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- hasta su regreso. She reserved the room for him until his return. ▲ to keep in reserve Reserve Ud. ese dinero, puede hacerle falta. Keep that money in reserve; you may need it.
○ reservarse to keep for oneself Se reservó el mejor asiento. He kept the best seat for himself.
|| Reservado el derecho de admisión. Catering to a restricted clientele. - resfriado cold (sickness).
- resfriarse to catch cold.
- residencia residence, house; student's boarding house.
- residente [adj] resident.
- residir to reside, live.
- resignarse to be resigned.
- resistencia resistance; strength, stamina.
- resistente strong; resistant.
- resistir to resist, put up resistance Resistieron en la ciudad durante un mes. They resisted in the city for a month.
○ resistirse a to refuse to Se resistió a comer. He refused to eat. - resolución [f] decision, resolution; courage, resoluteness.
- resolver [rad-ch I] to decide Era necesario resolver con toda urgencia. ▲ decision had to be made immediately. ▲ to solve Resolvió el problema. He solved the problem.
○ resolverse to bring oneself to the point (of) No se resuelve a tomar una decisión. He can't bring himself to the point of making a decision. - respaldar to indorse Respalde Ud. este documento. Indorse this document. ▲ to back, support El jefe respaldaba sus actos. The chief supported his actions.
- respaldo back (of a seat).
- respecto ○ (con) respecto a with respect to, with regard to.
- respetable respectable Era un hombre respetable. He was a respectable man. ▲ considerable Le debía una cantidad respetable. I owed him a considerable sum.
- respeto respect.
- respiración [f] respiration Le faltó la respiración. He got short of breath.
- respirar to breathe Respire Ud. fuerte. Breathe deeply.
- responder to answer, respond No respondió riada. He didn't answer anything. ▲ to respond, react Ha respondido muy bien al tratamiento. He responded very well to the treatment. ▲ to be the result, be due Esa ley responde a una necesidad pública. That law's the result of a public need. ▲ to repay, requite.
○ responder de to answer for ¿Quién responde de los daños? Who answers for the damages? ▲ to back (up) ¿Quién responde de él? Who backs him up? - responsable responsible, reliable Es un hombre muy responsable. He's a very responsible man.
○ ser responsable to be in charge Quién es la persona responsable aquí? Who's in charge here? ○ ser responsable de to be responsible for, be to blame for Ese hombre es responsable del incendio. That man's responsible for the fire. - responsabilidad [f] responsibility.
- respuesta answer, reply.
- resquebrajado cracked.
- resta subtraction.
- restar to subtract. ▲ to be left, remain No resta nada que hacer. Nothing remains to be done.
- restaurante [m] restaurant.
- resto remainder, balance, rest Es el resto del dinero. It's the rest of the money. ▲ pile, stack (of chips in playing cards) Le juego mi resto. I bet my pile.
○ echar el resto to do one's best Echó el resto por conseguir trabajo. He did his best to get a job. ○ restos leftovers Esa cocinera sabe aprovechar los restos. That cook knows how to use leftovers. ○ restos (mortales) (mortal) remains Trasladaron los restos al cementerio. They took the remains to the cemetery. - restorán [m] restaurant.
- resuelto (see resolver) determined, resolute Es un hombre muy resuelto. He's a very determined man.
- resultado result.
- resultar to result, turn out La fiesta resultó muy bien. The party turned out very well. ▲ to wear, last ¿Qué traje le ha resultado mejor? Which suit wore better?
- resumen [m] summary, abstract, resume.
○ en resumen in brief, in short. - retener [irr] to withhold Le retuvieron el sueldo aquel mes. They withheld his salary that month. ▲ to keep, remember, retain (in one's mind) No podía retener las fechas en la cabeza. He couldn't remember dates. ▲ to hold, keep Retuvieron aquella colina
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