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reto noun

dare [dares](a challenge)
noun
[UK: deə(r)] [US: ˈder]
I dare you to jump over this ditch. = Te reto a saltar sobre esta zanja.

reto noun
{m}

challenge [challenges](that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃæ.ləndʒ] [US: ˈtʃæ.ləndʒ]
I accept your challenge. = Acepto tu reto.

reprimand [reprimands](severe, formal or official reproof)
noun
[UK: ˈre.prɪ.mɑːnd] [US: ˈre.prə.ˌmænd]

retocar verb

flatter [flattered, flattering, flatters](to portray something to advantage)
verb
[UK: ˈflæ.tə(r)] [US: ˈflæ.tər]

soup up(modify higher performance than the specifications)
verb
[UK: suːp ʌp] [US: ˈsuːp ʌp]

tinge [tinged, tinging, tinges](to add a small amount of colour, see also: tint)
verb
[UK: tɪndʒ] [US: ˈtɪndʒ]

touch up(make finishing touches)
verb
[UK: tʌtʃ ʌp] [US: ˈtətʃ ʌp]

tweak [tweaked, tweaking, tweaks](to slightly adjust or modify)
verb
[UK: twiːk] [US: ˈtwiːk]

retomar verb

pick up(to restart or resume)
verb
[UK: pɪk ʌp] [US: ˈpɪk ʌp]

resume [resumed, resuming, resumes]((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused)
verb
[UK: rɪˈz.juːm] [US: rə.ˈzuːm]
Classes will resume Monday. = Las clases se retomarán el lunes.

retake [retook, retaken, retaking, retakes](take again)
verb
[UK: ˌriː.ˈteɪk] [US: ˈriː.ˈteɪk]

retoque noun

touch-up [touch-ups](a finishing touch)
noun
[UK: tʌtʃ ʌp] [US: ˈtətʃ ʌp]

tweak [tweaks](a slight adjustment or modification)
noun
[UK: twiːk] [US: ˈtwiːk]

retoque noun
{m}

finishing touch(final addition, change, or embellishment)
noun

retorcer verb

ruffle [ruffled, ruffling, ruffles](to curl or flute)
verb
[UK: ˈrʌf.l̩] [US: ˈrʌf.l̩]

wring [wrung, wringing, wrings](to squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out)
verb
[UK: rɪŋ] [US: ˈrɪŋ]
I'd like to wring John's neck. = Me gustaría retorcerle el cuello a John.

retorcerse verb

squirm [squirmed, squirming, squirms](twist one’s body with snakelike motion)
verb
[UK: skwɜːm] [US: ˈskwɝːm]

wriggle [wriggled, wriggling, wriggles](to twist one's body and move the limbs)
verb
[UK: ˈrɪɡ.l̩] [US: ˈrɪɡ.l̩]

retorcido adjective

twisted(mentally disturbed or unsound)
adjective
[UK: ˈtwɪ.stɪd] [US: ˈtwɪ.stəd]
The sculptor said the work represented a window to the sky, but to me it looked like a senseless twisted piece of metal. = El escultor dijo que la obra representaba una ventana al cielo, pero a mí me parecía un trozo de metal retorcido y sin sentido.

retorno noun

revenue [revenues](income from an investment)
noun
[UK: ˈre.və.njuː] [US: ˈre.və.ˌnuː]

retorno noun
{m}

return [returns](act of returning)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈtɜːn] [US: rə.ˈtɝːn]
We were all anxious for his first return in ten years. = Todos esperábamos ansiosos su primer retorno en diez años.

reversal [reversals](an instance of reversing)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈvɜːs.l̩] [US: rɪ.ˈvɝː.sl̩]

retorno de carro noun
{m}

carriage return(The action on a typewriter or printer that returns it to the beginning of the line)
noun
[UK: ˈkær.ɪdʒ rɪ.ˈtɜːn] [US: ˈkæ.rɪdʒ rə.ˈtɝːn]

retorno de la inversión noun
{m}

ROI(return on Investment)
noun
[UK: ˌrɔɪ] [US: ˌrɔɪ]

retorta noun
{f}

retort [retorts](flask used for distillation)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈtɔːt] [US: ˈriː.ˌtɔːrt]

retozar verb

cavort(move/play boisterously)
verb
[UK: kə.ˈvɔːt] [US: kə.ˈvɔːrt]

frolic [frolicked, frolicked](behave playfully and uninhibitedly)
verb
[UK: ˈfrɒ.lɪk] [US: ˈfrɑː.lɪk]

romp [romped, romping, romps](to play roughly or energetically)
verb
[UK: rɒmp] [US: ˈrɑːmp]
My dog likes to romp in the snow. = A mi perro le gusta retozar en la nieve.

retozo noun

romp [romps](period of boisterous play)
noun
[UK: rɒmp] [US: ˈrɑːmp]

retozón adjective

frolicsome(given to frolicking)
adjective
[UK: ˈfrɒ.lɪk.səm] [US: ˈfrɒ.lɪk.səm]

retoñar verb

bud [budded, budding, buds](to form buds)
verb
[UK: bʌd] [US: ˈbəd]

burgeon [burgeoned, burgeoning, burgeons](of plants, to bloom, bud)
verb
[UK: ˈbɜː.dʒən] [US: ˈbɝː.dʒən]

retoño noun
{m}

bud [buds](newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded)
noun
[UK: bʌd] [US: ˈbəd]

burgeon(bud, sprout, shoot)
noun
[UK: ˈbɜː.dʒən] [US: ˈbɝː.dʒən]

shoot [shoots](emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant)
noun
[UK: ʃuːt] [US: ˈʃuːt]

sprout [sprouts](new growth on a plant)
noun
[UK: spraʊt] [US: ˈspraʊt]

agente secreto noun
{m}

secret agent(member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential)
noun
[UK: ˈsiː.krɪt ˈeɪ.dʒənt] [US: ˈsiː.krət ˈeɪ.dʒənt]

arboreto noun
{m}

arboretum [arboretums](place of many varieties of tree)
noun
[UK: ˌɑː.bə.ˈriː.təm] [US: ˌɑːr.bə.ˈriː.təm]

bareto noun
{m}

boozer [boozers](public house)
noun
[UK: ˈbuː.zə(r)] [US: ˈbuː.zər]

dive [dives](seedy bar)
noun
[UK: daɪv] [US: ˈdaɪv]

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