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regañar
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remediar
- ○ con regalo in luxury Vivía con regalo. He lived in luxury.
- regañar to scold Siempre me esta regañando. He's always scolding me.
- regaño scolding, reprimand.
- regar [rad-ch I] to water, irrigate.
- regateo bargaining, haggling.
- régimen [m] regime, political system El régimen de aquel país era muy democrático. The political system of that country was very democratic. ▲ diet El médico lo puso a régimen. The doctor put him on a diet.
- región [f] region.
- regir [rad-ch III] to rule, govern ¿Quién rige esos territorios? Who rules those territories? ▲ to be in effect Aun rige ese decreto. That decree's still in effect.
- registrar to search La policía registró su casa. The police searched his house. ▲ to examine (baggage). ▲ to record, keep a record of Registraba en aquel libro las compras y ventas. He kept a record of purchases and sales in that book.
○ registrarse to register (oneself) Es preciso registrarse en el Consulado. You have to register at the Consulate. - regla rule, regulation Tiene Ud. que obedecer las reglas. You have to obey the rules. ▲ ruler (for drawing lines) ¿Puede dejarme la regla? Can you leave me the ruler?
○ en regla in order ¿Todo está en regla? Is everything in order? ○ por regla general as a general rule. - regocijo joy, gladness.
- regreso return, coming or going back.
- regular regular, orderly, regulated Llevaba una vida muy regular. He led a very regular life. ▲ moderate, so-so Esta mañana me siento regular nada más. This morning I only feel so-so.
○ por lo regular as a rule, ordinarily Por lo regular le'veía todos los días. Ordinarily I saw him every day. - regularidad [f] regularity.
- reina queen.
- reinar to reign Luis diez y seis reinó en Francia en el siglo dieciocho. Louis the Sixteenth reigned in France in the eighteenth century. ▲ to prevail, reign Durante la guerra reinó el terror. Terror reigned during the war.
- reino kingdom.
- reir(se) [rad-ch III] to laugh No se ría Ud. Don't laugh.
○ reírse a carcajadas to laugh heartily, guffaw. ○ reírse de to laugh at ¿De qué se ríe Ud.? What are you laughing at? ▲ to make fun of, ridicule Estaban riévdose de él. They were making fun of him. - reja bars, iron window grating.
- relación [f] story, account Toda aquella relación era interesante. The whole story was interesting.
○ con relación a about, with regard to No'sé nada con relación a ese asunto. I don't know anything about that matter. ○ entrar en (or establecer) relaciones con to establish (business) relations with. ○ relaciones relations, dealings No existían entre ellos ningunas relaciones. They had no dealings with each other. ○ tener relación con to have connection with, have relation to Eso no tiene ninguna relación con el asunto que estamos tratando. That has no relation to the subject we're discussing. ○ tener relaciones to have connections Tiene muy buenas relaciones. He has very good connections. - relacionar to relate, connect, establish a relation between En su conferencia relacionó los dos hechos históricos. In his lecture he established a relation between the two historical facts. ▲ to introduce (make acquainted) Mi prima nos relacionó. My cousin introduced us.
○ relacionarse con to have dealings with No se relacione con tales gentes. Don't have any dealings with such people. - relajamiento laxness, laxity, looseness.
- relajo disorder, confusion, mix-up [Am].
- relámpago lightning.
- relatar to relate, tell.
- religión [f] religion.
- religioso religious. ▲ [n] member of a religious order.
- reloj [m] clock, watch.
○ andar (or marchar) como un reloj to be in perfect trim. ○ reloj de pulsera wrist watch. - relucir [-zc-] to shine, glisten, glitter.
- rellenar to refill; to fill up; to stuff.
- relleno stuffed, filled. ▲ [m] stuffing.
○ pimientos rellenos stuffed peppers. - remar to row (a boat).
- remate [m] auction.
○ de remate completely Estaba loco de remate. He was completely crazy. - remediar to remedy, repair Tenemos que remediar el daño. We'll have to repair the damage.
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