pat in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pat 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 [Brit pat, Am pæt]

Pat

diminutivo di Patricia , Patrick

pat-down [Am ˈpætdaʊn] N

pat-down

perquisizione f fisica

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

Translations for pat in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

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

colpetto (con la mano)

pat

pat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pat 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 pat in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

pane (blocchetto: di burro)

pat

pat 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

Pat the face dry and tone and moisturise.

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Smooch prefers a pat or cuddle rather than eating.

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They turn out his pockets and pat him down, raise his shirtsleeves and uncover his torso, and shine a light on his tattoos, looking for gang signs.

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It has technical pizzazz (split screens, in-camera dialogue) and an urbane wit despite snags like sub-plots with pat endings or a lame pre-interval portion.

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

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Simply twist off the top of each and pat the clear formula over your face.

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Drain a 198g can sweetcorn kernels, pat dry on kitchen towel, then add to the batter mix with the jalapeno peppers.

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Take the apple slices out of the bowl and pat them dry with kitchen paper.

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Pat the lamb dry with kitchen paper and season with a little sea salt.

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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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