refer-ar:(tr., intr.) to refer (to): to direct,
send to another; to attribute, ascribe; -o: reference; -o-libro:
book of reference. Ex.: Me referas l’afero a vu. Me referas
Sro. A. a Sro. B. Me referas mea debileso a la morbo. Ica komizo
havas bona referi. On referas ad autoro o libro, e.c. kande on
indikas la loko, en qua on trovos ulo aludata o bezonata (k.p. citar).
V. exp.: Referar, verbo transitiva, havas senco vicina a relat-igar,
ma plu preciza. Ol signifikas: establisar relato logikala od
intelektala inter un kozo ed altra, qua esas exemple lua kauzo,
origino, expliko, e.c. Exemple, on referas la marei a la
luno; on referas monumento a lua epoko, autoro, stilo. Per
extenso di ta senco, on referas su a persono, qua
povas atestar o garantiar ulo, ad autoritato, qua povas konfirmar
aserto o protektar ulu; VI-79. — DEFIRS
referendari-o: referendary, (in France) a former
title of certain public officers; (in Germany) young
barrister attending the courts and qualifying for the post of
«Assessor»; -a konsil-isto: (France) a magistrate
in audit office.
reflekt-ar:(tr., phys. sense) to reflect (back),
mirror back (ulo); to turn something back; (intr., fig.
mental sense) to reflect, consider, meditate especially on
something past (pri): -esar: to be reflected (en,
sur); -ita: reflected (of objects); -anta:
reflecting; -iva: (gram.) reflective verb etc.; -ema:
(fig.) reflective, meditative, thoughtful; -ilo:
reflector (cf. reflektoro); -angulo: angle of
relexion; sen- -a: (of character) thoughtless,
giddy, heedless. Ex.: Speguli reflektas la imaji di objekti.
Reflektez ante ke vu agos. Il reflektis pri sua pasinta peki.
Agar senreflekte. — DEFIRS
reflektor-o*: reflector. Also reflecting telescope. —
DEFS
reflex-a, -o:(physiol.) reflex. — DEFIRS
reflux-ar:(intr.) to ebb (of tides); -o:
ebb, reflux. Ant. fluxar. — eFIS
reform-ar:(tr.) to reform: amend for the better
(laws, customs, morals, etc.); -o: (also church hist.)
reform(ing); reformation; -ema, -emo; -ista, isto:
reformer, reformist; -ita: reformed (person, church,
etc.); -ito: a reformed person; (fig.) a
protestant; -ebla: reformable. — DEFIRS
refrakt-ar: (tr., phys.) to refract; -esar:
to be refracted; -iv-eso: refractive power; -ebla:
refrangible. Ex.: La prismato refraktas la lumo-radii. —
DEFIRS
refraktar-a:(of substances) refractory, not easily
melted, wrought or acted upon; -(ul)o: a refractory
person, contumacious person; (milit.) rebellious
recruit (who refuses to join his regiment). — DEFIRS
refraktor-o*: refractor. Also refracting telescope.
refren-o: refrain, burden of a song; (fig.)
constant theme, topic.
refuj-ar:(intr.) to take refuge, seek shelter (che
ulu, ad ulo). (fig.) to have recourse (to); -eyo:
place of refuge; lair (of beasts); -trotuaro: a place of
reuge (for pedestrians); -anto, -into: refugee. —
EFIS
refut-ar:(tr.) to refute, confute, disprove. Def.:
Kombatar aserto od opiniono per argumenti, qui nuligas ol o qui
pruvas la kontreajo. (En proceso, en diskuto, singla partiso
penas refutar la aserto o pretendo di l’altra); III-222.
— DEFIS
refuz-ar:(tr.) to decline, refuse; -o:
refusal; -ajo: what is refused. V. exp.: Vu refuzas,
sive kozo quan on ofras a vu, sive kozo, quan on demandas de vu,
sive irga propozo quan on facas a vu. Do refuzar = ne
aceptar, o ne koncesar (ne volar donar), o ne admisar, o ne
konsentar; III-222. — EFIS
regal-ar:(tr., also fig.) to regale, treat,
entertain, feast; il regalis sua amiki: he entertained his
friends; il regalas ni per charmanta rakonto: he told us
(treated us with) a charming tale (to amuse us). — DEFS
regali-o: «regale»: royal prerogative. — DeFIRS
regard-ar:(tr.) to pay regard to: to look at
something attentively, cast the eye on; -eskar, -etar: to
glance at; -o, -ado: look(ing), gaze, stare, Ex.: Regardar
la homi pasanta. El lansis regardi furioza. Regardar super muro.
La regardi expresas la pensi. V. exp.: Vidar esas nur
perceptar ulo per l’okulo, vole o nevole. Regardar
esas esforcar por vidar, implikas sempre intenco ed atenco, mem
se on fakte ne sucesas vidar: ofte on dicas: «me regardas, e me
vidas nulo»; V-35; kp. spektar, kontemplar. — EFI
regat-o: regatta, boat-race. — DEFIRS
