patron (redirected from Patrone)

pa·tron  (ptrn)

n.

1. One that supports, protects, or champions someone or something, such as an institution, event, or cause; a sponsor or benefactor: a patron of the arts.

2. A customer, especially a regular customer.

3. also (pä-trn) The owner or manager of an establishment, especially a restaurant or an inn of France or Spain.

4.

a. A noble or wealthy person in ancient Rome who granted favor and protection to someone in exchange for certain services.

b. A slave owner in ancient Rome who freed a slave without relinquishing all legal claim to him.

5. One who possesses the right to grant an ecclesiastical benefice to a member of the clergy.

6. A patron saint.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin patrnus, from Latin, from pater, patr-, father; see pter- in Indo-European roots.]

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patron·al (ptr-nl) adj.

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patron¹

n

1. a person, esp a man, who sponsors or aids artists, charities, etc.; protector or benefactor

2. (Business / Commerce) a customer of a shop, hotel, etc., esp a regular one

3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) See patron saint

4. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) the protector of a dependant or client, often the former master of a freedman still retaining certain rights over him

5. (Christianity / Anglicanism) Christianity a person or body having the right to present a clergyman to a benefice

[via Old French from Latin patrōnus protector, from pater father]

patronal  [pəˈtrəʊn^əl] adj

patronly  adj

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patron² French [patrɔ̃]

n

(Business / Commerce) a man, who owns or manages a hotel, restaurant, or bar

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patron³

n

Irish a variant spelling of pattern²

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patron - Derives from Latin patronus, which means "protector of clients" or "defender."

See also related terms for protected.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	patron - a regular customer                   frequenter customer, client - someone who pays for goods or services operagoer - a patron of the opera habitue, regular, fixture - a regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture"
	2.	patron - the proprietor of an inn France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe innkeeper, boniface, host - the owner or manager of an inn owner, proprietor - (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants"
	3.	patron - someone who supports or champions something sponsor, supporter benefactor, helper - a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) backer, angel - invests in a theatrical production godfather - someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild godparent - a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism guarantor, warranter, warrantor, surety - one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another patroness, patronne - a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron pillar of strength, tower of strength - a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort

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patron

noun

1. supporter, friend, champion, defender, sponsor, guardian, angel (informal), advocate, backer, helper, protagonist, protector, benefactor, philanthropist Catherine the Great was a patron of the arts and sciences.

2. customer, client, buyer, frequenter, shopper, habitué Like so many of its patrons, he could not resist the food at the Savoy.

Translations

patron [ˈpeɪtrən]

A. N [of charity, society] → patrocinador(a) m/f (Comm) [of shop, hotel] → cliente/a m/f
a patron of the arts → un mecenas

B. CPD patron saint N → patrono/a m/f

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patron [ˈpeɪtrən] n

[pub, shop] → client(e) m/f

[charity] → patron(ne) m/f patron of the arts

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patron

n (= customer of shop) → Kunde m, → Kundin f; (= customer of restaurant, hotel) → Gast m; (of society) → Schirmherr(in) m(f); (of artist) → Förderer m, → Förderin f, → Gönner(in) m(f); (= patron saint) → Schutzpatron(in) m(f); patrons only → nur für Kunden/Gäste; patron of the arts → Kunstmäzen(in) m(f); our patrons (of shop) → unsere Kundschaft

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patron [ˈpeɪtr/ən] n (of artist) → mecenate m/f; (of charity) → benefattore/trice; (of society) → patrono/essa; (of shop, hotel) → cliente m/f abituale
patron of the arts → mecenate m/f

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patron

n patron [ˈpeitrən]

1 a person who supports (often with money) an artist, musician, writer, form of art etc He's a patron of the arts. ondersteuner, borg نَصير، مُشَجِّع покровител mecenáš sponsor; mæcen; protektor der/die Schirmherr(in) προστάτης, υποστηρικτής mecenas patroon حامی mesenaatti mécène נוֹתֵן חָסוּת संरक्षक patron,zaštitnik védnök pelindung velunnari, stuðningsmaður patrocinatore, mecenate パトロン 후원자 globėjas, patronas, mecenatas patrons, mecenāts, atbalstītājs penaung beschermer beskytter, sponsor, mesen protektor, mecenas patrono mecena покровитель, меценат mecenáš pokrovitelj pokrovitelj beskyddare, gynnare, mecenat ผู้อุปถัมภ์ koruyucu 贊助者 патрон مؤيد، سرپرستي người bảo trợ 赞助者

2 a (regular) customer of a shop etc The manager said that he knew all his patrons. ondersteuners, klante زُبون редовен клиент stálý zákazník fast kunde der/die Stammkunde(in) (τακτικός) πελάτης cliente habitual, parroquiano püsikunde مشتری asiakas client/-ente לָקוֹחַ קַבוּע ग्राहक mušterija,gost állandó vevő pelanggan fastagestur, fastur viðskiptavinur cliente 得意客 단골손님 nuolatinis klientas pastāvīgs klients pelanggan tetap vaste klant fast kunde, stamgjest bywalec, klient cliente client (постоянный) покупатель, клиент stály zákazník redni odjemalec mušterija stamkund, stamgäst ผู้อุดหนุน devamlı müşteri 主顧 постійний покупець; постійний відвідувач دکان کے مستقل گاہک khách hàng quen 主顾

n patronage [ˈpӕtrənidʒ, (American ) ˈpei-]

the support given by a patron. ondersteuning, borgskap رِعايَه، مُناصَرَه покровителство mecenášství; patronát protektion die Schirmherrschaft υποστήριξη mecenazgo, patrocinio; enchufe (peyorativo) eestkoste حمایت kannatus mécénat חָסוּת, תְמִיכָה संरक्षण pokroviteljstvo,zaštita pártfogás dukungan stuðningur velunnara patrocinio 後援 후원, 단골거래 globa, parama aizbildniecība; atbalsts naungan bescherming støtte, beskyttelse patronat patrocínio mecenat покровительство patronát pokroviteljstvo tutorstvo beskydd, stöd, ynnest การอุปถัมภ์ koruma 贊助 заступництво; опікування دستگيري، سرپرستي sự bảo trợ 惠顾，赞助

v patronize, ˈpatronise [ˈpӕ-, (American ) ˈpei-]

1 to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants. neerbuigend optree يَتَعامَل باسْتِعلائِيَّه покровителствам chovat se blahosklonně behandle nedladende; patronisere gönnerhaft behandeln πατρονάρω, φέρομαι σε κπ. συγκαταβατικά tratar con condescendencia sõbraliku üleolekuga kohtlema رئیس وار رفتار کردن suhtautua alentuvasti traiter avec condescendance לְהִתנַשֵא कृपा करना milostivost,pokroviteljsko držanje leereszkedő vkivel szemben merendahkan sÿna (e-m) yfirlætislega góðvild (trattare con aria di superiorità) 目下にみる 생색내다 globėjiškai elgtis su, patronuoti protežēt merendah-rendahkan neerbuigend behandelen behandle nedlatende traktować protekcjonalnie tratar com condescendência a trata de sus/cu condescendenţă относиться покровительственно, свысока správať sa blahosklonne pokroviteljsko se vesti povlađivati spela beskyddare mot, behandla överlägset (nedlåtande) อุปถัมภ์ büyüklük/patronluk taslamak 庇護 ставитися зверхньо اعانت کرنا، سرپرستي کرنا đối xử với thái độ kẻ cả 庇护

2 to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly That's not a shop I patronize nowadays. besoek, by inkopies doen يزور، يَتَرَدَّد على، يَشْتَري من клиент/постоянен посетител съм на pravidelně chodit være fast kunde i regelmäßig besuchen είμαι τακτικός πελάτης frecuentar, ser cliente habitual (de) pidevalt külastama مشتری دائم بودن asioida fréquenter לִהיוֹת לָקוֹחַ קָבוּע ग्राहक होना biti stalna mušterija törzsvendég (vhol) mengunjungi secara tetap vera fastur viðskiptavinur frequentare ひいきにする 단골로 다니다 nuolat lankyti(s) pastāvīgi apmeklēt menjadi pelanggan tetap di begunstigen handle (fast) hos, besøke fast być stałym klientem frequentar a frec­venta постоянно посещать pravidelne chodiť redno obiskovati posećivati redovno vara stamkund (stamgäst) hos อุดหนุน müşterisi olmak 光顧 бути постійним покупцем, відвідувачем کسي دوکان وغيرہ ميں برابر جانا thường lui tới 光顾

adj patronizing, ˈpatronising

neerbuigend مُسْتَعْلِياً покровителствен blahosklonný nedladende gönnerhaft συγκαταβατικός altivo, desdeñoso, paternalista patroneerimine رئیس وار holhoava condescendant מִתנַשֵׂא संरक्षण देना visoka,pokroviteljski leereszkedő (modor) merendahkan sá sem sÿnir yfirlætislega góðvild (di superiorità) 援助している 선심쓰는 체하는, 후원하는 globėjiškas patronizējošs; atbalstošs merendah-rendahkan orang uit de hoogte nedlatende protekcjonalny condescendente con­des­cendent покровительственный blahosklonný pokroviteljski pokroviteljski nedlåtande ที่วางตัวเป็นผู้มีอุปการะคุณ büyüklük taslayan 傲慢的 зарозумілий, гордовитий حمايت، دستگيري ra vẻ kẻ cả 傲慢的

adv patronizingly, ˈpatronisingly

neerbuigend باسْتِعْلائِيَّه покровителствено blahosklonně nedladende gönnerhaft συγκαταβατικά altivamente, desdeñosamente, de forma paternalista patroneerivalt بطور رئیس وار holhoavasti d'un air condescendant בְּהִתנַשׂאוּת संरक्षण देते हुए milost leereszkedően secara merendahkan með yfirlætislegri góðvild (con aria di superiorità) おうへいに 생색을 내면서 globėjiškai patronizējoši dgn cara yg merendah-rendahkan orang neerbuigend nedlatende protekcjonalnie com condescendência cu con­­descendenţă покровительственно blahosklonne pokroviteljsko pokroviteljski nedlåtande ด้วยความเป็นผู้มีอุปการะคุณ büyüklük taslar biçimde 傲慢地 зарозуміло, гордовито دستگيري کے ساتھ ra vẻ kẻ cả 傲慢地

patron saint

a saint who protects a particular person, group of people, country etc St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland. beskermheilige شَفيع светец закрилник patron, -ka skytshelgen der/die Schutzheilige προστάτης άγιος, πολιούχος santo patrón, patrón kaitsepühak قدیس حامی suojeluspyhimys saint patron, sainte patronne הַקָדוֹש הַמַגֵן इष्ट देव svetac zaštitnik védőszent santo pelindung verndardÿrlingur (santo) patrono 守護聖人 수호 성인 globėjas, patronas patrons; sargeņģelis; aizstāvis santo pelindung beschermheilige skytshelgen patron santo padroeiro sfânt pro­tector святой заступник, хранитель (svätý, -á) patrón, -ka patron svetac zaštitnik skyddshelgon นักบุญผู้ปกป้องคุ้มครอง koruyucu aziz 守護神 заступник, оборонець محافظ، ولي thần hộ mệnh 守护神