rat

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el ratón

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rat
[ræt]
sustantivo
1rata (f) (animal)
  • rat poison -> matarratas m inv, raticida (m)
  • rat trap -> ratonera (f) , trampa (f) para ratas
2miserable (mf) canalla (sustantivo masculino) (familiar) (scoundrel)
3soplón(ona) (m,f) (familiar) (informer) (Estados Unidos)chivato(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) (español de España)
4(idioms)
  • I smell a rat -> aquí hay gato encerrado
  • to get out of the rat race -> huir de la lucha frenética por escalar peldaños en la sociedad
  • I don't give a rat's ass (very familiar) -> me importa un huevo (Estados Unidos), me la suda (español de España)
verbo intransitivo (pt & pp ratted)
5cantar (familiar) (inform)
  • to rat on somebody -> delatar a alguien

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rat [ræt][rat]
sustantivo
1Rata, pequeño cuadrúpedo roedor que infesta las casas, los graneros, las embarcaciones, etc. 2. (Zoología)
  • To smell a rat -> oler el poste
  • Rattrap -> ratonera
  • Rat-catcher -> cazador de ratas o ratones
  • Rat poison -> cualquier veneno para matar ratas
  • Rat-tail file -> lima de cola de rata
(E.U.) Postizo para el pelo.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Reemplazar los operarios que pertenecen a un gremio por otros no agremiados. (Familiar) (m)
2Trabajar por menor jornal que el fijado por los gremios de oficio; no tomar parte en una huelga. (Familiar) (m)
3Cazar rata (m)
sustantivo

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rat [ræt]
noun
1 (Zool) rata; (f)
I smell a rat aquí hay gato encerrado; aquí se está tramando algo
he could smell a rat se olió algo sospechoso; le olió a gato encerrado
2 (person)
you dirty rat! (informal) ¡canalla!; (informal)
3 (as exclamation)
rats! (Britain) (informal) ¡narices!; (informal)
verb:intransitive
1 (informal)
to rat on sb (inform on) chivarse de algn; (desert) abandonar a algn; to rat on a deal rajarse de un negocio
2 (catch rats) cazar ratas; matar ratas
to go ratting
modifier
rat pack (n) (journalists) paparazzi; (m)
Diana's wishes are of no concern to the rat pack. They follow her to the school, they trail her every movement ...after the royal family's brushes with zoom lenses, microphones and rat packs over the years
rat poison (n) matarratas; (m)
the rat race (n) la lucha por la supervivencia; la competencia
it's a rat race es un mundo muy competitivo
rat run (informal) (n) (Britain) (Aut) calle residencial usada por los conductores para evitar atascos
People were using the area as a rat run Beware of the rat run # through Sutherland Street
rat trap (n) trampa para ratas; (f) ratonera; (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "rat"

Imperative
  • rat
  • you rat
  • he/she rats
  • we rat
  • you rat
  • they rat
Preterite
  • I ratted
  • you ratted
  • he/she ratted
  • we ratted
  • you ratted
  • they ratted
Present Continuous
  • I am ratting
  • you are ratting
  • he/she is ratting
  • we are ratting
  • you are ratting
  • they are ratting
Present Perfect
  • I have ratted
  • you have ratted
  • he/she has ratted
  • we have ratted
  • you have ratted
  • they have ratted
Past Continuous
  • I was ratting
  • you were ratting
  • he/she was ratting
  • we were ratting
  • you were ratting
  • they were ratting
Past Perfect
  • I had ratted
  • you had ratted
  • he/she had ratted
  • we had ratted
  • you had ratted
  • they had ratted
Future
  • I will rat
  • you will rat
  • he/she will rat
  • we will rat
  • you will rat
  • they will rat
Future Perfect
  • I will have ratted
  • you will have ratted
  • he/she will have ratted
  • we will have ratted
  • you will have ratted
  • they will have ratted
Future Continuous
  • I will be ratting
  • you will be ratting
  • he/she will be ratting
  • we will be ratting
  • you will be ratting
  • they will be ratting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been ratting
  • you have been ratting
  • he/she has been ratting
  • we have been ratting
  • you have been ratting
  • they have been ratting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been ratting
  • you will have been ratting
  • he/she will have been ratting
  • we will have been ratting
  • you will have been ratting
  • they will have been ratting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been ratting
  • you had been ratting
  • he/she had been ratting
  • we had been ratting
  • you had been ratting
  • they had been ratting
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