sale rat

dirty rat

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dirty rat A strongly insulting expression used to call someone mean, treacherous, or contemptible. Usually addressed directly to a person; the literal meaning is “dirty rat.”

FR: Ne lui fais pas confiance, c'est un sale rat.

EN: Don't trust him; he's a dirty rat.

Allez, enculé de sale rat !

Go on, you fucking dirty rat!

— Mommy (2014)

C'est quoi ce sale rat ?

Who is that filthy rat?

— Le Voyage de Chihiro (2001)

Un autre sale rat.

Another dirty rat.

— Il est de retour (2015)

Je te tiens, sale rat.

I've got you, you dirty rat.

— Dune : Deuxième partie (2024)

Sale rat !

Dirty rat!

— Assassination (2015)

Ta gueule, sale rat d'avocat.

Shut up, you filthy lawyer rat.

— Léviathan (2014)

Viens ici, sale rat.

Come here, you filthy rat.

— Running Man (2025)