Francuski | Angielski |
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passer verbe | blow over◼◻◻(to pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down) hand off◼◻◻(to pass or transfer) put through◼◻◻(to connect (telephoning)) bequeath [bequeathed, bequeathing, bequeaths]◼◻◻(to hand down; to transmit) |
passer à verbe | defect [defected, defecting, defects]◼◼◼(to abandon; to change one's loyalty) |
passer à autre chose verbe | move on◼◼◼(to start dealing with something else) |
passer à gué verbe | ford [forded, fording, fords]◼◼◼(to cross a stream) |
passer à l'acte verbe | take action◼◼◼(to act, especially decisively) |
passer à tabac verbe | beat to a pulp◼◼◼(beat up) flail [flailed, flailing, flails](to thresh) thrash [thrashed, thrashing, thrashes](to beat mercilessly) |
passer au crible verbe | fine-tooth comb◼◼◼(to search (something or somewhere) meticulously) |
passer au feu verbe | burn [burnt, burning, burns](to be consumed by fire) |
passer au fil de l'épée verbe | put to the sword(to execute with a sword) |
passer au niveau supérieur verbe | level up◼◼◼(gaming) |
passer au peigne fin verbe | comb [combed, combing, combs]◼◼◼(to search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb) fine-tooth comb◼◻◻(to search (something or somewhere) meticulously) scour [scoured, scouring, scours]◼◻◻(to search an area thoroughly) rake [raked, raking, rakes](to search through (thoroughly)) trawl [trawled, trawling, trawls](To make an exhaustive search within a defined area) |
passer aux choses sérieuses verbe | get down to brass tacks◼◼◼(deal with the important details) |
passer crème verbe | hit the spot(be particularly pleasing or appropriate) |
passer devant verbe | take point◼◼◼(to be the first, to lead in the combat) |
passer devant tout le monde verbe | jump the queue(to move into a queue ahead of others) |
passer en contrebande verbe | smuggle [smuggled, smuggling, smuggles]◼◼◼(to import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties) |
passer en force verbe | force one's wayverb |
passer en revue verbe | go through◼◼◼(to examine or scrutinize) |
passer en tête verbe | take the lead◼◼◼(to advance into first place) |
passer entre les mailles du filet verbe | slip through the cracks◼◼◼(to escape notice) |
passer inaperçu verbe | pass unnoticed◼◼◼verb |
passer l'arme à gauche (pass the weapon to the left) verbe | kick the bucket◼◼◼(to die) |
passer l'aspirateur verbe | vacuum [vacuumed, vacuuming, vacuums]◼◼◼(intransitive: to use a vacuum cleaner) vacuum [vacuumed, vacuuming, vacuums]◼◼◼(transitive: to clean with a vacuum cleaner) vacuum-clean◼◻◻(to clean with a vacuum cleaner) |
passer l'éponge verbe | let bygones be bygones◼◼◼(to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence) wipe the slate clean◼◼◼(to make a fresh start, forgetting differences) |
passer la nuit verbe | sleep over◼◼◼(to sleep over) |
passer la parole verbe | give the floor◼◼◼verb |
passer le flambeau verbe | pass the torch◼◼◼verb |
passer le mot verbe | spread the word◼◼◼(tell a lot of people) |