passer

A. vtr

• 1 to cross [river, border]; to go through [door, customs]; to get over [hedge, obstacle] il m'a fait passer la frontière = he got me across the border passer qch à la douane = to get sth through customs Definition of cross in the British & World English dictionary Definition of cross in the US English dictionary Translate cross | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 to go past, to pass quand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite = turn right after the lights le malade ne passera pas la nuit = the patient won't last the night Definition of go past in the British & World English dictionary Definition of go past in the US English dictionary Translate go past | into Spanish

• 3passer le doigt sur la table = to run one's finger over the table-top passer la tête à la fenêtre = to stick one's head out of the window

• 4 to pass [object]; to pass [sth] on [instructions, disease] passer sa colère sur ses collègues = to take one's anger out on one's colleagues Definition of pass in the British & World English dictionary Definition of pass in the US English dictionary Translate pass | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 5 to lend; to give Definition of lend in the British & World English dictionary Definition of lend in the US English dictionary Translate lend | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 6 (on phone) tu peux me passer Chris? = can you put Chris on? je vous le passe = I'm putting you through

• 7 to take, to sit (GB) [examination]; to have [interview] faire passer un test à qn = to give sb a test Definition of take in the British & World English dictionary Definition of take in the US English dictionary Translate take | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 8 to spend [time] dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit! (fam) = hurry up, or we'll be here all night! Definition of spend in the British & World English dictionary Definition of spend in the US English dictionary Translate spend | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 9elle leur passe tout = she lets them get away with murder

• 10 to skip [page, paragraph] je vous passe les détails = I'll spare you the details Definition of skip in the British & World English dictionary Definition of skip in the US English dictionary Translate skip | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 11passer l'aspirateur = to vacuum

• 12 to filter [coffee]; to strain [fruit juice, sauce]; to purée [vegetables] Definition of filter in the British & World English dictionary Definition of filter in the US English dictionary Translate filter | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 13 to slip [sth] on [garment, ring]; to slip into [dress]Translate slip on | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 14 to play [record, cassette]; to show [film, slides]; to place [ad] Definition of play in the British & World English dictionary Definition of play in the US English dictionary Translate play | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 15 to enter into [agreement]; to place [order] Definition of enter into in the British & World English dictionary Definition of enter into in the US English dictionary Translate enter into | into German | into Italian

• 16 [Aut] passer la troisième = to go into third gear

• 17 [Games] passer son tour = to pass

B. vi (+ v être)

• 1 to go past or by, to pass passer sur un pont = to go over a bridge le facteur n'est pas encore passé = the postman (GB) or mailman (US)hasn't been yet passer à côté de [person] = to pass; [road] = to run alongside passer à pied/à bicyclette = to walk/cycle past

• 2je ne fais que passer = I've just popped in (GB) or dropped by for a minute passer dans la matinée [plumber] = to come by in the morning passer prendre qn/qch = to pick sb/sth up

• 3 to go passons au salon = let's go into the lounge les contrebandiers sont passés en Espagne = the smugglers have crossed into Spain Definition of go in the British & World English dictionary Definition of go in the US English dictionary Translate go | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 4 to get through tu ne passeras pas, c'est trop étroit = you'll never get through, it's too narrow il m'a fait signe de passer = he waved me on vas-y, ça passe! = go on, there's plenty of room! passer par-dessus bord = to fall overboard il est passé par la fenêtre = he fell out of the window; = he got in through the window Definition of get through in the British & World English dictionary Definition of get through in the US English dictionary Translate get through | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 5passer par = to go through passer par le standard = to go through the switchboard je ne sais jamais ce qui te passe par la tête = I never know what's going on in your head

• 6 (fam) il accuse le patron, ses collègues, bref, tout le monde y passe = he's accusing the boss, his colleagues—basically, everyone in sight que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer = whether you like it or not, there's no alternative on ne peut pas faire autrement que d'en passer par là = there is no other way around it

• 7passer sur = to pass over [question, mistake] passer à côté d'une question = to miss the point laisser passer une occasion = to miss an opportunity

• 8soit dit en passer = incidentally

• 9 [comments, speech] to go down well; [law, measure, candidate] to get through; [attitude, doctrine] to be accepted j'ai mangé quelque chose qui n'est pas passé = I ate something which didn't agree with me que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! = criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander passer au premier tour = to be elected in the first round passer dans la classe supérieure = to move up to the year above (ça) passe pour cette fois (fam) = I'll let it go this time Definition of get through in the British & World English dictionary Definition of get through in the US English dictionary Translate get through | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 10passer à l'ennemi = to go over to the enemy passer de main en main = to be passed around passer constamment d'un sujet à l'autre = to flit from one subject to another passer à un taux supérieur = to go up to a higher rate

• 11passer pour un imbécile = to look a fool passer pour un génie = to pass as a genius il passe pour l'inventeur de l'ordinateur = he's supposed to have invented computers il se fait passer pour mon frère = he passes himself off as my brother

• 12 [pain, crisis] to pass quand l'orage sera or aura passé = when the storm is over ça passera [bad mood] = it'll pass; [hurt] = you'll get over it passer de mode = to go out of fashion faire passer à qn l'envie de faire = to cure sb of the desire to do ce médicament fait passer les maux d'estomac = this medicine relieves stomach ache Definition of pass in the British & World English dictionary Definition of pass in the US English dictionary Translate pass | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 13 [performer, group] (on stage) to be appearing; (on TV, radio) to be on; [show, film] to be on; [music] to be playingTranslate be on | into Italian

• 14passer avant/après = to come before/after il fait passer sa famille avant ses amis = he puts his family before his friends

• 15 (fam) où étais-tu passé? = where did you get to? où est passé mon livre? = where has my book got to?

• 16 [time] to pass, to go by je ne vois pas le temps passer = I don't know where the time goes Definition of pass in the British & World English dictionary Definition of pass in the US English dictionary Translate pass | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 17passer de père en fils = to be handed down from father to son l'expression est passée dans la langue = the expression has become part of the language

• 18 to be promoted to elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir = she's an accomplished liar

• 19 (fam) y passer = to die

• 20 [colour, material] to fade Definition of fade in the British & World English dictionary Definition of fade in the US English dictionary Translate fade | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 21 [coffee] to filter Definition of filter in the British & World English dictionary Definition of filter in the US English dictionary Translate filter | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 22passer en marche arrière = to go into reverse la troisième passe mal = third gear is a bit stiff

• 23 (in bridge, poker) to pass Definition of pass in the British & World English dictionary Definition of pass in the US English dictionary Translate pass | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 24 to turn to passer à l'étape suivante = to move on to the next stage nous allons passer au vote = let's vote now Definition of turn to in the British & World English dictionary Definition of turn to in the US English dictionary Translate turn to | into German

• 25 [money, amount] to go on or into; [product, material] to go into Definition of go into in the British & World English dictionary Definition of go into in the US English dictionary Translate go into | into Italian | into Spanish

C. v refl (+ v être)

• 1 to happen tout s'est passé très vite = it all happened very fast tout se passe comme si le yen avait été dévalué = it's as if the yen had been devalued Definition of happen in the British & World English dictionary Definition of happen in the US English dictionary Translate happen | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 to take place la scène se passe au Viêt Nam = the scene is set in Vietnam Definition of take place in the British & World English dictionary Definition of take place in the US English dictionary Translate take place | into German | into Italian

• 3 [examination, negotiations] to go ça ne se passera pas comme ça! = I won't leave it at that! Definition of go in the British & World English dictionary Definition of go in the US English dictionary Translate go | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 4 [period] to go by, to pass deux ans se sont passés depuis = that was two years ago Definition of go by in the British & World English dictionary Definition of go by in the US English dictionary Translate go by | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 5se passer de = to do without [object, activity, person]; = to go without [meal, sleep] se passer de commentaires = to speak for itself

• 6se passer la langue sur les lèvres = to run one's tongue over one's lips se passer la main sur le front = to put a hand to one's forehead

• 7ils se sont passé des documents = they exchanged some documents