rat poison in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rat poison in the English»French Dictionary

rat poison N

rat poison

mort-aux-rats f inv

Translations for rat poison in the English»French Dictionary

put down rat poison etc

mettre

Translations for rat poison in the French»English Dictionary

mort-aux-rats

rat poison

raticide

rat poison

Translations for rat poison in the English»French Dictionary

I.poison [Brit ˈpɔɪz(ə)n, Am ˈpɔɪz(ə)n] N

1. poison lit, fig:

poison

poison m

to take poison

s'empoisonner

2. poison (drink) inf, dated:

what's your poison?

qu'est-ce que tu bois?

what's your poison?

tu te soûles à quoi? inf

II.poison [Brit ˈpɔɪz(ə)n, Am ˈpɔɪz(ə)n] VB trans

poison

empoisonner (with avec)

poison

intoxiquer

poison (make poisonous) dart, arrowtip

empoisonner

poison foodstuffs, water

mettre du poison dans

poison ECOL (contaminate) environment, air, rivers

empoisonner (with avec)

poison (damage) fig relationship, life

empoisonner

to have a poisoned finger/toe

avoir une infection au doigt/à l'orteil

to poison sb's mind

corrompre l'esprit de qn

they've poisoned his mind against his family

ils l'ont dressé contre sa famille

III.poison [Brit ˈpɔɪz(ə)n, Am ˈpɔɪz(ə)n]

to hate sb like poison

avoir qn en horreur

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

rat poison in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rat poison in the English»French Dictionary

rat poison N

rat poison

mort-aux-rats f

Translations for rat poison in the French»English Dictionary

mort-aux-rats

rat poison

Translations for rat poison in the English»French Dictionary

I.poison [ˈpɔɪzən] N

poison

poison m

to lace sth with poison

arroser qc de poison

to take poison

s'empoisonner

Phrases:

one man's meat is another man's poison prov

le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres

what's your poison? iron hum

à quoi tu carbures?

II.poison [ˈpɔɪzən] VB trans

1. poison (give poison to):

poison a. fig

empoisonner

poison mind

corrompre

to poison sb's mind against sb/sth

monter qn contre qn/qc

2. poison (put poison in):

poison water, drink

empoisonner

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

The plant was introduced as an experimental agricultural crop in the 20th century primarily to develop high-toxicity varieties for use as rat poison.

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It is used for the preparation of rat poison, in the manufacture of glass and porcelain, and formerly for refining sugar.

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The newcomer goes to the cellar to fetch wine, and is discovered by his date adding rat poison to it.

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Imagine that you have a friend who wants to clean the public golf course of chipmunks by dumping rat poison by the bucketful from helicopters.

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It's like going back for seconds on rat poison.

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The shrapnel was further combined with an anticoagulant rat poison apparently intended to prevent any resulting wounds from clotting.

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They were made alongside rat poison at one of the properties.

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Up to this time witherite was considered worthless and used as rat poison by locals.

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Claims that illegal drugs are routinely cut with substances such as rat poison and crushed glass, often cited in antidrug pamphlets, are largely unsubstantiated.

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Frustrated, rejected and in despair, she buys rat poison which she mixes into a small bottle and keeps in her purse.

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