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[pɒːs]
1. n
1) (permit) lasciapassare m inv , (for bus, train) tesserino, Mil etc, permesso

bus pass — abbonamento dell'autobus

2) (Geog: in mountains) passo, gola, valico

the pass was blocked with snow — il valico era bloccato dalla neve

3) Sport passaggio
4) (in exams) sufficienza

to get a pass in German — prendere la sufficienza in tedesco

I got six passes — ho preso la sufficienza in sei materie

5)

things have come to a pretty pass — ecco a cosa siamo arrivati

6)

to make a pass at sb fam — fare delle proposte or delle avances a qn

2. vt
1) (move past) passare, oltrepassare, (in opposite direction) incrociare, (Auto: overtake) sorpassare, superare

they passed each other on the way — si sono incrociati per strada

I pass his house on my way to school — passo davanti a casa sua andando a scuola

2) (hand, give) (far) passare, (Sport: ball) passare

could you pass me the salt, please? — mi passeresti il sale, per favore?

he passed his hand over his forehead — si passò la mano sulla fronte

to pass a thread through a hole — far passare un filo attraverso un foro

to pass sb sth or sth to sb — passare qc a qn

3) (Scol: exam) superare, passare, (candidate) promuovere

I hope I'll pass the exam — spero di passare l'esame

4) (approve: motion, plan) approvare, votare
5) (spend: time) passare, trascorrere

we passed the weekend pleasantly — abbiamo trascorso or passato piacevolmente il fine settimana

it passes the time — fa passare il tempo

6) (express: remark) fare, (opinion) esprimere

to pass the time of day with sb — scambiarsi i (soliti) convenevoli

3. vi
1)

(come, go) to pass (through) — passare (per), (Auto: overtake) sorpassare

he passed by the cinema — è passato davanti al cinema

sales have passed the £1 million mark — le vendite hanno superato il milione di sterline

to pass out of sight — sparire alla vista

to pass into oblivion — cadere nell'oblio

to pass into history — passare alla storia

2) (be accepted: behaviour) essere accettabile, (plan) essere approvato (-a)

she could pass for twenty-five — potrebbe passare per una venticinquenne

what passes for art these days — quel che si definisce arte oggigiorno

is this okay? — oh, it'll pass — questo va bene? — sì, può andare

I decided to let it pass — ho deciso di lasciar correre

3) (time, day) passare

the time has passed quickly — il tempo è passato in fretta

how time passes! — come passa il tempo!

4) (pain) passare, (memory, opportunity) sfuggire
5) (in exam) essere promosso (-a)
6) (happen) accadere

all that passed between them — tutto quello che c'è stato fra loro

should it come to pass that ... frm — dovesse accadere che...

7) Cards passare

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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