Pass (phrasal verbs) Flashcards

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Falecer, morrer

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  • *PASS AWAY**
    (formal) to die [morrer, falecer]
  • Roger’s grandfather has made it very clear to the family that when he passes away he wants to be cremated. (O avô de Roger deixou bem claro para a família que, quando falecer, ele vai querer ser cremado.)
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Passar por algum lugar

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PASS BY
to go past a place (passar por algum lugar)

  • “Could you pass by the drugstore on your way back from work and pick up some aspirin?”, Liz asked her husband over the phone.
  • “Você poderia passar pela farmácia no caminho de volta do trabalho e comprar aspirina?”, Liz pediu ao marido pelo telefone.

GO BY

  1. to pass by a place [passar por algum lugar]
  • “Could you go by the supermarket and pick up some vegetables?”, Helen asked Leo. (“Você poderia passar pelo supermercado e pegar alguns legumes?”, Helen pediu a Leo.)
  • Ray enjoys sitting at open-air pubs, drinking beer and watching the world go by. (Ray gosta de ficar sentado em pubs ao ar livre, bebendo cerveja e vendo o mundo passar.)
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passar, referindo-se a tempo

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  • *PASS BY**
    2. to elapse (time) [passar, referindo-se a tempo]
  • “Time is passing by so fast, I can hardly believe Christmas is coming around again!”, our friend Ralph told us. (“O tempo está passando tão rápido que eu mal posso acreditar que o Natal já está chegando de novo!”, disse-nos nosso amigo Ralph.)

GO BY

  1. to pass, esp. time [passar, esp. tempo]
  • Four years went by since Mary last saw her grandparents in Europe. (Quatro anos se passaram desde a última vez que Mary viu os avós na Europa.)
  • They say that as time goes by we grow older and wiser. (Dizem que, à medida que o tempo passa, ficamos mais velhos e mais sábios.)
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fazer passar por algo que não é

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PASS OFF AS
to present falsely [fazer passar por algo que não é]

  • The counterfeiters were trying to pass off fake fifty-dollar bills as real ones. (Os falsificadores estavam tentando passar notas falsas de 50 dólares.)
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demaiar

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PASS OUT
to faint, to lose consciousness [desmaiar]

  • After examining her carefully, the doctor told Michael that Emily had probably passed outbecause of the heat. (Depois de tê-la examinado com cuidado, o médico disse a Michael que Emily provavelmente havia desmaiado por causa do calor.)

O phrasal verb coloquial black out (perder a consciência de repente, desmaiar, “apagar”) expressa a mesma ideia de pass out.

  • After drinking too much beer, Jake blacked out and slept deeply for a good three hours before waking up and realizing where he was. (Depois de ter tomado cerveja demais, Jake desmaiou e dormiu profundamente por umas boas três horas, antes de acordar e perceber onde estava.)
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