rations in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rations in the French»English Dictionary

I.rater [ʀate] VB trans

1. rater (ne pas réussir):

rater

to fail

rater

to flunk Am inf

examen j'ai raté ma vie/ma carrière

my life/my career is a failure

j'ai raté mon gâteau/ma photo

my cake/my photo is a failure

je rate toujours les gâteaux

my cakes are never a success

rater un saut en hauteur

to fail a high-jump

elle a raté son coup inf

she has failed

2. rater (ne pas être présent pour):

rater train, début de film, rendez-vous

to miss

rater son train de cinq minutes

to miss the train by five minutes

3. rater (ne pas atteindre, ne pas voir):

rater cible, objectif, marche, personne

to miss

il n'en rate pas une inf

he can be relied upon to put his foot in it inf

4. rater (ne pas sanctionner) inf:

la prochaine fois je ne le raterai pas

next time I won't let him get away with it

elle ne l'a pas raté inf fig

she put him in his place inf

II.rater [ʀate] VB intr

1. rater plan, opération:

rater

to fail

rater

to flop inf

il dit toujours des bêtises, ça ne rate jamais inf

he can be relied upon to say something stupid

ça va tout faire rater inf

it'll spoil everything

2. rater arme:

rater

to misfire

III.se rater VB refl

1. se rater (soi-même):

se rater

to bungle one's suicide attempt

2. se rater (ne pas se voir):

nous nous sommes ratés

we missed each other

ration [ʀasjɔ̃] N f

1. ration (portion):

ration

ration

une ration alimentaire

a daily food ration

une ration de pain/riz par personne

a ration of bread/rice to each person

une ration de foin

a hay ration

2. ration PHYSIOL:

ration

diet

une ration de croissance

a healthy diet for a growing child

3. ration fig:

ration

share (de of)

Translations for rations in the English»French Dictionary

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iron rations

rations fpl

to be on iron rations

vivre sur ses rations

ration out

partager [qc] en rations (among entre)

ration

ration f (of de)

meat/coal ration

ration de viande/de charbon

rations

rations fpl

on short rations

à rations réduites

on full rations

à pleines rations

ration person

limiter la ration de (to à)

a meagre diet of rice

de maigres rations de riz

flub

rater

toss away fig opportunity

rater

ship's biscuit

biscuit m (de ration)

hard tack

biscuit m (de ration)

rations in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rations in the French»English Dictionary

ration [ʀasjɔ̃] N f

ration

ration

vous avez tous eu la même ration

you've all had the same

ration de pain/viande

bread/meat ration

ration alimentaire

food intake

arrête, il a eu sa ration!

stop, he's had his share!

I.rater [ʀate] VB trans

1. rater (manquer):

rater cible, occasion, train

to miss

2. rater (ne pas réussir):

rater sa vie

to make a mess of one's life

tu vas tout faire rater!

you're going to spoil everything!

j'ai raté la mayonnaise

I messed up the mayonnaise

rater son examen

to fail one's exam

être raté

to be ruined

être raté photos

to be spoilt

Phrases:

il n'en rate pas une!

he's always putting his foot in it!

ne pas rater qn

to fix sb

II.rater [ʀate] VB intr

rater affaire, coup, projet:

rater

to fail

III.rater [ʀate] VB refl

1. rater inf (mal se suicider):

il s'est raté

he bungled his suicide attempt

2. rater (ne pas se voir):

se rater

to miss one another

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rater le coche inf

to miss the boat

Translations for rations in the English»French Dictionary

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ration

ration f

iron ration

ration f de survie

mistime

rater

muff

rater

fluff

rater

miss out

rater quelque chose

daily intake

ration f journalière

rations Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

vous avez tous eu la même ration

you've all had the same

ration de pain/viande

bread/meat ration

ration alimentaire

food intake

arrête, il a eu sa ration!

stop, he's had his share!

rater le bus à quelques secondes près

to miss the bus by a few seconds

tu vas tout faire rater!

you're going to spoil everything!

vas-y maintenant ou bien tu vas le rater

go now or else you'll miss him

je me suis débrouillé pour rater l'avion

I managed to miss the plane

ration f de survie

iron ration

tu ne peux pas le rater

you can't mistake it, there's not mistaking it