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return.
retribuyente adj. retributive.
retroacción s.f. 1. regression. 2. TEC. feedback.
retroactividad s.f. retroactivity.
retroactivo -va, adj. retroactive.
retroceder v.i. 1. to move backwards. 2. (fig.) to
give way. 3. MIL. to retreat. 4. to recede.
retroceso s.m. 1. moving back. 2. COM.
recession. 3. MED. fresh outbreak. 4. kick. 5.
backspin.
retrógrado -da, adj. 1. retrograde. s.m. y f. 2.
POL. reactionary.
retroiluminado -da, adj. INF. pantalla
retroiluminada, back-lit screen.
retropropulsión s.f. AER. jet propulsion.
retrospección s.f. retrospection, reminiscence.
retrospectivo -va, adj. retrospective, backward.
retrotraer v.t. DER. to claim to be earlier.
retrovisor s.m. rear-view mirror.
retruécano s.m. GRAM. play on words, pun.
retumbante adj. 1. resonant, sonorous. 2. (fig.)
pompous, bombastic.
retumbar v.i. 1. to resound, to echo. 2. to boom,
to thunder.
retumbo s.m. 1. reverberation, echo. 2. boom,
thunder.
reuma o reúma s.m. y f. MED. rheumatism.
reumático -ca, adj. 1. MED. rheumatic. s.m. 2.
person suffering from rheumatism.
reumatismo s.m. MED. rheumatism.
reunión s.f. 1. meeting, gathering. 2. party. 3.
~ cumbre, POL. summit meeting. 4. ~ de
evaluación, appraisal interview.
reunir v.t. 1. to bring together, to join. 2. to
collect, to pool. 3. to save. v.pron. 4. to come
together, to meet. 5. to unite, to join forces.
reutilizar v.t. to reuse.
revacunar v.t. MED. to vaccinate again.
reválida s.f. 1. confirmation, ratification. 2. resit.
revalidar v.t. 1. to ratify, confirm. v.pron. 2. to sit
an exam.
revalorización s.f. ECON. revaluation.
revalorizar v.t. ECON. to revalue, to reassess.
revancha s.f. 1. revenge. 2. DEP. return match.
3. tomar ~, to take revenge.
revanchismo s.m. vengefulness.
revanchista adj. / s.m. y f. revanchist.
revelación s.f. revelation, discovery.
revelado -da, adj. 1. revealed. 2. developed.
s.m. 3. developing.
revelador -ra, adj. 1. revealing. s.m. 2.
developer.
revelar v.t. 1. to reveal, to disclose. 2. to develop.
3. to tell on, to betray.
revendedor -ra, s.m. y f. 1. retailer. 2. desp.
speculator. 3. tout.
revenido -da, adj. soggy.
reventa s.f. 1. resale. 2. desp. speculation. 3.
touting.
reventar v.i. 1. to burst, to explode. 2. to break.
3. (fig.) to be bursting. v.t. 4. to smash to
pieces romper. 5. (fig.) to gall, to make mad.
6. (fig.) to be damaging to, to destroy. v.pron.
7. to burst. 8. to wear oneself out.
reventazón s.f. 1. bursting. 2. blow-out. 3. (Am.)
GEOG. low mountain range. 4. MED. wind. 5.
(Am.) spring.
reventón s.m. 1. bursting, exploding. 2. blow-
out. 3. sharp climb. 4. (fig.) fix, hole. 5. (fig.)
muscle, elbow-grease. 6. (fig.) grind, toil. 7.
(Am.) TEC. ore outcropping. 8. (Am.) y (fig.)
explosion. 9. (Am.) push.
reverberación s.f. reverberation.
reverberar v.i. 1. to be reflected. 2. to
reverberate.
reverencia s.f. 1. reverence, veneration. 2. bow.
3. curtsy. 4. REL. Reverence.
reverencial adj. reverential.
reverenciar v.t. to revere, venerate.
reverendo -da, adj. 1. worthy of veneration. 2.
fam. overcareful. s.m. 3. REL. reverend.
reversible adj. reversible.
reverso s.m. 1. reverse, back. 2. coin’s tails. 3.
el ~ de la moneda, (fig.) the other side of
the coin.
reverter v.i. to overflow.
revertir v.i. 1. to revert. 2. to come to be.
revés s.m. 1. back, reverse. 2. slap. 3. DEP.
backhand. 4. (fig.) blow, setback. 5. MIL.
defeat. 6. al ~, the other way round; inside-
out, upside-down, vice versa. 7. de ~, from
left to right.
revesado -da, adj. 1. complicated, obtuse. 2.
(fig.) irrepressible, naughty.
revestimiento s.m. 1. surface. 2. QUÍM. casing.
3. layer. 4. TEC. coating. 5. panelling.
revestir v.t. 1. TEC. to coat, to cover. 2. to
disguise, to conceal. 3. to contain, to possess.
v.pron. 4. (fig.) to give oneself airs. 5. to arm
oneself. 6. (fig.) to enthuse over.
revirado -da, adj. (Am.) 1. uncontrollable. 2.
hard to please, grumpy. 3. fam. barmy, loony.
revisada s.f. (Am.) 1. inspection, check. 2. MEC.
overhaul.
revisar v.t. 1. to check, inspect. 2. to review,
reconsider. 3. MEC. to overhaul. 4. LIT. to
revise. 5. MIL. to review.
revisión s.f. 1. check, inspection. 2. review,
reconsideration. 3. MEC. overhaul. 4. ~
limitada, ECON. limited review.
revisionismo s.m. POL. revisionism.
revisionista s.m. y f. revisionist.
revisor -ra, s.m. y f. 1. conductor. 2. ticket
collector. 3. ~ de cuentas, ECON. auditor.
revista s.f. 1. LIT. magazine. 2. inspection,
examination. 3. MIL. review. 4. revue. 5.
column, section. 6. pasar ~, MIL. to inspect,
to review.
revistero s.m. 1. LIT. columnist, critic. 2.
magazine stand.
revivificar v.t. to restore, to revive.
revivir v.i. 1. to revive, to come back to life. 2.
(fig.) to reappear, to resurface.
revocable adj. retractable, revocable.
revocación s.f. 1. revocation, cancelling, repeal.
revocar v.t. 1. to cancel, to revoke. 2. to
disencourage, to dissuade. 3. to blow back. 4.
ARQ. to whitewash, to plaster.
revocatorio -ria, adj. revocatory.
revoco s.m. 1. revoking, annulment. 2. ARQ.
plastering.
revolcadero s.m. ZOOL. mud-hole.
revolcar v.t. 1. to bring down, to knock to the
ground. 2. (fig.) y (fam.) to tear to bits. v.pron.
3. to roll about, to flounder about, to wallow. 4.
(fig.) to stand firm.
revolcón s.m. 1. fam. tumble, fall. 2. fam. flunk.
3. ECON. slump. 4. dar un ~ a alguien, to
wipe the floor with someone.
revolotear v.i. 1. to flutter. 2. to blow about. v.t. 3.
to hurl upwards.
revoloteo s.m. 1. fluttering. 2. blowing about,
circling.
revoltijo o revoltillo s.m. 1. hotchpotch. 2. (fig.)
mix-up, mess. 3. (Am.) bunch, bundle.
revoltoso -sa, adj. 1. uncontrollable, rebellious.
2. rough, turbulent. 3. mischievous, naughty.
s.m. y f. 4. POL. trouble-maker, agent
provocateur.
revolución s.f. 1. revolution. 2. la ~ francesa,
the French Revolution. 3. la ~ industrial, the
Industrial Revolution.
revolucionar v.t. 1. to revolutionize. 2. MEC. to
make something turn faster, to increase the
revolutions.
revolucionario -ria, adj. 1. revolutionary. s.m. y
f. 2. revolutionary.
revolvedor s.m. TEC. shaker.
revólver s.m. revolver.
revolver v.t. 1. to shake. 2. to turn upside down.
3. to stir. 4. to muddle, to mess up. 5. to turn
over in one’s head. 6. to infect, to excite. 7. to
go through, to rummage through. 8. to cover,
to wrap up. 9. to turn round. v.pron. 10. to
face, to turn on. 11. to retrace one’s footsteps.
12. to turn cloudy. 13. to get churned up. 14.
to fidget. 15. to writhe.
revotarse v.pron. POL. to vote for a different
party.
revuelco s.m. 1. tumble, fall. 2. wallowing.
revuelo s.m. 1. second flight. 2. fluttering. 3.
(fig.) ferment, stir. 4. armar ~, to cause a
rumpus.
revuelto -ta, adj. 1. topsy-turvy, upside-down.
2. wayward, ungovernable. 3. mischievous,
naughty. 4. restless, on edge. 5. (fig.)
involved, complicated. 6. cloudy. 7. unsettled.
s.f. 8. POL. riot, disturbance. 9. argument,
quarrel. 10. turn, bend. 11. (fig.) change of
opinion. s.m. 12. scrambled eggs.
revulsión s.f. MED. revulsion.
revulsivo s.m. 1. MED. revulsive. 2. (fig.) short,
sharp shock.
rey s.m. 1. king. pl. 2. king and queen. 3. los
Reyes Católicos, the Catholic Monarchs. 4.
los Reyes Magos, the Three Wise Men. 5. ni
~ ni roque, not a single soul. 6. servir al ~, to
be a soldier.
reyerta s.f. 1. argument, quarrel. 2. set-to, fight.
rezado s.m. REL. prayer.
rezagar v.t. 1. to leave behind. 2. to put off, to
leave until later. v.pron. 3. to fall behind.
rezar v.i. 1. REL. to pray, to say prayers. 2. fam.
to say, to read. 3. fam. to grumble, to grouch.
4. fam. to concern: esa cuestión no reza
contigo = that matter doesn’t concern you. v.t.
5. REL. to say. 6. to ask for, to plead for.
rezongar v.i. 1. to grumble, to complain. 2. (Am.)
to tick off.
rezongón -na, adj. grumbling, grumpy, sullen.
rezumadero s.m. 1. leak, hole. 2. seepage.
rezumar v.t. / v.i. y pron. 1. to ooze, to seep. v.t. y
pron. 2. (fig.) to exude, to ooze, to be full of.
rhesus s.m. ZOOL. rhesus monkey.
ría s.f. GEOG. estuary.
riachuelo o riacho s.m. stream, rivulet.
riada s.f. 1. flood río. 2. (fig.) crowd.
riba s.f. GEOG. hill, steep bank.
ribazo s.m. riba.
ribera s.f. 1. riverside, bank. 2. shore, coast. 3.
AGR. flat, irrigated area.
ribereño -ña, adj. 1. riverside. 2. coastal. s.m. y
f. 3. person who lives near a river. 4. person
who lives near the sea.
riberiego -ga, adj. ZOOL. non-migrating.
ribero s.m. safeguard, bulwark.
ribete s.m. 1. trimming, border. 2. (fig.) frills,
embellishments. pl. 3. signs.
ribetear v.t. to border, to trim.
ricacho -cha o ricachón, -na, s.m. y f. (fam.)
nouveau riche.
ricamente adv. 1. richly. 2. fam. a treat,
fabulously.
ricino s.m. 1. BOT. castor-oil plant. 2. aceite de
~, castor-oil.
rico -ca, adj. 1. rich, wealthy, well-off adinerado.
2. delicious, very tasty, scrumptious. 3. AGR.
rich, fertile. 4. superb, brilliant. 5. fam. bonny,
sweet. s.m. y f. 6. rich man/woman, rich
person. 7. fam. mate, pal: ¡oye, rico! = listen,
pal !8. nuevo ~, nouveau riche.