râteau

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.to/, /ʁɑ.to/

• Audio (CA):

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Noun

râteau m (plural râteaux)

1. rake
2. (figurative) rebuke, rejection, blow off, knockback

   Je me suis encore pris un râteau.

   I got rejected again.

Related terms

• râteler
• ratisser

 

Further reading

• “râteau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.