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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French rastel, from Latin rastellus, diminutive of raster.
Pronunciation
Noun
râteau m (plural râteaux)
- rake
- (figurative) rebuke, rejection, blow off, knockback
Je me suis encore pris un râteau.- I got rejected again.
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