French–English dictionary

réseau

A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.

réseau informatique

(computing, Internet) A computer network: multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information.

réseau social

(uncountable) Applications or websites allowing users to share content and communicate with one another through the Internet.

réseautage

The process of meeting new people in a business or social context.

réseauter

(intransitive) To interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement.

réseaux sociaux

(uncountable) Applications or websites allowing users to share content and communicate with one another through the Internet.

réséda des teinturiers

A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.

réservation

A reservation for a service, such as travel or hotel accommodation.

réservé

Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.

réserve naturelle

An area of land managed to conserve wildlife or plant habitat or other natural features.

réserve secrète

(countable) A collection, sometimes hidden; a reserve.

réserve seigneuriale

A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use.

réserver

(transitive) To reserve (something) for future use.

réserves

That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.

réservoir

(US) A fuel tank for gasoline built into equipment, especially vehicles.

résidence

A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.

résidence universitaire

A building providing student accommodation at a university.

résident

An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place.

résidente

Someone or thing who lives in a place.

résidentiel

Of or pertaining to a place of personal residence or to a location for such places.

résider

(intransitive, now, _, literary) To live; to reside.

résidu

(chemistry) The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.

résiduel

Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.

résignation

The act of resigning.

résiliation

The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

résilient

Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances)

résilier

(transitive) To invalidate or annul something.

résille

A net designed to keep hair up and out of the way, e.g. while cooking.

résine

A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.

résistance

The ability to last a long time by virtue of the power to resist stress or force.

résistant

Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances)

résistant à [[l']]eau

Resistant to the effects of water.

résister

to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of

résistivité

(electricity) The resistance offered at a particular temperature by an electrical conductor of any given material in a cube of unit length, expressed in ohm-metres (Ωm) in the metric system of measurement.

résistor

(electronics) An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it.

résolu

Decided; resolute, possessing much determination; dogged.

résoluble

Able to be resolved; to which a solution may be found.

résolue

Firm, unyielding, determined.

résolution

The state or characteristic of being resolute; determination or resolution.

résolveur

One who or that which solves.

résonnant

Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.

résonner

To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration.

resort

A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.

résoudre

(obsolete) To represent by a figure, as to form or mould; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion into a determinate form; to shape.

respect

Great respect.

respectabilité

The quality of being respectable.

respectable

decent, respectable

respecté

Deserving of respect; due special honor or appreciation.

respecter

To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.

respectif

Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.

respectivement

In a relative manner; often used when comparing array lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.

respects

A greeting to pass on to another person.

respectueusement

In a respectful manner.

respectueux

Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic.

respirable

(of air) suitable for breathing

respirateur

A device to assist breathing.

respirateur artificiel

(medicine) A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.

respiration

(countable) A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.

respiratoire

(relational) Relating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing.

respirer

(intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.

respirer bruyamment

To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.

resplendissant

(figurative) Showing intense emotion, as of a performance, etc.

responsabilité

The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.

responsable

Having the responsibility of leading or overseeing.

resquiller

To join a queue in the middle, as opposed to at the back.

resquilleur

A person who deliberately avoids payment for public transport.

resquilleuse

A person who deliberately avoids payment for public transport.

ressasser

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

ressemblance

(uncountable) Similarity or resemblance to something else.

ressembler

(transitive) To resemble or have the appearance of being; to seem to be.

ressentiment

Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one or one's group has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.

resserrer

(economics) To raise short-term interest rates.

ressort

An elastic mechanical part or device in any shape (e.g., flat, curved, coiled), made of flexible material (usually spring steel) that exerts force and attempts to spring back when bent, compressed, or stretched.

ressource

Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.

ressusciter

(figurative) To cause (a dead person) to live again; to resurrect.

restant

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restante

Remaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve.

restaurant

An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

restauration

(uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.

restaurer

(transitive) To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.

reste

Something left behind; an excess or remainder.

rester

(intransitive, archaic, Scotland) To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left. [from ca. 1150—1350]

rester en arrière

To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind.

restes

The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.

restituer

(transitive) To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.

restitution

(legal) A process of compensation for losses.

resto

(informal) A restaurant or café; a place to purchase and eat food.

restoroute

(chiefly, US) An inn or similar establishment situated beside a road beyond the jurisdiction of a town or city. In the centuries before motor vehicles, such inns were places for travellers to stop at night during multi-day journeys, besides being public houses for their local countryfolk.

restreindre

(transitive, figuratively) To limit or restrict; to keep in check.

restreint

Limited within bounds.

restrictif

Confining, limiting, containing within defined bounds.

restructurer

(finance) To modify the terms of a loan, providing relief to a debtor who would otherwise be forced to default.

résultant

Of something that follows as the result of something else; resultant.

résultat

The result of computation; the amount computed.

résulter

(obsolete, transitive) To follow (in time), to be subsequent to. [15th–17th c.]

résumé

An abridgement or summary of a longer publication. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

résumer

(intransitive) To become reduced (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).

résurgence

An instance of something resurging; a renewal of vigor or vitality.

résurrection

(Christianity) The resurrection of Jesus Christ.

resurvenir

Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly.

résuscitation

The act of resuscitating.

rétablir

(transitive) To repair, restore.

rétablissement

An effort to recover from a setback.

rétamé

Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert.

retaper

(transitive) To improve, renew, renovate, or revise (something). [from early 19th c.]

retardataire

(animal husbandry) Not growing as quickly as the rest of the flock or herd.

retarder

To put off until a later time; to defer.

retenir

(arithmetic) In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result.

retentir

(transitive) To echo or repeat (a sound).

retentissant

So important as to warrant being put on the front page of newspapers.

retenue

(pedagogy) A punishment given to a student for a minor infraction, typically requiring the student to report to a designated room during recess or outside of school hours to work on homework or perform busywork.

réticence

(rhetoric) An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—).

réticent

Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phrase.

rétif

Showing rebellion.

rétine

(ophthalmology) The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball that contains rods and cones sensitive to light, which trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed.

rétinol

(organic compound, biochemistry) A fat-soluble carotenoid vitamin (vitamin A), present in fish oils and green vegetables, essential to normal vision and to bone development.

retiré

Difficult to grasp or understand; abstruse, profound.

retirer

(idiomatic) To retire.

retirer du marché

(transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.

retombée de suie

The soot fallout from a cloud of smoke.

retombée de suies

The soot fallout from a cloud of smoke.

retombées

The event of small airborne particles falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion, etc.

retombées de suie

The soot fallout from a cloud of smoke.

retombées de suies

The soot fallout from a cloud of smoke.

retomber

(intransitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.

rétorquer

To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.

retors

(metaphor) A cunning person.

retouche

A slight correction or adjustment.

retoucher

(idiomatic, transitive) To make slight corrections or adjustments to; to fill in or perfect.

retour

(electronics, cybernetics, control theory, ) The part of an output signal that is looped back into the input to control or modify a system.

retour de bâton

(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.

retour de flamme

(idiomatic, transitive) To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.

retour de manivelle

(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.

retour en arrière

(authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.

retourner

(transitive, obsolete, also, figuratively) To turn upside down; to overturn.

retourner sur ses pas

To retrace one's steps.

rétracter

(ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.

retrait

(baseball) A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fielding team before bouncing, etc.

retraite

(finance) An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes. [from 16th c.]

retraitée

(chiefly, UK, Canada) Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.

retranchement

A fortification constructed of trenches

retrancher

Chiefly followed by from, of, etc.: to omit or remove (a part from a whole); to deduct, to subtract. [15th–19th c.]

retransmettre

(transitive) To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means.

rétrécir

(transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).

rétrécissement

(medicine) Abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body.

retriever

A type of gun dog that retrieves game for a hunter.

rétro-

Back or backward.

rétroaction

(electronics, cybernetics, control theory, ) The part of an output signal that is looped back into the input to control or modify a system.

rétrocaveuse

A piece of excavating equipment, either an integral subassembly or an attachment, consisting of a digging bucket or scoop on the end of an articulated arm, drawn backwards to move earth; used in excavator/digger and backhoe tractors.

rétrocession

The repurchase of something previously sold, especially of stock by the company that issued it.