passing

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peth2-der. Proto-Italic *pattus Latin passus Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Vulgar Latin *passāre Old French passerbor. Middle English passen English pass English -ing English passing From pass + -ing.

154 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: անցողիկ (ancʻoġik) — that passes away; ephemeral
• Bulgarian: преходен (prehoden) — that passes away; ephemeral
• Bulgarian: мимолетен (mimoleten) — that passes away; ephemeral
• Catalan: passatger — that passes away; ephemeral
• Chinese Mandarin: 去世 (qùshì) — that passes away; ephemeral
• Dutch: voorbijgaand — that passes away; ephemeral
• Dutch: verstrijkend — that passes away; ephemeral
• Esperanto: fluanta — that passes away; ephemeral
• Finnish: ohimenevä — that passes away; ephemeral
• French: passager — that passes away; ephemeral
• German: vorübergehend — that passes away; ephemeral
• German: verrinnend — that passes away; ephemeral
• Ido: pasanta — that passes away; ephemeral
• Ido: pasema — that passes away; ephemeral
• Polish: przelotny — that passes away; ephemeral
• Portuguese: passageiro — that passes away; ephemeral
• Portuguese: temporário — that passes away; ephemeral
• Portuguese: efêmero — that passes away; ephemeral
• Russian: проходя́щий (proxodjáščij) — that passes away; ephemeral
• Spanish: pasajero — that passes away; ephemeral
• Armenian: գերազանց (gerazancʻ) — pre-eminent, excellent
• Bulgarian: превъзходен (prevǎzhoden) — pre-eminent, excellent
• Dutch: uitstekend — pre-eminent, excellent
• Dutch: eminent — pre-eminent, excellent
• Finnish: suurenmoinen — pre-eminent, excellent
• French: éminent — pre-eminent, excellent
• German: hervorragend — pre-eminent, excellent
• German: außerordentlich — pre-eminent, excellent
• Portuguese: preeminente — pre-eminent, excellent
• Portuguese: excelente — pre-eminent, excellent
• Portuguese: ótimo — pre-eminent, excellent
• Russian: выдаю́щийся (vydajúščijsja) — pre-eminent, excellent
• Russian: отли́чный (otlíčnyj) — pre-eminent, excellent
• Armenian: թռուցիկ (tʻṙucʻik) — vague, cursory
• Bulgarian: бегъл (begǎl) — vague, cursory
• Chinese Mandarin: 粗略的 — vague, cursory
• Chinese Mandarin: 基本的 — vague, cursory
• Dutch: oppervlakkig — vague, cursory
• Dutch: vaag — vague, cursory
• Finnish: ohimennen — vague, cursory
• French: rapide — vague, cursory
• German: flüchtig — vague, cursory
• Portuguese: vago — vague, cursory
• Russian: вскользь (vskolʹzʹ) — vague, cursory
• Russian: расплы́вчатый (rasplývčatyj) — vague, cursory
• Bulgarian: минаващ (minavašt) — going past
• Dutch: voorbijgaand — going past
• Esperanto: pasanta — going past
• Finnish: ohittava — going past
• German: vorbeifahrend — going past
• German: vorbeigehend — going past
• German: vorbeikommend — going past
• German: passierend — going past
• Ido: pasanta — going past
• Ido: pasema — going past
• Norwegian Bokmål: forbipasserende — going past
• Norwegian Nynorsk: forbipasserande — going past
• Spanish: pasante — going past
• Khiamniungan Naga: thò — pass a test or examinations
• Spanish: para aprobar / pasar — pass a test or examinations
• Spanish: de aprobación — pass a test or examinations
• Spanish: aprobante — pass a test or examinations
• Spanish: pasante — pass a test or examinations
• Spanish: aprobador — pass a test or examinations
• Armenian: չափազանց (čʻapʻazancʻ) — surpassingly, greatly
• Armenian: շատ (šat) — surpassingly, greatly
• Bulgarian: превъзходно (prevǎzhodno) — surpassingly, greatly
• Dutch: extreem — surpassingly, greatly
• Dutch: enorm — surpassingly, greatly
• Finnish: perin — surpassingly, greatly
• French: extrêmement — surpassingly, greatly
• French: éminemment — surpassingly, greatly
• German: vortrefflich — surpassingly, greatly
• German: außergewöhnlich — surpassingly, greatly
• Portuguese: extremamente — surpassingly, greatly
• Russian: чрезвыча́йно (črezvyčájno) — surpassingly, greatly
• Armenian: մահ (mah) — death, dying; the end
• Armenian: մեռնելը (meṙnelə) — death, dying; the end
• Bulgarian: смърт (smǎrt) — death, dying; the end
• Dutch: heengaan — death, dying; the end
• Dutch: overlijden — death, dying; the end
• Dutch: dood — death, dying; the end
• Finnish: poismeno — death, dying; the end
• Finnish: loppu — death, dying; the end
• French: mort — death, dying; the end
• French: décès — death, dying; the end
• Galician: morte — death, dying; the end
• Galician: pasamento — death, dying; the end
• Galician: finamento — death, dying; the end
• German: Ableben — death, dying; the end
• German: Hinscheiden — death, dying; the end
• Hebrew: פְּטִירָה (ptirá) — death, dying; the end
• Ido: paso — death, dying; the end
• Italian: scomparsa — death, dying; the end
• Italian: decesso — death, dying; the end
• Portuguese: morte — death, dying; the end
• Portuguese: óbito — death, dying; the end
• Russian: смерть (smertʹ) — death, dying; the end
• Russian: кончи́на (končína) — death, dying; the end
• Spanish: muerte — death, dying; the end
• Spanish: fallecimiento — death, dying; the end
• Swedish: bortgång — death, dying; the end
• Ukrainian: смерть (smertʹ) — death, dying; the end
• Ukrainian: кончи́на (končýna) — death, dying; the end
• Armenian: անցնելը (ancʻnelə) — fact of going past; movement from one place or state to another
• Armenian: անցում (ancʻum) — fact of going past; movement from one place or state to another
• Bulgarian: минаване (minavane) — fact of going past; movement from one place or state to another
• Dutch: voorbijgaan — fact of going past; movement from one place or state to another
• Finnish: ohittaminen — fact of going past; movement from one place or state to another
• Finnish: ohitus — fact of going past; movement from one place or state to another
• Finnish: siirtyminen — fact of going past; movement from one place or state to another
• French: mouvement — fact of going past; movement from one place or state to another
• German: Passieren — fact of going past; movement from one place or state to another
• German: Passage — fact of going past; movement from one place or state to another
• German: Vorbeikommen — fact of going past; movement from one place or state to another
• Portuguese: passagem — fact of going past; movement from one place or state to another
• Russian: перехо́д (perexód) — fact of going past; movement from one place or state to another
• Spanish: paso — fact of going past; movement from one place or state to another
• Armenian: ընդունում (əndunum) — law: act of approving a bill etc.
• Bulgarian: прокарване (prokarvane) — law: act of approving a bill etc.
• Dutch: goedkeuring — law: act of approving a bill etc.
• Finnish: hyväksyminen — law: act of approving a bill etc.
• Finnish: läpimeno — law: act of approving a bill etc.
• French: adoption — law: act of approving a bill etc.
• German: Freigabe — law: act of approving a bill etc.
• German: Billigung — law: act of approving a bill etc.
• German: Genehmigung — law: act of approving a bill etc.
• German: Bewilligung — law: act of approving a bill etc.
• German: Bestätigung — law: act of approving a bill etc.
• Portuguese: aprovação — law: act of approving a bill etc.
• Russian: приня́тие (prinjátije) — law: act of approving a bill etc.
• Spanish: aprobación — law: act of approving a bill etc.
• Armenian: փոխանցում (pʻoxancʻum) — sports: act of passing
• Bulgarian: подаване (podavane) — sports: act of passing
• Catalan: passada — sports: act of passing
• Dutch: pass — sports: act of passing
• Dutch: passen — sports: act of passing
• Finnish: syöttö — sports: act of passing
• Finnish: syöttäminen — sports: act of passing
• French: passe — sports: act of passing
• German: Pass — sports: act of passing
• German: Zuspiel — sports: act of passing
• German: Abgabe — sports: act of passing
• Greek: πάσα (pása) — sports: act of passing
• Portuguese: passe — sports: act of passing
• Russian: переда́ча (peredáča) — sports: act of passing
• Spanish: pase — sports: act of passing
• Armenian: զույգով ժոնգլյորություն (zuygov žonglyorutʻyun) — form of juggling
• Armenian: խմբով ժոնգլյորություն (xmbov žonglyorutʻyun) — form of juggling
• Finnish: syöttely — form of juggling
• French: passing — form of juggling
• German: Passen — form of juggling
• Russian: жонгли́рование с партнёром (žonglírovanije s partnjórom) — form of juggling
• Portuguese: passabilidade — ability of a person to be regarded as a member of an identity group different from their own