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1 rat race
(the fierce, unending competition for success etc.) boj brez konca in kraja* * *[raetreis]nounaeronautics letenje letala za letalom; slang peklenski lov, divja plav -
2 rat
1. noun1) (a small animal with a long tail, like a mouse but larger: The rats have eaten holes in those bags of flour.) podgana2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person.) podgana2. verb1) (to break an agreement, promise etc.) prelomiti2) (to betray one's friends, colleagues etc: The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted.) izdati•- rat race- smell a rat* * *I [ræt]nounzoology podgana; figuratively parliament & politics prebežnik, odpadnik, uskok, izdajalec, kdor zapusti svoje politične prijatelje in se pridruži opoziciji; stavkokaz; tatrats! plural slang neumnost!, nesmisel!, neverjetno!as wet like a drowned rat — moker ko miš, do kože premočento have (to see) rats slang videti "bele miši"to smell a rat figuratively sumiti, da se pripravlja nekaj slabega ali nevarnega, vohati nevarnost, (za)čutiti prevaroII [ræt]intransitive verbloviti ali pobijati podgane; figuratively biti stavkokaz, parliament & politics zapustiti svojo stranko, kadar je v nevarnosti; postati uskok, uskočiti k, preiti k, menjati politično prepričanjeIII [ræt]interjectionsee drat vrag vzemi!, k vragu (z)...!rat the boy! — presneti fant!
См. также в других словарях:
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
