patted in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for patted in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pat¹ [Brit pat, Am pæt] N

1. pat (gentle tap):

pat

colpetto m

pat

buffetto m

a pat on the head, the knee

un colpetto sulla testa, sul ginocchio

2. pat (of butter):

pat

panetto m

II.pat¹ <forma in -ing patting, pt, pp patted> [Brit pat, Am pæt] VB trans

1. pat (tap gently):

pat car

dare un colpetto a, toccare leggermente

pat hand

dare un buffetto a

to pat a ball

palleggiare

to pat one's hair into place

sistemarsi or mettersi in ordine i capelli

2. pat (stroke):

pat dog

accarezzare

III.pat¹ [Brit pat, Am pæt]

to get a pat on the back

ricevere le congratulazioni or grandi lodi

to give oneself a pat on the back

compiacersi di se stesso, congratularsi con se stesso

pat² [Brit pat, Am pæt] ADJ

1. pat (glib):

pat

sbrigativo

pat

disinvolto

2. pat (apt):

pat

adatto

pat

appropriato

to have sth off pat Brit , to have sth down pat Am

sapere qc a menadito

to stand pat Am

= essere irremovibile

pat-down [Am ˈpætdaʊn] N

pat-down

perquisizione f fisica

Pat [Brit pat, Am pæt]

Pat

diminutivo di Patricia , Patrick

pat-a-cake [ˈpætəˌkeɪk] N

pat-a-cake

= gioco infantile in cui i bambini battono insieme le mani

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

pit-a-pat (of rain)

picchiettio m

pit-a-pat (of feet)

scalpiccio m

pit-a-pat (of feet)

calpestio m

pit-a-pat (of heart)

batticuore m

pit-a-pat (of heart)

palpitazioni fpl

to go pit-a-pat heart:

palpitare

to go pit-a-pat rain:

picchiettare, picchierellare

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she patted his arm unconsciously

gli accarezzò il braccio senza rendersene conto

Translations for patted in the Italian»English Dictionary

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panetto

pat

panetto di burro

pat of butter

buffetto

pat

dare un buffetto (sulla guancia) a qn

to pat sb (on the cheek)

sono servito

I stand pat

patted in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for patted in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pat¹ <-tt-> [pæt] VB trans (touch softly)

pat

dare colpetti affettuosi a qu

to pat sb on the back fig

congratularsi con qu

II.pat¹ [pæt] N

1. pat (tap):

pat

colpetto

to give sb a pat on the back fig

congratularsi con qu f

2. pat of butter:

pat

pezzetto m

I.pat² [pæt] ADJ pej

pat answer:

pat

preparato, -a

II.pat² [pæt] ADV

to have sth down pat

sapere qc a menadito

pit-a-pat [ˈpɪ·t̬ə·pæt] ADV N

pit-a-pat → pitter-patter

See also pitter-patter

I.pitter-patter [ˈpɪ·t̬ɚ·pæ·t̬ɚ] ADV

to go pitter-patter feet

muoversi velocemente

to go pitter-patter heart

battere forte

to go pitter-patter rain

picchiettare

II.pitter-patter [ˈpɪ·t̬ɚ·pæ·t̬ɚ] N

pitter-patter of feet

passi m leggeri pl

pitter-patter of heart

battito m

pitter-patter of rain

picchiettio m

Translations for patted in the Italian»English Dictionary

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pane (blocchetto: di burro)

pat

patted Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pat sb on the back fig

congratularsi con qu

to give sb a pat on the back fig

congratularsi con qu f

to have sth down pat

sapere qc a menadito

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

One of the staff's recent favourite items was a large toy dog that would move its head and feet when patted.

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The coat is rather loose and bouncy often feeling springy when patted, and stands away from the body with no thick undercoat.

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He spoke in a mocking, singsong voice and patted his heart for emphasis.

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A manager told them they weren't welcome, a police officer patted his hand with his night stick.

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Her father, who had a change of heart, was among the ordaining bishops present and proudly patted her with affection after the liturgy.

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The women allege that when their husbands were alive, senior police officials often patted their backs for their credulous work.

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Reports say the girl was trying to slip past the second checkpoint, where visitors are patted down and their bags searched.

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On the greased plantain leaf, a handful of the dough is patted by hand into a mid-sized circle.

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Prior to cooking, the spices are rinsed from the meat, which is then patted dry.

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