rat
Any of the numerous members of several rodent families that usually have short limbs,…Any of the numerous members of several rodent families that usually have short limbs, a pointy snout, a long, hairless tail, and a body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
» A rat ran across the road.
Eine Ratte lief über die Straße.
Дорогу перебежала крыса.
Дорогу перебіг щур.
Meaning
12 sensesAny of the numerous members of several rodent families that usually have short limbs, a pointy snout, a long, hairless tail, and a body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.
Ratte, Ratz, Ratze
кры́саkrýsa, пасю́кpasjúk
пацю́кpacjúk, щурščur
(informal)A person who is known for betrayal.
Near-synonyms: rouge, scoundrel, snake; see also Thesaurus:villain
rat bastard
Verräter, Schurke
преда́тельpredátelʹ, преда́тельницаpredátelʹnica, мерза́вецmerzávec
зра́дникzrádnyk, зра́дницяzrádnycja
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
(informal)An informant or snitch.
Spitzel
стука́чstukáč, стука́чкаstukáčka, доно́счикdonósčik
доно́щикdonóščyk, доно́щицяdonóščycja
(informal)A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies.
(slang)A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.
Our teenager has become a mall rat.
He loved hockey and was a devoted rink rat.
завсегда́тайzavsegdátaj, завсегда́тайкаzavsegdátajka
A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.
a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
A roll of material used to puff out the hair, which is turned over it.
(UK, slang, vulgar)Vagina, vulva.
Get your rat out.
(regional)A scratch or a score.
(regional)A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather.
(slang)A ration.
Examples
308 sentencesA rat ran across the road.
Дорогу перебіг щур.
ruДорогу перебежала крыса.
deEine Ratte lief über die Straße.
There are many rats on the ship.
На кораблі багато щурів.
ruНа корабле много крыс.
deEs gibt viele Ratten auf diesem Schiff.
A rat chewed a hole in the wall.
Щур прогриз нору в стіні.
ruКрыса прогрызла дыру в стене.
deEine Ratte hat ein Loch in die Wand genagt.
I want to get away from the rat race.
Я хочу втекти від життєвих щурячих перегонів.
There are a lot of rats.
Тут багато пацюків.
ruЗдесь много крыс.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English raat, rat, ratt, ratte, rotte, from Old English ræt, rætt, from Proto-From Middle English raat, rat, ratt, ratte, rotte, from Old English ræt, rætt, from Proto-West Germanic *ratt, from Proto-Germanic *rattaz, *rattō (“rat”), of uncertain origin, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₃d- (“to gnaw, scrape, scratch”). However, the rat may have been unknown in Northern Europe in antiquity, and the Proto-Germanic word may have referred to a different animal; see *rattaz for more. Attestation of this family of words begins in the 12th century.
From Middle English ratten, further etymology unknown. Compare Middle Low German retten (“to tear, tear up”), Middle High German ratzen (“to scratch; rasp; tear”). Could be related to write. See also rit.
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plural: ratsSynonyms
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