French Audio Dictionary - R
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| R | the letter R | French alphabet |
| rabais | (pej adj) - third-rate, cheap | MdJ - R |
| un rabais | reduction, discount | MdJ - R |
| rabioter | (inf) - to beg, mooch, scrounge, wangle, swindle | MdJ - R |
| un raccourci | short cut; turn of phrase; summary | MdJ - R |
| raccrocher | to hang up | On the phone |
| raconter | to tell, recount | MdJ - R |
| la rade | harbor | MdJ - R |
| radier | to cross off, strike off | MdJ - R |
| radin | (informal adj) stingy, (UK) mean | MdJ - R |
| le radis | radish | Vegetables |
| raffiné | (adj) - refined, sophisticated, polished | MdJ - R |
| raffoler de | to be keen on, wild about | MdJ - R |
| un ragot | (inf) - piece of gossip (usually plural) | MdJ - R |
| ragoûtant | (adj) - appetizing, savory (ironic) | MdJ - R |
| raide | (adj) - straight | Descriptions |
| raidir | to stiffen, harden, tighten, tense | MdJ - R |
| un raisin | grape | Fruit |
| râlant | (adj) - infuriating | MdJ - R |
| râler | to moan, groan | MdJ - R |
| une rancune | grudge, rancor | MdJ - R |
| une randonnée | drive, ride, hike | MdJ - R |
| ranger | to tidy, arrange, order, put away | MdJ - R |
| rappeler | to call back | On the phone |
| se rappeler | to remember, recollect | MdJ - R |
| le rasage | shaving | Toiletries |
| se raser | to shave | Toiletries |
| le rasoir | razor | Toiletries |
| le rasoir électrique | shaver | Toiletries |
| rassasier | to satisfy | MdJ - R |
| rater | to misfire, miss, fail, bungle, miscarry, mess up | MdJ - R |
| (adj) - delighted | MdJ - R | |
| rayé | (adj) - striped, scratched | MdJ - R |
| Raymond | Raymond | French names |
| rebarbatif | (adj) - forbidding, daunting | MdJ - R |
| à rebours | wrong way, against the nap, backwards | MdJ - R |
| un(e) réceptionniste | receptionist | Professions |
| la recette | recipe, formula; takings | MdJ - R |
| une récidive | second offense, recurrence, repetition | MdJ - R |
| recu | ||
| un recul | retreat, recoil, decline, (temporal) distance | MdJ - R |
| la rédaction | drafting, editing, writing, drawing up | MdJ - R |
| rédiger | to write, compose, draft | MdJ - R |
| la redite | needless repetition | MdJ - R |
| redoubler | to increase, intensify, double, do s.t. more | MdJ - R |
| redouter | to dread, fear | MdJ - R |
| un réfrigérateur | refrigerator | Furniture |
| régaler | to treat, regale | MdJ - R |
| réglé | (adj) - regular, stable, settled; menstruating; lined | MdJ - R |
| un rejeton | descendant; (inf) - kid'(botany) - shoot | MdJ - R |
| un reliquat | remainder, outstanding amount, balance | MdJ - R |
| reluquer | (inf) - to eye, ogle | MdJ - R |
| remarquable | remarkable | Bon synonyms |
| remplacer | ||
| remuer | to move, twitch, stir, shift, shake | MdJ - R |
| Rémy | French names | |
| renâcler | to snort; to complain, grumble | MdJ - R |
| le rendement | yield, output, return | MdJ - R |
| se rendre compte | to realize, be aware | MdJ - R |
| René | (reborn) | French names |
| Renée | Renee | French names |
| le renfort | help, helpers | MdJ - R |
| les renforts | reinforcements, supplies | MdJ - R |
| renfrogné | (adj) - sullen, scowling, sulky | MdJ - R |
| renseigner | to give information to; to fill in | MdJ - R |
| rentable | (adj) - profitable, worthwhile | MdJ - R |
| la rente | annuity, allowance; government stock/loan/bond | MdJ - R |
| le repas | meal | Food |
| un repère | line, marker, indicator, landmark, reference point | MdJ - R |
| repérer | to spot, pick out, find; to be found out, get caught | MdJ - R |
| Répétez, s'il vous plaît. | Repeat, please. | Basic vocab |
| un répondeur enregistreur | answering machine which takes messages | MdJ - R |
| un répondeur téléphonique | answering machine | On the phone |
| reposer | to put back down, put back; rest; ask again | MdJ - R |
| les représailles | (fem plural) - reprisal, retaliation | MdJ - R |
| résolu | (adj) resolute, resolved, determined | MdJ - R |
| le restaurant | restaurant | Food |
| résumer | to summarize, sum up, epitomize | MdJ - R |
| retirer | ||
| retors | (adj) - sly, underhanded, wily | MdJ - R |
| la retraite | retreat, retirement, pension | MdJ - R |
| réussir | to succeed, to manage to, to pass (a test) | MdJ - R |
| la revanche | revenge (figurative), revenge match, return game/fight | MdJ - R |
| rêvasser | to daydream, let one's mind wander. | MdJ - R |
| un réveil | alarm clock, waking up | MdJ - R |
| revendiquer | to claim, demand, take responsibility for | MdJ - R |
| le rez-de-chaussée | 1st floor (US), ground floor (BR) | Accommodations |
| un rhume | cold (illness) | MdJ - R |
| Richard | Richard | French names |
| un rideau | curtain | Furniture |
| Rien de nouveau | Nothing's new | Greetings |
| rigoler | (inf) - to laugh, have fun, joke | MdJ - R |
| à la rigueur | (adv) - or even, if need be | MdJ - R |
| rincer | ||
| ringard | (inf adj) - corny, rinky-dink, old-fashioned | MdJ - R |
| une riposte | retort, counter-attack, (fencing) - riposte | MdJ - R |
| la risée | mockery, ridicule; light breeze | MdJ - R |
| le riz | rice | Food |
| une robe | dress | Women's clothing |
| Robert | Robert | French names |
| rôder | to loiter, lurk, prowl | MdJ - R |
| Roger | Roger | French names |
| Roland | Roland | French names |
| romanesque | (adj) - fabulous, fantastical, storybook, romantic | MdJ - R |
| le romanesque | romantic side, romance | MdJ - R |
| un roman policier | detective story, whodunit | MdJ - R |
| rompre | to break (off, up) | MdJ - R |
| ronchon | (adj) - grumpy, grouchy | MdJ - R |
| un ronchon | grumbler, grouch | MdJ - R |
| rondement | (adv) - briskly, frankly | MdJ - R |
| ronfler | to snore, hum, roar | MdJ - R |
| ronronner | to purr, hum (literally and fig) | MdJ - R |
| le rosbif | roast beef | Meat |
| rose | pink | Colors |
| rosé | ||
| un rosier | rosebush | MdJ - R |
| roue | ||
| rouge | red | Colors |
| le rouge à lèvres | lipstick | Toiletries |
| rougir | to turn red, to blush | MdJ - R |
| rouler | to drive, be moving (traffic) | Driving |
| rouspéter | (inf) - to moan, groan | MdJ - R |
| rousse | ||
| route | ||
| un routier | truck driver; truckstop | MdJ - R |
| roux | (adj) - red (hair) | Descriptions |
| un ruban | ribbon | Accessories |
| la rubrique | (news) colum, heading, rubric | MdJ - R |
| rudement | (adv) - roughly, hard, harshly; (inf) - very, terribly | MdJ - R |
| la rue | street | Driving |
| Russe, le russe | Russian | Lang + Nat |
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