"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
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 • ...
(1) gently, lightly, softly
Kolokacji: 3
1. absently pat = z roztargnieniem klepnięcie absently pat
2. pat dry = klepnięcie suchy pat dry
3. awkwardly pat = niezgrabnie klepnięcie awkwardly pat
4. affectionately pat = czule klepnięcie affectionately pat
5. carefully pat = ostrożnie klepnięcie carefully pat
6. frantically pat = jak oszalały klepnięcie frantically pat
  • Alexander shouted, and began to frantically pat the walls to find the emergency brake.
  • I felt a curl of panic in my stomach as I patted frantically, trying to trace the outline of the exit.
  • Approaching the car, coughing because of the wispy but bitter smoke, he frantically patted his pockets and was relieved to hear the keys jingle in his sportcoat.
  • Vorkosigan was frantically patting her on the back; it wasn't until the smell caught her that she realized she'd set her own hair on fire.
  • I frantically patted the kid on the shoulder and mumbled "there there" and "see?
  • Pooley patted frantically at his pockets; they'd been picked obviously.
  • Edward was frantically patting his face . . . well, what until recently had been his face.
  • She sat bolt upright in bed, frantically patting the covers all around her.
  • The Cheerful Fairy sagged, and then patted frantically at her shapeless sleeves until she tugged out a balled-up handkerchief.

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