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
to miss, fail
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Rationner
to ration
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Raturer
to make alterations, correct; to cross out, delete
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Ravir
to delight; to rob
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Rayer
to draw a line (on/through), to cross out
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Rayonner
to be radiant, shine forth; to extend, exert influence, make felt
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Réagir
to react
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Réaliser
to achieve, fulfil; to make, build; to direct, produce (movie); (inf) to realize
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Reboiser
to reforest
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Rebondir
to bounce; to be revived, get going/moving again, take off again
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Recevoir
to receive
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Réchauffer
to reheat; to heat, warm (up)
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Rechercher
to search for, seek, pursue
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Rechigner
to balk (at doing something)
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Réciter
to recite
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Réclamer
to ask / beg / call for; to claim, lay claim to, demand; to complain
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Récolter
to harvest, gather, collect
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Recommander
to recommend
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Recommencer
to restart, start again, start over; to resume, go on with
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Récompenser
to reward
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Réconcilier
to reconcile
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Reconduire
to escort, accompany, take back (home, to the station…); to renew
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Réconforter
to comfort; to fortify
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Reconnaître
to recognize
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Reconstruire
to rebuild, reconstruct
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Recopier
to recopy, write out again
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Recourir
to run again, to resort to
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Recouvrir
to recover, to completely cover
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Récrire
to rewrite, write again
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Rectifier
to correct, rectify, amend; (familiar) to kill
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Recueillir
to gather, collect
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Reculer
to move back, recede
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Récupérer
to get back, recover, regain; to pick up, collect; to rehabilitate
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Recycler
to recycle, to retrain, to reinvest
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Redescendre
to go back down, go down again; to take back down, take down again
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Redevenir
to become again
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Rédiger
to write, compose, draft
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Redire
to say / tell again, repeat; to find fault with
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Redoubler
to redouble, increase
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Redouter
to dread, fear
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Redresser
to straighten (up); to right, rectify
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Réduire
to reduce
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Refaire
to redo, do again, remake, make again
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Refermer
to close (again)
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Réfléchir
to reflect
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Refléter
to reflect
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Refroidir
to cool down, get cold; (familiar) to bump off
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Réfugier (se)
to take refuge
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Refuser
to refuse
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Réfuter
to refute, disprove
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Régaler
to treat to a delicious meal; to regale (with stories)
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Regarder
to look at, to watch
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Régir
to govern
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Réglementer
to regulate, control
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Régler
to settle, sort out, pay
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Régner
to reign, rule
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Regretter
to regret, miss
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Réguler
to regulate, control
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Rejeter
to reject
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Rejoindre
to join, rejoin; to return to, catch up with, reunite
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Réjouir
to delight, thrill
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Relancer
to throw back, to restart; to pester, harass
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Relativiser
to relativize, put into perspective
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Relaxer
to relax (a muscle); to acquit, to release
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Relever
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
to connect, join together, link up / together; to bind (a book)
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Reluire
to shine, gleam, glisten
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Reluquer
to ogle, eye, have one’s eye on
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Remanier
to rework, revise, modify; to reorganize, reshuffle
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Remarquer
to notice, remark
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Rembourser
to reimburse, refund; to pay off, pay back, settle
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Remercier
to thank
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Remettre
to put back, replace
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Remmener
to take back
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Remonter
to climb, go up again, to go back up
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Remorquer
to tow, pull, haul, tug, drag along
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Remplacer
to replace, substitute
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Remplir
to fill
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Remporter
to take back, take away again; to win
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Remuer
to move, twitch, flick; to shake, stir
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Renâcler
to snort, grumble, complain
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Renaître
to be reborn, to revive, to recover; to spring up again
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Renchérir
to add to, go further, go one better; to get more expensive; to raise one’s bid
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Rencontrer
to meet
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Rendre
to give back, to return
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Renfermer
to contain
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Renforcer
to reinforce, strengthen, consolidate
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Renifler
to sniff; to snort; (informal) to sniff out, sense
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Renoncer
to renounce, give up
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Renouer
to tie again, re-tie; to renew, resume, revive
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Renouveler
to renew
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Rénover
to renovate, restore, refurbish; to reform
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Renseigner
to provide information
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Rentrer
to return home
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Renverser
to knock over / down, spill; to run over; to tip, tilt, lean; to reverse, invert
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Renvoyer
to fire, to send away/back
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Répandre
to spread, spill, scatter
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Reparaître
to reappear; to be republished, back in print
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Réparer
to repair
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Reparler
to talk again, speak again
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Repartir
to restart; to leave again
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Répartir
to distribute, share out
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Repasser
to iron; to go over again
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Repeindre
to repaint
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Répercuter
to echo, reflect; to send / throw back; to pass on / along (a tax)
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Repérer
to locate, spot, pinpoint
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Répéter
to repeat
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Répliquer
to reply, retaliate
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Répondre
to respond, to answer
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Reporter
to take back; to postpone, put off, defer; to transfer
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Reposer
to rest, to put back down
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Repousser
to push away / back, repel, repulse; to reject, turn down; to grow again
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Reprendre
to take back, recapture
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Représenter
to represent, mean; to show, depict, portray; to perform, put on, play
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Reprocher
to criticize, blame
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Reproduire
to reproduce, copy, duplicate
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Répudier
to repudiate, renounce
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Requérir
to require, call for; to request
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Réseauter
to network
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Réserver
to reserve, keep, save
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Résider
to reside
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Résigner (se)
to resign oneself
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Résister
to resist, stand up to; to overcome, conquer
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Résoudre
to resolve
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Respecter
to respect, abide by, keep to
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Respirer
to breathe, inhale; to exude, emanate, radiate
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Ressembler
to resemble
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Ressentir
to feel, experience
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Ressortir
to come / go out (again), to stand out, to result from
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Restaurer
to restore; to feed
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Rester
to stay, to remain
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Restituer
to return, restore, refund; to reconstruct, reproduce, recreate
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Restreindre
to restrict, limit
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Résumer
to summarize; to epitomize
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Retarder
to delay, make late, hinder, hold up, set back
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Reteindre
to dye again, re-dye, redye
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Retenir
to retain, keep
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Retirer
to remove, take off/out, withdraw
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Retomber
to fall again; to collapse; to land
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Rétorquer
to retort
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Retourner
to return, to go back
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Retraiter
to reprocess
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Rétrécir
to shrink, contract, narrow, tighten
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Retrouver
to find (again)
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Réunir
to gather, join
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Réussir
to succeed
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Rêvasser
to daydream
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Réveiller (se)
to wake up
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Révéler
to reveal
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Revendiquer
to claim, demand
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Revenir
to come back, to return
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Rêver
to dream
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Revêtir
to take on, assume; (formal) to don, adorn; to endow, invest
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Réviser
to revise, overhaul; to review, study, audit
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Revoir
to see again, meet again; to review, revise, reconsider
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Rhabiller (se)
to get dressed again
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Rigoler (informal)
to laugh, have fun, joke
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Rincer
to rinse; (familiar) to pay for drinks
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Rire
to laugh
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Risquer
to be possible, to risk
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Rôder
to roam, wander; to loiter; to prowl
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Roder
to break in (a motor); to grind
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Rompre
to break (off)
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Ronfler
to snore; to hum, purr; (informal) to sleep
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Ronger
to gnaw, eat into, wear away
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Ronronner
to purr, hum
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Rouer
to beat, thrash
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Rougir
to redden, to blush
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Rouler
to roll; (informal) to swindle
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Rouspéter (inf)
to moan, groan, grumble
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Rouvrir
to reopen, open again
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Ruer (se)
to pounce on, rush up / down / toward
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Ruiner
to ruin, wreck
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Ruisseler
to flow, stream
