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1 rattle off
(to say quickly and usually without any feeling or expression: The boy rattled off the poem.) débiter (à toute allure) -
2 rattle
A n1 ( noise) (of bottles, cutlery, chains) cliquetis m ; (of window, door) vibration f ; ( of car engine) cliquetis m ; ( of car bodywork) fracas m, bruit m de ferraille ; ( of rattlesnake) bruit m de crécelle ; ( of machine gun fire) crépitement m ;3 ( rattlesnake's tail) cascabelle f.B vtr1 ( shake) [person] faire s'entrechoquer [bottles, cutlery, chains] ; [wind] faire vibrer [window, door] ; [person] s'acharner sur [door handle] ;2 ○ ( annoy) énerver ; to get rattled s'énerver.C vi [bottles, cutlery, chains] s'entrechoquer ; [window, door] vibrer ; when I shook the box, it rattled quand j'ai secoué la boîte, quelque chose a fait du bruit à l'intérieur ; the car rattled along/off etc la voiture avançait/est partie etc dans un bruit de ferraille.to shake sb until their teeth rattle secouer qn comme un prunier.■ rattle away ○ = rattle on.■ rattle off ○:▶ rattle off [sth] ( write) écrire [qch] à toute vitesse ; (recite, read) débiter [qch] à toute vitesse.■ rattle on ○, rattle away ○ parler sans discontinuer (about à propos de).■ rattle through ○: they rattled through the rest of the meeting ils ont expédié la fin de la réunion ; she rattled through the list of names elle a lu la liste des noms à toute vitesse. -
3 rattle
rattle ['rætəl](gen) faire du bruit; (car, engine) faire un bruit de ferraille; (chain, machine, dice) cliqueter; (gunfire, hailstones) crépiter; (door, window) vibrer;∎ the trains make the windows rattle les trains font vibrer les fenêtres;∎ somebody was rattling at the door quelqu'un secouait la porte;∎ an old car came rattling down the hill une vieille voiture descendait la côte dans un bruit de ferraille(a) (box) agiter (en faisant du bruit); (key) faire cliqueter; (chain, dice) agiter, secouer; (door, window) faire vibrer;∎ familiar who rattled your cage? quelle mouche te pique?(b) (disconcert) ébranler, secouer;∎ to get rattled perdre son sang froid;∎ don't get rattled! pas de panique!3 noun(a) (noise → of chains) bruit m; (→ of car, engine) bruit m de ferraille; (→ of coins, keys) cliquetis m; (→ of gunfire, hailstones) crépitement m; (→ of window, door) vibration f, vibrations fpl∎ you'll be rattling around in that big old house! tu seras perdu tout seul dans cette grande maison!(speech, list) débiter, réciter à toute allure; (piece of work) expédier; (letter, essay) écrire en vitessejacasser(speech, meeting etc) expédier -
4 rattle
[rætl] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) make a series of short, sharp noises by knocking together: The cups rattled as he carried the tray in; The strong wind rattled the windows.) (faire) cliqueter2) (to move quickly: The car was rattling along at top speed.) passer à toute vitesse3) (to upset and confuse (a person): Don't let him rattle you - he likes annoying people.) bouleverser qqn2. noun1) (a series of short, sharp noises: the rattle of cups.) bruit2) (a child's toy, or a wooden instrument, which makes a noise of this sort: The baby waved its rattle.) crécelle3) (the bony rings of a rattlesnake's tail.) sonnettes•- rattling- rattlesnake - rattle off - rattle through
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rattle\ off — • rattle off • reel off v To say quickly without having to stop to think; recite easily and rapidly. When Roger was seven he could rattle off the names of all the states in alphabetical order. Joan memorized the Gettysburg Address so well that… … Словарь американских идиом
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rattle off — verb recite volubly or extravagantly He could recite the names of all the chemical elements • Syn: ↑rattle down, ↑reel off, ↑spiel off, ↑roll off • Hypernyms: ↑recite • V … Useful english dictionary
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rattle off — or[reel off] {v.} To say quickly without having to stop to think; recite easily and rapidly. * /When Roger was seven he could rattle off the names of all the states in alphabetical order./ * /Joan memorized the Gettysburg Address so well that she … Dictionary of American idioms
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rattle off something — rattle off (something) to say something quickly. She rattled something off in French that I didn t understand. Usage notes: often used when someone gives a list of facts or other related information from memory: Walter could rattle off the… … New idioms dictionary
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To rattle off — Rattle Rat tle (r[a^]t t l), v. t. 1. To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to rattle a chain. [1913 Webster] 2. To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise. [1913 Webster] Sound but another [drum], and another shall As loud as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rattle — Rat tle (r[a^]t t l), v. t. 1. To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to rattle a chain. [1913 Webster] 2. To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise. [1913 Webster] Sound but another [drum], and another shall As loud as thine… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English