passing

el fallecimiento

pasajero

passing(

pah

sihng

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (death)

a. el fallecimiento

(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).

(M)

I was devastated when I learned of his passing.Quedé destrozado cuando supe de su fallecimiento.

b. la defunción

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The citizens gathered to pay their respects after the passing of the philanthropist.Los ciudadanos se congregaron para presentar sus respetos tras la defunción del filántropo.

2. (disappearance)

a. la desaparición

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

(custom)

This town has recently seen the passing of some of its ancient customs.En el último tiempo, este pueblo ha visto la desaparición de algunas de sus antiguas costumbres.

3. (transport)

a. el adelantamiento

(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).

(M)

(on road)

Passing is not allowed when there is a double yellow line.No se permite el adelantamiento cuando hay una línea amarilla doblada.

4. (course of time)

a. el paso

(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).

(M)

Emotional wounds only heal with the passing of time.Las heridas emocionales solo se curan con el paso del tiempo.

5. (movement)

a. el paso

(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).

(M)

She lay in bed listening to the passing of cars on the street below.Estaba echada en la cama escuchando el paso de los autos en la calle de abajo.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

6. (brief)

a. pasajero (fad)

Baggy pants were mostly a passing fad in the 90's.Los pantalones anchos fueron más que nada una moda pasajera de los años 90.

b. rápido (glance)

The police officer gave me a passing glance and then kept walking.El policía me lanzó una mirada rápida y siguió caminando.

c. superficial (without depth)

They expressed passing interest in becoming clients of ours a year ago.Expresaron interés superficial en ser nuestros clientes hace un año.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

She made a passing reference to her vacation next month, but she didn't say where she was going.Se refirió de pasada a sus vacaciones del próximo mes, pero no dijo adónde iba.

The exhibit barely attracted a passing glance from the public.El público solo le echaba una ojeada a la pieza al pasar.

7. (of movement)

a. que pasa

We decided to throw eggs at the passing cars on Halloween.Decidimos arrojar huevos a los carros que pasaban en Halloween.

8. (education)

a. de aprobación

The passing grade is the same for everyone in the school.La nota de aprobación es la misma para todos en la escuela.

b. para aprobar

What's the minimum passing grade?¿Cuál es la calificación mínima para aprobar?

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