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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
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patter — pat|ter1 [ˈpætə US ər] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: PAT2] if something, especially water, patters, it makes quiet sounds as it keeps hitting a surface lightly and quickly patter on ▪ rain pattering on the window panes patter 2 patter2 [i]n [Sense … Dictionary of contemporary English
patter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Patter is used after these nouns: ↑sale {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ gently, lightly, softly ▪ down ▪ The rain pattered … Collocations dictionary
patter — pat·ter || pætÉ™(r) n. chatter, small talk; sound of footsteps; gossip; slang, jargon v. chatter, make small talk; walk, putter … English contemporary dictionary
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