rater
/ʁa.te/ verb A2- to miss (an event or a thing) · Il va rater le car. He's going to miss the bus.
- to screw up; to mess up · J'ai raté ma vie. I screwed up my life.
- to fail to fire; to misfire · Le revolver rata. The revolver misfired.
- to fail · J'ignore pourquoi votre projet a raté. I don't know why your project failed.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- rater
- Present participle
- ratant
- Past participle
- raté
- Present (je)
- rate
- Future (je)
- raterai
- Passé composé (je)
- ai raté
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Tu as dix-huit ans, et tu as peur de tout rater.
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