raide

a. stiff; rigid; tight, taut; steep; inflex- ible. — adv. quickly, promptly. raideur, /. stiffne , etc. (see raide). raidir, ».1. stiffen; tighten, make taut, stretch. —v.r. stiffen; bear up, offer resistance. — vi. stiffen. raidi ement, m. stiffening, etc. (see raidir). raie, f. line (as of a spectrum); scratch; stroke; stripe; streak; groove; ray (the fish). raifort, m. horseradish (Rorippa armor a cia). — cullivé, a kind of winter radish. — sauvage, horseradish. rail, m. rail. rainer, ».t. groove; score; flute. rainure, f. groove; channel, furrow, keyway. raisin, m. grape, grapes. grain de —, grape. grappe de —, bunch of grapes. pep in de grape seed, grapestone. — de cuve, wine grape. — dours, bearberry (Arctostaphylos uvaurst). — sec, dried grape, raisin. rais on, f. reason; ratio; (firm) name; satisfaction, reparation; (Law) claim. a— de, at the rate of, at the price of. avoir —, be right. avoir de, get the better of. en — de, in consideration of, by reason of; in the ratio of, in ratio to. — d’élre, reason for existence, rais on d’étre. — direcle, direct ratio. — inverse, inverse ratio, — sociale, firm name. raisonnable, oa. reasonable.