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prat

(prăt)

1. Slang The buttocks.

2. Chiefly British Slang A person who is incompetent and stupid.

[Origin unknown.]

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prat

(præt)

slang an incompetent or ineffectual person: often used as a term of abuse

[C20: probably special use of C16 prat buttocks, of unknown origin]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

prat

(præt)

n. Slang.

the buttocks.

[1560–70; orig. uncertain]

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Noun

prat - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, derriere, fanny, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, rump, stern, tail end, tail, rear, bum, can, butt

body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

Translations

cretino culo sedere

prat

[præt] (Brit) N (= ineffectual person) → inútil mf; (= fool) → imbécil mf
you prat! → ¡imbécil!

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

prat

[ˈpræt] n (British) → imbécile m, andouille f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

prat

n (Brit inf: = idiot) → Trottel m (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

prat

[præt] n (Brit) (fam!) → cretino/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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