RATO
A takeoff assisted by such a unit.
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Pues parece que sí, porque andan todo en rato por ahí.
Ya sé que tengo que irme de Spotify, pero todavía estoy en Spotify y ahí lo hacen todo el rato. Yo tampoco estoy en la onda, a mí el último con que están tratando de convencerme de que me interese meses antes de que s…
Esto de dar siempre cansa mucho😮💨No...agota en exceso... ¿Y quién me cuida a mí?🥹Buenas noches Cielito Azul voy a "recargarme"saliendo un rato🙂Descansad mucho y bien🌠💤🌟😴🌕😴🌟💤🌠
Es muy molesto, sobre todo cuando llevas un rato oyéndolo
eu cansei de ir no bar meia noite e ver MARMANJO com anel no dedo e barriga de chope, com cara de sóbrio ainda. eu rejeito a premissa. o rato de boteco de verdade não tem 25 anos, nunca teve
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A takeoff assisted by such a unit.
“Pues parece que sí, porque andan todo en rato por ahí.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ya sé que tengo que irme de Spotify, pero todavía estoy en Spotify y ahí lo hacen todo el rato. Yo tampoco estoy en la onda, a mí el último con que están tratando de convencerme de que me interese meses antes de que salga es de Paul McCartney 😁”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Esto de dar siempre cansa mucho😮💨No...agota en exceso... ¿Y quién me cuida a mí?🥹Buenas noches Cielito Azul voy a "recargarme"saliendo un rato🙂Descansad mucho y bien🌠💤🌟😴🌕😴🌟💤🌠”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Es muy molesto, sobre todo cuando llevas un rato oyéndolo”
— Bluesky· May 2026“eu cansei de ir no bar meia noite e ver MARMANJO com anel no dedo e barriga de chope, com cara de sóbrio ainda. eu rejeito a premissa. o rato de boteco de verdade não tem 25 anos, nunca teve”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(UK, aviation, military) , an auxiliary rocket engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft.
"RATO" means: , an auxiliary rocket engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"RATO" means: , an auxiliary rocket engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (UK) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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