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pet Meaning in Italian (pet significato in italiano)

nounanimale domestico
verbaccarezzare
adjectivepreferito
animale domestico in English:pet
Gender:Maschile
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Il significato di pet in italiano è animale domestico, accarezzare, preferito. (Un animale addomesticato tenuto per compagnia o piacere.)

Definitions of Pet

  1. 1
    noun
    animale domestico

    A domesticated animal kept for companionship or pleasure.

    Un animale addomesticato tenuto per compagnia o piacere.

  2. 2
    verb
    accarezzare

    To stroke or caress an animal affectionately.

    Strofinare o accarezzare un animale affettuosamente.

  3. 3
    adjective
    preferito

    Denoting something that is particularly cherished or favored.

    Che denota qualcosa che è particolarmente caro o favorito.

Example Sentences

casual

“She loves her pet dog very much.”

Lei ama molto il suo cane domestico.

casual

“He likes to pet the cat gently.”

Gli piace accarezzare il gatto dolcemente.

casual

“That's my pet peeve, people chewing loudly.”

Quella è la mia fissazione, la gente che mastica rumorosamente.

Synonyms (Sinonimi)

In Italian:

compagnococcolare

In English:

companion animaldomesticated animal

Antonyms (Contrari)

In Italian:

selvaticoostile

In English:

wild animal

Inflected Word Forms

past tensepetted
present participlepetting
pluralpets
agent nounpetter
adjectivepet-friendly

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

pet peeveidiom

A particular thing that annoys someone more than others.

teacher's petidiom

A student who is liked best by the teacher and treated more favorably.

pet projectcollocation

A project that someone is particularly enthusiastic about and devotes a lot of personal attention to.