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  • 91Pet — f English: short form of PETULA (SEE Petula), in part influenced by the common affectionate term of address ‘pet’, derived from the vocabulary word for a tame animal kept for companionship …

    First names dictionary

  • 92pet d'âne — [pɛdɑn] n. m. ÉTYM. 1812; pédane, 1778; de pet, et âne. ❖ ♦ Régional. Plante voisine du chardon, à fleurs rouges ou blanches (n. sc. : onopordon). || Des pets d âne …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 93pet-en-gueule — ou pète en gueule (pètan gheu l ) s. f. Sorte de jeu de soldats et de gamins, où deux individus, se tenant à bras le corps, mais dans une position renversée, de manière que chacun ait la tête entre les cuisses de l autre, se renversent… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 94pet — Element secund de compunere savantă cu semnificaţia mişcare, tendinţă, dezvoltare către ceva . [< it. peto, fr. pète, cf. lat. petere – a se îndrepta, a tinde către]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 22.07.2005. Sursa: DN  PÉT elem. atras spre ceva .… …

    Dicționar Român

  • 95PET scan — [ˈpet skæn] n medical positron emission tomography scan a type of medical test that can produce a picture of areas in your body where cells are very active, for example the brain or where a ↑tumour is growing …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 96pet name — pet names N COUNT A pet name is a special name that you use for a close friend or a member of your family instead of using their real name …

    English dictionary

  • 97PET — (Positron Emission Tomography) pet technique for creating detailed images of bodily tissues by injecting positron laden material into the body and recording the gamma rays emitted over a period of approximately two hours (Medicine) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 98pet — n. animal kept for amusement; domesticated animal that lives inside a home adj. treated as a pet, treated as a beloved animal; cherished, beloved; favorite; expressing affection v. pat on the head or cheek, stroke; kiss, embrace, cuddle; fondle,… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 99pet shop — (izg. pȅt šȍp) m DEFINICIJA term. prodavaonica u kojoj se prodaju mali kućni ljubimci, hrana i oprema za njih ETIMOLOGIJA engl …

    Hrvatski jezični portal

  • 100pet peeve — A pet peeve is something that irritates an individual greatly …

    The small dictionary of idiomes