ritournelle, n.f., (mus.) ritornello, flourish.
ritualiste, n.m.f., ritualist.
rituel, n.m., ritual, prayer-book.
rivage, n.m., shore, sea-shore, strand, beach; bank-side (of rivers); water-side. Être jeté sur le —; to be cast ashore. Quitter le —; to put off.
rival, -e, n. and adj., rival. Ils sont rivaux de gloire; they are rivals in glory.
rivaliser, v.n., to rival, to vie, to compete, to strive, to strive with, to emulate. Ils ont rivalisé d’efforts; they vied with each other in efforts.
rivalité, n.f., rivalry, rivalship, competition, emulation.
rive, n.f., shore, bank (of rivers); border, skirt (of woods). On n’y voit ni fond ni —; (prov.) it is beyond any man’s comprehension.
rivement, n.m., riveting.
river, v.a., to rivet, to clinch. — son clou à quelqu’un; to give any one a clincher, to silence any one.