ravaler, v.a., to swallow again; to put down, to run down, to lower; to press, to roll (land); to debase, to disparage; (mas.) to rough-cast. — la gloire de; to run down the glory of.
se ravaler, v.r., to debase one’s self; to lower one’s self.
ravaudage, n.m., mending (of old clothes); botching, bungling; darning stockings.
ravauder, v.a., to mend (old clothes); to botch, to botch up; to revile; to plague, to tease, to bustle about (in-doors). — des bas; to darn stockings.
ravauderie (-vô-drî), n.f., (fam.) silly stuff, nonsense, trash. Dire des —s; to talk nonsense.
ravaudeu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., mender (of stockings, old clothes); botcher, patcher; twaddler.
rave, n.f., long radish, radish, colerape, turnip, beet.
ravelin (ra-vlin), n.m., (fort.) ravelin.
ravenelle (ra-vnèl), n.f., wall-flower.
ravi, -e, part., carried away, transported; raptured; ravished, overjoyed, glad, delighted. Être — de joie; to be overjoyed. J’en suis —; I am delighted at it. — d’admiration; carried away by admiration. Je suis — que vous la connaissiez; I am delighted you know her.