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pats down

/pæts daʊn/

Translations

pat downverb

pats down

patted down

Past Simple

patted down

Past Participle

patting down

Gerund

/pæt daʊn/

palperDans un contexte policier ou de contrôle de sécurité.

The security officer had to pat down the passenger before allowing him to board the plane.

L'agent de sécurité a dû palper le passager avant de l'autoriser à monter dans l'avion.

Additional translations

fouillerSe dit aussi d’une fouille corporelle, surtout dans un registre plus général.

Synonyms

pat downverb

To search someone by passing the hands over their clothing.

The security officer had to pat down the passenger before allowing him to board the plane.