"rater" meaning in French

See rater in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʁa.te/ Audio: Fr-rater.ogg
Etymology: Emerged in the early 1700s, likely originally in reference to a firearm misfiring, from the expression (1651) prendre un rat (“to misfire”, literally “to get a rat”), from rat (“rat”). More at rat. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|prendre un rat||to misfire|lit=to get a rat}} prendre un rat (“to misfire”, literally “to get a rat”), {{m|fr|rat||rat}} rat (“rat”), {{m|fr|rat}} rat Head templates: {{fr-verb}} rater Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], rater [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], ratant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], raté [participle, past], rate [first-person, indicative, present, singular], rates [indicative, present, second-person, singular], rate [indicative, present, singular, third-person], ratons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], ratez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], ratent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], ratais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], ratais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], ratait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], rations [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], ratiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], rataient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], ratai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], ratas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], rata [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], ratâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], ratâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], ratèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], raterai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], rateras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], ratera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], raterons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], raterez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], rateront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], raterais [conditional, first-person, singular], raterais [conditional, second-person, singular], raterait [conditional, singular, third-person], raterions [conditional, first-person, plural], rateriez [conditional, plural, second-person], rateraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], rate [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], rates [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], rate [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], rations [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], ratiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], ratent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], ratasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], ratasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], ratât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], ratassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], ratassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], ratassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], rate [imperative, second-person, singular], ratons [first-person, imperative, plural], ratez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. (transitive) to miss (an event or a thing) [first att. 1718] Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-rater-fr-verb-ZnoeziEq Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 29 23 23 26 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 29 32 22 17
  2. (transitive, informal) to screw up; to mess up [first att. 1715] Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-rater-fr-verb-gRpoYAub Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 29 23 23 26 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 29 32 22 17
  3. (intransitive, of a weapon) to fail to fire; to misfire [first att. 1718] Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-rater-fr-verb-lA6yRV6t Disambiguation of Firearms: 21 24 33 21 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 29 23 23 26 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 29 32 22 17
  4. (intransitive, informal) to fail [first att. 1722] Tags: informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-rater-fr-verb-0F~1siSr Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 29 23 23 26 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 29 32 22 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ne pas en rater une, raté, rater le coche

Inflected forms

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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "ipa": "/ʁa.tʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "third-person"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ʁa.tə.ʁjɔ̃/",
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      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "multiword-construction",
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      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "rations",
      "ipa": "/ʁa.tjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ratiez",
      "ipa": "/ʁa.tje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ratent",
      "ipa": "/ʁat/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ratasse",
      "ipa": "/ʁa.tas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ratasses",
      "ipa": "/ʁa.tas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ratât",
      "ipa": "/ʁa.ta/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ratassions",
      "ipa": "/ʁa.ta.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ratassiez",
      "ipa": "/ʁa.ta.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ratassent",
      "ipa": "/ʁa.tas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ʁa.tɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "ratez",
      "ipa": "/ʁa.te/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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        "to miss (an event or a thing) [first att. 1718]",
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        "(transitive) to miss (an event or a thing) [first att. 1718]"
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        "to screw up; to mess up [first att. 1715]",
        "to screw up; to mess up"
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        "(transitive, informal) to screw up; to mess up [first att. 1715]"
      ],
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        },
        {
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          "name": "French verbs with conjugation -er",
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        },
        {
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            "Military",
            "Tools",
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            "Society",
            "Technology",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
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        {
          "english": "The revolver misfired.",
          "text": "Le revolver rata.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to fail to fire; to misfire [first att. 1718]",
        "to fail to fire; to misfire"
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          "fail"
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          "fire",
          "fire"
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          "misfire",
          "misfire"
        ]
      ],
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        "(intransitive, of a weapon) to fail to fire; to misfire [first att. 1718]"
      ],
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        "of a weapon"
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "29 23 23 26",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 32 22 17",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
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        {
          "english": "I don't know why your project failed.",
          "text": "J’ignore pourquoi votre projet a raté.",
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        "(intransitive, informal) to fail [first att. 1722]"
      ],
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}

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    "French entries with incorrect language header",
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    "French terms with audio links",
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    {
      "word": "ne pas en rater une"
    },
    {
      "word": "raté"
    },
    {
      "word": "rater le coche"
    }
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        "3": "",
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        "third-person"
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        "third-person"
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        "plural"
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      "form": "rataient",
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        "second-person",
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        "past",
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        "third-person"
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        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
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        "second-person"
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        "indicative",
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        "third-person"
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        "indicative",
        "plural"
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        "second-person"
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      "form": "rateront",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "raterais",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "raterait",
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        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "rateriez",
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    {
      "form": "rateraient",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
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      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
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        "perfect"
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        "present",
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        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "rates",
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        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "rate",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "rations",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "ratiez",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ratent",
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        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ratasse",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "ratasses",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "ratât",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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    {
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
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        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "ratassent",
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        "third-person"
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
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        "second-person"
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        "French transitive verbs"
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          "english": "He's going to miss the bus.",
          "text": "Il va rater le car.",
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        }
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        "to miss (an event or a thing) [first att. 1718]",
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        "(transitive) to miss (an event or a thing) [first att. 1718]"
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    {
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        }
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        "to screw up; to mess up [first att. 1715]",
        "to screw up; to mess up"
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        "(transitive, informal) to screw up; to mess up [first att. 1715]"
      ],
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        "informal",
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      ]
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    {
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        "French terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "english": "The revolver misfired.",
          "text": "Le revolver rata.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fail to fire; to misfire [first att. 1718]",
        "to fail to fire; to misfire"
      ],
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          "fail"
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        [
          "fire",
          "fire"
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        [
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          "misfire"
        ]
      ],
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        "(intransitive, of a weapon) to fail to fire; to misfire [first att. 1718]"
      ],
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        "of a weapon"
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        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "French intransitive verbs",
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "I don't know why your project failed.",
          "text": "J’ignore pourquoi votre projet a raté.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fail [first att. 1722]",
        "to fail"
      ],
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          "fail"
        ]
      ],
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        "(intransitive, informal) to fail [first att. 1722]"
      ],
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        "informal",
        "intransitive"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ʁa.te/"
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  "word": "rater"
}

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