Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

recompense

Compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered or for effort made.

reformism

The belief in or advocacy of gradual reform rather than abolition or revolution of a system.

reimburse

To repay (someone) for expenses incurred.

remanence

The magnetic induction that remains in a magnetic material after the removal of an external magnetic field.

repartee

Conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments and replies.

replicate

To make an exact copy of; reproduce.

reprisal

An act of retaliation or an act of harming someone in response to a harm they have inflicted.

repulse

Drive back (an attacking force).

rescind

To revoke, cancel, or repeal a law, order, or agreement.

rhetoric

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.

rhizome

A continuously growing horizontal underground stem which puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at intervals.

rigorous

Extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate.