pass down

transmettre, léguer

Donner quelque chose aux générations suivantes ou à des personnes de rang inférieur, notamment dans une famille ou une organisation.

En anglais simple : To give something to younger people or people below you, often within a family or organization.

• We pass down our family stories.
• My grandfather passed this watch down to me.
• These traditions have been passed down for centuries.

Comment l'utiliser : pass something down to someone (She passed the necklace down to her daughter.); be passed down through generations (The recipe has been passed down through generations.)

Synonymes : hand down, transmit

Expressions courantes : pass down something, pass something down

parcourir, passer par

Se déplacer le long d’une route ou d’un autre parcours, souvent en s’éloignant du point de départ.

En anglais simple : To move along a road or other route, often away from where you started.

• A cart passed down the road.
• We passed down a narrow corridor into the kitchen.
• Boats pass down this river every morning.

Comment l'utiliser : pass down a route (The procession passed down the main street.)

Synonymes : go along, travel along

Expressions courantes : pass down a road, pass down the corridor