rata

/ˈrata/, [ˈra.t̪a]

rat


Adjective rata (invariable)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) stingy, miserly, tight-fisted
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) rat, jerk (a despicable person, especially who has been deceitful or disloyal)
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) rat, snitch, informant

Noun rata f (plural ratas, masculine rato, masculine plural ratos)

  1. rat (a medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus)

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Es carne de rata.

    It's rat meat.

  • Asegúrate de tener veinte hígados de rata para esta tarde.

    Make sure you get twenty rat livers for today's afternoon.

  • ¿Ves un búho comiendo una deliciosa rata de alcantarilla por allí? Ese soy yo.

    Can you see an owl eating a delicious sewer rat over there? That's me.

  • Los doce animales de los signos del zodíaco chino provienen de once tipos de animales que encontramos en la naturaleza: la rata, el buey, el tigre, el conejo, la serpiente, el caballo, el carnero, el mono, el gallo, el perro, el chancho, y el mitológico dragón;ellos son utilizados como calendario.

    The twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac come from eleven types of animals we find in nature: the rat, the ox, the tiger, the hare, the snake, the horse, the ram, the monkey, the rooster, the dog, the pig, and the mythological dragon; they're used as a calendar.

  • ¡La rata está aquí! ¡Vete a llamar al gato!

    The rat's here! Go call the cat!

  • Una rata cruzó la ruta.

    A rat ran across the road.

  • Maté a la rata con una vara.

    I killed the rat with a stick.

  • Una rata es un animalito de dientes largos y puntiagudos, y que tiene cola larga.

    A rat is a small animal with long, pointed teeth and a long tail.

  • Este es el chico que jugó con el juguete que asustó a la rana que salpicó al perro que persiguió al gato que se comió a la rata que mató al ratón que vivía en la casa que Jack construyó.

    This is the boy who played with the toy that scared the frog that splashed the dog that chased the cat that ate the rat that killed the mouse that lived in the house that Jack built.


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