ranker in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ranker in the English»French Dictionary

ranker [Brit ˈraŋkə, Am ˈræŋkər] N MIL

1. ranker (ordinary soldier):

ranker

simple soldat m

2. ranker (officer):

ranker

officier m sorti du rang

I.rank [Brit raŋk, Am ræŋk] N

1. rank:

rank (in military, police)

grade m

rank (in company, politics)

rang m

rank (social status)

rang m

of high/low rank

de haut/bas rang

to pull rank

abuser de son rang

2. rank (line):

rank (of people)

rang m

rank (of objects)

rangée f

rank upon rank of soldiers

des rangs de soldats

to arrange [sth] in ranks toy soldiers

disposer [qc] en rangées

to break ranks lit soldiers:

rompre les rangs

to break ranks fig politicians:

se rebeller

to close ranks (against) lit, fig

serrer les rangs (contre)

3. rank (for taxis):

rank

station f

4. rank LING:

rank

rang m

5. rank (in chess):

rank

rangée f

II.ranks N npl

1. ranks:

ranks

rangs mpl

to be in the ranks MIL

être dans les rangs

to rise through the ranks

sortir du rang

a leader chosen from the ranks of the party POL

un dirigeant choisi dans les rangs du parti

the ranks of the unemployed/of the homeless

les rangs des chômeurs/des sans-abri

to be reduced to the ranks MIL

être dégradé

2. ranks (echelons):

ranks

échelons mpl

to rise through the ranks of the civil service

gravir les échelons de la fonction publique

III.rank [Brit raŋk, Am ræŋk] ADJ

1. rank (absolute) (for emphasis) pej:

rank outsider, beginner

complet/-ète

rank favouritism, injustice, stupidity

flagrant

2. rank (foul):

rank odour

fétide

3. rank (exuberant):

rank ivy, weeds

envahissant

to be rank with weeds garden:

être envahi par les mauvaises herbes

IV.rank [Brit raŋk, Am ræŋk] ADV

to smell rank

avoir une odeur fétide

V.rank [Brit raŋk, Am ræŋk] VB trans

1. rank (classify) person:

rank player, novel, restaurant

classer (among parmi, above au-dessus de, below au-dessous de)

to be ranked third in the world

être classé troisième au niveau mondial

2. rank Am (be senior to) officer, colleague:

rank person

commander

VI.rank [Brit raŋk, Am ræŋk] VB intr

1. rank (rate):

rank

se classer

how do I rank compared to her?

où est-ce que je me classe or situe par rapport à elle?

to rank as a great composer

être considéré comme un grand compositeur

to rank among or with the champions

être classé parmi les or au nombre des champions

to rank above/below/alongside sb

occuper un rang supérieur/inférieur/égal à qn

this has to or must rank as one of the worst films I've ever seen

c'est un des films les pires que j'aie jamais vus

that doesn't rank very high on my list of priorities

cela ne figure pas très haut dans ma liste de priorités

2. rank Am MIL (be most senior):

rank admiral, general:

commander

class rank N Am

class rank SCHOOL

classement m

class rank UNIV

rang m

social rank N

social rank

position f dans la société

cab rank, cabstand N

cab rank

station f de taxis

rank and file [Brit, Am ˈˌræŋk ən ˈfaɪl] N

1. rank and file:

rank and file

base f

Phrases:

rank-and-file attr opinion

de la base

rank-and-file committee, member, membership, socialist

de base

taxi rank Brit, taxi stand N

taxi rank

station f de taxis

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a complete or rank outsider

un parfait outsider

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surabondant (surabondante) végétation

rank

caporal-chef (dans l'armée de terre)

rank between corporal and sergeant

caporal-chef (dans l'armée de l'air)

rank between corporal and sergeant Brit ou staff sergeant Am

ranker in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ranker in the English»French Dictionary

I.rank¹ [ræŋk] N

1. rank (position):

rank

rang m

the top ranks of government

les hautes sphères fpl du pouvoir

to pull rank

profiter de son statut

2. rank MIL:

rank

rang m

to close ranks a. fig

serrer les rangs

the ranks

les hommes mpl du rang

to rise from the ranks

sortir du rang

to join the ranks

rejoindre les rangs de l'armée

3. rank (members of group):

rank

rang m

the ranks of race car drivers

les rangs mpl de coureurs automobiles

4. rank (row or line):

rank

rangée f

II.rank¹ [ræŋk] VB intr

rank

se classer

to rank above sb

être supérieur à qn

to rank as sb/sth

être reconnu comme qn/qc

III.rank¹ [ræŋk] VB trans

rank

classer

to rank sb among sb/sth

compter qn parmi qn/qc

to rank sth among sth

classer qc comme qc

rank² [ræŋk] ADJ

1. rank (absolute):

rank

parfait(e)

2. rank (growing thickly):

rank plant

luxuriant(e)

3. rank (overgrown):

rank

envahi(e)

4. rank (smelling unpleasant):

rank

nauséabond(e)

rank-and-file ADJ

1. rank-and-file MIL:

rank-and-file

de l'infanterie

2. rank-and-file (belonging to majority):

rank-and-file

de la base

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exalted rank

haut rang m

to be below sb in rank

être d'un rang inférieur à qn

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classer

to rank

se classer premier

to rank first

grade de capitaine

rank

station de taxis

taxi rank

rang

rank

élever qn au rang de ...

to elevate sb to the rank of ...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It would take a ranker a median of 16 years just to reach centurion-rank and probably the same again to reach "primus pilus".

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In a rumble, generally after every enemy has been defeated at least once, an area ranker (equivalent to a boss) appears on the battlefield.

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From then on she progressed in geometrical progression as a platform artiste and by 1950 she had established herself as a front-ranker.

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