pass down

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pass down

verbo transitivo con partícula

1. pasar, transmitir (knowledge, tradition)

pass down

verb:transitive:plus_adverb

1 (transfer) [+custom, disease, trait] pasar; transmitir; [+inheritance] pasar

these beliefs were passed down from generation to generation estas creencias se fueron pasando or transmitiendo de generación en generación; it's been passed down through the family se ha ido heredando en la familia; the painting was passed down to my father and he passed it down to me el cuadro lo heredó mi padre y luego me lo pasó a mí; my clothes were always passed down from my elder sister yo siempre heredaba la ropa de mi hermana mayor; when you grow out of this coat you can pass it down to your brother cuando este abrigo te quede pequeño se lo puedes pasar or dar a tu hermano

as he grows out of his clothes he passes them down to his brother stories his own father had passed down to him the Japanese belief that wisdom is passed down from one generation to the next a saying that has been passed down through the ages a hereditary disease that is passed down through the generations /she passes down family heirlooms to each child/, without regard to who is adopted

2 (convey downwards) pasar

he passed the bags down to me me pasó las bolsas

the doctor passes the tube down through the throat and into the abdomen the crates were passed down into the ship's hold

verb:intransitive:plus_adverb

1 (be transferred) [+custom] pasar; transmitirse

to some extent, this practice has passed down from federal to state and local level

2 (be inherited)

the farm passed down to me yo heredé la granja

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