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rake [reɪk]1 noun(a) (in garden, casino) râteau m;∎ as thin as a rake maigre comme un clou(b) (libertine) roué m, libertin m(c) (slope → of seating, terrace) pente f(a) (soil, lawn, path) ratisser, râteler;∎ she raked the leaves into a pile elle ratissa les feuilles en tas∎ to rake one's memory fouiller dans ses souvenirs∎ his eyes raked the audience son regard parcourut l'assistance;∎ a searchlight raked the darkness un projecteur fouilla l'obscurité∎ machine-gun fire raked the trench le feu d'une mitrailleuse balaya la tranchée∎ to rake among or through fouiller dans∎ that shop is raking in a fortune ce magasin ramasse une fortune;∎ they must be raking it in ils doivent s'en mettre plein les pochesfamiliar (share of profits) empocher□, ramasser□ ;∎ he was raking off 10 percent of the profits il empochait ou ramassait 10 pour cent des bénéfices(b) (search out) dénicher(a) (soil, lawn, path) ratisser(b) figurative remuer;∎ why rake over the past? pourquoi remuer le passé?(b) (dredge up) déterrer;∎ to rake up sb's past fouiller dans le passé de qn;∎ to rake up an old quarrel raviver une ancienne querelle✾ Paint ✾ Music 'The Rake's Progress' Hogarth, Stravinsky 'La Carrière du roué' (tableau), 'Le Libertin' (opéra) -
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[reik] 1. noun1) (a tool which consists of a usually metal bar with teeth at the end of a long handle, used for smoothing earth, gathering eg leaves together etc.) râteau2) (any similar tool: a croupier's rake in a casino.) râteau3) (the act of raking: to give the soil a rake.) coup de râteau2. verb1) (to smooth or gather with a rake: I'll rake these grass-cuttings up later.) ratisser2) ((often with out) to remove the ashes from (a fire) with a poker etc.) enlever les cendres du feu3) (to fire guns at (a target) from one end of it to the other: The soldiers raked the entire village with machine-gun fire.) mitrailler•- rake up -
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rake [reɪk]1. nounrâteau m[+ garden, leaves] ratisser( = search) to rake through fouiller dans[+ money] amasser• he's just raking it in! il brasse le fric à la pelle ! (inf !)[+ leaves] ramasser avec un râteau* * *[reɪk] 1.2) (dated) ( libertine) débauché m2.transitive verb1) ( in gardening) ratisser2) ( scan) balayer3.to rake among ou through — fouiller dans
Phrasal Verbs:- rake in- rake up -
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A n2 †( libertine) débauché m ;3 ( slope) inclinaison f ;4 ( angle) angle m d'inclinaison ;B vtr2 ( scan) [gun, beam, soldier] balayer [enemy, ground, sky] ; her eyes raked the horizon elle a parcouru l'horizon du regard.■ rake in ○:▶ rake in [sth] amasser [money, profits] ; he's raking it in ○ ! il remue l'argent à la pelle ○ !■ rake out:▶ rake [sth] out, rake out [sth] étouffer [fire].■ rake over:▶ rake over [sth]1 lit ratisser [soil, flowerbed] ;2 fig remuer [memories].■ rake up:▶ rake up [sth], rake [sth] up1 lit ratisser, ramasser [qch] avec un râteau [leaves, weeds] ;
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