pass the chair

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

to get a pass in physics — superare l'esame di fisica, prendere la sufficienza in fisica

to come to such a pass that... — giungere a tale punto che...

to make a pass at sb. — provarci con qcn., fare delle avances a qcn

to make a pass over sth. — sorvolare qcs., fare un volo di ricognizione su qcs

to pass sb. in the street — incrociare qcn. per strada

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

to pass sth. (as being) safe — giudicare qcs. come sicuro

to pass a remark — fare un'osservazione

to pass water — urinare

to pass blood — avere sangue nelle urine, nelle feci

to pass through sth. — passare attraverso qcs., attraversare qcs.

pass down the bus — scorrete verso il fondo dell'autobus

let the remark pass — lascia correre, chiudi un occhio

she passes for 40 — le danno 40 anni

it won't pass my lips — non ne farò parola

to get a pass in physics — superare l'esame di fisica, prendere la sufficienza in fisica

to come to such a pass that... — giungere a tale punto che...

to make a pass at sb. — provarci con qcn., fare delle avances a qcn

to make a pass over sth. — sorvolare qcs., fare un volo di ricognizione su qcs

to pass sb. in the street — incrociare qcn. per strada

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

to pass sth. (as being) safe — giudicare qcs. come sicuro

to pass a remark — fare un'osservazione

to pass water — urinare

to pass blood — avere sangue nelle urine, nelle feci

to pass through sth. — passare attraverso qcs., attraversare qcs.

pass down the bus — scorrete verso il fondo dell'autobus

let the remark pass — lascia correre, chiudi un occhio

she passes for 40 — le danno 40 anni

it won't pass my lips — non ne farò parola

to sit sb. in, near sth. — mettere a sedere qcn. in qcs., vicino a qcs.

to sit sth. on, near sth. — mettere qcs. su qcs., vicino a qcs

to sit on the floor — sedersi per terra

to be sitting reading — essere seduto a leggere

to sit at home — rimanere a casa

the books were still sitting on the desk — i libri erano ancora posati sul banco

to sit sb. in, near sth. — mettere a sedere qcn. in qcs., vicino a qcs.

to sit sth. on, near sth. — mettere qcs. su qcs., vicino a qcs

to sit on the floor — sedersi per terra

to be sitting reading — essere seduto a leggere

to sit at home — rimanere a casa

the books were still sitting on the desk — i libri erano ancora posati sul banco

the hang of a dress — il modo in cui cade un vestito

to get the hang of sth., of doing — capire come funziona qcs., come si fa

to hang one's head in shame — chinare il capo per la vergogna

her arm hung limply over the arm of the chair — il suo braccio pendeva mollemente dal bracciolo

the children were hanging out of the window — i bambini si sporgevano dalla finestra

his paintings hang in the Louvre — i suoi quadri sono esposti al Louvre

the dress hangs properly — il vestito cade bene

the hang of a dress — il modo in cui cade un vestito

to get the hang of sth., of doing — capire come funziona qcs., come si fa

to hang one's head in shame — chinare il capo per la vergogna

her arm hung limply over the arm of the chair — il suo braccio pendeva mollemente dal bracciolo

the children were hanging out of the window — i bambini si sporgevano dalla finestra

his paintings hang in the Louvre — i suoi quadri sono esposti al Louvre

the dress hangs properly — il vestito cade bene

to take sb. by the hand — prendere qcn. per (la) mano

to take a knife to sb. — vibrare coltellate contro qcn

to take drugs — fare uso di droga

I'll take some apples, please — vorrei delle mele, per favore

take a seat! — accomodatevi!

to take sb. sth. to take sth. to sb. portare qcs. a qcn.; to take the car to the garage portare la macchina dal meccanico; did he take an umbrella (with him)? — ha preso l'ombrello?

to take sb. to school — accompagnare qcn. a scuola

I'll take you up to your room — ti accompagno alla tua camera

I'll take you through the procedure — vi illustrerò la procedura