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- From the verb rat: (⇒ conjugate)
- ratted is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
- v past
- v past p
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025: | Principales traductions |
| ratted adj | US (hair: backcombed) | traduction non disponible |
| | Ratted hair was very popular in the 1950s. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025: | Principales traductions |
| rat n | (animal: rodent) (animal) | rat nm |
| | My cat caught a rat this morning. |
| | Mon chat a attrapé un rat ce matin. |
| rat n | figurative, pejorative, informal (untrustworthy person) (familier, péjoratif) | ordure nf |
| | That Richard's been badmouthing me to the boss behind my back; he's a rat. |
| | Ce Richard dit du mal de moi au patron derrière mon dos ; c'est une ordure. |
| rat n | figurative, pejorative, informal (informant) (familier) | mouchard, moucharde nm, nf |
| | (argot) | balance nf |
| | (familier : pour la police) | indic nmf |
| | John was arrested after his accomplice in the robbery became a rat for the police. |
| rat n | figurative, pejorative, informal (worker who refuses to strike) (péjoratif : travailleur) | jaune nmf |
| | The striking workers called out "Rat!" as Bob crossed the picket line. |
| rat to [sb] vi + prep | slang (be an informant to) (familier) | moucharder à [qqn], cafter à [qqn] vi + prép |
| | | dénoncer [qqn] à [qqn] vtr + prép |
| | Nigel wondered which member of the gang had ratted to the cops. |
| rat on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (inform on) (familier) | balancer⇒ vtr |
| | | dénoncer⇒ vtr |
| | (familier) | moucharder⇒, cafter⇒ vi |
| | Polly knew it was Tim who let the teacher's car tyres down, so she ratted on him. |
| | Polly savait que c'était Tim qui avait dégonflé les pneus du prof, alors elle l'a balancé. |
| rat on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | UK, informal (break: a promise) (une promesse) | ne pas tenir loc v |
| | He ratted on his promise to help me move. |
| | Il n'a pas tenu sa promesse de m'aider à déménager. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| Rats! interj | informal (annoyance, frustration) | Zut !, Mince ! interj |
| | Rats! I forgot my raincoat and it's spitting. |
| rat n | informal ([sb] frequenting place) (figuré : de bibliothèque) | rat nm |
| | (de la salle de sport...) | fou, folle nm, nf |
| | (de la salle de sport...) | mordu, mordue nm, nf |
| Note: Common examples are: mall rat, gym rat, lab rat | | | He's always at the gym; he's a real gym rat. |
| | Il est tout le temps à la salle ; c'est vraiment un mordu. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025: Verbes à particule
rat | ratted |
| rat out vi phrasal | informal, US (be cowardly, withdraw) (figuré) | retourner sa veste loc v |
| rat [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | informal (inform on) | dénoncer⇒ vtr |
| | Anna's parents found out that she was skipping school when her brother ratted her out. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025: Formes composées
rat | ratted |
corn snake,
red rat snake n | (reptile) | serpent des blés nm |
gerbil,
tamarisk gerbil,
sand rat n | (animal: rodent) (petit rongeur) | gerbille de Mongolie nf |
| | Tamarisk gerbils are small burrowing rodents. |
| hoarder n | UK (person who keeps or collects) (figuré) | écureuil nm |
| | | collectionneur invétéré, collectionneuse invétérée nm, nf |
| | | entasseur compulsif, entasseuse compulsive nm, nf |
| kangaroo rat n | US, Can (jumping rodent) (États-Unis, Canada) | rat-kangourou nm |
| kangaroo rat n | AU (desert rodent) (Australie) | souris sauteuse nf |
| lab rat n | abbr (rodent bred for laboratory research) | rat de laboratoire nm |
| | More lab rats are used for testing cosmetics than conducting scientific research. |
| lab rat n | US, informal ([sb] working in laboratory) (figuré) | rat de laboratoire nm |
| | | quelqu'un qui passe tout son temps dans son laboratoire loc n |
| like a rat up a drainpipe expr | UK, informal (very quickly) | à toute allure loc adv |
| | (familier) | à fond la caisse, à fond les manettes, à toute berzingue loc adv |
| mole rat n | (African rodent) (rongeur africain) | rat-taupe nm |
mole rat,
mole-rat n | (Eurasian rodent) (rongeur eurasiatique) | souris-taupe nf |
mole rat,
Indian mole rat n | (Indian bandicoot) | rat bandicot, rat bandicot du Bengale nm |
| naked mole rat n | (African rodentt) | rat-taupe nu, hétérocéphale nm |
pack rat,
packrat n | figurative, US (hoarder: person who hoards or collects) (figuré) | écureuil nm |
| | | collectionneur invétéré, collectionneuse invétérée nm, nf |
| | | entasseur compulsif, entasseuse compulsive nm, nf |
| | (rare) | accumulateur compulsif, accumulatrice compulsive nm, nf |
| | The old lady was a pack rat, and when she died it took several large moving vans to empty the house of her belongings. |
| | La vieille dame était une entasseuse compulsive et après sa mort, il a fallu plusieurs camions de déménagement pour vider sa maison. |
pack rat,
packrat,
trade rat n | (animal: Neotoma cinerea) | rat à queue touffue nm |
| rat flea n | often plural (parasite: lives on rats) (parasite) | puce du rat nf |
| rat [sb] out to [sb] v expr | informal (inform on) (familier) | moucharder à [qqn], cafter à [qqn] vi + prép |
| | | dénoncer [qqn] à [qqn] vtr + prép |
| | After George cheated on the test, Jessica ratted him out to the teacher. |
| | Quand George a triché à l'interro, Jessica a mouchardé au prof. |
| rat poison n | (substance toxic to rodents) | mort-aux-rats nf inv |
| | | raticide nm |
| | We had to resort to rat poison to get rid of our infestation. |
| | Nous avons dû avoir recours à la mort-aux-rats pour venir à bout de l'infestation. |
| | Nous avons dû avoir recours à un raticide pour venir à bout de l'infestation. |
| rat race n | figurative (work life: competitive, routine) | stress quotidien, stress de la routine nm |
| | (figuré) | jungle du quotidien nf |
| | I wanted to escape the rat race and work from home. |
| | Je voulais m'échapper du stress quotidien (or: stress de la routine) et travailler de chez moi. |
rat snake,
house snake n | (animal: Elaphe) | couleuvre nf |
| rat-a-tat n | (knocking sound) | tac tac nm |
| | (bruit à la porte) | toc toc nm |
| rat-a-tat n | (gun firing sound) (bruit de mitraillette) | tatatatata, ratatatata interj |
rat-tail,
also US: rattail n | (fish with long thin tail) (poisson) | poisson queue de rat nm |
| | | grenadier nm |
rat-tail,
rat's tail,
also US: rattail n | (hair: thin pony tail) (cheveux) | queue de rat nf |
rat-tail,
rattail adj | US, figurative (comb, etc.: having straight handle like rat's tail) (peigne) | à tige loc adj |
rattrap,
rat trap n | (snare for catching rats) | ratière nf |
rattrap,
rat trap n | figurative (shabby and dirty building) (familier) | bouge, taudis nm |
| | (familier) | trou à rat nm |
roof rat,
black rat,
ship rat,
house rat n | (rodent) | rat noir, rat commun, rat des greniers nm |
| rug rat n | US, Can, informal, humorous (young child) (familier, plutôt péjoratif) | mouflet, moutard, lardon nm |
| | (familier) | mioche nmf |
| | (familier) | rase-moquette nm |
| smell a rat v expr | figurative, informal (suspect [sth]) | il y a anguille sous roche |
| | You say you didn't steal my cookies, but I smell a rat. |
| | Tu dis que tu ne m'as pas volé mes gâteaux, mais moi, je dis qu'il y a anguille sous roche. |
| water rat n | (rodent) | rat d'eau nm |
| water rat n | figurative, informal (person who loves water sports) (familier) | accro aux sports aquatiques nmf |
| | (familier) | fondu de sports aquatiques, fondue de sports aquatiques nm, nf |
water vole,
water rat n | (small animal) | rat d'eau nm |
| wharf rat n | (common rodent) | rat d'égout nm |
| | | surmulot nm |
| wharf rat n | slang ([sb] who lives near the wharves) | rôdeur, rôdeuse nm, nf |
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