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risquer: to risk, to put at risk; to face, to incur; to run the risk of; to be likely to
risquer gros: to take a big risk; to risk a lot
risquer sa peau: to risk one's neck, to risk life and limb
risqueur: risktaker
risqueur: risktaking
risqué: risky
rissoler: to brown (meat, etc.)
ristourne: discount; rebate
ristourner: to rebate, discount
risée: outburst of laughter; mockery, mocking; laughing stock (an object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed)
risée: small, sudden gust of wind; ripple caused by such
rit: archaic spelling of rite
rital: wop, dago (person of Italian descent)
ritaline: Ritalin
ritardando: ritardando
ritardando: ritardando
rite: rite
rite de passage: rite of passage (ceremony or series of ceremonies to celebrate a passage or transition from one stage of a person’s life to another; any significant event or experience that marks a transition from one stage of a person’s life to another)
ritournelle: refrain (music)
ritualisation: ritualization
ritualiser: to ritualize
ritualisme: ritualism
ritualiste: ritualist
rituel: ritual
rituel: ritual
rituellement: ritually
rivage: bank; shore; coast
rival: rival
rival: rival
rivaliser: to compete
rivalité: rivalry
rive: bank (of a river); shore
rive droite: right bank (the bank to the right of a river when facing downstream); part of a town located on that bank
rive gauche: left bank (the bank to the left of a river when facing downstream); part of a town located on that bank
river: to drive/set a rivet
riverain: riverside (along a river)
riverain: amnicolist; resident (of a specific neighbourhood, square, etc.)
rivet: rivet (mechanical fastener)
riveter: to rivet
rivière: a river (a large, winding stream that flows into a lake, bay, larger river, etc., but not into an ocean or sea)
rivulaire: riparian
rixdale: rixdollar
rixe: brawl, struggle
riz: rice
riz au lait: rice pudding
riz blanc: white rice
riz complet: brown rice, whole-grain rice
riz gluant: sticky rice
riz sauvage: wild rice ("any one of the four species of grasses which form the genus Zizania, which have edible grains and edible stems")
rizicole: rice-growing
riziculteur: rice grower, rice farmer
riziculture: rice growing
rizière: rice paddy
riépa: to bet
roadmap: action plan
roadster: roadster (automobile)
roast-beef: alternative spelling of rosbif
robe: dress, frock; fur, coat (of an animal); wine's colour
robe chinoise: qipao
robe de chambre: dressing gown