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rater le coche

French, verb/ʁa.te l(ə) kɔʃ/

rater le coche is a French verb meaning “to miss the boat, to miss the bus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Manquer une grosse occasion”.

What does rater le coche mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to miss the boat, to miss the bus

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Manquer une grosse occasion.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of rater le coche

  • manquer le coche
  • louper le coche

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce rater le coche?

  • /ʁa.te l(ə) kɔʃ/
  • \ʁa.te lə kɔʃ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.