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ratón s.m. 1. ZOOL. mouse. 2. ~ de biblioteca,
(fig.) bookworm.
ratona s.f. ZOOL. she-mouse.
ratonar v.t 1. to gnaw like mice. v.pron. 2. to
become sick from eating rats.
ratonero -ra, adj. 1. mouser. 2. fam. tuneless.
s.f. 3. mousetrap. 4. mousehole. 5. caer en la
ratonera, (fig.) to fall into the trap.
ratonesco -ca o ratonil, adj. 1. fit for mice. 2.
música ratonil, tuneless music.
rauco -ca adj. LIT. hoarse, husky, raucous.
raudal s.m. 1. torrent. 2. (fig.) flood, wave, spate.
3. a raudales, in floods.
raudamente adv. precipitately, at high speed.
raudo -da, adj. precipitate, high-speed, rash.
rauta s.f. (fam.) road, way, route.
raviolis s.m. pl. GAST. ravioli.
raya s.f. 1. stripe, line. 2. GEOG. boundary, limit.
3. (fig.) end, limit. 4. brit. parting; (EE UU) part
of hair. 5. crease. 6. dash. 7. ZOOL. skate,
ray. 8. (Am.) day’s wages. 9. (Am.) hopscotch.
10. argot line. 11. a ~, in check. 12. hacer ~,
(fig.) to steal the show. 13. pasarse de la ~,
to go too far, to overstep the mark. 14. poner
a ~, to restrain, to keep back.
rayadillo s.m. striped cotton duck.
rayado -da, adj. 1. striped, lined. s.m. 2. drawing
ruled lines. 3. stripes, ruled lines.
rayadura s.f. ruling.
rayano -na, adj. 1. bordering. 2. next to, close
to.
rayar v.t. 1. to rule, line. 2. to cross out. 3. to
underline. 4. (Am.) to pay wages. 5. (Am.) to
spur. v.i. 6. to border on, to be near. 7. (fig.) to
be similar. 8. (fig.) to stand apart. 9. to break
the dawn: rayaba el alba cuando salimos =
dawn was breaking as we left.
rayo s.m. 1. beam, ray. 2. flash of lightning. 3.
spoke of wheel. 4. (fig.) y (fam.) whizz-kid.
5. (fig.) thunderbolt. 6. (fig.) setback, blow.
7. echar rayos (fig.) to explode. 8. rayos
gamma, ELEC. gamma rays. 9. rayos X,
MED. X-rays.
rayón s.m. rayon.
rayoso -sa adj. full of stripes or lines.
rayuela s.f. (Am.) hopscotch.
rayuelo s.m. ZOOL. small kind of snipe.
raza s.f. 1. breed. 2. race. 3. ~ humana, human
race. 4. de ~, ZOOL. thoroughbred, pedigree.
razado adj. having lightly woven stripes.
rázago s.m. burlap, sackcloth.
razón s.f. 1. FIL. reasoning, reason. 2. reason.
3. cause, motive. 4. tener ~, to be right. 5. a
~ de, at the rate of. 6. en ~ de, as concerns.
7. entrar en ~, to come to one’s senses, to
see reason. 8. perder la ~, to go mad. 9. ~
de estado, reasons of state. 10. ~ de pie
de banco, a load of nonsense. 11. ~ social,
COM. company name.
razonabilidad s.f. reasonableness.
razonable adj. 1. reasonable, acceptable. 2.
precio ~, fair price.
razonablejo -ja adj. (fam.) moderate, fair.
razonablemente adv. reasonably, acceptably.
razonadamente adv. by reasoning.
razonado -da, adj. logical, systematic.
razonador -ra, s.m. y f. thinker, reasoner.
razonamiento s.m. reasoning, deduction.
razonante adj / s.m. y f. reasoner, reasonering.
razonar v.i. 1. to reason, to put forward an
argument. 2. to discourse, to talk.
razzia s.f. 1. MIL. foray, attack. 2. raid.
re s.m. MÚS. D.
rea s.f. DER. female accused.
reabrir v.t. 1. to reopen. v.i. 2. to reopen.
reabsorbedor -ra adj. resorptive.
reabsorber v.t. to reabsorb.
reabsorción s.f. reabsorption.
reacción s.f. 1. reaction. 2. motor de ~, TEC. jet
engine. 3. ~ en cadena, chain reaction.
reaccionar v.i. 1. to react. 2. to respond. 3. to be
oneself again.
reaccionario -ria, adj. / s.m. y f. reactionary.
reaccionarismo s.m. reactionism.
reacio -cia, adj. 1. obstinate, stubborn. 2.
opposed, unwilling. 3. ser ~ a hacer algo, to
be reluctant to do something.
reacondicionamiento s.m. overhaul.
reacondicionar v.t. MEC. to recondition,
overhaul.
reactancia s.f. ELEC. reactance.
reactivación s.f. reactivation.
reactivar v.t. to reactivate.
reactividad s.f. reactivity.
reactivo -va, adj. 1. reactive. s.m. 2. QUÍM.
reagent.
reactor s.m. 1. FÍS. reactor. 2. AER. jet. 3. ~
nuclear, nuclear reactor.
readaptación s.f. readjustment.
readaptar v.i. to readjust.
reafirmación s.f. reaffirmation.
reafirmar v.t. to reaffirm, to reassert.
real adj. 1. real, genuine. 2. royal. 3. (fig.) great,
splendid. s.m. 4. MIL. camp. 5. fairground.
6. HIST. real old Spanish coin 7. sentar los
reales, to settle.
realce s.m. 1. TEC. embossed work. 2. (fig.)
splendour, grandeur. 3. dar ~ a una cosa, to
highlight something.
realdad s.f. sovereignity, royal power.
realengo -ga, adj. 1. HIST. of the king. 2. (Am.)
ownerless animal. 3. (Am.) bone-idle, lazy.
realeza s.f. royalty.
realidad s.f. 1. reality. 2. the facts, truth. 3. en ~,
in fact. 4. ~ virtual, virtual reality.
realismo s.m. 1. realism. 2. royalism.
realista adj. 1. realistic. s.m. y f. 2. realist.
realizable adj. 1. feasible, possible. 2. ECON.
realizable: activo realizable = realizable
assets, liquid assets.
realización s.f. 1. fulfilment, completion. 2.
ECON. realization. 3. ~ de beneficios, ECON.
profit-taking.
realizador -ra, s.m. y f. film director.
realizar v.t. 1. to carry out, to fulfil, to complete.
2. to realize. 3. (Am.) to sell off. v.pron. 4. to
be achieved, to take place, to come true.
realmente adv. really, actually.
realzar v.t. 1. (fig.) to enhance, to highlight. 2.
TEC. to raise, to emboss.
reanimar v.t. 1. to confort, to cheer. 2. to revive,
to reanimate.
reanudación s.f. resumption, renewal.
reanudar v.t. to resume.
reaparecer v.i. to reappear.
reaparición s.f. reappearance.
reapertura s.f. reopening.
rearmar v.t. MIL. to rearm.
rearme s.m. MIL. rearmament.
reasegurar v.t. ECON. to reinsure.
reaseguro s.m. ECON. reinsurance.
reasumir v.t. 1. to resume. 2. to reassume.
reasunción s.f. 1. resumption. 2. reassumption.
reata s.f. 1. rope. 2. team. 3. (Am.) flower-border.
4. (Am.) cotton strip. 5. de ~, in a line, (fig.)
like sheep.
reatadura s.f. 1. act of retying. 2. tying animals
in single file.
reatar v.t. 1. to retie. 2. to tie together. 3. to tie
very tightly. 4. MAR. to woold.
reato s.m. REL. obligation of atonement.
reavivamiento s.m. revival.
reavivar v.t. to revive, to get going.
rebaja s.f. 1. reduction. pl. 2. COM. sales.
rebajado -da, adj. 1. reduced, down in price.
s.m. 2. MIL. soldier exempted from duty.
rebajamiento s.m. 1. reduction, lowering. 2. (fig.)
humiliation.
rebajar v.t. 1. to lower, to bring down prices. 2. to
reduce, to lessen. 3. (fig.) to humble, to bring
down a peg or two. v.pron. 4. MIL. to gain
exemption. 5. to abase oneself.
rebaje s.m. 1. MIL. exemption. 2. ~ de rancho,
MIL. food expenses.
rebajo s.m. 1. groove. 2. rabbet.
rebalaje s.m. flow of the water, current.
rebalsa s.f. 1. pool, puddle, pond. 2. stagnation
of humors in a part of the body.
rebalsar v.t. 1. to dam. v.pron. 2. to form a pool.
3. to accumulate. 4. to be stopped or checked.
rebanada s.f. 1. slice. 2. (Am.) bolt.
rebañadera s.f. hooked pole.
rebanador s.m. slicer.
rebañadura s.f. gleaning.
rebañar v.t. 1. to polish off. 2. to rake in, to
scrape together. 3. to scrape up.
rebanar v.t. to slice, etc.; to cut off; to slit.
rebanco s.m. ARQ. second bench.
rebañego -ga adj. gregarious.
rebaño s.m. 1. flock. 2. herd. 3. (fig.) flock.
rebasadero s.m. MAR. pass.
rebasar v.t. 1. to go past; to overtake. 2. to
exceed.
rebate s.m. dispute, contention.
rebatible adj. refutable, easily refuted.
rebatido s.m. overhand seam, round seam.
rebatimiento s.m. rebuttal, refutation.
rebatiña s.f. 1. mad rush, scramble. 2. andar a
la ~, to make a mad dash.
rebatir v.t. 1. to beat off, to fend off. 2. to rebut, to
refute. 3. to knock down, to reduce a price. 4.
to strengthen, to redouble.
rebato s.m. 1. alarm-bell. 2. (fig.) alarm, panic. 3.
MIL. lightning attack.
rebeca s.f. cardigan.
rebeco s.m. ZOOL. chamois.
rebelarse v.pron. 1. MIL. to rise up, to rebel. 2.
(fig.) to resist, to challenge, to rebel.
rebelde adj. 1. rebellious. 2. atr. rebel. s.m. y f.
3. rebel. 4. DER. defaulter. 5. enfermedad ~,
MED. refractory illness, chronic illness.
rebeldía s.f. 1. disobedience, rebelliousness. 2.
DER. default.
rebelión s.f. 1. rebellion, revolt. 2. MIL. uprising.
rebellín s.m. ravellin.
rebelón -na adj. balky, stubborn (caballo).
rebencazo s.m. blow with whip.
rebenque s.m. (Am.) whip.
rebina s.f. AGR. third plowing.
rebobinar v.t. to rewind.
rebojo s.m. piece of bread.
rebollar o rebolledo s.m. thicket of oak saplings.
rebollidura s.f. honeycomb, flaw in a gun.
rebollo s.m. BOT. 1. turkey oak. 2. trunk of a
tree.
rebolludo -da adj. 1. done over and double. 2.
rough diamond.
rebombar v.i. to make a loud report.
reborde s.m. fringe, border.
rebordear v.t. to put a border on.
rebosadero s.m. 1. overflow pipe. 2. spillway. 3.
(Am.) GEOL. deposit.
rebosadura s.f. overflow.
rebosamiento s.m. 1. overflowing. 2. (fig.)
abundance.
rebosante adj. ~ de overflowing, brimming with.
rebosar v.i. 1. to overflow, spill over. v.t. e i. 2.
(fig.) to be brimming with.
rebotación s.f. (Am.) annoyance, irritation.
rebotadera s.f. nap raiser.
rebotador -ra s.m. y f. 1. rebounder. 2. clincher.