rater son train

to miss one’s train

→ rater

phrase Rare #42,300

to miss one’s train Means to fail to catch one’s train in time. The possessive pronoun changes to match the person: rater mon train, rater ton train, rater son train.

FR: Il risque de rater son train.

EN: He might miss his train.

Il a quitté tôt la maison afin de ne pas rater son train.

He left home early so as not to miss his train.

Il s'est dépêché pour ne pas rater son train.

He hurried so he wouldn’t miss his train.

Il a dû rater son train habituel.

He must have missed his usual train.

Tom vient de rater son train.

Tom just missed his train.

Il risque de rater son train.

He might miss his train.

Il va peut-être rater son train.

He might miss his train.