🇫🇷 (une, la) patte (d’un animal) [NF]
(une, la) papatte [NF][DIM][FAM]
(une, la) main, jambe (humaine) [NF][FAM]
Related term(s): noga, okončina, parkelj, roka, ud, zver
IPA pronunciation: [pat],[pa.pat]
Grammar: [PLUR] des/les pattes
Example(s) of use: « Déplacer les rhinocéros suspendus par les pattes, un moyen de transport plutôt sûr », Euronews [🇫🇷] (31/08/2021)
Examples from arts & (pop)culture, etc: [Television][TV show][Children] « La Pat’ Patrouille ([🇬🇧] PAW Patrol – [🇸🇮] Tačke na patrulji », Keith Chapman (2013) [🇨🇦]
Expressions, idioms: 1. montrer patte blanche (prouver son identité, faire ses preuves), 2. graisser la patte de qqn (corrompre) [EXPR]
Literally meaning: [🇸🇮] 1. “pokazati belo taco”: legitimirati (se), dokazati/potrditi svojo istovetnost/identiteto; 2. “podmazati komu taco”: podkupiti, podmazati [🇬🇧] 1. “show white paw”: identify oneself, prove one’s credentials; 2. grease somebody’s palm
Synonyms or related terms: anatomie, animal, jambe, main, membre, patte (morceau de tissus), pattelette (textile, languette de cuir), pied
Confusions or false friends: la pâte (Cuisine: à pain, crêpes, pizza…): [🇸🇮] testo; [🇬🇧] dough, pastry, base (cooking mixture)
Other meanings: la patte (habileté, virtuosité, style d’un artiste): [🇸🇮] umetnikova spretnost; [🇬🇧] the touch/hand of an artist, artist’s touch
Pivot language: [🇬🇧] paw, foot/feet, leg, hand, mitt, hoof
In other languages: [LAT] pattus
Additional infos:
Grammar: [PLUR] des/les pattes
Example(s) of use: « Déplacer les rhinocéros suspendus par les pattes, un moyen de transport plutôt sûr », Euronews [🇫🇷] (31/08/2021)
Examples from arts & (pop)culture, etc: [Television][TV show][Children] « La Pat’ Patrouille ([🇬🇧] PAW Patrol – [🇸🇮] Tačke na patrulji », Keith Chapman (2013) [🇨🇦]
Expressions, idioms: 1. montrer patte blanche (prouver son identité, faire ses preuves), 2. graisser la patte de qqn (corrompre) [EXPR]
Literally meaning: [🇸🇮] 1. “pokazati belo taco”: legitimirati (se), dokazati/potrditi svojo istovetnost/identiteto; 2. “podmazati komu taco”: podkupiti, podmazati [🇬🇧] 1. “show white paw”: identify oneself, prove one’s credentials; 2. grease somebody’s palm
Synonyms or related terms: anatomie, animal, jambe, main, membre, patte (morceau de tissus), pattelette (textile, languette de cuir), pied
Confusions or false friends: la pâte (Cuisine: à pain, crêpes, pizza…): [🇸🇮] testo; [🇬🇧] dough, pastry, base (cooking mixture)
Other meanings: la patte (habileté, virtuosité, style d’un artiste): [🇸🇮] umetnikova spretnost; [🇬🇧] the touch/hand of an artist, artist’s touch
Pivot language: [🇬🇧] paw, foot/feet, leg, hand, mitt, hoof
In other languages: [LAT] pattus
Additional infos:
[🇫🇷] bas les pattes ! – [🇸🇮] roke proč! – [🇬🇧] hands off!, paws off!, mitts off!
[🇸🇮] vedeti, kam pes taco moli – [🇫🇷] se douter de quelque chose, voir clair dans le jeu de qqn – [🇬🇧] I see, I know what you’re after, I see where you’re going