patsy

patsy
[`pætsɪ] сущ.
1. 1) трус, ничтожество; слабак, слабый человек
2) слабый, плохой игрок
3) простофиля; простак, простачок, недотёпа

The language (of the ad) was as coy as that of a real estate ad: Rubenesque meant fat, generous meant rich patsy, artistic meant broke. — Объявление было написано таким скромным языком, как будто это было объвление о купле-продаже недвижимости: «формы как у Рубенса» обозначали толстяка, «щедрый» — богатого недотепу, «артистичный» — разорившегося неудачника.

I do not pretend I am some kind of a patsy — я не прикидываюсь простачком

2. 1) лох, лопух, жертва обмана

Davis was nobody’s patsy...

син. dupe, fool, sucker, chump, fall guy, gull, mark, pigeon, sap, victim
2) козёл отпущения

not going to be the patsy for that gang of his

син. scapegoat, fall guy, goat, whipping boy

Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого. . 2002-2012.

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  • Patsy — (Patsy Ranarijaona) est une chanteuse française d origine malgache connue pour son titre Liverpool, sorti en 1988. L année suivante, elle sort Comme un appel. Sa carrière Enfant de la balle, de père musicien et de mère chanteuse harmoniciste,… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Patsy — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Patsy es una actriz y cantante mexicana. Contenido 1 Carrera 2 Filmografía 2.1 Telenovelas 2.2 …   Wikipedia Español

  • patsy — (n.) fall guy, victim of a deception, 1903, of uncertain origin, possibly an alteration of It. pazzo madman (see PATCH (Cf. patch) (n.2)), or south Italian dialectal paccio fool. Another theory traces it to Patsy Bolivar, character created by… …   Etymology dictionary

  • patsy — ☆ patsy [pat′sē] n. pl. patsies [prob. altered (after Patsy, nickname for PATRICK1) < It pazzo, crazy ] Slang a person easily imposed upon or victimized …   English World dictionary

  • Patsy — f, m Irish and English: pet form of PATRICIA (SEE Patricia) or PATRICK (SEE Patrick). It is generally a female name; as a male name it is almost completely restricted to Irish communities. Its popularity does not seem to have been seriously… …   First names dictionary

  • Patsy — Patsy, Patty englische Koseform von → Patricia …   Deutsch namen

  • patsy — [n] fall guy boob*, chump, doormat*, dupe, easy mark*, fool, goat*, gull*, pigeon*, pushover*, sap*, scapegoat, schmuck*, sitting duck*, stooge, sucker, victim, weakling; concept 412 …   New thesaurus

  • patsy — ► NOUN (pl. patsies) informal, chiefly N. Amer. ▪ a person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • Patsy — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Patsy imagesize= caption= pronunciation = PAT see gender = Female; sometimes Male meaning = Noble (i.e. a patrician) region = north England, Scotland, Ireland origin = Latin Patricius related names = Patricia… …   Wikipedia

  • patsy — [[t]pæ̱tsi[/t]] patsies N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a patsy, you mean that they are rather stupid and are easily tricked by other people, or can be made to take the blame for other people s actions. [AM, INFORMAL] Davis was… …   English dictionary

  • patsy — UK [ˈpætsɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms patsy : singular patsy plural patsies mainly American informal 1) someone who is blamed for something that they did not do 2) someone who is stupid and can be tricked easily …   English dictionary


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