pass on

transmettre, communiquer

Communiquer à quelqu’un une information ou un message que l’on a reçu.

En anglais simple : To give someone information or a message that you received.

• Please pass on the message.
• She passed our thanks on to the team.
• Have you passed on the details of tomorrow's meeting?

Comment l'utiliser : pass something on to someone (Please pass this message on to your sister.); pass it on (I heard the news and passed it on.)

Synonymes : relay, convey, communicate

Expressions courantes : pass on information, pass on a message, pass on the news

transmettre, donner

Donner quelque chose que l’on possède à une autre personne, souvent plus jeune.

En anglais simple : To give something you have to another person, often someone younger.

• I pass on clothes I no longer need.
• Her grandmother passed on the family recipes.
• They want to pass their skills on to younger workers.

Comment l'utiliser : pass something on to someone (We passed the baby clothes on to our neighbours.); pass it on (When you finish the book, pass it on.)

Synonymes : hand on, hand down, transfer

Expressions courantes : pass on skills, pass on old clothes, pass on family traditions

poursuivre son chemin, continuer

Continuer à avancer ou aller à l’endroit suivant.

En anglais simple : To keep moving forward or continue to the next place.

• The travelers passed on.
• We passed on to the next village before nightfall.
• After a short rest, they passed on along the road.

Comment l'utiliser : pass on to somewhere (We passed on to the next village.)

Synonymes : go on, continue, proceed

Contraires : stop

Expressions courantes : pass on ahead, pass on quietly

décliner, refuser

Choisir de ne pas accepter une proposition ou de ne pas participer à quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To choose not to accept something offered or not to take part in something.

• I'll pass on dessert.
• We passed on the chance to buy that house.
• Are you joining us, or will you pass on dinner?

Comment l'utiliser : pass on something (I'll pass on the wine tonight.)

Synonymes : decline, turn down, skip

Contraires : accept

Expressions courantes : pass on dessert, pass on an offer, pass on the invitation