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relativité
noun, feminine
relativity (quality of what is relative, state of being relative); relativity
general relativity
special relativity
to rewash
relax
adjective
relaxed
relaxant
adjective
relaxing
relaxation
noun, feminine
relaxation
relaxe
adjective
relaxed
relaxe
noun, feminine
relaxation; acquittal
to discharge; to relax
to relay, change horses; to relieve, take over from; to replace; to transmit, relay (information); to take turns, to alternate
relayeur
noun, masculine
relayer, relay racer
relecteur
noun, masculine
proofreader
relecture
noun, feminine
rereading (act of rereading); proofreading
relent
noun, masculine
lingering smell (usually bad); stench; overtone
relevage
noun, masculine
standing up, lifting up; restoration
relevailles
noun, feminine
the churching of a woman; a ceremony at church to bless a woman who has recently given birth; a woman's first time standing back up, or more generally, her period of recovery, after having given birth; assistance provided to the parents of a newborn baby
to stand up (again); to stand, to right (a vehicle etc.); to help (someone) to their feet; to help up; to pull up (socks etc.); to lift, raise (skirt etc.); to put up (hair); to heighten, raise, lift (up); to increase
to be a matter for, be the concern of; to come under (of a department etc.); to be part of; to belong to; to fall under the category of; to be dependent on; to recover from
to take up the gauntlet
releveur
noun, masculine
elevator (muscle); one who takes notes, who records (something)
relevé
adjective
turned up (of collar); rolled up (of sleeves); held up, high; elevated; elevated, lofty, sophisticated; strongly seasoned, spicy
relevé
noun, masculine
statement, summary; bill; list (of addresses etc.); layout; crunch, raise
relevé d'informations
noun, masculine
insurance record
relevé de compte
noun, masculine
bank statement, account statement
relevé de notes
noun, masculine
transcript of records, transcript
relictuel
adjective
relictual
relief
noun, masculine
projection, relief; relief, surface elevation; contrast, definition, offset (against something else); relief
relier
verb
to connect, link, join, relate to; to bind (as a book); to hoop together (as a barrel)
relieur
noun, masculine
bookbinder
religieuse
noun, feminine
nun, female religious; religieuse (pastry)
religiously
religieux
adjective
religious
religieux
noun, masculine
a religious person (man); a religious (a man who is a member of a religious institute or order; a friar, monk, or religious priest)
religiologie
noun, feminine
religiology
religion
noun, feminine
religion
religion révélée
noun, feminine
revealed religion (religion which relies on communication originating directly from a divine being to establish what religious beliefs are authoritative and acceptable)
religiosité
noun, feminine
religiosity, a disposition for the religious, the sacred aspects of life
reliquaire
noun, masculine
reliquary (container)
reliquat
noun, masculine
outstanding amount, balance; rest, remainder
relique
noun, feminine
relic; remnant
relire
verb
to reread, to read again; to proofread, to read through (look for mistakes)
relish
noun, feminine
relish (pickled sauce)
reliure
noun, feminine
binding (the spine of a book where the pages are held together); bookbinding (the process of assembling a book)
relocalisation
noun, feminine
relocalization
to relocate; to onshore (to relocate production, services or jobs to lower-cost locations in the same country)
relocation
noun, feminine
relocation (all senses)
relogement
noun, masculine
relocation, rehousing
to rehouse
to make over
relooking
noun, masculine
makeover
relou
adjective
irritating, frustrating, especially to describe a person
to rerent, relet; to sublet
to shine; especially by reflecting light
reluisant
adjective
shining
to ogle, leer
relâche
noun, masculine
interruption; time off, time out (a break); spring break, March break (a break in the school term, for the winter-spring semester)
relâchement
noun, masculine
slackening
to release
relâché
adjective
loose