rafin-ar:(tr., lit. and fig.) to refine (metal,
sugar, the taste, etc.); (cf. pur-igar; delikat-igar); -(ad)o,
-uro; -eso, -em-eso: refining; (result) refinement, nicety;
affectation of nicety (cf. sub-til-igo); -ito:
refined person: one who has a delicate taste, in art, literature;
-ita sukro: refined sugar; -anta, -iva: refining; -isto:
refiner; -eyo, -erio: refinery of sugar, oils, etc. —
DEFIRS
rafl-o: rape, grape-stalk. — F
raft-o: raft, plank or log float; -o-ponto: a
bridge-raft; arbor- -o: a raft of trees. — E
rag-o: tatter: cloth torn and hanging (cf. shifono); -izar:
to clothe (ulu) in rags, tatters; -oza, -iz-ita:
ragged, tattered; -oz-eso: raggedness. — E
ragut-o:(cook.) ragout: a highly seasoned dish; a
stew; hash. — DeFI
raitr-o: reiter: ancient German trooper. — DEFIRS
rajunt-ar:(tr.) to overtake, catch up to. Def.:
Atinger ulu, ulo, sequinte lu kun plu granda rapideso; III-470.
Ex.: Il jus departis, ma me esperas balde rajuntar il. — FIS
rak-ar:(tr.) to draw, rack off (wine, etc.) (fig.)
to extract, worm out (secrets, money, etc.) V. exp.: To ne esas trans-varsar
(varsar ek un vazo en altra per la suprajo), ma pasigar (liquido)
de un vazo en altra, cherpante sube (per robineto o sifono);
III-77. — E
rakahut-o: racahaut: an Arabian food. — DEFIRS
raket-o: racket (as for tennis). — DEFIRS
rakit-o:(med.) rachitis, rickets; -iko, -ika:
(person) suffering from r. — DEFIRS
rakont-ar:(tr.) to recount, tell (a made up story,
fiction, something which never happened, is not true); -o:
story, tale, fib, fiction, gossip; -o imaginala, fantazi-ala:
fantastic yarn, improbable story; old wife’s tale; -anto,
-ero: story-teller; -achar: to tittle-tattle. V. exp.:
vid. naracar. — eFI
ral-o:(orni.) rail (-bird) (Rallus). — DEFI
rali-ar*:(tr., intr., milit. and fig.) to rally
(troops). Def.: Kunvenigar hazarde soldati dispersita, ne segun
individuala ordino; metafore signifikas adhero (plu or min
bonvoloza) a partiso, a persono, e.c.; V-742. — DEF
ram-o: small bough, twig, small branch (of a tree); (fig.)
a subdivision or branch artery, vein; branch of family, etc.; -(et)oza:
branchy, ramous, ramified. — DeFIS
rami-o:(bot.) ramie (Bœhmeria); -o-stofo:
ramie fabric. — DEFS
ramn-o:(bot.) buckthorn (genus: Rhamnus). — IL
ramp-o:(upward) slope, gradient, incline, ramp. V.
exp.: vid. pento. — Def
ran-o: frog; -larvo: tadpole. — IS
ranc-a: rancid, rank; -eso: rancidity; -eskar:
to turn, become rancid; odorar rance: to smell rancid.
— DEFIS
rang-o: row, file, tier, range; (degree, station)
rank, order; -izar: to place (ulo) in rows, put (uli)
in ranks; to class (persons, things) (cf. lok-izar); en
la sama -o: in the same row; sam-ranga: of the same
rank; alta-ranga: of high rank; recevar rango: (milit.)
to take rank. Def.: Ordino, aranjo di kozi sama o simila, personi
sur lineo o segun digneso o merito. Ex.: Rango di soldati.
Revolucioni konfuzas omna rangi. — DEFR
rankor-ar:(intr.) to have a grudge, a ranco(u)r,
spite; to feel resentment, animosity (kontre ulu, pri, pro,
ulo). — EFIS
ranson-o: ransom; postular -o: to demand a ransom (de,
po, ulu). Def.: Preco postulata po la liberigo di kaptito
(militala o ne); V-676. — DEF
ranunkul-o:(bot.) buttercup (genus: Ranunculus).
— DeFIRS
ranur-o: groove: a long, square-cut, sunken channel in wood
or metal; (firearms) rifling; (cf. kanelo). — FS
rap-o:(bot.) a variety of turnip (Brassica rapa
rapifera). — FIR
rapec-ar:(tr., of clothing) to piece, put a piece in,
patch; (of shoes) to cobble; (cf. reparar). — FI
rapid-a:(in space and time) rapid, swift, quick,
prompt, fleet, speedy, fast (cf. ajila, hast-ema, alert); -eso:
quickness, celerity, rapidity, velocity; -ajo: a rapid (in
a river); -a treno, rapido: a fast train, express; -ag-ema:
expeditious. Ant.: lenta. — DEFIS
rapier-o: rapier, long, straight sword. — DEFR
