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PRONUNCIATION OF RATTLETRAP

rattletrap  [ˈrætəlˌtræp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RATTLETRAP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rattletrap is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RATTLETRAP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rattletrap in the English dictionary

The definition of rattletrap in the dictionary is a broken-down old vehicle, esp an old car.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RATTLETRAP


attrap
əˈtræp
blackstrap
ˈblækˌstræp
booby-trap
ˈbuːbɪˌtræp
bootstrap
ˈbuːtˌstræp
chinstrap
ˈtʃɪnstræp
claptrap
ˈklæpˌtræp
entrap
ɪnˈtræp
firetrap
ˈfaɪəˌtræp
flytrap
ˈflaɪˌtræp
honeytrap
ˈhʌnɪˌtræp
jockstrap
ˈdʒɒkˌstræp
livetrap
ˈlaɪvˌtræp
mantrap
ˈmænˌtræp
mousetrap
ˈmaʊsˌtræp
strap
stræp
suntrap
ˈsʌnˌtræp
trap
træp
unstrap
ʌnˈstræp
watchstrap
ˈwɒtʃˌstræp
wentletrap
ˈwɛntəlˌtræp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RATTLETRAP

ratting
rattish
rattle
rattle one´s dags
rattle someone´s cage
rattlebag
rattlebox
rattlebrain
rattled
rattler
rattlesnake
rattlesnake plantain
rattlier
rattliest
rattling
rattlingly
rattly
ratton
rattoon
ratty

WORDS THAT END LIKE RATTLETRAP

ankle strap
booby trap
bra strap
death trap
light trap
live trap
lobster trap
poverty trap
rat trap
rat-trap
sand trap
satrap
shoulder strap
speed trap
steam trap
T-strap
tank trap
the strap
tourist trap
Venus flytrap

Synonyms and antonyms of rattletrap in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rattletrap» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RATTLETRAP

Find out the translation of rattletrap to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rattletrap from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rattletrap» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

rattletrap
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rattletrap
570 millions of speakers

English

rattletrap
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चूहादान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عربة قديمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колымага
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rattletrap
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘর্ঘর শব্দকর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

guimbarde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rattletrap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Klapperschlange
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

おんぼろ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

rattletrap
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rattletrap
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xe hơi cu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

rattletrap
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लबाडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

külüstür
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rottame
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rattletrap
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колимага
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rattletrap
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παλιοσακαρακά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rammelkas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rattletrap
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rattletrap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rattletrap

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RATTLETRAP»

The term «rattletrap» is normally little used and occupies the 112.418 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of rattletrap
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RATTLETRAP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rattletrap» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rattletrap» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rattletrap

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RATTLETRAP»

Discover the use of rattletrap in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rattletrap and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rattletrap Car
Various disasters threaten to stop Poppa and the children from getting to the lake in their rattletrap car, but they manage to come up with an ingenious solution to each problem.
Phyllis Root, 2009
2
The Voyage of the Rattletrap
Hayden Carruth 1stworld Library. 'Gene told us came from the gold stamp-mills on its upper course. If the water had been gray it would have indicated silver- mining. Just beyond we met the Deadwood Treasure Coach. It was an ordinary ...
Hayden Carruth, 1stworld Library, 2006
3
The Rattletrap Trip
When Sarsparilla decides they should all go off and start a new life living self-sufficiently in the country, it's the start of all sorts of problems and challenges, which lead Julia to start finding out what makes a family a family. * ...
Rachel Anderson, 2003
4
Gutsy Guys And Rattletrap Planes That Helped Save a Nation
In this gripping true story, eight non-Jewish Americans risk their lives to smuggle armaments to the newborn state of Israel in 1948.
Evelyn M. Dahms, 2005
5
The Voyage of the Rattletrap the Voyage of the Rattletrap
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Hayden Carruth, 2010
6
Rattletrap Rosie
Rosie had never won a ribbon at a show, but her quiet disposition won her a ribbon as best pony for disabled children.
Mary Small, 1984
7
Roland Martin's 101 Bass-Catching Secrets
The manufacturers advertise that with the Rattletrap, you'll get the most jarring, vicious, startling strike you've ever experienced with a crank bait.It'sa good latespring and earlysummer bait onthe flats inlakessuchas ToledoBend where there's ...
Roland Martin, 2013
8
The Natchez District and the American Revolution
12 By Christmas Day, Willing had been equipped with an armed boat named the U.S.S. Rattletrap and with a "volunteer crew" of one captain, two sergeants, and twenty-six privates. In addition Willing persuaded Ensign Thomas McIntire, who ...
Robert V. Haynes, 2008
9
LEAVES OF A STUNTED SHRUB Vol Three
After it turns to cross into Shelby County, it passes through the village of Jacksonville and becomes the Rattletrap- Jacksonville Road. The next section is Elmburg-Rattletrap Road. Beyond Elmburg the road passes into Henry County and on to ...
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10
American Opera
"Cum meritantibus considerationibus, terraban- dum ophagnum" intones the Harlequin-like conjurer, Rattletrap, as the ghost of Blackbeard rises up and spits fire. The diggers shriek and tremble. "Pray in English ."advises Rattletrap.
Elise Kuhl Kirk, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RATTLETRAP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rattletrap is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Vacation' review: Stay home and avoid this sleazy, smutty road trip
... determined to retrace the road trip to Walley World is retraced in a new rattletrap wagon, a Tartan Prancer, "the Honda of Albania," complete with two gas tanks ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
2
What day is it? Embrace Your Geekness Day - get your geek on
For the aviator who "missed" his Los Angeles destination, flying his rattletrap craft to Dublin instead, from Brooklyn. The lark was a bright spot during the Great ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
3
Excerpt and appearance: July 5
He had no possessions other than a canvas duffel bag, a stack of well-read books, a shortwave radio, and a rattletrap motor scooter that he'd acquired in ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
Review: 'Infinitely Polar Bear' is a warm, insightful comedy/drama
While Harvard quickly found that he would fit better elsewhere, Cam still has an Ivy League self-confidence, even when he is trying to buy a rattletrap used car ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jun 15»
5
All should expect outsize economic volatility ahead — true upping …
... by the bond market. That's what it does. To those who play on that freeway, it doesn't matter if they get hit by a rattletrap pickup or a brand-new Lexus. Hit is hit. «Inman.com, Jun 15»
6
Review: 'Tomorrowland' goes back to the future badly
A well-oiled machine of visuals, and yet a wobbling rattletrap of storytelling, the sci-fi fantasy “Tomorrowland” is an unwieldy clunker driven into the ditch at full ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 15»
7
Nostalgic Cars: Sour Automotive Fruit Of Cuban Embargo Gets New …
Daily traffic in Havana resembles a vintage car rally, even if it does share the city streets these days Hyundais and Peugeots and rattletrap Russian Ladas. «WAMC, Mar 15»
8
Mexican town where 43 students disappeared is opium hotbed
IGUALA, Mexico (AP) — The rattletrap sedan cruised the streets of Iguala, its roof crowned by a loudspeaker blaring headlines from the day's newspaper: ... «Yahoo News, Mar 15»
9
Dangers, Frustrations and Snow Keep Piling Up in New England
Boston's rattletrap subway system, troubled by frozen switches, power failures, spontaneous fires and monumental delays, has been on and off for the last three ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
10
Outdoors: Prime time for fishing lipless crankbaits
He thought about the old rattletrap he was driving and said, 'That is what I'll name the lure.' The Rat-L-Trap was born, and the rest is history. Lipless lures ... «Anniston Star, Jan 15»

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