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rat·tle 1
(răt′l)v. rat·tled, rat·tling, rat·tles
v.intr.
1.
a. To make or emit a quick succession of short percussive sounds.
b. To move with such sounds: A train rattled along the track.
2. To talk rapidly and at length, usually without much thought: rattled on about this and that.
v.tr.
1. To cause to make a quick succession of short percussive sounds: rattled the dishes in the kitchen.
2. To utter or perform rapidly or effortlessly: rattled off a list of complaints.
3. Informal To fluster; unnerve: The accident rattled me.
n.
1. A rapid succession of short percussive sounds.
2. A device, such as a baby's toy, that produces short percussive sounds.
3. A rattling sound in the throat caused by obstructed breathing, especially near the time of death.
4. The series of horny structures at the end of a rattlesnake's tail.
5. Loud or rapid talk; chatter.
[Middle English ratelen; akin to Middle Dutch ratelen and Old English hrate, hratele, a kind of plant with rattling seed capsules, all probably ultimately of imitative origin.]
rat·tle 2
(răt′l)tr.v. rat·tled, rat·tling, rat·tles
To secure ratlines to (shrouds).
[Back-formation from rattling, ratline, variant of ratline.]
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rattle
(ˈrætəl)vb
1. to make or cause to make a rapid succession of short sharp sounds, as of loose pellets colliding when shaken in a container
2. to shake or cause to shake with such a sound: the explosion rattled the windows.
3. to send, move, drive, etc, with such a sound: the car rattled along the country road.
4. (foll by: on) to chatter idly; talk, esp at length: he rattled on about his work.
5. (tr; foll by off, out, etc) to recite perfunctorily or rapidly
6. (tr) informal to disconcert; make frightened or anxious
n
7. a rapid succession of short sharp sounds
8. an object, esp a baby's toy, filled with small pellets that rattle when shaken
9. (Zoology) a series of loosely connected horny segments on the tail of a rattlesnake, vibrated to produce a rattling sound
10. (Plants) any of various European scrophulariaceous plants having a capsule in which the seeds rattle, such as Pedicularis palustris (red rattle) and Rhinanthus minor (yellow rattle)
11. idle chatter
12. an idle chatterer
13. (Pathology) med another name for rale
[C14: from Middle Dutch ratelen; related to Middle High German razzen, of imitative origin]
rattle
(ˈrætəl)vb
(Nautical Terms) (often foll by: down) to fit (a vessel or its rigging) with ratlines
[C18: back formation from rattling, variant of ratline]
Rattle
(ˈrætəl)n
(Biography) Sir Simon. born 1955, English conductor. Principal conductor (1980–91) and music director (1991–98) of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from 2002
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rat•tle
(ˈræt l)v. -tled, -tling,
n. v.i.
1. to make a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds: The doors rattled in the storm.
2. to move noisily: The car rattled along the back roads.
3. to chatter: rattling on about his ailments.
v.t. 4. to cause to make a rattling noise: to rattle a doorknob.
5. to impel with a rattling noise: The wind rattled the metal can across the roadway.
6. to utter or perform in a rapid or lively manner (usu. with off).
7. to disconcert; confuse.
8. Hunting. to stir up (a cover).
n. 9. a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds.
10. a contrivance that makes a rattling sound, esp. a baby's toy filled with small pellets that rattle when shaken.
11. the series of horny, interlocking hollow rings at the end of a rattlesnake's tail, with which it produces a rattling sound.
12. a rattling sound in the throat, as a death rattle.
[1250–1300; Middle English ratelen (v.), ratele (n.)]
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rattle
Past participle: rattled
Gerund: rattling
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| Noun | 1. |  rattle - a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle"crepitation rale - the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| 2. | rattle - a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken | |
| 3. | rattle - loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail rattler, rattlesnake - pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken tail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body | |
| Verb | 1. | rattle - make short successive sounds ruckle - make a hoarse, rattling sound rattle down, rattle off, roll off, spiel off, reel off - recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements" |
| 2. | rattle - shake and cause to make a rattling noise |
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rattle
verb
2. shake, jiggle, jolt, vibrate, bounce, jar, jounce He gently rattled the cage and whispered to the canary.
3. (Informal) fluster, shake, upset, frighten, scare, disturb, disconcert, perturb, faze, discomfit, discountenance, put (someone) off his stride, discompose, put (someone) out of countenance She refused to be rattled by his lawyer.
noun
rattle on prattle, rabbit (on) (Brit. informal), chatter, witter (informal), cackle, yak (away) (slang), gibber, jabber, gabble, blether, prate, run on He listened in silence as she rattled on.
rattle something off recite, list, run through, rehearse, reel off, spiel off (informal) He could rattle off yards of poetry
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rattle
verb2. To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially.Also used with on:
Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot the breeze.
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Translations
أفْعى ذات أجْراس ، جُلَيْجِلَهجَلْجَلَه، طَقْطَقَهخُشْخَيْشَةخُشَيْخِشَه للأطْفاليتَحَرَّك بِسُرْعَه
chrastěníchřestidlorachocenírachotitřehtačka
fare afstedgøre nervøsklirreklirrenrangle
helinähelistähelistinkalinakalista
klopot
csörgõidegesítvégigzötyögzörget
glamra, skröltaglamurhringlahringla, halabrestursetja út af laginu
ガラガラいう音
덜거덕 소리
atbarškintibarškalasbarškintibarškuolėbarškutis
aizrībētgrabēšanagrabētgrabinātgrabulis
hrkálkaštrkadlozarachotiťzarinčať
drdratiropotanjeropotuljarožljanjerožljati
skallra
ของเล่นเด็กที่เขย่ามีเสียงรัว
tiếng lạch cạch
rattle
[ˈrætl]A. N
1. (= sound) [of cart, train, gunfire] → traqueteo m; [of window, chains, stone in tin] → ruido m; [of hail, rain] → tamborileo m; (in throat) → estertor m
there was an ominous rattle coming from the engine → del motor provenía un ruido que no presagiaba nada bueno
death rattle → estertor m de la muerte
there was an ominous rattle coming from the engine → del motor provenía un ruido que no presagiaba nada bueno
death rattle → estertor m de la muerte
B. VT
1. (= shake) the wind rattled the window → el viento hizo vibrar la ventana
he rattled the tin → agitó la lata (haciendo sonar lo que tenía dentro)
he banged on the table, rattling the cups → golpeó la mesa, haciendo que las tazas tintinearan
she rattled the door handle → sacudió el picaporte de la puerta
the monkey was rattling the bars of his cage → el mono estaba sacudiendo los barrotes de la jaula
to rattle sb's cage → hacer la Pascua a algn
he rattled the tin → agitó la lata (haciendo sonar lo que tenía dentro)
he banged on the table, rattling the cups → golpeó la mesa, haciendo que las tazas tintinearan
she rattled the door handle → sacudió el picaporte de la puerta
the monkey was rattling the bars of his cage → el mono estaba sacudiendo los barrotes de la jaula
to rattle sb's cage → hacer la Pascua a algn
2. (= disconcert) [+ person] → desconcertar
to get rattled → ponerse nervioso, perder la calma
to get sb rattled → poner nervioso a algn, hacer que algn pierda la calma
to get rattled → ponerse nervioso, perder la calma
to get sb rattled → poner nervioso a algn, hacer que algn pierda la calma
C. VI
1. (= make sound) [cart, train] → traquetear; [window, chains, stone in tin] → sonar, hacer ruido; [teeth] → castañetear; [hail, rain] → tamborilear
2. (= travel) we were rattling along at 50m.p.h → íbamos traqueteando a 50 millas por hora
rattle away VI + ADV = rattle on
rattle off VT + ADV [+ names, statistics] → recitar de un tirón or de una tirada
rattle on VI + ADV → parlotear (sin parar)
I let him rattle on about the virtues of double glazing → le dejé que parloteara ensalzando las virtudes del doble acristalamiento
I let him rattle on about the virtues of double glazing → le dejé que parloteara ensalzando las virtudes del doble acristalamiento
rattle through VI + PREP she rattled through the translation in about ten minutes → hizo la traducción volando en unos diez minutos, se cepilló la traducción en unos diez minutos
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rattle
[ˈrætəl] n
(= noise) [window, door] → claquements mpl; [chains, keys, bottles, glasses, cups] → cliquetis m; [train] → fracas m; [gunfire, grapeshot] → crépitement m; [rattlesnake] → bruit m de crécelle
(= baby's toy) → hochet m
[sports fan] → crécelle f
vi [window, door] → claquer; [chains] → cliqueter; [keys, dice, coins] → cliqueter; [cups, dishes, glasses] → s'entrechoquer; [box] → faire du bruit; [train, car] → bringuebaler; [gunfire, keyboard, slot machine] → crépiter
The window rattled in the wind → La fenêtre claquait dans le vent.
The milk bottles rattled in the crate → Les bouteilles de lait s'entrechoquaient dans la caisse.
The bus rattled into a dusty village → Le bus est arrivé en bringuebalant dans un village poussiéreux.
The window rattled in the wind → La fenêtre claquait dans le vent.
The milk bottles rattled in the crate → Les bouteilles de lait s'entrechoquaient dans la caisse.
The bus rattled into a dusty village → Le bus est arrivé en bringuebalant dans un village poussiéreux.
vt
[+ windows] → faire claquer; [+ cage, box] → secouer; [+ glasses, dishes] → faire s'entrechoquer
to rattle sb's cage → faire suer qn
Who rattled your cage?
BUT Qu'est ce qui te prend?.
to rattle sb's cage → faire suer qn
Who rattled your cage?
BUT Qu'est ce qui te prend?.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
rattle
vi → klappern; (chains) → rasseln, klirren; (bottles) → klirren; (gunfire) → knattern; (drums) → schlagen; (hailstones) → prasseln; (rattlesnake) → klappern; to rattle at the door → an der Tür rütteln; there’s something rattling → da klappert etwas; to rattle along/away (vehicle) → entlang-/davonrattern; they rattled through the village → sie ratterten durch das Dorf
vt
n
rattle
:rattlesnake
n → Klapperschlange f
rattletrap
n (hum inf) → Klapperkiste f (hum inf)
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rattle
[ˈrætl]1. n
2. vt
a. (shake) → agitare; (000, moneybox) → far tintinnare
3. vi (box, objects in box, machinery) → far rumore; (bullets, hailstones) → crepitare; (window) → vibrare
the train rattled over the crossing → il treno passò sferragliando al passaggio a livello
the train rattled over the crossing → il treno passò sferragliando al passaggio a livello
rattle off vt + adv (poem, speech) → snocciolare
rattle on vi + adv → blaterare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rattle
(rӕtl) verb1. to (cause to) make a series of short, sharp noises by knocking together. The cups rattled as he carried the tray in; The strong wind rattled the windows.
2. to move quickly. The car was rattling along at top speed.
3. to upset and confuse (a person). Don't let him rattle you – he likes annoying people.
noun1. a series of short, sharp noises. the rattle of cups.
2. a child's toy, or a wooden instrument, which makes a noise of this sort. The baby waved its rattle.
3. the bony rings of a rattlesnake's tail.
ˈrattling adjective fast; lively. The car travelled at a rattling pace.
ˈrattlesnake noun a type of poisonous American snake with bony rings in its tail which rattle.
rattle off to say quickly and usually without any feeling or expression. The boy rattled off the poem.
rattle through to say or do (something) quickly. The teacher rattled through his explanation so quickly that no-one could understand him.
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rattle
→ خُشْخَيْشَة chrastění raslen Klappern κροτάλισμα tamborileo helinä battement klopot sonaglio ガラガラいう音 덜거덕 소리 geratel klapring grzechotanie chocalhada треск skallra ของเล่นเด็กที่เขย่ามีเสียงรัว çıngırak tiếng lạch cạch 咔吱声Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009