pat
1 touch sb gently transitiveaistreachboiseog éadrom a bhualadh ar she patted him on the cheek bhuail sí boiseog éadrom ar a leiceannto pat sb on the backto pat sb on the head 4 light touchboiseog bheag she gave me a pat on the arm bhuail sí buille beag dá lámh ar mo sciathán he gave the horse a pat thug sé boiseog éadrom don chapalla pat on the back 6 too quick, superficialmeargánta adj3 cmugan dealramh cmu it's a bit of a pat explanation níl mórán dealraimh leis mar mhíniú a pat on the back moladh cmu a big pat on the back for everyone who helped us tá moladh mór tuillte ag gach duine a thug cúnamh dúinn you should give yourself a pat on the back ba cheart duit a bheith an-sásta leat féin to pat sb on the back duine a mholadhmoladh a thabhairt do dhuine to pat sb on the head boiseog bheag a bhualadh ar cheann duine to have sth off pat (also nó to have sth down pat) 1 be able to say sth immediatelyrud a bheith ar bharr do theanga agat to stand pat (USSAM)an fód a sheasamh go daingean → pat down Loading phrases and examples...
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