No. 11,330 in French

rats

"Rats" in French means "rats" or "rodents" in English.

In a sentence

Les rats courent dans la cave.
The rats are running in the basement.
Here, 'rats' is used as the subject in its literal meaning, referring to the animal.
Il a des rats dans le grenier.
He has rats in the attic.
In this context, 'rats' signifies unwanted rodents as an issue.
Oh, rats ! J'ai oublié mes clés.
Oh, rats! I forgot my keys.
Here, 'rats' functions as an exclamation to express frustration, adopted from English.

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