rat race in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rat race in the English»French Dictionary

rat race N pej

rat race

foire f d'empoigne

Translations for rat race in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.race [Brit reɪs, Am reɪs] N

1. race SPORTS:

race

course f (between entre, against contre)

to come fifth in a race

arriver cinquième dans une course

to have a race

faire la course (with avec, against contre)

to run a race

courir (with contre)

boat/bicycle race

course nautique/cycliste

a race against the clock lit, fig

une course contre la montre

2. race (contest):

race fig

course f (for à, to do pour faire)

the race to reach the moon

la course à la lune

presidential/mayoral race

course à la présidence/à la mairie

a race against time

une course contre la montre

3. race:

race ANTHROPOL, SOCIOL

race f

of an ancient race

d'une race ancienne

discrimination on the grounds of race

discrimination f raciale

discrimination on the grounds of race attr attack, equality, hatred, law

racial

4. race:

race BOT, ZOOL

espèce f

5. race (current):

race

courant m fort

II.races N

races npl HORSE RAC:

races

courses fpl

III.race [Brit reɪs, Am reɪs] VB trans

1. race (compete with):

race person, jockey, car, horse

faire la course avec

to race sb to sth

faire la course avec qn jusqu'à qc

2. race (rush):

to race to do

se précipiter pour faire

3. race (enter for race):

race horse, dog

faire courir

race car, bike, boat, yacht

courir en

race Ferrari, Formula One

courir sur

race pigeon

faire voler [qc] en compétition

4. race (rev):

race engine

faire ronfler

IV.race [Brit reɪs, Am reɪs] VB intr

1. race (compete in race):

race

courir (against contre, at à, to vers, with avec)

to race around the track

faire le tour de la piste

2. race (rush, run):

to race in/out

entrer/sortir en courant

to race after sb/sth

courir après qn/qc

to race down the stairs/the street

dévaler l'escalier/la rue

to race for the house/the train

courir pour atteindre la maison/attraper le train

to race through exercise, task

faire [qc] rapidement

3. race:

race heart, pulse:

battre précipitamment

race engine:

s'emballer

my mind started to race

je me suis mis à imaginer toutes sortes de choses

4. race (hurry):

race

se dépêcher (to do de faire)

to race against time

courir contre la montre

rat race in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rat race in the English»French Dictionary

rat race N

rat race

foire f d'empoigne

Translations for rat race in the English»French Dictionary

rat [ræt] N

1. rat (rodent):

rat

rat m

2. rat inf (bad person):

rat

ordure f

I.race¹ [reɪs] N

1. race SPORTS:

a 100-metre race

un cent mètres

2. race (contest):

race

course f

the race for the presidency

la course à la présidence

Phrases:

a race against time

une course contre la montre

II.race¹ [reɪs] VB intr

1. race (compete):

race

courir

to race against sb

faire la course avec qn

to race each other

se faire la course

2. race (rush):

race

aller à toute allure

race heart, engine

s'emballer

to race along/past

aller/passer à toute vitesse

3. race (hurry):

race

se dépêcher

to race for a bus

se dépêcher pour attraper un bus

III.race¹ [reɪs] VB trans

1. race (compete with):

race

faire la course avec

2. race (enter for races):

race

faire courir

3. race (rev up):

race

emballer

4. race (transport):

race

emmener à toute vitesse

race² [reɪs] N no pl (grouping)

race

race f

race³ [reɪs] N GEO

race

canal m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Its employees are considered by most people to be winning the rat race.

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This semi-comical goodbye to the music rat race also served as the band's ironic last single.

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As a result, the scenes that resonate most are the ones in which the kids exultantly reject the rat race.

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It was there that in the 1980s, like-minded free spirits congregated, living relatively poorly, though freely, escaping from the rat race and pressures of modern society.

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Their own private life gets to be a rat race.

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You can't make them run the rat race.

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A fresh start at the rat race is just what the series needs.

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The game is broken into two stages, the rat race and the fast track.

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The alternative is unconsciousness, the default setting, the rat race, the constant gnawing sense of having had, and lost, some infinite thing.

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Turns out working in front of a computer is a real rat race.

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