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Definition of r. - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: right

direction or side opposite to left

Turn r. at the next street.

abr: royal

related to a king or queen

The r. family attended the ceremony.

regal

royal

abr: ruling

currently holding power or authority in government

The r. party changed after the election.

in power

incumbent

abr: reply

written answer to a message or question

Please send your r. as soon as possible.

response

abr: road

public way for vehicles and people to travel

The address is 123 Main r.

road

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roll one's r's

pronunciation

make the r sound vibrate, sometimes to mimic an accent

QWERTY

typing pattern

standard keyboard layout with top letter keys q, w, e, r, t, y

roll someone's r's

pronunciation

pronounce the letter 'r' with a trill

burr

accent

strong 'r' sound in regional accents

trill

phonetics

pronounce an 'r' sound with rapid tongue vibration

trill one's r's

pronunciation

pronounce the letter 'r' with a rolling sound

liquid

phonetics

consonant sound like 'l' or 'r'

hard r

racism

pronounced r in a racial slur

Examples of r. in a sentence

Please place the bag to your r.
The r. palace is open to visitors.
She wore an r. crown at the event.
The r. monarch faced protests.
The r. government announced reforms.
The r. was brief and to the point.

He filed his r. within the deadline.
The shop is on Oak r.
Turn left onto Pine r.
The new policy adds another r.
Check r. 12 for the correct procedure.
He exchanged dollars for 2000 r.
The fine was set at 100 r.

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French:d., royal, ...
German:r., reg., ...
Italian:dx, r., ...
Spanish:dcha., r., ...
Portuguese:dta., real, ...
Chinese:右, 皇家, ...
Japanese:右, 王室, ...
Arabic:يمين, ملكي, ...
Hebrew:יָמִין, מַלְכוּתִי, ...
Russian:справа, корол., ...
Ukrainian:пр., корол., ...
Hindi:द., आर., ...
Bengali:ডান, রাজকীয়, ...
Catalan:dreta, reial, ...
Czech:pravá strana, královský, ...
Danish:h., kgl., ...
Dutch:r., regerende, ...
Greek:δεξ., βασιλικός, ...
Hungarian:jobb, királyi, ...
Khmer:ស្តាំ, រាជវង្ស, ...
Korean:우, 왕실의, ...
Persian:راست, سلطنتی, ...
Polish:p., r., ...
Portuguese (BR):dir., r., ...
Romanian:dr., r., ...
Swedish:h., kungl., ...
Thai:ขวา, ราชวงศ์, ...
Turkish:sağ, kraliyet, ...
Vietnamese:P., hoàng gia, ...

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