un rat
The English phrase "a rat" is translated into French as un rat.
Did you know?
- In the world of ballet, the rat refers to the youngest students at the Paris Opera Ballet School, known as les petits rats.
- In French, if you call someone un rat, you are not calling them a rodent, but rather a person who is extremely stingy or cheap with money.
- French has a specific term rat de bibliothèque, which is the direct equivalent of the English 'bookworm'.
Examples in context
- Le chat flaire un rat.The cat smells a rat.This sentence shows the use of un rat in the context of a cat's sense of smell.Tatoeba #12506821 by Orange, translation #12506827 by Orange
- Un rat traversa la route.A rat ran across the road.This sentence shows the use of un rat when describing an animal crossing a road.Tatoeba #14172 by Aiji, translation #35798 by CK
- Un rat a fait un trou dans le mur.A rat chewed a hole in the wall.This sentence shows the use of un rat regarding an animal causing damage to a wall.Tatoeba #460536 by sacredceltic, translation #35805 by CK
- Le laboratoire a été infesté par un rat.The laboratory has been infested by a rat.
- Le chat a attrapé un rat dans le jardin.The cat caught a rat in the garden.
- Nous devons nous débarrasser d'un rat qui rôde autour de la maison.We need to get rid of a rat that is lurking around the house.
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Example conversation
Gabriel and Manon are looking at the garden from a window.
- GabrielRegarde, il y a un rat dans le jardin !Look, there is a rat in the garden!
- ManonOh non, il est vraiment gros, ce rat.Oh no, that rat is really big.
- GabrielEst-ce qu'il est près de la cabane ?Is he near the shed?
- ManonOui, il se cache sous un buisson.Yes, he is hiding under a bush.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
