PET

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɛt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɛt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pet)

Inflections of 'pet' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
pets
v 3rd person singular
petting
v pres p
petted
v past
petted
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
PET n acronym (medicine: positron emission tomography) (tomografía por emisión de positrones)TEP nf
 PET is used to detect the presence of cancer.
 La TEP se usa para detectar la presencia de cáncer.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
pet n (domestic animal)mascota nf
 She has three pets: a dog and two cats.
 Ella tiene tres mascotas: un perro y dos gatos.
pet [sth]⇒ vtr (pat, caress an animal)acariciar⇒ vtr
 I could feel the dog's thick fur when I petted him.
 Podía sentir el grueso pelo del perro cuando lo acariciaba.
pet adj (domesticated)domesticado/a adj
 Caroline keeps three pet snakes.
 Carolina tenía tres serpientes domesticadas.
pet adj (favourite)favorito/a adj
 Advising the new employees is his pet project.
 Brindar consejos a los nuevos empleados es su proyecto favorito.
pet n (favourite person)favorito, favorita nm, nf
  preferido, preferida nm, nf
 Bobby is the boss's pet.
 Bobby es el favorito del jefe.
pet n informal, UK (term of affection)niño, niña nm, nf
 Hello, pet, how are you today?
 Hola, niño. ¿Cómo estás hoy?
pet⇒ vi (couple: touch sexually)manosearse⇒ v prnl
  toquetearse⇒ v prnl
Note: Usually used in continuous tenses.
 The lifeguard told the couple off for petting in the swimming pool.
 El guardavidas regañó a la pareja por manosearse en la pileta.
pet [sb]⇒ vtr (person: treat well)mimar a vtr + prep
Note: Often used in the passive.
 Elizabeth was coddled and petted throughout her childhood.
 Elizabeth fue consentida y mimada durante su infancia.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
PET | pet
InglésEspañol
PET scan n (medicine: image)tomografía por emisión de positrones loc nom f
PET scan n (medicine: exam)examen PET loc nom m
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'PET' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
abandon - adopt - bete noire - bugbear - cat-sit - companion animal - diminutive - dog - dog sitting - dog-sit - domestic animal - domestic cat - domesticated - fish bowl - goldfish - hamster - hobbyhorse - house cat - house dog - house-train - house-trained - housebreak - housebroken - kibble - litter - look after - master - mind - pet sitting - pet-sit - petting zoo - positron emission tomography - put away - put up for adoption - rescue animal - retriever - sitter - toilet-trained - toy dog - walk the dog
Spanish:
animal de compañía - doméstico - mascota - cachondear - caricia - acariciar - apapachar - arrumaco - barrenillo - besuquear - enchufado - hipocorístico - jaula - muletilla - nahual - pajarería - pelota - tienda de mascotas


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