pat in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pat in the English»French Dictionary

I.pat [Brit pat, Am pæt] N

1. pat (gentle tap):

pat

petite tape f

a pat on the head/the knee

une tape sur la tête/le genou

2. pat:

pat (of butter)

noix f

pat (larger)

morceau m

II.pat [Brit pat, Am pæt] ADJ

1. pat (glib):

pat

tout prêt

2. pat (apt):

pat

pertinent

III.pat <pres part patting; pret, pp patted> [Brit pat, Am pæt] VB trans

1. pat (tap gently):

pat ball, hand, car

tapoter

to pat one's hair into place

arranger ses cheveux

2. pat (stroke):

pat dog

caresser

IV.pat [Brit pat, Am pæt]

to have sth off Brit or down Am pat

connaître qc par cœur

to get a pat on the back

se faire féliciter

to give oneself a pat on the back

s'applaudir

to stand pat Am

demeurer inflexible

pat-down [Am ˈpætdaʊn] N

pat-down

palpation f de sécurité

pit-a-pat [Brit pɪtəˈpat, Am ˈpɪdəˌpæt] N

pit-a-pat (of rain, feet)

martèlement m

pit-a-pat (of heart)

battement m

to go pit-a-pat heart, rain:

faire toc-toc

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hearty slap, pat

vigoureux/-euse

lightly touch, kiss, rustle, pat, toss, season

légèrement

Translations for pat in the French»English Dictionary

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tapoter joues, dos

to pat

autocongratuler

to give oneself a pat on the back, to pat oneself on the back

tape (amicale)

pat

tape amicale dans le dos

friendly pat on the back

tapette

pat

flatter animal

to pat

pat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pat in the English»French Dictionary

I.pat¹ <-tt-> [pæt] VB trans (tap)

pat

tapoter

to pat sb on the head

tapoter la tête de qn

to pat sb on the back fig

féliciter qn

II.pat¹ [pæt] N

1. pat (gentle stroke, tap):

pat

petite tape f

to give sb/sth a pat

donner une petite tape à qn/qc

2. pat (little quantity):

pat of butter

rondelle f

I.pat² [pæt] pej ADJ

pat

facile

a pat answer

une réponse toute prête

II.pat² [pæt] pej ADV

to have an answer off [or Am down] down pat

avoir une réponse toute prête

to know sth off pat

connaître qc par cœur

I.pit-a-pat [ˌpɪtəˈpæt, Am ˈpɪt̬əpæt] ADV

to go pit-a-pat toddler

aller à petits pas

to go pit-a-pat rain

faire des tapotements

to go pit-a-pat heart

battre

II.pit-a-pat [ˌpɪtəˈpæt, Am ˈpɪt̬əpæt] N

pit-a-pat of feet

petits pas mpl

pit-a-pat of heart, rain

battement rapide m

Translations for pat in the French»English Dictionary

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tapoter joues

to pat

bouse

cow pat Brit

pat Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pat sb on the head

tapoter la tête de qn

to pat sb on the back fig

féliciter qn

to give sb/sth a pat

donner une petite tape à qn/qc

a pat answer

une réponse toute prête

to have an answer off [or Am down] down pat

avoir une réponse toute prête

to know sth off pat

connaître qc par cœur

to go pit-a-pat toddler

aller à petits pas

to go pit-a-pat rain

faire des tapotements

to go pit-a-pat heart

battre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Pat the aubergine slices dry with kitchen paper.

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Smooch prefers a pat or cuddle rather than eating.

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I abandoned the pat formula of crime fiction that had steered some of my earlier work and sought to write an open-ended novel of questions.

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Rinse spareribs in cold water and pat dry with paper towels.

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Pat your okra dry after you've washed it or let it dry completely on a dish towel.

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Pat 3/4 of the dough into the prepared spring form pan and flatten the rest onto a baking sheet.

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Wash 225g of soft herring roe, then drain and pat dry with kitchen towel.

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That's the bit that makes my heart go pit-a-pat.

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Pat has come in and has put his mark down again for this year and where he wants us to be.

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Collectively they have received a well-earned pat on the back from industry leaders for their outstanding improvement in productivity in the last 25 years.

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