passare

passare vi [andare] → to go; [veicolo, pedone] → to pass (by), go by; [fare una breve sosta] [postino etc] → to come, call; [amico] (per fare una visita) → to call o drop in; [sole, aria, luce] → to get through (= trascorrere) [giorni, tempo] → to pass, go by;

(fig) [proposta di legge] → to be passed; [dolore] → to pass, go away;

(CARTE) → to pass

vt (= attraversare) → to cross (= trasmettere) [+ messaggio]: passare qc a qn → to pass sth on to sb (= dare): passare qc a qn → to pass sth to sb, give sb sth (= trascorrere) [+ tempo] → to spend (= superare) [+ esame] → to pass (= triturare) [+ verdura] → to strain (= approvare); to pass, approve (= oltrepassare, sorpassare) (anche fig) → to go beyond, pass;

(fig) (= subire); to go through;

passare da ... a → to pass from ... to;

passare di padre in figlio → to be handed down o to pass from father to son;

passare per (anche fig) → to go through;

passare per stupido/un genio → to be taken for a fool/a genius;

passare sopra (anche fig) → to pass over;

passare attraverso (anche fig) → to go through;

passare ad altro → to change the subject;

(in una riunione) → to discuss the next item;

passare in banca/ufficio → to call (in) at the bank/office;

passare alla storia → to pass into history;

passare a un esame → to go up (to the next class) after an exam;

passare di moda → to go out of fashion;

passare a prendere qc/qn → to call and pick sth/sb up;

le passo il Signor X (al telefono) → here is Mr X, I'm putting you through to Mr X;

farsi passare per → to pass o.s. off as, pretend to be;

lasciar passare qn/qc → to let sb/sth through;

col passare degli anni (riferito al presente) → as time goes by;

(riferito al passato) → as time passed o went by;

il peggio è passato → the worst is over;

30 anni e passa → well over 30 years ago;

passare una mano di vernice su qc → to give sth a coat of paint;

passarsela: come te la passi? → how are you getting on o along?