masculí
1. event, happening, occurrence.
2. el curs dels esdeveniments further developments.
3. va ser un esdeveniment de debò it was an event of some importance.

verb intransitiu
1. to become.
2. to get, go, turn.
3. [a un lloc] to arrive unexpectedly.
4. esdevenir gran to grow tall.
5. (ídem) to grow up.
6. esdevenir vell to (get \ grow) old.
7. esdevenir blanc to (go \ turn) white.
8. ell esdevingué pagès he turned farmer.
9. li ha esdevingut una adversitat a misfortune has befallen him.
verb pronominal
10. to happen, occur.
11. això s’esdevé cada dia it happens every day.

adjectiu
1. sickly-sweet.
2. figuradament cloying, sickening.

adjectiu proparoxytone, stressed on the antepenultimate syllable.

adjectiu anatomia sphenoidal.

masculí anatomia sphenoid.

femení
1. geografia i matemàtiques etc. sphere, globe.
2. [de rellotge] face.
3. figuradament sphere, plane, field.
4. [social] rank, grade, class.
5. esfera celeste celestial sphere.
6. amb forma d’esfera spherical, globular.
7. esfera d’acció scope, range.
8. esfera d’activitat sphere of activity.
9. esfera d’influència sphere of influence.

adjectiu frightful, terrifying, dreadful, appalling.

masculí fright, fear, dread, panic.

verb transitiu
1. to frighten, scare, startle.
verb pronominal
2. to (be \ get) frightened, get scared (de, per at).
3. to take fright, alarm.