rat - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

rat [ZOOL.]	la rata
rat-race   or: rat race	lucha de competencia
rat-race   or: rat race	la rivalidad
rat-race   or: rat race	competitividad febril
rattrap   or: rat trap	la ratonera   - trampa de ratas
brown rat [ZOOL.]	rata de alcantarilla   Lat.: Rattus norvegicus
brown rat [ZOOL.]	rata noruega   Lat.: Rattus norvegicus
brown rat [ZOOL.]	rata parda   Lat.: Rattus norvegicus
Norway rat [ZOOL.]	rata de alcantarilla   Lat.: Rattus norvegicus
Norway rat [ZOOL.]	rata noruega   Lat.: Rattus norvegicus
Norway rat [ZOOL.]	rata parda   Lat.: Rattus norvegicus
love rat [sl.] (Brit.)	el donjuán
rat-a-tat [Onomat]	toc toc [Onomat]   - golpes en una puerta
rat-tail [ENGIN.]	rabo de rata   [Stahl]

Phrases / Collocations

to smell a rat [fig.]	olerse el pastel [coll.] [fig.]
to smell a rat [coll.]	oler el pastel
to smell a rat [fig.]	oler a chamusquina [coll.] [fig.]
to smell a rat [fig.]	olerse la tostada [coll.] [fig.]
to smell of rat	oler mal [fig.]   - cuando algo parece que no va bien
to pour one's money down a rat hole [fig.]	tirar la casa por la ventana [fig.]

Orthographically similar words

brat, Drat, prat, raft, rant, rapt, rate

rata, rato