rabiós
adj
1. furious
2. short-tempered / quick-tempered
3. rabid
El noi havia estat mossegat per un gos <b>rabiós</b>. - The boy had been bitten by a rabid dog.
ració
n
1. (f) portion / helping / serving
2. (f) rations
racional
adj
rational
expr nombre racional
(m) [MAT] rational number
racionalització
n
(f) rationalization / rationalisation (Br.)
rampa
n
1. (f) ramp
2. (f) cramp / charley horse (Am.)
rampant
adj
[heraldry] rampant
raó
n
1. (f) [filos.] reason
2. (f) reason
Tinc les meves raons - I have my reasons
3. (f) [MAT] ratio
4. raons (fpl) words
5. raons (fpl) argument
Buscar (o cercar) raons - To be looking for an argument
expr amb raó
rightly so / with good reason
expr a raó de
at the rate of
expr donar la raó a (algú)
to agree (or say) that (somebody) is right
expr donar raó (d'alguna cosa)
to provide information (or an explanation) about (something)
expr entrar en raó
to see the light
expr estar a raons
to chat / to talk
expr perdre la raó
to lose your mind / to go crazy
expr raó de ser
(f) raison d'être
expr raons d'estat
the national interest
expr sense raó
for no (good) reason
expr tenir raó
to be right
expr ús de raó
age of reason
Des que tinc ús de raó... - (Ever) since I reached the age of reason / for as long as (or as far back as) I can remember...
raonablement
adv
reasonably
ràpid
adj
quick / fast / rapid
rapinyaire
n
(m) bird of prey
rasclet
n
(m) rake
ratolí
n
(m) mouse
expr ratolí de biblioteca
(m) bookworm
real
adj
real
expr nombre real
(m) [MAT] real number
realitat
n
(f) reality
expr en realitat
in fact / in actuality
realitzar
v conj
1. to carry out / to make
2. to fulfil (Br.) / to fulfill (Am.)
Realitzar un somni. - To fulfil(l) a dream.
realització
n
1. (f) carrying out
2. (f) fulfilment (Br.) / fulfillment (Am.)
realment
adv
1. really / truly
2. bitterly
Realment decebut - Bitterly / really disappointed
reapropiació
n
(f) reappropriation
rebre
v conj
1. to receive
2. to welcome
3. to be on the receiving end of
rebut
n
(m) receipt
expr rebut de salari
(m) payslip / wage slip
rebutjar
v conj
1. to reject
2. to turn down
3. [ESPORT] to clear
recalar
v conj
to see landfall
recalcar
v conj
to underline / to emphasize
receptor
n
1. (m) receiver
Receptor de televisió digital - Digibox (Br.) / digital set-top box
2. (m) receptor
recer
n
(m) shelter
recerca
n
(f) research
recinte
n
(m) enclosure
reciprocitat
n
(f) reciprocity
recloure
v conj
to lock up / to imprison
recloure's
recloure'sto shut yourself away
reclusió
n
1. (f) seclusion
2. (f) imprisonment
recollida
n
(f) collection / gathering
expr recollida selectiva
(f) separate collection (of different types of garbage - e.g. organic waste / glass / paper / batteries / medicines)
recollir
v conj
1. to collect / to gather
2. to pick up / to collect
Recollir els nens de l'escola. - To pick the kids up from school / to collect the kids from school.
L'hora de recollir els nens. - Pick up time.
3. to pick up / to tidy up
recompte
n
1. (m) count / tally
2. (m) recount
reconeixement
n
(m) recognition / acknowledgement
expr reconeixement de veu
(m) voice recognition
expr reconeixement mèdic
(m) medical
expr reconeixement òptic de caràcters
(m) optical character recognition / OCR
reconèixer
v conj
to recognize / to acknowledge
record
n
1. (m) recollection / memory
2. (m) souvenir / keepsake
nota: Cosa que recorda algú o alguna cosa.
expr records a (algú)
give my regards to (someone) / say "hi" to (someone) for me
recordar
v conj
1. to remember
2. to remind (somebody of something)
El judici recordava una escena de Hollywood. - The trial was reminiscent of a Hollywood scene.
recordar-se
recordar-seto remember
recorregut
n
(m) journey / route
recórrer
v conj
1. [~ a] to turn to
2. [~ a] to appeal (to)
3. [un trajecte determinat] to cover
4. to go through
recull
n
(m) collection
recuperació
n
1. (f) recovery
2. (f) retrieval
3. (f) salvage
4. (f) rally
recuperar
v conj
1. to recover / to regain / to retrieve / to recoup
2. to salvage
recurs
n
(m) resource
expr recursos naturals
(mpl) natural resources
reduccionisme
n
(m) reductionism
reduccionista
adj
reductionist
n
(m / f) reductionist
referència
n
(f) reference
expr amb (or en) referència a
in (o with) reference to / concerning / regarding
expr de referència
authoritative
reflectir
v conj
to reflect
reflectir-se
reflectir-seto be reflected
reflector
adj
reflective / reflecting
n
1. (m) reflector
2. (m) reflector / reflecting telescope
3. (m) [TRANSP] cat's eye
reflex
n
1. (m) reflection
2. (m) reflex
Tenir bons reflexos - To have good reflexes
adj
1. reflected
2. reflex / (desaprovant) knee-jerk
Una resposta reflexa - A reflex response
reflexionar
v conj
1. to think about
2. to reflect (on / upon)
reflexiu
adj
1. reflective
2. [LING] reflexive
Verb reflexiu - Reflexive verb
Pronom reflexiu - Reflexive pronoun
reg
n
(m) irrigation
expr reg sanguini
(m) blood supply
regal
n
(m) present / gift
expr regal del cel
(m) godsend
regalèssia
n
(f) liquorice / licorice (Am.)
regir
v conj
1. to run / to lead / to manage / to direct / to head
2. to steer / to direct / to guide
3. to be in force
registrar
v conj
to register
registre
n
(m) register
regulador
adj
regulatory
regular
adj
1. regular
2. average / medium
3. so-so (col·loq) / middling
v conj
1. to regulate
2. to regulate / to control
reial
adj
royal
reialesa
n
(f) royalty
reiniciar
v conj
to restart
reinserció
n
(f) reintegration
expr centre de reinserció
(m) halfway house
reivindicació
n
(f) claim / demand
reivindicatiu
adj
protest / activist
Una jornada reivindicativa - A day of protest
Web no oficial i reivindicativa - Unofficial protest website
relació
n
(f) relationship / relation
expr relacions públiques
(fpl) public relations
relatiu
adj
1. relating to / to do with
2. relative
Pronoms relatius - Relative pronouns
relativament
adv
relatively
rellevant
adj
1. outstanding
2. important
remarcar
v conj
1. to highlight / to stress
2. to redial
remei
n
1. (m) remedy / cure
2. (m) solution
expr ésser pitjor el remei que la malaltia
the cure is worse than the disease
expr no hi ha remei
nothing can be done / there's no solution / nobody can do anything about it
expr no tenir més remei
to have no other choice (o option)
remodelació
n
(f) remodelling (Br.) / remodeling (Am.) / reconstruction
Remodelació del govern. - Government reshuffle.
rentable
adj
washable
rentat
n
(m) washing
expr rentat de cervell
(m) brainwashing
expr rentat de diners
(m) money laundering
renunciar
v conj
1. to resign / to stand down / to stand aside
2. to give up / to abandon
reparació
n
(f) repair
reparar
v conj
1. to repair / to fix / to mend
2. to pay attention to
replantejar
v conj
to reconsider
rèplica
n
1. (f) answer / reply
2. (f) replica
3. (f) aftershock
nota: (D'un terratrèmol).
4. (f) [INFORM] mirror
repòs
n
(m) rest
represa
n
1. (f) resumption
2. (f) recapture
representar
v conj
1. to represent
2. to play (a role)
3. to put on / to stage (a play)
reproducció
n
(f) reproduction
Reproducció en temps real - Streaming
repte
n
(m) challenge
requeriment
n
(m) request
requerir
v conj
to require
rera
prep
1. behind
2. after
adv
behind
res
pron
nothing
expr de res
don't mention it
reservat
adj
1. [que guarda reserva] reserved / aloof
2. [secret] restricted / reserved
3. reserved
residència
n
(f) residence
expr residència de gent gran
(f) old peoples' home / old folks' home (col·loq) / nursing home / rest home (Am.)
expr residència d'estudiants
(f) hall of residence (Br.)/ dorm (Am.)
residu
n
1. (m) waste / residue
2. (m) [MAT] remainder
expr residus nuclears
(mpl) nuclear waste
resignar
v conj
to hand over (a post, a position, a responsibility, etc.)
resignar-se
resignar-se[~ a] to resign yourself (to)
resistència
n
1. (f) resistance
2. (f) resistance
resolució
n
(f) resolution
respecte
n
(m) respect
respectuós
adj
respectful
respondre
v conj
1. to respond
2. [~ a] to correspond to
3. [~ de] to vouch for
responsable
n
(m / f) person / man / woman in charge
adj
responsible
responsabilitat
n
(f) responsibility
resposta
n
(f) reply / answer
resta
n
1. (f) rest
2. restes (fpl) remains / leftovers
3. (f) [MAT] remainder
4. (f) [MAT] subtraction
restaurador
n
1. (m / f) restaurant owner / restaurateur (formal)
2. (m / f) restorer
restaurant
n
(m) restaurant
restitució
n
1. (f) return
2. (f) restoration
3. (f) restitution
restituir
v conj
1. [tornar a algú] to return
2. to restore
restricció
n
1. (f) restriction / limit / constraint
2. (f) [MAT] constraint
resultat
n
(m) result / outcome
resum
n
1. (m) summary
2. (m) abridgement (Br.) / abridgment (Am.)
expr en resum
in short
retall
n
1. (m) remnant
2. (m) cutting / clipping
retenir
v conj
1. to retain
2. to hold back / to detain
3. to detain / to arrest
retirada
n
1. (f) withdrawal / retreat
2. (f) retirement
3. (f) removal
retirar
v conj
1. to remove / to take away / to take back
2. to withdraw / to draw back / to pull back
3. to resemble
retirar-se
retirar-seto pull out / to withdraw / to retreat
rètol
n
(m) sign / notice
retornar
v conj
1. to return / to give back
2. to bring (somebody) round
3. [INFORM] to bounce
4. to return / to go back
retrat
n
1. (m) portrait
2. (m) portrayal
expr retrat robot
(m) photofit (Br.) / identikit (Br.) / e-fit (Br.) / composite sketch (Am.)
retrocedir
v conj
to go backwards / to move back / to move backwards / to back up / to take a step back / to fall back
retrocés
n
1. (m) retreat
2. (m) step backwards
3. (m) [d'una arma de foc] recoil
reu
n
1. (m / f) accused / defendant
2. (m / f) offender / culprit
3. (m / f) convicted criminal
reumatòleg
n
(m / f) rheumatologist
reunió
n
1. (f) meeting
2. Reunió (f) Réunion
reunir
v conj
1. to assemble / to put together
2. to gather together / to bring together
Reunir requisits / condicions - To meet requirements / conditions
reunir-se
reunir-seto meet (up) / to get together
revelar
v conj
1. to reveal / to disclose
2. to develop
revelar-se
revelar-seto turn out to be / to prove to be
revisar
v conj
1. to check / to review / to revise / to go over
2. to overhaul
revisió
n
1. (f) revision
2. (f) [MED] check-up
3. (f) service / overhaul
revista
n
1. (f) magazine
Revista del cor - Celebrity (or gossip) magazine
2. (f) review
Passar revista a les tropes - To review the troops
3. (f) [ESPECT.] revue
revolta
n
(f) revolt / uprising
revolució
n
(f) revolution
expr revolució industrial
(f) industrial revolution
revolucionari
n
(m / f) revolutionary
adj
revolutionary
rialla
n
1. (f) laugh / laughter
2. (f) laughing stock / object of ridicule / butt (of everybody's jokes)
expr mitja rialla
(f) smile
expr fer la mitja rialla
to smile
riba
n
1. (f) shore (sea) / bank (river)
2. (f) riverside / seaside
3. (f) currant / gooseberry
ribera
n
(f) shore / shoreline
ric
adj
rich
ricí
n
(m) ricin
riera
n
(f) stream
rígid
adj
rigid
rigor
n
1. (m) strictness / severity / harshness
2. (m) precision / rigour (Br.) / rigor (Am.)
expr de rigor
de rigueur / essential
expr en rigor
strictly speaking
rigorós
adj
strict
rima
n
(f) rhyme
riquesa
n
(f) wealth / riches / affluence
risc
n
(m) risk
ritme
n
1. (m) rhythm / beat
2. (m) [velocitat] pace
expr accelerar el ritme
to speed up
expr afluixar el ritme
to slow down / to slow the pace / to slacken the pace
ritual
n
(m) ritual
adj
ritual
riu
n
(m) river
expr riu amunt
upstream
expr riu avall
downstream
riuada
n
(f) flood
riure
v conj
to laugh
riure's
riure's[~ de] to laugh at
n
(m) laughter
expr qui riu darrer, riu millor
he who laughs last, laughs longest
rival
adj
rival
n
(m / f) rival
roba
n
1. (f) clothes
2. (f) cloth / material
expr haver-hi roba estesa
(expression used as a signal to change topic when there is someone present - often children - who you don't want to hear what you are talking about (literally: 'there is washing hanging out')
expr roba de llit
(f) bed clothes / bed linen
robar
v conj
1. to steal
2. to rob
expr robar amb violència
to mug
robatori
n
(m) robbery / theft
expr robatori amb violència
(m) mugging
roca
n
(f) rock
roda
n
(f) wheel
expr roda de molí
(f) millstone
expr roda de premsa
(f) press conference
rodalia
n
1. (f) surrounding area
2. (m) [TRANSP] local train
rodatge
n
(m) shooting / filming
rodó
adj
round
Taula rodona - Round table
rogenc
adj
reddish
rol
n
(m) role
Roma
n
Rome
expr antiga Roma
(f) ancient Rome
expr tots els camins duen (o porten) a Roma
all roads lead to Rome
romà
adj
Roman
n
(m / f) Roman
expr Imperi Romà
(m) Roman Empire
romanent
n
(m) remainder / remains
romanès
n
1. (m) Romanian
2. (m / f) Romanian
adj
Romanian
romaní
n
(m) rosemary
rosada
n
(f) dew
rotació
n
(f) rotation
expr rotació de personal
(f) (staff) turnover / turnover of staff
ruïna
n
1. (f) collapse
2. ruïnes (fpl) ruins
3. (f) [fig.] [d'un imperi] decline / [d'una persona] downfall
4. (f) financial ruin
expr amenaçar ruïna
to be about to fall down
expr ésser una ruïna
to be a wreck / to be a shadow of your former self
runa
n
1. (f) rubble
nota: (Enderroc).
2. (f) rune
nota: (Escriptura).
ruptura
n
1. (f) rupture / break
2. (f) rift
rústic
adj
rustic / country
expr en rústica
paperback
rutllar
v conj
1. to work
2. to run
Rwanda
n
Rwanda
