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121rat-bite fever — n either of two febrile human diseases usu. transmitted by the bite of a rat: a) a septicemia marked by irregular relapsing fever, rashes, muscular pain and arthritis, and great weakness and caused by a bacterium of the genus Streptobacillus (S.… …
122rat race — ˈrat race noun the rat race the unpleasant situation in business or in life in which people are always struggling to compete against each other for success: • A vacation is a chance to escape the corporate rat race for two weeks …
123rat race — n the rat race the unpleasant situation experienced by people working in big cities, when they continuously compete for success and have a lot of ↑stress in their lives get out of/quit the rat race ▪ the story of a couple who quit the rat race …
124Rat — Sm std. (8. Jh.), mhd. rāt, ahd. rāt, as. rād Stammwort. Aus wg. * rǣdi m. Rat, Vorrat , auch in ae. rǣd, afr. rēd. Daneben anord. ráđ neutraler a Stamm. Verbalabstraktum zu g. * rǣd a Vst. raten (raten). Ebenso nndl. raad, nschw. råd, nisl.… …
125rat on — informal inform on (someone). → rat rat on break (an agreement or promise). → rat …
126Rat — [Basiswortschatz (Rating 1 1500)] Auch: • Gemeinderat • Ratschlag Bsp.: • Warum hast du meinen Rat nicht befolgt? • Das war ein guter Rat. • Die Krise wird vom Sicherheitsrat der Vereinten Nationen erörtert werden …
127rat-kangaroo — /rat kang geuh rooh /, n., pl. rat kangaroos. any of several rabbit sized, ratlike Australian kangaroos of the subfamily Potoroinae. [1840 50] * * * ratˈ kangaroo noun The potoroo, a marsupial of various species about the size of a rabbit,… …
128rat|bite disease — rat|bite fever or rat|bite disease «RAT BYT», a disease characterized by fever, ulceration, and a purplish rash, caused by the bite of a rat or other infected animal …
