ratton
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ratton
1250–1300; Middle English ratoun < Old French raton, diminutive of rat rat
Example Sentences
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“Object” was exhibited a few months later at the Galerie Charles Ratton in Paris.
From New York Times
"It's all anybody here wants to talk about," laughed Helvécio Ratton, 65, a filmmaker who has been friends with Rousseff since her university days.
From Reuters
Ratton said he and Rousseff were drawn to the leftist resistance because of Brazil's stark inequality, which was even worse back then.
From Reuters
That description is at total odds with her image today as a stern, humorless leader, Ratton acknowledged.
From Reuters
In short order, they found themselves in the drawing room of the prominent dealer Charles Ratton, who showed the Prices this piece, displayed beneath a spotlight on a Lazy Susan.
From New York Times
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