receveu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., receiver, surveyor, comptroller, collector (of taxes).
recevoir, v.a., to receive, to accept, to take, to take in, to let in; to welcome, to harbor; to admit; to allow of; to meet with, to submit to; to entertain. — bien; to receive well; to welcome. — un mauvais accueil; to meet with a bad reception. — une opinion; to admit an opinion. Je reçois vos offres; I accept your offers. Son livre a été bien reçu; his book has taken well. — une excuse; to accept an excuse. — une proposition; to accept a proposal. — un coup mortel; to be mortally wounded. — la mort; to meet with (one’s) death.
recevoir, v.n., to receive, to receive company; to be at home to visitors; to hold a levee, a drawing-room. On recevra ce soir là; there will be company that evening. Elle reçoit beaucoup; she sees a great deal of company. Quand recevez-vous? when is your reception, or at home, day? when are you at home to visitors?
recez (rĕ-sê), n.m., recess; minutes (of a Congress).
réchampir or échampir, v.a., to pick out with colors, to set off.
rechange, n.m., change of anything; spare things; (com.) re-exchange; (nav.) spare stores. Des habits de —; spare clothes. J’en ai de —; I have some in reserve. Mâts de hune de —; spare topmasts. De —; spare.
rechanger, v.a., to change again.
rechanter, v.a., to sing again; to tell often.
réchapper, v.n., to escape, to recover. Un réchappé de la potence; (pop.) a villain, a gallows bird. — d’une maladie; to recover from an illness.