R rein in mettre au pas, contenir Iran watchers observed that 18 months after being elected president in 2013, Hassan Rohani was opening his country up to the world after having reined in the hardline Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. relentless incessant International media reported that when Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2104, it unleashed a relentless propaganda campaign comparing the Kiev government to fascists. reliance on recours à America's reliance on drones to strike suspected extremists has been criticized in some circles for causing collateral damage to civilians. remote (1) mince, faible Prior to the May 2015 general election, most observers believed that there was only a remote chance that Britain would leave the European Union. remote (2) reculé, isolé In July 2012 American drones stuck the remote village of Zowi Sidgi in Pakistan killing 18 male labourers and a 14-year-old boy. repeal abroger syn. rescind A growing number of columnists argue that the US federal government should repeal the 40-year-old ban on marijuana. 115