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Pat British & World English

a nickname for an Irishman

pat1 British & World English

touch quickly and gently with the flat of the hand

pat2 British & World English

simple and somewhat glib or unconvincing

stand pat in pat2 British & World English

stick stubbornly to one’s opinion or decision

pat-down British & World English

an act of searching a person for concealed items such as weapons or illegal drugs, made by passing the hands over their clothing

pit-a-pat (also pitapat) British & World English

with a sound like quick light steps or taps

pat-a-cake British & World English

a children’s game in which participants gently clap their hands in time to the words of a rhyme

pat someone down in pat1 British & World English

(of a police officer or security official) pass the hands over someone’s clothing in a search for concealed items such as weapons or illegal drugs

have something off or down pat in pat2 British & World English

have something memorized perfectly

a pat on the back in pat1 British & World English

an expression of approval or congratulation

pat someone on the back in pat1 British & World English

express approval of or admiration for someone

cowpat British & World English

a flat round deposit of cow dung

pat English-French

petite tape

pat2 English-German

have sth. off pat

pat English-Italian

buffetto m

pat1 English-Spanish

darle* palmaditas a

pat2 English-Spanish

palmadita

pat3 English-Spanish

fácil

pat4 English-Spanish

to have o know sth down AmE o BrE off pat

pit-a-pat English-Italian

go pit-a-pat

pat sb. on the arm/head in pat1 English-German

jmdm. den Arm/Kopf tätscheln

pat somebody on the back in pat English-Italian

congratularsi con qualcuno

Pat Lee, con domicilio en Londres in domicilio Spanish-English

Pat Lee currently living in London