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rank [ræŋk]1 noun∎ promoted to the rank of colonel promu (au rang de ou au grade de) colonel;∎ the rank of manager le titre de directeur;∎ to pull rank faire valoir sa supériorité hiérarchique;∎ I don't want to have to pull rank on you je ne veux pas avoir à user de mon autorité sur vous∎ we have very few players in the first or top rank nous avons très peu de joueurs de premier ordre(c) (social class) rang m, condition f (sociale);∎ the lower ranks of society les couches inférieures de la société∎ a double rank of policemen une double rangée de policiers;∎ to break ranks Military rompre les rangs; figurative se désolidariser;∎ Military & figurative to close ranks serrer les rangs;∎ Military close ranks! serrez!∎ (taxi) rank station f (de taxis)∎ she is ranked among the best contemporary writers elle est classée parmi les meilleurs écrivains contemporains;∎ I rank this as one of our finest performances je considère que c'est une de nos meilleures représentations;∎ he is ranked number 3 il est classé numéro 3(c) American (outrank → in army) avoir un grade supérieur à; (→ in office, organization etc) être le supérieur de;∎ a general ranks a captain un général est au-dessus d'un capitaine∎ to rank above sb être le supérieur de ou occuper un rang supérieur à qn;∎ to rank below sb occuper un rang inférieur à qn;∎ to rank equally (with sb) être au même niveau (que qn);∎ it ranks high/low on our list of priorities c'est/ce n'est pas une de nos priorités;∎ he hardly ranks as an expert on ne peut guère le qualifier d'expert;∎ Chess a castle ranks above a bishop la tour est plus forte que le fou∎ to rank before/after sb prendre rang ou passer avant/après qn;∎ to rank equally (with sb) prendre ou avoir le même rang (que qn)∎ to rank after sth être primé par qch;∎ to rank before sth avoir la priorité sur qch∎ figurative he doesn't rank ce n'est pas quelqu'un d'important(a) (as intensifier) complet(ète), véritable;∎ it's a rank injustice c'est une injustice flagrante;∎ he is a rank outsider in this competition il fait figure d'outsider dans cette compétition∎ to smell rank sentir fort;∎ his shirt was rank with sweat sa chemise empestait la sueur∎ his last film was totally rank! son dernier film était complètement merdique!(d) (coarse → person, language) grossier∎ to join the ranks of the opposition/unemployed rejoindre les rangs de l'opposition/des chômeurs∎ the ranks, other ranks les hommes mpl du rang;∎ to have served in the ranks avoir servi comme simple soldat;∎ to come up through or to rise from the ranks sortir du rang;∎ to reduce an officer to the ranks dégrader un officier∎ to rank on sb agonir qn d'injures□, traiter qn de tous les noms
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