■ pass by

■ pass by
■ pass by
A v. i. + avv.
1 passare accanto; passare oltre; tirare via (fam.) (senza curarsi di q. o qc.)
2 (del tempo) passare, trascorrere
3 passare (a trovare); fare un salto: Why don't you pass by next Tuesday?, perché non fai un salto martedì prossimo?
B v. t. + avv.
1 trascurare, non tener conto di: to pass a matter by, trascurare una faccenda
2 tagliar fuori (fig.); deludere: Life has passed her by, la vita l'ha delusa
C v. i. + prep.
1 passare vicino a (o accanto a); oltrepassare: When you've passed by the school, turn right, quando hai oltrepassato la scuola, volta a destra!
2 andare sotto (o essere conosciuto con: un nome): The fugitive passed by the name of Smith, l'evaso andava sotto il nome di Smith.

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