French–English dictionary

reine des bois

An aromatic perennial plant, formerly used as a strewing herb, Galium odoratum (formerly Asperula odorata), with small white flowers.

reine-claude

A plum cultivar with greenish-yellow flesh and skin, Prunus domestica subsp. italica var. claudiana.

réinitialiser

(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.

réintégration

The process of reintegrating.

réintégrer

(transitive) To restore to a former position or rank.

réintroduire

(transitive) To introduce again.

réitéré

Reiterated; repeated.

réitérer

(transitive) To say or do (something) repeatedly.

réjection

The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.[W]

rejet

Refusal to believe that a problem exists.

rejeter

(transitive) To throw away, to reject.

rejeter de souche

(intransitive) To sprout from the stump.

rejeton

The entire set of some item printed and disseminated during a certain period, particularly (publishing) a single printing of a particular edition of a work when contrasted with other print runs.

rejoindre

(intransitive) To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service.

réjouir

(transitive) To cause (something) to become more glad.

réjouissances

(often, pluralized) A festival or similar celebration.

relâche

The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).

relâcher

(transitive) To make loose.

relai

(sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.

relais

(sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.

relance

An impetus that starts or restarts some process.

relancement

The act or fact of launching again.

relancer

(transitive, figurative) To make (something) active, functional, or productive again; to reinvigorate (an activity, system, or process).

relater

To give an account.

relatif

Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.

relation

(uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship. [from 12th c.]

relation d'ordre

(countable) A group of religious adherents, especially monks or nuns, set apart within their religion by adherence to a particular rule or set of principles.

relation sexuelle

Sexual intercourse usually involving humans.

relaxant

Conducive to relaxation; helping one to relax.

relaxation

The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.

relaxe

(legal) A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process. [from 15th c.]

relaxer

(transitive) To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.

relayer

(idiomatic, dated) To dance with someone who is already dancing by replacing his or her partner.

relecteur

A person who proofreads.

relectrice

A person who proofreads.

relecture

A second or subsequent reading.

reléguer

(transitive, done to a person) Exile or banish to a particular place.

reléguer au second plan

(transitive) To relegate.

relevé

(finance) A document that summarizes financial activity.

relevé de notes

(education) An official certified record of a student's academic performance throughtout their course of study, including all courses taken and grades received.

relever

(intransitive) To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.

relief

(by extension) Particularly of color: dull, uninteresting.

relier

(transitive) To put together in a cover, as of books.

relier à la terre

(UK, transitive) To connect electrically to the earth.

religieuse

A member of a religious order, congregation, or certain other forms of consecrated life, i.e. a monk, nun, sister, brother, friar, or other religious priest.

religieusement

In the manner of religion.

religieux

(religion) Following the precepts of a religious practice; respecting and revering God and his authority.

religion

(uncountable) Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.

relinquir

(transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.

reliquaire

(archaic) The relics or remains of a saint, or the shrines in which they are kept.

reliquat

That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.

relire

(transitive, and, intransitive) To check a written text for errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation.

relish

A cooked or pickled sauce, usually made with vegetables or fruits, generally used as a condiment.

reliure

A cover or holder for unbound papers, pages, etc.

relooking

A major change in the use of something, or in the appearance of something or someone; a radical transformation.

réluctance

(physics) That property of a magnetic circuit analogous to resistance in an electric circuit.

reluire

(intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.

reluquer

(transitive, intransitive) To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.

remâcher

(intransitive) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.

remake

A new version of something.

remarié

being married a second or third etc. time.

remarquable

Obvious or easy to notice.

remarque

A remark or comment.

remarquer

(transitive) To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.

remblai

Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete; track ballast.

rembobiner

(transitive, intransitive) To wind (something) again.

rembourrage

(sewing) Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.

rembourré

Having padding.

rembourrer

(transitive) To furnish with a pad or padding.

remboursement

An amount of money returned.

rembourser

(figuratively) To avenge, to exact revenge.

remède

(uncountable, countable) A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.

remédier

(transitive) To provide or serve as a remedy for.

remèdier à

To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate. [from 15th c.]

remémorer

(transitive) To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.

remerciement

A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.

remettre

To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.

remettre à zéro

(transitive, computing) To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.

remettre en question

(transitive) To cause to be questioned; to introduce doubt regarding.

remettre en valeur

To value again, give a new value to.

réminiscence

A mental image thus remembered.

remis à plus tard

Done later than originally planned; delayed.

remise

The return of part of an amount already paid.

remise à neuf

A major repair, renovation, or revision.

remise de dette

The partial or total forgiveness of debt.

remise des diplômes

(sciences) A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings.

rémission

The action of forgiving.

remix

(music) A rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various cosmetic changes.

remodeler

To change the appearance, layout, or furnishings of.

remontée

(sports) An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.

remonter

(transitive) To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism.

remonter à la surface

(transitive) To provide a new surface, to replace or remodel the surface of something, or to restore a surface. To put a new coating or finish on a surface.

remonter au vent

(transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.

remontrance

A tirade, harsh scolding or rant, whether spoken or written.

remords

A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.

remorquage

The act of towing and the condition of being towed.

remorque

An unpowered wheeled vehicle (not a caravan or camper) that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc., that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle.

remorquer

(transitive) To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.

remorqueur

(watercraft) A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels.

remous

A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.

rempart

In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.

remparts

A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc.

remplaçable

Capable of being replaced.#: The machine uses a replaceable filter.

remplaçant

Standby, reserve or extra.

remplaçante

A substitute (usually of a person, position or role).

remplacement

The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.

rempli

(followed by with) That is now full.

remplir

(intransitive) To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff oneself.

remplissage

(nautical) Any fitting or fixture used to restrict movement, especially movement of a line; traditionally was a fixture near a bulwark with two horns pointing towards each other, with a gap between where the line can be inserted.

remué

(of a stomach or gastrointestinal tract) Feeling unwell, nauseated, or ready to vomit.

remue-ménage

(countable, uncountable) An excited activity; a stir.

remue-méninge

A method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously.

remuer

(intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.

remuer légèrement

(transitive) To shake something gently; to rattle or wiggle.

rémunération

Something given in exchange for goods or services rendered.

renaissance

(by extension) Any similar artistic or intellectual revival.

rénal

Pertaining to the kidneys.

Renard

A surname transferred from the common noun derived from the name of the animal.

renard commun

(in particular) The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur.

renard roux

(in particular) The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur.

renarde

A female fox.

renardeau

The young of certain animals, chiefly large carnivorous mammals, including the bear, wolf, fox, lion and tiger.

renardière

The burrow in the ground where a fox lives.

Renart

(literary, poetic) A name in European folklore for the red fox.

Renaud

A en given name, today more popular in the forms Reginald and Ronald. Modern use is partly transferred from the surname.

Renault

A car of the Renault brand.

rencard

(government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.

rencogner

(automotive, transitive) To turn a corner or drive around a curve.

rencontre

(obsolete) A hostile encounter or meeting.

rencontrer

(transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.

rencontrer sur le terrain

(transitive, obsolete) To meet or encounter face to face.

rendaku

(linguistics) In the Japanese language, a phenomenon which governs the voicing of the initial consonant of the non-initial portion of a compound or prefixed word. An example is 時々 (ときどき, tokidoki), where the second, iterative element "-toki" becomes "-doki" and 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami) where the word 紙 (かみ, kami; paper) becomes "gami".

rendement

The extent to which a resource is used for the intended purpose.

rendez-vous

(government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.

rendez-vous d'amour

A romantic meeting or outing with a lover or potential lover, or the person so met.

rendez-vous galant

A prearranged meeting or assignation, now especially between lovers to meet at a specific place and time.

rendre

(intransitive, originally only in military setting) To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply. [from the end of the 17th c.]

rendre confus

To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.

rendre disponible

(transitive) To prepare; to make ready or prepared.

rendre enceinte

(transitive) To cause to become pregnant.

rendre furieux

(transitive) To fill with rage; to outrage; to provoke to frenzy; to make furious.

rendre hommage

(transitive) To extol or honour in a solemn manner.

rendre la pareille

(figuratively) To avenge, to exact revenge.

rendre la pareille à quelqu'un

(intransitive) To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.

rendre muet

(transitive) To silence, to make quiet.

rendre perplexe

(transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand

rendre public

(transitive) To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.

rendre service

(transitive, intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).

rendre silencieux

(transitive) To silence, to make quiet.

rendre sourd

(transitive) To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.