rabí *
n (m) rabbi
pl. rabins

ràbia *
n 1. (f) anger / rage
2. (f) rabies

raça **
n (f) race / breed

raça humana *
n (f) human race

syn. llinatge humà

racial *
adj racial / race

racisme *
n (m) racism

racista *
adj racist

n (m / f) racist

raclet
n (f) raclette

racó **
n (m) corner
pl. racons

radar *
n (m) radar

radi *
n (m) radius

radiació *
n (f) radiation

radiador *
n (m) radiator

radical *
adj radical / extreme

radicalisme *
n (m) radicalism

radicalitzar *
v conj to radicalize / to become more radical

radicalment *
adv radically

ràdio ***
n (f) radio

radioactiu *
adj radioactive
f.s. radioactiva

radioactivitat *
n (f) radioactivity

radiodifusió *
n (f) broadcast

radiofònic *
adj radio
f.s. radiofònica / f.pl. radiofòniques
Programa radiofònic - Radio program

radiografia *
n 1. (f) x-ray / radiograph
2. (f) radiography

radiòleg *
n radiologist
f.s. radiòloga / f.pl. radiòlogues

radiologia *
n (f) radiology

radioteràpia *
n (f) radiotherapy

ràfega *
n 1. (f) [MET] gust
2. (f) burst / hail (of bullets / fire)
pl. ràfegues

raig *
n (m) ray

raïm *
n (m) grapes

rajar *
v conj to pour

rajola *
n (f) tile

ral·li *
n (m) rally (driving)

ram *
n (m) bunch
n.b: 'Ram' means 'bunch' as in 'bunch of flowers'

ramadà *
n (m) Ramadan

ramader **
n (m / f) (livestock) farmer
f.s. ramadera

ramat *
n 1. (m) [ZOOL] flock / herd
2. (m) [RELIG] flock

ranci *
adj rancid / stale
f.s. rància

ranera
n (f) rattle

ranxo *
n (m) ranch

raó *****
n (f) reason
pl. raons
Raó de ser - Raison d'être

raonable **
adj reasonable

rap *
n (m) monkfish

ràpid ****
adj quick / fast / rapid
f.s. ràpida

ràpidament **
adv quickly

raqueta *
n (f) racket
Raquetes de neu - Snow shoes

raqueta de neu *
n (f) snow shoe

raquític *
adj rachitic / puny / scrawny

rar **
adj rare
f.s. rara

rarament *
adv rarely

raresa *
n (f) rarity

rasclet *
n (m) rake

raspall *
n (m) brush
Raspall de dents - Toothbrush

ràster
n (m) raster

rastre *
n (m) trace

rata *
n (f) rat

rata de biblioteca
n (f) bookworm

syn. ratolí de biblioteca

rata-pinyada *
n (f) bat
pl. rates-pinyades

syn. rat-penat

ratificació *
n (f) ratification
pl. ratificacions

ratificar *
v conj to ratify

ratlla *
n (f) line

ratolí
n (m) mouse
pl. ratolins

ratolí de biblioteca
n (m) bookworm

syn. rata de biblioteca

rat-penat *
n (m) bat
pl. rats-penats

syn. rata-pinyada

ratxa *
n 1. (f) spell / period
2. (f) gust

syn. ràfega

rave *
n (m) radish

ravioli
n (m) ravioli

raviolis *
n (m) ravioli

reacció ***
n (f) reaction
pl. reaccions

reaccionar *
v conj to react
Reaccionar a alguna cosa - To react to something

reaccionari *
adj reactionary
f.s. reaccionària

realitat *****
n (f) reality

realitzar *****
v conj to carry out / to make

realment ****
adv 1. really
2. bitterly
Realment decebut - Bitterly / really disappointed

reanimació *
n (f) resuscitation

reanimar *
v conj to resuscitate

rebel·lió *
n (f) rebellion / uprising
pl. rebel·lions

rebombori *
n hullabaloo / fuss

rebost *
n (m) pantry

rebre ****
v conj to receive

rebuig *
n (m) rejection
pl. rebuigs / rebutjos

rebutjar *
v conj to reject

recalcar *
v conj to underline / to emphasize

recaptació **
n 1. (f) takings
2. (f) gate
3. (f) collection

recàrrec *
n (m) surcharge / extra charge

recentment **
adv recently

recepció ***
n (f) reception

recepcionista *
n 1. (m / f) recepcionist
2. (m / f) clerk (hotel)

receptari *
n (m) recipe book

recepta *
n 1. (m) recipe
2. (m) prescription

recerca ****
n (f) research
pl. recerques

recessió *
n (f) recession
pl. recessions

reciclar *
v conj to recycle

reciclat *
adj recycled
f.s. reciclada

reciclatge *
n (m) recycling

reclamació **
n 1. (f) demand
2. (f) claim
pl. reclamacions

reclamar **
v conj to demand

reclús *
n (m / f) prisoner / inmate
pl. reclusos / f.s. reclusa

recollir ****
v conj 1. to collect
2. to gather

recolzament **
n (m) support

recolzar *
v conj to support

recomanació **
n (f) recommendation
pl. recomanacions

recomanar **
v conj to recommend

recompensa *
n (f) compensation / recompense (formal)

recompensar *
v conj to compensate / to recompense (formal)

recompilar *
v conj to recompile

recompte *
n (m) count / tally

reconeixement ****
n (m) recognition / acknowledgement
Reconeixement (òptic) de caràcters - Optical character recognition (OCR)
Reconeixement de veu - Voice recognition

reconeixement mèdic *
n (m) medical

reconèixer *****
v conj to recognize / to acknowledge

reconstrucció **
n (f) reconstruction
pl. reconstruccions

reconstruir *
v conj to reconstruct

reconversió *
n (f) reconversion
pl. reconversions

recopilar *
v conj to compile

rècord *
n (m) record

syn. plusmarca

recordar *****
v conj 1. to remember
2. to remind

recorregut ****
n (m) journey / route

recta final *
n (f) home straight

rectangle *
n (m) rectangle

rectangular *
adj rectangular

recte **
adj 1. straight
Tot recte - Straight on
Angle recte - Right angle
2. honest
f.s. recta

n (m) rectum

rectificar *
v conj to rectify / put right

recull *****
n (m) collection

recuperar ****
v conj to recover / to regain

recurs *****
n (m) resource
pl. recursos

redacció **
n 1. (f) writing / editing
pl. redaccions
2. (f) editorial office

redactar **
v conj to write / to compose / to put together / to edit / to draw up +
Com redactar un currículum...
Convocatòria d'ajuts per a redactar tesis doctorals en català.
Si no s'escull expressament la llengua, el document es redacta en català.


redactor *
n (m / f) editor

redescobrir *
v conj to rediscover

redoblar *
v conj to increase / to intensify / to multiply / to step up

reduir **
v conj to reduce

reemborsament *
n (m) reimbursement / refund

reemborsar *
v conj to pay back / to reimburse

reestructurar *
v conj to restructure / to reorganize

refer *
v conj 1. to redo / to remake
2. to recover / to recuperate

referència ****
n (f) reference
En referència a - In reference to
De referència - Authoritative

referèndum *
n (m) referendum

referent a ***

referir **
v conj to refer
Referir a alguna cosa - To refer to something

refinar *
v conj to refine

refinat *
adj refined
f.s. refinada

reflexologia *
n (f) reflexology
Reflexologia podal - Foot reflexology

reforç *
n (m) reinforcement
pl. reforços

reforçar **
v conj to reinforce

reforma **
n (f) reform

refrany *
n (m) expression / idiom

refredar *
v conj to cool
refredar-se
1. to cool down
2. to catch cold

refugi *
n (m) shelter / refuge

refugiat *
n (m / f) refugee
f.s. refugiada

refús *
n (m) refusal

refutar *
v conj to refute / deny

regal *
n (m) present / gift

regalar *
v conj to give sth as a present

regalimar *
v conj to drip

regany
n reproach / reproval / rebuke

regar *
v conj to water / to irrigate

regatejar *
v conj 1. to haggle / to bargain
2. to dribble

regatista *
n (m / f) yachtsman / yachtswoman

regentar *
v conj to run

règim ***
n (m) regime

regió **
n (f) region
pl. regions

regional **
adj regional

registrar *****
v conj to register

registre *****
n (m) register

regla **
n 1. (f) rule
2. (f) period

reglament **
n 1. rules / regulations
2. guidelines

regnar *
v conj 1. to reign / to rule
2. to prevail

regne **
n (m) kingdom
Regne Unit - United Kingdom

Regne Unit *
n (m) United Kingdom

reguera *
n (f) trail

regularitat *
n (f) regularity
Amb regularitat - Regularly

rehabilitació **
n 1. (f) renovation
pl. rehabilitacions
2. (f) rehabilitation

rehabilitar *
v conj 1. to renovate / to do up (Br.)
2. to rehabilitate

rei **
n (m) king

reiki *
n (m) reiki

reina *
n (f) queen

reincidir *
v conj to reoffend

reintegrament *
n 1. (m) repayment / refund / reimbursement
2. (m) withdrawal

reiterar *
v conj to reiterate

reivindicar *
v conj to demand / to claim

relació *****
n (f) relationship / relation
pl. relacions

relacionar **
v conj to link

relacions públiques *
n (fpl) public relations

relat *
n (m) story / tale

relatiu ***
adj relative
f.s. relativa

religió **
n (f) religion
pl. religions

religiós **
adj religious
pl. religiosos / f.s. religiosa

religiositat *
n (f) religiosity

relíquia *
n (f) relic

relleu **
n (m) relay

rellevància *
n (f) relevance

rellogat
n (m / f) subletter / sublessee
f.s. rellogada

rellotge **
n 1. (m) clock
2. (m) watch

rem *
n (m) rowing

remitent *
n sender

remolatxa *
n (f) beetroot

renda **
n (f) income

renda per càpita *
n (f) per capita income

rendibilitat *
n (f) profitability

rendible *
adj profitable

rendiment **
n (m) performance

rendir *
v conj 1. to hand over
2. to give / to provide +
Amb l'entrenament busquem una millora quantitativa de la funció que realitza el múscul (rendir més).



Rendir homenatge a - To pay homage to
rendir-se
to surrender / to capitulate +
El tracte rebut pels presos capturats o que s'havien rendit a l'Afganistan va generar una profunda preocupació.


renec *
n (m) curse / swearword

renillar
v conj to neigh

renom *
n (m) renown / fame
De renom - Renowned / well-known / famous
De renom mundial - World-famous / world-renowned

renovació **
n (f) renovation / renewal
pl. renovacions

renovar **
v conj to renew / to renovate

rentadora *
n (f) washing machine

rentamans *
n (m) washbasin

rentaplats *
n (m) dishwasher

syn. rentavaixelles

rentar *
v conj to wash

rentat de cervell
n (m) brainwashing

rentavaixelles *
n (m) dishwasher

syn. rentaplats

renúncia **
n (f) renunciation / giving up / abandonment

renunciar *
v conj to resign / to give up / to abandon / to abdicate

renyar *
v conj to tell someone off / to scold / to give someone a ticking off / to give someone a dressing down

reobertura *
n (f) reopening

reobrir *
v conj to reopen

reomplir *
v conj to refill +
Reomplir un cartutx o un tòner costa un 50% del preu de cost inicial (només es paga de nou la tinta).


reordenar *
v conj to rearrange / to reorder

reorganitzar *
v conj to reorganize (Am.) / to reorganise (Br.)

reparar *
v conj to repair / to fix / to mend

repartició *
n (f) distribution

repartiment *
n 1. (m) distribution
2. (m) delivery
3. (m) cast

repartir *
v conj 1. to share out / to distribute
2. to hand out

repàs *
n review / revision

repassar *
v conj to review / to go over

repatriació *
n (f) repatriation

repatriar *
v conj 1. to repatriate
2. to bring / send home

repel·lent *
n repellent
Repel·lent (d'insectes) - (Insect) repellent

adj repellent / obnoxious / vile

repel·lir *
v conj to repel / to fend off / to keep (sth / sb) at bay

repercussió *
n (f) repercussion
pl. repercussions

repercutir *
v conj to affect

repertori *
n 1. (m) index
2. (m) repertoire

repetició *
n (f) repetition
pl. repeticions

repetidament *
adv repeatedly

repetir **
v conj to repeat

replantejament *
n (m) new perspective / reorganization

replegar *
v conj 1. to withdraw
2. to pick up / collect / gather

replet *
adj full / packed (full of)
f.s. repleta

rèplica *
n (f) answer / reply
pl. rèpliques

replicar *
v conj to reply

reportatge **
n (m) report / news story

reposacaps *
n (m) headrest

reposapeus
n (m) footstool / footrest

reposar *
v conj to rest

reprendre **
v conj to resume / to start something up again / to restart

represàlia *
n (f) reprisal

representant ***
n (m / f) representative

representar ****
v conj 1. to represent
n.b: 'Representar' can mean 'to represent' in the sense 'to represent a threat, a problem or a danger', 'to represent a saving, an increase or an investment', 'to represent a percentage, a fraction or a proportion of something', or 'to represent a group, an organization or a country'. It can also mean 'to represent' in the sense 'to symbolize' or 'to depict'.
2. to play (a role)
n.b: 'Representar' can mean 'to play a role' as in 'to play a role in a play / movie' or also, in a more figurative sense (i.e. 'her husband's support played a role in her success' or 'his father played a major role in his decision to leave university').
3. to put on / to stage (a play)

repressió **
n (f) repression
pl. repressions

repressiu *
adj repressive
f.s. repressiva

reprimir *
v conj 1. to repress
2. to supress

reproducció **
n (f) reproduction
pl. reproduccions

reproduir **
v conj to reproduce

reprotxar *
v conj to reproach

reptar *
v conj to challenge

repte ****
n (m) challenge

república **
n (f) republic
pl. repúbliques

República Centreafricana *
n (f) Central African Republic

República Democràtica del Congo *
n (f) (The) Democratic Republic of the Congo

República Txeca *
n (f) Czech Republic

repugnant *
adj repugnant / abhorrent

repulsa *
n (f) disgust

repunt *
n (m) backstitch

repuntar *
v conj to backstitch

reproductor d'MP3 *
n (m) MP3 player

requisit **
n requirement

rere **
adv 1. behind / at the back
2. after

prep 1. behind
2. after

rerefons *
n (m) background / backdrop

res ***
pron nothing

ressaca *
n 1. (f) hangover
2. (f) undertow / undercurrent

resar *
v conj to pray

rescat *
n 1. (m) rescue
2. (m) ransom

rescatar *
v conj to rescue / save

reserva ***
n (f) reservation / booking

reservar *
v conj 1. to reserve / to put aside
2. to reserve / to book

resguard *
n 1. (m) receipt
2. (m) shelter / protection

residència ****
n (f) residence

residència de gent gran *
n (f) old peoples' home / old folks' home / nursing home / rest home (Am.)

syn. residència d'avis

residéncia d'estudiants *
n (f) hall of residence (Br.)/ dorm (Am.)

residir *
v conj to live / reside

residu ****
n (m) waste

residus nuclears *
n (mpl) nuclear waste

resignació *
n (f) resignation
n.b: 'Resignació' means 'resignation' as in 'to resign yourself to something'. 'Resignation' as in 'to quit your job' is 'dimissió"

resistència **
n (f) resistance

resistent *
adj resistant

resistir *
v conj to resist

resoldre ***
v conj to resolve / solve

resolució ****
n (f) resolution
pl. resolucions

respectar **
v conj to respect

respecte ****
n (m) respect

respectiu **
adj respective
f.s. respectiva

respectivament ***
adv respectively

respiració *
n (f) breathing
pl. respiracions

respirar *
v conj to breathe

respondre *****
v conj to respond

responsable *****
n (m / f) person / man / woman in charge

adj responsible

responsabilitat *****
n (f) responsibility

resposta *****
n (f) reply / answer

ressaltar *
v conj to highlight

ressenya **
n resenya 1. (f) review / account / outline
2. (f) review / inspection
n.b: 'Ressenya' means 'review' or 'inspection' in the military sense.

ressorgir *
v conj to reappear / to reemerge / to resurge

ressuscitar *
v conj to resurrect

restablir *
v conjreestablir 1. to re-establish / to resume / to restore
2. to recover

restar **
v conj 1. to stay / to remain / to be left / to have left
2. to subtract

restauració ***
n (f) restoration
pl. restauracions

restaurant ****
n (m) restaurant

restaurar *
v conj to restore

resultat *****
n (m) result / outcome

resum *****
n 1. (m) summary
2. (m) abridgement (Br.) / abridgment (Am.)

expr en resum
in short

resumir **
v conj to summarize / to summarise (Br.)

resumit **
adj abridged
f.s. resumida

retallar *
v conj 1. to cut (out)
Retallar i enganxar - Cut and paste
2. to cut (back)

retard *
n (m) delay

retaule *
n (m) altarpiece

retenció *
n 1. (f) hold-up
2. (f) retention
3. (f) deduction
pl. retencions

retina *
n (f) retina

retirada *
n 1. (f) withdrawal +
El Parlament israelià debat el pla de retirada dels assentaments jueus de Gaza.
El primer ministre japonès rebutja la retirada de les tropes.


2. (f) retirement +
Carlos Sainz anuncia la seva retirada del Mundial de ral·lis.


3. (f) removal +
Taxa per la retirada de vehicles abandonats a la via pública.


retirar **
v conj to take away

retractable
adj retractable

retractació
n (f) retraction

retractar *
v conj to retract

retrat *
n (m) portrait

reunió ***
n (f) meeting
pl. reunions

reunir ***
v conj to meet / to assemble

revés *
n 1. (m) other side / back
2. (m) backhand
3. (m) (heavy) blow +
Després de perdre la feina, la dona li va demanar la separació; va ser un revés molt dur.


al revés *
adv backwards
Duus la camisa posada al revés. - You have your shirt on backwards / you've got your shirt on backwards
Pots lletrejar al revés el mot 'Mississippi'? - Can you spell 'Mississippi' backwards?
No, ho tens al revés; en anglès has de dir 'A rebus substitutes pictures for words' - No, you have / you've got it backwards; in English you must say 'A rebus substitutes pictures for words.'

revifalla *
n (f) revival

revifar *
v conj to revive / to pick up (again)

revisar **
v conj (m) to check / to review / to revise / to go over

revista ****
n (f) magazine

revitalitzar *
v conj to revitalize

revolt *
n (m) bend

revolta **
n (f) revolt / uprising

revolució *
n (f) revolution

revolució industrial *
n (f) industrial revolution

riba ****
n 1. (f) shore (sea) / bank (river)
2. (f) riverside / seaside
3. (f) currant / gooseberry
n.b: The Catalan 'riba' covers the English 'red currant', 'blackcurrant', 'white currant' and 'gooseberry'. They all come from the plant with the Latin name 'Ribes sp.'

syn. grosella

ribera ***
n (f) shore / shoreline

ric **
adj rich
f.s. rica / f.pl. riques

ridiculitzar *
v conj to ridicule / to poke fun at

riera *
n (f) stream

rierol *
n (m) stream / brook

rifa *
n (f) raffle

rígid *
adj rigid
f.s. rígida

rigorós *
adj strict
pl. rigorosos / f.s. rigorosa

rigorosament *
adv strictly

ripollès **
adj of / from Ripoll

n (m / f) (person) from Ripoll
pl. ripollesos / f.s. ripollesa

riquesa **
n (f) wealth

risc ***
n (m) risk
pl. riscos / riscs

ritme **
n (m) rhythm / beat

ritual *
n (m) ritual

adj ritual

riu ***
n (m) river

riure *
v conj to laugh

n (m) laughter

rival *
adj rival

n rival

rivalitat *
n (f) rivalry

roba **
n (f) clothes

robar *
v conj to steal / to burgle

robatori *
n (m) robbery / theft / burglary

robust *
adj robust / solid
f.s. robusta

rocafort
n (m) roquefort

roda **
n (f) wheel

roda de premsa *
n (f) press conference

rodalia *
n (f) surrounding area

Rodes *
n Rhodes

rodó ***
adj round
pl. rodons / f.s. rodona
Taula rodona - Round table

roent *
adj white-hot / blistering

roig ***
adj red

syn. vermell

rol *
n (m) role

rom *
n (m) rum

romandre *
v conj to stay / to remain

romanès *
n 1. (m) Romanian
2. (m / f) Romanian

adj Romanian
pl. romanesos / f.s. romanesa

Romània
n (f) Romania

romàntic *
adj romantic
f.s. romàntica / f.pl. romàntiques

romanx *
n (m) Romansch

ronc *
n (m) snore

roncar *
v conj to snore

ronda *
n (f) round +
El mallorquí ha passat a segona ronda al vèncer el nord-americà Mardy Fish.


rondalla *
n (f) fairy tale / fairy story / children's story

ronya *
n 1. (f) dirt / filth / grime / muck (Br. col.loq)
2. (f) scabies
3. (f) mange
4. (f) scab +
Ronya de la perera, de la pomera, de l'ametller


n.b: "ronya" is used normally for people and plants, for animals usually it's used "sarna", and also for potatoes

ronyó *
n (m) kidney
pl. ronyons

expr costar un ronyó
to cost an arm and a leg / to cost a fortune / to cost a bomb

ros **
adj blond / blonde

n (m / f) blond / blonde
pl. rossos / f.s. rossa

rosa ***
n (f) rose

adj pink

rosella *
n (f) poppy

roser *
n (m) rose bush

rossinyol *
n (m) nightingale

rostre *
n (m) face

syn. cara

rotonda *
n (f) roundabout (Br.) / traffic circle (Am.)

ròtula
n (f) kneecap

rotund *
adj resounding / unequivocal / categorical
f.s. rotunda

rotundament *
adv categorically

roure *
n (m) oak / oak tree

rovell *
n 1. (m) yolk
2. rust

rovellat *
adj rusty
f.s. rovellada

rugós *
adj rough
pl. rugosos / f.s. rugosa

ruixat *
n downpour

ruló
n (m) roller
pl. rulós

rumb *
n (m) direction / course

rumiar *
v conj to ponder / to think over

ruc *
n (m) ass / donkey

adj stupid, dumb

runa *
n (f) rubble

rural ***
adj rural

rus *
n 1. (m / f) Russian
2. (m) Russian

adj Russian
pl. russos / f.s. russa

Rússia *
n (f) Russia

ruta **
n (f) route

rutina *
n (f) routine

rutinari *
adj routine
f.s. rutinària

rutllar *****
v conj 1. to work
2. to run


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