rabiós 




adj
1. furious
2. short-tempered / quick-tempered
3. rabid
pl. rabiosos / f.s. rabiosa
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
pl. racions
2. (f) rations
racional 



adj
rational
ramaderia 




n
(f) animal husbandry
rampa 



n
1. (f) ramp
2. (f) cramp
raó 




n
(f) reason
pl. raons
Raó de ser - Raison d'être
ràpid 



adj
quick / fast / rapid
f.s. ràpida
ratolí 



n
(m) mouse
pl. ratolins
realitat 




n
(f) reality
expr en realitat
in fact / in actuality
realitzar 




v conj
to carry out / to make
realment 



adv
1. really / truly
2. bitterly
Realment decebut - Bitterly / really disappointed
rebre 



v conj
to receive
rebutjar 




v conj
1. to reject
2. [SPORT] to clear
n.b: In sporting terms, 'rebutjar' means 'to clear the ball' in the sense 'to kick the ball way into the opposition's half to prevent an attack on goal'.
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
pl. recerques
recinte 




n
(m) enclosure
recloure 




v conj
to lock up / to imprison
recloure's
to shut yourself away
recollida 




n
(f) collection
expr recollida selectiva
separate collection (of different types of garbage - e.g. organic waste / glass / paper / batteries / medicines)
recollir 



v conj
1. to collect
2. to gather
reconeixement 



n
(m) recognition / acknowledgement
Reconeixement (òptic) de caràcters - Optical character recognition (OCR)
Reconeixement de veu - Voice recognition
reconèixer 




v conj
to recognize / to acknowledge
record 




n
1. (m) recollection / memory
2. (m) souvenir / keepsake
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
to remember
recorregut 



n
(m) journey / route
recórrer 




v conj
1. to appeal
2. to cover / to go over
recull 




n
(m) collection
recuperació 




n
1. (f) recovery
2. (f) retrieval
3. (f) salvage
4. (f) rally
pl. recuperacions
recuperar 




v conj
1. to recover / to regain / to retrieve
2. to salvage
recurs 




n
(m) resource
pl. recursos
referència 




n
(f) reference
expr amb (or en) referència a
in (o with) reference to / concerning / regarding
expr de referència
authoritative
reflex 




n
1. (m) reflection
2. (m) reflex
Tenir bons reflexos - To have good reflexes
adj
1. reflected
2. reflex / (desaprovant) knee-jerk
pl. reflexos / f.s. reflexa
Una resposta reflexa - A reflex response
reflexionar 




v conj
to reflect (on / upon)
regalèssia 




n
(f) liquorice / licorice (Am.)
registrar 




v conj
to register
registre 




n
(m) register
reial 




adj
royal
reialesa 




n
(f) royalty
reiniciar 




v conj
to restart
reivindicació 




n
(f) claim / demand
reivindicatiu 



adj
protest / activist
f.s. reivindicativa
Una jornada reivindicativa - A day of protest
Web no oficial i reivindicativa - Unofficial protest website
relació 




n
(f) relationship / relation
pl. relacions
relatiu 




adj
1. relating to / to do with +Informació relativa al conflicte del Kosovo.
2. relative +Ha arribat a una fase de calma relativa amb l'acord de pau que ha suposat la fi de les hostilitats.
f.s. relativa
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 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
pl. remodelacions
Remodelació del govern - Government reshuffle
syn. remodelatge
renunciar 




v conj
to resign / to give up / to abandon / to abdicate
reparació 




n
(f) repair
pl. reparacions
reparar 




v conj
1. to repair / to fix / to mend
2. to pay attention to
repòs 



n
(m) rest
represa 



n
1. (f) resumption
2. (f) recapture
representar 



v conj
1. to represent
n.b: 'Representar' can mean 'to represent' in the sense 'to represent a threat, a problem or a danger', 'to represent a saving, an increase or an investment', 'to represent a percentage, a fraction or a proportion of something', or 'to represent a group, an organization or a country'. It can also mean 'to represent' in the sense 'to symbolize' or 'to depict'.
2. to play (a role)
n.b: 'Representar' can mean 'to play a role' as in 'to play a role in a play / movie' or also, in a more figurative sense (i.e. 'her husband's support played a role in her success' or 'his father played a major role in his decision to leave university').
3. to put on / to stage (a play)
reproducció 




n
(f) reproduction
pl. reproduccions
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
residència 



n
(f) residence
expr residència de gent gran
(f) old peoples' home / old folks' home (col·loq) / nursing home / rest home (Am.)
syn. residència d'avis
expr residència d'estudiants
(f) hall of residence (Br.)/ dorm (Am.)
residu 




n
(m) waste / residue
expr residus nuclears
(mpl) nuclear waste
resolució 



n
(f) resolution
pl. resolucions
respecte 



n
(m) respect
respondre 




v conj
to respond
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
restaurant 



n
(m) restaurant
restricció 




n
1. (f) restriction / limit / constraint
2. (f) [MATH] constraint
resultat 




n
(m) result / outcome
resum 




n
1. (m) summary
2. (m) abridgement (Br.) / abridgment (Am.)
expr en resum
in short
retenir 



v conj
1. to retain
2. to hold back / to detain
3. to detain / to arrest
retirar 




v conj
1. to take away
2. to withdraw
retirar-se
to pull out / to withdraw
retornar 




v conj
1. to return
2. to bring someone round
3. [IT] to bounce
retrat 




n
1. (m) portrait
2. (m) portrayal
expr retrat robot
(m) photofit (Br.) / identikit (Br.) / e-fit (Br.) / composite sketch (Am.)
reumatòleg 




n
(m / f) rheumatologist
f.s. reumatòloga / f.pl. reumatòlogues
reunió 




n
(f) meeting
pl. reunions
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
to meet (up) / to get together
revisar 




v conj
(m) to check / to review / to revise / to go over
revisió 




n
1. (f) revision
2. (f) [MED] check-up
n.b: 'Revisió' means 'check-up' at the doctor's / dentist's / hospital
3. (f) [TRANSP] service
pl. revisions
n.b: 'Revisió' means 'service' in the sense 'I'm taking the car in for a service'
revista 




n
(f) magazine
revolta 




n
(f) revolt / uprising
revolució 




n
(f) revolution
revolucionari 




n
revolutionary
adj
revolutionary
f.s. revolucionària
riba 



n
1. (f) shore (sea) / bank (river)
2. (f) riverside / seaside
3. (f) currant / gooseberry
n.b: The Catalan 'riba' covers the English 'red currant', 'blackcurrant', 'white currant' and 'gooseberry'. They all come from the plant with the Latin name 'Ribes sp.'
syn. grosella
ribera 




n
(f) shore / shoreline
ric 




adj
rich
f.s. rica / f.pl. riques
riera 




n
(f) stream
rígid 



adj
rigid
f.s. rígida
rigorós 




adj
strict
pl. rigorosos / f.s. rigorosa
rima 



n
(f) rhyme
riquesa 




n
(f) wealth / riches / affluence
risc 




n
(m) risk
pl. riscos / riscs
ritme 




n
(m) rhythm / beat
ritual 



n
(m) ritual
adj
ritual
riu 




n
(m) river
Riu amunt - Upstream
Riu avall - Downstream
riure 




v conj
to laugh
n
(m) laughter
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') +Ara ja ho pots explicar, que no hi ha roba estesa.
O sigui que anem amb compte, que hi ha roba estesa.
expr roba de llit
(f) bed clothes / bed linen
robar 




v conj
to steal / to burgle / to rob
roda 




n
(f) wheel
rodatge 



n
(m) shooting / filming
rodó 




adj
round
pl. rodons / f.s. rodona
Taula rodona - Round table
rol 




n
(m) role
romanès 




n
1. (m) Romanian
2. (m / f) Romanian
adj
Romanian
pl. romanesos / f.s. romanesa
rotació 




n
(f) rotation
pl. rotacions
expr rotació de personal
(f) (staff) turnover / turnover of staff
ruptura 



n
1. (f) rupture / break
2. (f) rift
rutllar 




v conj
1. to work
2. to run
