PAT

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Traducere în limba română

pat¹I. substantiv

1. lovitură uşoară (cu mâna, cu laba), pălmuţă; lăbuţă; mângâere;

to give smb. a pat on the back a) a bate uşor pe cineva pe spate (prieteneşte); b) (fig.) a încuraja / a îmbărbăta pe cineva;

a pat on the back cuvânt de încurajare / îmbărbătare;

to give oneself a pat on the back over smth. a se felicita singur, a se umfla în pene, a se fuduli.

2. zgomot surd de paşi; paşi înăbuşiti.

3. rotocol de unt.

pat¹II. verb tranzitiv

a lovi uşor (cu mâna, cu laba);

to pat at the door a ciocăni uşor în uşă;

to pat one's hair a-şi netezi părul;

to pat a dog on the back a mângâia un câine pe spinare;

to pat smb. on the cheek, to pat smb.'s cheek a mângâia pe cineva pe obraz / obrazul cuiva.

pat² I. adverb

1. (tocmai) la timp, la ţanc, la momentul potrivit.

2. imediat, pe loc, fără ezitare;

to answer smb. pat a răspunde cuiva imediat / fără a şovăi.

3. nimerit, potrivit;

the example came pat to his purpose exemplul se brodi de minune.

◊ to know smth. off pat a şti ceva perfect / de minune;

he knows the lesson off pat ştie lecţia pe de rost / ca pe apă / ca Tatăl Nostru;

to stand pat a) a juca la autoritate (la cărţi);

b) (amer.) I'll stand pat on that menţin ceea ce am declarat, nu mă dezic, mă menţin pe aceeaşi poziţie.

pat² II. adjectiv

1. prompt, spontan;

a pat answer un răspuns prompt;

he always has an excuse pat are întotdeauna o scuză gata pregătită.

2. nimerit, potrivit, corespunzător;

a pat remark o remarcă potrivită.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

He continued to pat me kindly on the shoulder, but he looked at him.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

I set it on the table; then patted him, and said softly, "Lie down!"

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

The patting movement slowly and carefully changed to a rubbing of the ears about their bases, and the physical pleasure even increased a little.

(White Fang, de Jack London)

Yes, that's it, a good phrase,—mouthing and besliming the True, and Beautiful, and Good, and finally patting him on the back and saying, 'Good dog, Fido.'

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

So Master Demi early discovered that when he undertook to 'wrastle' with 'Parpar', he always got the worst of it, yet like the Englishman, baby respected the man who conquered him, and loved the father whose grave No, no, was more impressive than all Mamma's love pats.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

He glanced at me, and Mr. Mell's hand gently patted me upon the shoulder.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

He was still saying it, over and over,—demanding, entreating, threatening, to know if it wanted any more,—when he felt the fellows of his gang laying hands on him, patting him on the back and trying to put his coat on him.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

“To be sure!” said my aunt, patting her cheek again.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

Without saying a word, she walked up with a cordial face, shook hands with him, and patted him on the arm.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

“And when, Trot,” said my aunt, patting the back of my hand, as we sat in our old way before the fire, “when are you going over to Canterbury?”

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

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