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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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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

ration [ʀasjɔ̃] N f

1. ration (portion):

ration
ration
une ration alimentaire
a daily food ration
une ration de pain/riz par personne
a ration of bread/rice to each person
une ration de foin
a hay ration

2. ration PHYSIOL:

ration
diet
une ration de croissance
a healthy diet for a growing child

3. ration fig:

ration
share (de of)
English
English
French
French
iron rations
rations fpl
to be on iron rations
vivre sur ses rations
ration out
partager [qc] en rations (among entre)
ration
ration f (of de)
meat/coal ration
ration de viande/de charbon
rations
rations fpl
on short rations
à rations réduites
on full rations
à pleines rations
ration person
limiter la ration de (to à)
a meagre diet of rice
de maigres rations de riz
flub
rater
toss away fig opportunity
rater
ship's biscuit
biscuit m (de ration)
hard tack
biscuit m (de ration)

in the PONS Dictionary

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ration [ʀasjɔ̃] N f

ration
ration
vous avez tous eu la même ration
you've all had the same
ration de pain/viande
bread/meat ration
ration alimentaire
food intake
arrête, il a eu sa ration!
stop, he's had his share!

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
ration
ration f
iron ration
ration f de survie
mistime
rater
muff
rater
fluff
rater
miss out
rater quelque chose
daily intake
ration f journalière
in the PONS Dictionary
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English
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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

ration [ʀasjo͂] N f

ration
ration
vous avez tous eu la même ration
you've all had the same
ration de pain/viande
bread/meat ration
ration alimentaire
food intake
arrête, il a eu sa ration!
stop, he's had his share!
rater le coche inf
to miss the boat
English
English
French
French
ration
ration f
mistime
rater
muff
rater
fluff
rater
miss out
rater quelque chose
daily intake
ration f journalière
miss
rater
miss target, bus, train
rater
miss stop
rater
to miss the boat
rater le coche
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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