pat

palmadita

Toque suave con la mano abierta, a menudo para mostrar cariño o aprobación.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: give someone a pat on something (She gave him a pat on the shoulder.)

Sinónimos: tap

Expresiones frecuentes: gentle pat, a reassuring pat, pat on something, a friendly pat

golpecito

Sonido suave que se produce cuando algo toca o golpea ligeramente una superficie.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: tap

Expresiones frecuentes: soft pat, pat of rain, pat of feet, pat of footsteps

dar palmaditas

Tocar suavemente a alguien o algo con la mano abierta, a menudo varias veces.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: tap, dab

Expresiones frecuentes: pat someone's back, pat someone gently, pat something dry

acariciar

Pasar suavemente la mano por un animal para mostrarle cariño.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: pet, stroke

Expresiones frecuentes: pat a dog, pat a horse, pat the cat

aplanar, alisar

Presionar algo repetidamente con la mano abierta para aplanarlo, alisarlo o darle forma.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: press, flatten, smooth

Expresiones frecuentes: pat something flat, pat something down, pat into shape

de memoria, a la perfección

Tan bien aprendido que se recuerda o se hace con facilidad y sin errores.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: perfectly, by heart

Expresiones frecuentes: down pat, off pat, have something pat

oportuno, acertado

Perfectamente adecuado para una situación, especialmente si se dice en el momento justo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: apt, fitting, appropriate, timely

Antónimos: inappropriate, inapt

Expresiones frecuentes: pat reply, pat expression, pat remark