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patte

Pronunciation: /pat/

English translation of patte

nf

Compounds

pattes d'éléphant

patte folle

  • (fam) gammy leg (GB), game leg (US)

pattes de mouche

  • spidery scrawl

Idioms

faire patte de velours

[cat] to draw in its claws; [person] to switch on the charm

montrer patte blanche

to prove one is acceptable

se tirer dans les pattes

to pull dirty tricks on each other
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