2 (of a river, road etc) able to be passed, travelled over etc: “The mud has made the roads no longer passable.” passeerbaar
'passing (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)
1 going past: “a passing car.” voorbijgaand
2 lasting only a short time: “a passing interest.” kortstondig
3 (of something said) casual and not made as part of a serious talk about the subject: “a passing reference.” terloops
'passer-'by (Zelfstandig naamwoord)
a person who is going past a place when something happens: “He asked the passers-by if they had seen the accident.” voorbijganger
'password (Zelfstandig naamwoord)
a secret word by which those who know it can recognize each other and be allowed to go past, enter etc: “He was not allowed into the army camp because he did not know the password.” wachtwoord
in passing
while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means: “He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it.” terloops
let (something) pass
to ignore something rather than take the trouble to argue: “I'll let that pass.” laten gaan
pass as/for
to be mistaken for or accepted as: “Some man-made materials could pass as silk” doorgaan voor
pass away
to die: “Her grandmother passed away last night.” overlijden
pass the buck
to give the responsibility or blame for something to someone else: “She always passes the buck if she is asked to do anything.” de verantwoordelijkheid van zich afschuiven
pass by
to go past (a particular place): “I was passing by when the bride arrived at the church” voorbijlopen
pass off
(of sickness, an emotion etc) to go away: “By the evening, his sickness had passed off and he felt better.” overgaan
pass (something or someone) off as
to pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else): “He passed himself off as a journalist.” laten doorgaan voor
pass on
1 to give to someone else (usually something which one has been given by a third person): “I passed on his message.” doorgeven
2 to die: “His mother passed on yesterday.” overlijden
pass out
1 to faint: “I feel as though I'm going to pass out.” bewusteloos worden
EN: it could not pass muster
NL:het kon de toets van de kritiek niet doorstaan EN:pass a dividend
NL:geen dividend uitkeren EN:pass a rope round it
NL:doe er een touw omheen EN:pass water
NL:urineren EN:pass sentence on
NL:vonnissen EN: he passed me a goodday
NL:(spreektaal) hij zei me goedendag EN:pass across
NL:overgeven (to aan) (ter verdere afwikkeling) EN:pass away
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