rank

rank
rank [{{t}}ræŋk]
1 noun
(a) (grade) rang m, grade m;
promoted to the rank of colonel promu (au rang de ou au grade de) colonel;
the rank of manager le titre de directeur;
to pull rank faire valoir sa supériorité hiérarchique;
I don't want to have to pull rank on you je ne veux pas avoir à user de mon autorité sur vous
(b) (quality) rang m;
we have very few players in the first or top rank nous avons très peu de joueurs de premier ordre
(c) (social class) rang m, condition f (sociale);
the lower ranks of society les couches inférieures de la société
(d) (row, line) rang m, rangée f; (on chessboard) rangée f;
a double rank of policemen une double rangée de policiers;
to break ranks {{}}Military{{}} rompre les rangs; {{}}figurative{{}} se désolidariser;
{{}}Military{{}} & {{}}figurative{{}} to close ranks serrer les rangs;
{{}}Military{{}} close ranks! serrez!
(e) {{}}British{{}}
(taxi) rank station f (de taxis)
(f) {{}}Mathematics{{}} (in matrix) rang m
(g) {{}}Finance{{}} (of debt, mortgage) rang m
2 transitive verb
(a) (rate) classer;
she is ranked among the best contemporary writers elle est classée parmi les meilleurs écrivains contemporains;
I rank this as one of our finest performances je considère que c'est une de nos meilleures représentations;
he is ranked number 3 il est classé numéro 3
(b) (arrange) ranger
(c) {{}}American{{}} (outrank → in army) avoir un grade supérieur à; (→ in office, organization etc) être le supérieur de;
a general ranks a captain un général est au-dessus d'un capitaine
3 intransitive verb
(a) (rate) figurer;
to rank above sb être le supérieur de ou occuper un rang supérieur à qn;
to rank below sb occuper un rang inférieur à qn;
to rank equally (with sb) être au même niveau (que qn);
it ranks high/low on our list of priorities c'est/ce n'est pas une de nos priorités;
he hardly ranks as an expert on ne peut guère le qualifier d'expert;
{{}}Chess{{}} a castle ranks above a bishop la tour est plus forte que le fou
(b) {{}}Finance{{}} (creditor, claimant)
to rank before/after sb prendre rang ou passer avant/après qn;
to rank equally (with sb) prendre ou avoir le même rang (que qn)
(c) {{}}Finance{{}} (share)
to rank after sth être primé par qch;
to rank before sth avoir la priorité sur qch
(d) {{}}American{{}} {{}}Military{{}} être officier supérieur;
{{}}figurative{{}} he doesn't rank ce n'est pas quelqu'un d'important
4 adjective
(a) (as intensifier) complet(ète), véritable;
it's a rank injustice c'est une injustice flagrante;
he is a rank outsider in this competition il fait figure d'outsider dans cette compétition
(b) (foul-smelling) infect, fétide; (rancid) rance;
to smell rank sentir fort;
his shirt was rank with sweat sa chemise empestait la sueur
(c) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (worthless) merdique;
his last film was totally rank! son dernier film était complètement merdique!
(d) (coarse → person, language) grossier
(e) {{}}literary{{}} (profuse → vegetation) luxuriant; (→ weeds) prolifique
5 ranks plural noun
(a) (members) rangs mpl;
to join the ranks of the opposition/unemployed rejoindre les rangs de l'opposition/des chômeurs
(b) {{}}Military{{}} (rank and file)
the ranks, other ranks les hommes mpl du rang;
to have served in the ranks avoir servi comme simple soldat;
to come up through or to rise from the ranks sortir du rang;
to reduce an officer to the ranks dégrader un officier
rank on inseparable transitive verb
{{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}}
to rank on sb agonir qn d'injures, traiter qn de tous les noms

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