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pass

Pronunciation: /pɑːs; (US) pæs/

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French translation of pass

A. n

  • 2 [Sch] [Univ] (in exam) moyenne (f) (in en) to get a pass = être reçu/-e

B. vtr

  • 1 (gen) passer [plate, ball, time]
  • 2 passer [checkpoint, customs]; passer devant [building, area]; dépasser [vehicle, level, expectation] to pass sb in the street = croiser qn dans la rue

C. vi

Idioms

to make a pass at sb

faire du plat (fam) à qn

Phrasal verbs

pass around

pass round
faire circuler [document, photos]; faire passer [food, plates]

pass away

décéder

pass by

[procession] défiler; [person] passer

pass down

transmettre (from de à) (to à)

pass off

faire passer [person, incident] (as pour)

pass on

transmettre [condolences, message]; passer [clothes, cold] (to à)

pass out

(faint) perdre connaissance; (fall drunk) tomber ivre mort

pass through

traverser

pass in other Oxford dictionaries

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