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- a year. ○ atender a razones to listen to reason. ○ dar razón to give information Se alquila. Darán razón en la portería. For rent. See the janitor for information. ○ tener razón to be right. ○ no tener razón to be wrong. ○ tomar razón de to make a record of.
- razonable reasonable.
- razonar to reason.
- reacción [f] reaction; political conservatism; reactionary force.
○ entrar en reacción to warm oneself, warm up Encendió la estufa para entrar en reacción. He lit the stove to warm himself. - real real, actual La situación real no ha cambiado. The actual situation hasn't changed. ▲ royal Pertenecía a la familia real. He belonged to the royal family. ▲ [m] real (Sp coin worth about 25 cents) Esta revista cuesta un real. This magazine costs one real.
- realidad [f] reality, fact.
- realización [f] realization, execution La realización de los planes durará por lo menos un año. The execution of the plans will take at least a year. ▲ sale El lunes pasado hubo una realización de todas las mercancías. There was a sale of all the merchandise last Monday.
- realizar to accomplish Esto no es difícil de realizar. This isn't hard to accomplish. ▲ to carry out Realizaron el plan con todos sus detalles. They carried out the plan in every detail. ▲ to sell out Realizaron todas las existencias. They sold out all the goods in stock.
- reanimar to cheer up, encourage; to revive.
- rebaja reduction.
- rebajar to reduce, lower Han rebajado un poco los precios. They've reduced the prices a little. ▲ to reduce (in weight) He rebajado diez libras. I've reduced ten pounds.
○ rebajarse to lower oneself No me rebajaré a hacer tal cosa. I won't lower myself to do such a thing. - rebelde rebellious. ▲ [n] rebel.
- recadero, recadera messenger.
- recado message; errand.
- recaída relapse.
- recámara bedroom [Mex].
- recambio ○ pieza de recambio spare part.
- receloso distrustful, suspicious.
- recepción [f] reception, formal gathering La recepción fué muy lucida. It was a very brilliant reception. ▲ reception Les hicieron una recepción muy calurosa. They were given a very warm reception.
- receta prescription (medicine).
○ receta de cocina recipe (cooking). - rechazar to discard, reject, turn down Rechazó la idea de ir al campo. He turned down the idea of going to the country. ▲ to drive back El enemigo fué rechazado a sus posiciones. The enemy was driven back to his positions.
- recibir to receive Recibió Ud. ayer alguna visita? Did you receive any visitors yesterday?
○ recibirse to graduate [Am] Se recibió de doctor. He graduated as a doctor. ○ ser bien (or mal) recibido to be (or not to be) well-taken Fué trial recibida su opinión. His opinion wasn't well-taken. - recibo receipt.
- recién recently, newly Ese café está recién hecho. That coffee hasn't been made very long. ▲ just, recently [Am] Recién me entero. I just found out.
○ recién casados newlyweds. ○ recién llegado newcomer. - reciente new, fresh La pintura estaba reciente. The paint was fresh. ▲ recent ¿Son estas noticias recientes? Is this news recent?
- reclamación [f] reclamation; complaint; claim.
- reclamar to claim Ud. ya no puede reclamar ese dinero. You can no longer claim that money.
○ reclamar en juicio to sue. - reclamo advertising; claim [Am]; decoy.
- recluta [m] recruit, rookie.
- recobrar to recover, regain.
- recoger to get Voy a recoger los papeles que dejé en mi despacho. I'm going to get the papers I left in my office. ▲ to collect Han recogido mucho dinero para la Cruz Roja. They've collected a lot of money for the Red Cross. ▲ to collect, gather up Recoja Ud. todas esas cosas y póngala en orden. Gather up all those things and put them in order. ▲ to pick up Recoja Ud. eso que se te ha caído. Pick up what you dropped. ▲ to take in, shelter Han recogido varios huérfanos. They've taken in several orphans.
○ recogerse to go home, retire Se recoge muy tarde. He keeps late hours.
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