Translations for pass in the English»French Dictionary

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I.pass [Brit pɑːs, Am pæs] N

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1. pass (permission document):

pass (to enter, leave)

laisser-passer m inv

pass (for journalists)

coupe-file m inv

pass (to be absent)

permission f also MIL

pass (of safe conduct)

2. pass (travel document):

pass

carte f d'abonnement

bus/train/monthly pass

carte d'abonnement pour le bus/pour le train/mensuelle

3. pass (success):

pass SCHOOL, UNIV

moyenne f (in en)

I'll be happy with a pass

je me contenterais de la moyenne

to get a pass

4. pass SPORTS:

pass (in ball games)

pass (in fencing)

a backward/forward pass

une passe en arrière/en avant

to make a pass

faire une passe

5. pass GEOG (in mountains):

pass

col m

6. pass AVIAT:

he flew a low pass

il est passé à basse altitude

to make a pass over sth

II.pass [Brit pɑːs, Am pæs] VB trans

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2. pass (hand over):

pass (directly)

pass (indirectly)

pass me your plate

passe-moi ton assiette

pass the salt along please

faites passer le sel s'il vous plaît

to pass stolen goods/counterfeit notes

faire passer des marchandises volées/des faux billets

to pass sth along the line

se passer qc de main en main

‘we'll pass you back to the studio now’ TV, RADIO

‘maintenant nous repassons l'antenne au studio’

4. pass SPORTS:

pass ball

to pass the ball backwards/forwards

passer la balle en arrière/en avant

5. pass (spend):

pass time

passer (doing à faire)

6. pass (succeed in):

pass person: test, exam

pass car, machine etc: test

passer [qc] (avec succès)

8. pass (vote in):

pass bill, motion, resolution

9. pass (pronounce):

pass judgment, verdict, sentence

to pass sentence on LAW accused

prononcer un verdict à l'encontre de

to pass a remark about sb/sth

faire une remarque sur qn/qc

10. pass MED:

to pass water

to pass blood

avoir du sang dans les urines

11. pass FIN esp Am :

pass dividend

III.pass [Brit pɑːs, Am pæs] VB intr

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1. pass (go past):

pass person, car:

let me pass

laissez-moi passer

5. pass SPORTS:

pass

to pass to sb

faire une passe à qn

6. pass GAMES:

pass

I'm afraid I must pass on that one (in discussion) fig

je cède mon tour de parole

7. pass (happen):

pass liter

to come to pass

it came to pass that … BIBL

il advint que …

to bring sth to pass

8. pass (succeed):

pass

she passed in both subjects

elle a réussi dans les deux matières

10. pass Am LAW:

pass

se prononcer (on sur)

11. pass CHEM:

pass

se transformer (into en)

IV.pass [Brit pɑːs, Am pæs]

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I.pass around VB [Brit pɑːs -, Am pæs -], pass round VB (pass [sth] around, pass around [sth])

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pass around document, photos

pass around food, plates etc

day pass N (in skiing)

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day pass

forfait m pour la journée

dummy pass N Brit SPORTS

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dummy pass

feinte f de passe

bus pass N

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bus pass

forward pass N (in rugby)

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forward pass

pass degree N UNIV

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pass degree

diplôme m avec mention passable

I.pass up VB [Brit pɑːs -, Am pæs -] inf (pass up [sth])

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pass up opportunity, offer:

pass up

pass key N

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pass key

pass mark N

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pass mark SCHOOL, UNIV

Translations for pass in the English»French Dictionary

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I.pass <-es> [pɑ:s, Am pæs] N

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1. pass (mountain road):

pass

2. pass SPORTS (transfer of a ball):

pass

a pass to sb

une passe à qn

3. pass (movement):

pass

4. pass no pl (sexual advances, overture):

pass

to make a pass at sb

faire des avances à qn

5. pass Brit SCHOOL, UNIV (successful exam result):

pass

to get/obtain a pass in an exam

être reçu à un examen

a pass degree

un diplôme sans mention

6. pass (authorisation permitting entry):

pass

laissez-passer m inv

pass for public transport

titre m de transport

a bus pass

7. pass Am UNIV, SCHOOL (permit to leave class):

pass

8. pass no pl (predicament, difficult state):

pass

to reach a pass

arriver à un tel point

II.pass [pɑ:s, Am pæs] VB trans

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1. pass (go past):

pass

pass AUTO

2. pass (exceed):

pass point, level

3. pass (hand to):

to pass sth to sb

passer qc à qn

to pass sth across/through sth

faire passer qc au-dessus de/à travers qc

to pass sth around

faire passer qc

5. pass SPORTS (transfer to another player):

pass

to pass sth to sb

passer qc à qn

6. pass (be successful in):

pass exam, test

7. pass (occupy):

pass

to pass one's days/time doing sth

passer ses journées/son temps à faire qc

to pass the time

passer le temps

8. pass POL (officially approve):

pass bill, law

9. pass (utter, pronounce):

pass

pass a comment, remark

to pass judgement on sb/sth

rendre un jugement sur qn/qc

to pass sentence on sb LAW

prononcer une condamnation contre qn

10. pass form MED (excrete):

to pass urine [or water]

to pass faeces

aller à la selle

Phrases:

to pass the buck to sb/sth pej inf

rejeter la responsabilité sur qn/qc

III.pass [pɑ:s, Am pæs] VB intr

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3. pass (overtake):

pass

4. pass (transfer):

to pass from sth to sth

passer de qc à qc

to pass from generation to generation

passer de génération en génération

5. pass SPORTS (transfer ball):

pass

faire une passe

6. pass SCHOOL (qualify):

pass

to pass the driving test

avoir son permis de conduire

7. pass (obtain majority approval):

pass motion, resolution

8. pass (elapse):

pass hours, evening, day

9. pass (transfer):

pass

to pass from sth to sth

passer de qc à qc

sth passes to sb

qc revient à qn

10. pass fig (not know the answer):

pass

to pass on a question

passer sur une question

11. pass (take place):

pass

12. pass (disappear):

pass

pass down VB trans

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pass mark N Brit, Aus

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pass mark

to get the pass mark

avoir la moyenne

I.pass through VB trans a. fig

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pass through

II.pass through VB intr

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pass through

pass through bullet

I.pass off VB trans

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II.pass off VB intr

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1. pass off (take place successfully):

pass off

2. pass off (fade away, wear off):

pass off

I.pass away VB intr

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1. pass away (die):

pass away

2. pass away (gradually fade):

pass away

II.pass away VB trans

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pass away time, hours:

pass away

ski pass N

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ski pass

forfait m de remontée mécanique

I.pass on VB intr

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1. pass on (continue moving):

pass on

passer son chemin

2. pass on (change subject):

to pass on to sth

3. pass on (die of natural cause):

pass on

II.pass on VB trans

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1. pass on (give after getting):

pass on information, virus, tips

to pass sth on to sb

transmettre qc à qn

2. pass on (hand down):

pass on stories, traditions, clothes

3. pass on ECON (costs):

pass on

to be passed on to sb

se répercuter sur qn

4. pass on (give to next person):

pass on

pass up VB trans

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pass up

I.pass by VB intr

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1. pass by (elapse):

pass by

time passes by

le temps s'écoule

2. pass by (go past):

pass by

passer (à côté)

II.pass by VB trans

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pass by

life passes sb by

qn passe à côté de la vie

to pass with flying colors

être reçu avec mention

to pass one's days/time doing sth

passer ses journées/son temps à faire qc

to pass from generation to generation

passer de génération en génération

he could pass for for an American

il passerait pour un Américain

to take/pass an exam

passer/réussir un examen

to get the pass mark

avoir la moyenne

to pass sth down from sb to sb

passer qc de qn à qn

to pass a file on to sb

communiquer un dossier à qn

to pass on a disease to sb

transmettre une maladie à qn

to get a pass mark in sth Brit

avoir la moyenne en qc

Translations for pass in the French»English Dictionary

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adopter une loi

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A musette, the owner explained, is a small tote bag used to pass meals to cyclists during a race. www.theglobeandmail.com

These apprentices are mentored by warriors, who pass down knowledge and skills they have learned from their own mentors. en.wikipedia.org

Some whitener designs can pass statistical tests with no random input. en.wikipedia.org

These bulb-shaped organs are joined to tube feet (podia) on the exterior of the animal by short linking canals that pass through ossicles in the ambulacral groove. en.wikipedia.org

Not only so, but the proportionate number of squares diminishes as we pass to larger numbers. en.wikipedia.org

She is always studying in order to pass the graduation exam and in her free time practices with a yo-yo. en.wikipedia.org

The club is open to season pass holders aged 3 to 12. en.wikipedia.org

How professional players, many of whom are paid six-figure salaries, can not even give and time a pass properly, bewilders me. www.independent.co.uk

Five hundred of the designed 700 km canal track pass through existing reservoirs requiring deepening of the canal invert. en.wikipedia.org

The fortress, however, had yet to pass through many vicissitudes. en.wikipedia.org

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