rapsodiste, n.m., rhapsodist.

rapt, n.m., abduction, rape.

râpure, n.f., raspings.

raquetier, n.m., racket-maker; battledore-maker.

raqueton, n.m., large racket.

raquette, n.f., racket, battledore; snow-shoe; (bot.) Indian fig, opuntia.

rare, adj., rare, uncommon, extraordinary; unusual, singular; scarce; thin, scanty, sparse; (med.) slow (of the pulse). Devenir — comme les beaux jours; to become quite a stranger. Se rendre —; to make one’s self scarce. Vous devenez bien —; you are quite a stranger.

raréfacti-f, -ve, adj., rarefying.

raréfaction, n.f., (phys.) rarefaction.

raréfiable, adj., (phys.) that can be rarefied.