I hope I'll pass the exam

bus pass — abbonamento dell'autobus

the pass was blocked with snow — il valico era bloccato dalla neve

to get a pass in German — prendere la sufficienza in tedesco

I got six passes — ho preso la sufficienza in sei materie

things have come to a pretty pass — ecco a cosa siamo arrivati

to make a pass at sb fam — fare delle proposte or delle avances a qn

they passed each other on the way — si sono incrociati per strada

I pass his house on my way to school — passo davanti a casa sua andando a scuola

could you pass me the salt, please? — mi passeresti il sale, per favore?

he passed his hand over his forehead — si passò la mano sulla fronte

to pass a thread through a hole — far passare un filo attraverso un foro

I hope I'll pass the exam — spero di passare l'esame

it passes the time — fa passare il tempo

to pass the time of day with sb — scambiarsi i (soliti) convenevoli

(come, go) to pass (through) — passare (per), (Auto: overtake) sorpassare

he passed by the cinema — è passato davanti al cinema

sales have passed the £1 million mark — le vendite hanno superato il milione di sterline

to pass out of sight — sparire alla vista

to pass into oblivion — cadere nell'oblio

to pass into history — passare alla storia

she could pass for twenty-five — potrebbe passare per una venticinquenne

what passes for art these days — quel che si definisce arte oggigiorno

is this okay? — oh, it'll pass — questo va bene? — sì, può andare

I decided to let it pass — ho deciso di lasciar correre

the time has passed quickly — il tempo è passato in fretta

how time passes! — come passa il tempo!

all that passed between them — tutto quello che c'è stato fra loro

make a pass at somebody — (fig. coll.): (amorously) jemanden anmachen (ugs.)

the title/property passes to somebody — der Titel/Besitz geht auf jemanden über

I still need a pass in physics — ich muss noch einen Abschluss in Physik machen

the text had a special hyphenation pass — der Text wurde eigens in Bezug auf Silbentrennung überprüft

things had come to such a pass that... — die Lage hatte sich so zugespitzt, dass...

this is a pretty pass! — das ist ja eine schöne Bescherung!

to make a pass at sb — bei jdm Annäherungsversuche machen

the jet made three passes over the ship — der Düsenjäger flog dreimal über das Schiff

on its fourth pass over the area the plane was almost hit —

the pilot made two passes over the landing strip before deciding to come down — der Pilot passierte die Landebahn zweimal, ehe er sich zur Landung entschloss

he passed me without even saying hello — er ging ohne zu grüßen an mir vorbei

the ship passed the mouth of the estuary — das Schiff passierte die Flussmündung

he's passed all the other candidates — er hat alle anderen Kandidaten überflügelt

not a word passed her lips — kein Wort kam über ihre Lippen

they passed the photograph around — sie reichten or gaben das Foto herum

he passed the hammer up — er reichte den Hammer hinauf

the characteristics which he passed to his son — die Eigenschaften, die er an seinen Sohn weitergab

it passes belief — es ist kaum zu fassen

it passes my comprehension that... —

love which passes all understanding — Liebe, die jenseits allen Verstehens liegt

this film will never pass the censors — dieser Film kommt nie und nimmer durch die Zensur

the censors will never pass this film — die Zensur gibt diesen Film bestimmt nicht frei

to pass the ball to sb — jdm den Ball zuspielen

he passed his hand across his forehead — er fuhr sich (dat) mit der Hand über die Stirn

pass the thread through the hole — führen Sie den Faden durch die Öffnung

to pass comment (on sth) — einen Kommentar (zu etw) abgeben

to pass water — Wasser or Harn lassen

we passed in the corridor —

(= move, go) no letters passed between them — sie wechselten keine Briefe

words passed between them — es gab einige Meinungsverschiedenheiten

what has passed between us — was sich zwischen uns zugetragen hat

a knowing look passed between them — sie tauschten wissende Blicke aus

if you pass by the grocer's... —

we passed by a line of hotels — wir kamen an einer Reihe Hotels vorbei

the procession passed down the street —

the cars pass down the assembly line — die Autos kommen das Fließband herunter

as we pass from feudalism to more open societies — beim Übergang vom Feudalismus zu offeneren Gesellschaftsformen

as we pass from youth to old age — mit zunehmendem Alter

the virus passes easily from one person to another —

the land has now passed into private hands — das Land ist jetzt in Privatbesitz übergegangen

to pass into oblivion — in Vergessenheit geraten

expressions which have passed into/out of the language — Redensarten, die in die Sprache eingegangen sind/aus der Sprache verschwunden sind

to pass into history/legend — in die Geschichte/Legende eingehen

to pass out of sight —

the firm has passed out of existence — die Firma hat aufgehört zu bestehen

everything he said just passed over my head — was er sagte, war mir alles zu hoch

we're now passing over Paris — wir fliegen jetzt über Paris

I'll just pass quickly over the main points again —

he's passing through a difficult period — er macht gerade eine schwere Zeit durch

the manuscript has passed through a lot of hands — das Manuskript ist durch viele Hände gegangen

the thread passes through this hole — der Faden geht durch diese Öffnung

you have to pass through Berlin — Sie müssen über Berlin fahren

shall we pass to the second subject on the agenda? — wollen wir zum zweiten Punkt der Tagesordnung übergehen?

the crown always passes to the eldest son —

the area then passed under Roman rule — das Gebiet geriet dann unter römische Herrschaft

he passed under the archway — er ging/fuhr durch das Tor

to let an opportunity pass — eine Gelegenheit verstreichen lassen

it'll pass — das geht vorüber!

to let sth pass — etw durchgehen lassen

let it pass! — vergiss es!, vergessen wirs!

it'll pass — das geht

this little room has to pass for an office —

in her day she passed for a great beauty — zu ihrer Zeit galt sie als große Schönheit

she could easily pass for 25 — sie könnte leicht für 25 durchgehen

or what passes nowadays for a hat — oder was heute so als Hut betrachtet wird

I passed! — ich habe bestanden!

to pass to sb — jdm zuspielen, an jdn abgeben

(I) pass! — (ich) passe!

I'll pass on that — da passe ich

and it came to pass in those days... — und es begab sich zu jener Zeit...

to bring sth to pass — etw bewirken

get a pass in maths — die Mathematikprüfung bestehen

things have come to a pretty pass [when...] — es muss schon weit gekommen sein[, wenn...]

make a pass at somebody — (fig. coll.): (amorously) jemanden anmachen (ugs.)

pass into history/oblivion — in die Geschichte eingehen/in Vergessenheit geraten

the title/property passes to somebody — der Titel/Besitz geht auf jemanden über

pass from one state to another — von einem Zustand in einen anderen übergehen

l'autobus passa davanti a casa nostra — the bus goes past our house

non è passata neanche una macchina — not one car went by

passare dall'altra parte della strada — to cross (over) to the other side of the street

passa quando vuoi — call in whenever you like

passo da te dopo cena — I'll call in after dinner

passare a trovare/salutare qn — to drop by to see sb/say "hello" to sb

passare a prendere qc/qn — to come and pick sth/sb up

ti passo a prendere alle otto — I'll come and pick you up at eight o'clock

passare in banca/ufficio — to call in at the bank/office

devo passare in banca — I've got to call in at the bank

(trasferirsi) passare da...a — to pass from... to

passare da un argomento ad un altro — to go from one subject to another

passiamo ad altro! — let's go on!

passare al nemico — to go over to the enemy

passare di moda — to go out of fashion

sono passati molti anni dalla fine della guerra — many years have passed since the end of the war

il peggio è passato — the worst is over

far passare a qn la voglia di qc/di fare qc — to stifle sb's desire for sth/to do sth

ti è passato il mal di testa? — has your headache gone?

gli passerà! — he'll get over it!

passare a un esame — to go up (to the next class) after an exam

passare di grado — to be promoted

passare di cottura — to be overdone

30 anni e passa — well over 30 years ago

c'erano 100 persone e passa — there were well over a 100 people

(esistere) ci passa una bella differenza tra i 2 quadri — there's a big difference between the 2 pictures

passare per uno stupido/un genio — to be taken for a fool/a genius

passare per buono — to be taken as valid, be accepted

passare inosservato — to go unnoticed

farsi passare per — to pass o.s. off as, pretend to be

passare attraverso, per anche fig — to go through

passare sotto — to pass below

lasciar passare qn/qc — to let sb/sth through

non mi hanno lasciato passare — they didn't let me through

questa volta non ci passo sopra — I'm not prepared to overlook it this time

hai passato l'esame? — did you pass the exam?

(trafiggere) passare qn/qc da parte a parte — to pass right through sb/sth

passare le vacanze in montagna — to spend one's holidays in the mountains

ho passato due giorni a Parigi — I spent two days in Paris

non passa giorno che non ne combini una delle sue — hardly a day goes by without him getting up to something

ha passato la palla a Enrico — he passed the ball to Enrico

potresti passarmi il sale? — could you pass me the salt, please?

mi hai passato l'influenza — you gave me the flu

i miei genitori mi passano 300 euro al mese — my parents give me 300 euros a month

le passo il signor Rossi — I'm putting you through to Mr Rossi, here's Mr Rossi

passare lo straccio per terra — to give the floor a wipe

passare una mano di vernice su qc — to give sth a coat of paint

(fraseologia) passarsela bene/male — to get on well/badly, (economicamente) to manage well/badly

passarla liscia — to get away with it

ne ha passate tante — he's been through a lot, he's had some difficult times

col passare del tempo... — with the passing of time...

passato il semaforo, giri a destra — turn right after the lights

passare qcn. a un altro ufficio — to move sb. to another office

passare una telefonata a qcn. — to put a call through to sb.

mi passi il direttore commerciale, per favore — give me the sales manager, please

glielo passo — I'll put him on, I'm putting you through

passami il piatto — pass me your plate

potete (fare) passare il sale? — could you pass the salt along please?

passare le dita su qcs. — to run one's fingers over sth.

passare uno straccio su qcs. — to run a duster over sth

passare una bella giornata — to have a nice day

passare la giornata a fare — to spend the day doing

passare un brutto momento — to have a thin time of it

non me ne passa una — he doesn't let me get away with anything

passare qcs. al tritacarne — to put sth. through the mincer

passare la cera sul tavolo — to wax the table

passo! — over

passo e chiudo! — over and out!

passiamo ora la linea ai nostri studi di Roma — now over to our Rome studios

passare la cinquantina — to be over fifty years old, to be in one's fifties

devi passare a trovarci — you must come by and see us

passare a prendere qcn., qcs. — to pick sb., sth. up

passerà oggi — he's coming round today

sono solo passata a salutare — I've just popped in to say hello

passare dalla sala da pranzo in salotto — to move from the dining room to the lounge

passare davanti a qcn. in una coda — to cut in front of sb. in a queue

dire quello che passa per la mente — to say things off the top of one's head

mi domando cosa le passi per la testa — I wonder what's going on in her head

passare alla storia come — to go down in history as

passare di padre in figlio, di generazione in generazione — to be handed down from father to son, from generation to generation

passare dal riscaldamento a gas a quello elettrico — to change over from gas to electric heating

passare sotto il controllo dell'ONU — to be taken over by the UN

passare al (campo) nemico — to desert to the enemy camp, to go over to the enemy

passiamo ad altro — let's move on

passare alle vie di fatto — to use force, to come to blows

passare alla classe superiore — to go up a class

è passato generale — he's been promoted to general

passerà — it'll pass, things will get better

gli passerà — he'll get over it

questo mal di testa non vuole passare! — this headache just won't go away!

mi è passata la voglia di giocare — I don't feel like playing any more

sono appena passate le sei — it's just gone six o'clock

passarono tre ore prima che... — three hours went by before

farne passare di tutti colori a qcn. — to put sb. through the mill

dopo tutto quello che mi hai fatto passare — after all you've put me through

ci siamo passati tutti — we've all gone through it

lasciare passare — to let it pass

passi per i giovani, ma... — that's all right for young people but...

passare per un genio — to pass for a genius

fare passare qcn. per bugiardo — to make sb. out to be a liar

che differenza passa tra i due? — what's the difference between the two?

- rsi il pettine tra i capelli — to run a comb through one's hair

- rsi un fazzoletto sulla fronte — to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead

si passò la mano sul viso — he passed his hand over his face

- rsi documenti — to exchange documents

- rsi la palla — to throw a ball around

come te la passi? — how are things, how are you getting along?

passarsela bene — to be well off

non mi passa più! — there's no end to it!

non la passerai liscia! — you'll never get away with it!

con il passare degli anni — with the passing of the years, as years go by

con il passare delle ore — as the day progressed