pass by

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
pass by vi phrasal	(go past)	pasar⇒ vi
	When Emily was sick, she sat near the window and waved at everyone who passed by.
	Cuando Emily estaba enferma, se sentaba al lado de la ventana y saludaba a cualquiera que pasara.
pass by [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep	(go past)	pasar por vi + prep
		pasar por delante de vi + loc prep
		pasar junto a vi + loc prep
	It's hard to pass by a mirror without looking at your reflection.
	Es difícil pasar por un espejo y no mirar el reflejo de uno.
pass by [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep	(ignore, overlook)	ignorar⇒ vtr
		pasar por alto loc verb
	(oportunidad, oferta)	dejar pasar loc verb
	The shoppers passed by the tomatoes even though they were reduced in price.
	Los clientes ignoraron los tomates aunque estaban rebajados de precio.
pass [sb] by vtr phrasal sep	figurative (go unnoticed by)	pasar desapercibido loc verb
	(cambio de sujeto)	no notar algo loc verb
	Sadly, my brilliant joke passed him by.
	Lamentablemente, mi brillante chiste pasó desapercibido.
	Lamentablemente, él no notó mi brillante chiste.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
bypass [sth], by-pass⇒ vtr	(go around)	circunvalar⇒ vtr
		rodear⇒ vtr
		bordear⇒ vtr
		evitar⇒ vtr
	The truck driver bypassed the small towns in order to arrive quicker.
	El camionero circunvaló los pueblos para llegar antes.
bypass, by-pass n	(road around area)	circunvalación nf
	(ES)	ronda nf
	(GT, MX)	periférico nm
	(MX)	libramiento nm
	We took the bypass because it's quicker.
	Tomamos la circunvalación porque es más rápida.

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