pat

軽くたたくこと

愛情や賛同を示すためなどに、手のひらで軽くたたくこと。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： give someone a pat on something (She gave him a pat on the shoulder.)

類義語： tap

よく使う表現： gentle pat, a reassuring pat, pat on something, a friendly pat

軽くたたく音

何かが表面に軽く触れたり当たったりしたときの小さな音。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： tap

よく使う表現： soft pat, pat of rain, pat of feet, pat of footsteps

軽くたたく

人や物を手のひらで軽く、しばしば何度かたたく。

やさしい英語で： 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.

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

類義語： tap, dab

よく使う表現： pat someone's back, pat someone gently, pat something dry

なでる

愛情を示すために、動物の体を手で優しくなでる。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： pet, stroke

よく使う表現： pat a dog, pat a horse, pat the cat

たたいて平らにする、押し固める

手のひらで繰り返し押したりたたいたりして、平らにするか形を整える。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： pat something flat/smooth (She patted the dough flat with her hands.); pat something into something (Pat the mixture into a round shape.)

類義語： press, flatten, smooth

よく使う表現： pat something flat, pat something down, pat into shape

完全に、そらで

簡単に思い出せたり間違いなくできたりするほど、しっかり覚えて。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： 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.)

類義語： perfectly, by heart

よく使う表現： down pat, off pat, have something pat

ぴったりの、適切な

状況にまさに合っている。特に適切な時に述べた言葉についていう。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： apt, fitting, appropriate, timely

反対語： inappropriate, inapt

よく使う表現： pat reply, pat expression, pat remark