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rate [reɪt]1. noun• birth/death rate taux m de natalité/mortalité• the failure/success rate for this exam is high il y a un pourcentage élevé d'échecs/de réussites à cet examen• to pay sb at the rate of £10 per hour payer qn à raison de 10 livres de l'heure• at a rate of... ( = speed) à une vitesse de...• at the rate you're going, you'll be dead before long à ce rythme-là vous ne ferez pas de vieux os• at this rate, I'll never find a job si ça continue comme ça, je ne trouverai jamais de travail• rate of interest/pay/taxation taux m d'intérêt/de rémunération/d'imposition2. plural noun• to rate sb/sth highly faire grand cas de qn/qch• how would you rate your chances of getting a job? quelles sont vos chances de trouver un emploi, à votre avis ?• reading does not rate highly among children as a hobby la lecture n'est pas un passe-temps très prisé des enfants5. compounds* * *[reɪt] 1.1) ( speed) rythme mat this rate ou at the rate we're going we'll never be able to afford a car — fig à ce train-là nous n'aurons jamais les moyens d'acheter une voiture
2) ( level) taux m3) ( charge) tarif mhourly rate — salaire m horaire
4) ( in foreign exchange) cours m2.3.business rates — ≈ taxe f professionnelle
transitive verb1) ( classify)2) ( deserve) mériter [medal, round of applause]3) ( value) estimer [honesty, friendship, person]4. 5.••
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