The Wordsmith Dictionary

Re *cu "per *ate (-t ), v. i. [imp. &. p. p. Recuperated (-`td ); p. pr. &vb. n. Recuperating.] Etym: [L.recuperatus,p.p. of recuperare. See Recover to get again. ]

Defn: To recover health; to regain strength; to convalesce.

RECUPERATE

RECUPERATE Re *cu "per *ate, v. t.

Defn: To recover; to regain; as, to recuperate the health or strength.

RECUPERATION

Re *cu `per *a "tion (-`shn ), n.. Etym: [L. recuperatio: cf. F. récup.]

Defn: Recovery, as of anything lost, especially of the health or strength.

RECUPERATIVE; RECUPERATORY

Re *cu "per *a *tive (-*tv ), Re *cu "per *a *to *ry (-*t *r ), a. Etym: [L.recuperativus, recuperatorius.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to recuperation; tending to recovery.

RECUPERATOR

Re *cu "per *a `tor (r *k "ppr *`tr ), n. Etym: [Cf. L. recuperator a recoverer. ] (Steel Manuf.)

Defn: Same as Regenerator.

RECUR

Re *cur " (r *kr "), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Recurred (-krd "); p. pr. & vb. n. Recurring. ] Etym: [L. recurrere; pref. re- re- + currere to run. See Current. ]

1. To come back; to return again or repeatedly; to come again to mind. When any word has been used to signify an idea, the old idea will recur in the mind when the word is heard. I. Watts.

2. To occur at a stated interval, or according to some regular rule; as, the fever will recur to-night.

3. To resort; to have recourse; to go for help. If, to avoid succession in eternal existence, they recur to the "punctum stans " of the schools, they will thereby very little help us to a more positive idea of infinite duration. Locke. Recurring decimal (Math. ), a circulating decimal. See under Decimal. -- Recurring series (Math. ), an algebraic series in which the coefficients of the several terms can be expressed by means of certain preceding coefficients and constants in one uniform manner.

RECURE

Re *cure " (r *kr "), v. t. Etym: [Cf. Recover. ]

1. To arrive at; to reach; to attain. [Obs. ] Lydgate.

2. To recover; to regain; to repossess. [Obs. ] When their powers, impaired through labor long, With due repast, they had recured well. Spenser.

3. To restore, as from weariness, sickness; or the like; to repair. In western waves his weary wagon did recure. Spenser.

4. To be a cure for; to remedy. [Obs. ] No medicine Might avail his sickness to recure. Lydgate.

RECURE

RECURE Re *cure ", n.

Defn: Cure; remedy; recovery. [Obs. ] But whom he hite, without recure he dies. Fairfax.

RECURELESS

RECURELESS Re *cure "less, a.

Defn: Incapable of cure. [Obs. ] Bp. Hall.

RECURRENCE; RECURRENCY

Re *cur "rence, Re *cur "ren *cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. récurrence.]

Defn: The act of recurring, or state of being recurrent; return; resort; recourse. I shall insensibly go on from a rare to a frequent recurrence to the dangerous preparations. I. Taylor.

RECURRENT

Re *cur "rent (-rent ), a. Etym: [L. recurrens, -entis, p. pr. of recurrere: cf. F. récurrent. See Recur. ]

1. Returning from time to time; recurring; as, recurrent pains.

2. (Anat. )

Defn: Running back toward its origin; as, a recurrent nerve or artery. Recurrent fever. (Med. ) See Relapsing fever, under Relapsing. -- Recurrent pulse (Physiol.), the pulse beat which appears (when the radial artery is compressed at the wrist ) on the distal side of the point of pressure through the arteries of the palm of the hand. -- Recurrent sensibility (Physiol.), the sensibility manifested by the anterior, or motor, roots of the spinal cord (their stimulation causing pain ) owing to the presence of sensory fibers from the corresponding sensory or posterior roots.

RECURSANT

Re *cur "sant (r *kr "sant ), a. Etym: [L. recursans, -antis, p. pr. of recursare to run back, v. freq. of recurrere. See Recure. ] (Her. )

Defn: Displayed with the back toward the spectator; -- said especially of an eagle.

RECURSION

Re *cur "sion (-shn ), n. Etym: [L. recursio. See Recur. ]

Defn: The act of recurring; return. [Obs. ] Boyle.

RECURVATE

Re *cur "vate (r *kr "vt ), a. Etym: [L. recurvatus, p. p. of recurvare.See Re-, and Curvate.] (Bot. )

Defn: Recurved.

RECURVATE

RECURVATE Re *cur "vate (-vt ), v. t.

Defn: To bend or curve back; to recurve. Pennant.

RECURVATION

RECURVATION Re `cur *va "tion (r `kr *v "shn ), n.

Defn: The act of recurving, or the state of being recurved; a bending or flexure backward.

RECURVE

RECURVE Re *curve " (r *krv "), v. t.

Defn: To curve in an opposite or unusual direction; to bend back or down.

RECURVED

RECURVED Re *curved " (r *krvd "), a.

Defn: Curved in an opposite or uncommon direction; bent back; as, a bird with a recurved bill; flowers with recurved petals.

RECURVIROSTER

Re *cur `vi *ros "ter (r *kr `v *rs "tr ), n. Etym: [L. recurvus bent back +rostrum beack; cf. F. récurvirostre.] (Zool.)

Defn: A bird whose beak bends upward, as the avocet.

RECURVIROSTRAL

Re *cur `vi *ros "tral (-tral ), a. Etym: [See Recurviroster. ] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having the beak bent upwards.

RECURVITY

RECURVITY Re *cur "vi *ty (r *kr "v *t ), n.

Defn: Recurvation.

RECURVOUS

Re *cur "vous (-vs ), a. Etym: [L. recurvus; pref. re- re + curvus curved. ]

Defn: Recurved. Derham.

RECUSANCY

RECUSANCY Re *cu "san *cy (r *k "zan *s or rk "-), n.

Defn: The state of being recusant; nonconformity. Coke.

RECUSANT

RECUSANT Re *cu "sant (-zat; 277 ), a.Etym: [L. recusans, -antis, p.pr. of recure to refuse, to oject to; pref. re- re + causa a cause, pretext: cf. F. récusant. See Cause, and cf. Ruse. ]

Defn: Obstinate in refusal; specifically, in English history, refusing to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in the churc, or to conform to the established rites of the church; as, a recusant lord. It stated him to have placed his son in the household of the Countess of Derby, a recusant papist. Sir W. Scott.

RECUSANT

RECUSANT Re *cu "sant, n.

1. One who is obstinate in refusal; one standing out stubbornly against general practice or opinion. The last rebellious recusants among the European family of nations. De Quincey.

2. (Eng. Hist. )

Defn: A person who refuses to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in matters of religion; as, a Roman Catholic recusant, who acknowledges the supremacy of the pope. Brande & C.

3. One who refuses communion with the Church of England; a nonconformist. All that are recusants of holy rites. Holyday.

RECUSATION

Re `cu *sa "tion (rk `*z "shn ), n. Etym: [L. recusatio: cf. F.récusation.]

1. Refusal. [Obs. ]

2. (Old Law )

Defn: The act of refusing a judge or challenging that he shall not try the cause, on account of his supposed partiality. Blackstone.

RECUSATIVE

RECUSATIVE Re *cu "sa *tive (r *k "z *tv ), a.

Defn: Refusing; denying; negative. [R.] Jer. Taylor.

RECUSE

Re *cuse " (r *kz "), v. t. Etym: [F. récuser, or L. recusare. See Recusant. ] (Law )

Defn: To refuse or reject, as a judge; to challenge that the judge shall not try the cause. [Obs. ] Sir K. Digby.

RECUSSION

Re *cus "sion (r *ksh "n ), n. Etym: [L. recutire, recussum, to beat back; pref. re- re- + quatere to shake. ]

Defn: The act of beating or striking back.

New American Oxford Dictionary

recumbent

re cum bent |riˈkəmbənt rəˈkəmbənt | ▶adjective (esp. of a person or human figure ) lying down: recumbent statues. • (of a bicycle ) designed to be ridden lying almost flat on one's back or sitting up with the legs stretched out in front. • (of a plant ) growing close to the ground: recumbent shrubs. ▶noun a recumbent bicycle. DERIVATIVES re cum ben cy noun, re cum bent ly adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin recumbent- ‘reclining, ’ from the verb recumbere, from re- ‘back ’ + a verb related to cubare ‘to lie. ’

recuperate

re cu per ate |riˈko͞opəˌrāt rəˈkupəˌreɪt | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] recover from illness or exertion: she has been recuperating from a shoulder wound | Christmas is a time to recuperate. 2 [ with obj. ] recover or regain (something lost or taken ): they will seek to recuperate the returns that go with investment. DERIVATIVES re cu per a ble |-pərəbəl |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin recuperat- ‘regained, ’ from the verb recuperare, from re- ‘back ’ + capere ‘take. ’

recuperation

re cu per a tion |riˌko͞opəˈrāSHən rəˌkupəˈreɪʃən | ▶noun 1 recovery from illness or exertion: the human body has amazing powers of recuperation. 2 the recovery or regaining of something: the recuperation of the avant-garde for art. • the action of a recuperator in imparting heat to incoming air or gaseous fuel from hot waste gases.

recuperative

re cu per a tive |riˈko͞opəˌrātiv rəˈkup (ə )rədɪv | ▶adjective 1 having the effect of restoring health or strength. 2 of or relating to the action of a recuperator or a similar heat exchanger.

recuperator

re cu per a tor |riˈko͞opəˌrātər rəˈkupəˌreɪdər | ▶noun a form of heat exchanger in which hot waste gases from a furnace are conducted continuously along a system of flues where they impart heat to incoming air or gaseous fuel.

recur

re cur |riˈkər rəˈkər | ▶verb ( recurs, recurring , recurred ) [ no obj. ] occur again, periodically, or repeatedly: when the symptoms recurred, the doctor diagnosed something different | (as adj. recurring ) : a recurring theme. • (of a thought, image, or memory ) come back to one's mind: Steve's words kept recurring to him. • (recur to ) go back to (something ) in thought or speech: the book remained a favorite and she constantly recurred to it. DERIVATIVES re cur rence |riˈkərəns, -ˈkə -rəns |noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘return to ’): from Latin recurrere, from re- ‘again, back ’ + currere ‘run. ’

recurrent

re cur rent |riˈkərənt, -ˈkə -rənt rəˈkərənt | ▶adjective 1 occurring often or repeatedly: she had a recurrent dream about falling. 2 Anatomy (of a nerve or blood vessel ) turning back so as to reverse direction. DERIVATIVES re cur rent ly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent. ( sense 2 ): from Latin recurrent- ‘running back, ’ from the verb recurrere (see recur ).

recurring decimal

re cur ring dec i mal |rəˈˌkərɪŋ ˈdɛs (ə )məl | ▶noun a repeating decimal.

recursion

re cur sion |riˈkərZHən rəˈkərʒən | ▶noun Mathematics & Linguistics the repeated application of a recursive procedure or definition. • a recursive definition. ORIGIN 1930s: from late Latin recursio (n- ), from recurrere ‘run back ’ (see recur ).

recursion formula

re cur sion for mu la ▶noun Mathematics an equation relating the value of a function for a given value of its argument (or arguments ) to its values for other values of the argument (s ).

recursive

re cur sive |riˈkərsiv rəˈkərsɪv | ▶adjective characterized by recurrence or repetition, in particular: • Mathematics & Linguistics relating to or involving the repeated application of a rule, definition, or procedure to successive results. • Computing relating to or involving a program or routine of which a part requires the application of the whole, so that its explicit interpretation requires in general many successive executions. DERIVATIVES re cur sive ly adverb ORIGIN late 18th cent. (in the general sense ): from late Latin recurs- ‘returned ’ (from the verb recurrere ‘run back ’) + -ive. Specific uses have arisen in the 20th cent.

recurve

re curve |rēˈkərv rəˈkərv | ▶verb [ no obj. ] chiefly Biology bend backward: (as adj. recurved ) : large recurved tusks. ▶noun Archery a bow that curves forward at the ends, which straighten out under tension when the bow is drawn. DERIVATIVES re cur va ture |-vəCHər |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin recurvare ‘bend (something ) back, ’ from re- ‘back ’ + curvare ‘to bend. ’

recusant

rec u sant |ˈrekyəzənt, riˈkyo͞ozənt rəˈkjuznt | ▶noun a person who refuses to submit to an authority or to comply with a regulation. • chiefly historical a Roman Catholic in England who refused to attend services of the Church of England. ▶adjective of or denoting a recusant. DERIVATIVES rec u sance noun, rec u san cy |-zənsē |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin recusant- ‘refusing, ’ from the verb recusare (see recuse ).

recuse

re cuse |riˈkyo͞oz rɪˈkjuz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] challenge (a judge, prosecutor, or juror ) as unqualified to perform legal duties because of a possible conflict of interest or lack of impartiality: a motion to recuse the prosecutor. • (recuse oneself ) (of a judge ) excuse oneself from a case because of a possible conflict of interest or lack of impartiality: the Justice Department demanded that he recuse himself from the case. DERIVATIVES re cus al |-zəl |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘reject, ’ specifically ‘object to (a judge ) as prejudiced ’): from Latin recusare ‘to refuse, ’ from re- (expressing opposition ) + causa ‘a cause. ’ The sense ‘excuse (oneself from a case )’ dates from the early 19th cent.

recut

re cut |rēˈkət riˈkət | ▶verb ( recuts, recutting; past and past participle recut ) [ with obj. ] remove further or different material from (a film or screenplay ): director Tony Scott is recutting several key scenes.

Oxford Dictionary

recumbent

recumbent |rɪˈkʌmb (ə )nt | ▶adjective (especially of a person or effigy ) lying down: recumbent statues. • (of a plant ) growing close to the ground. ▶noun a type of bicycle designed to be ridden lying almost flat on one's back. DERIVATIVES recumbency noun, recumbently adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin recumbent- ‘reclining ’, from the verb recumbere, from re- ‘back ’ + a verb related to cubare ‘to lie ’.

recuperate

recuperate |rɪˈkuːpəreɪt | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] recover from illness or exertion: she has been recuperating from a knee injury | Christmas is a time to recuperate. 2 [ with obj. ] recover or regain (something lost or taken ): they will seek to recuperate the returns that go with investment. DERIVATIVES recuperable adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin recuperat- ‘regained ’, from the verb recuperare, from re- ‘back ’ + capere ‘take ’.

recuperation

re |cu ¦per |ation |rɪkuːpəˈreɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 recovery from illness or exertion: the human body has amazing powers of recuperation. 2 the recovery or regaining of something: the recuperation of the avant-garde for art. • the action of a recuperator in imparting heat to incoming air or gaseous fuel from hot waste gases.

recuperative

re |cu ¦pera |tive |rɪˈkuːpərətɪv | ▶adjective 1 having the effect of restoring health or strength: the body's recuperative powers. 2 relating to the action of a recuperator or a similar heat exchanger.

recuperator

re |cu ¦per |ator ▶noun a form of heat exchanger in which hot waste gases from a furnace are conducted continuously along a system of flues where they impart heat to incoming air or gaseous fuel.

recur

recur |rɪˈkəː | ▶verb ( recurs, recurring, recurred ) [ no obj. ] occur again periodically or repeatedly: when the symptoms recurred, the doctor diagnosed something different | (as adj. recurring ) : a recurring theme. • (of a thought, image, or memory ) come back to one's mind: Oglethorpe's words kept recurring to him. • (recur to ) go back to (something ) in thought or speech: the book remained a favourite and she constantly recurred to it. DERIVATIVES recurrence noun, recurringly adverb ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘return to ’): from Latin recurrere, from re- ‘again, back ’ + currere ‘run ’.

recurrent

re |cur |rent |rɪˈkʌr (ə )nt | ▶adjective 1 occurring often or repeatedly: she had a recurrent dream about falling. 2 Anatomy (of a nerve or blood vessel ) turning back so as to reverse direction. DERIVATIVES recurrently adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in sense 2 ): from Latin recurrent- ‘running back ’, from the verb recurrere (see recur ).

recurring decimal

re ¦cur |ring deci |mal ▶noun a decimal fraction in which a figure or group of figures is repeated indefinitely, as in 0.666 … or as in 1.851851851 ….

recursion

recursion |rɪˈkəːʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Mathematics & Linguistics the repeated application of a recursive procedure or definition. • [ count noun ] a recursive definition. ORIGIN 1930s: from late Latin recursio (n- ), from recurrere ‘run back ’ (see recur ).

recursion formula

re |cur |sion for |mula ▶noun Mathematics an equation relating the value of a function for a given value of its argument (or arguments ) to its values for other values of the argument (s ).

recursive

re |cur |sive |rɪˈkəːsɪv | ▶adjective characterized by recurrence or repetition, in particular: • Mathematics & Linguistics relating to or involving the repeated application of a rule, definition, or procedure to successive results. • Computing relating to or involving a program or routine of which a part requires the application of the whole, so that its explicit interpretation requires in general many successive executions. DERIVATIVES recursively adverb ORIGIN late 18th cent. (in the general sense ): from late Latin recurs- ‘returned ’ (from the verb recurrere ‘run back ’) + -ive. Specific uses have arisen in the 20th cent.

recurve

re |curve |rɪˈkəːv | ▶verb [ no obj. ] chiefly Biology bend backwards: (as adj. recurved ) : large recurved tusks. ▶noun Archery a bow that curves forward at the ends, which straighten out under tension when the bow is drawn. DERIVATIVES recurvature noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin recurvare ‘bend something back ’, from re- ‘back ’ + curvare ‘to bend ’.

recusant

recusant |ˈrɛkjʊz (ə )nt | ▶noun a person who refuses to submit to an authority or to comply with a regulation. • historical a person who refused to attend services of the Church of England. ▶adjective of or denoting a recusant. DERIVATIVES recusance noun, recusancy noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin recusant- ‘refusing ’, from the verb recusare (see recuse ).

recuse

recuse |rɪˈkjuːz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] chiefly N. Amer. challenge (a judge or juror ) as unqualified to perform legal duties because of a potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality: he was recused when he referred to the corporation as ‘a bunch of villains ’. • (recuse oneself ) (of a judge ) excuse oneself from a case because of a potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality. DERIVATIVES recusal noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘reject ’, specifically ‘object to a judge as prejudiced ’): from Latin recusare ‘to refuse ’, from re- (expressing opposition ) + causa ‘a cause ’. The current sense dates from the early 19th cent.

recut

re ¦cut ▶verb ( recuts, recutting; past and past participle recut ) [ with obj. ] remove further or different material from (a film or screenplay ): director Tony Scott is recutting several key scenes.

American Oxford Thesaurus

recumbent

recumbent adjective he stepped over Sadie's recumbent body: lying, flat, horizontal, stretched out, sprawled (out ), reclining, prone, prostrate, supine; lying down. ANTONYMS upright.

recuperate

recuperate verb Amanda went to Jackson Hole for a few weeks to recuperate: get better, recover, convalesce, get well, regain one's strength /health, get over something. USAGE See recoup . Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage.

recur

recur verb we don't want the termite infestation to recur: happen again, reoccur, occur again, repeat (itself ); come back (again ), return, reappear, appear again.

recurring, recurrent

recurring, recurrent adjective patriotic feminism is a recurring theme in her music | a recurrent blood clot in his lung: repeated, repetitive, periodic, cyclical, seasonal, perennial, regular, frequent; intermittent, sporadic, spasmodic. WORD TOOLKIT

recurring	repeated	intermittent
theme	attempts	rain
dream	calls	treatment
nightmare	use	periods
role	warnings	fever
motif	exposure	symptoms
images	appeals	electricity
injury	assurances	flashes

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Oxford Thesaurus

recumbent

recumbent adjective he stepped over the recumbent body: lying, flat, horizontal, stretched out, sprawled, spreadeagled, reclining, resting, lounging, prone, prostrate, supine; lying down, lying flat, (flat ) on one's back, on one's stomach /front, (flat ) on one's face; rare procumbent. ANTONYMS erect, standing, upright.

recuperate

recuperate verb 1 he fell ill that summer and travelled to the south of France to recuperate: get better, recover, convalesce, get back to normal, get well, regain one's strength /health, get back on one's feet, get over something; be on the road to recovery, be on the mend, improve, mend, pick up, rally, revive, perk up, pull through, bounce back. 2 he won an appeal and recuperated the money: get back, regain, recover, win back, recoup, retrieve, reclaim, repossess, have something returned, be reunited with, find, redeem, rescue.

recur

recur verb they cannot guarantee that the problem will not recur: happen again, reoccur, occur again, be repeated, repeat (itself ); happen repeatedly, come and go; come back (again ), return, come round (again ); reappear, appear again, flare up; rare recrudesce.

recurrent

recurrent adjective virtue is a recurrent theme in court poetry: repeated, recurring, repetitive, reiterative, periodic, happening at intervals, cyclical, cyclic, seasonal, perennial, regular, habitual, chronic, continual, frequent; intermittent, sporadic, spasmodic, odd. ANTONYMS isolated, single, unique. WORD TOOLKIT

recurrent	repeated	intermittent
theme	attempts	rain
dream	calls	treatment
nightmare	use	periods
role	warnings	fever
motif	exposure	symptoms
images	appeals	electricity
injury	assurances	flashes

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French Dictionary

reçu

reçu n. m. nom masculin Document prouvant que l ’on a reçu quelque chose. : Pour récupérer mes chaussures chez le cordonnier, j ’ai besoin du reçu qu ’il m ’a donné. Reçu officiel. Papier délivré par une personne ou un organisme. : Il importe de conserver les reçus officiels (et non *reçus pour fins d ’impôt, reçus aux fins de l ’impôt ) des dons effectués au cours de l ’année financière. Note Grammaticale Employé elliptiquement devant une somme ou la désignation d ’un article, le participe passé est invariable. Reçu pour solde de tout compte la somme de 100 $.

recueil

recueil n. m. nom masculin Assemblage d ’écrits de même nature. : Des recueils de récits de science-fiction. Un beau recueil de poèmes.

recueillement

recueillement n. m. nom masculin État d ’une personne qui médite, qui se concentre de façon intense. : « Moi ce n ’est que pour vous aimer /Que je vous accueille /Dans la vallée spacieuse de mon recueillement » (Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau , Œuvres ). SYNONYME méditation ; réflexion .

recueillir

recueillir v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Réunir, rassembler. : Il est chargé de recueillir les adresses de tous. Les dons recueillis seront versés à la fondation de l ’hôpital Sainte-Justine et à Centraide. 2 Offrir l ’hospitalité à quelqu ’un qui est en difficulté. : Les voisins ont recueilli cette famille. SYNONYME accueillir ; héberger . verbe pronominal Réfléchir, méditer. : Elle voudrait se recueillir quelques minutes dans la petite maison de son enfance. SYNONYME concentrer . Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Elle s ’est recueillie en entrant dans l ’église. cueillir INDICATIF PRÉSENT Je recueille, tu recueilles, il recueille, nous recueillons, vous recueillez, ils recueillent. IMPARFAIT Je recueillais, tu recueillais, il recueillait, nous recueillions, vous recueilliez, ils recueillaient. PASSÉ SIMPLE Je recueillis. FUTUR Je recueillerai. CONDITIONNEL PRÉSENT Je recueillerais. IMPÉRATIF PRÉSENT Recueille, recueillons, recueillez. SUBJONCTIF PRÉSENT Que je recueille, que tu recueilles, qu ’il recueille, que nous recueillions, que vous recueilliez, qu ’ils recueillent. IMPARFAIT Que je recueillisse. PARTICIPE PRÉSENT Recueillant. PASSÉ Recueilli, ie.

recul

recul n. m. nom masculin 1 Mouvement en arrière. : Un mouvement de recul. 2 Éloignement nécessaire (dans le temps ou dans l ’espace ) pour avoir une vue d ’ensemble. : Avec le recul des années, je comprends mieux ce qui est arrivé. 3 figuré Distanciation prise par rapport à une situation, à un évènement. : Il nous faut prendre du recul pour être à même de porter un jugement.

reculé

reculé , ée adj. adjectif 1 Éloigné (dans l ’espace ). : Un endroit reculé. « Je revoyais le petit village si reculé qu ’on l ’avait toujours dit menacé d ’être tôt ou tard oublié pour de bon » (Gabrielle Roy , La Détresse et l ’Enchantement ). SYNONYME isolé ; perdu ; retiré . 2 Éloigné (dans le temps ). : Dans les temps reculés, on habitait dans des cavernes. SYNONYME ancien .

reculer

reculer v. tr. , intr. verbe transitif 1 Déplacer vers l ’arrière. : Reculer la voiture pour sortir du garage. 2 Retarder. : L ’école a reculé la date de l ’examen. SYNONYME différer ; reporter . verbe intransitif 1 Aller en arrière. : La voiture recule. Ils ont reculé pour mieux sauter. SYNONYME faire machine arrière ; faire marche arrière . 2 Diminuer, régresser. : Les cours boursiers reculent. 3 figuré Renoncer à quelque chose de difficile, de dangereux. : Nos concurrents ont reculé devant notre supériorité. SYNONYME céder ; dégonfler ; replier ; retirer . Note Syntaxique En ce sens, le verbe se construit absolument ou avec la préposition devant . L ’armée ennemie a décidé de reculer. Ils reculeront devant notre détermination. aimer

reculons (à)

reculons (à ) loc. adv. locution adverbiale 1 En reculant. : Rouler à (et non *de ) reculons. 2 figuré À contrecœur. : Il s ’est joint au groupe à reculons. SYNONYME contre son gré . Note Orthographique à reculon s, toujours avec un s.

récupérable

récupérable adj. adjectif Qui peut être récupéré. : Des matières récupérables et recyclables.

récupération

récupération n. f. nom féminin Action de récupérer. : La récupération des déchets recyclables.

récupérer

récupérer v. tr. , intr. verbe transitif 1 Retrouver (ce qu ’on avait perdu ). : J ’ai récupéré le porte-monnaie qu ’on m ’avait volé. 2 Recycler. : Récupérer du papier journal. verbe intransitif Reprendre des forces. : Après cette bonne nuit de sommeil, il commence à récupérer. SYNONYME remettre . posséder Conjugaison Le é de la troisième syllabe se change en è devant une syllabe contenant un e muet, sauf à l ’indicatif futur et au conditionnel présent. Je récupère, mais je récupérerai.

récurage

récurage n. m. nom masculin Action de récurer.

récurer

récurer v. tr. verbe transitif Nettoyer en frottant avec un abrasif. : Récurer les casseroles. aimer

récurrence

récurrence n. f. nom féminin littéraire Répétition, retour. : La récurrence éternelle des saisons. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom résurgence, fait de réapparaître. Note Orthographique récu rr ence.

récurrent

récurrent , ente adj. adjectif Qui se répète. : Des symptômes récurrents.

récusation

récusation n. f. nom féminin Action de récuser. : La récusation d ’un témoignage. SYNONYME refus ; rejet .

récuser

récuser v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 droit Refuser, par soupçon de partialité, un juge, un juré, un expert, etc. 2 Rejeter l ’autorité, le témoignage de. verbe pronominal Refuser une responsabilité, se déclarer soi-même incompétent. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ces juges se sont récusés. aimer

Spanish Dictionary

recua

recua nombre femenino 1 Conjunto de animales de carga que se llevan juntos en el transporte de mercancías :una recua de veinte mulas en reatas de a cinco, unidas unas a otras por la cola; los guías de las recuas de llamas podían llevar en la alforja de regreso hasta cien mil pesos .2 Grupo numeroso de personas o cosas que van o siguen unas detrás de otras .

recuadrar

recuadrar verbo transitivo Trazar un recuadro alrededor de un dibujo, palabra, fotografía, etc .

recuadro

recuadro nombre masculino 1 Línea cerrada en forma de cuadrado o de rectángulo .2 Superficie limitada por esta línea :la rayuela es un juego que consiste en saltar sobre un conjunto de recuadros trazados de forma específica sobre el suelo .3 En los periódicos, revistas o libros espacio encerrado por líneas para hacer resaltar una noticia o texto .

recubierto, -ta

recubierto, -ta participio Participio irregular de recubrir . También se usa como adjetivo :un pura sangre que la vida había recubierto con todos los atributos para llegar al éxito; arco central recubierto de cerámica; recubierto con unas piezas de algodón; recubierto por un caparazón .

recubrimiento

recubrimiento nombre masculino 1 Acción de recubrir .2 Efecto de recubrir .

recubrir

recubrir verbo transitivo 1 Cubrir [una cosa ] completamente otra, generalmente formando una capa :la piel de los reptiles está recubierta por una serie de escamas córneas que se renuevan periódicamente .2 Cubrir completamente una cosa con una capa de algo :recubrir el helado de chocolate fundido; recubrir el guiso con papel de aluminio e introducirlo quince minutos en el horno .3 Cubrir de nuevo una cosa .

recuelo

recuelo nombre masculino 1 Cuba, Esp Café cocido por segunda vez .2 Venez Bebida alcohólica obtenida a partir del jugo fermentado del agave .

recuento

recuento nombre masculino Acción de recontar :estuvieron presentes en el momento del recuento de las votaciones; hicieron un cuidadoso recuento de las piezas que faltaban .

recuerdo

recuerdo nombre masculino 1 Imagen o conjunto de imágenes de hechos o situaciones pasados que quedan en la mente :tenía un recuerdo exacto de todo lo que había sucedido; no le quedó más que un vago recuerdo de aquella tarde .SINÓNIMO memoria, remembranza .2 Objeto, generalmente un regalo, que sirve para recordar un lugar o a una persona :esta caja de música es un recuerdo de familia .3 recuerdos nombre masculino plural Saludo afectuoso que se envía a una persona por escrito o por medio de una tercera persona :¡recuerdos a tu hermano de mi parte! ; Luis me ha dado recuerdos para ti .

recuesta

recuesta nombre femenino Petición, por parte de una autoridad, de una cosa que se considera necesaria .SINÓNIMO intimación, requerimiento .

recula

recula nombre femenino En montería, línea de puestos situada a espaldas de los que participan en una batida de caza .SINÓNIMO retranca .

recular

recular verbo intransitivo 1 Andar hacia atrás :el auto comienza a andar reculando y se dirige al final de la calle; el gran camión se había arrimado a la acera reculando y frenando despacito .2 coloquial Ceder [una persona ] en su opinión o dictamen .

reculón, -na

reculón, -na adjetivo taur [res ] Que anda hacia atrás ante el desafío del diestro .a reculones coloquial Andando a sacudidas hacia atrás :dieron un salto atrás y corrieron un trecho a reculones .

recuperable

recuperable adjetivo Que puede ser recuperado :la información de la papelera de reciclaje es recuperable .ANTÓNIMO irrecuperable .

recuperación

recuperación nombre femenino 1 Adquisición de lo que antes se poseía :la recuperación de las pinturas robadas fue posible gracias a la actuación de la policía .2 Vuelta de una persona o una cosa a su estado normal después de atravesar una situación negativa :los expertos prevén una recuperación económica para el próximo año; la recuperación de este enfermo será lenta y difícil .3 Examen que se realiza para recuperar una asignatura :se presentó a la recuperación de dos asignaturas en septiembre .

recuperador, -ra

recuperador, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Que recupera :un movimiento histórico y recuperador de los símbolos tradicionales; era una corriente recuperadora de los valores clásicos .

recuperar

recuperar verbo transitivo 1 Volver a tener lo que antes se poseía :recuperar el honor; recuperar fuerzas; recuperaron las joyas que les habían sido robadas; el equipo recuperó la categoría en 1988 .SINÓNIMO cobrar, recobrar .2 Volver a poner en servicio algo que ya se considera inservible, especialmente los materiales usados para someterlos al reciclaje :es indispensable la ayuda ciudadana para recuperar el cartón y el vidrio usados .3 verbo transitivo /verbo intransitivo Aprobar una asignatura o parte de ella después de no haberla aprobado en un examen anterior :Carlos recuperó las dos asignaturas que le habían quedado para septiembre; todos los alumnos han recuperado .4 Trabajar un tiempo determinado para compensar el que se ha perdido por una causa cualquiera :durante el invierno, trabajamos una hora más cada día para recuperar la jornada de verano .5 recuperarse verbo pronominal Volver [una persona o una cosa ] a su estado normal después de atravesar una situación negativa :se fue a un balneario para recuperarse de una operación quirúrgica intestinal; todavía me estoy recuperando de la impresión que me causó la noticia .

recupero

recupero nombre masculino Arg Efecto de recuperar algo o de recuperarse una persona .

recurrencia

recurrencia nombre femenino 1 Acción de volver a ocurrir o aparecer una cosa con cierta frecuencia o de manera iterativa :ciertos antibióticos son efectivos contra la recurrencia de la infecciones del oído .2 Hecho de que algo vuelva a aparecer de manera repetida :las recurrencias del lenguaje soez .3 mat Propiedad de aquellas secuencias en las que cualquier término se puede calcular conociendo los precedentes .

recurrente

recurrente adjetivo 1 Que ocurre, aparece o se realiza con cierta frecuencia o de manera iterativa :un llanto recurrente; en la pintura romántica española uno de los temas más recurrentes fue el costumbrista .2 Que recurre :tenía accesos recurrentes de tos .3 nombre común Persona que interpone o tiene interpuesto un recurso .

recurrible

recurrible adjetivo der [acto de la administración ] Que es susceptible de ser impugnado con un recurso .

recurrido, -da

recurrido, -da adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino der [parte ] Que es aquella a quien favorece la sentencia de que se recurre .

recurrir

recurrir verbo intransitivo 1 Acudir a una persona o cosa en busca de ayuda o remedio :en su paseo por la lírica gallega, Camilo José Cela recurre a los poetas que pueden aprovecharle en su propósito, tales como Lamas Carvajal, Ramón Cabanillas, Álvaro Cunqueiro o García Lorca; en el siglo iv a. C. Herófilo de Calcedonia llama a los fármacos “manos de dios ” y Erasístrato recurre a la eutanasia con opio .2 verbo intransitivo /verbo transitivo Interponer un recurso contra una sentencia o resolución :el condenado recurrirá la sentencia; el organismo acusado recurre la orden de desalojo dictada por el juez .SINÓNIMO apelar 3 verbo intransitivo med Reaparecer una enfermedad después de intermisiones .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xv ) del latín recurrere ‘volver a correr ’. De la familia etimológica de correr (V.).

recursividad

recursividad nombre femenino Cualidad de recursivo .

recursivo, -va

recursivo, -va adjetivo Que puede repetirse o aplicarse indefinidamente :regla recursiva; en los programas informáticos se emplean procesos recursivos .

recurso

recurso nombre masculino 1 Ayuda o medio del que una persona se sirve para conseguir un fin o satisfacer una necesidad :siempre tiene algún recurso ingenioso para salir airoso de las situaciones complicadas .2 Reclamación mediante escrito contra las resoluciones determinadas bien ante la autoridad que las dictó, bien ante alguna otra :interpuso un recurso en el juzgado de primera instancia .recurso contencioso administrativo Recurso que se interpone contra las resoluciones de la administración activa que reúnen determinadas condiciones establecidas en las leyes .recurso de amparo Recurso contra resoluciones sindicales por causa de lesión económica a afiliado sindical .recurso de apelación Recurso que se entabla a fin de que una resolución sea revocada, por tribunal o autoridad superior al que la dictó .recurso de casación Recurso que se interpone ante el Tribunal Supremo contra fallos definitivos o laudos, en los cuales se suponen infringidas leyes o doctrina legal, o quebrantada alguna garantía esencial del procedimiento .3 recursos nombre masculino plural Conjunto de bienes, riquezas o medios de subsistencia :no dispongo de recursos suficientes para comprar una casa .4 recursos Conjunto de elementos disponibles para resolver una necesidad o para llevar a cabo una empresa :recursos naturales; recursos humanos; recursos forestales .

recurvado, -da

recurvado, -da adjetivo Que está curvado hacia atrás :los cuclillos son aves de tamaño mediano y con el pico ligeramente recurvado .

recusable

recusable adjetivo Que puede ser recusado :una acción moralmente recusable; los árbitros solo son recusables por causas que hayan sobrevenido después de su designación .ANTÓNIMO irrecusable .

recusación

recusación nombre femenino 1 Acción de recusar :la ciencia puede realizar con certeza lógica completa la recusación de lo que es falso .2 Documento en el que se solicita recusar algo o a alguien :el abogado presentará la recusación del jurado el jueves ante el juez .

recusar

recusar verbo transitivo 1 Rechazar una cosa por considerarla ineficaz o inadecuada :intentó quemar en el viaje su última reserva de confianza en el porvenir, antes de caer en la aceptación resignada de un sacrificio que hasta entonces había recusado y en la amortización de aquellas íntimas convicciones que le permitieran mantener abierto un crédito sobre sus posibilidades .2 Rechazar a una persona por considerarla no apta o inadecuada para una tarea :el Comité de Disciplina debe nombrar un instructor y un secretario para el caso y a continuación, el club dispone de tres días para recusar a estas dos personas .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

recumbent

re cum bent /rɪkʌ́mbənt /形容詞〖通例名詞の前で〗1 ｟かたく｠横たわった〈姿体など〉.2 背もたれのある, 仰向けの姿勢で乗る〈自転車など〉.

recuperate

re cu per ate /rɪkjúːpərèɪt /動詞自動詞【病気けが疲労などから】回復する, 復調する «from » .他動詞｟主に英｠〈健康金損失〉を取り戻す .

recuperation

re c ù per á tion 名詞 U (病気損失などの )回復 .

recuperative

re cu per a tive /rɪkjúːpərèɪtɪv |-p (ə )rət -/形容詞｟かたく｠〖名詞の前で〗(病気などを )回復させる〈力能力など〉.

recur

re cur /rɪkə́ː r /動詞～s ; ～red ; ～ring 自動詞 1 〈良くない [不快な ]事が〉再発 [再来 ]する, 繰り返す .2 〈人物役が〉 (話や思い出に )何度も登場する .3 〘数〙(小数点の後で )〈数字が〉循環する .4 〈考えが〉再び思い浮かぶ .5 «…に » 立ち戻る, 話を戻す «to » .

recurrence

re cur rence /rɪkə́ːr (ə )ns |-kʌ́r -/名詞 C U ｟かたく｠(病気などの )再発, 繰り返し .

recurrent

re cur rent /rɪkə́ːr (ə )nt |-kʌ́r -/形容詞 1 〖通例名詞の前で〗繰り返される, 再発する, 周期的に起こる〈通例良くない事病気感情〉.2 〘医〙〈神経血管などが〉回帰性 [反回性 ]の .～ly 副詞

recurring

re cur ring /rɪkə́ːrɪŋ /形容詞繰り返し起こる ; 循環する ▸ a recurring nightmare 繰り返して見る悪夢～̀ d é cimal 〘数〙循環小数 .