arm pat
- noun
:
palmada en el brazo
- After the news, I received a comforting arm pat from my friend.
Examples
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Sometimes a simple arm pat can mean more than words.
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She gave her friend a gentle arm pat to show support.
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He offered a comforting arm pat before leaving the room.
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She gave him a gentle arm pat.
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He offered a comforting arm pat before leaving the room.
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Sometimes a simple arm pat can mean more than words.
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She gave her friend a gentle arm pat to show support.
Synonyms
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A gentle movement of the hand over something to comfort or calm it
A soft light touch to comfort a person or animal
Antonyms
How Affectionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning—a gentle pat delivered to someone's arm—is directly and compositionally derivable from the constituents 'arm' (body part) and 'pat' (brief affectionate touch). This straightforward noun+noun combination follows common cross‑linguistic patterns for describing a touch on a body part, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.
Etymology
Arm pat comes from the simple image of someone giving a soft pat on another's arm to show care. That's why it means 'a gentle touch to comfort or reassure'.