, beach.
rival, -e, _adj. and s._ rival.
rivaliser, _v._ to rival.
rive, _f._ bank (of a stream).
river, _v._ to rivet.
riviere, _f._ river.
robe, _f._ robe, dress, gown, frock.
robinet, _m._ faucet, spigot.
roc, _m._ rock (mass of rock still in the earth).
roche, _f._ rock.
Roche-Oysel, an imaginary town (=Bird-Rock).
rocher, _m._ rock, cliff.
roder, _v._ to roam, prowl.
rodeur, _m._ prowler.
roi, _m._ king.
roidir, _v._ to stiffen, tighten.
role, _m._ role, part; a tour de --, in turn.
romain, -e, _adj. and s._ Roman (written Romain when _s._).
roman, _m._ novel, story.
roman, -e, _adj._ Romance (belonging to the Latin languages).
romanesque, _adj._ romanesque, fantastic, romantic.
rompre, _v._ to break, rupture, rend; se --, be broken, break.
ronce, _f._ bramble, briar.
rond, -e, _adj. and m._ round; -- de cuir, round leather cushion.
ronde, _f._ round.
rondin, _m._ billet, round log.
ronflement, _m._ snoring, snore, humming, roar, roaring, whir.
ronfler, _v._ to snore, roar, snort.
ronger, _v._ to gnaw, eat away or out.
roquefort, _m._ roquefort cheese (made in Roquefort in
south-western France, department of Landes).
rose, _f._ rose; _adj._ pink.
roseau, _m._ reed.
rossignol, _m._ nightingale.
Roth, proper name; _cf. roth_ or _rot_, red, in German.
rotir, _v_. to roast.
roue, _f._ wheel.
rouet, _m._ spinning-wheel.
rouge, _adj. and m._ red, red-hot, redness, blush, rouge.
rougeur, _f._ glow, blush.
rougir, _v._ to redden, blush.
rouiller, _v._ to rust; se --, get rusty.
roulage, _m._ cartage; voiture de --, wagon.
rouleau, _m._ roll, stack, roller.
roulement, _m._ rolling, rumbling, beating (of a drum).
rouler, _v._ to roll, roll up or about, turn on or over, turn; se
--, roll oneself, roll about; -- sur, roll on, deal with.
roulette, _f._ roller, little wheel, roulette.
Roumanille (Joseph), Provencal writer and poet, one of the founders of
the brotherhood known as les Felibres consisting at first of seven
modern Provencal poets including Mistral (1818-1891).
roussin, _m._ steed, stallion.
route, _f._ route, way, highway, road; en --, on the way.
roux, rousse, _adj._ russet, reddish brown.
royal, -e, _adj._ royal; Place Royale, square in eastern section of
Paris, now called Place des Vosges, before the French Revolution it was a
center of fashion.
ruban, _m._ ribbon.
ruche, _f._ hive.
rude, _adj._ rude, rough; -- partie, great game.
rudement, _adv._ rudely, roughly, terribly.
rudesse, _f._ r