pat

Tätscheln, Klaps

Sanfte Berührung mit der offenen Hand, oft als Zeichen von Zuneigung oder Zustimmung.

In einfachem Englisch: A gentle touch with an open hand, often to show care or approval.

• She gave the dog a pat.
• He thanked me with a pat on the back.
• A gentle pat on her hand made her smile.

So benutzt man es: give someone a pat on something (She gave him a pat on the shoulder.)

Synonyme: tap

Häufige Wendungen: gentle pat, a reassuring pat, pat on something, a friendly pat

leises Klopfen

Leises Geräusch, wenn etwas eine Oberfläche leicht berührt oder dagegen schlägt.

In einfachem Englisch: The soft sound made when something touches or hits a surface lightly.

• I heard a soft pat.
• The pat of rain broke the silence.
• We listened to the quiet pat of her feet on the floor.

Synonyme: tap

Häufige Wendungen: soft pat, pat of rain, pat of feet, pat of footsteps

tätscheln, tupfen

Jemanden oder etwas mit der offenen Hand sanft berühren, oft mehrmals.

In einfachem Englisch: To touch someone or something gently with your open hand, often several times.

• She patted his hand.
• He patted the child gently on the back.
• Pat the fish dry before cooking it.

So benutzt man es: pat someone on the head/back/shoulder (He patted me on the shoulder.); pat something dry (Pat your face dry with a soft towel.)

Synonyme: tap, dab

Häufige Wendungen: pat someone's back, pat someone gently, pat something dry

streicheln

Mit der Hand sanft über ein Tier fahren, um Zuneigung zu zeigen.

In einfachem Englisch: To move your hand gently over an animal to show affection.

• Can I pat your dog?
• She patted the horse's neck gently.
• The children took turns patting the friendly puppy.

Synonyme: pet, stroke

Häufige Wendungen: pat a dog, pat a horse, pat the cat

festklopfen, glattdrücken

Etwas wiederholt mit der offenen Hand drücken oder klopfen, um es flach, glatt oder in eine bestimmte Form zu bringen.

In einfachem Englisch: To press something repeatedly with your open hand to make it flat, smooth, or a particular shape.

• Pat the soil down gently.
• She patted the dough into a circle.
• He patted the sand flat with both hands.

So benutzt man es: pat something flat/smooth (She patted the dough flat with her hands.); pat something into something (Pat the mixture into a round shape.)

Synonyme: press, flatten, smooth

Häufige Wendungen: pat something flat, pat something down, pat into shape

auswendig, perfekt

So gut gelernt, dass man sich leicht daran erinnert oder es fehlerfrei ausführen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: So well that you can remember or perform something easily and without mistakes.

• I've got the routine down pat.
• She knew all her lines off pat.
• Have you learned the steps pat yet?

So benutzt man es: have/get something down pat (After weeks of practice, she had the dance down pat.); know something off pat (He knew the opening speech off pat.)

Synonyme: perfectly, by heart

Häufige Wendungen: down pat, off pat, have something pat

passend, treffend

Für eine Situation genau richtig, besonders wenn etwas im passenden Moment gesagt wird.

In einfachem Englisch: Exactly right for a particular situation, especially when said at the right moment.

• Her reply was perfectly pat.
• He found a pat expression for the occasion.
• That pat remark captured exactly what everyone was thinking.

Synonyme: apt, fitting, appropriate, timely

Gegenteile: inappropriate, inapt

Häufige Wendungen: pat reply, pat expression, pat remark