Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Retaliation

The action of harming someone because they have harmed you; revenge.

Retentivity

The property or power of retaining something, especially memory, heat, or moisture.

Retribution

Punishment that is considered to be morally right and fully deserved in response to a wrong or crime.

Revere

To feel deep respect or admiration for something or someone.

Revoke

To officially cancel, rescind, or annul a law, decree, license, or agreement.

Revulsion

A sense of disgust and revulsion.

Rhinitis

Inflammation of the mucous membrane inside the nose, characterized by symptoms such as a blocked nose, nasal congestion, and post-nasal drip.

Ruffian

A violent person, especially one involved in crime.

Ruinous

Disastrous or destructive, causing great physical or financial damage.

Ruminant

An hoofed herbivorous mammal that digests its food in two steps, first by swallowing and then by regurgitating the semi-digested food to chew it again.

Ruminate

To think deeply about something; to contemplate or meditate on a complex topic over an extended period.

Rumination

Deep or considered thought about something, or the action of chewing the cud.