pass by

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pass by [pas]
  • To pass by in silence -> pasar en silencio, pasar por alto
pasar, excusar, olvidar, perdonar; omitir pasar por o cerca de alguna cosa; ir más allá de un punto determinado.

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pass by
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
1 (go past) pasar
I was just passing by and I saw your car estaba pasando por aquí y he visto tu coche; she would beg from the people passing by pedía limosna a la gente que pasaba
I hurriedly passed by, not wanting to meet her eyes they were injured when a parked car exploded as their convoy passed by no one had seen him pass by more than 70 trains pass by every day he stood on the corner waiting for the procession to pass by to pass by on the other side (of the street) we see cruelty happen and we pass by on the other side
2 [+time, occasion] pasar
as the hours passed by a medida que pasaban las horas
we can't let that occasion pass by without a drink or two
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
life has passed her by la vida se le ha pasado sin enterarse; no ha disfrutado de la vida; fortune seemed to have passed him by la fortuna parecía haberle dejado de lado; don't let this opportunity pass you by no dejes pasar (por alto) esta oportunidad
this opportunity is one I mustn't pass by we're the only ones not involved; we're getting passed by, I tell you the glamour of her jetsetting job tends to pass her by becasue she is working so hard he felt life was passing him by
verb:intransitive:plus_preposition
pasar por
I'll pass by your place to pick you up pasaré por tu casa para recogerte
I told him to drop in and spend a few days with us if he passed by here on his way back

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