rigoriste, n.m.f. and adj., rigorist; hyper-critic; over-rigid, over-severe; hypercritical.
rigoureusement (-reûz-mān), adv., rigorously, severely, strictly, harshly.
rigoureu-x, -se, adj., rigorous, stern, harsh; strict; severe, sharp; close.
rigueur (-gheur), n.f., rigor, severity; harshness; sternness, sharpness, closeness, precision. La — du sort; the sternness of fate. Traiter quelqu’un avec —; to be severe with any one. Cette règle est de —; this rule is indispensable. Jouer de —; to play the strict rule of the game. La — de l’hiver; the inclemency of the winter. À la —; strictly speaking; in a strict sense; for once in a way; if absolutely necessary.
*rillettes, n.f.pl., minced pork.
*rimaille, n.f., (b.s.), rhyming doggerel.
*rimailler, v.n., to write bad verses.
*rimailleur, n.m., sorry rhymer, poetaster.
rime, n.f., rhyme. pl. verse. —s croisées; alternate rhymes. —s plates; following rhymes (line by line). Il n’y a ni — ni raison dans ce qu’il dit; there is neither rhyme nor reason in what he says.
rimer, v.n. and a., to rhyme. Cela ne rime à rien; there’s no sense in it; it is all nonsense; that means nothing at all. De la prose rimée; mere doggerel.