desert rat in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for desert rat in the English»French Dictionary

desert rat N

1. desert rat ZOOL:

desert rat

gerboise f

2. desert rat Brit MIL:

desert rat

Rat m du désert (soldat britannique combattant dans le désert)

Translations for desert rat in the English»French Dictionary

I.desert N [Brit ˈdɛzət, Am ˈdɛzərt] (all contexts)

desert

désert m

II.desert ADJ attr [Brit ˈdɛzət, Am ˈdɛzərt]

desert region

désertique

desert flora, fauna

du désert

III.desert VB trans [Brit dɪˈzəːt, Am dəˈzərt]

desert

abandonner (for pour)

desert

déserter

desert MIL post

abandonner

our luck deserted us

la chance nous a abandonnés

his appetite deserted him

il a perdu l'appétit

has she deserted you again? hum

elle t'a encore abandonné? hum

IV.desert VB intr [Brit dɪˈzəːt, Am dəˈzərt]

desert soldier:

déserter

desert politician:

faire défection

to desert to the enemy camp

passer à l'ennemi

I.rat [Brit rat, Am ræt] N

1. rat ZOOL:

rat

rat m

2. rat (person):

rat inf, pej

salaud/salope sl

3. rat Am (informer):

rat

mouchard/-e inf

II.rat <pres part ratting; pret, pp ratted> [Brit rat, Am ræt] VB intr

1. rat inf:

to rat on

moucharder inf

to rat on person

dénoncer

to rat on deal

se dédire de

to rat on belief, commitments

renoncer à

2. rat dated:

to go ratting

faire la chasse aux rats

III.rats INTERJ

rats

mince alors! inf

IV.rat [Brit rat, Am ræt]

to look like a drowned rat

être trempé comme une soupe inf

to smell a rat

flairer quelque chose de louche

rats leave a sinking ship prov

les rats quittent le navire

desert rat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for desert rat in the English»French Dictionary

I.desert¹ [dɪˈzɜ:t, Am -ˈzɜ:rt] VB intr

desert

déserter

to desert to the enemy

passer dans le camp ennemi

II.desert¹ [dɪˈzɜ:t, Am -ˈzɜ:rt] VB trans

1. desert (run away from duty):

desert the army, one's post

déserter

2. desert (abandon):

desert

abandonner

desert² [ˈdezət, Am -ɚt] N a. fig

desert

désert m

rat [ræt] N

1. rat (rodent):

rat

rat m

2. rat inf (bad person):

rat

ordure f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This brigade wore a black desert rat on a red oval.

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