richesse, n.f., riches, wealth, wealthiness, opulence; copiousness; richness. La — d’une langue; the copiousness of a language. Contentement passe —; enough is as good as a feast.
richissime, adj., (fam.) inordinately rich.
ricin, n.m., (bot.) palma Christi, castor-oil plant. Huile de —; castor-oil.
ricocher, v.n., (artil.) to ricochet, to rebound.
ricochet, n.m., duck and drake (rebound on the water); series; chain, succession; (artil.) ricochet. Faire des —s; (artil.) to ricochet; to make ducks and drakes on the water. Feu à —; (artil.) ricochet-firing or fire. C’est la chanson du —; it is the same thing over and over again. Par —; indirectly.
rictus, n.m., grin, grinning.
ride, n.f., wrinkle (on the face); (bot.) wrinkle; ripple (on the water); (nav.) laniard. —s des haubans; shroud laniards.
ridé, -e, adj., wrinkled; (bot.) rugose. Une pomme —e; a shriveled apple.
rideau, n.m., curtain; screen (of trees); (fort.) rideau. Tirer le —; to draw the curtain. Baisser le —; (thea.) to drop the curtain. Lever de —; (thea.) curtain-raiser. — d’entr’acte; drop-scene.
ridée, n.f., clap-net.