rate Signification, définition

Signification de rate en français

• 0 the frequency with which sth happens or is done -- taux [ masculine ]

  • the rising/falling unemployment rate le taux de chômage en hausse/baisse

  • The rate of cancer deaths has gone up/down. Le pourcentage de décès dus au cancer a augmenté/diminué.

• 1 the speed sth happens -- rythme [ masculine ]

  • the rate of change le rythme du changement

  • a fast/slow heart rate un rythme cardiaque rapide/lent

• 2 the amount of money charged per hour, day, unit of work, etc. -- tarif [ masculine ]

  • the rate of pay le salaire

  • the rate per hour le tarif à l’heure

  • What’s the going rate for babysitting these days? Quel est le prix moyen pour du babysitting ces temps-ci ?

• 3 indicates you think sth is happening too slowly -- à ce rythme/train-là

  • At this rate we’ll never get finished in time. A ce rythme/train-là, nous n’aurons jamais fini à temps.

• 4 the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done -- taux, pourcentage

  • a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.

• 5 the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); ratio -- pourcentage

  • There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.

• 6 the speed with which something happens or is done -- vitesse

  • He works at a tremendous rate

  • the rate of increase/expansion.

• 7 the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something) -- tarif

  • What is the rate of pay for this job?

• 8 a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc. -- impôts locaux

• 9 to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc -- assigner une valeur à, être évalué

  • I don’t rate this book very highly

  • He doesn’t rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.