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I ['pætə(r)]nome colloq. (of salesman) imbonimento m., parlantina f.II ['pætə(r)] III ['pætə(r)]verbo intransitivo [ child] sgambettare, trotterellare; [ mouse] zampettare; [rain, hailstones] picchiettare* * *['pætə] 1. verb((of rain, footsteps etc) to make a quick, tapping sound: She heard the mice pattering behind the walls.) ticchettare; trotterellare2. noun(the sound made in this way: the patter of rain on the roof.) ticchettio; scalpiccio* * *patter (1) /ˈpætə(r)/n. [u]3 parole ripetute meccanicamente; tiritera (fam.)● patter song, canzoncina d'operetta ( con recitativi).patter (2) /ˈpætə(r)/n. [u]2 scalpiccio: the patter of bare little feet on the floor, lo scalpiccio di piedini nudi sul pavimento: (fig.) When can we expect the patter of tiny feet on the floor?, quando vi nascerà il primo bebè?(to) patter (1) /ˈpætə(r)/A v. t.biascicare, borbottare, mormorare, dire in fretta, ripetere meccanicamente ( preghiere, ecc.)B v. i.1 parlare in fretta; borbottare; parlare in modo incomprensibile2 trotterellare; zampettare.(to) patter (2) /ˈpætə(r)/v. i.picchiettare; ticchettare; scalpicciare.* * *I ['pætə(r)]nome colloq. (of salesman) imbonimento m., parlantina f.II ['pætə(r)] III ['pætə(r)]verbo intransitivo [ child] sgambettare, trotterellare; [ mouse] zampettare; [rain, hailstones] picchiettare -
2 ♦ naked
♦ naked /ˈneɪkɪd/a.1 nudo, ignudo ( anche fig.); spogliato; spoglio; (fig.) disadorno, puro e semplice, schietto: naked savages, selvaggi ignudi; naked rock, nuda roccia; a naked sword, un nudo ferro; una spada sguainata; stark naked, nudo come il palmo della mano; tutto nudo; to strip sb. naked, denudare q.; the naked truth, la nuda verità; la verità nuda e cruda; half-naked, seminudo; naked walls, pareti nude; the naked facts, i fatti puri e semplici; naked trees, alberi spogli; naked faith, fede schietta, sincera NOTA D'USO: - bare, naked o nude?-2 scoperto; palese; evidente; manifesto; messo a nudo: in its naked absurdity, nella sua palese assurdità; his naked heart, il suo cuore messo a nudo3 scoperto; non protetto; sguarnito; indifeso: a naked light, una luce scoperta ( non protetta da paralume); ( anche, in miniera) una lampada a fiamma libera5 (fam.) inerme; disarmato6 (fam.) senza un soldo; squattrinato; pulito● as naked as his mother bore him, nudo come l'ha fatto mamma □ (scherz.) the naked ape, l'uomo □ (bot.) naked boys ( Colchicum autumnale), colchico □ (leg.) a naked contract, un contratto non vincolante; nudum pactum (lat.) □ (bot.) naked ladies = naked boys ► sopra □ to see st. with the naked eye, vedere qc. a occhio nudonakedly avv.
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