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PET

abbr.

positron emission tomography

pet¹ (p

1. An animal kept for amusement or companionship.

2. An object of the affections.

3. A person especially loved or indulged; a favorite: the teacher's pet.

adj.

1. Kept as a pet: a pet cat.

a. Particularly cherished or indulged: a pet grandchild.

b. Expressing or showing affection: a pet name.

3. Being a favorite: a pet topic.

v. pet·ted, pet·ting, pets

v.tr.

To stroke or caress gently; pat. See Synonyms at caress.

v.intr. Informal

To make love by fondling and caressing.

[Scottish Gaelic peata, tame animal, pet, from Old Irish.]

petter n.

pet² (p

A fit of bad temper or pique.

intr.v. pet·ted, pet·ting, pets

To be sulky and peevish.

[Origin unknown.]

PET

abbreviation for

(Medicine) positron emission tomography

n acronym for

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) potentially exempt transfer: a procedure in the UK whereby gifting property and cash is tax-free, provided that the donor lives for at least seven years after the gift is made

pet¹

1. a tame animal kept in a household for companionship, amusement, etc.

2. a person who is fondly indulged; favourite teacher's pet

adj

1. kept as a pet a pet dog

2. of or for pet animals pet food

3. particularly cherished; favourite a pet theory a pet hatred

4. familiar or affectionate a pet name

pet day Scot and Irish a single fine day during a period of bad weather

vb pets, petting, petted

1. (tr) to treat (a person, animal, etc.) as a pet; pamper

2. (tr) to pat or fondle (an animal, child, etc.)

3. (intr) Informal (of two people) to caress each other in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking (often in the phrase heavy petting)

[origin unknown]

petter n

pet²

a fit of sulkiness, esp at what is felt to be a slight; pique

vb pets, petting, petted

(intr) to take offence; sulk

[of uncertain origin]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	pet - a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
	2.	pet - a special loved one darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone chosen - one who is the object of choice; who is given preference; "she was Mama's chosen" macushla - (an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling mollycoddle - a pampered darling; an effeminate man teacher's pet - the teacher's favorite student
	3.	pet - a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight) choler, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, irritability, peevishness, petulance - an irritable petulant feeling
	4.	PET - using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) positron emission tomography tomography, imaging - (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
Verb	1.	pet - stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb" caress, fondle - touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi" canoodle - fondle or pet affectionately gentle - stroke soothingly neck, make out - kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car"
	2.	pet - stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking caress, fondle - touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi"
Adj.	1.	pet - preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" best-loved, favored, preferent, preferred, favorite, favourite loved - held dear; "his loved companion of many years"

pet

adjective

1. favourite, chosen, special, personal, particular, prized, preferred, favoured, dearest, cherished, of choice, fave (informal), dear to your heart The proceeds will be split between her pet charities.

2. tame, trained, domestic, house, domesticated, house-trained (Brit.), house-broken One in four households owns a pet dog.

noun

favourite, treasure, darling, jewel, idol, fave (informal), apple of your eye, blue-eyed boy or girl (Brit. informal) They taunted her about being the teacher's pet.

verb

1. fondle, pat, stroke, caress A woman sat petting a cocker spaniel.

2. pamper, spoil, indulge, cosset, baby, dote on, coddle, mollycoddle, wrap in cotton wool She had petted her son all his life.

3. (Informal) cuddle, kiss, snog (Brit. slang), smooch (informal), neck (informal), canoodle (slang) They were kissing and petting on the couch.

Translations

pet¹ [pet]

A. N

1. (= animal) → animal m doméstico, mascota f
have you got a pet? → ¿tenéis algún animal en casa?
family/household pet → animal m doméstico
to keep sth as a pet → tener algo como animal doméstico or mascota
"no pets allowed" → no se admiten animales

2. (= favourite) → preferido/a m/f
she's teacher's pet → es la preferida de la profesora, es la enchufada de la profesora

3. (as term of address) → cielo m, amor m
come here, (my) pet → ven aquí mi cielo or amor

4. (= lovable person) → cielo m
be a pet and fetch me my glasses → sé un cielo y alcánzame las gafas
he's rather a pet → es un cielo

B. ADJ

1. [animal] she keeps two pet snakes → tiene dos serpientes en casa
he had a pet monkey which had been trained to do tricks → tenía un mono domesticado al que habían enseñado a hacer gracias
he lives alone with his pet dog → vive solo con su perro
he was always hanging around her like a pet dog → iba siempre con ella como un perro mascota

2. (= favourite) [theory, project] → preferido, favorito
once she gets onto her pet subject there's no stopping her → una vez empieza con su tema preferido or predilecto no hay quien la pare
pet hate; pet aversion → pesadilla f
my pet hate is smoking → lo que más detesto es el tabaco, el tabaco es mi pesadilla
pet name → nombre m cariñoso; (= short form) → diminutivo m cariñoso

C. VT

1. (= indulge) → mimar, consentir

2. (= fondle) → acariciar

D. VI (sexually) → sobarse, acariciarse

E. CPD pet door N (US) → gatera f
pet food N → comida f para animales
pet owner N → dueño/a m/f de animal
pet shop, pet store (US) N → pajarería f

pet² [pet] N to be in a pet → estar enfurruñado
to get into a pet → enfurruñarse

pet [ˈpɛt]

n → animal m de compagnie
Have you got a pet? → Est-ce que tu as un animal de compagnie?

(= favourite) → chouchou m

(term of endearment) → chou m

adj

[theory] → en vogue; [project] → favori(te)
the current pet theory regarding violent children → la dernière théorie en vogue concernant les enfants violents
his pet theory → sa théorie favorite, son dada

[dog, cat, rabbit, bird] → de compagnie; [alligator, snake] → apprivoisé(e) pet hate, pet owner, pet insurance

vt (= stroke) → caresser

vi → se peloter

PET (Med) abbr of positron emission tomography → PET nt

pet¹

adj attr

pet animal → Haustier nt; a pet lion → ein zahmer Löwe; her two pet dogs → ihre beiden Hunde

(= favourite) → Lieblings-; pet idea/theory → Lieblingsidee/-theorie f; pet pupil → Lieblingsschüler(in) m(f); a pet name → ein Kosename m ? hate N b

(= animal) → Haustier nt

(= favourite) → Liebling m; teacher’s pet → Lehrers Liebling m → or Schätzchen nt (inf); (as derogatory name) → Streber(in) m(f)

(inf: = dear) → Schatz m; yes, (my) pet → ja, (mein) Schatz; he’s rather a pet → er ist wirklich lieb or ein Schatz

vt animal → streicheln; child also → liebkosen; (fig: = spoil) → (ver)hätscheln

vi (sexually) → Petting machen

pet²

n (dated inf, = huff) → Verstimmung f; to be in/fly into a pet → verstimmt or gekränkt sein/werden

pet [pɛt]

1. n

a. (animal) → animale m domestico
my dad won't let me have any pets → il mio papà non mi lascia tenere (in casa) nessun animale

b. (favourite) → preferito/a, favorito/a, beniamino/a
come here pet (fam) → vieni qua tesoro

2. vt (indulge) → coccolare; (fondle) → accarezzare

3. vi (sexually) → pomiciare, fare il petting

4. adj

a. (monkey) → ammaestrato/a; (food) → per animali domestici
we have a pet dog → abbiamo un cane
pet mouse → topo addomesticato

b. (favourite, pupil, subject) → preferito/a, prediletto/a
my pet aversion → la cosa che detesto di più

pet [pɛt]

1. n

a. (animal) → animale m domestico
my dad won't let me have any pets → il mio papà non mi lascia tenere (in casa) nessun animale

b. (favourite) → preferito/a, favorito/a, beniamino/a
come here pet (fam) → vieni qua tesoro

2. vt (indulge) → coccolare; (fondle) → accarezzare

3. vi (sexually) → pomiciare, fare il petting

4. adj

a. (monkey) → ammaestrato/a; (food) → per animali domestici
we have a pet dog → abbiamo un cane
pet mouse → topo addomesticato

b. (favourite, pupil, subject) → preferito/a, prediletto/a
my pet aversion → la cosa che detesto di più

pet

n pet [pet]

1 a tame animal etc, usually kept in the home She keeps a rabbit as a pet; (also adjective ) a pet rabbit/goldfish. troeteldier حَيوان أليف домашен лщбимец domácí zvířátko kæledyr das Haustier, Haus-... κατοικίδιο ζώο animal doméstico/de compañía, mascota lemmik(loom) حیوان خانگی lemmikkieläin animal familier חָיָית-מַחֲמָד पालतू प्राणी ljubimac,kućna životinja dédelgetett háziállat binatang kesayangan gæludÿr animale domestico ペット 애완 동물 naminis gyvulėlis mājdzīvnieciņš binatang kesayangan huisdier kjæledyr zwierzę domowe animal doméstico animal favorit домашнее животное domáce zvieratko ljubljenec kućni ljubimac hus-, sällskapsdjur สัตว์เลี้ยง beslenen hayvan, ev hayvanı 寵物 улюблена тварина پالتو động vật cảnh 宠物

2 (especially of children) a delightful or lovely person (used also as a term of affection) Isn't that baby a pet?; Would you like some ice-cream, pet? oulike ding طِفْل مُدَلَّل галеник miláček skat; min skat das Schätzchen κανακάρης, άγγελος (μτφ.) cielo, ángel, cariño, sol musirull محبوب؛ عزیز kulta chou חָבִיב प्यारे बच्चे miljenik kedvenc kesayangan draumur; eftirlæti tesoro かわいい子 귀염둥이 numylėtinis, mylimasis, lepūnėlis mīļumiņš, mīlulītis sayang lieverd kjæledegge, skatt kochanie, aniołek fofo puişor любимец;лапочка miláčik srček mili raring คนอันเป็นที่รัก tatlı çocuk 寶寶 пестунчик, мазунчик چہيتا شخص con cưng 宝宝

adj

favourite; greatest What is your pet ambition/hate? gunsteling عَظيم، مُفَضَّل любим oblíbený, největší favorit-; yndlings- Lieblings-.. αγαπημένος mayor; favorito, predilecto lemmik-, suurim بهترین؛ ویژه lempi- favori אָהוּב पसंदीदा omiljeno kedvenc paling besar uppáhalds- preferito 気に入りの 특히 좋아하는 didžiausias, mėgstamiausias iemīļotākais; lielākais kegemaran lievelings{#169} yndlings- kochany, wymarzony maior preferat излюбленный;заветный obľúbený, najväčší najljubši najveći favorit- โปรดปราน gözde, en büyük 寵愛的 улюблений; найбільший پسنديدہ nhất 宠爱的

past tense, past participleˈpetted

1 to stroke or caress (an animal) in a loving way The old lady sat by the fire petting her dog. streel يُدَلِّل، يُلاطِف галя mazlit se stryge hätscheln χαϊδέυω acariciar paitama نوازش کردن silittää caresser לְלַטֵף दुलारना maziti cirógat paling besar gæla við preferito かわいがる 쓰다듬다 didžiausias, mėgstamiausias glāstīt, apmīļot memebelai aaien stryke, kjæle for pieścić afagar preferat гладить, ласкать maznať sa ljubkovati maziti klappa, kela med ลูบไล้อย่างเอ็นดู okşamak 撫弄 пестити, голубити تھپکي دينا vuốt ve 宠爱的

2 (slang) to kiss, hug and caress They were petting (each other) in the back seat. vry يُقَبِّل، يُداعِب любя се laskat kærtegne; kæle med das Petting ερωτοτροπώ,”σαλιαρίζω” acariciarse, besuquearse, sobarse amelema در آغوش گرفتن و بوسیدن hyväillä לְגָפֵף וּלנָשֵק चुंबन लेना milovati,ljubakati se szerelmeskedik, smárol berpeluk-pelukan pomiciare 애무하다 glamonėtis maigoties bercumbuan kjærtegne, kline macać/pieścić się обниматься, целоваться maznať sa, objímať sa, bozkávať sa ljubimkati, mečkati se maziti se hångla [] จูบกอด sarılıp öpüşmek 愛撫 обійматися, цілуватися بوس وکنار کرنا âu yếm

pet name

a particular name used to express affection His pet name for her was `Kitten'. troetelnaam إسْم التَّدْليل галено име důvěrné oslovení kælenavn der Kosename χαϊδευτικό όνομα nombre cariñoso hellitusnimi اسم دوستانه و مهرآمیز lempinimi diminutif כִּינוּי חִיבָּה दुलार का नाम ime odmila becenév nama kesayangan gælunafn nomignolo, vezzeggiativo 愛称 애칭 maloninis vardas mīlināmais vārds nama timang-timangan koosnaam kjælenavn pieszczotliwe imię alcunha nume de alint ласкательное имя prezývka ljubkovalno ime ime od milja smeknamn ชื่อเล่น cici takma ad 暱稱 пестливе ім'я پکارو نام biệt danh 昵称

PET → حيوان أليف domácí mazlíček kæledyr Haustier κατοικίδιο animal doméstico, mascota lemmikkieläin animal de compagnie ljubimac animale domestico ペット 애완 동물 huisdier kjæledyr zwierzę domowe animal de estimação домашнее животное husdjur สัตว์เลี้ยง ev hayvanı vật nuôi làm cảnh 宠物