para pasar

to pass

to go in

para pasar(pah-rah pah-sahr)

phrase

1. (to meet the requirements of)

a. to pass

Tendré que estudiar mucho para pasar el examen porque es muy difícil.

I'll have to study a lot to pass the exam because it's very difficult.

2. (to enter)

a. to go in

Para pasar necesitas tener el carnet de socio.

To go in you need to have a membership card.

3. (to go across)

a. to cross

Para pasar esta carretera hay que ir al semáforo porque hay mucho tráfico.

To cross this road you need to go to the lights because there's a lot of traffic.

4. (used in relation to time)

a. to spend

Quiero trabajar a jornada partida para pasar más tiempo con mis hijos.

I want to work part time to spend more time with my children.

b. to pass

No soy pintor profesional, solo pinto para pasar el rato.

I'm not a professional painter. I just paint to pass the time.

5.

(figurative)

(to suffer)

a. to go through

Emigramos a la ciudad, pero a veces pienso que, para pasar tantas penalidades, mejor que nos hubiéramos quedado en el pueblo.

We migrated to the city, but I sometimes think that, to go through so much hardship, we'd better have stayed in the village.