Definition: to misfire, miss, fail, bungle, miscarry, mess up
Fais attention ! Le fusil peut rater. - Be careful! The rifle could misfire.
Elle a raté le train pour Paris. - She missed the train to Paris.
Le project a raté parce que Paul n'y a pas contribué. - The project failed because Paul didn't contribute to it.
Tu as raté ta vie ! - You've messed up your life!
Related: un raté - failure, flop, misfiring (of a gun or motor)
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Fais attention ! Le fusil peut rater. - Be careful! The rifle could misfire.
Elle a raté le train pour Paris. - She missed the train to Paris.
Le project a raté parce que Paul n'y a pas contribué. - The project failed because Paul didn't contribute to it.
Tu as raté ta vie ! - You've messed up your life!
Related: un raté - failure, flop, misfiring (of a gun or motor)
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Pronunciation: [ra tay]Audio Link
