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foire f d'empoigneNew York is pretty work orientated and the hours can be long. It's less of a rat race than London, though, especially the transport. Since September 11, it's like a different city - particularly because my offices are downtown near where the World Trade Center was.
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Trav.1) course à l'avancement; panier de crabes2) vie stressante/épuisante des cols blancs; pf. "métro-boulotdodo"English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > rat race
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1 noun∎ female rat, she-rat rate f;∎ baby rat raton m;∎ black rat rat m noir;∎ grey or sewer rat rat m d'égout, surmulot m;∎ to look like a drowned rat avoir l'air d'un chien mouillé;∎ to be caught like a rat in a trap être fait comme un rat;∎ with her hair all in rats' tails avec ses mèches collées;∎ American very familiar I don't give a rat's ass je m'en fous pas mal, je m'en balance∎ you dirty rat! espèce d'ordure!∎ rats! zut!familiar figurative retourner sa veste►► Zoology rat kangaroo rat-kangourou m;rat pack (paparazzi) paparazzi(s) mpl;rat poison mort-aux-rats f inv;rat race foire f d'empoigne;∎ she dropped out of the rat race to live in the country elle quitta le monde impitoyable du travail et partit vivre à la campagne;rat run = rue résidentielle empruntée par les automobilistes qui veulent éviter les bouchons aux heures de pointe;Zoology rat snake serpent m ratier;(b) (go back on) revenir sur□ ;∎ they ratted on our deal ils nous ont laissé tomber dans cette affaire∎ to rat sb out balancer qn, moucharder qn -
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rat [ræt]1. noun( = animal) rat m ; (pejorative: inf) ( = person) salaud (inf !) m ; ( = informer) mouchard (e) m(f)• you rat! (inf) espèce de salaud ! (inf !)3. compounds• he decided to get out of the rat race il a décidé de quitter la jungle du milieu professionnel ► rat trap noun piège m à rats* * *[ræt] 1.1) Zoology rat m2) (colloq) ( person)you rat! — canaille! (colloq)
3) US ( informer) mouchard/-e (colloq) m/f2.(colloq) intransitive verb (p prés etc - tt-)3.to rat on — moucharder (colloq), dénoncer [person]; se dédire de [deal]
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1. noun1) (a small animal with a long tail, like a mouse but larger: The rats have eaten holes in those bags of flour.) rat2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person.) salaud2. verb1) (to break an agreement, promise etc.) manquer à2) (to betray one's friends, colleagues etc: The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted.) dénoncer•- rat race- smell a rat
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rat race — {n.}, {slang} A very confusing, crowded, or disorderly rush; a confusing scramble, struggle, or way of living that does not seem to have a purpose. * /The dance last night was a rat race. It was too noisy and crowded./ * /School can be a rat race … Dictionary of American idioms
rat race — {n.}, {slang} A very confusing, crowded, or disorderly rush; a confusing scramble, struggle, or way of living that does not seem to have a purpose. * /The dance last night was a rat race. It was too noisy and crowded./ * /School can be a rat race … Dictionary of American idioms
rat race — ˈrat race noun the rat race the unpleasant situation in business or in life in which people are always struggling to compete against each other for success: • A vacation is a chance to escape the corporate rat race for two weeks … Financial and business terms
rat race — n the rat race the unpleasant situation experienced by people working in big cities, when they continuously compete for success and have a lot of ↑stress in their lives get out of/quit the rat race ▪ the story of a couple who quit the rat race … Dictionary of contemporary English
Rat Race — ou Course folle au Canada est un film américain réalisé par Jerry Zucker et sorti en août 2001. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Lien externe … Wikipédia en Français
rat race — also rat race, competitive struggle, 1934 … Etymology dictionary
rat race — The rat race is the ruthless, competitive struggle for success in work, etc … The small dictionary of idiomes
rat race — rat ,race noun singular an activity, job, or situation in which there is a lot of competition and people are too busy to relax or enjoy themselves … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rat race — rat′ race n. inf an exhausting and usu. competitive routine activity … From formal English to slang
rat race — ► NOUN informal ▪ a way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power … English terms dictionary
rat race — ☆ rat race n. Slang a mad scramble or intense competitive struggle, as in the business world … English World dictionary