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1 passable
1) (fairly good: a passable tennis player.) sæmilegur2) ((of a river, road etc) able to be passed, travelled over etc: The mud has made the roads no longer passable.) fær yfirferðar -
2 pass
1. verb1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) fara framhjá2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) láta e-ð ganga3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) fara yfir (tiltekin mörk); vera ofar (skilningi)4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) fara fram úr5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) eyða (tíma), dvelja6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) samþykkja7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) úrskurða, dæma8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) líða hjá, ganga yfir9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) standast2. noun1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) (fjalla)skarð2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) passi, ferðaheimild; aðgönguheimild3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) það að standast próf4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) sending•- passable- passing
- passer-by
- password
- in passing
- let something pass
- let pass
- pass as/for
- pass away
- pass the buck
- pass by
- pass off
- pass something or someone off as
- pass off as
- pass on
- pass out
- pass over
- pass up
См. также в других словарях:
passable — [ pasabl ] adj. • 1396; « qui peut se glisser en un endroit » 1270; de passer ♦ Qui peut passer, est d une qualité suffisante sans être très bon, beau, dont on peut se contenter. ⇒ acceptable, admissible, correct, honnête, 1. moyen, fam. potable … Encyclopédie Universelle
Passable — Pass a*ble, a. [Cf. F. passable.] 1. Capable of being passed, traveled, navigated, traversed, penetrated, or the like; as, the roads are not passable; the stream is passablein boats. [1913 Webster] His body s a passable carcass if it be not hurt; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
passable — Passable, comm. gen. penac. C est autant que aisé à passer, et par catachrese, tolerable, et qui n est ne bon ne mauvais, qui n est totalement de refus, comme, Voila un homme passable en sçavoir, Cuius doctrina facile probari potest. Passable en… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
passable — Passable. adj. de tout genre. Qui n est pas mauvais, qui est assez bon en son espece. Ce vin n est pas excellent, mais il est passable. cette femme n est pas si laide que vous disiez, elle est passable. ces vers là sont passables, sont assez… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
passable — [adj1] acceptable, admissible adequate, allowable, all right, average, common, fair, fair enough, mediocre, middling, moderate, not too bad*, ordinary, presentable, respectable, so so*, tolerable, unexceptional; concept 558 Ant. excellent,… … New thesaurus
passable — I adjective acceptable, accessible, achievable, admissible, allowable, approachable, bearable, beaten, broad, capable of passing, clear, crossable, easy, fair, fit for travel, fordable, free, mediocre, middling, moderate, navigable, open,… … Law dictionary
passable — (adj.) early 15c., that may be crossed, from PASS (Cf. pass) (v.) + ABLE (Cf. able). Sense of tolerable is first attested late 15c. Related: Passably … Etymology dictionary
passable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) acceptable, but not outstanding. 2) able to be travelled along or on. DERIVATIVES passably adverb … English terms dictionary
passable — [pas′ ə bəl] adj. [ME < MFr < passer, PASS2] 1. that can be passed, traveled over, or crossed 2. that can be circulated; genuine, as coin 3. barely satisfactory for the purpose; adequate; fair 4. that can be enacted, as a proposed law… … English World dictionary
passable — (pâ sa bl ) adj. Qui peut être admis, qui peut passer comme n étant pas mauvais. • C est la pièce la plus passable pour le style de toutes celles que j ai jamais faites : je l ai cherchée pour l insérer ici, et je ne l ai pu trouver, RETZ Mém.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
passable — [[t]pɑ͟ːsəb(ə)l, pæ̱s [/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If something is a passable effort or of passable quality, it is satisfactory or quite good. Stan puffed out his thin cheeks in a passable imitation of his dad... Ms Campbell speaks passable… … English dictionary
