
rate
(=speed) vitesse f
the rate at which hair grows la vitesse à laquelle les cheveux poussent
at a rate of 60 kph à une vitesse de 60 km/h
the rate of change le rythme du changement
at this rate à ce train
→ At this rate we'll be millionaires by Christmas!
at that rate à ce train là
→ They'll never get it finished at that rate.
(=ratio, level) taux m
→ ... the rise in the mortgage rate.
→ ... an 8% inflation rate.
→ The richest Americans pay taxes at a rate of 28%
the divorce rate le taux de divorce
→ The divorce rate is fantastically high ...
a high rate of interest un taux d'intérêt élevé
→ It's a very good rate of interest compared with the other banks ...
success rate taux de succès
→ What is your success rate?
failure rate taux d'échec
at a rate of two a week à un rythme de deux par semaine
→
heart rate
→
pulse rate
(=price) tarif m
→ Hotel rates usually go up in summer.
→ calls cost 36p per minute cheap rate
There are reduced rates for students. Il y a des tarifs réduits pour les étudiants.
at any rate
(=anyhow) en tout cas
→ there are people who want a better - or at any rate different - life for themselves
→ Or that's what investors thought at any rate.
→ Come in the early evening. After tea-time, at any rate.
→ Well, at any rate, let me thank you for all you did.
(=consider) considérer
→ The film was rated excellent by the children ...
He is rated the best. Il est considéré comme le meilleur.
They rate themselves the most responsible. Ils se considèrent les plus responsables.
How do you rate him? Qu'est-ce que vous pensez de lui?
How would you rate him, on a scale from 1 to 10? Comment le classeriez-vous sur une échelle de un à 10?, Quelle note lui donneriez-vous sur 10?
to rate sb/sth as considérer qn/qch comme
Their goalkeeper was rated as the best in the country. Leur gardien de but était considéré comme le meilleur du pays.
to rate sb/sth among classer qn/qch parmi
→ We rate him among the best.
to rate sth among classer qch parmi
to rate sb highly avoir une haute opinion de qn
to rate sth highly avoir une haute opinion de qch, faire grand cas de qch
to rate sth very highly faire beaucoup de cas de qch
Looks are never rated very highly. On ne fait jamais beaucoup de cas de l'apparence extérieure.
(British)
*
(=think highly of) apprécier
→ it's flattering to know that other clubs have shown interest and seem to rate me
→ I didn't rate it at all
(=rank) classer
→ he came here rated 100th on the tennis computer
→ he is generally rated Italy's number 3 industrialist
to be rated number one in the world être classé (e) numéro 1 mondial
→ the first tennis player to be rated number one in the world six years in succession.
(=deserve) mériter
→ this is so extraordinary, it rates a medal and a phone call from the president
→ in those crowded streets her attire did not rate a second glance
[+film] classer
→ the British Board of Film Classification has rated the film '12A'
rates
business rates taxe f professionnelle
formerly
(=local tax on property) taxe f d'habitation → the new council tax combines elements of both the community charge and the rates
postage rates
npl tarifs mpl postaux
water rates
npl prix m de l'eau
→ water rates soared.
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