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['pɑːsɪŋ] [AE 'pæs-] 1.1) (movement) passaggio m.the passing of the years — il trascorrere o passare degli anni
2) (end) fine f.3) eufem. (death) scomparsa f., dipartita f.2.1) (going by) [motorist, policeman] di passaggio, che passa2) (momentary) [ whim] passeggero, momentaneo4) (vague) [ resemblance] vago••in passing — di sfuggita, en passant
* * *1) (going past: a passing car.) (che passa)2) (lasting only a short time: a passing interest.) passeggero3) ((of something said) casual and not made as part of a serious talk about the subject: a passing reference.) casuale* * *passing /ˈpɑ:sɪŋ/A a.1 passeggero; effimero; fuggevole; fugace; transitorio: a passing joy, una gioia fugace; a passing fancy, un capriccio passeggeroB n. [u]1 passaggio; il passare ( d'una persona, del tempo, ecc.): With the passing of the years, he became more prudent, col passare degli anni, divenne più prudente; (leg.) passing of title, passaggio di proprietà2 (autom.) il sorpassare; sorpasso6 (form.) dipartita; scomparsa; decesso; morte; trapasso● passing bell, campana che si suona per i morti □ passing events, attualità □ (autom.) passing lane, corsia di sorpasso: «Passing lane ahead», ( cartello stradale) «(prossima) corsia di sorpasso» □ (mus.) passing note ( USA: passing tone), nota di passaggio □ ( tennis) passing shot, colpo passante; passante □ ( sport) passing skills, doti di buon passatore □ ( tennis) passing stroke = passing shot ► sopra □ (ferr.) passing track, binario di sorpasso □ in passing, incidentalmente; di sfuggita; en passant (franc.).* * *['pɑːsɪŋ] [AE 'pæs-] 1.1) (movement) passaggio m.the passing of the years — il trascorrere o passare degli anni
2) (end) fine f.3) eufem. (death) scomparsa f., dipartita f.2.1) (going by) [motorist, policeman] di passaggio, che passa2) (momentary) [ whim] passeggero, momentaneo4) (vague) [ resemblance] vago••in passing — di sfuggita, en passant
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Passing tone — Passing Pass ing, a. 1. Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond, through, or away; departing. [1913 Webster] 2. Exceeding; surpassing, eminent. Chaucer. Her passing deformity. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Passing note} (Mus.), a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
passing tone — noun a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes • Syn: ↑passing note • Hypernyms: ↑note, ↑musical note, ↑tone * * * noun see passing note * * * passing tone … Useful english dictionary
passing tone — noun see passing note … New Collegiate Dictionary
Passing — Pass ing, a. 1. Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond, through, or away; departing. [1913 Webster] 2. Exceeding; surpassing, eminent. Chaucer. Her passing deformity. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Passing note} (Mus.), a character… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Passing note — Passing Pass ing, a. 1. Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond, through, or away; departing. [1913 Webster] 2. Exceeding; surpassing, eminent. Chaucer. Her passing deformity. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Passing note} (Mus.), a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
passing note — or passing tone n. Music a note not part of a harmonic scheme but introduced for ornamentation or for smoother transition from one tone or chord to another … English World dictionary
passing note — noun Date: 1730 a nonharmonic tone interposed between essential harmonic tones of adjacent chords called also passing tone … New Collegiate Dictionary
passing note — noun a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes • Syn: ↑passing tone • Hypernyms: ↑note, ↑musical note, ↑tone … Useful english dictionary
passing note — Music. a note that is foreign to a harmony and is introduced between two successive chord tones in order to produce a melodic transition. Also called passing tone. [1720 30] * * * … Universalium
Passing chord — in B♭ from across the circle of fifths (tritone, see also tritone substitution): B♮7 … Wikipedia
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