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 refuge (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
regener-ar: (tr.) to regenerate: to generate anew; (theol.) to make to be born again; (fig.) to reform, amend. Ex.: La sapto regeneras la aboro-tisui. Bapto esas regenero. Regenerar naciono dekadanta. — DEFIRS
regent-o: regent; -eso: regency. — DEFIRS
regi-o: regie, direct administration, management of government properties (as opposed to contract administration), esp. the excise administration; a government monopoly. — DEFIS
regiment-o: (milit.) regiment. — DEFIRS
region-o: (all senses) region, part of a country, of space, of the body, of a science; -ala: regional. — DEFIRS
registr-o: register, record (of persons); account (of acts and proceedings); (com.) account book; -agar: (tr.) to register, record; -ag-(ad)o: registration; -eyo: registration office; -isto: registrar; en- -igar: to keep a register of, make a record of, enrol. — DEFIRS
