Grammatical class
Verb
rater
(transitive) to miss (an event or a thing) [first att. 1718]
Details
Syllables
ra-ter
Phonetics
ʁa.te
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
7532
Freq. (movies)
1837
Freq. (news)
8462
Sentences
J’ai raté ma vie.
I screwed up my life.
Il va rater le car.
He's going to miss the bus.
Tu vas rater ton vol.
You're going to miss your flight.
Il va rater le train.
He'll miss the train.
Tu vas rater le train.
You're going to miss the train.
Vous venez de le rater.
You just missed it.
J’ignore pourquoi votre projet a raté.
I don't know why your project failed.
Dépêche-toi, ou tu vas rater le bus.
Hurry up, or you will miss the bus.
On ne doit pas rater une telle occasion !
One should not miss such a chance!
Il se pressa pour ne pas rater le train.
He hurried up so that he wouldn't miss the train.
Il se dépêcha pour ne pas rater le train.
He hurried so he wouldn't miss the train.
Dépêche-toi, ou tu vas rater le dernier train.
Hurry up, or you will miss the last train.