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ramo

* andarse por las ramas to beat about the bush.
 * ramo bough (cut off tree). $undefined$ bouquet, bunch Le ofreció un ramo de flores. He gave her a bouquet of flowers. $undefined$ branch La química es un ramo de la ciencia. Chemistry's a branch of science. $undefined$ (line of) business El ramo de ferretería. The hardware business.
 * rancho mess (of food), chow ¿A qué hora dan el rancho? What time's chow? $undefined$ hut [Am] Viven en ranchos de paja. They live in thatched huts. $undefined$ ranch [Am] Tiene un rancho muy grande. He has a very big ranch. $undefined$ man's flat straw hat [Am].
 * rancio rancid; old (of wine, nobility). antiquated Es un hombre muy rancio. He's a very
 * rapidez [f] rapidity, swiftness.
 * rápido [adj] rapid, quick Era muy rápido en sus decisiones. He was very quick in his decisions. $undefined$ [m] express (train) A las nueve pasó el rápido. The express went by at nine.
 * raqueta racket (tennis).
 * raro rare, unusual Era raro que recibiera carta. It was unusual for him to get a letter.—Los muebles coloniales son muy raros hoy día. Colonial furniture's rare nowadays. $undefined$ odd, strange ¡Qué cosa más rara! What a strange thing!
 * rascacielos [m sg] skyscraper.
 * rascar to scratch.
 * rasgar to tear Se rasgó los pantalones. He tore his pants.
 * rasgo stroke Los rasgos de ese dibujo son muy acentuados. The strokes in that drawing are very heavy. $undefined$ impulse Tuvo un rasgo muy digno de alabanza. He had a very worthy impulse. a grandes rasgos briefly, in outline, in a few words Se lo contaré a grandes rasgos. I'll tell it to you in a few words.  rasgos features Sus rasgos me eran familiares. His features were familiar to me.  rasgos (de carácter) characteristics Tiene rasgos (de carácter) muy desagradables. He has very unpleasant characteristics.
 * rasgón [m] tear Llevaba un rasgón en el traje. He had a tear in his clothes.
 * rasguño scratch Se hizo un rasguño en la cara. He got a scratch on his face.
 * raspadura bruise Tengo una raspadura en el brazo. I have a bruise on my arm.
 * raspar to scrape, scratch out.
 * raspón [m] bruise.
 * rastreador [m] scout.
 * rastrear to scout, track down.
 * rastro track, trail Los perros perdieron el rastro al llegar al río. When they reached the river, the dogs lost the track. $undefined$ trace Después del huracán no quedó ni rastro de la casa. After the hurricane not a trace of the house was left. seguir el rastro to track down, follow the scent.
 * rata rat.
 * ratero pickpocket.
 * rato (short) while Espere Ud. un rato. Wait a while. al poco rato very soon, after a little while Nuestros amigos llegarán al poco rato. Our friends will come after a little while.  a ratos perdidos in one's spare time Leía a ratos perdidos. He read in his spare time.  pasar el rato to while away the time, pass the time away.  pasar un buen rato to have a good time.
 * ratón [m] mouse.
 * raya dash, line; crease (in trousers); part (in hair); ray fish. $undefined$ line (sports) La pelota cayó fuera la raya. The ball fell outside of the line. tener a raya to keep within bounds, control, restrain.
 * rayar to draw lines on, rule. $undefined$ to scratch (make scratches on) Está Ud. rayando la mesa. You're scratching the table.
 * rayo flash (or bolt) of lightning Cayó un rayo e incendió la casa. $undefined$ bolt of lightning struck the house and set it on fire. $undefined$ ray Los rayos del sol queman en verano. The rays of the sun burn in summer.—Todavía quedaba un rayo de esperanza. There was still a ray of hope left.
 * raza race (anthropological).
 * razón [f] reason (reasoning power). $undefined$ reason, sanity Ha perdido la razón. He's lost his reason. $undefined$ reason, explanation Dé Ud. algunas razones si quiere convencerme. Give me some reasons if you want to convince me. $undefined$ reason, cause Lo hizo sin razón. He did it without reason. $undefined$ message [Am] Le daré la razón a la señora. I'll give her the message. a razón de at the rate of Pagará a razón de un seis por ciento al año. He'll pay at the rate of six per cent