"pat" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

pat verbo

pat + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 19
pat one's hand • pat one's shoulder • pat one's arm • pat one's head • pat one's pockets • pat one's cheek • pat one's back • ...
verbo + pat
Kolokacji: 4
begin patting • keep patting • start patting • stop patting
(1) begin, keep, start, stop
Kolokacji: 4
1. begin patting = zacznij klepać begin patting
2. keep patting = kontynuuj klepanie keep patting
3. start patting = zacznij klepać start patting
  • She took one look at Laura, started patting her, and led her to a chair.
  • Together, Frank and Al, just 20 feet from the burning plane, started patting the man's burning clothes with their hands.
  • Frost nodded and started patting the layer of papers on his desk to locate his cigarette packet.
  • Started patting his pockets, found his mobile and entered the access code.
  • He started patting all his pockets, looking for a pen.
  • I started patting the top of her head.
  • She tossed her ditty on his bunk and started patting the pillow into shape.
  • "First they started patting our bottoms," said Sharon Brown, 52, a retired school teacher.
  • "But I don't think it's in our best interest to start patting ourselves on the back."
  • The other shook his head, and with a grumble, started patting Kylar down gingerly.
4. stop patting = przestań klepać stop patting
pat + preposición
Kolokacji: 13
pat down • pat on • pat with • pat in • pat beside • ...
pat + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 9
gently pat • pat dry • absently pat • lightly pat • awkwardly pat • ...

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