pass

pasar, pasar por

Avanzar junto a una persona, lugar o cosa y dejarlo atrás.

En inglés sencillo: To move past a person, place, or thing so that it is behind you.

• We pass the school every day.
• A blue car passed us on the road.
• Did you pass the station on your way here?

Cómo se usa: pass by someone/something (We passed by the school on our walk.)

Sinónimos: go past, go by

Expresiones frecuentes: pass someone, pass a building, pass by something

aprobar

Obtener en una prueba la nota necesaria para superarla.

En inglés sencillo: To get a good enough result in a test or exam to succeed.

• I passed my test.
• She passed all her exams last year.
• How many students passed this time?

Antónimos: fail

Expresiones frecuentes: pass an exam, pass a test, pass with distinction

pasar, transcurrir

Transcurrir el tiempo; también, dedicar un período a hacer algo.

En inglés sencillo: If time does this, it goes by; you can also spend it doing something.

• The hours passed slowly.
• We passed the time by telling stories.
• Ten years have passed since we last met.

Cómo se usa: pass the time doing something (We passed the time playing cards.)

Sinónimos: go by, elapse, spend

Expresiones frecuentes: let time pass, pass the time, pass an hour

pasar

Dar algo a otra persona, normalmente acercándoselo con la mano.

En inglés sencillo: You give something to another person, usually by handing it to them.

• Please pass me the salt.
• He passed the keys to his sister.
• Could you pass those papers around?

Cómo se usa: pass someone something (Please pass me a clean plate.); pass something to someone (She passed the letter to her father.)

Sinónimos: hand, give

Expresiones frecuentes: pass someone something, pass the salt, pass something over

aprobar

Aceptar oficialmente una ley o decisión propuesta, normalmente mediante una votación.

En inglés sencillo: To officially approve a proposed law or decision, usually by voting.

• The council passed the proposal.
• A new law passed yesterday.
• Will parliament pass the bill this week?

Sinónimos: approve, adopt

Antónimos: reject

Expresiones frecuentes: pass a law, pass a bill, pass a motion

pasar

Atravesar un lugar o pasar junto a él, referido a una carretera, río o vía férrea.

En inglés sencillo: A road, river, or railway goes through or past a place.

• The road passes our village.
• The river passes through the city centre.
• Does the railway pass near your house?

Cómo se usa: pass through something (The railway passes through a forest.); pass something (The river passes several small towns.)

Sinónimos: run, go

Expresiones frecuentes: pass through something, pass a village, pass near something

pase

Acción de enviar el balón a otro jugador del mismo equipo.

En inglés sencillo: An act of sending the ball to another player on your team.

• That was a good pass.
• She caught his pass and scored.
• Their goalkeeper intercepted two dangerous passes.

Cómo se usa: a pass to someone (His pass to the striker led to a goal.)

Expresiones frecuentes: make a pass, short pass, forward pass, catch a pass

pase, abono

Tarjeta o billete que permite entrar en un lugar o utilizar un servicio.

En inglés sencillo: A card or ticket that lets you enter a place or use a service.

• Show your pass at the door.
• I bought a monthly bus pass.
• Visitors need passes to enter this building.

Sinónimos: permit, entry card

Expresiones frecuentes: bus pass, visitor pass, season pass, show a pass