rat
USAGE NOTE
This word must be preceded by the indefinite article in the sense shown in 4).
rat(
raht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
2. (colloquial) (scoundrel)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el canalla (M), la canalla (F) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
You rat, what are you doing taking candy from a child?Eres un canalla, ¿cómo le puedes quitar las golosinas a un niño?
3. (colloquial) (informer)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el soplón (M), la soplona (F) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
That's the rat who put me in jail!¡Ese es el soplón que me mandó a la cárcel!
b. el chivato (M), la chivata (F) (colloquial) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
The movie revolves around a police rat infiltrating the mafia.La película trata de un chivato que llega ser miembro de la mafia.
a. algo sospechoso
Didn't I tell you I could smell a rat?¿No te dije yo que me olía algo sospechoso?
5. (defector)
a. el desertor (M), la desertora (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
His former fellow party members saw him as a rat.Sus antiguos compañeros de partido lo consideraban un desertor.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
6. (colloquial) (to inform on)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. chivarse de (colloquial) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
My friend ratted on me for cheating on the test.Mi amigo se chivó de mí por copiar en el examen.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
7. (colloquial) (to defect)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. cazar ratas
My cat's favorite pastime is ratting.El pasatiempo preferido de mi gato es matar ratas.
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