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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]
rats exclamation mince alors! (colloq)•• -
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drowned [draʊnd]noyé;∎ a drowned man un noyé;∎ figurative he came home like a drowned rat il est rentré trempé -
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A n1 Zool rat m ;1 ○ to rat on moucharder ○, dénoncer [person] ; se dédire de [deal] ; renoncer à [belief, commitments] ;2 † to go ratting faire la chasse aux rats.to look like a drowned rat être trempé comme une soupe ○ ; to smell a rat flairer quelque chose de louche ; rats leave a sinking ship Prov les rats quittent le navire.
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