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* orden no reza conmigo. The order doesn't concern me.
 * rezo [m] praying.
 * rico rich, wealthy Era el más rico del pueblo. He was the richest man in the town. $undefined$ rich (in) Hay vegetales muy ricos en vitaminas. Some vegetables are very rich in vitamins. $undefined$ delicious ¡Qué más rico el sabor de esta carne! What a delicious flavor this meat has! $undefined$ cute ¡Qué niño más rico! What a cute child!
 * ridículo ridiculous Su aspecto era ridículo. His appearance was ridiculous. poner en ridículo to put in a ridiculous position La conducta de su mujer lo puso en ridículo. The conduct of his wife put him in a ridiculous position.
 * ridiculizar to ridicule.
 * rienda rein Sujete Ud. bien las ríendas. Hold on to the reins. a rienda suelta without restraint Se rió a rienda suelta. He laughed without restraint.  dar rienda suelta a to give free rein to Dio rienda al llanto. She gave free rein to her tears.
 * riesgo danger, risk Corrió mucho riesgo. He ran a big risk.
 * rifar to raffle.
 * rígido stiff, rigid; severe, stern.
 * rigor [m] rigor, severity. en rigor in fact.  ser de rigor to be indispensable.
 * riguroso rigorous, strict, severe.
 * rincón [m] (inside) corner Ponga Ud. la silla en el rincón. Put the chair in the corner. $undefined$ remote spot Buscó un rincón donde vivir tranquilo. He looked for a remote spot where he could live quietly.
 * riñon [m] kidney.
 * río river.
 * riqueza wealth; abundance.
 * risa laugh, laughter La risa es contagiosa. Laughter's contagious. cosa de risa a laughing matter No es cosa de risa. It's not a laughing matter.
 * risueño smiling, cheerful.
 * rizador [m] curler, curling iron.
 * rizo curl.
 * robar to rob, plunder Ese hombre roba a todo el mundo. That man robs everybody. $undefined$ to steal Robó el dinero. He stole the money. $undefined$ to draw (in cards) Ahora le toca a Ud. robar. Now it's your turn to draw.
 * roble [m] oak.
 * robo robbery, theft.
 * robusto robust, vigorous, hale.
 * roca rock; cliff.
 * rodar [ I] to roll La piedra rodaba cuesta abajo. The stone was rolling downhill. $undefined$ to wander about, roam Empezó a rodar por el mundo. He began to roam around the world. $undefined$ to roll in Ahora rueda el dinero más que nanea. Now the money rolls in more than ever. rodar una película to shoot a movie Se empezó a rodar la película. They started shooting the picture.
 * rodear to surround, encircle El río rodeaba la ciudad. The river surrounded the city.—La casa está rodeada de árboles. The house is surrounded with trees. $undefined$ to take the long way around. rodearse to surround oneself Procuró rodearse de buenos amigos. He tried to surround himself with good friends.
 * rodeo turn, winding Ese camino da un rodeo muy grande. The road makes a wide turn. $undefined$ roundup Hubo rodeo la semana pasada. There was a roundup last week. dejarse de rodeos to stop beating around the bush Déjese de rodeos y conteste claramente. Stop beating around the bush and give me a straight answer.
 * rodilla knee Póngase Ud. de rodillas. Get down on your knees. $undefined$ dusting cloth, rag Limpie Ud. con esa rodilla. Clean it with that rag.
 * rogar [ I] to request, beg Me rogó que le esperara. He begged me to wait for him. $undefined$ to plead Le rogó y le rogó pero no consiguió convencerle. He pleaded and pleaded but couldn't convince him.
 * rojo red. al rojo  to red heat.
 * rollo roll, anything rolled up.
 * romance [m] ballad, poem.
 * romántico romantic.
 * romper [irr] to break Rompió el vaso. He broke the glass. $undefined$ to break, break off relations Han roto con esa familia. They've broken with that family. al romper el día, al romper el alba at dawn, at daybreak.  romper a to start to Rompió a hablar cuando nadie lo esperaba. He started to talk when nobody expected it.  romper la marcha to lead the march Rompía la marcha un escuadrón de caballería.