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rester à voir: to remain to be seen (to be as yet unknown)
restituer: to restitute, to restore (return to something's former condition); to bring back, bring back to life; to recreate, to reproduce (create/produce again); to return, to give back (something to its original owner); to restitute, to refund
restitution: restitution
resto: resto, restaurant
resto basket: dine and dash (the act of doing a runner without paying after dining at a restaurant)
restobar: a bar-style restaurant or restaurant-like bar
restocker: to restock
restopub: a pub-style restaurant or restaurant-like pub
restreindre: to restrict, to limit; to restrain
restreint: restricted.; narrow.; sombre, without ostentation.
restrictif: restrictive; restricted
restriction: restriction (limitation; constraint)
restructuration: restructuring, downsizing, rightsizing
restructurer: to restructure
restylage: restyling
resurgisses: second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of resurgir
resve: archaic spelling of rêve
resver: archaic spelling of rêver
resvératrol: resveratrol
retable: retable, reredos
retailler: to recut (to cut again)
retaper: to revamp, refurbish; to retype
retard: delay
retard de langage: language delay
retardataire: late (arriving late); outdated
retardataire: latecomer
retardateur: self-timer (on a camera)
retardation: retardation
retardement: delay
retarder: to retard, slow down; to postpone, put back
reteindre: to redye; to recolor
retendre: to re-tighten
retenir: to retain, hold; to remember; to accept (que that); to uphold; to restrain oneself, hold back
retenir la leçon: to learn one's lesson
retenir ses coups: to pull one's punches, to pull punches
retenir son souffle: to hold one's breath
retenter: to retry, to try again
retentir: to ring, to ring out; to have a strong effect
retentissant: ringing (out); resounding, celebrated
retentissement: echo; repercussion(s), impact
retentisses: second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of retentir
retenu: cautious, moderate, reserved
retenue: restraint; deduction; reservoir; detention
retenuement: cautiously, moderately, reservedly
retester: to retest
retirage: removal
retirer: to take off; to remove (e.g. clothes); to withdraw; to get out; to take out (money); to retire; to remove, to pull out
retirer une épine du pied: to get out of a tight spot, to help out of a jam; to take a weight off someone's shoulders; to be a relief
retisser: to reweave, replait
retomber: to refall, to fall again, to fall back down
retomber en enfance: to fall back into childhood; to regress to childhood; to grow childish; to lapse into second childhood
retomber sur ses pattes: to land on one's feet, to fall on one's feet
retomber sur ses pieds: to land on one's feet, to fall on one's feet
retombée: fallout; spillover, fallout, side effects
retombée de suie: smokefall (soot fallout from a cloud of smoke)
retoquer: to reject, to turn down (especially a proposal); to refuse candidacy to, especially, an exam
retordre: retwist; to twist again
retors: fox (cunning person)
retors: twisted yarn
retors: warped, twisted (multiple times); crafty, wily, tricky