Rat

  • 61rat — noun 1》 a rodent resembling a large, long tailed mouse, typically considered a serious pest. [Rattus norvegicus (brown rat), R. rattus (black or ship rat), and many other species.] 2》 informal a despicable person.     ↘an informer. 3》 N. Amer.… …

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  • 62rat — I UK [ræt] / US noun [countable] Word forms rat : singular rat plural rats ** 1) an animal like a large mouse with a long tail The house was infested with rats. diseases spread by rats rat poison 2) informal someone who is not loyal or who tricks …

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  • 63rat — [[t]ræt[/t]] n. interj. v. rat•ted, rat•ting 1) mam any of several long tailed rodents of the Old World family Muridae, esp. of the genus Rattus, resembling but larger than mice 2) mam any of various similar rodents of other families 3) sts Slang …

    From formal English to slang

  • 64Rat — Mit Rat und Tat helfen: mit allen, einem zur Verfügung stehenden Mitteln helfen. Die Zwillingsformel ›Rat und Tat‹ meint eigentlich, mit materiellen und immateriellen Gütern zu Hilfe kommen. Denn ›Rat‹ war früher alles, was dem leiblichen Leben… …

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  • 65rât — RÂT1, râturi, s.n. Botul porcului. – Din sl. rŭtŭ. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  RÂT2, râturi, s.n. (reg.) Şes de a lungul unei ape curgătoare, pe care creşte iarbă pentru cosit sau pentru păşunat. – Din magh. rét. Trimis de… …

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  • 66rat — 1 noun (C) 1 an animal that looks like a large mouse with a long tail: rat poison 2 spoken someone who has been disloyal to you or deceived you: But you promised to help us, you rat! 3 look like a drowned rat to look very wet and uncomfortable 4… …

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  • 67Rat — der Rat (Grundstufe) Empfehlung an eine Person, wie sie etw. machen soll Synonym: Ratschlag Beispiel: Warum hast du auf meinen Rat nicht gehört? Kollokation: jmdm. einen Rat geben der Rat, ä e (Aufbaustufe) Gremium mit einer beratenden oder… …

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  • 68rat on — (informal) 1 we don t rat on our friends: INFORM ON, betray, be unfaithful to, stab in the back; informal tell on, sell down the river, blow the whistle on, squeal on, stitch up, peach on, do the dirty on; Brit. informal grass on …

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  • 69rat — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ black, brown ▪ lab (informal), laboratory ▪ sewer ▪ water RAT + VERB …

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  • 70rat on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rat on : present tense I/you/we/they rat on he/she/it rats on present participle ratting on past tense ratted on past participle ratted on informal 1) rat on someone to tell someone in authority about… …

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