Rat

Meaning

1. (masculine,strong) advice, counsel
2. (masculine,strong) council
3. (masculine,strong) councilor, councillor
4. (Germany,masculine,strong) title of a Beamter ("Public servant") at the beginning of the senior service
5. (Austria,masculine,strong) title of a Beamter ("Public servant") in the senior service after first promotion

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁaːt/

Etymology

From Middle High German rāt, from Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic *rād, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz.
Cognate with Dutch raad, English rede and read (n.)

Sentences

Machen Sie Druck auf den Rat !

Put pressure on the Council!

Der Rat begrüßt diese Erklärung .

The Council welcomes this statement.

Der Rat wird alle Umstände berücksichtigen , wenn es zur Entscheidung kommt .

The Council will take all factors into account when the decision is taken.

Der Rat wird dann unseren Standpunkten sehr wohl Rechnung tragen müssen .

The Council will then have no choice but to take account of our views.

Nicht überall trug der Rat die Bezeichnung Bule.

Not everywhere the council bore the name Bule.

In der Tat folgte der Rat vier der fünf von uns vertretenen Grundprinzipien.

In fact, the Council accepted four out of the five basic principles we put forward.