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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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(the fierce, unending competition for success etc.) recherche effrénée de la réussite -
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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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