a raté

has missed; has failed

→ avoir

phrase Common #5,308

has missed; has failed The exact meaning depends on context: it can refer to missing someone or something, or failing an exam or test.

FR: Il a raté le train.

EN: He missed the train.

Gabor a raté la fête d'anniversaire de Rima.

Gabor missed Rima's birthday party.

On a raté notre bus.

We missed our bus.

On a raté un seul entraînement.

We missed only one training session.

— Dangal (2016)

Qu’est-ce qu’on a raté ?

What did we miss?

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

Qu'est-ce qu'on a raté ?

What did we miss?

Tom a raté le train.

Tom missed the train.

On a raté les visites.

We missed the visits.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

On ne sait pas ce qui a raté.

We don’t know what went wrong.

L'autre jour, elle était ronde et elle a raté le virage.

The other day, she was drunk and missed the turn.

— The Little Thief (1988)

On est les seuls en pneus neufs parce qu'on a raté les qualifications ?

Are we the only ones on fresh tires because we missed qualifying?

— F1® Le Film (2025)

De toute façon on a raté la première séance.

We missed the first session anyway.

— Garçon d'honneur (1993)

Yanni a raté le vol.

Yanni missed the flight.

Celui que Finkle a raté sans aucune excuse.

The one Finkle missed for no good reason.

— Ace Ventura, détective chiens et chats (1994)

On dirait que Jiro a raté son train.

Looks like Jiro missed his train.

On a raté quelque chose ?

Did we miss something?

Tom a raté son examen de conduite.

Tom failed his driving test.

On a raté un tournant.

We missed a turning point.

— La Guerre des étoiles (1977)

Tom s'est endormi et a raté la fin du film.

Tom fell asleep and missed the end of the movie.

Elle a raté la date limite.

She missed the deadline.

Elle a raté le dîner parce qu'elle travaillait encore.

She missed dinner because she was still working.

Le flingue a raté son coup.

The gun missed its target.

— Crime 101 (2026)

L'année où Finkle a raté un coup de pied.

The year Finkle missed a kick.

— Ace Ventura, détective chiens et chats (1994)