Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Pat dry
English answer:
to dry gently (with a towel)
English term
Pat dry
Thanks :)
2 +12 | to dry gently (with a towel) | Christian |
5 +2 | Blot dry, dab dry | Lucinda Hollenberg |
Non-PRO (1): Aisha Maniar
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Responses
to dry gently (with a towel)
So you do not rub your hair dry, you dry it gently (you tap it) carefully with a towel.
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Armorel Young
: yes, you don't move the towel/tissue or whatever about on the surface to be dried, you just touch it lightly and repeatedly
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Thanks, Amorel.
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Maria Luisa Duarte
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Thank you.
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Aisha Maniar
: as explained by Armorel above - although I assume that this definition could be found easily in most dictionaries
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Yes, thanks to Armorel's explanation it should be perfectly clear what "pat dry" means. Thanks, Aisha.
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Peter Shortall
21 mins
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Thank you, Peter.
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silvia b (X)
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Thank you, Silvia.
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Dave Calderhead
: and best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous 2006 [- and to Pat too (;-{)> LOL]
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Thank you very much and a happy 2006 to all of you. :-)
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Marina Soldati
1 hr
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Thank you very much, Marina.
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Francesca Callegari
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Thank you, Francesca.
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airmailrpl
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Thank you very much.
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Alfa Trans (X)
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Thank you. :-)
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Romanian Translator (X)
10 hrs
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Thank you very much. :-)
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Alexandra Tussing
17 hrs
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Thank you, Alexandra.
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Blot dry, dab dry
Good luck!
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