Also means
council
Usage Note
Rat means advice (uncountable) and also a council or its member (der Stadtrat). As advice it is uncountable — a single tip is ein Ratschlag; do not confuse it with Ratte (rat).
Examples
"Ich brauche deinen Rat."
Natural Translation
I need your advice.
Literal Translation
I need your advice.
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