Verbs R Flashcards

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Rabioter (informal)

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to get, wangle, grab; to swindle

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Raccourcir

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to shorten, cut

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Raccrocher

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to rehang; to hang up the phone

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Raconter

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to tell, recount

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Radier

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to cross off, strike off

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Raffiner

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to refine, polish; to be meticulous

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Raffoler

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to love, be crazy about

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Rafraîchir

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to refresh, freshen; to chill, cool

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Raidir

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to stiffen, tighten, tense

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Rajeunir

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to rejuvenate, look/feel younger

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Ralentir

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to slow down, slacken

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Râler

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to groan, moan; (informal) to complain

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Ramasser

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to gather, collect, pick up; (informal) to catch, get, receive

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Ramener

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to bring back

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Ramer

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to row (a boat), (inf) to work hard, struggle, slog

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Ranger

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to arrange, to put away

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Rapetisser

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to shorten, shrink; to make s.t. look/seem smaller; to belittle

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Rappeler

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to call back, to recall

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Rapporter

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to bring back; to bring in, yield; to add; to report, mention

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Rapprocher

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to bring closer/together; to compare; to connect, link

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Raser (se)

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to shave

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Rassasier (formal)

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to satisfy

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Rassembler

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to assemble, gather, collect

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Rassurer

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to reassure

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Rater

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to miss, fail

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Rationner

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to ration

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Raturer

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to make alterations, correct; to cross out, delete

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Ravir

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to delight; to rob

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Rayer

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to draw a line (on/through), to cross out

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Rayonner

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to be radiant, shine forth; to extend, exert influence, make felt

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Réagir

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to react

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Réaliser

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to achieve, fulfil; to make, build; to direct, produce (movie); (inf) to realize

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Reboiser

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to reforest

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Rebondir

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to bounce; to be revived, get going/moving again, take off again

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Recevoir

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to receive

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Réchauffer

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to reheat; to heat, warm (up)

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Rechercher

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to search for, seek, pursue

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Rechigner

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to balk (at doing something)

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Réciter

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to recite

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Réclamer

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to ask / beg / call for; to claim, lay claim to, demand; to complain

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Récolter

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to harvest, gather, collect

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Recommander

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to recommend

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Recommencer

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to restart, start again, start over; to resume, go on with

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Récompenser

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to reward

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Réconcilier

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to reconcile

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Reconduire

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to escort, accompany, take back (home, to the station…); to renew

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Réconforter

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to comfort; to fortify

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Reconnaître

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to recognize

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Reconstruire

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to rebuild, reconstruct

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Recopier

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to recopy, write out again

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Recourir

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to run again, to resort to

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Recouvrir

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to recover, to completely cover

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Récrire

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to rewrite, write again

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Rectifier

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to correct, rectify, amend; (familiar) to kill

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Recueillir

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to gather, collect

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Reculer

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to move back, recede

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Récupérer

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to get back, recover, regain; to pick up, collect; to rehabilitate

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Recycler

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to recycle, to retrain, to reinvest

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Redescendre

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to go back down, go down again; to take back down, take down again

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Redevenir

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to become again

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Rédiger

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to write, compose, draft

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Redire

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to say / tell again, repeat; to find fault with

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Redoubler

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to redouble, increase

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Redouter

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to dread, fear

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Redresser

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to straighten (up); to right, rectify

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Réduire

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to reduce

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Refaire

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to redo, do again, remake, make again

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Refermer

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to close (again)

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Réfléchir

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to reflect

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Refléter

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to reflect

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Refroidir

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to cool down, get cold; (familiar) to bump off

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Réfugier (se)

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to take refuge

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Refuser

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to refuse

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Réfuter

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to refute, disprove

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Régaler

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to treat to a delicious meal; to regale (with stories)

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Regarder

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to look at, to watch

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Régir

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to govern

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Réglementer

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to regulate, control

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Régler

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to settle, sort out, pay

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Régner

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to reign, rule

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Regretter

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to regret, miss

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Réguler

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to regulate, control

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Rejeter

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to reject

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Rejoindre

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to join, rejoin; to return to, catch up with, reunite

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Réjouir

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to delight, thrill

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Relancer

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to throw back, to restart; to pester, harass

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Relativiser

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to relativize, put into perspective

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Relaxer

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to relax (a muscle); to acquit, to release

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Relever

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to stand up; to lift, raise; to rebuild, restore; to season, enhance; to relieve, take over from; to find, pick out; to react

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Relier

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to connect, join together, link up / together; to bind (a book)

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Reluire

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to shine, gleam, glisten

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Reluquer

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to ogle, eye, have one’s eye on

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Remanier

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to rework, revise, modify; to reorganize, reshuffle

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Remarquer

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to notice, remark

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Rembourser

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to reimburse, refund; to pay off, pay back, settle

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Remercier

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to thank

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Remettre

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to put back, replace

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Remmener

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to take back

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Remonter

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to climb, go up again, to go back up

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Remorquer

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to tow, pull, haul, tug, drag along

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Remplacer

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to replace, substitute

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Remplir

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to fill

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Remporter

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to take back, take away again; to win

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Remuer

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to move, twitch, flick; to shake, stir

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Renâcler

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to snort, grumble, complain

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Renaître

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to be reborn, to revive, to recover; to spring up again

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Renchérir

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to add to, go further, go one better; to get more expensive; to raise one’s bid

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Rencontrer

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to meet

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Rendre

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to give back, to return

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Renfermer

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to contain

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Renforcer

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to reinforce, strengthen, consolidate

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Renifler

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to sniff; to snort; (informal) to sniff out, sense

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Renoncer

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to renounce, give up

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Renouer

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to tie again, re-tie; to renew, resume, revive

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Renouveler

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to renew

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Rénover

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to renovate, restore, refurbish; to reform

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Renseigner

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to provide information

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Rentrer

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to return home

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Renverser

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to knock over / down, spill; to run over; to tip, tilt, lean; to reverse, invert

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Renvoyer

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to fire, to send away/back

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Répandre

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to spread, spill, scatter

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Reparaître

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to reappear; to be republished, back in print

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Réparer

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to repair

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Reparler

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to talk again, speak again

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Repartir

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to restart; to leave again

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Répartir

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to distribute, share out

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Repasser

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to iron; to go over again

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Repeindre

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to repaint

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Répercuter

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to echo, reflect; to send / throw back; to pass on / along (a tax)

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Repérer

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to locate, spot, pinpoint

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Répéter

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to repeat

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Répliquer

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to reply, retaliate

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Répondre

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to respond, to answer

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Reporter

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to take back; to postpone, put off, defer; to transfer

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Reposer

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to rest, to put back down

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Repousser

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to push away / back, repel, repulse; to reject, turn down; to grow again

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Reprendre

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to take back, recapture

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Représenter

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to represent, mean; to show, depict, portray; to perform, put on, play

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Reprocher

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to criticize, blame

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Reproduire

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to reproduce, copy, duplicate

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Répudier

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to repudiate, renounce

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Requérir

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to require, call for; to request

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Réseauter

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to network

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Réserver

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to reserve, keep, save

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Résider

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to reside

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Résigner (se)

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to resign oneself

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Résister

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to resist, stand up to; to overcome, conquer

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Résoudre

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to resolve

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Respecter

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to respect, abide by, keep to

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Respirer

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to breathe, inhale; to exude, emanate, radiate

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Ressembler

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to resemble

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Ressentir

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to feel, experience

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Ressortir

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to come / go out (again), to stand out, to result from

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Restaurer

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to restore; to feed

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Rester

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to stay, to remain

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Restituer

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to return, restore, refund; to reconstruct, reproduce, recreate

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Restreindre

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to restrict, limit

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Résumer

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to summarize; to epitomize

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Retarder

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to delay, make late, hinder, hold up, set back

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Reteindre

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to dye again, re-dye, redye

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Retenir

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to retain, keep

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Retirer

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to remove, take off/out, withdraw

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Retomber

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to fall again; to collapse; to land

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Rétorquer

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to retort

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Retourner

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to return, to go back

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Retraiter

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to reprocess

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Rétrécir

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to shrink, contract, narrow, tighten

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Retrouver

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to find (again)

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Réunir

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to gather, join

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Réussir

A

to succeed

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Rêvasser

A

to daydream

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Réveiller (se)

A

to wake up

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Révéler

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to reveal

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Revendiquer

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to claim, demand

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Revenir

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to come back, to return

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Rêver

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to dream

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Revêtir

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to take on, assume; (formal) to don, adorn; to endow, invest

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Réviser

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to revise, overhaul; to review, study, audit

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Revoir

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to see again, meet again; to review, revise, reconsider

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Rhabiller (se)

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to get dressed again

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Rigoler (informal)

A

to laugh, have fun, joke

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Rincer

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to rinse; (familiar) to pay for drinks

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Rire

A

to laugh

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Risquer

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to be possible, to risk

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Rôder

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to roam, wander; to loiter; to prowl

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Roder

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to break in (a motor); to grind

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Rompre

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to break (off)

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Ronfler

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to snore; to hum, purr; (informal) to sleep

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Ronger

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to gnaw, eat into, wear away

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Ronronner

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to purr, hum

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Rouer

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to beat, thrash

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Rougir

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to redden, to blush

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Rouler

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to roll; (informal) to swindle

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Rouspéter (inf)

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to moan, groan, grumble

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Rouvrir

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to reopen, open again

196
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Ruer (se)

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to pounce on, rush up / down / toward

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Ruiner

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to ruin, wreck

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Ruisseler

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to flow, stream