-to pass o to pass by?-

-to pass o to pass by?-
Nota d'uso
Quando il verbo italiano passare è usato per indicare una possibile visita, senza un appuntamento preciso, non va tradotto semplicemente con “to pass”, ma con il verbo frasale “to pass by”: Puoi passare domani, you can pass by tomorrow (non you can pass tomorrow). Esistono molti altri verbi frasali che esprimono questo significato, come “drop by”, “pop in”, “pop by”, “pop over”, “pop round”, “call by”, “call in”, “come round” e “come by”. Il registro di queste espressioni è piuttosto colloquiale, ma quasi tutte sono usate sia per una visita in casa che in un ufficio/banca: Passate la prossima settimana per prendere un appuntamento, please, call by next week to make an appointment. “Call in” è probabilmente l'opzione più formale, mentre “come round”, “pop over” e “come over” vengono generalmente usati solo in contesti informali, relativi a visite a casa di qualcuno.

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  • Pass — Pass, n. [Cf. F. pas (for sense 1), and passe, fr. passer to pass. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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