A Dialectical Dictionary of Neret – Macedonian to English

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raat – peace, quiet, comfort, relaxation

raato (*, raat) – the peace, the quiet, the comfort

rabotae (rabotea) – they worked, they worked with, they cooperated with

rabotala (rabotela) – she worked

rabotame (rabotime, rabotevme) – we worked

rabotano (rabotel) – have/ has worked, as in imam rabotano – I have worked

rabotata – the work

rabote (rabotev, rabotea) – 1. worked 2. they work

rabotlif (rabotliv) – diligent

Rachishcheto (*) – a river near Neret

radarsto (radar) – the radar

radia (radija) – radios

radiata (*, radija) – the radios

radioto – the radio

radosna – happy, glad

radosni – they were happy/ glad

radosno – happy, glad

radvame (raduvame) – (plural we) were happy, rejoiced, were joyful, were very glad, as in nie mladite se radvame – we young ones rejoiced

radvat (raduvaat) – they are happy

ragbi – rugby

rakichka (rakiichka) – a small brandy

rakovodat – lead, to lead

rakovoditelite – the leaders

rakovolsfoto – (rakovodstvoto) – the leadership

ramnina – plain, lowland

ramo – shoulder

rana – 1. to wound, wound, injury. 2. (hrana) – food

ranata – 1. the wound, the injury. 2. (hranata) – the food

ranea (hranea) – they feed, they were feeding, they were fattening

raneshe (hraneshe) – fed, feeding

ranetio (ranetiot) – the wounded one, the injured one

rani – wounds, wounded

rania (ranija) – wounded, were wounded

rasata – the cassock

rasceplenie (rascepenost) – division, disunity, split

rascut – in bloom, blooming, flourishing, flowering

rascuteni (rascuten) – they are in bloom, they are blooming, they are flourishing, they are flowering

rascutvae (rascvetale) – they bloomed, they blossomed

rasfrleno – scattered, thrown about untidily

rashachka (rasa) – a garment like a cassock, a long sleeveless vest worn over a long sleeve white traditional petticoat

rasheta – to take for a walk, to take site-seeing

rashetame (shetame) – we go for a walk, we went for a walk, we will go site-seeing, we went site-seeing

rashetka – a walk, a stroll, site-seeing

rashetvae (*) – they took the person for a walk, they took the person site-seeing

rashirat – extend, expand, widen, spread

rashireno – extended, expanded, widened, widespread

rashiri – extend, expand, widen, spread

rashirvae (*) – extended, expanded, widened

rasi – upper garments worn by Orthodox clergy

rasipa – spoil, break, go off, ruin

rasipae (rasipale) – (plural they/ them) spoiled, broke, ruined

rasipi – spoil, break, go off, ruin

raskachaeno (raskachat) – climbed on

raskapan – worn out

raskarae (raskarale) (see karae) – they quarreled

raskiva – sneeze, start sneezing

raskomateni (raskomaten) – in pieces, tattered, ragged, as in raskomateni plachki – tattered clothes

raskomateno (raskomaten) – cut/ broken into pieces

raskomatia (raskomati) – cut/ broke into pieces

raskrsnicha (raskrsnica) – intersection, crossroads

raslecha (*) – take off, undress

raslechite (*) – (plural you) take off, as in vie ke gi raslechite vashte vonichki plachki – you all will take off your army clothes

raslekvame (*) – we undressed

raspadat – disperse, drive away

raspaden (raspad) – dispersed, broken up, driven away

raspadeni (*) – they are/ were dispersed, broken up, driven away

raspadi – disperse, dispersed, broke up, was driven away

raspadia (raspadi) – they dispersed, they broke up, they were driven away

raspadime (*) – we dispersed, we were driven away

rasparchia (rasparchija) – they broke up, they fragmented, they smashed

rasplakae (rasplakuvale) – they began to cry, they broke into tears

rasplakala (rasplakuvala) – cried, burst into tears

rasplakan – crying, having cried

rasplakana – crying, having spent some time crying

rasplakvale (rasplakuvale) – they cried

raspozna – recognized, know of, got to know of

raspoznae – got to know

raspozname (raspoznavame) – we got to know

raspoznat (razpoznaat) – acquainted, familiar

raspoznati (*) – acquainted, familiar, plural as in beme dosta raspoznati so Mitre – we were well acquainted with Mitre

raspraa (raspraaj) (see rasprava) – tell

rasprava (see raspraa) – tell, discussion

raspravae (raspravale) – they told, they recounted, they explained

raspravame – we discussed, we told

raspravashe – discussed, recounted

raspravi – to tell, recount, discuss

raspravia (raspravija) – 1. discussion. 2. discussed, explained, told

rasprchkani (rasprchka) – scattered

raspuli – looked, gazed, stared, as in jas se raspuli ukai Lagen – I looked towards Lagen

raspulime (*) – 1. we look, we gaze. 2. we looked, we had a look, we will look

rastekna (*) – remember, remembered, occurred to, entered the mind

rasteknae (*) – (plural things) remembered, occurred to me, entered my mind, as in mi rasteknae mirnite godini – I remembered the peaceful years

rastovaria (rastovari) – they unloaded

rastovarime (rastovarame) – we unload, as in nemozheme da gi rastovarime – we could not unload them

rasturat – break up, disarrange, destroy

rasturenite – the broken, the scattered

rastureno (rasturen) – broken, torn apart, disordered, scattered

rasturva (rasturi) – break apart, destroy

razbere – understand

razbola (razboluvam, razboluva) – I get sick

razbolen – sick, ill

razboli – got sick

razbolish – get sick, make sick

razbolval (razboluvale) – got sick

razbra – understood

razbrae (razbrale) – they understood, as in sati razbrae – everyone understood

razbrani – reasonable, sensible, intelligent, as in po razbrani selani – more reasonable villagers

razbravi (razbrav) – they understood

razdelat – divide, separate, split

razdeli – divide, separate, split

razdelia (razdelija) – they divided, they separated

razdelime – we divided up, we separated, as in se razdelime – we separated

razkazi (raskazi) – stories

razmislime – we thought, we reflected

razmislite – (plural) you all think

razni – different, various

raznosi – relations, comfortable fit

razvalat – break up, collapse

razvesela (razveseluva) – make merry, party, celebrate

razveselat – they make merry, they party, they celebrate

razviena – developed, unfurled, matured

razvieni (razvien) – unfurled, developed, matured

razvika – start shouting, shouted, start yelling, yelled

razvito (razvitok) – developed

razviva – develop, thrive

razvival – developed

razvivat (razvivaat) – develop, unfurl, bloom

rech – speech

rechenici – sentences

rechish – you say

rechisi – almost

recinolado – (Greek) caster oil

redat – mourn, wail

redo (redot) – in order

redoi (redovi) (see redovi) – layers

redovi – (see redoi) layers, lines, as in lines of text, readings, traditions
redovna – regular

referendom (referendum) – referendum

Rejioto (*) – the name of a jail in Lerin

rekoe (*) – they told, they said

rekol – told

rekome (*) – we told, we said

remenieto (remenjeto) – the belt

remeno – the belt, the strap

represendira (representira) – represented

republik (*) – hat, as in vetof iskinat republik – old torn hat

Resen (*) – a city near Bitola in the Republic of Macedonia

reshen – resolved, decided

resheni – determined, resolved

reshenia (reshenija) – decisions, resolutions

reshenieto – the decision, the resolution

reshia (reshija) – they decided, they determined, they resolved

reshime – we decided

reshvame (reshevme) – we decided, we resolved

restorant (restoran) – restaurant

restoranta (restorani) – restaurants

restoranto (*) – restaurant

restorantoto (*) – the restaurant

ret (red) – order, in order

reta (reda) – in order, in turns

revolucionerite – the revolutionaries

rezanieto (*, rezhani) – the cutting

rezat (rez) (see rezhat) – cut, trim, prune

Rezevo (*) – Reservoir, a suburb in Melbourne

rezhat (see rezat) – cut, trim, prune

rid – hill

ridishchata (ridishtata) – the hills

rido (ridot) – the hill

Riga Fereo (*) – (Greek) a Greek newspaper publisher

rikate – you all roar, you all yell, you all howl, as in sho rikate ku magarinia? – why are you all roaring like donkeys?

rike (*) – they roar, they bellow, they bray

Rimianite (Rimjanite) – the Romans

Rimini (*) – (Greek) the name of a Greek military brigade

rinea – they shoveled

rinese (rineshe) – shoveled

Ringwud (*) – the Melbourne suburb of Ringwood

ripeni (*) – 1. diggings, earth that has been dug up, clearings. 2. jumping

Risianckio (Risjansko, Risjanski) – the Christian, as in Risianckio naroto – the Christian people

Risiancko (Risjansko) – the Christian, as in Risiancko narot – Christian people

Risianin (Risjanin) – Christian

Risianite (Risjanite) – the Christians

Risinte (*) – the Risin family

Ristoite (*) – Risto's, as in ot Ristoite raci – from Risto's hands

Ristos – Christ

Ristosovoto (ristovoto) – of Christ

rit – hill

ritche – small hill or mound, hillock

ritcheto – the small hill, the small mound, the hillock

ritchinia (ritchinja) – small hills

ritrench (*) – (English) retrench

Rizospastis (*) – (Greek) a newspaper published by the Greek Communist Party

robie (robje) – slaves

roda – family, related, kin

Rodano (*) – the Rhone river

rodninie (rodninje) – relatives

rodnisfo (rodninstvo) – family relationship

rodnisfoto (rodninstvo) – the family relationship

rodvae (*) – were born, sprouted

rodvalo (rodilo) – was born

rodvashe (rodeshe) – was born

Rogus (*) – the name of a mountain

rogozini – mats, rugs, usually made of hessian or plant material

roketite (*) – (English rocket, Macedonian ite – plural the) the rockets

Roma (*) – Rome

Romeicite (*) – the Romans

rona (ronat) – I cry, I shed, as in nemashe oshche slzi da rona – I had no more tears to shed

ropa (tropa) – beat, knock, make noise

ropae (tropale) – they beat, they knocked, they made noise

ropale (tropale) – they beat, they knocked, they made noise

ropashe (tropashe, ropash) – was making noise, beat, was beating, knocked

ropat (tropaat) – they beat, they knock, they make noise

ropnish (tropash) – beat, knock

roshka – a brushwood

roshki – (plural) brushwood

roshkite (*, roshki) – the brushwood

rsh – rye

rshta (*, rsh) – the rye

ruba (see ruo) – clothes, attire, robe

rubi – clothes, attire, robes

ruchae (ruchale) – they had lunch

ruchoko (*, ruchok) – the lunch, the lunch time

Rudichinta (*) – the Rudichin, of the Rudichin family, as in Rudichinta avlia – the Rudichin yard

rudinie (rudinje) – pasture, clearing, the glade

rudnicite – the mines, the pits

rue (*) – (French) street

Rula (*) – a village near Lerin

Ruleneco (*) – the man from Rula

Rumania (Romanija) – Romania

Runzel (*) – a mountain near Neret

ruo (ruba, ruvo) (see ruba) – customary dress of the village, attire, clothing

ruoto (*) – the customary dress of the village, the attire, the clothing

rushfet (rushvet) – tip, bribe

Rusi – Russians

Rusia (Rusija) – Russia

Ruski – Russian

Ruslaci (*) – Russians

Ruslacite (*) – the Russians

ruzhat (ruzhaat) – get ready, prepare

Ruzvel (*) – Roosevelt

rzhieto (rzhjeto) – the rye

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