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ratting

UK
/ˈrætɪŋ/
US
/ˈrætɪŋ/

Translations

rattingnoun
His ratting on his accomplices led to their arrest and conviction.
Sa délation contre ses complices a conduit à leur arrestation et à leur condamnation.
chasse aux rats
The farmer's cat was particularly skilled at ratting, keeping the barn free of rodents.
Le chat du fermier était particulièrement doué pour la chasse aux rats, gardant la grange exempte de rongeurs.
crêpageEn coiffure.
Her elaborate bouffant required a good deal of ratting before the party.
Son bouffant élaboré a nécessité beaucoup de crêpage avant la soirée.
Synonyms
tattling
betrayal
informing
snitching
turning
leaking
rattinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈræt.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈræt.ɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe animals, equipment, or behaviour connected with catching rats, or figuratively to describe betraying/informing behaviour.
anti-ratsPour la chasse ou la lutte contre les rats.
They bought a ratting terrier to deal with the infestation.
Ils ont acheté un terrier anti-rats pour lutter contre l'infestation.
Additional translations
délateurEmploi adjectival rare.
ratverb

ratting

Gerund

ratted
Past Simple
ratted
Past Participle
ratting
Gerund
UK
/ræt/
US
/ræt/
dénoncerAu sens de trahir en renseignant la police ou les autorités.
He decided to rat on his accomplices to avoid a longer prison sentence.
Il a décidé de dénoncer ses complices pour éviter une peine de prison plus longue.
Additional translations
chasserPour les rats, surtout dans un contexte de lutte contre les nuisibles.
trahirAu sens de quitter un groupe ou une cause de manière déloyale.
Synonyms
inform on
reveal
betray
snitch
tattle
denounce

Definitions

rattingnoun
The act of catching or hunting rats.
The farmer's cat was particularly skilled at ratting, keeping the barn free of rodents.
The act of informing on someone, especially to authorities.
His ratting on his accomplices led to their arrest and conviction.
The act or process of teasing or backcombing hair to create volume.
Her elaborate bouffant required a good deal of ratting before the party.
rattinggerund / present participle
Used for catching or killing rats; relating to rat-control.
They bought a ratting terrier to deal with the infestation.
Betraying or informing on someone.
His ratting behaviour soon made him unpopular with the crew.
ratverb
To betray or inform on someone, especially to the authorities.
He decided to rat on his accomplices to avoid a longer prison sentence.
To desert or abandon a cause or group, often in a disloyal manner.
Many members of the team felt betrayed when he chose to rat and join the rival company.
To hunt, catch, or kill rats.
The terriers were trained to rat in the barns.
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