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raté — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • failure noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
  • joke noun A short story or remark meant to make people laugh.
  • loser noun Someone who fails to win a game, contest, or competition.
  • miss verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.
  • spleen noun An organ in the upper left abdomen that filters blood, recycles old red blood cells, and supports the immune system.
  • washout noun Damage or a channel caused when a rush of water erodes soil, a road, or a railway line.

Senses

raté is used for these senses in English:

  • failure An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure, has failed at something or incapable of success.
  • joke (figuratively) A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.
  • loser A person who is frequently unsuccessful in life.
  • loser (derogatory) A contemptible or unfashionable person.
  • miss A failure to obtain or accomplish something; a failure to succeed.
  • washout An unsuccessful person.

failure — full definition

  1. noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
  2. noun Not doing something that should have been done.
  3. noun The point at which an organ or system stops working properly.
  4. noun Someone or something considered unsuccessful.

joke — full definition

  1. noun A short story or remark meant to make people laugh.
  2. noun Something so poor or absurd that it isn't taken seriously.
  3. verb To say or do something for fun rather than seriously.

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