passar.
to pass; to pass by (to move past)
Meaning & usage
to pass; to pass by (to move past)
Já passaram treze carros.
Não vi ninguém passar pela casa.
to pass; to pass by (to move past) to overtake (to move ahead of)
O piloto tentou passar o outro carro.
to pass; to pass by (to move past) to cross (to move beyond)
Se passarmos da fronteira, podemos ser presos.
to pass; to pass by (to move past) to cross; to pass; to go over (to become greater in value than)
O preço da maçã passou de trinta centavos durante a seca.
Você já passou dos limites!
to pass; to pass by (to move past) to go through (to move from one end through to the other side)
A flecha passou pelo seu coração.
to pass; to pass by (to move past) to pass (to go unheeded or neglected)
Sementes não passam no portão do aeroporto.
to pass; to pass by (to move past) to stop by (to pay a brief visit)
Passarei na casa da mãe antes de ir embora.
to pass (to move something over to)
Alguém me passa o leite?
to pass (to move something over to) to pass
O técnico quer que eu passe para os atacantes.
to pass (to be over)
Demorou anos para a dor nas minhas costas passar.
A época do plantio passou.
to pass (to be over) to pass; to elapse
Passaram(-se) vinte minutos.
to begin, to start (usually referring to something habitual)
Depois do acidente, passei a aproveitar a vida.
to spend (to stay somewhere during a given time)
Passara uma semana no hospital.
to spend (to do something during a given time)
Prefiro passar o dia vendo televisão.
to take place; to happen; to occur
Parece que se passou algo sério nessa estrada.
to pass (to advance through the stages necessary to become valid or effective)
O pagamento no cartão não passou.
to pass (to advance through the stages necessary to become valid or effective) to pass (to successfully complete an academic term)
Estudei e mesmo assim não passei.
Meu filho idiota não passará da quinta série.
to pass (to advance through the stages necessary to become valid or effective) to pass (to successfully complete an academic course, subject or test)
São poucos que passam no vestibular.
Querem que eu passe a geografia.
to pass (to advance through the stages necessary to become valid or effective) to pass (to make a student pass a term or course)
O professor não quis passar seus alunos mais preguiçosos.
to pass (to advance through the stages necessary to become valid or effective) to pass (to be passable, good enough, acceptable)
A pizza deles não é lá excelente, mas passa.
to iron (to unwrinkle clothing using an iron)
Ela mandou a empregada passar o terno.
to spread; to apply (to rub evenly on a surface)
Passem protetor nos seus rostos.
to go through; to undergo; to experience
Haviam passado por muita miséria quando crianças.
to be (in a given situation of health)
Não se preocupe, eu passo bem.
to pass; to spread (to put in circulation)
Começaram a passar rumores.
to impersonate (to pretend to be something in order to deceive)
O bandido está se passando por vítima para fugir daqui.
to pass (to decline to play on one’s turn)
“É a sua vez.” “Passo.”
Por que você passou a sua vez?
(pronominal) to freak out, to go crazy
Como assim vais sair com esta tempestade sem agasalho? Estás-te a passar?
Ela passou-se de vez.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der. Proto-Italic *pattus Latin passus Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Vulgar Latin *passāre Old Galician-Portuguese passar Portuguese passar Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese passar, from Vulgar Latin *passāre. Compare Galician and Spanish pasar.
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