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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 — [[t]pæ̱tə(r)[/t]] patters, pattering, pattered 1) VERB If something patters on a surface, it hits it quickly several times, making quiet, tapping sounds. [V adv/prep] Rain pattered gently outside, dripping on to the roof from the pines. 2) N SING … English dictionary
patter — pat|ter1 [ pætər ] verb intransitive 1. ) patter against/on etc to make a series of short quiet sounds by falling onto or hitting a surface: Rain pattered against the window. 2. ) patter over/along etc to walk or run somewhere, making a series of … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
patter — I UK [ˈpætə(r)] / US [ˈpætər] verb [intransitive] Word forms patter : present tense I/you/we/they patter he/she/it patters present participle pattering past tense pattered past participle pattered 1) to make a series of short quiet sounds by… … English dictionary
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patter — patter1 /pat euhr/, v.i. 1. to make a rapid succession of light taps: Raindrops patter on the windowpane. 2. to move or walk lightly or quickly: The child pattered across the room. v.t. 3. to cause to patter. 4. to spatter with something. n. 5. a … Universalium
pitter-patter — adverb go pitter patter to make a sound consisting of many quick light beats or sounds: Anna s heart went pitter patter as she opened the letter. pitter patter noun (singular): the pitter patter of rain on the roof … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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