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ruche nom {f}

beehive [beehives]◼◼◼(figurative: any place in which people are very busy)
noun
[UK: ˈbiː.haɪv] [US: ˈbiː.ˌhaɪv]

beehive [beehives]◼◼◼(home of bees)
noun
[UK: ˈbiː.haɪv] [US: ˈbiː.ˌhaɪv]

beehive [beehives]◼◼◼(man-made structure in which bees are kept for their honey)
noun
[UK: ˈbiː.haɪv] [US: ˈbiː.ˌhaɪv]

frill [frills]◼◻◻(pleated material used as decoration)
noun
[UK: frɪl] [US: ˈfrɪl]

rucher nom {m}

apiary [apiaries]◼◼◼(a place where bees and hives are kept)
noun
[UK: ˈeɪ.piə.ri] [US: ˈeɪ.piə.ri]

rude adjectif

rough [rougher, roughest]◼◼◼(not smooth)
adjective
[UK: rʌf] [US: ˈrəf]
He has rough manners. = Il a de rudes manières.

harsh [harsher, harshest]◼◼◼(rough)
adjective
[UK: hɑːʃ] [US: ˈhɑːrʃ]
The sea is a harsh mistress. = La mer est une rude maîtresse.

bitter [bitterer, bitterest]◼◼◻(harsh, piercing or stinging)
adjective
[UK: ˈbɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈbɪ.tər]
The winters were bitterly cold. = Les hivers étaient très rudes.

surly(threatening, menacing, gloomy)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɜː.li] [US: ˈsɝː.li]

abrasive(rough and coarse in manner or disposition)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈbreɪ.sɪv] [US: ə.ˈbreɪ.sɪv]

rude adjectif
{m} {f}

rugged◼◼◻(violent, rude)
adjective
[UK: ˈrʌ.ɡɪd] [US: ˈrʌ.ɡəd]

rudement adverbe

roughly◼◼◼(in a rough manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈrʌ.fli] [US: ˈrʌ.fli]

abrasively(in a rough manner)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈbreɪ.sɪ.vli] [US: ə.ˈbreɪ.sɪ.vli]

rudéral adjectif
{m}

ruderal◼◼◼(grows in poor soil)
adjective
[UK: rˈuːdərəl] [US: rˈuːdɚrəl]

rudiment nom {m}

rudiment [rudiments]◼◼◼(biology: body part that has no function left)
noun
[UK: ˈruː.dɪ.mənt] [US: ˈruː.də.mənt]

rudiment [rudiments]◼◼◼(fundamental principle or skill)
noun
[UK: ˈruː.dɪ.mənt] [US: ˈruː.də.mənt]

rudiment [rudiments]◼◼◼(sthg. in undeveloped form)
noun
[UK: ˈruː.dɪ.mənt] [US: ˈruː.də.mənt]

smattering [smatterings]◼◻◻(superficial knowledge)
noun
[UK: ˈsmæ.tər.ɪŋ] [US: ˈsmæ.tər.ɪŋ]
He has a smattering of Greek. = Il a des rudiments de grec.

rudimentaire adjectif

rudimentary◼◼◼(basic; minimal)
adjective
[UK: ˌruː.dɪ.ˈmen.tri] [US: ˌruː.də.ˈmen.tə.ri]

rudimentary◼◼◼(of or relating to rudiments)
adjective
[UK: ˌruː.dɪ.ˈmen.tri] [US: ˌruː.də.ˈmen.tə.ri]

rudiments nom {m pl}

nuts and bolts(inner workings of something)
noun

Rudolphe le renne au nez rouge nom propre
{m}

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer◼◼◼(the red-nosed reindeer)
proper noun

rue nom {f}

street [streets]◼◼◼(paved part of road in a village or a town)
noun
[UK: striːt] [US: ˈstriːt]
On what street? = Dans quelle rue ?

block [blocks]◼◼◻(distance from one street to another)
noun
[UK: ˈblɒk] [US: ˈblɑːk]
My house is five blocks away. = Ma maison est à cinq rues.

rue à double sens nom {f}

two-way street◼◼◼(street in which traffic is allowed to proceed in two directions)
noun
[UK: ˈtuː ˈweɪ striːt] [US: ˈtuː ˈweɪ ˈstriːt]

rue à sens unique nom {f}

one-way street◼◼◼(road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction)
noun
[UK: wʌn ˈweɪ striːt] [US: wʌn ˈweɪ ˈstriːt]

rue odorante nom {f}

rue(any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta)
noun
[UK: ruː] [US: ˈruː]

rue principale nom propre

Main Street◼◼◼(generic name of a primary street)
proper noun
[UK: meɪn striːt] [US: ˈmeɪn ˈstriːt]

rue principale nom {f}

main street◼◼◼(principal street of a town)
noun
[UK: meɪn striːt] [US: ˈmeɪn ˈstriːt]

main road◼◼◻(major road in a town, village etc.)
noun
[UK: meɪn rəʊd] [US: ˈmeɪn roʊd]

high street◼◼◻(the main street of any town)
noun
[UK: haɪ striːt] [US: ˈhaɪ ˈstriːt]

rue Sésame nom propre
{m}

Sesame Street◼◼◼(television show)
proper noun

rue Sussex nom propre

24 Sussex Street◼◼◼(residence on Sussex Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
proper noun

ruée bancaire nom {f}

bank run◼◼◼(mass withdrawal of bank deposits)
noun

ruée vers l'or nom {f}

gold rush◼◼◼(period of feverish migration into an area in which gold has been discovered)
noun
[UK: ɡəʊld rʌʃ] [US: ɡoʊld ˈrəʃ]

ruelle nom {f}

alley [alleys]◼◼◼(narrow street)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.li] [US: ˈæ.li]

back alley◼◼◻(an alleyway that runs behind a row of houses)
noun

ruer verbe

buck [bucked, bucking, bucks]◼◼◼(of a horse: to leap upward arching its back, kicking out hind legs)
verb
[UK: bʌk] [US: bʌk]

ruer dans les brancards verbe

kick over the traces◼◼◼verb
[UK: ˈkɪk ˈəʊv.ə(r) ðə ˈtreɪ.sɪz] [US: ˈkɪk ˈoʊv.r̩ ðə ˈtreɪ.səz]

rufian nom

ruffian [ruffians]◼◼◼(scoundrel, rascal)
noun
[UK: ˈrʌ.fɪən] [US: ˈrʌ.fɪən]

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