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,
v.
to rime.
rin
, dialectic for
rien.
riole
,
f.
debauch (obsolescent).
riposter
,
v.
to reply (sharply).
rire
,
v.
to laugh;
donner à -- à
, make laugh;
m.
laughter,
laugh;
-- à
, smile upon;
-- aux éclats
,
burst out laughing.
risible
,
adj.
laughable.
risque
,
m.
risk.
risquer
,
v.
to risk.
rite
,
m.
rite.
rivage
,
m.
shore, beach.
rival, -e
,
adj. and s.
rival.
rivaliser
,
v.
to rival.
rive
,
f.
bank (of a stream).
river
,
v.
to rivet.
rivière
,
f.
river.
robe
,
f.
robe, dress, gown, frock.
robinet
,
m.
faucet, spigot.
roc
,
m.
rock (mass of rock still in the earth).
roche
,
f.
rock.
Roche-Oysel
, an imaginary town (=Bird-Rock).
rocher
,
m.
rock, cliff.
rôder
,
v.
to roam, prowl.
rôdeur
,
m.
prowler.
roi
,
m.
king.
roidir
,
v.
to stiffen, tighten.
rôle
,
m.
rôle, part;
à tour de --
, in turn.
romain, -e
,
adj. and s.
Roman (written
Romain
when
s.
).
roman
,
m.
novel, story.
roman, -e
,
adj.
Romance (belonging to the Latin languages).
romanesque
,
adj.
romanesque, fantastic, romantic.
rompre
,
v.
to break, rupture, rend;
se --
, be broken, break.
ronce
,
f.
bramble, briar.
rond, -e
,
adj. and m.
round;
-- de cuir
, round leather cushion.
ronde
,
f.
round.
rondin
,
m.
billet, round log.
ronflement
,
m.
snoring, snore, humming, roar, roaring, whir.
ronfler
,
v.
to snore, roar, snort.
ronger
,
v.
to gnaw, eat away or out.
roquefort
,
m.
roquefort cheese (made in Roquefort in
south-western France, department of
Landes).
rose
,
f.
rose;
adj.
pink.
roseau
,
m.
reed.
rossignol
,
m.
nightingale.
Rôth
, proper name;
cf. roth
or
rot
, red, in German.
rôtir
,
v
. to roast.
roue
,
f.
wheel.
rouet
,
m.
spinning-wheel.
rouge
,
adj. and m.
red, red-hot, redness, blush, rouge.
rougeur
,
f.
glow, blush.
rougir
,
v.
to redden, blush.
rouiller
,
v.
to rust;
se --
, get rusty.
roulage
,
m.
cartage;
voiture de --
, wagon.
rouleau
,
m.
roll, stack, roller.
roulement
,
m.
rolling, rumbling, beating (of a drum).
rouler
,
v.
to roll, roll up or about, turn on or over, turn;
se
--
, roll oneself, roll about;
-- sur
,
roll on, deal with.
roulette
,
f.
roller, little wheel, roulette.
Roumanille (Joseph)
, Provençal writer and poet, one of the founders of
the brotherhood
known as les Félibres consisting at first of seven
modern Provençal poets including Mistral
(1818-1891).
roussin
,
m.
steed, stallion.
route
,
f.
route, way, highway, road;
en --
, on the way.
roux, rousse
,
adj.
russet, reddish brown.
royal, -e
,
adj.
royal; Place Royale, square in eastern section of
Paris, now called Place des
Vosges, before the French Revolution it was a
center of fashion.
ruban
,
m.
ribbon.
ruche
,
f.
hive.
rude
,
adj.
rude, rough;
-- partie
, great game.
rudement
,
adv.
rudely, roughly, terribly.
rudesse
,
f.
roughness.
rue
,
f.
street.
ruelle
,
f.
alley.
ruer
,
v.
to throw, cast;
se --
, throw oneself, rush, dash.
rugir
,
v.
to roar.
ruine
,
f.
ruin.
ruiner
,
v.
to ruin.
ruisseau
,
m.
small stream, gutter.
ruisseler
,
v.
to drip, trickle.
rumeur
,
f.
rumor, murmur, uproar, noise.
ruse
,
f.
ruse, trick.
rusê, -e
,
adj.
crafty, tricky, cunning.
russe
,
adj. and s.
Russian (written
Russe
when
s.
).
Russie
,
f.
Russia.
S
s'
,
see
se
or
si
.
sa
,
see
son
.
Saâdi
, Sadi, celebrated Persian poet,
see
also
Gulistan
(c. 1190-1291).
Saar
,
f.
Saar (Alsatian river).
sabir
,
m.
mixture of Arabic, French, Spanish and Italian spoken
in the Levant, jargon.
sable
,
m.
sand.
sablonneux, -euse
,
adj.
sandy.
sabot
,
m.
wooden shoe, hoof.
sabre
,
m.
saber.
sac
,
m.
sack, bag.
sachet
,
m.
sachet, scent-bag.
sacrer
,
v.
to consecrate.
sacrificateur
,
m.
priest, high priest (Jewish).
sacrifier
,
v.
to sacrifice.
sacrilège
,
m.
sacrilege.
sacristain
,
m.
sacristan, sexton.
sage
,
adj.
good, well-behaved, wise.
sage-femme
,
f.
midwife.
saigner
,
v.
to bleed;
-- du nez
, have the nosebleed.
sain, -e
,
adj.
healthy, sound.
saint, -e
,
adj. and s.
saintly, holy, sacred, saint.
Saint-Christophe
, Saint Christopher (name of a church and street in
Heidelberg).
Saint-Cloud
, town on the Seine, a western suburb of Paris.
Saint-Nazaire
, city and port at the mouth of the Loire.
sainte-nitouche
,
f.
sanctimonious person, one who affects an
innocent air.
Saint-Paul (hôtel)
, former residence of Charles V in the
Saint-Antoine quarter of Paris.
Saint-Pierre (île de)
, island in the Swiss Lake of Bienne (Rousseau
tried to take refuge here
in 1765).
Saint-Vincent
, name of a footbridge over the Saône in Lyons.
saisir
,
v.
to seize, catch, grasp.
saisissement
,
m.
shock.
saison
,
f.
season;
marchand des quatre saisons
,
costermonger, huckster.
salade
,
f.
salad.
salant, -e
,
adj.
salt.
sale
,
adj.
dirty, nasty.
salé, -e
,
adj.
salt, spicy.
salive