rize, n.m., rize (Turkish coin).
rizière, n.f., rice-field, rice-plantation.
rob, n.m., (pharm.) rob.
robe, n.f., gown, robe, dress, frock; coat (of certain animals); husk, peel (of certain vegetables, fruit); cloth (clergymen); long robe (lawyers). — de femme; dress, gown. — d’enfant; frock. — de chambre; morning-gown, dressing-gown. — décolletée; low dress. — montante; dress high to the neck. Gens de —; gentlemen of the long robe; barristers. En — de chambre; (of potatoes) in their skins, in their jackets.
rober, v.a., to bark (madder). — un chapeau; to rub a hat; (of cigars) to wrap.
robin, n.m., (b.s.) limb of the law, lawyer.
robin, proper name used in the following familiar and proverbial expressions: Toujours souvient à — de ses flûtes; one always remembers one’s old ways. C’est un plaisant —; he is a contemptible fellow, or an easy fool.
robinet, n.m., cock; tap, plug. — à deux eaux, à deux faces, à deux fins; double-valve cock. Fermer le —; to turn off the cock. Ouvrir le —; to turn on the cock.
robinier, n.m., (bot.) robinia, common acacia, locust-tree.