Usage examples of "passer" in French with translation to English

<>
show all
Je vais passer la nuit ici. I'll spend the night here.
Je ne te laisserai pas passer. I will not let you pass.
Tout va bien se passer. Everything's going to be OK.
Nous devons nous passer de sucre. We have to do without sugar.
Je vais passer chez toi. I'll come to your place.
Je voulais passer quelques appels. I wanted to make a few phone calls.
Je ne fais que passer. I just dropped in.
J'avais l'intention de passer vous voir, mais j'étais assez occupée cette semaine. I've been meaning to drop by and see you, but I've been rather busy this week.
Peux-tu me passer le marteau ? Do you mind handing me the hammer?
Pour passer d'une phrase à l'autre, Tom tendait son bras. Mary le saisissait fermement et sautait par-dessus le point en évitant de tomber dans l'espace. In order to cross from one sentence to the other, Tom was stretching out his arm. Mary clinged firmly on to it and jumped over the dot, avoiding to fall in the space.
Il était si gros qu'il ne pouvait passer par le trou. He was so fat that he couldn't get through the hole.
Vous allez passer la banque et voilà son bureau à gauche. His office is past the bank on your left.
Ne laissez pas passer cette chance. Don't let this chance slip by.
Excusez-moi. Puis-je passer ? Excuse me. May I get by?
Excusez-moi, pourrais-je passer ? Excuse me, could I get past?
Je vais passer demain matin. I'll pop in tomorrow morning.
Je veux passer du temps avec toi. I want to spend some time with you.
Peux-tu me passer ce bidule ? Can you pass me that thingamajig?
Tu veux passer par le souterrain ? You want to go via the tunnel?
Il aurait dû passer l'examen. He should have taken the examination.
More
Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.

What is translation in context on PROMT.One

The “Contexts” section on PROMT.One is your translation-in-context tool that helps you find real examples of how words and phrases are used. Just enter a word and the service will show its translation in context — sentences from bilingual sources where this word is used together with its translation into the target language. This helps you understand subtle shades of meaning and correct usage in speech, whether it is a rare term or a common everyday phrase.

Millions of usage examples from real texts

Millions of translation examples are collected automatically from already translated texts: documents, websites, books, movie dialogues and more. Thanks to this, you can see a word in different situations — from formal business style to everyday colloquial speech. For convenience, the results can be filtered by a specific translation or topic, and you can also search within the examples found to quickly focus on the context you need.

How translation in context helps you learn a language

By using the “Contexts” section, you can effectively expand your vocabulary. The service clearly shows how idioms, phrasal verbs and polysemantic words are translated in different contexts. This makes language learning easier: you remember new words together with their real usage and immediately see correct translations in authentic, living language. Take advantage of context-based translation on PROMT.One — learning a language becomes easier and more engaging!

PROMT Professional NMT

PROMT Professional NMT

Try offline translator for your PC and laptop

Download

PROMT Master NMT

PROMT Master NMT

Accurate document translation

Download