What does RAT in Korean mean?

What is the meaning of the word RAT in Korean? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use RAT in Korean.

The word RAT in Korean means 쥐, 배신자, 끄나풀, 정보원, 파업 참여를 거부하는 사람, ~의 끄나풀이나 정보원으로 일하다, ~을 일러바치다, ~을 어기다, 젠장!, 단골, 비겁하게 물러나다, 겁쟁이처럼 도망가다, ~을 일러바치다, ~을 고자질하다, 모래쥐, 수집가, 수집가, 들쥐, ~을 ~에게 일러바치다, ~을 ~에게 고자질하다, 치열한 경쟁, 낌새를 눈치채다. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word RAT

(animal: rodent)

내 고양이는 오늘 아침에 쥐를 잡았다.
My cat caught a rat this morning.

배신자

(figurative, pejorative, slang (untrustworthy person)

리처드는 나 몰래 상사에게 나를 헐뜯는 배신자다.
That Richard's been badmouthing me to the boss behind my back; he's a rat.

끄나풀, 정보원

(figurative, pejorative, slang (informant)

John was arrested after his accomplice in the robbery became a rat for the police.

파업 참여를 거부하는 사람

(figurative, pejorative, slang (worker who refuses to strike)

~의 끄나풀이나 정보원으로 일하다

(slang (be an informant to)

Nigel wondered which member of the gang had ratted to the cops.

~을 일러바치다

(slang (inform on)

폴리는 선생님 차 타이어를 펑크 낸 사람이 팀이라는 것을 알고 팀을 일러바쳤다.
Polly knew it was Tim who let the teacher's car tyres down, so she ratted on him.

~을 어기다

(UK, informal (break: a promise) (약속 등)

He ratted on his promise to help me move.

젠장!

(slang (annoyance, frustration) (속어)

Rats! I forgot my raincoat and it's spitting.

단골

(informal ([sb] frequenting place)

He's always at the gym; he's a real gym rat.

비겁하게 물러나다, 겁쟁이처럼 도망가다

(US, slang (be cowardly, withdraw)

~을 일러바치다, ~을 고자질하다

(slang (inform on)

Anna's parents found out that she was skipping school when her brother ratted her out.

모래쥐

(animal: rodent)

Tamarisk gerbils are small burrowing rodents.

수집가

(person who keeps or collects)

Stacks of boxes filled the hoarder's house.

수집가

(US, figurative (person who hoards or collects) (미)

The old lady was a pack rat, and when she died it took several large moving vans to empty the house of her belongings.

들쥐

(animal: Neotoma cinerea)

~을 ~에게 일러바치다, ~을 ~에게 고자질하다

(slang (inform on)

After George cheated on the test, Jessica ratted him out to the teacher.

치열한 경쟁

(figurative (work life: competitive, routine)

I wanted to escape the rat race and work from home.

낌새를 눈치채다

(figurative, informal (suspect [sth])

You say you didn't steal my cookies, but I smell a rat.

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