passing

di passaggio, che passa

Che si muove passando accanto a una persona o a un luogo.

In inglese semplice: Someone or something is moving past a person or place.

• We watched the passing cars.
• A passing stranger helped us.
• The noise of passing trains kept her awake.

Espressioni comuni: passing cars, passing stranger, passing train

fugace, superficiale

Detto di un commento o interesse breve o superficiale, con poca attenzione ai dettagli.

In inglese semplice: A comment or interest is brief or slight, with little attention or detail.

• He made a passing comment about the weather.
• The book contains a passing reference to her work.
• I have only a passing interest in politics.

Sinonimi: brief, casual, slight

Contrari: detailed, thorough

Espressioni comuni: passing comment, passing reference, passing interest

passeggero, effimero

Che dura poco tempo e scompare presto.

In inglese semplice: Something lasts only a short time and soon disappears.

• It was just a passing feeling.
• Her interest in sailing proved a passing fancy.
• The sadness was a passing phase.

Sinonimi: temporary, brief, fleeting

Contrari: lasting, permanent

Espressioni comuni: passing phase, passing feeling, passing fancy

percepito secondo la propria identità

Che gli altri vedono come appartenente all’identità che presenta, per esempio a un determinato genere.

In inglese semplice: Someone is seen by others as having the identity they present, such as a particular gender.

• He is a passing trans man.
• A passing trans woman described her experiences at work.
• Being a passing transgender person can affect how strangers treat you.

Espressioni comuni: passing trans man, passing trans woman

scomparsa, fine

La morte di qualcuno o la fine di qualcosa che prima esisteva.

In inglese semplice: Someone’s death, or the ending of something that once existed.

• We mourned her passing.
• His peaceful passing brought the family some comfort.
• The museum marks the passing of an industrial era.

Come si usa: the passing of someone/something (They mourned the passing of their oldest friend.)

Sinonimi: death, end

Contrari: birth

Espressioni comuni: someone’s passing, peaceful passing, passing of something

passaggio, trascorrere

Il movimento di qualcosa che passa per un luogo, oppure un cambiamento dovuto al trascorrere del tempo.

In inglese semplice: The movement of something past a place, or a change as time moves forward.

• We watched the passing of the boats.
• The passing of years changed their friendship.
• The festival marks the passing from winter to spring.

Come si usa: the passing of something (The passing of time helped her recover.); passing from A to B (The ceremony marks the passing from childhood to adulthood.)

Sinonimi: passage, transition

Espressioni comuni: passing of time, passing of years, passing of trains

approvazione

L’atto di approvare ufficialmente una proposta di legge o un provvedimento simile.

In inglese semplice: The act of officially approving a proposed law or similar measure.

• The passing of the bill took months.
• She welcomed the passing of the new law.
• Several members opposed the passing of this measure.

Come si usa: the passing of something (The passing of the law changed workers’ rights.)

Sinonimi: passage, approval, enactment

Contrari: rejection

Espressioni comuni: passing a bill, passing of legislation, passing a law

giocoleria in coppia

Tipo di giocoleria in cui le persone si lanciano oggetti a vicenda.

In inglese semplice: A kind of juggling in which people throw objects to each other.

• We practiced passing with six clubs.
• Their passing routine involved four jugglers.
• Can you teach me club passing?

Espressioni comuni: club passing, practice passing, passing pattern