am ratting
Present progressive I conjugation of rat.
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rat
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (animal)
a. le rat (M), la rate (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A huge rat came out of the sewer.Un énorme rat est sorti des égouts.
2. (colloquial) (figurative) (despicable person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. l'ordure (F) (colloquial) (figurative)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Jonah turned out to be a real rat. He betrayed his friends.Jonah s'est avéré être une vraie ordure. Il a trahi ses amis.
b. le salaud (M), la salaude (F) (vulgar)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
You rat, what are you doing taking candy from a child?Espèce de salaud, qu'est-ce qui te prend de voler des bonbons à un enfant ?
3. (colloquial) (figurative) (informer)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. le mouchard (M), la moucharde (F) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
That's the rat who put me in jail!Voilà le mouchard qui m'a fait mettre en prison !
b. l'indic (colloquial) (abbreviation of "indicateur" or "indicatrice")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Dave's old friend turned out to be a rat.L'ancien ami de Dave s'est révélé être un indic.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
4. (colloquial) (to inform on; used with "on" or "out")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. moucharder (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Jason ratted on me for cheating on the test.Jason m'a mouchardé parce que j'avais triché au contrôle.
Conjugations
Indicative of "rat"
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