes sonors - Sound effects
Banda sonora - Soundtrack
2. [LING] voiced
f.s. sonora

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

sota

adv underneath / below / beneath

prep under / underneath / below / beneath

subministrament

n (m) supply / provision

submissió

n (f) submission

substancial

adj substantial

substancialment

adv substantially

subvenció

n (f) subsidy
pl. subvencions

successió

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

successiu

adj successive
f.s. successiva

sud

adj south
Del sud - Southern

suficient

adj sufficient / enough

suficientment

adv sufficiently (x) / (x) enough

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

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

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

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