râtelage (râ-tlaj), n.m., (agri.) raking.
râtelée (râ-tlée), n.f., raking; rakeful.
râteler (râ-tlé), v.a., to rake.
râteleur (râ-tleur), n.m., raker.
rateleu-x, -se, adj., splenetic.
râtelier, n.m., rack (in stables); set of teeth; (milit.) arm-rack; (nav.) rack. Manger à plus d’un —; to have more than one string to one’s bow. Mettre les armes au —; to quit the service.
ratelle, n.f., disease (of pigs).
rater, v.n., to miss fire; to flash in the pan, to miscarry. Son fusil rata; his gun missed fire.
rater, v.a., to miss; not to obtain; to fail in. — une charge; to miss a place.
☉rati-er, -ère (-tié, -tièr), adj., whimsical. n.m., ratter, rat-catcher.