raser, v.a., to shave; to shave off to demolish, to pull down, to raze to the ground; to graze, to touch; to skim over; to lay flat; to glance over, to touch lightly, to suppress; to cut down, to disable (a ship). Se faire —; to get (one’s self) shaved. — une maison; to pull down a house. — un vaisseau; to cut down a ship. Une balle lui rasa le visage; a ball grazed his face. — la côte; (nav.) to hug the coast. — l’air; to hover.
se raser, v.r., to shave, to shave one’s self, to be shaved. Cette perdrix se rase; this partridge keeps close to the ground.
raser, v.n., to shave; to pass very close to; (vet.) to raze, to be aged. Ce cheval rase; this horse is aged.
rase-tapis, n.m., (of horses) daisy-cutter.
rasibus (-bus), prep., (pop.) quite close. Couper —; to cut off quite close.
rasoir, n.m., razor; (fig. and pop.) a bore. Pierre à —; hone. Cuir à —; razor-strop. Repasser un —; to set a razor.
rason, n.m., (ich.) razor-fish.
rassade, n.f., glass-bead, bugle.
rassasiant, -e, adj., satiating, filling, cloying.
rassasiement (-zi-mān), n.m., satiety; surfeit.