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M identified himself and complied with a pat-down search of his person for concealed weapons.
M s'est identifié et s'est plié à une fouille par palpation visant à déterminer s'il était en possession d'une arme dissimulée.
In this game you must drop the curtain neat and pat at the end of each Scene, if you don't want trouble later with the missing heir and the family lawyer.'
Car, voyez-vous, dans un jeu comme le vôtre, il faut laisser tomber le rideau proprement à la fin de chaque scène, si l’on désire éviter tout ennui dans l’avenir.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
As to s. 8, Mann holds that in a lawful detention situation the police may undertake a pat-down search if the officer believes "on reasonable grounds that his or her own safety, or the safety of others, is at risk"
Au sujet de l'art. 8, la Cour a conclu dans l'arrêt Mann que le policier peut procéder à une fouille par palpation si la détention est légale et s'il croit, « pour des motifs raisonnables, que sa propre sécurité ou celle d'autrui est menacée »
When the marriage was announced to him, he had contented himself with giving his niece a gentle pat on the cheek, saying:" What! you are going to get married!
Quand on lui avait annoncé le mariage, il s'était contenté de donner une légère tape sur la joue de sa nièce, en disant: – Comment! tu te maries!
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Lobrichon, under whose guardianship she had been placed, came to see her at rare intervals, and thought he did his duty by giving her a little pat on the cheek and enjoining on her to be very good.
Lobrichon, sous la tutelle duquel elle avait été placée, venait à peine la voir de loin en loin, et se contentait de lui donner une petite tape sur la joue, en lui recommandant d’être bien sage.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
I think he thought I was bullied by Stumm and wanted to tell me that he was my friend, and he had no other language than a pat on the back.
Je crois qu’il trouvait que Stumm me malmenait et qu’il désirait me faire comprendre qu’il était mon ami. Seulement, il ne savait s’exprimer autrement que par une tape sur l’épaule!
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
He gave me a pat on the shoulder and advised me, in more friendly tones: "If I were you, I'd head straight for the village. There won't be another tractor until this evening…"
Il me donna une tape sur l'épaule et conseilla sur un ton plutôt amical: «Je serais vous, j'irais vite au village, il n'y aura pas d'autre tracteur jusqu'au soir…»
Makine, Andreï / The Earth And Sky Of Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï / La terre et le ciel de Jacques Dorme
La terre et le ciel de Jacques Dorme
Makine, Andreï
© 2003 by Mercure de France
The Earth And Sky Of Jacques Dorme
Makine, Andreï
© 2005 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 2003 by Mercure de France
a synthetic pat gene coding for phosphinothricine acetyl transferase under the regulation of a 35S promoter and terminator sequences from Cauliflower Mosaic Virus, and
un gène de synthèse pat codant pour une phosphinothricine acétyltransférase sous le contrôle d'un promoteur 35S et de séquences de terminateur du virus de la mosaïque du chou-fleur
Having set her cap straight with a little pat, she came back breathless to give a hasty sweep before the altar.
Après avoir ramené son bonnet d'une légère tape, essoufflée, la Teuse revint donner un coup de balai devant l'autel.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
The Court of Appeal ultimately concluded that the detention and pat-down search were authorized by law and exercised reasonably on the facts.
En définitive, la Cour d'appel a jugé que la détention et la fouille par palpation étaient autorisées par la loi et que, eu égard aux faits, elles avaient été effectuées de manière non abusive.
She patted the horse gently, and then slipped inside the stall, stroking the animal as she went without showing the least sign of fear.
Elle donnait de petites tapes sur la croupe du cheval. Puis, elle se glissa dans la stalle, en le flattant tout le long des flancs, sans montrer la moindre crainte.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Do you think that I don't see through you both? He is always patting you on the back, as he hopes to get articles out of you, and you affect generosity and calculate the advantage you'll derive if you write up an artist liked by the public.'
Est-ce que tu t’imagines que je ne vous vois pas, lui toujours à te passer la main dans le dos, parce qu’il espère des articles, et toi faisant le bon prince, calculant le bénéfice que tu en tireras, si tu appuies un artiste aimé du public? »
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
There was a Dutchman among the sailors with whom I used to patter the taal, and but for 'Good morning' and 'Good evening' in broken English to the captain, that was about all the talking I did on the cruise.
Parmi les marins, il y avait un Hollandais avec qui je baragouinais le taal – et ce fut là toute ma conversation pendant la traversée, à part le «Bonjour» et le «Bonsoir» que j’échangeai quotidiennement avec le capitaine.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
I patted myself all over my front, from what I call my waist up to my head, and I went a bit round each side, and a little way up the back.
Je me tâtai le devant du corps, depuis ce que j’appelle ma taille jusqu’à la tête et fis une incursion sur les côtés, ainsi que dans le dos.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
But I remembered something my teacher had said that summer about Iranians, that they were grinning smooth talkers who patted you on the back with one hand and picked your pocket with the other.
Mais je me rappelais ce que mon professeur avait déclaré l'été précédent au sujet des Iraniens. Il les avait qualifiés de beaux parleurs qui d'une main vous donnaient une tape dans le dos et de 1"autre vous vidaient les poches.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini

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pat

verb
Basic forms
Pastpatted
Imperativepat
Present Participle (Participle I)patting
Past Participle (Participle II)patted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I patwe pat
you patyou pat
he/she/it patsthey pat
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am pattingwe are patting
you are pattingyou are patting
he/she/it is pattingthey are patting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have pattedwe have patted
you have pattedyou have patted
he/she/it has pattedthey have patted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been pattingwe have been patting
you have been pattingyou have been patting
he/she/it has been pattingthey have been patting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I pattedwe patted
you pattedyou patted
he/she/it pattedthey patted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was pattingwe were patting
you were pattingyou were patting
he/she/it was pattingthey were patting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had pattedwe had patted
you had pattedyou had patted
he/she/it had pattedthey had patted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been pattingwe had been patting
you had been pattingyou had been patting
he/she/it had been pattingthey had been patting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will patwe shall/will pat
you will patyou will pat
he/she/it will patthey will pat
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be pattingwe shall/will be patting
you will be pattingyou will be patting
he/she/it will be pattingthey will be patting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have pattedwe shall/will have patted
you will have pattedyou will have patted
he/she/it will have pattedthey will have patted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been pattingwe shall/will have been patting
you will have been pattingyou will have been patting
he/she/it will have been pattingthey will have been patting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would patwe should/would pat
you would patyou would pat
he/she/it would patthey would pat
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be pattingwe should/would be patting
you would be pattingyou would be patting
he/she/it would be pattingthey would be patting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have pattedwe should/would have patted
you would have pattedyou would have patted
he/she/it would have pattedthey would have patted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been pattingwe should/would have been patting
you would have been pattingyou would have been patting
he/she/it would have been pattingthey would have been patting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am pattedwe are patted
you are pattedyou are patted
he/she/it is pattedthey are patted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being pattedwe are being patted
you are being pattedyou are being patted
he/she/it is being pattedthey are being patted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been pattedwe have been patted
you have been pattedyou have been patted
he/she/it has been pattedthey have been patted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was pattedwe were patted
you were pattedyou were patted
he/she/it was pattedthey were patted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being pattedwe were being patted
you were being pattedyou were being patted
he/she/it was being pattedthey were being patted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been pattedwe had been patted
you had been pattedyou had been patted
he/she/it had been pattedthey had been patted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be pattedwe shall/will be patted
you will be pattedyou will be patted
he/she/it will be pattedthey will be patted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been pattedwe shall/will have been patted
you will have been pattedyou will have been patted
he/she/it will have been pattedthey will have been patted

pat

noun
SingularPlural
Common casepatpats
Possessive casepat'spats'

pat

adverb
Positive degreepat
Comparative degreepatter
Superlative degreepattest