| Principal Translations |
| pass [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (go past) | pasar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | The bus passed me without stopping. |
| | El autobús pasó a mi lado sin detenerse. |
| pass [sth]⇒ vtr | (get through) | atravesar⇒ vtr |
| | | pasar por vtr + prep |
| | First you need to pass customs, then you have to wait for your luggage. |
| | Primero debes atravesar la aduana y después esperar el equipaje. |
| pass [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (driving: overtake) | rebasar⇒ vtr |
| | | pasar⇒ vtr |
| | | adelantar⇒ vtr |
| | The racecar passed his opponent at the last minute to win the race. |
| | El piloto de carreras rebasó a su rival en el último minuto y ganó la carrera. |
| pass [sth]⇒ vtr | (object: hand to [sb]) | pasar⇒ vtr |
| | Could you please pass the salt? |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Le pasó la pluma a ella. |
| pass [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (object: give, hand) | pasar⇒ vtr |
| | | dar⇒ vtr |
| | He passed the pen to her. |
| | El le pasó el bolígrafo a ella. |
| | El le dio el bolígrafo a ella. |
| pass [sth] vtr | (candidate: succeed) | pasar⇒ vtr |
| | | aprobar⇒ vtr |
| | She passed her driving test on her first attempt. |
| | Pasó el examen de manejo en su primer intento. |
| | Aprobó el examen de conducir a la primera. |
| pass [sth] vtr | (law: approve) | aprobar⇒ vtr |
| | The law was passed by a vote of seventy to thirty. |
| | La ley fue aprobada por setenta votos a favor y treinta en contra. |
| pass [sth] vtr | (not fail: exam) | aprobar⇒ vtr |
| | I passed the test! |
| | ¡Aprobé el examen! |
| pass⇒ vi | (go by) | pasar⇒ vtr |
| | The bus passed without stopping for us. |
| | El autobús pasó sin detenerse en nuestra parada. |
| Additional Translations |
| pass interj | (I don't know the answer) | paso interj |
| | "Jenna, what's the answer to number twelve?" "Pass." |
| | "Jenna, ¿cuál es la respuesta a la pregunta número doce?". "Paso". |
| pass n | (mountain pass) | puerto nm |
| | | paso nm |
| | There is a pass through the mountains thirty kilometres north of here. |
| | Hay un puerto de montaña a treinta kilómetros al norte de aquí. |
| pass n | (river channel) | canal navegable nm + adj |
| | Be careful when kayaking through the pass. |
| | Tengan cuidado al hacer kayak por el canal navegable. |
| pass n | (document giving entry) | pase nm |
| | He showed his summer pass and was admitted to the pool. |
| | El mostró su pase de verano y lo dejaron entrar a la piscina. |
| pass n | (success in exam) (calificación aprobatoria) | aprobado nm |
| | He achieved ten straight passes in his exams. |
| | Obtuvo diez aprobados consecutivos en sus exámenes. |
| pass n | UK (university degree) | aprobado nm |
| | His sister got a first class degree, but he only got a pass. |
| | A su hermana se le otorgó una mención honorífica, pero él sólo obtuvo un aprobado. |
| pass n | (sport: ball transfer) | pase nm |
| | The pass was intercepted by the opponent. |
| | El pase fue interceptado por el contrincante. |
| pass n | (hand gesture) | pase nm |
| | The pass of the psychic's hand over the table seemed to set off a strange series of events. |
| | El pase de la mano del psíquico por sobre la mesa parece haber desencadenado una serie de extraños eventos. |
| pass n | (sleight of hand) (juegos de manos) | prestidigitación nf |
| | | pase nm |
| | The tabletop conjuror amazed us with his passes. |
| | El mago nos maravilló con sus actos de prestidigitación. |
| pass n | (sexual advance) | insinuación nf |
| | (AR, coloquial) | lance nm |
| | | avance nm |
| | Becky wasn't interested in Tom and pretended she hadn't even noticed his pass. |
| | A Becky no le interesaba Tom y pretendió no haber notado sus insinuaciones. |
| pass n | (military: leave of absence) | licencia nf |
| | | permiso nm |
| | The soldier was granted a pass to attend his mother's funeral. |
| | Al soldado se le concedió una licencia para asistir al funeral de su madre. |
| pass n | figurative (important point) | situación crítica nf + adj |
| | | punto nm |
| | What has brought us to such a pass in our relationship? |
| | ¿Qué nos hizo llegar hasta esta situación crítica en nuestra relación? |
| pass vi | (be transferred) | pasar⇒ vtr |
| | The birthday card passed from person to person. |
| | La tarjeta de cumpleaños pasó de una mano a otra para que todos la firmaran. |
| pass vi | (sport: transfer the ball) | pasar⇒ vtr |
| | He passed, then ran towards the goal. |
| | Él pasó el balón, luego corrió hacia la portería. |
| pass vi | (time: go by) | pasar⇒ vtr |
| | It seems that time passes faster every year. |
| | Pareciera que el tiempo pasa más rápido cada año. |
| pass vi | formal (happen) | pasar⇒ vi |
| | | suceder⇒ vi |
| | They agreed to forget all that had passed before and start anew. |
| | Acordaron olvidar todo lo que había pasado antes y volver a empezar. |
| pass vi | (games: decline) | pasar⇒ vi |
| | You can either play a card or pass. |
| | Puedes jugar o pasar. |
| pass vi | (end) | pasar⇒ vi |
| | That opportunity has now passed. |
| | La oportunidad ha pasado. |
| pass vi | mainly US, euphemism (die) | fallecer⇒ vi |
| | I'm sorry to tell you that your husband has passed. |
| | Lamento comunicarte que tu esposo ha fallecido. |
| pass vi | (not fail exam) | aprobar⇒ vi |
| | | pasar⇒ vi |
| | "How was the test?" "I passed!" |
| | "¿Cómo te fue en el examen?" "¡Aprobé!" |
| pass vi | (progress, advance) | pasar⇒ vi |
| | | avanzar⇒ vi |
| | Sharon passed from intermediate to advanced level when she was learning Spanish. |
| | Sharon pasó de nivel intermedio a avanzado cuando estaba aprendiendo español. |
| pass vi | (be accepted as part of group) | pasar⇒ vi |
| | | ser aceptado loc verb |
| pass [sb]⇒ vtr | (movement: cross) | cruzarse⇒ v prnl |
| | They passed each other while running errands this morning. |
| | Se cruzaron esta mañana mientras hacían mandados. |
| pass [sth]⇒ vtr | (ball: transfer) (deportes) | hacer un pase loc verb |
| | | pasar⇒ vtr |
| | To play well as part of a team, it's important to pass the ball, rather than just keeping it to yourself. |
| | Para ser bueno jugando en equipo, es importante hacer un pase, en vez de tener la pelota tú mismo. |
| pass [sb]⇒ vtr | (examiner: give pass mark) | aprobar⇒ vtr |
| | The student's grades were much better this year, so the teacher was happy to pass him. |
| | Las calificaciones del estudiante mejoraron este año, así que el profesor le aprobó con gusto. |
| pass [sth]⇒ vtr | euphemism (excrete, discharge) | expulsar⇒ vtr |
| | They say it is painful to pass a kidney stone. |
| | Dicen que es muy doloroso expulsar un cálculo renal. |
| pass [sth] vtr | (judgement: criticism) | emitir⇒ vtr |
| | The columnist passed judgement against the candidate's plans. |
| | El columnista emitió una opinión contraria a los planes del candidato. |
| pass [sth] vtr | (judgment: sentence) | dictar⇒ vtr |
| | The judge passed a sentence of five years' imprisonment on the criminal. |
| | El juez dictó una sentencia de cinco años de prisión para el delincuente. |
| pass [sth] vtr | (exceed) | exceder⇒ vi |
| | | sobrepasar⇒, rebasar⇒ vtr |
| | The rocket's speed quickly passed two hundred kilometres per hour. |
| | La velocidad del cohete rápidamente excedió los doscientos kilómetros por hora. |
| | La velocidad del cohete sobrepasó rápidamente los doscientos kilómetros por hora. |
| pass [sth] vtr | (circulate) | pasar⇒ vtr |
| | They passed the popcorn around the table. |
| | Pasaron las palomitas a todos en la mesa. |
| pass [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (ball: transfer to [sb]) | pasarle algo a loc verb |
| | He passed the basketball to his teammate, then his teammate shot it. |
| | Él le pasó el balón a su compañero, quien anotó un tanto. |
Locuciones verbales
pass | passing |
| pass [sth] along vtr phrasal sep | (hand round, circulate) | difundir algo loc verb |
| | Please pass along these hints for healthy living. |
| | Por favor difundan estos consejos sobre vida sana. |
| 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. |
| pass [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | often passive (property, etc.: be bequeathed) | pasar de generación en generación loc verb |
| | | heredar⇒ vtr |
| | My mother gave me a quilt that had been passed down over many generations. |
| | Mi madre me dio una manta que había pasado de generación en generación. |
| pass [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | usually passive (genetic: be inherited) | heredar⇒ vtr |
| | | pasar de generación en generación loc verb |
| | The gene responsible for red hair has been passed down through Ron's family. |
| | Toda la familia de Ron heredó el gen del cabello pelirrojo. |
| | El gen del cabello pelirrojo pasó de generación en generación en la familia de Ron. |
| pass into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (become part of) | pasar a vtr + prep |
| | After the king's death, the power passed into the hands of his son. |
| pass off vi phrasal | UK (happen) | transcurrir⇒ vi |
| | (formal) | desarrollarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Although the event has attracted violence in the past, the latest march passed off without incident. |
| | Aunque el evento atrajo violencia en el pasado, la última marcha transcurrió sin incidentes. |
| pass [sth/sb] off as [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (present falsely) | hacer pasar por loc verb + prep |
| | He tried to pass himself off as an expert, but we could tell he didn't know much. |
| | Trató de hacerse pasar por experto, pero nos dimos cuenta de que no sabía mucho. |
| pass [sth] on vtr phrasal sep | (bequeath) (derecho) | legar⇒ vtr |
| | The house and all its belongings were passed on to her. |
| | La casa y todas su propiedades le fueren legadas a ella. |
| pass [sth] on vtr phrasal sep | (give to next person) | pasar⇒ vtr |
| | Take a cookie and pass them on. |
| | Agarra una galletita y pásala. |
| pass on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (reject, not take) | declinar algo loc verb |
| | I'm afraid I must pass on your kind invitation - I'm not free that evening. |
| | Lamento tener que declinar su amable invitación pero me temo que no estoy libre esa tarde. |
pass on,
pass away vi phrasal | euphemism (die) (figurado) | pasar a mejor vida expr |
| | | fallecer⇒ vi |
| | | morir⇒ vi |
| | Uncle James passed on a couple of years ago. |
| | His grandfather passed away after a five-year struggle with cancer. |
| | El tío James pasó a mejor vida hace algunos años. |
| pass out vi phrasal | informal (faint, lose consciousness) | perder el conocimiento loc verb |
| | | desmayarse⇒ v prnl |
| | I took one look at the bloody cut on my arm and passed out. |
| | Le eché un vistazo a la herida sangrienta en mi brazo y perdí el conocimiento. |
| pass out vi phrasal | UK (soldier: complete training) | graduarse⇒ v prnl |
| | 650 cadets from the Army Foundation College in Harrogate have passed out. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Esteban se graduó del Colegio Militar en 2010 tras un duro entrenamiento. |
| pass out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (distribute, hand out) | repartir⇒ vtr |
| | | distribuir⇒ vtr |
| | The priest is passing out the communion wafers. |
| | El cura está repartiendo las hostias para la comunión. |
pass over [sb],
pass [sb] over vtr phrasal sep | (not give consideration to) | no tomar en cuenta a, no tener en cuenta a loc verb + prep |
| | | dejar de lado a loc verb + prep |
| | Even though Mary had worked as a manager in that department she was passed over for promotion. |
| | Aunque Mary había trabajado como directora de aquel departamento, no la tomaron en cuenta para la promoción. |
| pass over [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (not discuss) | omitir⇒ vtr |
| | | pasar por alto loc verb |
| | Mary glibly passed over the topic Eric most wanted to discuss. |
| | Mary omitió con habilidad el tema que más le interesaba tratar a Eric. |
| pass over [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (fly over) | sobrevolar⇒ vtr |
| | We live near the airport and hundreds of planes pass over our house every day. |
| | Vivimos cerca del aeropuerto y cientos de aviones sobrevuelan nuestra casa cada día. |
| pass over [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (rub lightly with [sth] to clean) | pasarle a vtr + prep |
| | | darle un repaso a loc verb |
| | (informal) | darle una repasadita a loc verb |
| | Mark passed the cloth over his spectacles to give them a quick clean. |
| | Mark le pasó un paño a sus anteojos para limpiarlos. |