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recomendación
SPANISH-ENGLISH
regalo
- recomendación [f] recommendation.
- recomendar to recommend ¿Me puede Ud. recomendar un buen restaurant? Can you recommend a good restaurant to me? ▲ to recommend, advise Le recomiendo a Ud. que lo haga de prisa. I advise you to do it quickly.
- reconocer to inspect, examine El paciente fué reconocido cuidadosamente. The patient was carefully examined. ▲ to recognize Cuando le vi de nuevo, no le reconocí. When I saw him again, I didn't recognize him. ▲ to acknowledge, admit ¿Reconoce Ud. su falta? Do you acknowledge your mistake? ▲ to acknowledge, be grateful for Estoy reconocido a sus atenciones. I'm grateful for your kindness.
- reconstruir to rebuild, reconstruct.
- recordar [rad-ch I] to remember ¿Recuerda Ud. lo que le dije? Do you remember what I told you? ▲ to remind Me recuerda mucho a su padre. He reminds me very much of his father.
- recorrer to cover, travel Ayer recorrimos diez millas. Yesterday we covered ten miles.
- recorrido route, course, run Ese cartero tiene un recorrido muy largo. That postman has a very long route.
- recorte [m] scrap, cutting; clipping (newspaper).
- recreo recreation.
- recto [adj] straight Todo el camino era recto. The road was straight all the way. ▲ just, fair Era un hombre recto. He was a just man.
○ ángulo recto right angle. - recuerdo remembrance, memory Guardo muy buenos recuerdos de mi amistad con él. I have very happy memories of my friendship with him. ▲ souvenir, memento Estos son recuerdos de nuestro viaje por Italia. These are souvenirs of our trip through Italy.
○ recuerdos regards Dé Ud. recuerdos a su familia de mi parte. Give my regards to your family. - recurso means, argument Empleó todos los recursos para convencerle. He used every argument to convince him.
○ recursos resources, means Estaba materialmente sin recursos. He was practically without means. - red [f] net Los pescadores tendieron la red. The fishermen spread out the net. ▲ snare, trap Cayó en la(s) red(es) que le tendieron. He fell into the snare they set for him.
- redacción [f] editorial staff Entró en la redacción de una revista. He joined the editorial staff of a magazine. ▲ composition La redacción de esta carta es mala. This letter's badly written.
- redactar to compose, frame in writing Esta carta está muy bien redactada. This letter's very well put.
- redondo [adj] round.
○ en números redondos in round numbers. - reducción [f] reduction, decrease.
- reducir [-zc-] to reduce Redujo el presupuesto en su departamento. He reduced the budget in his department.
○ quedar reducido a to be reduced to, be brought to a condition of El edificio quedó reducido a escombros. The building was reduced to rubble. ○ reducir a la obediencia to compel to obey. - reemplazar to replace.
- reexpedir to forward (mail).
- referencia reference ¿Cuáles son sus referencias? What are your references?
○ dar referencias to inform. ○ hacer referencia a to refer to, mention Hizo referenda a un autor muy famoso. He referred to a very famous author. - referir [rad-ch II] to relate Refirió el caso con muchos detalles. He related the matter in great detail.
○ referirse a to refer to ¿A qué se refiere Ud. cuando dice eso? What are you referring to when you say that? - reforma alteration.
○ cerrado por reformas closed for alterations. - refrán [m] proverb, saying.
- refrescar to cool Hay que refrescar el agua. The water must be cooled. ▲ to get cool or cooler Esta refrescando la tarde. The afternoon's getting cooler.
○ refrescar la memoria to refresh one's memory. ○ refrescarse to cool off Vamos a refrescarnos a la sombra de los árboles. Let's cool off in the shade of the trees. - refresco refreshment, cold drink Tomó un refresco para aplacar la sed. He took a cold drink to quench his thirst.
- refrigerador [m] refrigerator.
- refugiarse to take shelter.
- regalar to present, give (gift) ¿Qué me vas a regalar por mi cumpleaños? What are you going to give me for my birthday?
- regalo present, gift Recibió un buen regalo. He received a nice gift.
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