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
- noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
- noun Not doing something that should have been done.
- noun The point at which an organ or system stops working properly.
- noun Someone or something considered unsuccessful.
joke — full definition
- noun A short story or remark meant to make people laugh.
- noun Something so poor or absurd that it isn't taken seriously.
- verb To say or do something for fun rather than seriously.