French

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Etymology

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From patelin +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.tə.li.ne/
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Verb

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pateliner (formal)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to finesse, to be as if in one’s own field (with), to handle oneself / to handle deftly, to be slippery as an eel (towards)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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