rats in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for rats in the English»Spanish Dictionary

rats [rats] INTERJ inf

rats

¡caray! inf

rats' tails N npl Brit inf

rats' tails

greñas fpl

rat [Am ræt, Brit rat] N

1. rat ZOOL:

rat

rata f

like a drowned rat inf

como un pollo mojado inf

like rats leaving a sinking ship

como alma que lleva el diablo

to smell a rat

oler(se) algo sospechoso

I could smell a rat

(me) olí algo sospechoso

I could smell a rat

me olió a gato encerrado

2. rat (person):

rat inf

rata f de alcantarilla inf

rat inf

canalla mf inf

water rat N

water rat

rata f de agua

desert rat N

1. desert rat ZOOL:

desert rat

jerbo m

2. desert rat Brit:

desert rat HISTORY, MIL

rata f del desierto

pack rat N

pack rat

neotoma f

he's a real pack rat Am

es una urraca

rat poison N U

rat poison

raticida m

rat poison

matarratas m

rat race N

he wanted to escape the rat race

quería huir de la febril competitividad de la vida moderna

rat run N MOTOR

rat run

atajo m (para evitar el tráfico de una calle principal en horas punta)

rat pack N inf

rat pack

periodistas mpl y paparazzi

rats in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rats in the English»Spanish Dictionary

rat [ræt] N

1. rat (animal):

rat

rata f

2. rat (person):

rat

canalla mf

Phrases:

I smell a rat

aquí hay gato encerrado

rat poison N

rat poison

raticida m

rat race N

the rat race

la lucha para sobrevivir

sewer rat N

sewer rat

rata f de alcantarilla

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smoke out rats, insects

hacer salir con humo

pest control of rats

desratización f

Translations for rats in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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chuza

rats' tails

greña

rats' tails pl

raticida

rat poison

tantara(n)tán

rat-a-tat-tat

rats Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the rat race

la lucha para sobrevivir

to look like a drowned rat inf

estar calado hasta los huesos

rat poison

matarratas m inv

I smell a rat

aquí hay gato encerrado

the village became infested with rats

el pueblo se plagó de ratas

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The havoc created by the rats was terrible and very little of the grain was harvested.

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Significant stress-related decreases in the volume of the hippocampus can be seen in rats, and longer depression duration is also linked to hippocampal atrophy.

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It is also currently home to the zoo's Madagascan giant jumping rats.

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Physically, they may resemble mice, rats, voles, or hamsters, depending on the species and subfamily.

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Contrary to popular belief, rats did not directly start the spread of the bubonic plague.

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Pet rats can appear in any combination of color and marking.

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For example, stressed rats release odorant cues that cause other rats to move away from the source of the signal.

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Complete infertility was maintained for 2 weeks, followed by complete recovery in 4 of 7 rats.

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He found that in the teeth of rats fed a cariogenic diet the flow of dentinal fluid was markedly reduced.

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He immediately began to mate with all the female rats again and again until eventually he became exhausted.

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