Arnold was not well liked in town because he was always passing judgment on others.Arnold no era muy querido en la ciudad porque siempre estaba haciendo comentarios sobre los demás.
It will only take me a minute to pass an iron over the shirt and get the creases out.Solo me entretengo un minuto en pasarle una plancha a la camisa y quitar las arrugas.
Since you just gave blood, you need to let a few minutes pass before you stand up.Como acabas de donar sangre, debes dejar pasar unos minutos antes de pararte.
What passed during the Battle of Gettysburg will forever be remembered in the annals of history.Lo que ocurrió durante la Batalla de Gettysburg será recordado por siempre en los anales de la historia.
(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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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).
(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).
(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).
He didn’t score as high as he wanted, but at least he got a pass.No sacó una calificación tan alta como quisiera, pero por lo menos obtuvo un aprobado.
28.(state of affairs)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
The negotiations reached such a pass that all sides decided to take a break.Las negociaciones habían llegado a tal extremo que todas las partes decidieron tomar un descanso.
Things have come to a pretty pass when she says she can’t live on $10,000 a month.Hay que ver a dónde hemos llegado cuando ella dice que no puede vivir con $10,000 al mes.
(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).
If you're going to stay in Paris for a week, you should get a weekly pass to move around.Si te quedas una semana en París, te conviene comprar un abono semanal para moverte.
(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) 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) 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).
moviegoers were promised free passes to another showingthe holiday price includes a 3-day entry pass to all attractionsprisoners with good behaviour can obtain overnight passesI got myself a pass into the barracks
bus passabono (m)or pase (m) de autobús
when you're 60 you're entitled to a free bus passMalaysian Railways has a rail pass for foreign visitors: 10 days' unlimited travel costs around £43
overnight passpermiso (m)or pase (m) de pernocta
press passpase (m) de prensa
I just waved my press pass at him and he let me inhe found his press pass was useful for getting into sporting events
rail passabono (m)or pase (m) de ferrocarril
security passpase (m) de seguridad
the guard at the gate asked for my security pass
visitor's passpase (m) de visitas
when I arrived for the interview /I was issued with a visitor's pass/
weekend passpermiso (m)or pase (m) de fin de semana
Hughes intercepted a pass by Jonesa superb cross-field pass gave Robson a chance at goal
back passpase (m) hacia atrás
if the goalkeeper handles a back pass an indirect free kick is given
forward passpase (m) adelantado
3(in exam)aprobado (m)
a pass in biologyun aprobado en biología
I need a pass in physics stillpasses are graded from `A' down to `E'I've hardly done any work but I might just scrape a pass in maths
to get a pass (in sth)aprobar (algo)
she got seven passesaprobó siete asignaturas
4(by conjuror)pase (m);(by aircraft)pasada (f)
the helicopter made a final pass to drop suppliesthe jet made a high-speed low-level pass over the airfield
5(situation)
I couldn't believe it - /had I really been brought to this pass?/the greed and violence that have brought the world to its present pass
things have come to a pretty pass¡hasta dónde hemos llegado!
things had reached such a pass that ...las cosas habían llegado a tal extremo que ...
6(sexual approach)
to make a pass at sbtirarle a algn los tejos (informal);intentar ligar con algn (informal)
Nancy wasn't sure if Dirk was making a pass at her
7(Geog)puerto (m);paso (m);(small)desfiladero (m)
the Khyber Passwe rode down out of the pass onto a small green plainthey followed the road to the top of the pass
mountain passpuerto (m)or paso (m) de montaña
transitive verb
1(go past)pasar;(go in front of)pasar por delante de;(cross paths with)cruzarse con;(Aut)(overtake)adelantar;pasar;rebasar; (Méx)
the road passes a farmyardla carretera pasa por un corral;the procession passed the royal standel desfile pasó por delante de la tribuna de Sus Majestades;I passed them on the stairsme crucé con ellos en las escaleras;they passed each other on the wayse cruzaron en el camino;he looked the other way as he passed memiró al otro lado cuando nos cruzamos;he tried to pass me on the inside(Aut)intentó adelantarme or pasarme por la derecha;(in UK)intentó adelantarme or pasarme por la izquierda
we passed the New Hotelas she passed the library door, the telephone began to ringwe are now passing the Tower of LondonNigel drove fast and well, passing cars only when it was safe
2(surpass)superar
total membership has passed the six million markel número total de miembros supera los seis millones
they became the first company in their field to pass the £2 billion turn-over markit passes [belief]it passes my [comprehension]
3(cross)[+barrier, frontier, customs]cruzar
they managed to pass military checkpoints and enter the combat zone
not a word has passed my lipsde mí no ha salido una palabra;no he dicho ni una palabra
4(convey, transfer)(gen)pasar;(Dep)[+ball]pasar
the gas is then passed along a pipeel gas luego se pasa por una tubería
these powers were passed to municipalitiesa genetic trait, which can be passed from one generation to the nexthe passed the ball to the goalkeeper
to pass sth down the linepasar algo de mano en mano
buckets were passed down the line to help extinguish the fireto pass sth [from] hand to handphotos were passed from hand to hand
to pass a dish round the tablepasar un plato entre todos los que están a la mesa
to pass sb sthpass sth to sbpasar algo a algn
pass me the salt, please¿me pasas or alcanzas la sal, por favor?;my application was passed to another departmentpasaron mi solicitud a otro departamento
officials failed to pass vital information to their superiorsKen passed the books to Sergeant Parrottshe passed me her glassmy application was passed to the relevant departmentmy sister is constantly passing me articles on the latest diet gimmickhe passed the letters to the Department of Trade and Industry
he passed his handkerchief over his facese pasó el pañuelo por la cara
she passed a hand over her eyes"I don't understand," the Inspector mumbled, passing a hand through his hairto pass one's hand [between] two bars
to pass a cloth over sthlimpiar algo con un paño
he passed the rope round the axle/through the ringpasó la cuerda por el eje/por el aro
to pass sth [through] a sieve
6(spend)[+time]pasar
it passes the timeayuda a pasar el rato
we passed the weekend pleasantlythe children passed the time playing in the streetsmen pass their lives farming their small plots of landjust to pass the [time]to pass the time they sang songs and played cards
to pass the time of day with sbcharlar un rato con algn
he has just passed his driving testacaba de aprobar el examen de conducir
she passed her exams easilythis milk would not pass the government's safety testhe didn't pass the fitness test for Saturday's matchonly the best pass our rigorous quality control testsa volunteer interpreter who would pass Chinese scrutiny and get safely into Tibetthey only passed 50% of the candidatesshe passed my essay, although she said it was a borderline casethis drug has been passed by the US Food and Drug Administrationto pass sb [fit]the doctor passed him fit for workthe medical board would not pass him fit for General ServiceCrowley was passed more or less fit yesterday so he will be playing on Saturday
the censors felt they could not pass the filmlos censores sintieron que no podían aprobar la película;the film failed to pass the censorsla película no consiguió pasar la censura
the film failed to pass the censors because of one particularly violent scenethe censors felt they could not pass the film until certain scenes were removed
9(approve)[+law, bill motion]aprobar
Race Relations Acts were passed in 1968 and 1976many of the laws passed by Parliament are never enforcedthe Estonian parliament has passed a resolution declaring the republic fully independentthey haven't passed next year's budget yet
10(express)[+remark, comment]hacer
it would be unfair to pass comment on his private lifeno sería justo hacer comentarios sobre su vida privada
I cannot pass comment on her character on the strength of the short time I have known herit was a policy with her never to speak or pass any comment when she was in their companyI don't really know so I could not pass comment on thatto pass [remarks] about sth/sbwe passed a few remarks about the weather
to pass (an) opinion on sthexpresar una opinión acerca de algo
I would feel more able to pass opinion if I had more informationare the auditors required to pass an opinion on the efficiency of management?
to pass sentence(Jur)fallar;dictar sentencia
passing sentence, the judge said it all had the appearance of a con trickbefore sentence was passed, Mr Mills escaped from jail
to pass sentence on sbsentenciar or condenar a algn
the High Court is due to pass sentence on five Palestinians convicted of the murder of seven peoplebefore passing sentence on Mendez the committee viewed the television coverage of the incident
I stood aside to let her passme puse a un lado para dejarle pasar;we passed in the corridornos cruzamos en el pasillo;the procession was still passing an hour laterseguían desfilando una hora más tarde
I pulled in to let her passno cars passedto [let] sb passthe crowd opened and let us pass
to pass behind/in front of sth/sbpasar por detrás/por delante de algo/algn
she passed right in front of mepasó justo por delante mío or de mí
the pipe passed under the city sewerthe drug passes into the bloodstreaman aeroplane passed low over the housethe bullet passed within an inch of my headhe began to pace the floor, passing between his wife and Annethe car passed over the body twice, once backward and then forwardI had to pass this way to reach my carPre-cut slabs of toffee pass along a conveyor beltthe starch thus passes out of the body unabsorbeda meal taken by a human being normally passes through the body in about twenty-four hourswe passed through York on our way to visit friendsthe train passed into a tunnel
messages passed back and forth between themse intercambiaban mensajes entre sí;se mandaban mensajes el uno al otro
pass down the bus please!¡vayan hacia el fondo del autobús, por favor!
to pass into oblivionpasar al olvido
control of the business passed out of my handsla dirección de la empresa pasó a otras manos
to pass out of sightperderse de vista
the bullet passed through her shoulderla bala le atravesó el hombro
pass through the gate and turn leftcruce la verja y gire a la izquierda;she knew what was passing through his mindsabía lo que se le estaba pasando por la cabeza
words passed between themintercambiaron algunas palabras (fuertes)
3(be transferred)pasar
the estate passed to my brotherla herencia pasó a mi hermano
his mother's small estate had passed to him after her death..responsibility for security there would now pass to Westminster
4(Dep)hacer un pase
Robson passes to Lineker on the right wing
5(happen)
all that passed between themtodo lo que hubo entre ellos
to [bring] sth to passmiracles of coincidence brought the unthinkable to pass
it came to pass that ...aconteció que ... (literary)
and so it came to pass as the witch had foretold
6(go by)[+time, deadline]pasar
as the years passeda medida que pasaban los años;con el paso de los años
scarcely a day passes without a visit from himI love you more with every day that passesthe first few days passedthe time seems to have passed so quicklyhe couldn't imagine why he had let so much time pass without contacting herseveral minutes passed before the girls were noticedthe deadline passed without an agreement being reachedonce the deadline has passed no more applications can be accepted
how time passes!¡como pasa el tiempo!
the months passed into yearslos meses se convirtieron en años
7(disappear)[+storm, pain, danger]pasar
it'll passeso pasará;eso se olvidará;once the danger had passeduna vez pasado el peligro;the old order is passingel antiguo orden está desapareciendo;the rain had passedhabía dejado de llover
we sheltered until the storm had passedshe sensed that the crisis had passed
8(in exam)aprobar
I didn't passshe told me that I had passedif you don't pass in your subsidiary subject you can't get a degreeI passed first time when I took my driving testdid you pass [in] chemistry?
9(be approved)[+bill, amendment]ser aprobado
the bill passed by one vote
10(be accepted)pasar
"will this do?" — "oh, it'll pass"—¿esto servirá? —bueno, pasará;what passes in New York may not be good enough herelo que es aceptable en Nueva York puede no serlo aquí
a suit in the English style might passa woman passing as a man
to pass for sthpasar por algo
she could easily pass for 20podría pasar fácilmente por una chica de 20 años;or what passes nowadays for a hato lo que pasa por or se llama sombrero hoy día
it's such a good copy it could pass for the real thingin her day she passed for a great beautyit is doubtful whether Ted, even with his fluent French, passed for one of the localsthat brief period that passes for summer in those high latitudesto [let] sth pass
let it passno hagas caso;pásalo por alto
we can't let that pass!¡eso no lo podemos consentir or pasar por alto!
her rudeness shocked him, but he let it pass without commenthe couldn't let it pass
"what is the largest British bird?" - "pass"you passed on two questions"what were John and Sue up to last night?" - "pass"
I'm afraid I don't know, I'll have to pass on that oneme temo que no lo sé, no puedo contestar esa pregunta;I think I'll pass on the hiking next timecreo que la próxima vez voy a pasar de la excursión (informal)
modifier
pass key (n)llave (f) maestra
pass mark (n)aprobado (m);nota (f) de aprobado
he struggled to obtain a minimum pass markI suppose you could set a pass mark at 60 per cent
pass rate (n)índice (m) de aprobados
an overall pass rate of 94%the school has a better /A-level pass rate/ than other schools in the areaVT + ADVpass on, Bthe bottle was passed along until it reached the end of the lineshe passed a note along the row to her friend
