Ratatouille (2007) vocabulary: the 694 English words to know

1150 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 70% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 85%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
rat 45
00:02:01First of all, I'm a rat.
cook 44
00:00:55Chef Gusteau's cookbook, Anyone Can Cook!
chef 36
00:00:37And the best food in Paris, some say, is made by Chef Auguste Gusteau.
soup 21
00:17:43I need more soup bowls, please.
restaurant 17
00:00:42Gusteau's restaurant is the toast of Paris,
kitchen 16
00:03:53why not steal the good stuff in the kitchen,
recipe 15
00:45:16I will show you. I memorize all his recipe.
taste 14
00:02:08And second, I have a highly developed sense of taste and smell.
steal 13
00:03:25And what we're stealing is, let's face it, garbage.
garbage 13
00:03:25And what we're stealing is, let's face it, garbage.
cooking 12
00:01:08I, on the other hand, take cooking seriously.
customer 9
00:26:26- What did the customer say? - It was not a customer. It was a critic.
critic 8
00:09:17after a scathing review by France's top food critic, Anton Ego.
pretend 6
01:07:34Look at him out there, pretending to be an idiot.
meal 6
00:44:41When the meal rush comes, what will happen?
review 6
00:09:17after a scathing review by France's top food critic, Anton Ego.
ratatouille 6
00:56:33Ratatouille. It's like a stew, right? Why do they call it that?
wine 5
00:52:06A little wine, a friendly chat. Just us cooks.
risk 5
00:27:29He has taken a bold risk
interest 5
00:27:45Since you have expressed such an interest in his cooking career,
advice 5
00:46:49Oui. Thank you, by the way, for all the advice about cooking.
serve 5
01:26:34Tell your Chef Linguini that I want whatever he dares to serve me.
tiny 5
00:36:54in a way that doesn't look like I'm being controlled by a tiny rat chef.
insane 5
00:36:57Would you listen to me? I'm insane! I'm insane! I'm insane!
thief 5
00:03:23Noble? We're thieves, Dad.
poison 5
00:02:46Turns out that funny smell was rat poison.
talent 5
00:02:50Suddenly, Dad didn't think my talent was useless.
dish 5
00:20:24He washes dishes or takes out the garbage. He doesn't cook.
perspective 5
01:25:52A little perspective.
responsible 4
00:19:58The sous is responsible for the kitchen when the chef's not around.
create 4
00:04:08They don't just survive. They discover, they create.
delicious 4
00:33:51Look, it's delicious. But don't steal. I'll buy some spices, okay?
appear 4
00:36:45You know how to cook, and I know how to appear
egg 4
00:02:14Flour, eggs, sugar, vanilla bean...
highly 4
00:02:08And second, I have a highly developed sense of taste and smell.
disaster 4
00:44:45Food doesn't go, orders pile up. Disaster.
sauce 4
00:20:03Saucier, in charge of sauces. Very important.
corn 4
00:41:50Gusteau's Corn Puppies.
waiter 4
00:25:56Waiter.
unexpected 4
00:45:12In every dish, Chef Gusteau always has something unexpected.
flavor 4
00:04:38Each flavor was totally unique.
vegetable 4
00:37:21I'm just familiarizing myself with, you know, the vegetables and such.
spice 4
00:29:35You're the one who was getting fancy with the spices!
paw 4
00:05:24I don't want to constantly have to wash my paws.
filet 4
00:17:48I need two salmon, three salade composée, and three filet.
composée 4
00:17:48I need two salmon, three salade composée, and three filet.
salade 4
00:17:48I need two salmon, three salade composée, and three filet.
wake up 4
00:07:39Don't like it. She's gonna wake up.
teach 3
00:40:46Colette will be responsible for teaching you how we do things here.
gift 3
00:02:21Whoa, you can smell all that? You have a gift.
suddenly 3
00:02:50Suddenly, Dad didn't think my talent was useless.
press 3
00:25:23after you put him in the duck press to squeeze the fat out of his head.
famous 3
00:47:24The old standby, used to be famous for it.
excellent 3
00:08:40Gusteau says it's excellent. Good thing the old lady is a food love...
rule 3
00:41:08built upon rules written by stupid old men.
survive 3
00:04:08They don't just survive. They discover, they create.
prepare 3
00:48:06tell them Chef Linguini has prepared something special for them.
bite 3
00:41:52They're like corn dogs, only smaller. Bite size.
success 3
00:00:59But not everyone celebrates its success.
stomach 3
00:48:57Lalo! We have some veal stomach soaking, yes?
cheese 3
00:05:46You found cheese?
artist 3
00:46:41We are artist, pirate. More than cooks are we.
rush 3
00:44:25the dinner rush when the orders come flooding in,
ruin 3
00:20:48He's ruining the soup. And nobody's noticing?
rise 3
00:33:08Morning, Little Chef. Rise and...
claim 3
00:27:10How can we claim to represent the name of Gusteau
toast 3
00:00:42Gusteau's restaurant is the toast of Paris,
hire 3
00:19:17We have already hired him.
salt 3
00:48:43"Sweetbread cooked in a seaweed salt crust
swing 3
00:10:14- Help, Remy, help! - Emile! Start swinging the light!
frozen 3
00:41:46I want you to work up something for my latest frozen food concept.
limit 3
00:08:56And you must not let anyone define your limits
clan 3
00:02:35He also happens to be the leader of our clan.
ideal 3
01:11:58It's complicated. It's family. They don't have your ideals.
inspiration 3
01:17:07- Where do you get your inspiration? - Inspiration has many names.
disappoint 3
01:19:08Pray you don't disappoint me.
colony 3
00:06:14But we're supposed to return to the colony
sleeve 3
00:44:55Your sleeves look like you threw up on them.
rosemary 3
00:05:59This rosemary! This rosemary
rightful 3
01:06:54I said, "Gusteau has finally found his rightful place in history
cuisine 3
00:00:46And his dazzling ascent to the top of fine French cuisine
burrito 3
01:09:10And it sells burritos! Millions and millions of burritos!
gourmet 3
00:19:40A real gourmet kitchen, and I get to watch.
saffron 3
00:07:20I know what this needs! Saffron! A little saffron would make this!
sous 3
00:19:55The sous chef. There.
foie 3
00:22:45Tonight, I'd like to present the foie gras.
gra 3
00:22:45Tonight, I'd like to present the foie gras.
find out 3
00:27:04and find out you fired the cook responsible...
get out 3
00:37:26Get out.
nuttiness 3
00:55:14Creamy, salty sweet, an oaky nuttiness.
joke 2
01:36:12Ratatouille? They must be joking.
cat 2
00:54:39The usual, dogs, cats, horses, guinea pigs,
slow 2
00:44:43Messy stations slow things down.
grab 2
00:10:19Try to grab you.
experience 2
00:34:09"the soup was a revelation. A spicy yet subtle taste experience."
fat 2
00:25:23after you put him in the duck press to squeeze the fat out of his head.
everywhere 2
00:05:34When I eat, I don't want to taste everywhere my paws have been.
match 2
00:14:52Ah, but that is no match for wishful thinking.
choose 2
01:32:22I don't want you to think I'm choosing this over family.
decide 2
00:47:13Have you decided this evening?
arm 2
00:44:57Keep your hands and arms in, close to the body. Like this. See?
lock 2
01:11:30It's locked?
fresh 2
01:25:56That's it. I'd like some fresh, clear, well seasoned perspective.
treat 2
01:22:46or I'll treat you the way restaurants are supposed to treat pests!
apparently 2
00:46:37He won't say. Apparently, they didn't win.
nature 2
01:00:28This is the way things are. You can't change nature.
suspect 2
00:43:27Highly suspect!
animal 2
00:54:33Do you like animals?
bird 2
00:58:27We're not birds. We're rats.
health 2
01:17:22Health Inspector.
inspector 2
01:17:22Health Inspector.
file 2
00:19:14Yes, well, we could file this and if something suitable opens up...
challenge 2
00:48:38Just the sort of challenge a budding chef needs.
truly 2
01:39:31But there are times when a critic truly risks something
opinion 2
01:19:36Your opinion isn't the only one that matters here.
wash 2
00:05:24I don't want to constantly have to wash my paws.
usual 2
00:41:42- Excellent work, François, as usual. - It's good, isn't it?
aware 2
00:04:23You need only be aware to stop and savor it.
lab 2
00:56:19- Did you work in a lab with rats? - No.
focus 2
00:14:55If you focus on what you've left behind,
draw 2
00:25:15I should have you drawn and quartered!
opening 2
01:17:31I can drop by. Let's see. First opening is three months.
recently 2
00:43:22from his recently deceased mother claiming Gusteau is his father?
add 2
00:58:44I want to add something to this world.
fancy 2
00:29:35You're the one who was getting fancy with the spices!
storm 2
00:07:18Okay, when the next storm comes, we'll go up on the roof...
bread 2
00:45:30How do you tell how good bread is without tasting it?
owner 2
01:13:20Well, your son is the rightful owner of this restaurant!
genius 2
01:16:41What is the secret to your genius?
dna 2
00:43:53I will need you to collect some DNA samples
cheap 2
00:41:58Cheap sausages dipped in batter and deep fried. You know, American.
familiar 2
00:37:29One can get too familiar with vegetables, you know!
trap 2
00:28:26Linguini. Get something to trap it.
boom 2
00:07:06It's got, like, this "ba-boom, zap" kind of taste. Don't you think?
arrive 2
00:43:20Suddenly, some boy arrives with a letter
fail 2
01:22:16You've never failed me, and I should never forget that.
popular 2
01:06:39It's come back. It's popular.
provide 2
01:26:19You provide the food, I'll provide the perspective.
duck 2
00:22:11Oui, chef. One filet mignon, three lamb, two duck.
extraordinary 2
01:37:26And now I find myself in the extraordinary position
thin 2
00:57:49You look thin. Why is that?
quarter 2
00:25:15I should have you drawn and quartered!
cheer 2
00:51:29- Congratulations, Mr. Linguini. - Cheers, ja?
impressed 2
00:02:24This is Emile, my brother. He's easily impressed.
imagination 2
00:20:54What can I do? I am a figment of your imagination.
cage 2
01:27:00We are in a cage inside the car trunk
timing 2
00:43:13Gusteau had no children, and what of the timing of all this?
trunk 2
01:27:00We are in a cage inside the car trunk
sample 2
00:43:53I will need you to collect some DNA samples
lightning 2
00:07:10- What would you call that flavor? - Lightning-y?

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