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"Pass out" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "desmayarse", and "swoon" is an intransitive verb which is also often translated as "desmayarse". Learn more about the difference between "pass out" and "swoon" below.
pass out(
pahs
aut
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (to faint)
b. perder el conocimiento
Stephen passed out after his seventh shot of tequila.Stephen perdió el conocimiento después del séptimo tequila.
a. graduarse
Over a hundred cadets passed out from the military academy this year.Más de cien cadetes se graduaron en la academia militar este año.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. repartir
The teacher passed out paper to his students for the dictation.El maestro repartió papel entre los estudiantes para el dictado.
swoon(
swun
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to faint)
a. desmayarse
After walking out in the sun all day, I could feel myself starting to swoon.Después de caminar bajo el sol todo el día, sentí que empezaba a desmayarme.
b. desvanecerse
When I saw my brother starting to swoon, I realized he hadn't had anything to drink all day.Cuando vi que mi hermano empezaba a desvanecerse, me di cuenta que él no había tomado nada todo el día.
a. derretirse
When I finished my song, every girl in the room swooned.Cuando terminé mi canción, cada chica en el espacio se derritió.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (old-fashioned) (loss of consciousness)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. el desmayo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The bad news caused her to go into a swoon.Las malas noticias le causaron un desmayo.
b. el desvanecimiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
His blood pressure dropped and he went into a swoon.Se le bajó la presión y tuvo un desvanecimiento.
