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lavenir
spleen
French
French
English
English
rate [ʀat] N f
1. rate ZOOL:
rate
female rat
2. rate ANAT:
rate
spleen
se dilater la rate inf
to kill oneself laughing inf
ne pas se fouler la rate inf
not to strain oneself inf
I. raté (ratée) [ʀate] VB pp
raté → rater
II. raté (ratée) [ʀate] ADJ
1. raté (pas réussi):
raté (ratée) acteur, politicien, peintre
failed
une vie ratée
a wasted life
mon dîner était raté
my dinner party was a disaster
des photos ratées
photos that didn't come out
la dernière photo est ratée
the last photo didn't come out
2. raté occasion:
raté (ratée)
missed
III. raté (ratée) [ʀate] N m (f) (personne)
raté (ratée)
failure
IV. raté N m
raté m MIL:
avoir un raté arme:
to fail to fire
V. ratés N mpl
1. ratés (de négociations, système):
ratés fig
hiccups
2. ratés MOTOR:
avoir des ratés voiture, moteur:
to backfire
avoir des ratés voiture, moteur:
to misfire Brit
I. rater [ʀate] VB trans
1. rater (ne pas réussir):
rater
to fail
rater
to flunk Am inf
examen j'ai raté ma vie/ma carrière
my life/my career is a failure
j'ai raté mon gâteau/ma photo
my cake/my photo is a failure
je rate toujours les gâteaux
my cakes are never a success
rater un saut en hauteur
to fail a high-jump
elle a raté son coup inf
she has failed
2. rater (ne pas être présent pour):
rater train, début de film, rendez-vous
to miss
rater son train de cinq minutes
to miss the train by five minutes
3. rater (ne pas atteindre, ne pas voir):
rater cible, objectif, marche, personne
to miss
il n'en rate pas une inf
he can be relied upon to put his foot in it inf
4. rater (ne pas sanctionner) inf:
la prochaine fois je ne le raterai pas
next time I won't let him get away with it
elle ne l'a pas raté inf fig
she put him in his place inf
II. rater [ʀate] VB intr
1. rater plan, opération:
rater
to fail
rater
to flop inf
il dit toujours des bêtises, ça ne rate jamais inf
he can be relied upon to say something stupid
ça va tout faire rater inf
it'll spoil everything
2. rater arme:
rater
to misfire
III. se rater VB refl
1. se rater (soi-même):
se rater
to bungle one's suicide attempt
2. se rater (ne pas se voir):
nous nous sommes ratés
we missed each other
I. rater [ʀate] VB trans
1. rater (ne pas réussir):
rater
to fail
rater
to flunk Am inf
examen j'ai raté ma vie/ma carrière
my life/my career is a failure
j'ai raté mon gâteau/ma photo
my cake/my photo is a failure
je rate toujours les gâteaux
my cakes are never a success
rater un saut en hauteur
to fail a high-jump
elle a raté son coup inf
she has failed
2. rater (ne pas être présent pour):
rater train, début de film, rendez-vous
to miss
rater son train de cinq minutes
to miss the train by five minutes
3. rater (ne pas atteindre, ne pas voir):
rater cible, objectif, marche, personne
to miss
il n'en rate pas une inf
he can be relied upon to put his foot in it inf
4. rater (ne pas sanctionner) inf:
la prochaine fois je ne le raterai pas
next time I won't let him get away with it
elle ne l'a pas raté inf fig
she put him in his place inf
II. rater [ʀate] VB intr
1. rater plan, opération:
rater
to fail
rater
to flop inf
il dit toujours des bêtises, ça ne rate jamais inf
he can be relied upon to say something stupid
ça va tout faire rater inf
it'll spoil everything
2. rater arme:
rater
to misfire
III. se rater VB refl
1. se rater (soi-même):
se rater
to bungle one's suicide attempt
2. se rater (ne pas se voir):
nous nous sommes ratés
we missed each other
avoir une ablation de la rate
to have one's spleen removed
English
English
French
French
penalty miss (in soccer)
penalty m raté
no-hoper
raté/-e inf
botched attempt
raté
flub
rater
toss away fig opportunity
rater
fluff cue, exam, line, note, shot
rater
I fluffed it!
j'ai raté mon coup!
French
French
English
English
rate [ʀat] N f ANAT
rate
spleen
raté(e) [ʀate] N m(f)
raté(e)
failure
I. rater [ʀate] VB trans
1. rater (manquer):
rater cible, occasion, train
to miss
2. rater (ne pas réussir):
rater sa vie
to make a mess of one's life
tu vas tout faire rater!
you're going to spoil everything!
j'ai raté la mayonnaise
I messed up the mayonnaise
rater son examen
to fail one's exam
être raté
to be ruined
être raté photos
to be spoilt
Phrases:
il n'en rate pas une!
he's always putting his foot in it!
ne pas rater qn
to fix sb
II. rater [ʀate] VB intr
rater affaire, coup, projet:
rater
to fail
III. rater [ʀate] VB refl
1. rater inf (mal se suicider):
il s'est raté
he bungled his suicide attempt
2. rater (ne pas se voir):
se rater
to miss one another
rater le coche inf
to miss the boat
English
English
French
French
fluff
raté m
fluff
rater
failed attempt, artist
raté(e)
spleen
rate f
to rupture one's spleen
se faire éclater la rate
near miss
coup m raté de peu
it was a near miss
cela a raté de peu
the lottery was a near miss for him
il a raté la loterie de peu
mistime
rater
muff
rater
French
French
English
English
rate [ʀat] N f ANAT
rate
spleen
raté(e) [ʀate] N m(f)
raté(e)
failure
I. rater [ʀate] VB trans
1. rater (manquer):
rater cible, occasion, train
to miss
2. rater (ne pas réussir):
rater sa vie
to make a mess of one's life
tu vas tout faire rater!
you're going to spoil everything!
j'ai raté la mayonnaise
I messed up the mayonnaise
rater son examen
to flunk one's test
être raté
to be ruined
être raté photos
to be spoiled
Phrases:
il n'en rate pas une!
he's always making a fool of himself!
ne pas rater qn
to fix sb
II. rater [ʀate] VB intr
rater affaire, coup, projet:
rater
to fail
III. rater [ʀate] VB refl
1. rater inf (mal se suicider):
il s'est raté
he bungled his suicide attempt
2. rater (ne pas se voir):
se rater
to miss one another
rater le coche inf
to miss the boat
English
English
French
French
fluff
raté m
fluff
rater
failed attempt, artist
raté(e)
spleen
rate f
to rupture one's spleen
se faire éclater la rate
near miss
coup m raté de peu
it was a near miss
cela a raté de peu
the lottery was a near miss for him
il a raté le gros lot de peu
mistime
rater
muff
rater
Présent
jerate
turates
il/elle/onrate
nousratons
vousratez
ils/ellesratent
Imparfait
jeratais
turatais
il/elle/onratait
nousrations
vousratiez
ils/ellesrataient
Passé simple
jeratai
turatas
il/elle/onrata
nousratâmes
vousratâtes
ils/ellesratèrent
Futur simple
jeraterai
turateras
il/elle/onratera
nousraterons
vousraterez
ils/ellesrateront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
j'ai raté la mayonnaise
I messed up the mayonnaise
être raté
to be ruined
être raté photos
to be spoilt
il n'en rate pas une!
he's always putting his foot in it!
il s'est raté
he bungled his suicide attempt
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Dans le même temps, il travaille comme directeur d'une compagnie de manufacture de coches.
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Souvent, la venue d'une banshee associée à une ancienne famille s'accompagne de celle d'un coche noir, conduit par un fantôme sans tête.
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Ce procédé permettait d'éviter la saisie mais était très délicat ; en effet toute coche mal faite provoquait une erreur de saisie.
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Un coche est un véhicule attelé hippomobile fermé, mais pas complètement clos à la différence du carrosse.
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Il est généralement utilisé par opposition au signe coche ✓ ou ✔, ou dans un carré de bulletin de vote ☒ par opposition au bulletin de vote vide ☐.
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