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regret
noun, masculine
regret; nostalgia
regrettable
adjective
unfortunate, regrettable
regrettably
to regret; to miss; to wish something had not happened or occurred
regretté
adjective
late (“deceased”)
to reclimb (climb back up)
regroupement
noun, masculine
regrouping, action of regrouping
regroupement familial
noun, masculine
family reunification
to regroup; to group together
rehaussement
noun, masculine
reraising; emphasizing
to reraise, to raise up, raise higher, lift higher; to emphasise
rehausseur
noun, masculine
child safety seat
reichardie
noun, feminine
brighteyes (plant of the genus Reichardia)
reichsmark
noun, masculine
reichsmark
reille
noun, feminine
an old type of simple triangular or diamond-shaped ploughshare
rein
noun, masculine
kidney; small of the back, waist
reine
noun, feminine
queen (a female monarch); queen (a reproductive female animal in a hive)
reine des animaux
noun, feminine
queen of beasts (the lioness)
reine mère
noun, feminine
queen mother
reine-claude
noun, feminine
greengage (plum with greenish-yellow flesh and skin)
reine-des-prés
noun, feminine
meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
reinette
noun, feminine
reinette (group of apple cultivars)
reins
noun, masculine
small of the back; waist
to splash back, splash up; to rebound (sur qqn — on someone); (of glory) to be reflected (sur qqn — on someone)
second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of rejaillir
rejet
noun, masculine
reject, thing (especially a graft) that is rejected or thrown away
rejetable
adjective
rejectable; dismissable
to throw back (a fish, etc.); to discharge, spew out; to reject (an appeal, a lover etc.); to refute (an accusation); to position, place; to jump back, throw oneself back
rejeton
noun, masculine
shoot; offshoot; scion; kid
to join, to join up; to rejoin, join together; to reach (a destination)
rejoneador
noun, masculine
rejoneador
rejouable
adjective
replayable (capable of being played again)
to replay
to rejudge, retry
relai
noun, masculine
post-1990 spelling of relais
relais
noun, masculine
a horse (or team of horses) that transported a rider or coach etc from one staging post to another; a hotel that is used as a stop on long journeys; relay (electromechanical device); relay race
relais d'opinion
noun, masculine
opinion leader, opinion maker
relais suédois
noun, masculine
Swedish relay
to leave again; to let again
relance
noun, feminine
reminder; economic revival, boost
relancement
noun, masculine
relaunch, relaunching
to throw back; to relaunch; to boost, to revive (economically); to reboot (a computer); to restart (an initiative, project, or engine)
relanceur
noun, masculine
One who returns the ball, especially from a serve, e.g. in tennis or volleyball
relaps
adjective
guilty of repeat apostasy; who falls back into error repeatedly
relargage
noun, masculine
salting out
to relate, to recount; to account
relatif
adjective
relative (connected to or depending on something else); relative (depending on an antecedent)
relation
noun, feminine
relation; relationship
relation client
noun, feminine
customer relationship
relation libre
noun, feminine
open relationship (romantic and/or sexual relationship in which the people involved are permitted or tolerated to be available to have additional simultaneous romantic and/or sexual relationships)
relationnel
noun, masculine
the social dimension of something; everything related to interpersonal skills, to relationships, to rapport
relationnel
adjective
relational
relationally
international relations (relationships among countries); international relations, IR (the studies of these relationships)
relative
noun, feminine
relative clause, adjectival clause, adjective clause
relatively
relativisation
noun, feminine
relativization
to relativize; to put into perspective; to put things into perspective
relativisme
noun, masculine
relativism (theory that truth and moral values are relative)
relativiste
adjective
relativistic (all senses)