pass

pass
pass [pα:s]
1. noun
   a. ( = permit) [of journalist, worker] laissez-passer m inv ; (for travel) carte f d'abonnement
   b. (in mountains) défilé m
   c. (in exam) mention f passable
• to get a pass in history être reçu en histoire
   d. ( = state) (inf) things have come to a pretty pass when ... il faut que les choses aillent bien mal pour que ...
   e. (Football) passe f
   f. ( = sexual advance) to make a pass at sb (inf) faire du plat (inf) à qn
2. intransitive verb
   a. ( = come, go) passer ; [procession] défiler ; ( = overtake) doubler
• to let sb pass laisser passer qn
• letters passed between them ils ont échangé des lettres
• the virus passes easily from one person to another le virus se transmet facilement d'une personne à l'autre
• the land has now passed into private hands le terrain appartient désormais à un propriétaire privé
   b. [time] s'écouler
• three hours had passed trois heures s'étaient écoulées
• three days had passed trois jours s'étaient écoulés
• I'm very conscious of time passing j'ai une conscience aiguë du temps qui passe
   c. ( = go away) [pain, crisis] passer ; [danger] disparaître ; [memory] s'effacer
   d. (in exam) être reçu (in en)
   e. ( = take place) se passer
• all that passed between them tout ce qui s'est passé entre eux
   f. ( = be accepted) what passes for law and order in this country ce que l'on appelle l'ordre public dans ce pays
• she could pass for 20 on lui donnerait 20 ans
• will this do? -- oh, it'll pass (inf) est-ce que ça convient ? -- oh, ça peut aller
• he let it pass il a laissé passer
   g. (Cards) passer
• (I) pass! (in games) (je) passe ! ; (figurative) aucune idée !
   h. (Sport) faire une passe
3. transitive verb
   a. ( = go past) [+ building, person] passer devant ; [+ barrier, frontier] passer ; ( = overtake) doubler ; (Sport = go beyond) dépasser
• when you have passed the town hall ... quand vous aurez dépassé la mairie ...
• they passed each other on the way ils se sont croisés en chemin
   b. [+ exam] être reçu à
   c. [+ time] passer
• just to pass the time pour passer le temps
   d. ( = hand over) (faire) passer
• please pass the salt faites passer le sel s'il vous plaît
• pass me the box passez-moi la boîte
• to pass sth down the line faire passer qch (de main en main)
   e. ( = accept) [+ candidate] recevoir ; [+ proposal] adopter
• they didn't pass him ils l'ont recalé
• the doctor passed him fit for work le docteur l'a déclaré apte à reprendre le travail
   f. ( = utter) to pass comment (on sth) faire un commentaire (sur qch)
• to pass judgement prononcer un jugement
   g. ( = move) passer
• he passed his hand over his brow il s'est passé la main sur le front
   h. (Sport) [+ ball] passer
   i. [+ forged money, stolen goods] écouler
   j. ( = excrete) to pass water uriner
4. compounds
► pass degree noun (University) ≈ licence f obtenue sans mention
► pass mark noun moyenne f
• to get a pass mark avoir la moyenne
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► pass away intransitive verb
( = die) décéder
► pass by
1. intransitive verb
passer (à côté) ; [procession] défiler
• I saw him passing by je l'ai vu passer
2. separable transitive verb
• life has passed me by je n'ai pas vraiment vécu
• fashion just passes him by la mode le laisse froid
► pass down
1. intransitive verb
[inheritance] être transmis (to à)
2. separable transitive verb
transmettre
• to pass sth down (in a family) transmettre qch par héritage (dans une famille)
• passed down from father to son transmis de père en fils
► pass off
1. intransitive verb
   a. [faintness, headache] passer
   b. ( = take place) [events] se dérouler
• the demonstration passed off peacefully la manifestation s'est déroulée pacifiquement
2. separable transitive verb
faire passer
• to pass something off as something else faire passer une chose pour une autre
► pass on
1. intransitive verb
   a. ( = die) décéder
   b. ( = continue one's way) passer son chemin
2. separable transitive verb
( = hand on) [+ object] (faire) passer (to à ) ; [+ news] faire circuler ; [+ message] transmettre
• to pass on old clothes to sb repasser de vieux vêtements à qn
• to pass on a tax to the consumer répercuter un impôt sur le consommateur
► pass out
1. intransitive verb
   a. ( = faint) perdre connaissance ; (from drink) tomber ivre mort
   b. (British = complete training) (Police) finir son entraînement (avec succès) ; (Military) finir ses classes (avec succès)
2. separable transitive verb
[+ leaflets] distribuer
► pass over
1. intransitive verb
( = die) décéder
2. separable transitive verb
[+ person, event, matter] ne pas mentionner
• to pass sth over in silence passer qch sous silence
• he was passed over in favour of his brother on lui a préféré son frère
• she was passed over for promotion on ne lui a pas accordé la promotion qu'elle attendait
3. inseparable transitive verb
( = ignore) passer sous silence
► pass round separable transitive verb
[+ bottle] faire passer
► pass up separable transitive verb
( = forego) laisser passer
* * *
[pɑːs], US [pæs] 1.
noun
1) (to enter, leave) laisser-passer m inv; (for journalists) coupe-file m; (to be absent) permission f also Military; (of safe conduct) sauf-conduit m
2) (travel document) carte f d'abonnement
3) School, University (success) moyenne f (in en)

to get a pass — être reçu

4) Sport (in ball games) passe f; (in fencing) botte f
5) Geography (in mountains) col m
6) Aviation

to make a pass over something — survoler quelque chose

2.
transitive verb
1) (go past) (to far side) passer [checkpoint, customs]; franchir [lips]; (alongside and beyond) passer devant [building, area]; dépasser [level, understanding, expectation, vehicle]

to pass somebody in the street — croiser quelqu'un dans la rue

2) (hand over) (directly) passer; (indirectly) faire passer
3) (move) passer also Sport
4) (spend) passer [time] (doing à faire)
5) (succeed in) [person] réussir; [car, machine etc] passer [quelque chose] (avec succès)
6) (declare satisfactory) admettre [candidate]; approuver [invoice]

to pass something (as being) safe — juger quelque chose sans danger

7) adopter [bill, motion]
8) (pronounce) prononcer

to pass a remark about somebody/something — faire une remarque sur quelqu'un/quelque chose

9) Medicine

to pass water — uriner

to pass blood — avoir du sang dans les urines

3.
intransitive verb
1) (go past, be transferred, accepted) passer also Sport, Games; [letter, knowing look] être échangé

to pass through something — traverser quelque chose

pass down the bus please — avancez dans le fond s'il vous plaît

let the remark pass — laissez couler

I'm afraid I must pass on that one — fig (in discussion) je cède mon tour de parole

she passes for 40 — on lui donnerait 40 ans

2) littér (happen) se passer
3) (in exam) réussir
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Phrasal Verbs:
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to come to such a pass that — arriver à un tel point que

to make a pass at somebody — faire du plat (colloq) à quelqu'un

to pass the word — passer la consigne


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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