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Patter
patter
(patters, pattering, pattered) 1. If something patters on a surface, it hits it quickly several times, making quiet, tapping sounds. Rain pattered gently outside, dripping on to the roof from the pines. VERB: V adv/prep 2. A patter is a series of quick, quiet, tapping sounds. ...the patter of the driving rain on the roof. N-SING: oft the N of n 3. Someone’s patter is a series of things that they say quickly and easily, usually in order to entertain people or to persuade them to buy or do something. Fran began her automatic patter about how Jon had been unavoidably detained. N-SING: usu poss N
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English patren, from paternoster Date: 14th century transitive verb to say or speak in a rapid or mechanical manner intransitive verb 1. to recite prayers (as paternosters) rapidly or mechanically 2. to talk glibly and volubly 3. to speak or sing rapid-fire words in a theatrical performance • ~er noun II. noun Date: 1758 1. a specialized lingo ; cant; especially the jargon of criminals (as thieves) 2. the spiel of a street hawker or of a circus barker 3. empty chattering talk 4. a. (1) the rapid-fire talk of a comedian (2) the talk with which an entertainer accompanies a routine b. the words of a comic song or of a rapidly spoken usually humorous monologue introduced into such a song III. verb Etymology: frequentative of 3pat Date: 1611 intransitive verb 1. to strike or pat rapidly and repeatedly 2. to run with quick light-sounding steps transitive verb to cause to ~ IV. noun Date: 1844 a quick succession of light sounds or pats ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. v. & n. --v. 1 intr. make a rapid succession of taps, as of rain on a window-pane. 2 intr. run with quick short steps. 3 tr. cause (water etc.) to patter. --n. a rapid succession of taps, short light steps, etc. Etymology: PAT(1) 2. n. & v. --n. 1 a the rapid speech used by a comedian or introduced into a song. b the words of a comic song. 2 the words used by a person selling or promoting a product; a sales pitch. 3 the special language or jargon of a profession, class, etc. --v. 1 tr. repeat (prayers etc.) in a rapid mechanical way. 2 intr. talk glibly or mechanically. Etymology: ME f. pater = PATERNOSTER ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. условный язык, социальный или профессиональный жаргон that's my name in Gipsy patter —- цыгане называют меня так (на своем жаргоне) thieves' patter —- воровской жаргон 2. скороговорка (торговцев, фокусников) a Cheap Jack extolls his goods with a patter —- странствующий торговец расхваливает свой товар особой скороговоркой 3. речитатив 4. разг. слова песни, текст комических номеров; реприза in provincial theatres half the people do not even know the patter —- в провинциальных театрах половина зрителей не понимает репризы 5. разг. пустая болтовня; трескотня I could hardly stand her patter —- я с трудом выносил ее болтовню 6. говорить скороговоркой, тараторить to patter prayers (charms) —- отбарабанить молитвы (заклинания) 7. болтать пустое, бессмысленно тараторить 8. говорить на жаргоне, на тайном языке (также to patter flash) 9. разг. говорить на (каком-либо) языке they patter French more or less —- они кое-как изъясняются по-французски 10. стук, постукивание (например, дождевых капель и т. п.) a patter of rain —- шум дождя the leaves kept up a patter on the window-panes —- листья деревьев постукивали в окно 11. легкий топот, топотание, шлепанье the patter of littie feet —- топот маленьких ножек the patter of hoofs —- топот (стук) копыт 12. барабанить, стучать (о дожде и т. п.) the rain pattered dismally against the panes —-...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I 1. noun 1) условный язык, жаргон 2) говорок; скороговорка 3) coll. речитативные вставки в песню; реприза 4) coll. болтовня, краснобайство Syn: chit-chat, palaver, small talk 2. v. говорить скороговоркой; тараторить; бормотать (часто молитвы) II 1. noun 1) стук (дождевых капель) 2) топотание, легкий топот (тж. patter about, patter around); Im sure I can hear a small animal pattering about in the bushes. 2. v. 1) барабанить, стучать (о дождевых каплях) 2) топотать, семенить, шлепать (тж. patter about, patter around); Im sure I can hear a small animal pattering about in the bushes. ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 v 1 to make the quiet sound of something hitting a surface lightly, quickly, and repeatedly (rain pattering on the window panes) 2 always + adv/prep to walk or run with light steps making this sound + around/along etc (I can hear the dog pattering around downstairs.) ~2 n 1 the repeated sound of something hitting a surface lightly and quickly + of (the patter of hooves on the street) 2 (uncountable, singular) very fast, continuous, and usually amusing talk, used by someone telling jokes or trying to sell something (It's difficult to look at the cars without getting the sales patter.) 3 the patter of tiny feet humorous used to mean that someone is going to have a baby (Are we going to hear the patter of tiny feet?) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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