French-English translations for raté

failureThe markets have failed and these failures have prompted interventions which would have delighted Keynes himself. Les marchés ont eu des ratés et ces ratés ont suscité des interventions qui auraient ravi Keynes lui-même.
joke
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It was a joke!Your effort at cleaning your room is a joke.The president was a joke.

miss
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Opportunities have been missed again. Des occasions ont de nouveau été ratées. That is, to my mind, a missed opportunity. Il s’agit, à mes yeux, d’une occasion ratée. I believe we have missed an opportunity here. Je pense que nous avons ici raté une opportunité.