RACKETTER - Translation from French into English

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racketter [ʀakɛte] VB trans

racketter: to extort money from

racketter: to shake [sb] down Am sl

se faire racketter: to be the victim of extortion

French

English

racketter [ʀakete] VB trans

racketter: to run a protection racket

racketter qn: to extort money from sb

English

French

shake down: racketter

French

English

racketter [ʀakete] VB trans

racketter: to run a protection racket

racketter qn: to extort money from sb

English

French

shake down: racketter

se faire racketter: to be ripped off fam

Présent
je	rackette
tu	rackettes
il/elle/on	rackette
nous	rackettons
vous	rackettez
ils/elles	rackettent

Imparfait
je	rackettais
tu	rackettais
il/elle/on	rackettait
nous	rackettions
vous	rackettiez
ils/elles	rackettaient

Passé simple
je	rackettai
tu	rackettas
il/elle/on	racketta
nous	rackettâmes
vous	rackettâtes
ils/elles	rackettèrent

Futur simple
je	racketterai
tu	racketteras
il/elle/on	rackettera
nous	racketterons
vous	racketterez
ils/elles	racketteront

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racketter qn: to extort money from sb

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Dès lors, les combattants volontaires volent et rackettent les habitants de la ville.

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Elle parvient ainsi à étrangler des chaînes de production et de distribution dans le but de racketter les entreprises.

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Le parti souhaite que l'État garantisse « la gratuité des concours pour les grandes écoles », qui « rackettent », selon lui, les étudiants qui souhaitent y entrer.

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Par ailleurs, un fils de diplomate profite de son immunité pour racketter certains commerçants de son quartier.

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Ils se divisent ensuite en deux groupes, le premier se porte sur le marché où des habitants sont rackettés.

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