pass

passer, dépasser

Se déplacer devant une personne, un lieu ou une chose et les laisser derrière soi.

En anglais simple : To move past a person, place, or thing so that it is behind you.

• We pass the school every day.
• A blue car passed us on the road.
• Did you pass the station on your way here?

Comment l'utiliser : pass by someone/something (We passed by the school on our walk.)

Synonymes : go past, go by

Expressions courantes : pass someone, pass a building, pass by something

réussir

Obtenir à un examen un résultat suffisant pour réussir.

En anglais simple : To get a good enough result in a test or exam to succeed.

• I passed my test.
• She passed all her exams last year.
• How many students passed this time?

Contraires : fail

Expressions courantes : pass an exam, pass a test, pass with distinction

passer, s’écouler

S’écouler, pour le temps ; aussi, consacrer un moment à une activité.

En anglais simple : If time does this, it goes by; you can also spend it doing something.

• The hours passed slowly.
• We passed the time by telling stories.
• Ten years have passed since we last met.

Comment l'utiliser : pass the time doing something (We passed the time playing cards.)

Synonymes : go by, elapse, spend

Expressions courantes : let time pass, pass the time, pass an hour

passer, tendre

Donner quelque chose à une autre personne, généralement en le lui tendant.

En anglais simple : You give something to another person, usually by handing it to them.

• Please pass me the salt.
• He passed the keys to his sister.
• Could you pass those papers around?

Comment l'utiliser : pass someone something (Please pass me a clean plate.); pass something to someone (She passed the letter to her father.)

Synonymes : hand, give

Expressions courantes : pass someone something, pass the salt, pass something over

adopter, approuver

Approuver officiellement une loi ou une décision proposée, généralement par un vote.

En anglais simple : To officially approve a proposed law or decision, usually by voting.

• The council passed the proposal.
• A new law passed yesterday.
• Will parliament pass the bill this week?

Synonymes : approve, adopt

Contraires : reject

Expressions courantes : pass a law, pass a bill, pass a motion

passer

Traverser un lieu ou le longer, en parlant d’une route, d’une rivière ou d’une voie ferrée.

En anglais simple : A road, river, or railway goes through or past a place.

• The road passes our village.
• The river passes through the city centre.
• Does the railway pass near your house?

Comment l'utiliser : pass through something (The railway passes through a forest.); pass something (The river passes several small towns.)

Synonymes : run, go

Expressions courantes : pass through something, pass a village, pass near something

passe

Action d’envoyer le ballon à un autre joueur de son équipe.

En anglais simple : An act of sending the ball to another player on your team.

• That was a good pass.
• She caught his pass and scored.
• Their goalkeeper intercepted two dangerous passes.

Comment l'utiliser : a pass to someone (His pass to the striker led to a goal.)

Expressions courantes : make a pass, short pass, forward pass, catch a pass

laissez-passer, carte d'accès, abonnement

Carte ou billet permettant d’entrer dans un lieu ou d’utiliser un service.

En anglais simple : A card or ticket that lets you enter a place or use a service.

• Show your pass at the door.
• I bought a monthly bus pass.
• Visitors need passes to enter this building.

Synonymes : permit, entry card

Expressions courantes : bus pass, visitor pass, season pass, show a pass