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vouch. 7. (fig.) to function well, to be fine.
respondón -na, adj. (fam.) saucy, insolent,
cheeky:.
responsabilidad s.f. 1. responsibility. 2. ~ civil,
civil liability.
responsabilizar v.t. 1. to make responsible,
to put in charge. v.pron. 2. to hold oneself
responsible.
responsable adj. 1. responsible. 2. answerable.
3. hacerse ~ de algo, to take responsibility for
something.
responsar v.i. REL. to say responses.
responso s.m. 1. REL. response. 2. (Am.)
rebuke, telling-off.
responsorio s.m. responsory.
respuesta s.f. answer, reply.
resquebradizo adj. brittle, easily breakable.
resquebradura o resquebrajadura s.f. split,
crack.
resquebrajar v.t. 1. to break, to crack. v.pron. 2.
to crack.
resquebrar v.i. to start to crack/chip.
resquemar v.t. 1. to burn. 2. (fig.) to pique, to
upset.
resquemazón s.f. 1. pungency. 2. taste of burnt
food. 3. burning passion. 4. remorse.
resquemor s.m. 1. stinging, burning. 2. (fig.)
pique.
resquicio s.m. 1. crack, chink. 2. (fig.) opportune
occasion. 3. (Am.) bit, scrap.
ressbalamiento s.m. slipping, skidding.
resta s.f. 1. MAT. subtraction. 2. reminder.
restablecer v.t. 1. to re-establish. v.pron. 2.
MED. to get better.
restablecimiento s.m. 1. re-establishment. 2.
MED. recovery, recuperation.
restallar v.i. 1. to crack. 2. to crackle.
restañadero s.m. 1. inlet. 2. estuary.
restañadura s.f. MED. staunching.
restañar v.t. 1. MED. to staunch. 2. TEC. to
re-tin.
restañasangre s.f. bloodstone.
restaño s.m. 1. MED. staunching. 2. backwater,
pool.
restante adj. 1. remaining, left over. s.m. 2.
remainder.
restar v.t. 1. to take away. 2. MAT. to deduct. 3.
DEP. to return. v.i. 4. to remain, to be left.
restauración s.f. 1. restoration. 2. catering.
restaurador s.m. 1. ART. restorer. 2. reviver. 3.
caterer, restaurateur.
restaurante s.m. restaurant.
restaurar v.t. 1. ART. to restore. 2. to recover.
restaurativo -va, adj. y s.m. restorative.
restitución s.f. return, giving back, restoration.
restituir v.t. 1. to return devolver. 2. to restore.
v.pron. 3. to return, to go back.
resto s.m. 1. remainder, rest. 2. DEP. return,
return of service. 3. MAT. remainder. pl. 4.
left-overs. 5. remains.6. echar el ~, (fig.) to try
one’s very best.
restregar v.t. to scrub.
restregón s.m. scrubbing, scouring.
restricción s.f. 1. restriction, limitation. 2. ~
salarial, wage restraint. 3. sin restricciones,
liberally, freely.
restrictivo -va, adj. restrictive, limiting.
restringir v.t. 1. to restrict, to limit. 2. to constrict.
resucitar v.t. 1. to revive, to bring back to
life. 2. (fig.) to give fresh life to. v.i. 3. to be
resurrected.
resuello s.m. 1. breathing. 2. breath.
resuelto -ta, adj. 1. determined, resolute. 2.
assiduous.
resulta s.f. 1. result, consequence. 2. vacancy. 3.
de resultas, as a result, as a consequence.
resultado s.m. 1. result. 2. upshot, outcome.
resultante adj. 1. resultant. s.f. 2. MEC.
resultant.
resultar v.i. 1. to turn out, to prove. 2. to turn out
well. 3. to be born from, to be created by, to
originate from. 4. fam. to please.
resultón -ona, adj. ser ~, to know how to make
the most of one’s looks.
resumen s.m. 1. summary, résumé. 2. en ~, to
sum up.
resumidero s.m. (Am.) 1. sewer. 2. sink. 3.
quagmire. 4. TEC. sump.
resumir v.t. 1. to summarize, to sum up. 2. to
abridge. v.pron. 3. to be summarized, to be
summed up. 4. to amount to.
resurgimiento s.m. revival, resurgence.
resurgir v.i. 1. to reappear. 2. to be resurrected.
resurrección s.f. resurrection.
retablo s.m. REL. altar-piece.
retaco 1. short shotgun. 2. short cue. 3. fam.
stocky little fellow.
retador -ra, adj. challenging, defiant.
retaguardia s.f. 1. MIL. rearguard. 2. a ~, in the
rear.
retahíla s.f. 1. long line, string. 2. (fig.) barrage,
shower.
retajar v.t. 1. to cut round. 2. to circumcise.
retal s.m. remnant, left-over piece.
retama s.f. BOT. broom.
retamal o retamar s.m. BOT. area covered in
broom.
retamero -ra adj. broomy, furzy.
retar v.t. 1. to challenge. 2. fam. to take to task.
3. (Am.) y (fam.) to insult denostar.
retardación s.f. 1. delay. 2. MEC. slowing down.
retardado -da adj. mentally retarded.
retardar v.t. 1. to delay, to make late. v.pron. 2.
to slow down.
retardo s.m. 1. delay. 2. slowing down.
retasa o retasación s.f. reappraisement.
retasar v.t. to reappraise.
retazar v.t. to tear.
retazo s.m. 1. remnant, piece. 2. (fig.) literary
fragment. 3. (Am.) y (fam.) scrap, worthless
bit.
retel s.m. crab net.
retén s.m. 1. stock, store, reserve. 2. control.
3. MIL. reinforcements. 4. estar de ~, to be
on call.
retención s.f. 1. retaining, keeping back. 2.
MED. retention. 3. ECON. withholding,
deduction.
retener v.t. 1. to keep back, to retain. 2. ECON.
to withhold. 3. to retain. v.pron. 4. to show
restraint.
retenidamente adv. retentively.
retentivo -va, adj. retentive, retaining.
reticencia s.f. 1. insinuation, suggestion, hint. 2.
reticence, reserve.
reticente adj. 1. insinuating, suggestive. 2.
reticent.
retícula s.f. FÍS.reticle.
retintín s.m. 1. jingle, tinkle. 2. (fig.) sardonic
tone.
retinto -ta, adj. dark chestnut.
retiración s.f. printing the back of a sheet.
retiradamente adv. in isolation, quietly.
retirado -da, adj. 1. far-off, distant. s.m. 2. MIL.
retired soldier. s.f. 3. MIL. retreat. 4. retreat,
refuge.
retirar v.t. 1. to take away, to remove. 2. to
withdraw. v.pron. 3. to retire, to go away. 4. to
retire, to stop working.
retiro s.m. 1. retirement. 2. ECON. withdrawal. 3.
seclusion, privacy. 4. secluded place. 5. MIL.
retirement pension. 6. REL. retreat.
reto s.m. 1. challenge. 2. threat. 3. (Am.) telling-
off, dressing-down.
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retocador -ra s.m. y f. retoucher.
retocar v.t. 1. to touch over and over again. 2.
to touch up. 3. to give a last coat of paint to.
v.pron. 4. to touch up.
retomar v.t. to take up again.
retoñar v.i. 1. BOT. to sprout. 2. (fig.) to recur.
retoño s.m. 1. BOT. sprout, shoot. 2. (fig.)
stripling.
retoque s.m. 1. touching up, finishing touch. 2.
last coat of paint. 3. MED. symptom.
retorcedura s.f. twisting, writhing.
retorcer v.t. 1. to twist. 2. (fig.) to distort, to
twist argument. v.pron. 3. to get twisted. 4.
retorcerse de dolor, to double up in pain.
retorcido -da, adj. 1. twisted. 2. (fig.) devious,
scheming. 3. (fig.) complicated.
retorcimiento s.m. 1. twisting. 2. (fig.)
complicated nature. 3. (fig.) artfulness,
craftiness.
retoricismo s.m. desp. verbosity.
retórico -ca, adj. 1. rhetorical. 2. desp. long-
winded, verbose. s.f. 3. rhetoric. 4. desp.
verbosity, long-windedness.
retornar v.t. 1. to return, to replace. v.i. 2. to
return, to go back.
retorno s.m. 1. return. 2. ECON. rebate. 3.
exchange.
retorsión s.f. 1. twisting. 2. (fig.) payment in kind.
retortero s.m. 1. turn. 2. andar al ~, fam. to run
around like a scalded cat. 3. traer a uno al ~,
fam. to keep someone continually on the go.
retortijar v.t. to twist repeatedly.
retortijón s.m. 1. sharp twist. 2. MED. griping
pain, stomach cramps.
retostado -da, adj. very dark.
retostar v.t. 1. to toast a lot. 2. to burn.
retozar v.i. 1. to skip about, to leap about. 2.
to get up to mischief. v.pron. 3. (fig.) to get
worked up.
retozo s.m. 1. skip, spring, frolic. 2. ~ de la risa,
the giggles.
retozón -na, adj. playful, frisky.
retractación s.f. retraction, withdrawal.
retractar v.t. 1. to take back, to retract. v.pron.
2. to take back what one said: me retracto, I
take back what I said.
retráctil adj. retractable.
retraer v.t. 1. to bring back. v.pron. 2. to
withdraw, to retreat. 3. to take refuge, to
take shelter. 4. to live in seclusion. 5. to be
temporarily absent.
retraído -da, adj. 1. retiring, reserved. 2. (fig.)
diffident, shy.
retranca s.f. 1. wide strap. 2. (Am.) brake. 3.
ZOOL. female greyhound.
retrancar v.t. 1. (Am.) to stop, to brake. v.pron. 2.
(Am.) to come to a halt.
retransmisión s.f. 1. transmission, broadcast.
2. repeat.
retransmitir v.t. 1. to broadcast. 2. to repeat.
retrasar v.t. 1. to delay, to put off. 2. to put back.
v.i. 3. to fall back, to decline. v.pron. 4. to be
late, to run late. 5. to be slow.
retraso s.m. 1. delay. 2. tardiness, lateness. 3. ~
mental, MED. mental handicap.
retratar v.t. 1. to paint someone’s portrait. 2. to
photograph. 3. (fig.) to depict, to evoke.
retratista s.m. y s.f. 1. ART. portrait painter. 2.
photographer.
retrato s.m. 1. ART. portrait. 2. description,
portrayal. 3. (fig.) resemblance, similarity.
retreta s.f. 1. MIL. retreat. 2. (Am.) MÚS. open-
air concert. 3. (Am.) string, long line.
retrete s.m. lavatory, toilet.
retribución s.f. 1. ECON. compensation,
remuneration. 2. TEC. compensation.
retribuir v.t. 1. to pay. 2. to compensate. 3. to