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R: abbreviation of roi (“king”)
R 4: short for Renault 4
R!: abbreviation of Reconquête !, a far-right nationalist political party in France.
R. F.: initialism of République française
R. S. V. P.: synonym of RSVP
R.-U.: alternative spelling of RU: UK
R12: short for Renault 12
R16: short for Renault 16
R4: short for Renault 4
R5: short for Renault 5
R6: short for Renault 6
R8: short for Renault 8
RAF: I don't give a fuck!
RAS: initialism of rien à signaler (“nothing to report”)
RASD: initialism of République arabe sahraouie démocratique (“Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic”): SADR
RAVeL: acronym of réseau autonome de voies lentes (“autonomous network of slow ways”), a cycling network in the Wallonia region of Belgium.
RBBG: RBBG (“rubber ball blast grenade”)
RC: initialism of responsabilité civile
RC: abbreviation of Radio-Canada
RCA: initialism of République centrafricaine (“Central African Republic”): CAR
RCI: initialism of Radio Canada International; abbreviation of Radio Caraïbes International
RCI: abbreviation of Radio Chine Internationale; abbreviation of république de Côte d’Ivoire
RDA: abbreviation of République démocratique allemande (“German Democratic Republic”): GDR (East Germany)
RDC: initialism of rez-de-chaussée
RDC: initialism of République de Chine: ROC; initialism of République démocratique du Congo: DRC
RDG: abbreviation of (parti) radical de gauche
RDP: initialism of Rivière-des-Prairies (a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada)
RDS: initialism of Réseau des Sports, a Canadian sports broadcaster based in Quebec.
RE: abbreviation of Renaissance
REC: abbreviation of Reconquête !
REEE: initialism of régime enregistrée d'épargne-études (“registered education savings plan”): RESP
REEPS: a type of sand-filled water tank
REER: acronym of régime enregistrée d'épargne-retraite (“registered retirement savings plan”): RRSP
REM: REM; rapid eye movement
REM: acronym of Réseau express métropolitain
REN: abbreviation of Renaissance
REP: initialism of repose en paix (“RIP”)
RER: initialism of Réseau Express Régional, a Parisian tram, train and bus system
RER: A commuter rail or overground system, especially one with relatively high speeds and widely-spaced stations in urban areas.; Conventional translation of German S-Bahn in German-speaking regions of Switzerland, regardless of whether a system would otherwise be classed as an RER.
REV: REV: a road network in Montreal, Quebec, Canada for bicycles; abbreviation of Réseau Express Vélo
REV: abbreviation of réseau express vélo (“express bike network”): a network of bike lanes
RF: RF (“radiofrequency”) initialism of radiofréquence
RFI: initialism of Radio France Internationale
RFM: initialism of Radio FM
RG: short for Direction Centrale des Renseignements Généraux (“Central Directorate of General Intelligence”) (DCRG), a former French intelligence service; a member of the DCRG, usually working as plain-clothes police or incognito
RGPD: initialism of Règlement général sur la protection des données (“General Data Protection Regulation”): GDPR
RH: HR
RIB: acronym of relevé d'identité bancaire (“bank account details”)
RIF: initialism of rock identitaire français, a patriotic stream in French rock
RIO: acronym of relevé d'identité opérateur, a unique identifier for a telephone line.
RIP: initialism of référendum d'initiative partagée
RIPE: Réseaux IP Européens (European IP Networks)
RMC: initialism of Radio Monte-Carlo.
RMI: initialism of revenu minimum d'insertion
RN: abbreviation of Rassemblement national (“National Rally”)
ROR: MMR
ROU: abbreviation of Rouyn-Noranda (Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada)
RPA: RPA (“private/commercial old-folks residence”); initialism of résidence privée pour aînés
RPC: initialism of République populaire de Chine (“PRC”); initialism of Régime de pensions du Canada (“Canada Pension Plan”): CPP
RPD: initialism of République populaire de Donetsk (“DPR”)