réflexion, n.f., reflection; thought, consideration. Faire —; to reflect. Avez-vous fait vos —s? have you considered the matter? have you pondered over it? Un homme de —; a thinking man. Toute — faite; all things considered; after due reflection; on second thought.
refluer, v.n., to reflow, to flow back, to ebb.
reflux, n.m., reflux, refluctuation; ebb, ebbing, flowing back. Le flux et le —; the ebb and flow; (fig.) the constant shifting.
☉refonder, v.a., (jur.) to refund, to reimburse, to repay; to refound.
refondre, v.a., to refound, to melt again; to recast, to cast again, to mold anew; to improve; to remodel; (nav.) to repair, to improve, to correct. — la monnaie; to recoin money. — un ouvrage; to remodel, or re-cast, a work. — un vaisseau; to repair a ship thoroughly.
refonte, n.f., refounding, recasting (metal.); recoinage, recoining; remodeling; (nav.) thorough repair.
reforger, v.a., to forge again.
réformable, adj., reformable, that may be reformed; (jur.) reversible; (mil.) exemptible.
réformat-eur, n.m., -rice, n.f., reformer. adj., reforming, reformatory.