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radicalizar v.t. 1. to radicalize. v.pron. 2. to
become radical.
radicalmente adv. radically.
radicar v.i. 1. to take root. 2. to be, to lie: el
problema radica en que no tenemos suficiente
dinero = the problem is that we haven’t got
enough money. v.pron. 3. to settle down.
radicoso -sa adj. radical.
radícula s.f. BOT. radicule, radicle.
radio s.m. 1. GEOM. radius. 2. QUÍM. radium. 3.
spoke of a wheel. s.f. 4. radio.
radioactinio s.m. QUÍM. radioactinium.
radioaficionado -a s.m. y f. radio ham.
radioamplificador s.m. radioamplifier.
radiobiología s.f. radiobiology.
radiocarbono s.m. QUÍM. radiocarbon.
radiocassette s.m. radio cassette player.
radiocoloide s.m. QUÍM. radiocolloid.
radiocompás s.m. radiocompass.
radiocomunicación s.f. radio communication
system.
radioconductor s.m. radioconductor.
radio-despertador s.f. clock radio.
radiodetector s.m. radiodetector.
radiodifundir v.t. 1. to broadcast (radio). v.i. 2. to
broadcast (radio).
radiodifusión s.f. radio broadcasting.
radiodifusora s.f. radio broadcasting station.
radioelectricidad s.f. FÍS. radioelectricity.
radioeléctrico -ca adj. FÍS. radioelectric.
radioelemento s.m. QUÍM. radioelement,
radioactive element.
radioescucha s.m. y f. radio listener.
radiofaro s.m. radio beacon, radiophare.
radiofísica s.f. radiophysics.
radiofonía s.f. radiophonics.
radiofono s.m. radiophone.
radiofonografía s.f. radiophonography.
radiofonógrafo s.m. radiophonograph.
radiofrecuencia s.f. radio-frequency.
radiogénico -ca adj. radiogenic.
radiografía s.f. 1. radiography. 2. X-ray foto.
radiografiar v.t. to radiograph.
radiográfico -ca adj. radiographic.
radiograma s.m. radiotelegram, radiogram.
radiolario adj. 1. ZOOL. radiolarian. s.m. 2.
radiolarian.
radiolisis s.f. QUÍM. radiolysis.
radiología s.f. radiology.
radiológico -ca, adj. radiological.
radiólogo -ga s.m. y f. radiologist.
radioluminiscencia s.f. FÍS. radioluminescence.
radiometría s.f. radiometry.
radiómetro s.m. radiometer.
radioquímica s.f. radiochemistry.
radiorreceptor s.m. radio receiver.
radiorrevista s.f. news report (radio).
radioscopia s.f. radioscopy.
radioscopio s.m. radioscope.
radiosensitividad s.f. FÍS. y QUÍM.
radiosensitivity.
radioso -sa adj. radiant.
radiotaxi s.m. radio taxi.
radiotecnia s.f. radio engineering.
radiotécnico -ca s.m. y f. radio engineer.
radiotelefonía s.f. radiotelephony.
radiotelefonista s.m. y f. radiotelephonist.
radioteléfono s.m. radiotelephone.
radiotelegrafía s.f. radiotelegraphy.
radiotelegrafiar v.t. 1. to wireless. v.i. 2. to use
wireless telegraphy.
radiotelegráfico -ca adj. radiotelegraphic.
radiotelegrafista s.m. y f. wireless operator.
radiotelégrafo s.m. wireless telegraph.
radiotelegrama s.m. radiotelegram, radiogram.
radiotelescopio s.m. radiotelescope.
radioteletipo s.m. radioteletypewriter.
radioterapia s.f. radiotherapy.
radiotermia s.f. MED. radiothermy.
radiotransmisor s.m. radio transmitter.
radiovisión s.m. radiovision.
radioyente s.m. y f. radio listener.
radón s.m. QUÍM. radon.
raedera s.f. sacraper, raker.
raedizo -za adj. easy to scrape.
raedor -ra adj. 1. scraper. s.m. y f. 2. scraper,
eraser.
raedura s.f. 1. scraping. 2. MED. scratch. pl. 3.
parings.
raer v.t. 1. to scrape. 2. to skim. 3. (fig.) to
eradicate. 4. MED. to graze.
rafa s.f. 1. ARQ. buttress. 2. ditch or trench for
irrigation. 3. crack in the toe of hoofs. 4. cut in
a rock for supporting an arch.
rafaelesco -ca adj. Raphaelesque.
ráfaga s.f. 1. squall, gust of wind. 2. burst of
bullets. 3. flash. 4. (Am.) y (fig.) fortune.
rafear v.t. to secure with buttresses.
rafia s.f. 1. BOT. Raphia palm. 2. raffia.
raglán o ranglán adj. raglan.
rahez adj. vile, low.
raíble adj. liable to fray.
raído -da, adj. 1. tatty. 2. shabby. 3. (fig.)
cheeky.
raigal adj. 1. radical. s.m. 2. foot of a tree.
raigambre s.f. 1. BOT. root-system. 2. (fig.)
rootedness, stability.
raigón s.m. 1. strong and large root. 2. root of
a tooth.
raíl s.m. rail.
raimiento s.m. 1. scraping. 2. impudence.
raíz s.f. 1. root. 2. COM. bienes raíces, real
estate. 3. a ~ de, as a result of, right after. 4.
de ~, completely. 5. echar raíces, (fig.) to
settle down. 6. MAT. ~ cuadrada, square root.
7. MAT. ~ cúbica, cube root.
raja s.f. 1. slit. 2. slice. 3. wedge. 4. vulg. fanny.
rajá s.m. 1. rajah. 2. vivir como un ~, to live the
life of Riley.
rajable adj. easy to cut.
rajabroqueles s.m. (fam.) bully, browler.
rajadizo -za adj. fissible.
rajado -da, adj. 1. split, cut. s.m. y f. 2. fam.
chicken.
rajador s.m. wood splitter.
rajadura s.f. fissure, crack.
rajar v.t. 1. to slice. 2. to split hender. 3. fam. to
knife, to stab. v.i. 4. fam. to gab. 5. fam. to
shoot one’s mouth off. v.pron. 6. fam. to turn
chicken. 7. (Am.) to get it wrong. 8. (Am.) to
blow money. 9. (Am.) to run off.
rajatabla loc. adv. to the letter, rigorously:
cumplimos vuestras instrucciones a rajatabla
= we carried out your instructions to the letter.
rajeta s.f. coarse cloth of mixed colors.
ralea s.f. 1. class, kind. 2. de baja o mala ~,
desp. no good, evil, wicked, wretched.
ralear v.i. 1. to become thin. 2. to yield thin
bunches of grapes.
ralentí s.m. 1. slow motion en cine. 2. MEC. al
~, ticking over: el coche estaba al ralentí = the
car was just ticking over.
ralentizar v.t. to slow down
raleza s.f. thinness, sparseness.
ralladera s.f. grater.
rallador s.m. grater.
ralladura s.f. grated rind
rallar v.t. 1. to grate. 2. fam. to get on one’s
nerves: esos ruidos continuos me rallan =
those constant noises get on my nerves.
rallo s.m. 1. greater. 2. ice scraper. 3. rasp.
rallón s.m. arrow with crosshead.
rally s.m. rally.
ralo -la, adj. 1. thin, sparse 2. (Am.) y (fig.)
brittle. 3. rarefied.
ralo -la adj. thin, sparse.
rama s.f. 1. branch. 2. side. 3. andarse por las
ramas, to go off on a digression, to go off at a
tangent. 4. en ~, raw; unbound.
ramada s.f. 1. mass of branches. 2. arbor. 3.
(Am.) shed.
ramadán s.m. Ramadan.
ramaje s.m. BOT. branches.
ramal s.m. 1. strand of rope. 2. halter of hair. 3.
branch of highway, railroad: ramal de una vía
férrea = branch line. 4. distributing pipe.
ramalazo s.m. 1. lash. 2. weal. 3. (fig.) acute
pain. 4. (fig.) ordeal.
rambla s.f. 1. avenue. 2. river-bed. 3. (Am.)
wharf.
ramblar s.m. sandy bed, sandy beach.
ramblazo s.m. bed of a torrent.
rameado -da, adj. floral.
rameal o rameo -a adj. pertaining to branches.
ramera s.f. whore.
ramería s.f. the game, prostitution.
ramial s.m. ramie patch.
ramificación s.f. 1. BOT. branching. 2.
ramification.
ramificarse v.pron. 1. BOT. to branch out. 2. to
ramify.
ramillete s.m. 1. posy, bouquet of flowers. 2.
table decoration. 3. (fig.) choice selection.
ramilletero -ra s.m. y f. 1. maker/seller of
bouquets. s.m. 2. flower base.
ramina s.f. ramie fiber.
ramio s.m. BOT. ramie.
ramiza s.f. collection of lopped branches.
ramo s.m. 1. BOT. branch. 2. bunch of flowers. 3.
COM. line of business, industry. 4. (fig.) touch:
mi tío tiene un ramo de gota = my uncle has a
touch of gout.
ramojo s.m. brushwood, small wood.
ramón s.m. browse, browsing.
ramonear v.t. 1. to prune. v.i. 2. to graze.
ramoneo s.m. 1. looping twigs. 2. browsing.
ramoso -sa adj. ramose, with many branches.
rampa s.f. 1. ramp. 2. (Am.) sedan chair. 3. ~ de
lanzamiento, launching pad.
rampante adj. rampant.
ramplón -na, adj. 1. uncouth, coarse. s.m. 2.
stud.
ramplonería s.f. uncouthness, coarseness.
rampojo s.m. 1. refuse of grapes. 2. MIL.
caltrops.
rampollo s.m. AGR. cutting for planting.
ramulla s.f. brushwood, twigs.
rana s.f. 1. ZOOL. frog. 2. fam. cuando las ~
críen pelo, when pigs can fly. 3. salir ~, fam.
to turn out badly.
rancajo s.m. splinter in the flesh.
rancheadero s.m. place with huts.
ranchear v.i. 1. to build huts. 2. to plunder huts.
v.pron. 3. to build a hut for oneself. 4. to settle
in a hut. v.t. 5. to plunder de huts of.
ranchera s.f. 1. popular Mexican song. 2. brit.
estate car; (EE UU) station wagon.
ranchería s.f. 1. settlement. 2. hamlet. 3. cluster
of huts. 4. horde, camp.
ranchero -ra, s.m. y f. 1. ranch owner. 2. army
cook. adj. 3. (Am.) rustic.
rancho s.m. 1. communal meal. 2. AGR. ranch.
3. (Am.) country shack. 4. MAR. crew’s berths.
5. MAR. gang of sailors. 6. fam. hacer ~, to
make space. 7. hacer ~ aparte, to go one’s
own way.
ranciarse v.pron. to get rancid.
rancidez o ranciedad s.f. 1. rancidness. 2.
mellowness. 3. (fig.) oldness.
rancio -cia, adj. 1. rancid. 2. mellow. 3. (fig.)
old-school.