rattraper in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rattraper in the French»English Dictionary

I.rattraper [ʀatʀape] VB trans

1. rattraper (rejoindre):

rattraper concurrent, passant, niveau

to catch up with

rattraper son adversaire/le reste de la classe

to catch up with one's opponent/the rest of the class

il a été rattrapé par la gloire/son passé/son âge

fame/his past/his age has caught up with him

2. rattraper (capturer):

rattraper fugitif, animal

to catch

3. rattraper (compenser):

rattraper absence, temps perdu, déficit, différence

to make up for

rattraper points, arriérés, temps de retard, distance

to make up (on sur)

rattraper son retard

to catch up

rattraper son retard sur qn

to catch up with sb

rattraper du sommeil/du courrier en retard

to catch up on one's sleep/one's correspondence

4. rattraper (réparer):

rattraper dommage, omission

to make good

rattraper problème, tort, erreur

to put right

rattraper paroles, gaffe verbale

to smooth over

rattraper inconvénient

to get over

rattraper situation

to save

rattraper sauce

to rescue

rattraper maille

to pick up

rattraper le coup inf

to put things right

5. rattraper (saisir):

rattraper objet

to catch

rattraper le vase in extremis

to catch the vase at the last second

6. rattraper inf (permettre de passer):

rattraper SCHOOL, UNIV élève, étudiant

to let [sb] through, to let [sb] pass

II.se rattraper VB refl

1. se rattraper (se faire pardonner):

se rattraper

to redeem oneself (auprès de qn with sb)

se rattraper de ses erreurs

to make up for one's mistakes

2. se rattraper (compenser son désavantage):

se rattraper

to make up for it

elle se rattrape en travaillant deux fois plus

she makes up for it by working twice as hard

3. se rattraper SCHOOL (atteindre le niveau requis):

se rattraper

to catch up

il faudra te rattraper avant la fin de l'année

you'll have to catch up before the end of the year

4. se rattraper:

se rattraper (compenser une perte)

to make up one's losses (avec on)

se rattraper (compenser le temps perdu)

to make up for lost time

se rattraper (compenser ce qu'on n'a pas mangé)

to make up for it

se rattraper sur le dessert

to make up for it by eating a big dessert

5. se rattraper (éviter une catastrophe):

se rattraper de justesse

to stop oneself just in time

se rattraper à une branche

to save oneself by holding onto a branch

Translations for rattraper in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

ride down

rattraper

to be playing catch-up

avoir du retard à rattraper

overhaul (catch up with) rival, ship, vehicle

rattraper

pull back

rattraper mon/son etc retard

she's pulling back (in race)

elle est en train de rattraper son retard

catch up (in work)

rattraper son retard

to catch up with person, vehicle

rattraper

to catch up on work, sleep

rattraper

catch up

rattraper

gain on

rattraper

make good lost time

rattraper

regain time

rattraper

redeem occasion

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rattraper in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rattraper in the French»English Dictionary

I.rattraper [ʀatʀape] VB trans

1. rattraper (rejoindre):

rattraper qn

to catch up to sb

2. rattraper (regagner):

rattraper temps perdu, retard

to make up for

rattraper sommeil

to catch up on

rattraper pertes

to recover

3. rattraper (retenir):

rattraper

to catch hold of

rattraper qn par le bras/le manteau

to grab ahold of sb's arm/coat

II.rattraper [ʀatʀape] VB refl

1. rattraper (se raccrocher):

se rattraper à une branche

to grab ahold of a branch

2. rattraper (compenser, réparer, corriger une erreur):

se rattraper

to make up

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

rattraper qc au vol

to catch sth in midair

Translations for rattraper in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

make up for disappointment

rattraper

to make up for lost time

rattraper le temps perdu

catch up

rattraper

catch up

rattraper son retard

to catch up with sb/sth

rattraper qn/qc

to catch up on work

rattraper son travail

retake criminal

rattraper

rejoin highway

rattraper

make up the time, ground

rattraper

I'll make it up to you

je tâcherai de me rattraper

to make up an exam

rattraper un examen

overtake

rattraper

to reduce a backlog

rattraper un retard

to gain ground on sb (catch up)

rattraper qn

to gain on sb/sth

rattraper qn/qc