râteau

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French rastel, from Latin rastellus, diminutive of raster.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʁa.to/, /ʁɑ.to/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

râteau m (plural râteaux)

  1. rake
  2. (figurative) rebuke, rejection, blow off, knockback
    Je me suis encore pris un râteau.
    I got rejected again.

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