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racket

UK
/ˈrækɪt/
US
/ˈrækɪt/

Translations

racketnoun
rackets
pl
UK
/ˈrækɪt/
US
/ˈrækɪt/
The children made such a racket playing in the backyard that the neighbors complained.
Les enfants ont fait un tel vacarme en jouant dans la cour que les voisins se sont plaints.
extorsionSens criminel ; terme courant et neutre.
The police uncovered a smuggling racket operating out of the warehouse.
La police a découvert un réseau d'extorsion lié à la contrebande qui opérait depuis l'entrepôt.
raquetteMatériel de sport.
She bought a new tennis racket to improve her game.
Elle a acheté une nouvelle raquette de tennis pour améliorer son jeu.
Additional translations
tapageFamilier ; pour un bruit ou une agitation gênante.
racketFamilier ; sens criminel.
Synonyms
noise
commotion
disturbance
clamor
hubbub
uproar
din
row
racketverb
racketed
Past Simple
racketed
Past Participle
racketing
Gerund
UK
/ˈrækɪt/
US
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faire du vacarme
The children were racketing around the house, making it hard to concentrate.
Les enfants faisaient du vacarme dans toute la maison, ce qui rendait la concentration difficile.
racketerSens criminel ; terme courant en français familier.
For years the gang racketed in protection money from small businesses.
Pendant des années, le gang a racketté de petites entreprises en leur extorquant de l'argent de protection.
Additional translations
s'agiterSens plus libre ; pour des mouvements désordonnés et bruyants.
Synonyms
make a racket
make noise
clamor
din
row
bellow
shout
yell
holler
uproar (as verb phrase)
racketeer
extort
scam
swindle
defraud
fleece
rip off
run a racket
racketadjective
UK
/ˈrækɪt/
US
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Functions almost exclusively as an attributive adjective before nouns (e.g., racket sports).
de raquettePour les sports pratiqués avec une raquette.
He bought a pair of racket shoes for the squash season.
Il a acheté une paire de chaussures de sport de raquette pour la saison de squash.

Definitions

racketnoun
A loud, unpleasant noise; a din.
The children made such a racket playing in the backyard that the neighbors complained.
An illegal or dishonest scheme for obtaining money.
The police uncovered a smuggling racket operating out of the warehouse.
A type of sports equipment used to hit a ball or shuttlecock in games such as tennis, badminton, or squash.
She bought a new tennis racket to improve her game.
racketverb
To make a loud, unpleasant noise.
The children were racketing around the house, making it hard to concentrate.
To move or travel in a lively, noisy, or disorderly way, often followed by about or around.
The teenagers racketed around the fairgrounds until closing time.
To obtain money by engaging in an illegal or dishonest scheme; to racketeer.
For years the gang racketed in protection money from small businesses.
racketadjective
Relating to or designed for sports played with a racket.
He bought a pair of racket shoes for the squash season.
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