pass out

desmayarse, perder el conocimiento

Perder de repente el conocimiento y dejar de percibir lo que ocurre alrededor.

En inglés sencillo: To suddenly become unable to see, think, or move normally because you lose consciousness.

• I felt dizzy and passed out.
• She passes out when she sees blood.
• Did he pass out because of the heat?

Sinónimos: faint, lose consciousness

Antónimos: come round

Expresiones frecuentes: pass out suddenly, almost pass out

quedarse dormido

Quedarse dormido de golpe por mucho cansancio o por efecto del alcohol o las drogas.

En inglés sencillo: To fall asleep suddenly because you are very tired or have taken alcohol or drugs.

• He passed out on the sofa.
• After the long shift, I passed out fully dressed.
• She drank too much and passed out before midnight.

Sinónimos: fall asleep, crash out

Antónimos: wake up

Expresiones frecuentes: pass out drunk, pass out exhausted

repartir, distribuir

Dar cosas a varias personas, normalmente una a cada una.

En inglés sencillo: To give things to several people, usually one thing to each person.

• Please pass out these papers.
• Volunteers passed out food to the crowd.
• Have you passed them out yet?

Cómo se usa: pass something out to someone (Please pass these forms out to the parents.); pass out something (They pass out free snacks at the station.)

Sinónimos: hand out, give out, distribute

Antónimos: collect

Expresiones frecuentes: pass out leaflets, pass out copies

completar la formación, cualificarse

Terminar con éxito la formación necesaria para ejercer un trabajo.

En inglés sencillo: To finish training successfully and become ready to do a particular job.

• The recruits pass out next month.
• He passed out as a trained firefighter.
• Their families attended the ceremony when the cadets passed out.

Cómo se usa: pass out as something (She passed out as a qualified officer.)

Sinónimos: qualify, complete training

Expresiones frecuentes: pass out successfully, pass out together

salir

Atravesar una abertura para salir de un lugar.

En inglés sencillo: To move through an opening and leave a place.

• We passed out through the gate.
• The crowd passed out of the building slowly.
• A narrow doorway let us pass out into the yard.

Cómo se usa: pass out of somewhere (Visitors pass out of the hall through the side door.)

Sinónimos: go out, leave, exit

Antónimos: enter

Expresiones frecuentes: pass out quietly, pass out slowly

graduarse

Terminar con éxito los estudios universitarios y obtener el título.

En inglés sencillo: To finish a university course successfully and receive your qualification.

• She passed out of college last year.
• He passed out of university with a degree in law.
• When did you pass out of medical college?

Cómo se usa: pass out of a university (He passed out of the university with an engineering degree.)

Sinónimos: graduate

Expresiones frecuentes: pass out young, pass out together