pass off

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pass off
verbo transitivo con partícula
también:
  • to p something off as something -> hacer pasar algo por algo
  • to p oneself off as -> hacerse pasar por
  • he tried to p it off as a joke -> intentó hacer ver que había sido una broma
verbo intransitivo
también:
  • everything passed off well -> todo fue bien

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pass off [pas]
dar o circular como legítimo lo que no es; pasar, seguir su curso; disiparse.

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pass off
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
1 (happen) transcurrir
it all passed off without incident todo transcurrió sin percances
that passed off rather well, don't you think? the main demonstration passed off peacefully the royal visit passed off smoothly
2 (wear off) [+headache, bad mood] pasarse
her headache passed off after an hour el dolor de cabeza se le pasó una hora después
fortunately the effects of the gas passed off relatively quickly his depression had passed off by the next time she saw him
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 (present as genuine)
to pass sth/sb off as sth hacer pasar algo/a algn por algo; he passed the girl off as his sister hizo pasar a la chica por su hermana
horse meat being passed off as ground beef there have been several stories in the news about hospital porters passing themselves off as doctors he passed himself off as a senior psychologist
to pass o.s. off as sth hacerse pasar por algo; she tried to pass herself off as an 18-year-old intentó hacerse pasar por una chica de 18 años
2 (dismiss)
to pass sth off [as] sth he passed it off [as] a virus
he tried to pass it off as a joke intentó quitarle importancia haciendo ver que lo había dicho en broma
/he passed it off as a sore throat/ but it turned out to be something much more serious the dictatorship passes the repression off as an unfortunate necessity apartheid tends to pass segregation off as natural anyone who suffers from angina may therefore pass off the anginal pain as just another attack of angina

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