raté

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁa.te/
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Adjective

raté (feminine ratée, masculine plural ratés, feminine plural ratées)

  1. (informal) failed, screwed up
  2. (informal) missed

Participle

raté (feminine ratée, masculine plural ratés, feminine plural ratées)

  1. past participle of rater

Noun

raté m (plural ratés)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, of a person) a failure, a washout, a loser
    Synonym: tocard

Further reading

Anagrams

Ladin

Verb

raté m (pl ratés, f rateda, fpl ratedes)

  1. Alternative form of rater
  2. past participle of rater

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French rater (to miss), compare Haitian Creole rate.

Verb

raté

  1. to miss

References

  • Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales