ratez in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ratez in the French»English Dictionary

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

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flub

rater

toss away fig opportunity

rater

miskick penalty

rater

miskick

rater son tir

flunk

rater inf

watch out for our next issue!

ne ratez pas notre prochain numéro!

muff shot, catch

rater inf

this show is the current hot ticket

c'est le spectacle à ne pas rater

to lose out on deal

manquer, rater inf

bungle

rater inf

bungle

rater son coup inf

ratez in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ratez in the French»English Dictionary

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

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rater le coche inf

to miss the boat

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mistime

rater

muff

rater

fluff

rater

miss out

rater quelque chose

miss

rater

miss target, bus, train

rater

miss stop

rater

to miss the boat

rater le coche

I managed to miss the plane

je me suis débrouillé pour rater l'avion

he can't afford to miss this opportunity

il ne peut pas se permettre de rater cette occasion

you can't mistake it, there's not mistaking it

tu ne peux pas le rater

ratez Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

rater le bus à quelques secondes près

to miss the bus by a few seconds

rater sa vie

to make a mess of one's life

tu vas tout faire rater!

you're going to spoil everything!

rater son examen

to fail one's exam

ne pas rater qn

to fix sb

rater le coche inf

to miss the boat

rater une chance

to miss an opportunity

vas-y maintenant ou bien tu vas le rater

go now or else you'll miss him

je me suis débrouillé pour rater l'avion

I managed to miss the plane

tu ne peux pas le rater

you can't mistake it, there's not mistaking it