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1 pat
tapoter; (animal) caresser, flatter (de la main);∎ "sit here", she said, patting the place beside her "assieds-toi ici", dit-elle, désignant la place à côté d'elle;∎ pat the fish/vegetables dry séchez le poisson/les légumes avec de l'essuie-tout;∎ she patted her hair elle se tapota les cheveux;∎ figurative to pat oneself on the back se féliciter2 noun∎ he gave me a friendly pat on the shoulder il m'a donné une tape amicale sur l'épaule;∎ to give sb a pat on the back donner une tape dans le dos à qn; figurative (congratulate) féliciter qn;∎ figurative to give oneself a pat on the back se féliciter∎ a pat of butter une noix de beurre∎ his story is a little too pat son histoire colle un peu trop bien∎ a pat hand une main servie4 adverb∎ to know or have sth off pat savoir qch par cœur;∎ he had his explanation off pat il avait une explication toute prête∎ to stand pat (on decision) rester intraitable;∎ dealer stands pat (in poker) pas de cartes pour le donneur, donneur servi(soil, sand etc) tasser (doucement) -
2 pat
A nB adj1 ( glib) tout prêt ;2 ( apt) pertinent.2 ( stroke) caresser [dog].to have sth off GB ou down US pat connaître qch 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 US demeurer inflexible.
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