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[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]
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[se soumettre à - permis de conduire]
to take
[ - examen]
to take, to sit (UK)
[ - entretien]
to have
[ - scanner, visite médicale]
to have, to go for (inseparable)
la voiture doit passer un contrôle technique
the car has to go for its MOT
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(vieilli)
[réussir - examen]
to pass
[ - épreuve éliminatoire]
to get through (inseparable)
il a passé l'écrit, mais attendons l'oral
he's passed the written exam, but let's see what happens in the oral
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[omettre]
to miss ou
to leave out (separable),
to omit
je passe toutes les descriptions dans ses romans
I miss out ou
I skip all the descriptions in her novels
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[tolérer]
elle lui passe tout
she lets him get away with anything
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passez-moi l'expression/le mot
if you'll pardon the expression/excuse the term
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[soumettre à l'action de]
passer les parquets à l'encaustique
to polish the floors
passer des légumes au mixeur
to put vegetables through the blender, to blend vegetables
passer quelque chose sous l'eau
to rinse something ou
to give something a rinse under the tap
passer quelque chose au four
to put something in the oven
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passer quelque chose à quelqu'un
(familier)
to give somebody a good dressing-down, to tick somebody off (UK)
se faire passer quelque chose
(familier)
to get a good ticking off (UK), to get a good chewing-out (US)
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[donner, transmettre - généralement]
to pass, to hand, to give
[ - maladie]
to give
[ - au téléphone]
to put through (separable)
passe(-moi) le couteau
give me the knife
passe-moi le sel
pass me the salt
fais passer à ton voisin
pass it to your neighbour
passer ses pouvoirs à son successeur
to hand over power to one's successor
je te passe Fred
here's Fred, I'll hand you over to Fred
passe-moi Annie
let me talk to Annie, put Annie on
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[rendre public - annonce]
passer une petite annonce
to place a small ad
il a passé une annonce dans le journal de cette semaine
he put an ad in this week's paper
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[appliquer - substance]
to apply, to put on (separable)
passer de la cire sur quelque chose
to wax something
passer une couche de peinture sur un mur
to paint a wall
il faudra passer une deuxième couche
it needs a second coat
je vais te passer de la crème dans le dos
I'm going to put ou
to rub some cream on your back
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[enfiler - vêtement]
to slip ou
to put on (separable)
je passe une robe moins chaude et j'arrive
I'll put on a cooler dress and I'll be with you
elle passa l'anneau à son doigt
she slipped the ring on her finger
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automobile
passer la marche arrière
to go into reverse
passer la troisième
to change ou
to shift into third gear
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commerce
[conclure - entente]
to conclude, to come to (inseparable),
to reach
[ - marché]
to agree on (inseparable),
to strike, to reach
[ - commande]
to place
passez commande avant le 12
order before the 12th
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[en comptabilité]
to enter, to post
passer un article en compte
to enter a sale into a ledger
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droit
[faire établir - acte juridique]
to draw up (separable)
un acte passé par-devant notaire
a deed drawn up in the presence of a notary
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