"rat" meaning in Englisch

See rat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: ɹæt Audio: En-us-rat.ogg , En-uk-a rat.ogg Forms: the rat [singular], the rats [plural]
Rhymes: æt Etymology: Von altenglisch ræt. Weitere Herkunft unbekannt; verwandte Wörter in anderen indogermanischen Sprachen (deutsch Ratte, italienisch ratto).
  1. Nagetier; Ratte
    Sense id: de-rat-en-noun-eFS-FC44 Topics: zoology
  2. hinterhältiger Mensch; Ratte Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: de-rat-en-noun-t3I4O8nj
  3. Informant; Ratte Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: de-rat-en-noun-jzBbYGyN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Zoologie): Ratte [feminine] (Deutsch) Translations (umgangssprachlich: Informant): Ratte [feminine] (Deutsch) Translations (umgangssprachlich: hinterhältiger Mensch): Ratte [feminine] (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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    {
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      "name": "Einträge mit Endreim (Englisch)",
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    },
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  "etymology_text": "Von altenglisch ræt. Weitere Herkunft unbekannt; verwandte Wörter in anderen indogermanischen Sprachen (deutsch Ratte, italienisch ratto).",
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    },
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    }
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          "text": "Rats are usually bigger than mice.",
          "translation": "Ratten sind für gewöhnlich größer als Mäuse."
        }
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      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This little rat cheated.",
          "translation": "Diese kleine Ratte hat betrogen."
        }
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        {
          "text": "Agent Johnson was a rat.",
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      "word": "Ratte"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "text": "This little rat cheated.",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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    },
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        {
          "text": "Agent Johnson was a rat.",
          "translation": "Agent Johnson war eine Ratte."
        }
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      "lang_code": "de",
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        "feminine"
      ],
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        "feminine"
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