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rebondir: to bounce, rebound; to pick oneself up, to get back on one's feet
rebondissement: rebound, bounce back; plot twist
rebondisses: second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of rebondir
rebonjour: hello again; hi again
rebord: ledge; rim, edge
reborder: to add a new border to, to add a new trim to; to tuck in again
reboucher: to recork, recap, etc. (a bottle); to fill back in, to fill up again (a hole); to stop up
rebouillir: to reboil
rebourrer: to stuff etc again
rebours: churlish, disagreeable
rebours: opposite, reverse
rebouteur: bonesetter
reboutonner: to button up
rebrousser: to brush over
rebrousser chemin: to retrace one’s steps, to turn back
rebroussier: rebel, dissenter, contrarian, naysayer
rebroussier: surly, churlish; rebellious, contrary
rebrûler: to reburn
rebuffade: rebuff
rebut: casting-off, throwing-away; cast-off; scrap, rubbish; scum, dreg; dead letter
rebutant: repulsive, repellent
rebuter: to reject; turn down; to send someone packing; to kick to the curb; to disgust; to put off
rebâtir: to rebuild
rebâtisses: second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of rebâtir
rebâtisseur: rebuilder
recadrage: cropping (of an image); pan and scan (of a video)
recadrer: to crop; to pan and scan; to put a new spin on, send in a new direction; to bring someone to heel; to put someone in their place
recalcification: recalcification
recalcifier: to recalcify
recalculer: to recalculate
recaler: to fail (a test)
recalibrage: recalibration
recalibration: recalibration (a second, subsequent, or corrected calibration)
recalottage: a capping again of someone, a putting of the cap back on someone; a closing again of any oblong or vertical object with its top part, or a covering again of the top of such an object by with what covered it
recalotter: to cap again someone, to put the cap back on someone; to close again any oblong or vertical object with its top part, or to cover again the top of such an object with what was covering it
recapitalisation: recapitalization
recapitaliser: to recapitalize
recapture: recapture
recaser: to refit
recel: fencing, receiving of stolen goods; concealing with intent to defraud
receler: to conceal; to receive (stolen goods); to harbour
receleur: fence, receiver (someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods)
recensement: census (official count of members of a population).; counting, tallying; tally, account (of score or the like).
recenser: to count; to census, to take a census; to identify
recenseur: census taker, enumerator
recension: critique, review; recension
recentrage: refocusing
recentrer: to refocus
recesser: to cease again
recette: recipe; receipts, takings, income; acceptance testing
recetter: to do an acceptance test on
recevabilité: admissibility
recevable: acceptable, admissible; receivable; admissible
receveur: receiver, collector; catcher
recevoir: to receive; to entertain (to welcome guests)
rechange: replacement, spare, change (of clothes)
rechanger: to change again
rechaper: to remould, retread (a tyre/tire)
recharge: refill
rechargeable: rechargeable