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rack

UK
/ræk/
US
/ræk/
rack up

Translations

racknoun
racks
pl
UK
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US
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étagèreSupport de rangement.
She hung her coat on the rack by the door.
Elle a accroché son manteau à l’étagère près de la porte.
boisChez le cerf et les animaux analogues.
The hunter was impressed by the size of the buck's rack.
Le chasseur était impressionné par la taille des bois du cerf.
triangleAu billard.
He carefully placed the balls in the rack before breaking.
Il a soigneusement placé les billes dans le triangle avant de casser.
chevalet de tortureHistoire, torture.
The prisoner was threatened with the rack if he did not confess.
Le prisonnier a été menacé du chevalet de torture s’il ne confessait pas.
nichonsFamilier et vulgaire.
He made an inappropriate comment about her rack.
Il a fait une remarque déplacée sur ses nichons.
carréPièce de viande avec côtes.
He served a perfectly roasted rack of lamb with rosemary.
Il a servi un carré d’agneau parfaitement rôti au romarin.
crémaillèreMécanique.
The mechanic inspected the rack in the steering assembly for signs of wear.
Le mécanicien a inspecté la crémaillère du mécanisme de direction pour détecter des signes d’usure.
Additional translations
râtelierPour ranger ou suspendre des objets.
ramureTerme plus général ou littéraire.
poitrineFamilier, moins vulgaire.
allure rackÉquitation, terme spécialisé.
Synonyms
shelf
stand
frame
holder
support
bracket
caddy
riser
rackverb
racked
Past Simple
racked
Past Participle
racking
Gerund
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US
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tourmenterCauser une souffrance physique ou morale intense.
The constant worry about his job racked him with anxiety.
Le souci constant de son travail le tourmentait d’anxiété.
rangerMettre dans un support ou sur des supports.
She racked the pool balls before starting the game.
Elle a rangé les billes de billard dans le triangle avant de commencer la partie.
secouerSoumettre à une tension ou un effort extrême.
The storm racked the ship as it struggled through the waves.
La tempête secouait le navire alors qu’il luttait à travers les vagues.
accumulerSouvent avec up.
He managed to rack up a significant amount of debt over the years.
Il a réussi à accumuler une dette importante au fil des années.
soutirerVin, bière, etc., technique œnologique.
After the primary fermentation, she racked the wine into oak barrels.
Après la fermentation primaire, elle a soutiré le vin dans des fûts de chêne.
Additional translations
torturerPlus fort, selon le contexte.
placerPlus général, selon le contexte.
amasserSouvent avec up, registre courant.
Synonyms
torture
afflict
agonize
distress
torment
strain
worry
rackadjective
UK
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US
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Used attributively before nouns (rack mount, rack railway) so treated as adjective according to policy.
en rackTechnique, pour désigner un équipement monté dans un rack.
The company installed rack servers to optimise space in the data centre.
L’entreprise a installé des serveurs en rack pour optimiser l’espace dans le centre de données.
Additional translations
monté en rackVariante plus explicite en contexte technique.

Definitions

racknoun
A framework, typically with rails, bars, hooks, or pegs, for holding or storing things.
She hung her coat on the rack by the door.
A set of antlers on a deer or similar animal.
The hunter was impressed by the size of the buck's rack.
A triangular frame used to arrange billiard balls at the start of a game.
He carefully placed the balls in the rack before breaking.
A torture device consisting of a frame on which a victim was stretched by turning rollers to which the wrists and ankles were tied.
The prisoner was threatened with the rack if he did not confess.
A pair of breasts, used informally and often considered vulgar.
He made an inappropriate comment about her rack.
A cut of meat containing a continuous section of ribs, especially of lamb or pork.
He served a perfectly roasted rack of lamb with rosemary.
A straight bar with teeth on one side that meshes with a pinion gear to convert rotational motion into linear motion or vice versa.
The mechanic inspected the rack in the steering assembly for signs of wear.
A fast, even, four-beat gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately at equal intervals.
The Saddlebred moved smoothly in a collected rack around the arena.
rackverb
To cause extreme physical or mental pain or stress to someone.
The constant worry about his job racked him with anxiety.
To place or arrange something in a rack or on racks.
She racked the pool balls before starting the game.
To stretch or strain something to the utmost.
The storm racked the ship as it struggled through the waves.
To accumulate or gather something, often used with 'up'.
He managed to rack up a significant amount of debt over the years.
To draw off (wine, beer, etc.) from the sediment into a new container for clarification or aging.
After the primary fermentation, she racked the wine into oak barrels.
rackadjective
Relating to or designed for a rack; used attributively before another noun.
The company installed rack servers to optimise space in the data centre.
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