se réfuter, v.r., to refute each other; to be refuted.
*regagner, v.a., to regain, to get again, to win back, to recover; to retrieve; to rejoin, to overtake, to reach, to gain over. — le dessus; to get the upper hand again. — le vent sur l’ennemi; (nav.) to get the weather-gauge of the enemy. — quelqu’un; to gain any one over or to overtake any one. — la maison; to return home, to reach home.
*regaillardir, v.a., to make merry, to enliven, to revive, to give a fillip to. V. ragaillardir.
regain, n.m., aftermath, after-grass; (fig.) revival, return; (of life) new lease of. — de jeunesse; a second youth. — de vie; a new lease of life.
régal, n.m., feast, entertainment, treat; pleasure. C’est un vrai — pour moi; it is a real treat for me.
régalade, n.f., (fam.) gulping down; blazing fire; treating; treat. Boire à la —; to gulp down; to pour (wine, etc.) down one’s throat, without putting the glass to one’s lips.
régalant, -e, adj., amusing, pleasant, entertaining.
régale, n.m., (mus.) regal, vox humana (stop).
régale, n.f., right, regalia (F. Hist.).
régale, adj.f., (l.u.) royal. Eau —; aqua regia (nitro-hydrochloric acid).