R
rabattre
,
v.
to put down, pull down, lower.
rabbin
,
m.
rabbi.
rabougrir
,
v.
to stunt.
raccommoder
,
v.
to mend, repair.
race
,
f.
race.
racine
,
f.
root.
racler
,
v.
to scrape.
raconter
,
v.
to tell, tell of, relate, recount.
radeau
,
m.
raft, float.
radieux, -euse
,
adj.
radiant.
radoter
,
v.
to talk nonsense, rlave, dote.
raffinement
,
m.
refinement.
rafraichir
,
v.
to refresh, freshen, cool, keep cool;
se --
, refresh oneself, take some
refreshments.
rage
,
f.
rage.
rager
,
v.
to rage, storm, be furious.
rageusement
,
adv.
wrathfully, fretfully.
raide
,
adj.
stiff, rigid, steep.
raideur
,
f.
stiffness.
raie
,
f.
line, streak, part (of the hair).
raillerie
,
f.
raillery, mockery.
railleur, -euse
,
adj.
bantering, jesting.
railway
,
m.
railway (English).
raisin
,
m.
grape, grapes.
raison
,
f.
reason;
rendre --
, to give satisfaction.
raisonnable
,
adj.
reasonable.
raisonnement
,
m.
reasoning.
raisonner
,
v.
to reason;
raisonné, -e
, reasoned, rational.
raisonneur, -euse
,
m., f.
reasoner.
rajeunir
,
v.
to rejuvenate, make young again.
ralentir
,
v.
to slacken.
rallumer
,
v.
to light again.
ramasser
,
v.
to pick up, gather;
ramassé, -e
,
adj.
thick-set, heavy.
rame
,
f.
oar;
à toutes rames
, rowing at full speed.
rameau
,
m.
bough, branch.
Rameau (Jean Phillippe)
, French composer and musical theorist (1683-1764).
ramener
,
v.
to bring back, lead or draw back.
ramer
,
v.
to row.
rampe
,
f.
hand-rail, banister, railing.
ramper
,
v.
to creep, crawl.
rang
,
m.
rank, row.
rangée
,
f.
row.
ranger
,
v.
to range, arrange, draw up, put in order;
se --
, draw up, draw aside;
rangé, -e
,
steady, settled.
ranimer
,
v.
to reanimate, revive;
se --
, brighten up, be revived.
Raoul
, Ralph.
râpé, -e
, shabby.
rapetisser
,
v.
to belittle.
rapide
,
adj.
rapid, quick, swift, steep.
rapidement
,
adv.
rapidly.
rapidité
,
f.
rapidity.
rappeler
,
v.
to recall, remind;
se --
, remember, recall.
rapport
,
m.
report, relation;
-- à
, on account of.
rapporter
,
v.
to bring back or in, report;
s'en -- à
, leave the matter to.
rapprocher
,
v.
to draw or bring near;
se -- de
, approach again, draw near, be reconciled with.
rare
,
adj.
rare, scarce, thin.
rarement
,
adv.
rarely.
ras, -e
,
adj.
closely cut, short-napped;
au -- de
, on a level with (
s
not pronounced).
raser
,
v.
to shave, shave clean.
rasoir
,
m.
razor.
rasseoir
,
v.
to reseat;
se --
, sit down again.
rassurer
,
v.
to reassure;
se --
, reassure oneself, be reassured.
rat
,
m.
rat.
râteau
,
m.
rake.
rater
,
v.
to miss, spoil.
Ratier
, proper name,
cf.
ratier, -ère
,
adj.
rat-catching (of a dog, etc.), whimsical.
ratisser
,
v.
to rake.
rattacher
,
v.
to tie again, attach, make one cling to;
se --
, be attached.
rattraper
,
v.
to catch again, regain.
rauque
,
adj.
hoarse, harsh.
ravager
,
v.
to ravage (with dissipation, etc.), lay waste, ruin.
ravin
,
m.
ravine.
ravir
,
v.
to ravish, enrapture, delight.
ravoir
,
v.
to have again.
rayer
,
v.
to stripe, streak.
rayon
,
m.
ray, beam;
-- de miel
, honeycomb.
rayonnement
,
m.
radiance, gleam.
réaliser
,
v.
to realize.
réalité
,
f.
reality.
rebelle
,
adj. and s.
rebellious, rebel.
rebondir
,
v.
to rebound, jump back or again.
rebord
,
m.
edge, ledge.
réception
,
f.
reception.
recevoir
,
v.
to receive.
réchapper
,
v.
to escape again, escape;
nous en sommes réchappés
, we have had a
narrow escape.
réchauffer
,
v.
to heat again, warm up, warm.
recherche
,
f.
scarching, investigation, search.
rechercher
,
v.
to search for again, seek again, search for, seek.
récif
,
m.
reef.
récipient
,
m.
recipient, receptacle.
récit
,
m.
recital, narration.
réciter
,
v.
to recite.
réclamation
,
f.
claim, complaint, protest.
réclamer
,
v.
to reclaim, claim, protest.
recoin
,
m.
recess, remote coner, nook.
récolter
,
v.
to harvest, collect.
recommandation
,
f.
recommendation;
lettre de --
, letter of introduction.
recommander
,
v.
to recommend, commend, bid.
recommencer
,
v.
to recommence, begin again.
récompense
,
f.
recompense, reward.
récompenser
,
v.
to reward.
reconduire
,
v.
to reconduct, lead back, take back.
reconnaissance
,
f.
gratitude, reconnoissance, reconnoitering party.
reconnaître
,
v.
to recognize, admit, realize, acknowledge;
on ne s'y reconnaît plus
, we
don't know any longer where we are.
reconstituer
,
v.
to reconstitute, recoup.
reconter
,
v.
to tell again, retell.
recopier
,
v.
to recopy.
recours
,
m.
recourse.
recouvrer
,
v.
to recover.
recouvrir
,
v.
to cover again, cover.
recrutement
,
m.
recruitment, recruiting.
recteur
,
m.
rector, priest (used in latter sense in Brittany).
recueillement
,
m.
meditation.
recueillir
,
v.
to gather, collect; pick up, take in;
se --
, collect one's thoughts, reflect;
recueillez
bien vos souvenirs
, try to remember.
reculer
,
v.
to draw back, fall or go back, recoil;
se --
, go back, recoil, draw back.
reculons (à)
,
adv.
backwards.
redemander
,
v.
to ask again, request the return of.
redescendre
,
v.
to descend again, go down again.
redevenir
,
v.
to become again.
redingote
,
f.
frock-coat.
redoubler
,
v.
to redouble, increase.
redoutable
,
adj.
dreadful, formidable, terrible.
redoute
,
f.
redoubt.
redouter
,
v.
to dread.
redresser
,
v.
to straighten, straighten up, erect again;
se --
, draw oneself up, straighten up
again.
réduire
,
v.
to reduce, compel.
réduit
,
m.
retreat, nook, small room (in garret, etc.).
réel, -le
,
adj.
real.
réélection
,
f.
reëlection.
réellement
,
adv.
really.
refaire
,
v.
to make again.
refermer
,
v.
to close again, close or shut;
se --
, close again;
-- les verrous de
, bolt again.
réfléchir
,
v.
to refiect;
réfléchi, -e
, adj. thoughtful.
reflet
,
m.
refiection (of light, etc.).
refléter
,
v.
to refiect (light, etc.).
réflexion
,
f.
rcflection;
faire une --
, to reflect;
toute -- faite
, after thinking about it carefully.
reflux
,
m.
ebb, ebbing tide (
x
not pronounced).
reformer
,
v.
to form again.
réformer
,
v.
to reform, dismiss.
refroidir
,
v.
to cool.
refuge
,
m.
refuge, shelter.
refugier (se)
,
v.
to take refuge.
refus
,
m.
refusal.
refuser
,
v.
to refuse;
se --
, to refuse, deny oneself;
s'y --
, refuse to do it.
regagner
,
v.
to regain, go or get back to, win back.
régalade
,
f.
treat, treating.
régaler
,
v.
to regale, treat.
regaloper
,
v.
to gallop again, trot around again (colloquial, derived from
galoper
).
regard
,
m.
glance, look, regard, eye.
regarder
,
v.
to look at, look, regard, watch, concern, look out (for).
régime
,
m.
diet, rule, cluster (of fruit).
régiment
,
m.
regiment.
région
,
f.
region.
régional, -e
,
adj.
regional, district, inter-departmental.
registre
,
m.
register.
règle
,
f.
rule;
en --
, all right.
règne
,
m.
reign.
régner
,
v.
to reign.
regret
,
m.
regret.
regretter
,
v.
to regret.
régulier, -ère
,
adj.
regular.
régulièrement
,
adv.
regularly.
rehausser
,
v.
to heighten, enhance, set off.
rein
,
m.
kidney, back;
autour des reins
, around the waist;
les reins courbés
, with
back bent.
reine
,
f.
queen.
rejeter
,
v.
to throw back.
rejoindre
,
v.
to rejoin, meet, join;
se --
, meet.
réjouir
,
v.
to rejoice, cheer, delight;
réjoui, -e
, delighted, beaming.
relayer
,
v.
to relieve.
relevé
,
m.
course immediately following the soup.
relever
,
v.
to lift again, raise, lift, turn back;
se --
, raise oneself, rise again, stand up, get up
again, rise.
relief
,
m.
relief (projection).
religieusement
,
adv.
religiously.
religieux, -euse
,
adj.
religious.
religion
,
f.
religion, piety.
relique
,
f.
relic.
reluire
,
v.
to shine, glisten.
remarquable
,
adj.
remarkable.
remarque
,
f.
remark.
remarquer
,
v.
to remark, notice.
rembourrer
,
v.
to stuff, pad.
remédier
,
v.
to remedy, obviate.
remercier
,
v.
to thank.
remettre
,
v.
to put back, put on again, put again, deliver, give, give over, recover;
se --
, put
oneself back, give oneself over, place oneself again, recover one's composure, make up;
se -- à
, begin again;
se -- avec
, get back into the good graces of, "make up with."
remonter
,
v.
to remount, go or come up again, go back, go up, get in again.
remords
,
m.
remorse.
remorque
,
f.
towing, tow.
remorquer
,
v.
to tow.
remous
,
m.
eddy.
rempart
,
m.
rampart, city wall.
remplacer
,
v.
to replace.
remplir
,
v.
to fill, fulfil;
rempli, -e
, filled, full.
remporter
,
v.
to carry off or back.
remuer
,
v.
to move, stir;
se --
, bestir oneself, stir, move about, move;
remuant, -e
, stirring,
busy.
renard
,
m.
fox.
renchaîner
,
v.
to chain up again.
rencontre
,
f.
meeting;
à sa --
, to meet him.
rencontrer
,
v.
to meet;
se --
, meet, find.
rendez-vous
,
m.
rendez-vous, appointment, meeting;
se donner --
, to make an appointment,
agree to meet.
rendormir
,
v.
to put to sleep again;
se --
, go to sleep again.
rendre
,
v.
to render, give back, make, restore, depict;
se --
, make or render oneself,
surrender, betake oneself, go;
rendu,-e
, rendered, knocked up, done for, "all in."
renfermer
,
v.
to shut up again, enclose, contain.
renfler
,
v.
to swell;
renflé, -e
, swollen, bulging.
renfoncer
,
v.
to plunge deeper, settle down.
renommé, -e
,
adj.
renowned, noted.
renommée
,
f.
renown, fame.
renoncer
,
v.
to renounce, give up.
renouveler
,
v.
to renew, repeat;
-- l'air
, ventilate;
se --
, be renewed.
renseignement
,
m.
information (also in
pl.
);
prendre des renseignements
, to make
inquiries.
renseigner
,
v.
to inform;
se--
, get information.
rente
,
f.
income, annuity, income from government bonds or stocks, etc.
renrée
,
f.
reëntrance, return, return home.
rentrer
,
v.
to reënter, go back in, come in, return.
renverse (à la)
,
adv.
backward, on one's back.
renverser
,
v.
to overturn, upset, throw over or back.
renvoyer
,
v.
to send back or away, dismiss, reflect.
repaître
,
v.
to feed;
se -- de (avec)
, delight in.
répandre
,
v.
to scatter, spread;
se --
, spread, be spread, be spread out, scatter, launch,
burst.
reparaître
,
v.
to reappear.
réparer
,
v.
to repair, make amends for, recover from.
repartir
,
v.
to set out again, start again, leave.
repas
,
m.
repast, meal.
repasser
,
v.
to pass again, repass, pass on, iron, strop, sharpen.
repeindre
,
v.
to repaint.
repentir (se)
,
v.
to repent;
repentant, -e
, repentant, penitent;
repentir
, m. repentance.
répéter
,
v.
to repeat.
replacer
,
v.
to replace, put back.
replier
,
v.
to fold again, fold, fall back;
se --
, fall back, retreat.
réplique
,
f.
reply.
répliquer
,
v.
to reply.
replonger (se)
,
v.
to replunge, jump back (in).
répondre
,
v.
to respond, answer, reply;
-- de
, answer for, assure of.
réponse
,
f.
response, answer, reply.
reporter
,
v.
to carry or bring back.
repos
,
m.
repose, rest.
reposer
,
v.
to repose, rest;
se --
, rest.
repousser
,
v.
to push back, repulse;
repoussant, -e
, adj. repulsive.
reprendre
,
v.
to take again, get again, take on again, take up, take to, continue, catch again,
take back, regain, reply, resume.
représaille
,
f.
retaliation, reprisal;
pl.
reprisal.
représenter
,
v.
to represent, give;
se --
, represent oneself, picture to oneself, imagine.
reprise
,
f.
retaking, darn;
à plusieurs reprises
, several times.
reproduire
,
v.
to reproduce;
se --
, be reproduced.
république
,
f.
republic.
répugnance
,
f.
repugnance.
réputation
,
f.
reputation.
requin
,
m.
shark (applied also to a predatory or voracious person).
réserve
,
f.
reserve.
réserver
,
v.
to reserve;
se -- de
, reserve the right to.
résignation
,
f.
resignation.
résigner
,
v.
to resign.
résistance
,
f.
resistance.
résister
,
v.
to resist, withstand.
résolu
,
see
résoudre
.
résolument
,
adv.
resolutely.
résolution
,
f.
resolution.
résonner
,
v.
to resound.
résoudre
,
v.
to resolve, solve;
résolu, -e
, resolved, resolute.
respect
,
m.
respect (now usually pronounced
respek
).
respectable
,
adj.
respectable, venerable.
respecter
,
v.
to respect.
respectueux, -euse
,
adj.
respectful.
respirer
,
v.
to breathe, inhale.
resplendir
,
v.
to be resplendent;
resplendissant, -e
, resplendent.
responsable
,
adj.
responsible.
ressaisir
,
v.
to seize or take hold of again (in this word and in all the words to and including
ressouvenir
re
is pronounced as in
retenir
).
ressasser
,
v.
to resift, reëxamine.
ressemblance
,
f.
resemblance.
ressembler
,
v.
to resemble.
ressentir
,
v.
to feel again, feel, experience.
ressort
,
m.
spring.
ressortir
,
v.
to go or corne out again, stand out (in contrast).
ressource
,
f.
resource.
ressouvenir (se)
,
v.
to remember again.
restaurant
,
m.
restaurant.
restaurer
,
v.
to restore.
reste
,
m.
rest, remains, trace;
du (de) --, au --
, for the rest, besides;
ils ne sont pas beaux
de reste
, they are not any too good.
rester
,
v.
to remain, stay, stand;
-- là
, remain there or unchanged.
résultat
,
m.
result.
rétablir
,
v.
to reëstablish;
le silence s'était rétabli
, it had become silent again.
retaper
,
v.
to make over or up.
retard
,
m.
delay;
en --
, late.
retenir
,
v.
to retain, hold back, hold, keep, restrain.
retentir
,
v.
to resound, ring out.
Rethel
, town in northeastern France (department of Ardennes); it was captured in 1650 under
Louis XIV, also by the duke de Guise in 1611 (minority of Louis XIII, not under Henri IV as
stated by de Maupassant).
retirer
,
v.
to retire, draw back, take off or from, get, draw out;
se --
, retire, withdraw.
retomber
,
v.
to fall again, fall back, relapse.
retour
,
m.
return.
retourner
,
v.
to go back, return, turn around, turn over again or inside out, turn over, turn;
se --
,
turn around or over;
s'en --
, return, go back;
voir de quoi il retourne
, to see how the land lies,
get at the truth.
retracer
,
v.
to retrace, sketch, lay out.
retraite
,
f.
retreat, retirement, tattoo;
battre en --
, to beat a retreat.
rétribuer
,
v.
to remunerate, give a salary to.
retrousser (se)
,
v.
to turn up.
retrouver
,
v.
to find again;
se --
, find oneself again, be found again, meet again.
réunion
,
f.
reunion, meeting, gathering.
réunir
,
v.
to reunite, bring together, collect;
se --
, meet.
réussir
,
v.
to succeed (in or with).
revaloir
,
v.
to pay back.
revanche
,
f.
revenge.
rêve
,
m.
dream.
réveil
,
m.
awakening.
réveiller
,
v.
to awaken;
se --
, awaken.
réveillon
,
m.
midnight feast, supper (on Christmas Eve, etc.).
révélateur, -trice
,
adj. and s.
revealing, tell-tale, revealer.
révélation
,
f.
revelation.
révéler
,
v.
to reveal.
revenir
,
v.
to come back; return, recover, be due;
-- sur ses pas
, retrace one's steps;
revenu
à lui
, having recovered his self-possession, having become himself again.
rêver
,
v.
to dream, dream of.
réverbération
,
f.
reflection.
réverbère
,
m.
reflector, street-lamp.
révérence
,
f.
reverence, bow, curtsy.
rêverie
,
f.
revery, dreaming.
revers
,
m.
reverse, facing (of cloth), back stroke (from left to right), back.
revêtir
,
v.
to reclothe, put on, cover.
rêveur, -euse
,
adj. and s.
dreaming, dreamy, dreamer.
revivre
,
v.
to revive, come to life again, live again.
revoir
,
v.
to see again;
au --
, good-by (till next meeting).
révolution
,
f.
revolution.
revolver
,
m.
revolver (pronounced: révolver).
révoquer
,
v.
to revoke, recall.
revue
,
f.
review.
rez-de-chaussée
,
m.
ground floor (first syllable is pronounced
ré
).
Rhin
,
m.
Rhine.
rhingrave
,
f.
wide breeches (of the 17th century).
riboter
,
v.
to go on a spree.
ricaner
,
v.
to sneer, chuckle.
richard
,
m.
rich fellow (familiar).
riche
,
adj. and s.
rich, rich person.
richement
,
adv.
richly.
richesse
,
f.
wealth, riches (also in
pl.
).
richissime
,
adj.
excessively rich (familiar).
ride
,
f.
wrinkle, ripple.
rideau
,
m.
curtain.
rider
,
v.
to wrinkle.
ridicule
,
adj. and m.
ridiculous, ridicule.
rien
,
m.
nothing, anything;
ne ... --
, nothing;
-- que
, only, merely;
-- de bon
, nothing good;
-- de
temps
, no time;
ça ne fait --
, that makes no difference;
-- autre chose que
, nothing but.
rigoler
,
v.
to be very much amused, split one's sides (familiar).
rigueur
,
f.
rigor;
tenir -- à
, to treat coldly, refuse to come to.
rime
,
f.
rime.
rimer
,
v.
to rime.
rin
, dialectic for
rien.
riole
,
f.
debauch (obsolescent).
riposter
,
v.
to reply (sharply).
rire
,
v.
to laugh;
donner à -- à
, make laugh;
m.
laughter, laugh;
-- à
, smile upon;
-- aux éclats
,
burst out laughing.
risible
,
adj.
laughable.
risque
,
m.
risk.
risquer
,
v.
to risk.
rite
,
m.
rite.
rivage
,
m.
shore, beach.
rival, -e
,
adj. and s.
rival.
rivaliser
,
v.
to rival.
rive
,
f.
bank (of a stream).
river
,
v.
to rivet.
rivière
,
f.
river.
robe
,
f.
robe, dress, gown, frock.
robinet
,
m.
faucet, spigot.
roc
,
m.
rock (mass of rock still in the earth).
roche
,
f.
rock.
Roche-Oysel
, an imaginary town (=Bird-Rock).
rocher
,
m.
rock, cliff.
rôder
,
v.
to roam, prowl.
rôdeur
,
m.
prowler.
roi
,
m.
king.
roidir
,
v.
to stiffen, tighten.
rôle
,
m.
rôle, part;
à tour de --
, in turn.
romain, -e
,
adj. and s.
Roman (written
Romain
when
s.
).
roman
,
m.
novel, story.
roman, -e
,
adj.
Romance (belonging to the Latin languages).
romanesque
,
adj.
romanesque, fantastic, romantic.
rompre
,
v.
to break, rupture, rend;
se --
, be broken, break.
ronce
,
f.
bramble, briar.
rond, -e
,
adj. and m.
round;
-- de cuir
, round leather cushion.
ronde
,
f.
round.
rondin
,
m.
billet, round log.
ronflement
,
m.
snoring, snore, humming, roar, roaring, whir.
ronfler
,
v.
to snore, roar, snort.
ronger
,
v.
to gnaw, eat away or out.
roquefort
,
m.
roquefort cheese (made in Roquefort in south-western France, department of
Landes).
rose
,
f.
rose;
adj.
pink.
roseau
,
m.
reed.
rossignol
,
m.
nightingale.
Rôth
, proper name;
cf. roth
or
rot
, red, in German.
rôtir
,
v
. to roast.
roue
,
f.
wheel.
rouet
,
m.
spinning-wheel.
rouge
,
adj. and m.
red, red-hot, redness, blush, rouge.
rougeur
,
f.
glow, blush.
rougir
,
v.
to redden, blush.
rouiller
,
v.
to rust;
se --
, get rusty.
roulage
,
m.
cartage;
voiture de --
, wagon.
rouleau
,
m.
roll, stack, roller.
roulement
,
m.
rolling, rumbling, beating (of a drum).
rouler
,
v.
to roll, roll up or about, turn on or over, turn;
se --
, roll oneself, roll about;
-- sur
,
roll on, deal with.
roulette
,
f.
roller, little wheel, roulette.
Roumanille (Joseph)
, Provençal writer and poet, one of the founders of the brotherhood
known as les Félibres consisting at first of seven modern Provençal poets including Mistral
(1818-1891).
roussin
,
m.
steed, stallion.
route
,
f.
route, way, highway, road;
en --
, on the way.
roux, rousse
,
adj.
russet, reddish brown.
royal, -e
,
adj.
royal; Place Royale, square in eastern section of Paris, now called Place des
Vosges, before the French Revolution it was a center of fashion.
ruban
,
m.
ribbon.
ruche
,
f.
hive.
rude
,
adj.
rude, rough;
-- partie
, great game.
rudement
,
adv.
rudely, roughly, terribly.
rudesse
,
f.
roughness.
rue
,
f.
street.
ruelle
,
f.
alley.
ruer
,
v.
to throw, cast;
se --
, throw oneself, rush, dash.
rugir
,
v.
to roar.
ruine
,
f.
ruin.
ruiner
,
v.
to ruin.
ruisseau
,
m.
small stream, gutter.
ruisseler
,
v.
to drip, trickle.
rumeur
,
f.
rumor, murmur, uproar, noise.
ruse
,
f.
ruse, trick.
rusê, -e
,
adj.
crafty, tricky, cunning.
russe
,
adj. and s.
Russian (written
Russe
when
s.
).
Russie
,
f.
Russia.