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Spanish word	meaning in English	features
r	The 19th letter of the Spanish alphabet	{letter}
R	The 19th letter of the Spanish alphabet	{letter}
ría	mouth of a river, estuary	{f}
rabanito	radish	{m}
rabia	rabies	{f} [pathalogy]
rabia	rage, anger	{f}
rabiar	to have rabies	{v}
rabiar	to rage, to be angry	{v}
rabieta	tantrum	{f}
rabilargo	long tailed	{adj}
rabilargo	blue magpie	{m} [ornithology]
rabino	rabbi	{m}
rabioso	enraged, furious	{adj}
rabioso	rabid (affected with rabies)	{adj}
rabón	lacking a tail	{adj}
rabón	short-tailed, bobtailed	{adj}
rabínico	rabbinical	{adj}
rabo	anus	{m}
rabo	tail	{m}
racha	gust (of wind), squall	{f}
racha	streak (of luck, bad luck)	{f}
Rachêl	Rachel (Biblical character)	{prop} [archaic]
racial	racial	{adj}
racimo	bunch, cluster (usually of grapes, berries or other small fruit)	{m}
ración	portion	{f}
ración	ration	{f}
racional	rational	{adj}
racional	reasonable	{adj}
racionalidad	rationality	{f}
racionalizar	to rationalize	{vt}
racionalmente	rationally	{adv}
racionar	to ration	{v}
racismo	racism	{m}
racista	racist	{adj}
racista	racist	{mf}
racémico	racemic	{adj}
raco	toucan	{m} [Honduras]
radar	radar	{m}
radiación	radiation	{m}
radiación alfa	alpha radiation	{f}
radiación beta	beta radiation	{f}
radiación gamma	gamma radiation	{f}
radiactividad	radioactivity	{f}
radiactivo	radioactive	{adj}
radiador	radiator	{m}
radial	of or pertaining to radio	{adj}
radial	radial	{adj}
radial	radian	{m} [geometry]
radiante	radiant	{adj}
radiar	to radiate	{v}
radicado	based	{adj}
radicado	located	{adj}
radical	radical	{adj}
radical	radical	{m}
radicalización	radicalization	{f}
radicalmente	radically	{adv}
radicar	to be based on	{v}
radicar	to be located at/on	{v}
radicar	to root	{v}
radiólogo	radiologist	{m}
radián	radian	{m}
radio	radio	{f}
radio	radius	{m} [anatomy]
radio	radium	{m} [chemistry]
radio-	radio-	{prefix}
radioactividad	radioactivity	{f}
radioactivo	radioactive	{adj}
radioastronomía	radioastronomy	{f}
radiodifusión	radio broadcast	{f}
radioeléctrico	radioelectric	{adj}
radiografía	radiograph	{f}
radiografiar	to X-ray	{v}
radiolisis	radiolysis	{f}
radiología	radiology	{f}
radón	radon	{m}
RAE	Royal Spanish Academy, based in Madrid, Spain, and the principal institute responsible for regulating the Spanish language	{initialism}
RAE	The authoritative dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy	{initialism}
raer	to scrape	{v}
Rafael	Raphael	{prop} [biblical character]
Rafael	male given name	{prop}
Rafaela	A city in Argentina	{prop}
Rafaela	female given name, feminine form of Rafael	{prop}
raicilla	rootlet	{f}
raigón	root of a tooth	{m}
raigón del Canadá	Kentucky coffeetree	{m}
raja	A slice, splinter	{f}
raja	A slit, crack, gash	{f}
raja	ass (buttocks)	{f} [vulgar]
raja	A cunt	{f} [vulgar, slang]
rajar	to split	{v}
Raúl	male given name, cognate to Ralph	{prop}
ralea	type, sort, kind	{f} [pejorative]
ralentización	A slowing, a slowing down: the action or effect of slowing something down	{f}
rallador	grater	{m}
ralladora	grater	{f}
ralladora	shredder	{f}
rallar	to grate	{v}
rallo	grater	{m}
rama	branch	{f}
ramada	a cluster of branches, foliage	{f}
ramada	a shed or hut made of branches	{f} [Latin America]
ramal	branch (of an organization)	{m}
ramal	exit (of a highway or road)	{m}
ramal	branch line	{m} [rail transport]
ramera	harlot; prostitute	{f} [pejorative]
ramificación	ramification	{f}
ramificar	To have branches	{v}
ramificar	To have ramifications or consequences	{v}
ramificar	To ramify	{v}
Ramira	female given name, female variant of Ramiro	{prop}
Ramiro	male given name, male variant of Ramira	{prop}
ramita	small bunch of flowers. bouquet	{f}
ramita	twig or small stick	{f}
ramón	hackberry (tree or shrub)	{m}
Ramón	male given name, cognate to Raymond	{prop}
Ramón	The letter R in the Spanish phonetic alphabet	{prop}
ramnosa	rhamnose	{f} [carbohydrates]
ramo	bough	{m}
ramo	bouquet	{m}
ramo	branch	{m}
ramo	subject, field, discipline (at school, university etc.)	{m}
Ramona	female given name	{prop}
Ramos	Spanish surname	{prop}
rampa	ramp	{f}
ramplón	generic, average	{adj}
Ramírez	Spanish surname	{prop}
rana	frog	{f}
ranacuajo	tadpole (toad or frog larva)	{m}
ranchera	feminine form of ranchero	{f}
ranchería	cottage (small rural settlement)	{f} [Latin America]
ranchero	rancher	{m}
rancho	ranch	{m}
rancho	shed, barn	{m}
rancio	rancid	{adj}
ranfla	a lowrider	{f} [Chicano]
Rangún	Rangoon (city in Myanmar (Burma))	{prop}
rango	rank	{m}
rango	status, prestige	{m}
ranking	ranking	{m}
ranura	slot or groove	{f}
rapé	snuff	{m}
RAP	Régimen de Aportaciones Privadas	{acronym}
rapadura	Dried sugarcane juice, sold in the form of a brick, common in Latin American countries	{f}
rapar	to rob, steal	{v} [colloquial]
rapar	To crop	{v}
rapar	To shave	{v}
rapaz	of prey (birds)	{adj}
rapaz	rapacious	{adj}
rapaz	bird of prey	{f}
rape	monkfish	{m}
rape	shaving, hair crop	{m}
rapel	rappelling	{m}
rapero	rapper (performer of rap music)	{m}
rapiña	rapine, pillage	{f}
rapidez	speed	{f}
rapista	barber	{mf}
rapsódico	rhapsodic	{adj}
rapsoda	rhapsode	{mf} [historical]
rapsoda	poet, reciter	{mf} [poetic]
rapsodia	rhapsody	{f}
raptar	to kidnap; to abduct	{v}
rapto	abduction; kidnapping	{m}
raptor	kidnapper; abductor	{m}
Raquel	Rachel	{prop} [biblical character]
Raquel	female given name of biblical origin	{prop}
raqueta	racket	{f}
raquis	rachis	{m} [botany, zoology, anatomy, ornithology]
raquitismo	rickets	{m}
raramente	rarely, seldom	{adv}
rarefacción	rarefaction	{f}
rareza	quirkiness, strangeness	{f}
rareza	rareness, rarity	{f}
raro	rare	{adj}
raro	strange or odd	{adj}
rarísimo	superlative form of raro	{adj}
rasca	common, vulgar	{adj} [Chile, colloquial]
rascacielos	skyscraper	{m}
rascar	to scratch	{v}
rasgar	to rend, tear, rip, scratch	{v}
rasgo	act, flourish, stroke	{m}
rasgo	characteristic, feature, trait	{m}
rasguñar	to scratch	{vt}
rasguear	to strum	{v}
rasguño	scratch	{m}
raso	flat	{adj}
raso	having no echelon, rank, etc	{adj}
raso	level	{adj}
raso	satin	{m} [fabrics]
raso	the open; the wild	{m}
raspador	scraper	{m}
raspadura	abrasion; scrape	{f}
raspar	(of clothes, etc) to scratch. To be scratchy	{vi}
raspar	to file down or sand down	{v}
raspar	to scrape	{v}
rasquiña	skin rash	{f} [Dominican Republic, slang]
rastas	dreadlocks	{fp}
rastra	drag (act of dragging)	{f}
rastra	rake	{f}
rastreador	tracker	{m}
rastrear	to trawl	{v}
rastrillar	to harrow	{v}
rastrillo	market; see rastro	{m}
rastrillo	non-electrical razor	{m} [Mexico]
rastrillo	portcullis	{m}
rastrillo	rake	{m}
rastrillo	yard sale, rummage sale	{m}
rastro	offshoot, layer	{m}
rastro	public market, especially El Rastro in Madrid	{m}
rastro	rake	{m}
rastro	sign; trace; vestige	{m}
rastrojo	chaff, cuttings	{m}
rastrojo	stubble in a field after harvest	{m}
rastrojo	weeds	{m}
rasurar	to rake (to use a rake to collect things together)	{v}
rasurar	to shave	{v}
rata	a rat	{f}
ratear	to apportion	{v}
ratear	to steal	{v}
ratero	A petty thief	{m}
raticida	rat poison	{m}
ratificar	to ratify	{v}
Ratisbona	Regensburg (city in Germany)	{prop}
ratito	diminutive form of rato, a short while	{m}
ratón	mouse (input device)	{m} [computing]
ratón	mouse (small rodent)	{m}
rato	a while, a short period of time	{m}
rato	male rat	{m}
rato	mouse	{m}
ratoncito	a little mouse	{m}
ratonera	mousehole	{f}
ratonera	mousetrap	{f}
ratonero común	The buzzard. A bird of prey	{m}
raudal	flood, tide	{m} [figuratively]
raudal	rapid (water)	{m}
raya	dash (punctuation mark)	{f}
raya	limit	{f}
raya	line	{f}
raya	parting	{f}
raya	ray (fish)	{f}
raya	scratch	{f}
rayado	crazy, mad	{adj} [Argentina, Chile, colloquial]
rayado	scratched	{adj}
rayado	skipjack	{m}
rayar	to go crazy	{vr} [colloquial]
rayar	to line, mark	{v}
rayar	to scratch	{v}
rayita	diminutive form of raya, little line	{f}
rayo	a bolt of lightning	{m}
rayo	beam, ray	{m}
rayo alfa	alpha ray	{m}
rayo beta	beta ray	{m}
rayo de sol	sunbeam, sunray	{n}
rayo gamma	gamma ray	{m}
rayo X	X-ray	{m}
raíz	root	{f}
raza	beam of light, ray of light	{f}
raza	breed, strain, lineage	{f}
raza	cleft, fissure	{f}
raza	crack (in horse’s hoof)	{f}
raza	race, ethnicity	{f}
raza	stripe	{f}
raza superior	master race	{n}
raíz cuadrada	square root	{f} [arithmetic]
razón	ratio	{f}
razón	reason	{f}
razón	reasoning	{f}
razón	[with tener] correctness, rectitude	{f}
razonable	reasonable	{adj}
razonablemente	reasonably	{adv}
razonado	reasoned	{adj}
razonamiento	reasoning	{m}
razonar	to reason	{v}
razuradora	razor, razorblade	{f}
róbalo	alternative form of robalo	{m}
rábano	radish	{m}
rábano picante	horseradish	{m}
récord	record	{m}
rúcula	arugula	{f}
Rdguez.	abbreviation of Rodríguez (a Spanish surname)	{prop}
rédito	income	{m} [finance]
rédito	interest	{m} [finance]
rédito	revenue, return, yield (turnover, total sales)	{m} [finance]
re-	again	{prefix}
re-	backwards	{prefix}
re-	Intensification, very	{prefix}
rea	feminine form of reo	{f}
reabrir	to reopen	{v}
reabsorber	to reabsorb	{v}
reacción	reaction	{f}
reacción	reactionary political faction or movement	{f}
reacción	recoil	{f}
reacción química	chemical reaction	{f}
reacción redox	redox reaction	{f} [chemistry]
reaccionar	to react	{v}
reaccionario	reactionary	{adj}
reactivación	revival, recovery, reactivation	{f}
reactivar	to reactivate	{v}
reactivo	reactive	{adj}
reactivo	reagent	{m} [chemistry]
reactor	atomic reactor	{m}
reactor	chemical reactor	{m}
reactor	jet engine	{m}
reactor	rocket engine	{m}
reafirmación	reaffirmation, reassertion, reiteration	{f}
reafirmar	to reaffirm	{v}
reajustar	to adjust	{v}
real	real	{adj}
real	royal	{adj}
real	real (unit of currency)	{n}
Real Academia Española	Royal Spanish Academy, based in Madrid, Spain, and the principal institute responsible for regulating the Spanish language. Often abbreviated RAE	{prop}
realeza	royalty	{f}
realidad	commodity	{f}
realidad	reality	{f}
realimentación	electrical feedback	{f}
realinear	to realign	{v}
realista	realist	{adj}
realista	realistic	{adj}
realista	royalist	{adj}
realista	realist	{mf}
realista	royalist	{mf}
realizable	realizable	{adj}
realización	Completion, process of making something real	{f}
realizar	to carry out; to make real, to realize; to produce	{v}
realmente	really, actually	{adv}
realzar	to highlight	{v}
realzar	to raise; to heighten	{v}
reanimación	reanimation	{f}
reanimar	to reanimate	{v}
reanimar	to revive	{v}
reanudación	resumption	{f}
reanudar	to renew; to resume	{v}
reaparecer	to reappear, show up again	{v}
reapertura	reopening	{f}
reaprovisionamiento	reprovisionment	{m}
reata	A rope; a lasso	{f}
reata	Prick, cock	{f} [Mexico]
reata	Single file	{f}
reavivar	to revive	{v}
rebañar	To mop up (food or sauce, e.g. with bread)	{v}
rebaja	sale (a selling of goods at reduced prices)	{f}
rebajamiento	abasement	{m}
rebajar	to reduce	{v}
rebanada	slice	{f}
rebanar	to slice	{v}
rebaño	flock, herd (animals)	{m} [cattle]
rebaño	flock, herd (conformist)	{m}
rebaño	flock	{m} [religion]
rebasar	to overtake	{v}
rebasar	to surpass	{v}
rebatar	to snatch, to take violently	{vt} [obsolete]
rebatir	to refute or contest	{v}
rebeca	In Spain, a cardigan. A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool	{f}
Rebeca	Rebekah	{prop} [biblical character]
Rebeca	female given name, equivalent to Rebecca	{prop}
rebeco	chamois	{adj}
rebeco	chamois (goat)	{m}
rebelar	to rebel	{vp}
rebeldía	rebelliousness	{f}
rebelde	rebel	{adj}
rebelde	rebellious	{adj}
rebelde	rebel	{m}
rebelión	rebellion	{f}
rebisabuelo	great-great-grandfather	{m}
reblandecer	to soften, tenderize	{v}
rebobinar	to rewind	{v}
rebosar	to overflow	{v}
rebotar	to bounce, ricochet	{v}
rebote	bounce	{m}
rebote	rebound	{m} [sports]
rebozar	to batter	{v}
rebozar	to bread	{v}
rebozar	to cover, muffle	{v}
rebullir	to stir, begin to move	{vir} [or]
rebuscar	to glean	{v}
rebuscar	to root (rummage, root out)	{v}
rebuscar	to seek after	{v}
rebuznar	to bray	{v}
rebuzno	heehaw	{m}
recabador	lobbyist	{m}
recabar	to gather, safeguard, collect	{v}
recabar	to lobby, petition	{v}
recado	message	{m}
recaer	to fall to (as in, blame or responsibility)	{v}
recaer	to relapse	{v}
recalar	to appear	{v}
recalar	to arrive	{v}
recalcar	to drum (review to establish memorization)	{v} [colloquial]
recalcar	to fill completely	{v}
recalcitrante	recalcitrant	{adj}
recalentamiento	reheating	{m}
recalentar	to reheat	{v}
recapacitar	to reflect	{v}
recapazitación	The concept of becoming capable again, retraining, rehabilitation, reeducation	{f}
recapitulación	recapitulation; summary, summarisation/summarization	{f}
recapitular	to recapitulate	{v}
recarga	charge	{f}
recarga	filling	{f}
recarga	reloading	{f}
recargable	rechargeable (able to be recharged)	{adj}
recargar	recharge	{v}
recargar	reload	{v}
recaudación	collection (activity of collecting funds)	{f}
recaudación	revenue (income generated for some treasury by taxation and other means)	{f}
recaudación de fondos	fundraiser	{f}
recaudar	to collect (especially funds)	{v}
recelo	aversion	{m}
recelo	mistrust	{m}
recepción	reception	{f}
recepcionista	receptionist	{mf}
receptáculo	receptacle	{m}
receptivo	receptive	{adj}
receptor	receiving	{adj}
receptor	receiver, receptor, recipient	{m}
recesión	recession	{f}
receso	recess	{m}
receta	prescription	{f}
receta	recipe	{f}
recetar	to prescribe	{v}
recetario	cookbook, recipe book	{m}
recetario	prescription pad	{m}
rechazar	to reject, to turn down	{v}
rechazo	rejection	{m}
rechifla	catcall, boo, jeer, hiss	{f}
rechinado	chirp, squeak, wheek, creak, chirrup, screak	{m}
rechinar	to squeak	{v}
rechistar	To complain, grumble	{v}
rechoncho	squat; short and wide	{adj} [of a person]
recibidor	entrance hall	{m}
recibir	to receive	{v}
recibo	bill	{m}
recibo	receipt (written acknowledgement)	{m}
recibo	living room	{m} [Venezuela]
reciclable	recyclable	{adj}
reciclaje	recycling	{m}
reciclar	to recycle	{v}
reciente	recent	{adj}
recientemente	recently	{adv}
recifeño	From Recife	{adj}
recién	freshly	{adv}
recién	just	{adv}
recién	recently	{adv}
recién nacido	newborn	{adj}
recinto	area, site	{m}
recinto	enclosure (area)	{m}
recinto	pen	{m}
recio	loud	{adj}
recio	Rhaetian, Raetic	{adj}
recio	robust, strong, vigorous	{adj}
recio	aloud	{adv}
recio	vigorously	{adv}
recipiente	vessel, container	{m}
recitar	to recite	{v}
reclamación	reclamation	{f}
reclamar	to hoist taut	{v} [nautical]
reclamar	to resound	{v} [poetic]
reclamar	to claim, to ask for, to demand	{v}
reclamar	to look for (a criminal), to summon (a witness)	{v}
reclamar	to lure (with a decoy or whistle while hunting)	{v}
reclamar	to protest, to complain, to object, to clamor, to reclaim	{v}
reclamar	to re-claim, to recover possession of	{v}
reclame	advertisement	{m} [Latin America]
reclame	publicity	{m} [Latin America]
reclamo	advertisement	{m}
reclamo	complaint	{m}
reclinar	to lean on	{v}
reclinar	to recline	{v}
recluir	to imprison	{v}
recluir	to isolate	{v}
recluir	to shut away, lock away	{v}
reclusión perpetua	a particular kind of sentence of imprisonment in the Philippines, Argentina, and several other countries	{m}
recluso	prisoner	{m}
recluta	recruitment	{f}
recluta	recruit	{mf}
reclutamiento	draft, conscription (system of forcing people to serve in the military)	{f}
reclutar	to hire, recruit	{v}
recámara	bedroom	{f}
recámara	chamber of a gun	{f}
recóndito	recondite, hidden	{adj}
recobrar	to recover, regain	{v}
recocer	to anneal	{v}
recocer	to cook or boil again	{v}
recocer	to overcook	{v}
recodo	twist, turn, bend, elbow (notable curve of a street river etc.)	{m}
recogepelotas	ball boy, ball girl	{mf}
recoger	to collect; to gather; to pick up something previously left behind	{v}
recogida	collection (activity of collecting)	{f}
recogida	harvest	{f}
recogida	pickup	{f}
recolección	collecting	{f}
recolección	gathering	{f}
recolección	harvesting	{f}
recolectar	to collect	{v}
recolector	collector	{m}
recolector	harvester, picker	{m}
recolector furtivo	poacher	{n} [gathering]
recolocación	recollocation	{f}
recombianción	recombination	{f}
recombinación	recombination	{f}
recombinante	recombinant	{adj}
recomendable	recommendable	{adj}
recomendación	recommendation	{f}
recomendar	to recommend	{v}
recomenzar	to recommence	{v}
recompensa	indemnification	{f}
recompensa	reward	{f}
recompensar	to indemnify	{v}
recompensar	to pay	{v}
recompensar	to recompense	{v}
recompensar	to reward	{v}
recomponer	To mend, put back together, fix back	{v}
recompra	repurchase, buyback	{f}
reconciliación	reconciliation	{f}
reconciliar	to reconcile	{v}
reconexión	reconnexion, reconnection	{f}
reconfortante	comforting	{adj}
reconocer	To acknowledge	{v}
reconocer	To recognize	{v}
reconocible	recognizable	{adj}
reconocido	recognized	{adj}
reconocimiento	recognition	{m}
reconocimiento	reconnaissance	{m}
reconquistar	to reconquer	{v}
reconsiderar	to reconsider	{v}
reconstrucción	reconstruction	{f}
reconstruir	to reconstruct	{v}
recontar	to narrate	{v}
recontar	to recount	{v}
reconvertir	to reconvert	{v}
recopilación	accumulation	{f}
recopilación	compendium	{f}
recopilar	to compile	{v}
recordar	to remember	{v}
recordar	to remind	{v}
recordatorio	reminding	{adj}
recordatorio	reminder	{m}
recordatorio	souvenir	{m}
recorrer	to tour	{v}
recorrer	to travel	{v}
recorrido	journey	{m}
recorrido	route	{m}
recortar	to reduce	{v}
recorte	clipping	{m}
recorte	cut	{m}
recorte	snippet, scrap (cut from a newspaper or magazine)	{m}
recostar	to lie down	{vr}
recostar	to lay (put in a horizontal position)	{v}
recíprocamente	reciprocally	{adv}
recíproco	reciprocal (done by each of two people towards the other)	{adj}
recreación	recreation	{f}
recrear	to re-create	{v}
recreativo	recreational	{adj}
recriminar	to recriminate	{v}
recrudecer	to break down again	{v}
recrudecer	to get worse	{v}
recta	straight	{f}
recta	straight line	{f}
rectal	rectal	{adj}
rectangular	rectangular	{adj}
rectificación	rectification	{f}
rectificar	to rectify	{v}
rectitud	rectitude	{f}
rectángulo	rectangle	{m} [geometry]
recto	rectal	{adj} [anatomy]
recto	right (of an angle, etc)	{adj} [geometry]
recto	honest, honorable, upright, righteous, just, fair	{adj}
recto	literal (of a meaning)	{adj}
recto	straight (of a line, etc)	{adj}
recto	rectum	{m} [anatomy]
recto	rectus	{m} [anatomy]
rector	governing, directing	{adj}
rector	rector	{m}
recuadrar	to draw a square around. to box in	{v}
recubrir	to cover; to coat	{vt}
recudir	to come back	{v}
recudir	to pay	{v}
recuento	looking back, or taking stock	{m}
recuento	recount	{m}
recuerdo	memory	{m}
recuerdo	souvenir	{m}
recuperación	recovery	{f}
recuperación	retrieval	{f}
recuperar	to recover	{v}
recurrir	to appeal to	{v}
recurrir	to call on (to request or ask something of a person)	{v}
recurrir	to resort to	{v}
recurrir	to turn to	{v}
recursivo	recursive	{adj}
recurso	appeal	{m} [legal]
recurso	option, choice	{m}
recurso	resort, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety)	{m}
recurso	resource, means	{m}
recurso	writ	{m}
recusación	recusation	{f}
recusar	to recuse	{v}
red	Web, Internet	{f} [computing]
red	net, network	{f}
red	trap, snare	{f}
red	web, mesh	{f}
redacción	drafting (a written work)	{f}
redacción	editing room	{f}
redactar	to draft	{v}
redactor	editor	{m}
redada	catch	{f}
redada	haul	{f}
redada	raid	{f}
redbanc	automated teller machine	{m} [Chile]
redecilla	hairnet	{f}
redecilla	netting; small net	{f}
redecilla	reticulum	{f} [zoology]
redecir	to retell	{v}
redefinir	to redefine	{v}
redención	redemption	{f}
redescubrimiento	rediscovery	{m}
redescubrir	to rediscover	{v}
redil	sheepfold	{m}
redimir	to buy back, to redeem from pawn	{v}
redimir	to free, to exempt	{v}
redimir	to ransom, to liberate	{v}
redimir	to redeem	{v}
redimir	to save from, to free from, to deliver from	{v}
redimir	to win back, to reconquer	{v}
redirigir	to redirect	{v}
redoblante	side drum, snare drum	{m}
redonda	neighbourhood, region	{f}
redonda	pasture	{f}
redondear	to round; to make round	{v}
redondo	round	{adj}
red social	social network	{f}
red social	social networking site	{f}
reducción	reduction	{f}
reduccionismo	reductionism	{m}
reducido	reduced	{adj}
reducidor	fence, middleman (for transactions of stolen goods)	{m} [Latin America]
reducidor silvestre	poacher	{n}
reducir	to reduce	{v}
reductasa	reductase	{f} [enzyme]
reducto	redoubt	{m}
reductor	reductive, reducing	{adj}
reductor	reducing agent, reducer, reductant	{m} [chemistry]
reductor	reducer	{m}
redundancia	redundancy	{f}
redundancia	tautology (expression that features tautology)	{f}
reelección	reelection	{f}
reeleccionista	Of or relating to a reelection	{adj}
reelegir	to reelect	{v}
reelina	reelin	{f} [protein]
reembolsar	to reimburse	{v}
reemplazado	replaced	{adj}
reemplazar	to replace	{v}
reemplazar	to substitute	{v}
reencarnación	reincarnation	{f}
reencuentro	reunion, reencounter	{m}
reenviar	To forward, send on (a message)	{v} [computing]
reenviar	to retransmit	{v}
reescribir	to rewrite	{v}
reestructuración	reorganizing	{f}
reestructuración	restructuring	{f}
reestructurar	to restructure	{v}
reexaminar	to reexamine	{v}
reexpedir	to reissue	{v}
refaccionar	to repair	{v}
refanfinflar	to not give a shit	{v} [slang, pejorative]
referencia	reference	{f}
referendo	referendum	{m}
referente	referring (as in referente a = referring to, regarding)	{adj}
referente	referent	{m}
referente a	referring to, regarding, concerning	{prep}
referir	to refer to	{vr}
referir	to relate	{v}
referir	to report	{v}
referirse	to refer to	{vr}
referéndum	referendum (diplomacy)	{m}
referéndum	referendum (vote)	{m}
refinación	refining	{f}
refinanciar	to refinance	{v}
refinar	to refine	{v}
refinería	refinery	{f}
reflación	reflation	{f} [economics]
reflejar	to reflect	{v}
reflejo	reflection	{m}
reflejo	reflex	{m}
reflexión	reflection	{f}
reflexionar	to reflect	{v}
reflexionar	to consider, think about, ponder	{v} [used with
reflexivamente	reflexively	{adv}
reflexivo	reflexive	{adj}
reformar	to reform	{v}
reformatorio	reformatory	{m}
reformista	reformist	{adj}
reformista	reformist	{mf}
reformulación	A reformulation	{f}
reformular	to reformulate	{v}
reforzar	to reinforce	{v}
refracción	refraction	{f} [optics]
refractar	to refract	{v}
refranero	collection of proverbs	{m}
refrenar	to rein in, to contain	{vt}
refrendar	to endorse	{v}
refreír	to over fry	{v}
refreír	to refry	{v}
refrescante	refreshing	{adj}
refrescar	to refresh	{v}
refrescarse	to cool down	{v}
refresco	cold drink (often soda)	{m}
refresco normal	a non-diet, 600 milliliters soft drink or soda beverage	{m} [Mexico]
refrigeración	refrigeration	{f}
refrigerador	refrigerator	{m}
refrigerante	cooling, refrigerating	{adj}
refrigerante	coolant	{m}
refrigerar	to refrigerate	{v}
refrán	proverb	{m}
refuerzo	reinforcement	{m}
refuerzo	strengthening	{m}
refuerzo	support	{m}
refugiada	feminine form of refugiado	{f}
refugiado	related to refugees	{adj}
refugiado	refugee	{m}
refugiar	to shelter	{v}
refugiarse	reflexive form of refugiar	{vr}
refugio	a refuge	{m}
refugio	safety	{m}
refulgencia	refulgence	{f}
refulgente	refulgent, radiant	{adj}
refundir	to revise, to rewrite	{v}
refunfuñar	to grumble	{v}
refutable	Something that can be refuted	{adj}
refutación	refutation	{f}
refutar	to refute	{v}
regañar	to gripe, complain, whine	{vi}
regañar	to scold	{vt}
regadera	watering can	{f}
regalar	To give, to hand over	{v}
regalar	To regale, entertain	{v}
regalito	diminutive form of regalo	{m}
regaliz	liquorice	{m}
regalón	indulged, pampered	{adj}
regalón	prefered, favorite person or animal	{adj}
regalón	favorite, darling (indulged person)	{m}
regalo	present, gift	{m}
regalonear	to caress	{v} [Chile]
regalonear	to pamper, indulge	{v} [Chile]
regaño	scolding	{m}
regar	to irrigate	{v}
regar	to scatter	{v}
regar	to water	{v}
regasificación	regasification	{f}
regasificador	regasification (attributive)	{adj}
regatear	to race	{v} [nautical]
regatear	to barter	{v}
regatear	to begrudge	{v}
regatear	to haggle over	{v}
regateo	act of bartering or haggling	{m}
regazo	lap (the upper legs of a seated person)	{m}
regüeldo	belch, burp	{m}
regeneración	regeneration	{f}
regenerar	to regenerate	{v}
regentar	to manage	{v}
regidor	Regidor	{m}
regimiento	regiment	{m}
región	region	{f}
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte	Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte	{prop}
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur	Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur	{prop}
regio	stupendous	{adj} [Argentina, Chile, Ecuador]
regio	Monterreyan, born in Monterrey, short form of regiomontano	{adj} [Mexico]
regio	royal	{adj}
regional	regional	{adj}
regioselectividad	regioselectivity	{f} [chemistry]
regir	To rule, govern, be in charge of, reign	{v}
registración	registration (the process of registering for something)	{f} [US]
registrador	A dial, pressure gauge, thermostat, weight, speedometer, or similar control panel	{m}
registrador	A registrar, recorder	{m}
registrador	One that registers, especially for a court, ministry, king, or documents	{m}
registrador	Someone that is well versed in deciphering the various merchandise of a business	{m}
registradora	feminine form of registrador	{f}
registrar	to check in	{vr}
registrar	to examine, to inspect, to search	{v}
registrar	to register, to record	{v}
registro	A registration, record	{m}
registro	A roll, register, logbook, log	{m}
registro audible	a voice stamp	{m}
regla	menstruation, period	{f}
regla	rule	{f}
regla	ruler	{f}
reglamentar	to establish rules for	{v}
reglamentario	Fixed or prearranged time	{adj}
reglamentario	Of a uniform, etc. Regulation	{adj}
reglamentario	Statutory	{adj}
regocijadamente	delightedly	{adv}
regocijado	delighted; overjoyed	{adj}
regocijar	to delight	{v}
regocijo	or by extension an action that leads to this state of mind	{m}
regocijo	widespread joy, jubilation	{m}
regodear	to be fussy	{vp} [colloquial]
regodear	to enjoy	{vp} [colloquial]
regoldar	belch (expel gas loudly or rudely from the stomach through the mouth)	{v}
regresar	to return	{v}
regresivo	backwards	{adj}
regreso	return	{m}
reguera	irrigation ditch	{f}
reguero	irrigation ditch	{m}
reguero	trickle	{m}
reguetón	reggaeton	{m}
regulable	adjustable	{adj}
regulación	adjustment	{f}
regulador	regulator	{m}
reguladora	feminine form of regulador	{f}
regular	common, ordinary, middling, so-so	{adj}
regular	fair, fairly good, average	{adj}
regular	regular	{adj} [grammar]
regular	regular, steady, even	{adj}
regular	to adjust	{v}
regular	to control	{v}
regular	to put in order	{v}
regular	to regulate	{v}
regularidad	regularity	{f}
regularmente	regularly	{adv}
rehabilitación	physical therapy	{f}
rehabilitación	rehabilitation	{f}
rehabilitación	reinstatement	{f}
rehabilitar	to rehabilitate	{v}
rehacer	to redo	{v}
rehén	hostage	{mf}
rehogar	to fry lightly	{v}
rehuir	to avoid	{v}
rehusar	to refuse	{v}
reñido	at odds, quarreled	{adj}
reñido	fought over	{adj}
Reikiavik	Reykjavik	{prop}
reina	queen	{f} [chess]
reina	queen	{f}
reinado	reign	{m}
reinar	to reign; to rule over	{v}
reincidencia	recidivism	{f}
reincidir	to backslide	{v}
reincorporar	to reincorporate	{v}
reiniciar	to reboot	{v}
reiniciar	to recommence	{v}
reiniciar	to reset	{v}
reino	kingdom	{m}
reinona	drag queen (slang: male homosexual)	{f} [slang]
Reino Unido	United Kingdom	{prop}
reinstalar	to reinstall	{v}
reintegrar	to refund	{v}
reñir	to fight	{v}
reñir	to quarrel	{v}
reñir	to scold	{v}
reiteración	reiteration	{f}
reiteradamente	repeatedly	{adv}
reiterar	to reiterate	{v}
reivindicación	claim, demand	{f}
reivindicación	replevin	{f} [legal]
reivindicar	to demand, to claim	{v}
reivindicar	to replevy	{v}
reja	grating, grille	{f}
rejilla	grating	{f}
rejilla	grill	{f}
rejilla	lattice	{f}
rejuvenecer	to rejuvenate	{v}
rejuvenecimiento	rejuvenation	{m}
relé	relay	{m} [electronics]
relación	relation	{f}
relación	relationship	{f}
relacionado	related	{adj}
relacionar	to relate	{v}
relajación	hernia	{f}
relajación	laxity	{f}
relajación	relaxation	{f}
relajación	rupture	{f}
relajado	laid-back	{adj}
relajado	lax	{adj}
relajado	relaxed	{adj}
relajante	relaxing	{adj}
relajar	to relax	{v}
relajo	A ruckus or commotion	{m}
relamido	nice to an excessive degree; overnice	{adj}
relampaguear	to flash (from lightning, etc)	{vi} [impersonal]
relatar	to relate	{v}
relatar	to report	{v}
relatar	to tell	{v}
relativamente	relatively	{adv}
relatividad	relativity	{f}
relativo	relative, comparative	{adj}
relato	report	{m}
relato	story	{m}
releer	to re-read	{v}
relegar	to relegate (banish)	{v}
relevancia	relevance	{f}
relevante	significant, important	{adj}
relevar	to take over for	{v}
relevo	relay	{m} [athletics]
relevo	relief (from duty, watch)	{m}
relicario	reliquary	{m}
relieve	relief (protrusion)	{m}
religión	religion	{f}
religiosamente	religiously	{adv}
religioso	religious	{adj}
relinchar	to whinny, to neigh	{v}
relinchito	diminutive form of relincho whinny	{m}
relincho	neigh	{m}
reliquia	relic	{f}
reliquia	vestige	{f}
rellano	landing (of a staircase)	{m}
rellenar	to pad, to stuff	{v}
rellenar	to refill	{v}
relleno	stuffed	{adj}
relleno	stuffing	{m}
relámpago	flash, glance, sparkle	{m}
relámpago	lightning, bolt	{m}
reloj	clock	{m}
reloj	watch, wristwatch	{m}
reloj atómico	atomic clock	{n}
reloj de agua	water clock	{m}
reloj de arena	hourglass (literally, "clock of sand")	{m}
reloj de bolsillo	pocket watch	{m}
reloj de cuco	cuckoo clock	{m}
reloj de pulsera	wristwatch	{m}
reloj de sol	sundial	{m}
reloj despertador	alarm clock	{m}
relojería	clockmaking	{f}
relojería	clock shop	{f}
relojero	clockmaker	{m}
reloj solar	sundial	{m}
reluciente	shiny, incandescent, glossy	{adj}
relucir	to glisten	{v}
relumbrar	to shine	{v}
reúma	rheumatism	{m} [pathology]
remachar	to smash	{v} [tennis]
remachar	to rivet	{v}
remaduro	over-ripe	{adj}
remanente	remaining	{adj}
remanente	remainder	{m}
remangar	to roll up (sleeves)	{v}
remanso	backwater, still water (area of stagnant water)	{m}
remanso	quiet place	{m}
remar	to paddle	{v}
remarcar	to reiterate, stress, emphasise	{v}
remarcar	to remark	{v}
remarcar	To re-mark	{v}
rematable	auctionable, able to yield profit	{adj}
rematador	auctioneer	{m}
rematar	buy at an auction	{v}
rematar	to perish	{vr}
rematar	to complete	{v}
rematar	to end, bring to an end, terminate	{v}
rematar	to finish off	{v}
rematar	to sell at an auction	{v}
remate	A culmination	{m}
remate	A finishing off or killing	{m}
remate	An end. A tip. A crown	{m}
remate	An ornamental finish	{m}
remate	A shot, or a smash	{m} [sport]
remate	The highest bid in an auction	{m}
remedar	to mimic	{v}
remediación	remediation	{f}
remediar	to remedy	{v}
remedio	amendment (alteration or change for the better)	{m}
remedio	medicine	{m}
remedio	remedy, solution	{m}
Remedios	female given name	{prop}
rememorar	to reminisce	{v}
remendar	to improve, patch, mend, repair, patch up	{v}
remera	feminine form of remero	{f}
remera	T-shirt	{m} [Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay]
remera	remex	{m} [zoology]
remero	oarsman	{m}
remesa	a shipment, or consignment of goods	{f}
remesa	remittance of money	{f}
remiendo	fix, quick fix	{m}
remiendo	patch (for clothing)	{m}
remiendo	patch (on the skin of animals)	{m}
remilgadamente	primly, delicately	{adv}
remilgo	primness	{m}
remirar	to look at again	{v}
remisión	remission	{f}
remitente	sender (someone who sends)	{mf}
remitir	to refer	{v}
remitir	to remit	{v}
remitir	to send, transfer	{v}
remo	oar, paddle	{m}
remodelación	remodeling, renovation	{f}
remodelar	to remodel	{v}
remojar	to steep, to soak	{v}
remolacha	beet (Beta vulgaris)	{f}
remolacha	mangelwurzel	{f}
remolacha	red beet	{f}
remolacha	sugar beet	{f}
remolcar	to tow, take in tow	{v}
remoldear	to remold	{v}
remolino	vortex, whirlpool, cowlick, windmill	{m}
remolonear	to laze about	{v}
remolque	towing	{m}
remonta	a re-mount, a fresh horse to ride on	{f}
remonta	supply of saddle horses (from Southwestern U.S.)	{f}
remontado	A Northern Philippine's tribesman	{m}
remontado	Re-mounted, gone back to the hills or mountains (said of someone who has returned to the wild and left civilization.)	{m}
remontar	to elevate	{v}
remontar	to frighten away	{v}
remontar	to overcome	{v}
remontar	to repair	{v}
remontarse	to date back (to)	{v}
remorder	to feel guilty, remorse	{v}
remordimiento	remorse, prick	{m}
remotamente	distantly	{adv}
remotamente	remotely	{adv}
remoto	remote, far-flung, (at a distance)	{adj}
removedor	remover	{m}
remover	to dismiss	{v}
remover	to disturb, to upset	{v}
remover	to remove, to take away, to move	{v}
remover	to stir (a liquid)	{v}
remuda	an exchange; replacement, alteration	{f}
remunerar	to remunerate	{v}
renacer	to be reborn	{v}
renacimiento	revival	{m}
renacuajo	tadpole (toad or frog larva)	{m}
renalasa	renalase	{f} [protein]
Renato	male given name; René	{prop}
rencor	grudge, rancour, spite	{m}
rencoroso	resentful; rancorous (full of rancor)	{adj}
rendición	surrender	{f}
rendimiento	performance	{m}
rendimiento	yield	{m}
rendir	to make headway	{vi}
rendir	to vomit	{vi}
rendir	to surrender, give in, give up	{vr}
rendir	to yield, pay, submit, pass down	{vt} [ditransitive]
rendir	to conquer	{vt}
rendir	to tire, exhaust	{vt}
renegado	renegade	{m}
renegar	to apostatize	{v}
renegar	to complain	{v}
renegar	to deny vigorously	{v}
renegar	to detest, abhor	{v}
renegar	to swear, blaspheme	{v}
renegociar	to renegotiate	{v}
renglón	line (of text or poetry)	{m}
renguear	to limp	{v}
renina	renin	{f} [enzyme]
renio	rhenium	{m}
reno	reindeer, caribou	{m}
renombre	renown	{m}
renovable	renewable	{adj}
renovación	renovation, renewal	{f}
renovador	renewing, describing renewal	{adj}
renovar	to renovate	{v}
renquear	to limp	{v}
renta	income	{f}
renta	rent	{f}
rentabilidad	profitability	{f}
rentable	profitable, yielding income	{adj}
rentar	to rent	{v}
renuente	resistant to doing something	{adj}
renunciamiento	resignation, abdication	{m}
renunciar	to renounce	{v}
renuncio	contradiction, lie	{m} [colloquial]
renuncio	revoke	{m}
reo	Accused of a crime	{adj}
reo	Found guilty of a crime	{adj}
reo	A turn in a game	{m}
reo	defendant (as in a trial)	{m}
reo	sea trout	{m}
reojo		{m} [only used in, de reojo]
reordenamiento	reorganization	{m}
reordenar	To reorganize; to restructure	{v}
reorganización	reorganization	{f}
reorganizar	to reorganize	{v}
reparación	repair, reparation	{f}
reparar	to stop (make a halt)	{vi}
reparar	to notice, to realize, to become aware	{v}
reparar	to repair	{v}
reparo	demur, demureness, objection	{m}
reparo	repair	{m}
repartidor	deliveryman	{m}
repartidor	distributor, dealer	{m}
repartidor	paperboy	{m}
repartir	to deliver	{v}
repartir	to distribute	{v}
repartir	to share, give out	{v}
reparto	allocation	{m}
reparto	cast	{m}
reparto	delivery (of something)	{m}
repasar	to review	{v}
repaso	review, revision	{m}
repatriar	to repatriate, return to one's country	{v}
repavimentar	to repave	{v}
república	republic	{f}
República Centroafricana	Central African Republic (country in Central Africa)	{prop}
República Checa	the Czech Republic	{prop}
República de China	Republic of China	{prop}
República Democrática del Congo	Congo (country)	{prop}
República de Weimar	Weimar Republic	{prop}
República Dominicana	Dominican Republic	{prop}
República Árabe de Egipto	Arab Republic of Egypt	{prop}
repelente	repulsive, repelling	{adj}
repelente	know-it-all	{m}
repelente	repellent	{m}
repeler	to repel	{v}
repensar	to rethink	{v}
repente	attack, upsurge	{m}
repente	sudden movement	{m}
repentino	sudden	{adj}
repercusión	repercussion	{f}
repercutir	to echo	{v}
repetibilidad	repeatability	{f}
repetible	repeatable	{adj}
repetición	repetition	{f}
repetidamente	repeatedly	{adv}
repetido	repetitive	{adj}
repetir	to repeat oneself	{vr}
repetir	to repeat; to take seconds (meal)	{vt}
repetitividad	repetitiveness	{f}
repetitivo	repetitive	{adj}
repicar	to chop up	{v}
repicar	to peal, to ring	{v}
repiquetear	to squabble, row, tiff	{vr}
repiquetear	to peal, chime (of bells)	{v}
repiquetear	to tap (a surface)	{v}
repiqueteo	chiming, ringing, pealing (of bells)	{m}
repiqueteo	tapping (on e.g. the table)	{m}
repisa	shelf, ledge, mantelpiece	{f}
replantear	to redefine	{v}
replegar	To fall back, retreat	{v}
replegar	To fold repeatedly	{v}
repleto	replete; full	{adj}
replicación	replication	{f}
replicar	to answer, reply, retort, rejoin	{v}
replicón	replicon	{m} [genetics]
repoblar	to repopulate, restock, reforest	{v}
repollo	cabbage	{m}
repollo chino	Chinese cabbage	{m}
reponer	to recover, recuperate	{vr}
reponer	to revive	{vr}
reponer	to reinstate, restore	{v}
reponer	to replace	{vt}
reportaje	report	{m}
reportar	to report	{v}
reportear	to report on	{v}
reportera	(female) reporter	{f}
reportero	reporter	{m}
reposapiés	footstool	{m}
reposar	to repose	{v}
reposición	recovery of health	{f}
reposición	replacement	{f}
repositorio	repository	{m}
reposo	rest	{m}
repostar	to refuel	{v}
repostar	to replenish	{v}
reposte	pantry	{m}
repostería	pastry shop	{f}
repostero	pastry chef	{m}
repregunta	cross-examination	{f} [legal]
repreguntar	to cross-examine	{v}
reprehender	to reprehend, to reprimand	{v}
reprehensible	reprehensible	{adj}
reprehensión	reprehension	{f}
reprender	to reprimand	{v}
reprendiente	reprimanding	{adj}
reprensible	reprehensible	{adj}
reprensión	reprehension	{f}
reprensor	reprehender; one who reprehends	{m}
represa	dam	{f}
represa	damming	{f}
represa	repression	{f}
represalia	reprisal	{f}
represar	to dam	{v}
representable	representable	{adj}
representación	representation	{f}
representador	representing	{adj}
representante	representative	{mf}
representar	to represent	{v}
representativo	representative	{adj}
represión	repression	{m}
represivo	repressive	{adj}
reprimenda	reprimand	{f}
reprimir	to control oneself	{vr}
reprimir	to repress	{vt}
reprobable	reprovable, reproachable	{adj}
reprobación	failure	{f}
reprobación	reprobation, reproval	{f}
reprobar	to flunk, to fail (to pass an exam, curse etc.)	{v} [Latin America]
reprobar	to condemn, disapprove	{v}
reprochable	reproachable	{adj}
reprochar	to reproach	{v}
reproche	reproach	{m}
reproducción	reproduction	{f}
reproducibilidad	reproducibility	{f}
reproducir	to reproduce	{v}
reproducirse	to reproduce	{vr}
reproductivo	reproductive	{adj}
reproductor	reproductive	{adj}
reptar	to challenge someone	{v}
reptar	to crawl	{v}
reptar	to creep	{v}
reptar	to slither	{v}
reptil	reptilian	{adj}
reptil	reptile (a cold-blooded vertebrate)	{m}
reptilianidad	reptilianness	{f}
reptiliano	reptilian	{adj}
republicanismo	republicanism	{m}
republicano	republican	{adj}
republicano	Republican	{adj}
republicano	Republican	{m}
repudiar	to repudiate	{v}
repuesto	spare part	{m}
repugnancia	repugnancy, disgust	{f}
repugnante	disgusting	{adj}
repugnante	repugnant	{adj}
repugnar	to disgust	{v}
repujar	to emboss	{v}
repulsión	repulsion	{f}
repulsivo	repulsive	{adj} [physics]
repulsivo	repulsive, gross	{adj}
repuntar	to recover, rebound	{v}
repunte	recovery	{m} [economics]
reputación	reputation	{f}
reputar	to deem	{v}
requebrar	to flatter, compliment	{v}
requerido	required, needed	{adj}
requerir	To ask for, send for, call for	{v}
requerir	To require, need	{v}
requesón	ricotta	{m}
requetebién	very well, wonderfully, masterfully	{adv} [colloquial]
requiebro	flattering comment	{m}
requinto	requinto; a smaller, higher-pitched version of another instrument	{m} [musical instruments]
requinto	Music played with these instruments	{m}
requinto	riff, solo, run	{m} [music]
requisar	to requisition	{v}
requisito	required, requisite	{adj}
requisito	requirement	{m}
reír	to laugh	{v}
reírse	(reflexive form of reír) to laugh	{vr}
reírse a carcajadas	to laugh out loud, to be in stitches	{v} [colloquial]
res	beef	{f}
res	head of quadrupedal cattle or game	{f}
res	bovine animal	{f} [Latin America]
resaber	to know completely or thoroughly	{v}
resaca	redraft, redrawing	{f} [commerce]
resaca	hangover (illness caused by a previous bout of heavy drinking)	{f}
resaca	dry stream bed	{f} [Mexico, US]
resaca	silt deposit	{f}
resaca	undertow, surf, backwash (outgoing wave)	{f}
resaltador	highlighter	{m}
resaltar	to emphasize	{v}
resarcimiento	compensation	{m}
resarcir	To repay	{vt}
resbaladizo	slippery	{adj}
resbalar	to slide	{v}
resbalón	latch (of a door)	{m}
resbalón	slip, skid	{m}
resbalón	slip-up	{m}
resbaloso	flirtatious	{adj} [Mexico]
resbaloso	slippery	{adj}
rescatar	to rescue	{v}
rescate	rescue	{m}
rescatista	rescuer	{mf}
rescindir	to rescind	{v}
rescoldera	heartburn	{f} [pathology]
rescoldo	embers	{m}
reseña	review	{f}
reseña	sketch, outline	{f}
reseñar	to make a sketch, outline	{v}
reseñar	to review	{v}
resecar	to resect	{v} [surgery]
resecar	to desiccate	{v}
resemblar	to be similar, resemble	{v} [obsolete]
resentido	resentful, bitter (person)	{adj}
resentimiento	resentment	{m}
reserva	a reserve	{f}
reserva	reservation in the sense of an arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance	{f}
reservación	reservation	{f}
reservado	discrete	{adj}
reservado	private	{adj}
reservado	reserved	{adj}
reservar	to book	{v}
reservar	to conceal, to keep secret	{v}
reservar	to exempt, to exonerate	{v}
reservar	to put aside, to set aside	{v}
reservar	to put off, to postpone	{v}
reservar	to reserve, to keep, to save	{v}
resfriado	A cold	{m}
resfriado	The flu	{m}
resfriar	to cool, chill, grow cold	{v}
resfrío	cold (illness)	{m}
resguardar	to safeguard	{v}
resguardarse	to safeguard oneself	{v}
residencia	residence	{f}
residencial	residentiary, residential	{adj}
residente	residing, domiciled, living, resident	{adj}
residente	resident	{m}
residir	to live in; to reside	{v}
residual	residual	{adj}
residuo	remainder	{m}
residuo	residue	{m}
residuo radiactivo	radioactive waste	{m}
resignación	resignation	{f}
resignar	to resign	{v}
resina	resin	{f}
resinoso	resinous	{adj}
resistencia	resistance	{f}
resistente	strong, tough, resistant	{adj}
resistir	to resist	{v}
resistividad	resistivity	{f}
resma	ream (quantity of paper)	{f}
resollar	to snort, gasp	{v}
resolución	resolution	{f}
resolver	to decide	{v}
resolver	to solve	{v}
resonancia	impact	{f}
resonancia	resonance	{f}
resonante	resonant	{adj}
resonar	to echo	{v}
resonar	to resonate	{v}
resondrar	to tell off	{v} [Peru, colloquial]
resoplar	to puff and pant	{vi}
resoplar	to snort	{vi}
resorber	to resorb	{v}
resorcino	resorcinol, resorcin	{m} [organic compound]
resorte	spring (device made of flexible material)	{m}
respaldar	to support	{v}
respaldo	backup	{m}
respaldo	support	{m}
respectabilidad	respectability	{f}
respectar	to respect	{v}
respectivamente	respectively	{adv}
respectivo	respective	{adj}
respecto	relationship	{m}
respetable	considerable	{adj}
respetable	respectable	{adj}
respetar	to respect	{v}
respeto	respect	{m}
respetuosamente	respectfully	{adv}
respetuoso	respectful	{adj}
respingar	to dig in one's heels	{v} [colloquial]
respingar	to ride up, hike up (clothes)	{v} [colloquial]
respingar	to buck, balk (of an animal)	{v}
respingo	start (jump)	{m}
respiración	breath	{f}
respiración	respiration	{f}
respiradero	vent	{m}
respirador	respirator	{m}
respirador	snorkel	{m}
respirar	to breathe	{v}
respiratorio	respiratory, breathing	{adj}
respiro	breath	{m}
resplandecer	to shine brightly, glitter, glow, be resplendant	{v}
resplandeciente	bright; radiant; dazzling	{adj}
resplandor	sheen	{m}
responder	to answer, to reply	{v}
responsabilidad	responsibility	{f}
responsable	answerable	{adj}
responsable	responsible	{adj}
respuesta	reply, response, answer	{f}
resquebrajar	to crack	{v}
resquicio	cleft, crack, slit, crevice (thin long opening)	{m}
resquicio	opportunity, chance	{m} [colloquial]
resquicio	the opening between the door and doorjamb	{m}
resquicio	rest, remainder	{m} [Venezuela]
resquicio	trace	{m} [Venezuela]
resta	subtraction	{f}
restablecer	recover	{v}
restablecer	restore	{v}
restablecimiento	reset, reestablishment	{m}
restallar	to crack	{v}
restallar	to crackle	{v}
restante	remaining (residual)	{adj}
restante	remnant (small portion remaining of a larger thing or group)	{m}
restar	to remain	{vi}
restar	to subtract, to reduce, to deduct	{vt}
restauración	restoration (political)	{f}
restauración	restoration, reconstruction	{f}
restaurado	restored	{adj}
restaurante	restaurant	{m}
restaurar	to restore	{v}
restituir	restore, bring back, return	{v}
resto	rest, remainder	{m}
restorán	restaurant	{m}
restregar	to rub in (irritatingly make a point)	{v} [colloquial, figuratively]
restregar	to scour, rub hard, scrub	{v}
restricción	constraint	{f}
restricción	restriction	{f}
restringido	restricted	{adj}
restringir	to constrain	{v}
restringir	to restrict	{v}
restructuración	restructuring	{f}
restructurar	to restructure	{v}
resucitar	to resuscitate	{v}
resueltamente	decidedly	{adv}
resuelto	determined	{adj}
resuelto	solved	{adj}
resultado	result	{m}
resultar	to result	{v}
resumen	résumé, curriculum vitae	{m}
resumen	summary, abstract	{m}
resumir	to summarize	{v}
resurgimiento	resurgence, reemergence	{m}
resurrección	resurrection	{f}
resveratrol	resveratrol	{m} [organic compound]
retablo	tableau	{m}
retador	challenging	{adj}
retador	defiant	{m}
retaguardia	rearguard	{f}
Retalhuleu	A department of Guatemala	{prop}
retama	Spanish broom, Spartium junceum	{f} [plants]
retar	to defy, challenge	{v}
retar	to scold, reprimand	{v}
retardar	to retard	{v}
retículo endoplasmático	endoplasmic reticulum	{m} [cytology]
reteñir	to redye; to dye again	{v}
retención	retention	{f}
retener	to catch	{v}
retener	to hold	{v}
retener	to hold back	{v}
retener	to retain, keep	{v}
reticencia	reticence, reluctance	{f}
reticente	reticent, reluctant	{adj}
retina	retina	{f}
retinoblastoma	retinoblastoma	{f} [oncology]
retinopexia	retinopexy	{f} [surgery]
retirada	withdrawal	{f}
retirado	withdrawn	{adj}
retirar	to remove	{v}
retirar	to withdraw	{v}
retirarse	to retreat	{v}
reto	challenge, dare	{m}
retoñar	to reappear	{v}
retoñar	to sprout, bud	{v}
retomar	to retake	{v}
retoque	retouching; touch up	{m}
retorcer	to squirm, to wriggle, to writhe	{v}
retorcer	to twist	{v}
retorcer	to wring	{v}
retorcido	kinky	{adj}
retorcido	twisted	{adj}
retornar	to return	{v}
retorno	return	{m}
retorta	retort (flask used in distillation)	{f} [chemistry]
retozar	to become aroused	{v}
retozar	to frolic, to cavort	{v}
retraducir	to re-translate	{v}
retraer	to withdraw, to retract (something)	{v}
retraerse	to withdraw (oneself), to shrink back	{v}
retransmitir	to broadcast	{vt} [Spain]
retransmitir	to retransmit, to rebroadcast	{vt}
retrasado	delayed, retarded	{adj}
retrasado	retarded, moronic, dumb	{adj}
retrasar	to delay	{v}
retraso	delay	{m}
retratar	to portray	{v}
retrato	portrait	{m}
retrete	toilet	{m}
retribución	payment	{f}
retribución	retribution	{f}
retórica	rhetoric	{f}
retórico	rhetorical	{adj}
retroacción	feedback (signal that is looped back to control a system within itself)	{f} [technical]
retroactivamente	retroactively	{adv}
retroalimentación	feedback	{f}
retroceder	to recoil	{vi}
retroceder	to retreat, go back	{vi}
retroceso	backtrack	{m}
retroceso	recoil	{m}
retroceso	retreat	{m}
retroproyector	overhead projector	{m}
retrospectiva	retrospective	{f}
retrospectivamente	in retrospect	{adv}
retrovisor	rear-view mirror	{m}
retumbar	to resound	{v}
reuma	rheumatism	{m} [pathology]
reumático	rheumatic	{adj}
reunido	gathered	{adj}
reunificación	reunification (act of process of reunifying)	{f}
reunificar	to reunify	{v}
reunión	meeting	{f}
reunir	to gather, to bring together, assemble, collect, get together	{v}
reunir	to join, unite	{v}
reunir	to reunite	{v}
reunirse	reflexive form of reunir To meet	{vr}
reusar	to recycle	{v}
reusar	to reuse	{v}
reutilizar	to reutilize	{v}
revalidar	to confirm	{v}
revancha	rematch, return game	{f}
revancha	revenge	{f}
revelación	insight	{f}
revelación	revelation	{f}
revelación	unveiling	{f}
revelado	photographic processing, development	{m}
revelar	to develop photographic film	{v}
revelar	to reveal	{v}
revender	to resell	{v}
revenir	to return, revert	{vi}
revenir	to go bad, spoil, turn sour (of food)	{vp}
revenir	to shrink, reduce	{vp}
revenirse	For baking products, to make bland and rubbery from humidity or heat	{v}
reventa	resale	{f}
reventar	to annoy; hack off	{v} [colloquial]
reventar	to burst (into)	{v} [colloquial]
reventar	to die (to do something)	{v} [colloquial]
reventar	to wear out; knacker	{v} [colloquial]
reventar	to burst, explode, blow up, break	{v}
reventar	to have anal sex	{v} [vulgar] [Spain]
reventón	a cultivar of maize, whose seeds are used for popcorn	{m}
reventón	burst	{m}
reventón	party (social gathering)	{m}
reverberación	reverberation	{f}
reverberar	to reverberate	{v}
reverencia	reverence	{f}
reverenciar	to revere	{v}
reverendo	reverend	{adj}
reversar	to reverse	{v}
reversible	reversible	{adj}
revertir	to revert	{v}
revestimiento	coating	{m}
revestimiento	covering	{m}
revestimiento	panelling	{m}
revestir	to decorate	{v}
revisar	to revise	{v}
revisión	revision	{f}
revista	magazine	{f}
revistar	to review, look over	{v}
revivir	to revive	{v}
revólver	revolver	{m}
revocar	to revoke	{v}
revolcar	to know down, floor	{v}
revolcar	to revolt	{v}
revolcar	to roll around, roll over	{v}
revolcón	roll in the hay	{m} [colloquial]
revolcón	tumble	{m}
revolotear	to revolve around	{v}
revoltijo	jumble, mess, mishmash	{m}
revolución	revolution (act of revolving)	{f}
revolución	revolution (political/social)	{f}
revolucionar	to revolutionize	{v}
revolucionaria	feminine form of revolucionario	{f}
revolucionario	revolutionary	{adj}
revolucionario	revolutionary	{m}
revolver	to consider, to turn over, to ponder	{v}
revolver	to disturb, to stir up, to upset	{v}
revolver	to jumble up, to disarrange	{v}
revolver	to stir, to mix	{v}
revolver	to swing around	{v}
revolver	to turn 360 degrees, to revolve	{v}
revolver	to turn over, to poke about, to rummage around in	{v}
revolver	to wrap, to wrap up	{v}
revés	back, reverse side	{m}
revés	backhand	{m} [tennis]
revés	wrong side	{m}
revuelo	commotion	{m}
revuelo	fluttering	{m}
revuelta	revolt	{f}
revuelto	agitated	{adj}
revuelto	disordered, mixed, in a mess	{adj}
revuelto	scrambled (eggs)	{adj}
rey	king	{m} [chess]
rey	king	{m}
Reyes	Spanish surname	{prop}
Reyes Magos	wise men, Magi	{prop}
rezagado	straggler	{m}
rezagar	to lag behind; fall behind	{vr}
rezagar	To leave behind	{v}
rezar	to pray	{vi}
rezo	prayer	{m}
rezumante	wet, humid	{adj}
RFA	abbreviation of República Federal de Alemania (Federal Republic of Germany)	{prop}
ráfaga	burst or volley of gunfire	{f}
ráfaga	cloud	{f}
ráfaga	sudden flash (of light)	{f}
ráfaga	sudden gust (of wind)	{f}
rígidamente	rigidly	{adv}
rígido	rigid	{adj}
régimen	regime	{m}
rígor mortis	rigor mortis	{m}
rho	rho; the Greek letter Ρ, ρ	{f}
Rhode Island	Rhode Island	{prop}
riña	fight, struggle	{f}
riachuelo	small stream, rivulet	{m}
Riad	Riyadh (capital of Saudi Arabia)	{prop}
riada	flood	{f}
riada	(sudden) overflow of a river watercourse	{f}
Ribadesella	Ribadesella	{prop}
ribera	bank	{f}
ribetear	to bind, to trim	{v}
ribetear	to border, to edge	{v}
ribonucleasa	ribonuclease	{f} [enzyme]
ribonucleico	ribonucleic	{adj}
ribosa	ribose	{f} [carbohydrates]
ribosómico	ribosomic	{adj}
ribosoma	ribosome	{m} [cytology]
ribosomal	ribosomal	{adj}
ribulosa	ribulose	{f} [organic compound, carbohydrates]
ricamente	richly	{adv}
Ricarda	female given name, the feminine form of Ricardo ( Richard )	{prop}
Ricardo	male given name, equivalent to Richard	{prop}
rickrolear	alternative spelling of rickrollear	{v}
rickrollear	to rickroll	{v}
rico	luxurious	{adj}
rico	rich	{adj}
rico	tasty	{adj}
Rico	A masculine nickname for Ricardo	{prop}
ridículo	ridiculous	{adj}
ridículo	ridicule, ridiculousness, laughableness (ridiculous situation)	{m}
ridiculez	ridiculousness	{f}
ridiculizar	to ridicule, laugh at, mock	{v}
riego	irrigation	{m}
riel	ingot, bar	{m}
riel	rail, track (railroad, tram, hardware)	{m}
rienda	rein	{f}
riesgo	chance; risk; the possibility of harm or an unfavorable outcome from random chance	{m}
riesgoso	risky, dangerous	{adj}
rifa	lottery, raffle	{f}
rifar	to raffle off, draw lots	{v}
rifle	rifle	{m}
rifle de aire	air rifle	{m}
rigidez	rigidity	{f}
rigodón	rigadoon	{m}
rigor	rigour	{m}
rigua	food similar to a tortilla often made out of corn	{f} [El Salvador]
riguroso	rigorous	{adj}
rima	consonance	{f}
rima	heap, pile	{f}
rima	(plural) poems, poetry	{f}
rima	rhyme	{f}
rimar	to rhyme	{v}
rimbombante	Flashy; showy; bombastic; ostentatious or overblown	{adj}
rimbombante	Loud, thundering, echoing	{adj}
riñón	kidney	{m}
riñón	kidney ore, hematite	{m}
Rin	Rhine	{prop}
rincón	bit, end	{m}
rincón	corner (inside), angle	{m}
rincón	haven, retreat	{m}
rincón	nook, cosy corner	{m}
rincón	patch, small piece (of land)	{m}
ringar	to injure the hips or loin	{vtr}
rino-	rhino	{prefix}
rinoceronte	rhinoceros	{m}
rinoceronte blanco	white rhinoceros	{m}
rinoceronte de Java	Javan rhinoceros	{m}
rinoceronte de Sumatra	Sumatran rhinoceros	{m}
rinoceronte indio	Indian rhinoceros	{m}
rinoceronte lanudo	woolly rhinoceros	{m}
rinoceronte negro	black rhinoceros	{m}
rinoplastia	rhinoplasty	{f} [surgery]
riojano	Of or relating to La Rioja	{adj}
ripeado	ripped (data storage)	{adj}
riqueza	wealth	{f}
riqueza cultural	cultural wealth (the collection of arts, architecture, etc. that help to define the culture of a region)	{f}
riquísimo	superlative form of rico	{adj}
risa	A laugh	{f}
risible	risible, laughable	{adj}
risotada	guffaw	{f}
ritmo	rhythm	{m}
rito	rite, ritual	{m}
ritual	ritual	{adj}
ritual	rite	{m}
rival	adverse, rival	{adj}
rival	rival	{mf}
rivalidad	rivalry	{f}
rivalizar	to compete	{v}
Rivas	Rivas	{prop}
Rivera	Spanish surname	{prop}
rizado	corrugated, wrinkled	{adj}
rizado	curly	{adj}
rizado	ripply	{adj}
rizado	curliness, curls	{m}
rizado	shirring	{m} [sewing]
rizar	to curl, crinkle, crisp	{v}
rizo	A highlight	{n} [cosmetology]
rizoide	rhizoid	{m} [botany]
rizoma	rhizome	{f}
Rizos	Spanish surname from Greek	{prop}
rímel	mascara	{m}
rémora	burden, difficulty	{f}
rémora	remora (fish)	{f}
rúnico	runic	{adj}
río	river	{m}
ro	rho; the Greek letter Ρ, ρ	{f}
rob	fruit syrup	{m}
robabancos	bank robber	{m}
robacoches	carjacker	{m}
robado	stolen	{adj}
robalo	European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)	{m}
robalo	snook (fish of genus Centropomus)	{m}
robar	to rob	{v}
robautos	car thief	{m}
Roberto	male given name, cognate to Robert. Female equivalent: Roberta	{prop}
roble	oak	{m}
roble	strength	{m}
roble	strong object or person	{m}
Robles	Spanish surname	{prop}
roblizo	robust	{adj}
roblizo	strong	{adj}
robo	robbery	{m}
robot	robot	{m}
robre	obsolete form of roble	{m}
robótica	robotics	{f}
roca	rock	{f}
rocalla	rocaille, rococo	{f}
rocalla	rocks, pebbles; rockery	{f}
roce	contact	{m}
roce	rubbing	{m}
rociar	to spray	{v}
rociar	to sprinkle, spatter	{v}
rock	rock (music style)	{m}
rock pesado	heavy metal	{n}
rocín	(horse) nag	{m}
rocío	dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc)	{m}
rocío	quaff, chug	{m}
rocío	spray	{m}
rocío	sprinkle, shower (brief, light rain)	{m}
Rocío	female given name	{prop}
rocola	jukebox, nickelodeon	{f} [Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Venezuela]
rocoso	rocky (full of, or abounding in rocks)	{adj}
rocoto	rocoto	{m}
rodaballo	turbot	{m}
rodaja	a circular slice	{f}
rodaje	shooting (of a film)	{m}
rodar	to roll, rotate	{vt} [ambitransitive]
rodar	to film	{vt}
Rodas	Rhodes (city)	{prop}
Rodas	Rhodes (island)	{prop}
rodear	to round up	{v}
rodear	to surround	{v}
rodelero	rodelero	{m} [history, military]
rodeo	detour	{m}
rodeo	rodeo	{m}
rodeo	roundabout	{m}
Rodesia	Rhodesia	{prop}
rodesiano	Rhodesian	{adj}
rodesiano	Rhodesian	{m}
rodilla	knee	{f}
rodillera	kneepad	{f}
rodillera	knee patch	{f}
rodillero	knee	{adj} [attributive]
rodillo	inking roller, platen	{m}
rodillo	roller	{m}
rodillo	rolling pin	{m}
rodio	rhodium	{m}
rodocrosita	rhodochrosite	{f}
Rodolfo	male given name, cognate to Rudolph	{prop}
rodopsina	rhodopsin	{f} [protein]
Rodrígez	Common misspelling of Rodríguez	{prop}
Rodríguez	Spanish surname	{prop}
Rodrigo	male given name, cognate to English Roderick	{prop}
roedor	rodent	{m}
roentgenio	roentgenium	{m}
roer	To gnaw	{v}
roer	To pick at	{v}
roer	To wear down	{v}
rogar	to beg	{v}
Rogelio	male given name, cognate to Roger	{prop}
Rojas	Spanish surname	{prop}
rojiblanca	A supporter, player or coach of Athletic Bilbao	{mf} [soccer]
rojiblanca	A supporter, player or coach of Atlético Madrid	{mf} [soccer]
rojiblanca	A supporter, player or coach of Real Sporting de Gijón	{mf} [soccer]
rojizo	reddish	{adj}
rojo	Having the colour red	{adj}
rojo	The colour red	{m}
rol	role	{m}
rollito	diminutive form of rollo	{m}
rollito de primavera	spring roll	{m}
rollo	affair	{m}
rollo	boring talk	{m}
rollo	coil	{m}
rollo	fuckbuddy	{m}
rollo	fuck, shag	{m}
rollo	nonsense, tosh	{m}
rollo	reel	{m}
rollo	roll	{m}
rolo	blind	{m}
Roma	Rome	{prop}
romana	feminine form of romano	{f}
romance	Romance	{adj}
romance	novel	{m}
romance	romance, love affair	{m}
romancear	to translate into a Romance language	{v}
romanización	romanization	{f}
romanizar	to romanize	{vt}
romano	Roman (from or native to the city or empire of Rome)	{adj}
romano	Roman (pertaining to Rome or the Romans)	{adj}
romano	a Roman	{m}
Roma no se hizo en un día	Rome wasn't built in a day	{proverb}
romanzar	to translate into a Romance language	{v}
rombencéfalo	hindbrain	{m}
rombencéfalo	rhombencephalon	{m}
rombo	rhombus	{m} [geometry]
rombododecaedro	rhombic dodecahedron	{m} [geometry]
romboidal	rhomboidal	{adj} [geometry]
romboide	rhomboid	{m} [geometry]
romero	rosemary	{m}
Romero	Spanish surname	{prop}
románico	Romance	{adj}
romántico	romantic	{adj}
romo	blunt	{adj}
rompecabezas	A puzzle	{m}
rompecorazones	heartbreaker	{m}
rompehielos	icebreaker	{m}
rompeolas	breakwater (construction in or around a harbour)	{m}
romper	to break	{v}
romper	to break up, terminate (a relationship, friendship etc.)	{v}
romper el hielo	to break the ice	{v} [idiomatic]
romperse la cabeza	to rack one's brain	{v} [idiomatic]
rompope	A traditional, eggnog-like Mexican drink made with eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla flavoring	{m} [Mexico]
ron	rum	{m}
roncar	to snore	{v}
Roncesvalles	A village in Aragon, Spain, in the Pyrenees, traditionally the site of the death of Roland in the Chanson de Roland.	{prop}
Roncesvalles	Spanish surname	{prop}
roncha	wheal, weal	{f} [medical]
ronco	hoarse, croaky	{adj}
ronco	oink, growl, bark, snarl	{m}
ronda	round	{f}
rondar	to patrol	{v}
ronquido	snore	{m}
ronronear	to purr	{v}
ronroneo	purr	{m}
ronzar	to crunch, munch	{v}
roñoso	avaricious	{adj}
roñoso	filthy	{adj}
roñoso	mean	{adj}
roñoso	scabby	{adj}
ropa	clothing, clothes	{f}
ropa interior	underwear	{f}
ropavejera	feminine form of ropavejero	{f}
ropavejero	ragman	{m}
ropa vieja	ropa vieja	{f}
ropero	closet (for cloth)	{m}
ropero	wardrobe	{m}
roque	rook	{m} [chess]
roquero	Related to rock music	{adj}
roquero	rocker (someone passionate about rock music)	{m}
rorcual	rorqual (whale)	{m}
Ríos	Spanish surname	{prop}
rosa	a rose	{f}
rosa	colour pink	{f}
Rosa	female given name, cognate to Rose	{prop}
rosado	pink	{adj}
rosado	rosé	{adj}
rosal	rose (shrub)	{m}
Rosalía	female given name, cognate to English Rosalie	{prop}
Río San Juan	Río San Juan	{prop}
rosario	rosary	{m}
Rosario	female given name	{prop}
rosbif	roast beef	{m}
rosca	doughnut, bagel	{f}
rosca	doughnut-shaped object	{f}
rosca	screw thread	{f}
rosetón	rose window (circular window)	{m}
rosquilla	doughnut	{f}
rostral	rostral	{adj} [anatomy]
rostro	face	{m}
rotación	rotation	{f}
rotacional	curl	{m} [mathematics]
rotacismo	rhotacism	{m}
rotar	to spin	{v}
roto	broken	{adj}
roto	corrupt, rotten	{adj}
roto	rascal	{adj}
rotonda	rotunda	{f}
rotonda	roundabout	{f}
rotulador	marker, felt-tip (pen)	{m}
rotular	to entitle	{v}
rotular	to label, tag (especially with a rótulo)	{v}
rotundamente	emphatically	{adv}
rotundo	complete, precise	{adj}
rotundo	emphatic	{adj}
rotundo	resounding (success)	{adj}
rotundo	rotund	{adj}
rotundo	rotunda	{adj}
rotura	breakage	{f}
rotura	rupture	{f}
roturadora	road plow, rototiller, rotavator	{f}
roturar	To plow, rototill, rotovate	{v}
Roxana	female given name	{prop}
Roxana	Roxana, the wife of Alexander	{prop}
roza	brushing, scrubbing	{f}
rozadura	scratch	{f}
rozadura	scratchmark	{f}
rozamiento	friction	{m}
rozamiento	rubbing	{m}
rozar	to clear or scrape land	{v}
rozar	to graze	{v}
rápel	rappelling	{m}
rápidamente	rapidly, quickly	{adv}
rápido	rapid, quick	{adj}
rápido	rapidly, quickly	{adv}
réplica	aftershock	{f}
réplica	replica	{f}
réplica	reply	{f}
réplica	retort (sharp or witty response)	{f}
ráppel	rappelling	{m}
réptil	reptilian	{adj}
réptil	reptile (a cold-blooded vertebrate)	{m}
RRHH	recursos humanos - HR (human resources)	{initialism}
RSS de Armenia	Armenian SSR	{prop}
RSS de Azerbaiyán	Azerbaijan SSR	{prop}
rústico	crude, clumsy	{adj}
rústico	rustic	{adj}
rústico	rustic	{m}
rítmico	rhythmic	{adj}
rótula	kneecap, patella	{f} [anatomy]
rótulo	heading	{m}
rótulo	label	{m}
rótulo	sign	{m}
Ruanda	Rwanda	{prop}
ruandés	Rwandan	{adj}
ruandés	Rwandan	{m}
rubí	ruby (gem)	{m}
rubia	feminine form of rubio , blonde	{f}
rubidio	rubidium	{m}
rubio	blond	{adj}
rubio	a blond (or blonde) person	{m}
rubio	gurnard (fish)	{m}
rublo	ruble	{m}
Rubén	male given name	{prop}
Rubén	Reuben (Biblical character and tribe)	{prop}
rubéola	rubella	{f}
ruda	rue (plant)	{f}
rudamente	tactlessly	{adv}
rudimentario	rudimentary	{adj}
rudo	rude, rough, crude, rugged	{adj}
rueda	wheel	{f}
rueda de Chicago	Ferris wheel	{n}
rueda de la fortuna	Ferris wheel	{n}
rueda del ratón	Mouse wheel	{f} [computing]
rueda de prensa	press conference, news conference	{f}
rueda Ferris	Ferris wheel	{n}
rueda moscovita	Ferris wheel	{n}
ruedo	hem of a garment	{m}
rufián	pimp, panderer	{m}
rufián	villain, ruffian	{m}
rugir	to bellow	{v}
rugir	to roar	{v}
rugir	to rumble	{v}
ruibarbo	rhubarb (any plant of the genus Rheum)	{m}
ruido	noise	{m}
ruido	sound	{m}
ruidosamente	loudly, noisily	{adv}
ruidoso	loud, noisy	{adj}
ruina	decline, downfall	{f}
ruina	(plural) ruins	{f}
ruina	ruin, decay, wreck (also figurative)	{f}
ruinar	to destroy, ruin	{v}
ruindad	smallness, lowliness	{f}
ruindad	vileness, despicableness	{f}
ruinoso	dilapidated	{adj}
ruinoso	ruinous, disastrous (of a negotion)	{adj}
ruiseñor	nightingale	{m}
ruiseñor bastardo	Cetti's warbler, a small bird	{m}
rular	to chuck, pass, lob	{v} [colloquial]
rular	to go round	{v}
ruleta	roulette	{f}
rumana	feminine form of rumano	{f}
Rumanía	Romania (south-eastern European country)	{prop}
Rumania	Romania	{prop}
rumano	Romanian (from or native to Romania)	{adj}
rumano	Romanian (pertaining to Romania)	{adj}
rumano	a Romanian person	{m}
rumano	the Romanian language	{prop}
rumba	rumba (Cuban dance)	{f}
rumbear	to party	{v} [Cuba, Guatemala, Hunduras, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela]
rumbear	to dance rumba	{v} [Cuba]
rumbo	course	{m}
rumbo	heading, bearing	{m}
rumboso	lavish, generous	{adj}
rumboso	pompous	{adj}
rumiante	ruminant	{adj}
rumiante	ruminant	{m}
rumiar	to ponder, to ruminate	{v}
rumor	murmur	{m}
rumor	rumor	{m}
rumorar	to rumor	{v} [Latin America]
rumorear	to rumble	{vi}
rumorear	to rumor	{vp}
Ruán	Rouen (a city in France)	{prop}
runa	rune	{f}
runa	man	{m} [colloquial, in Quechua communities]
runo	runic	{adj} [rare]
runrún	humming, hum	{m}
rupestre	(of or pertaining to a) cave	{adj}
rupia	rupee	{f}
ruptura	breaking-off	{f}
ruptura	rupture	{f}
rural	rural	{adj}
rusa	feminine form of ruso	{f}
Rusia	Russia	{prop}
ruso	Russian	{adj}
ruso	Russian person	{m}
ruso-	Russo-	{prefix}
ruso	Russian language	{prop}
rusticidad	coarseness	{f}
rusticidad	crudeness	{f}
rusticidad	rusticity	{f}
ruta	highway	{f}
ruta	route	{f}
ruta fija	fixed route	{n}
rutenio	ruthenium	{m}
Ruth	female given name	{prop}
rutherfordio	rutherfordium	{m}
rutilo	roach (fish)	{m}
rutilo	rutile (mineral)	{m}
rutina	routine	{f}
rutinario	routine	{adj}

This is our list of over 2000 Spanish words that start with R.

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