patter

pat·ter ¹  (ptr)

v. pat·tered, pat·ter·ing, pat·ters

v.intr.

1. To make a quick succession of light soft tapping sounds: Rain pattered steadily against the glass.

2. To move with quick, light, softly audible steps.

v.tr.

To cause to patter.

n.

A quick succession of light soft tapping sounds: the patter of rain on the rooftops.

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[Frequentative of pat.]

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pat·ter ²  (ptr)

v. pat·tered, pat·ter·ing, pat·ters

v.intr.

1. To speak or chatter glibly and rapidly.

2. To mumble prayers in a mechanical manner.

v.tr.

To utter in a glib, rapid, or mechanical manner.

n.

1. The jargon of a particular group; cant.

2. Glib rapid speech, as of an auctioneer, salesperson, or comedian.

3. Meaningless talk; chatter.

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[Middle English pateren, shortening and alteration of paternoster, paternoster (from the mechanical and rapid recitation of the prayer); see paternoster.]

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patter·er n.

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patter¹

vb

1. (intr) to walk or move with quick soft steps

2. to strike with or make a quick succession of light tapping sounds

3. (tr) Rare to cause to patter

n

a quick succession of light tapping sounds, as of feet the patter of mice

[from pat¹]

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patter²

n

1. the glib rapid speech of comedians, salesmen, etc.

2. quick idle talk; chatter

3. the jargon of a particular group; lingo

vb

1. (intr) to speak glibly and rapidly

2. to repeat (prayers) in a mechanical or perfunctory manner

[from Latin pater in Pater Noster Our Father]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	patter - plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson) line of gab, spiel communication channel, channel, line - (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
	2.	patter - a quick succession of light rapid sounds; "the patter of mice"; "the patter of tiny feet" sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	patter - rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" pitter-patter, spatter, spit, sprinkle rain, rain down - precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding"
	2.	patter - make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering rain" pitter-patter sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

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patter¹

verb

1. tap, beat, pat, pelt, spatter, rat-a-tat, pitter-patter, pitapat All night the sleet pattered on the tin roof.

2. walk lightly, trip, skip, scuttle, scurry, tiptoe He jumped up and pattered across the room.

noun

tapping, pattering, pitter-patter, pitapat the patter of the driving rain on the window

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patter²

noun

1. spiel (informal), line, pitch, monologue Don't be taken in by the sales patter.

2. chatter, prattle, nattering, jabber, gabble, yak (slang) the cheery patter of DJs

3. jargon, slang, vernacular, cant, lingo (informal), patois, argot the famous Glasgow patter

Translations

patter¹ [ˈpætəʳ]

A. N (= talk) → labia f; [of salesman] → rollo m, discursito m
the guy has some very clever patter → el tipo or (Sp) el tío tiene unos argumentos muy hábiles

B. VI (also to patter on) → charlar, parlotear (about de)

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patter² [ˈpætəʳ]

A. N [of feet] → golpeteo m; [of rain] → tamborileo m
we shall soon hear the patter of tiny feet (hum) → pronto habrá un niño en la casa

B. VI [feet] → golpetear; (rain) → golpetear, tamborilear (also to patter about) [person, small animal] → corretear
he pattered over to the door → fue con pasos ligeros a la puerta

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patter [ˈpætə^r]

n

(= sound) [rain] → crépitement m
the patter of the child's feet → le trottinement de l'enfant

(= sales talk) → boniment m

(= story, account)
her automatic patter about how busy she was → son histoire habituelle pour expliquer qu'elle était très occupée

vi [rain] → crépiter; [person] → trottiner

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patter

n

(of feet) → Getrippel nt; (of rain) → Platschen nt; the patter of tiny feet (fig) → Kindergetrappel nt

(of salesman, comedian, conjurer, disc jockey) → Sprüche pl (inf); to start one’s patter → seine Sprüche loslassen; you’ll never pick up a girl unless you’re good with the patter (inf) → du wirst nie eine Freundin aufreißen, wenn du nicht gut quatschen kannst (inf); to have a good line in patter (of comedian, disc jockey etc) → gute Sprüche draufhaben or auf Lager haben (inf); sales patter → Vertretersprüche pl

(inf: = jargon) → Fachjargon m (inf)

vi (person, feet) → trippeln; (rain: also patter down) → platschen

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patter¹ [ˈpætəʳ] n (comedian's) → monologo; (conjuror's) → chiacchiere fpl; (sales talk) → discorsetto imbonitore

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patter² [ˈpætəʳ]

1. n (of feet) → scalpiccio; (of rain) → picchiettio

2. vi (person) → trotterellare; (rain) → picchiettare

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patter

v patter [ˈpӕtə]

(of rain, footsteps etc) to make a quick, tapping sound She heard the mice pattering behind the walls. trippel يُطَقْطِقُ трополя cupitat, ťapkat tromme trappeln κάνω γρήγορο, ελαφρύ ήχο (π.χ. για βήματα ή βροχή) repiquetear, golpear, corretear ladistama, krabistama تپ تپ کردن ropista crépiter לְהָקִיש बड़बड़ाना, पट-पट करना, टपटपाना, पड़ पड़पड़ाहट, तड़तड़ाना tiho tapkanje kopog gemeretak trítla, tipla, falla með dropahljóði ticchettare; trotterellare パタパタと音を立てる 두드리는 소리를 내다 teškenti, tapsenti pakšķēt; dipēt; tekalēt bunyi pelepik-pelepik kletteren, trippelen tromme; trippe zastukać, zatupotać tamborilar a răpăi; a tropăi барабанить; топотать cupitať škrebljati tapkati nogama smattra, trumma, tassa, trippa ทำให้เกิดเสียงเปาะแปะ pıtırdamak, tıpırdamak 發出嗒嗒聲 барабанити, стукати ٹپ ٹپ کرنا rơi lộp độp; chạy lộp cộp 发出嗒嗒声

n

the sound made in this way the patter of rain on the roof. geklots, geklater طَقْطَقَه трополене ťukání, pleskání trommen das Prasseln γρήγορος, ελαφρύς ήχος repiqueteo, golpeteo, correteo ladin, krabin صدای تپ تپ ropina crépitement נְקִישוֹת टपटप škrapanje kiše kopogás bunyi gemeretak tipl, dropahljóð ticchettio; scalpiccio パタパタという音 두드리는 소리 teškenimas, tapsenimas pakšķēšana, grabēšana; dipoņa berbunyi ketak-ketik gekletter tromming; tripping stukot tamborilar răpăit; tropăit постукивание;лёгкий топот cupkanie škrebljanje tapkanje smatter,trummande, tassande, trippande เสียงเปาะแปะ pıtırtı, tıpırtı 嗒嗒聲，急速拍打聲 стукіт ٹپ ٹپ کي آواز tiếng mưa lộp độp/ tiếng chân chạy lộp cộp 嗒嗒声，急速拍打声