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4,677 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

résorption: resorption
résoudre: to resolve (to find a solution to); to resolve, to make up one's mind
résultant: resultant
résultante: result, consequence
résultat: outcome; result; bottom line
résultat courant: the sum of operating income and financial income
résultat d'exploitation: operating income
résultat des courses: because of that, as a result, consequently
résultat des courses: end result
résultat financier: financial income
résultat opérationnel: operating income
résultatif: resultative
résulter: to result, to happen; to be the result of
résumer: to summarize, to sum up; to come down to, to boil down to
résumé: summary, résumé; abstract (of an academic paper)
résurgence: resurgence, revival
résurrection: resurrection
résurrectionnel: resurrectional
réséda: reseda, mignonette (plant)
réséda jaunâtre: dyer's rocket (Reseda luteola L.)
rétablir: to restore; to reestablish
rétablissement: reestablishment, reinstating; recovery
rétablisses: second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of rétablir
rétamer: to tin-plate again; to wear out; to fall on the ground spectacularly; to fail spectacularly
rétameur: tinker
rétention: retention; withholding
rétiaire: retiarius, gladiator with a net
réticence: tight-lippedness, reticence; aposiopesis; reluctance, misgivings
réticent: reserved (not sharing or disclosing much, keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself); reluctant (unwilling, offering resistance, not wanting to take some action)
réticulaire: reticular
réticulation: reticulation; crosslinking (of polymer chains)
réticule: reticle
réticulocyte: reticulocyte
réticulum: reticulum
réticulé: reticulated
rétif: restive; rebellious
rétine: retina (thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball)
rétinien: retinal
rétinite: retinitis
rétinofuge: retinofugal
rétinol: retinol
rétinoscope: retinoscope
rétinoïde: retinoid
rétorquer: to retort
rétorsion: retorsion
rétractable: retractable (capable of being retracted)
rétractation: retraction
rétracter: to retract, contract
rétractibilité: retractibility
rétractile: retractile, retractable
rétractilité: retractility
rétraction: retraction, withdrawal
rétraindre: to hammer (a metal object): to shape by hammering, especially to make thinner; archaic spelling of restreindre
rétribuer: to pay (for); to reward
rétributif: retributive
rétribution: remuneration, reward
rétributivement: retributively
rétro: any mirror on a vehicle
rétro: retro
rétro-acronyme: backronym (word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it)