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passage piéton
noun, masculine
pedestrian crossing
passage pour piétons
noun, masculine
pedestrian crossing, crosswalk
passage souterrain
noun, masculine
underpass, subway
passage à l'acte
noun, masculine
Impulsive acting out
passage à niveau
noun, masculine
level crossing
passage à tabac
noun, masculine
a thorough beating
passage à vide
noun, masculine
funny turn, bad patch, slump, dry spell
passager
noun, masculine
passenger; traveller
passager
adjective
whose presence in a location is only temporary; passing; of a short duration; temporary; transitory, fleeting, flighty; busy
passager clandestin
noun, masculine
stowaway; free rider
temporarily, transiently
passant
noun, masculine
passer-by; loop (in belt etc.)
passant
adjective
busy (as in a busy street); passant
passation
noun, feminine
handover (of legal documents), transferal (of power or office)
passation de pouvoir
noun, feminine
handover of power or office
passation de témoin
noun, feminine
handover
passe
noun, feminine
pass (the act of passing); pass (passageway); pass; trick (paid-for sex act)
passe
noun, masculine
pass (document allowing entry)
passe après contact
noun, feminine
offload
passe d'armes
noun, feminine
sparring, heated exchange
passe décisive
noun, feminine
assist
passe en avant
noun, feminine
forward pass
all right so far, OK, why not?, I can let it pass, that I can tolerate, ... is one thing (but...) (used to say that the first option is (barely) tolerable, but that the second is too much)
passe sanitaire
noun, masculine
green pass; health pass; vaccine pass (especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic)
passe-droit
noun, masculine
favour, favouritism; permission
passe-fleur
noun, feminine
common hollyhock (Alcea rosea); rose campion (Silene coronaria syn. Lychnis coronaria)
passe-garde
noun, feminine
passguard (“plate sticking up off shoulder-armor to protect the neck”)
passe-montagne
noun, masculine
balaclava
passe-partout
noun, masculine
master key; matte (decorative border around a picture); type of brush; ellipsis of scie passe-partout; two-man crosscut saw
passe-passe
noun, masculine
only used in tour de passe-passe, meaning a sleight of hand, trickery, prestidigitation
passe-plat
noun, masculine
hatch, opening for serving food
passe-rose
noun, feminine
common hollyhock (Alcea rosea); rose campion (Silene coronaria syn. Lychnis coronaria)
passe-temps
noun, masculine
hobby; pastime
passe-thé
noun, masculine
tea strainer, tea infuser
passement
noun, masculine
passement
passement de jambe
noun, masculine
step over, pedalada (a dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, is going to move in a direction he does not intend to move in)
passementerie
noun, feminine
passementerie
passepartout
noun, masculine
post-1990 spelling of passe-partout
passepied
noun, masculine
passepied
passeport
noun, masculine
passport (official document)
passeport vaccinal
noun, masculine
vaccine passport
passer
verb
to go past; to cross (a border); to pass; to spend (time); to publish (a newspaper)
to comb through, to comb over, to fine-tooth comb
to put to the sword
to comb through, to comb over, to fine-tooth comb, to trawl
to confess guilt, to own up
to get down to business, to get down to brass tacks, to get down to the nitty-gritty
to find out what's going on, to go to see what's happening, to go get the news
to place an order (for), to order
to go very well, without a hitch; to hit the spot, to be just the thing
to go very well, without a hitch; to hit the spot, to be just the thing
to pass away, to die
to change subjects abruptly, to go from pillar to post, to hop from one subject to another, to jump from topic to topic, to constantly go off on a tangent
to force one's way through, to impose oneself
to go through, to go over, to review
to slip through the cracks, to fall through the cracks, to slip through the net
to go unnoticed, to pass unnoticed, to escape notice
to kick the bucket, to die
to vacuum, to hoover
to spend winter (somewhere, doing something); to make it through winter, to survive winter