French–English dictionary

redémarrer

(computing, ergative) To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, commonly after a system failure.

Rédempteur

honorific title for Jesus Christ

Redemptoriste

A member of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (i.e. Jesus Christ), founded in 1732 by Saint Alphonsus Maria of Liguori

redevable

(usually with 'to') Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged for a bounden duty.

redevance

A royal right or prerogative, such as the exploitation of a natural resource; the granting of such a right; payment received for such a right.

redevenir

(transitive, now, rare) To turn back, or turn to the contrary; to reverse.

rediffuser

To broadcast again.

rediffusion

The rebroadcasting of a programme; more specifically, the distribution of radio or television transmissions from a single receiver

rédiger

(rare) To write the copy (or text) of an advertisement; to have a job as a copywriter.

redire

(transitive) To nag about; to complain incessantly or persistently request; to continue to bring up as a point of contention.

redistribuer

(transitive) To distribute again.

redoublement

(linguistics) The act of, or an instance of, reduplicating.

redoutable

Causing fear, dread, or terror.

redoute

A small, temporary, military fortification.

redouter

(transitive) To venerate; to feel awe towards.

redressement

An upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profit.

redresser

(transitive) To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.

réductase

(enzyme) An enzyme that chemically reduces its substrate.

réductible

(mathematics, of a polynomial) Able to be factored into polynomials of lower degree, as x^2-1.

réduction

The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression. [First attested from 1340 to 1470.]

réduire

To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. [from 14th c.]

réduire à néant

To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.

réduire au silence

(transitive, US) To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force.

réduire en miettes

(transitive) To violently break something into pieces.

réduire en poudre

(transitive) To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder.

réduit

A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.

réduplication

(linguistics) The act of, or an instance of, reduplicating.

rééchelonner

(transitive) To schedule again or at a different time.

réécrire

(transitive) To write again, differently; to modify; to revise.

réécriture

(logic, computer science) Any of wide range of potentially non-deterministic methods of replacing subterms of a formula with other terms.

réécrivant

present participle of rewrite

réédification

The act of building something again.

réel

Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact. [from 14th c.]

réélection

The fact of being reelected.

réélire

To elect for a second or subsequent time.

réellement

In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.

réemploi

The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.

rééquilibrer

To adjust again.

réexposition

(music) The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section.

refaire

(ambitransitive) To cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods. (often with "out of" preceding the object)

réfection

A meal, especially a light meal.

réfectoire

(chiefly, US, Canada) A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above), provided, or brought in from elsewhere.

référence

A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison.

référencer

(sometimes, proscribed) To mention, to refer to.

référendum

(politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment.

référentiel

(physics) A set of axes which enable an observer to measure the position and motion of all bodies in some system relative to the reference frame.

référer

(intransitive, stative) To make reference to; to be about; to relate to; to regard; to allude to.

refilmer

To photograph or film again.

réfléchi

Consciously thoughtful and observant (often of other people and their rights, needs, feelings and comfort).

réfléchir

(intransitive) To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.

réflecteur

A small, often red, reflecting disk on the rear of a vehicle or bicycle that reflects the headlights of other vehicles.

réflectif

Pondering, especially thinking back on the past.

reflet

(countable) An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived.

refléter

(transitive) To reflect, as in a mirror.

réflexe

An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.

réflexion

The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.

refluer

(intransitive) to fall away or decline

reflux

The receding movement of the tide.

Réformation

(historical) The religious movement initiated in the 16th century against the Roman Catholic Church.

Réforme

(historical) The religious movement initiated in the 16th century against the Roman Catholic Church.

réforme protestante

(historical) The religious movement initiated in the 16th century against the Roman Catholic Church.

réformer

(transitive) To reform, change (for the better).

réformiste

(political) Advocating reform of an institution or body.

reformuler

(transitive) To formulate again or differently.

refourguer

(transitive) To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.

réfractaire

(archaic, literary) Disobedient, contrary, unmanageable; difficult to deal with; with an evil disposition.

réfraction

(physics) The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.

refrain

A part of a song which is repeated between verses to emphasize the song's content; a refrain.

refrènement

(uncountable) control or caution; reserve

refréner

(transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.

réfrigérant

A medium, usually fluid, used to draw heat from an object.

réfrigérateur

A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).

refroidir

(intransitive, literally) To lose heat, to get colder.

refuge

(figurative) A second home, etc., where one can seek an escape or refuge from the stresses of everyday life.

réfugié

(attributive, also, figurative) A person seeking refuge (as for shelter or protection), especially in a foreign country, out of fear or prospect of political, religious persecution, war, natural disaster, etc. [from 1680s]

réfugiée

(attributive, also, figurative) A person seeking refuge (as for shelter or protection), especially in a foreign country, out of fear or prospect of political, religious persecution, war, natural disaster, etc. [from 1680s]

refus

(psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.

refuser

(transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.

réfutable

Able to be refuted, or shown to be false.

réfutation

An act of refuting or disproving; the disproving of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; evidence of falseness.

réfuter

(transitive) To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.

regagner

(transitive) To claim something back; to repossess.

regain

A second crop in the same year.

régale

(musical instruments) A small, portable organ whose sound is produced by brass beating reeds without amplifying resonators. Its tone is keen and rich in harmonics. The regal was common in the 16th and 17th centuries, and has been revived for the performance of music from those times.

régaler

(transitive) To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to; to pay for as celebration or reward. [from 16th c.]

regalia

The emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty or any other sovereign status; such as a crown, orb, sceptre or sword.

regard

The action of looking; an attempt to see.

regard d'égout

A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.

regard noir

(idiomatic) An unpleasant or disdainful look or expression, often directed at someone.

regarder

To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.

regarder furtivement

(intransitive, dated) To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.

regardeur

Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.

régate

(countable) A series of boat races, or sometimes a single race.

régence

A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.

régénération

Rebuilding or restructuring; large scale repair or renewal; revitalisation.

régent

One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. [from 15th c.]

régente

One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. [from 15th c.]

reggae

(Rastafari, music genre, originally, dance) A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and is heavily associated with Rastafarianism, featuring a heavy bass line and percussive rhythm guitar on the offbeat, often with close vocal harmonies.

régie

The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.

regimber

(figuratively) To stop doing something, to become reluctant to proceed with an activity.

régime

A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.

régiment

(military) A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units. [from 16th c.]

régiment d'infanterie

A regiment of infantry.

Régine

A en given name.

région

A particular geographic region.

région Centre

A former administrative region of France, now named Centre-Val de Loire.

région sauvage

(uncountable) Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.

régional

Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or district.

régisseur

One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).

régisseuse

One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).

registraire

An official keeper or recorder of records.

registrar

(Internet) A service that manages the reservation of domain names.

registre

(accounting) A chronological record of payments or receipts.

registre de paie

A list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each.

réglable

capable of being adjusted

réglage

placement of a control

Règle

(constellation) An inconspicuous constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a carpenter's square. It lies south of the constellations Scorpius and Centaurus.

règlement

(countable) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.

règlement de comptes

The working out of consequences or retribution for one's actions.

réglementaire

Of or pertaining to regulation.

réglementation

(countable) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.

régler

(transitive) To modify.

règles

The discharge of blood mixed with pieces of cellular tissue from the uterus out through the vagina, which occurs roughly every month in uninseminated women; menstrual flow.

réglette

A physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.

réglisse

Licorice in confectionery form.

régnant

That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.

règne

A realm having a king or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.

régner

(intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.

régresser

(intransitive) To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.

regrettable

Able to be regretted, especially deserving of regret.

regrettant

(of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.

regretté

(not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)

regrettée

(not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)

regretter

(transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret; to feel sadness at the absence of somebody or something.

regroupement

(writing) A prewriting technique consisting of writing ideas down on a sheet of paper around a central idea within a circle, with the related ideas radially joined to the circle using rays.

régularité

A particular sequence of events, facts etc. which can be understood, used to predict the future, or seen to have a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship. [from 19th c.]

régulateur

In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.

régulatoire

Of or pertaining to regulation.

régulier

Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.

régulièrement

With constant frequency or pattern.

régurgiter

Something regurgitated; regurgitated matter.

réhabilitation

The process of rehabilitating somebody or something.

rehaut

(painting, photography) An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.

Reich

A German empire, kingdom or nation; its territory or government.

Reims

A city in Champagne, Marne department, Grand Est, France.

rein

An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.

réincarnation

A rebirth of a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body.

réincarné

(often, _, postpositive) Reincarnated.

réincarner

(ambitransitive) To be, or cause to be, reborn, especially in a different body or as a different species.

Reine

A en given name.