passing

passing
passing [{{t}}'pɑ:sɪŋ]
1 adjective
(a) (going by) qui passe;
she watched the passing crowd elle regardait la foule qui passait;
she flagged down a passing car elle a fait signe à une voiture qui passait de s'arrêter;
with each passing day he grew more worried son inquiétude croissait de jour en jour;
{{}}literary{{}} the passing hour l'heure f fugitive
(b) (fancy, infatuation) éphémère, passager;
a passing whim un caprice passager;
he didn't give her absence a passing thought c'est tout juste s'il a remarqué son absence, il a à peine remarqué son absence;
he made only a passing reference to her absence il a fait mention de son absence en passant
(c) (slight)
to have a passing acquaintance with sb connaître qn de vue;
to bear a passing resemblance to sb ressembler vaguement à qn
2 noun
(a) (of train, birds etc) passage m; (overtaking → of another car) dépassement m, doublement m
(b) (of time) écoulement m; (of beauty) disparition f;
with the passing of time avec le temps
(c) (approval → of bill, resolution) adoption f; (→ of law) vote m; {{}}Finance{{}} & {{}}Commerce{{}} (→ of accounts) approbation f; {{}}Finance{{}} (→ of dividend) passation f
(d) (giving → of message etc) transmission f; (→ of judgement) prononcé m
(e) {{}}Sport{{}} passes fpl;
he is renowned for his passing il est célèbre pour (la qualité de) ses passes;
his passing of the ball is excellent ses passes sont excellentes
(f) {{}}euphemism{{}} (death) trépas m, mort f
3 adverb
{{}}archaic{{}} fort, extrêmement;
passing fair de toute beauté
4 in passing adverb
en passant;
I'd like to say in passing… …soit dit en passant
►► {{}}literary{{}} passing bell glas m;
passing customer client(e) m,f de passage;
{{}}American{{}} passing lane voie f de dépassement;
passing place {{}}Cars{{}} (on narrow road) aire f de croisement; (in general) endroit m pour doubler; {{}}Railways{{}} voie f d'évitement ou de dédoublement;
passing shot (in tennis) passing-shot m;
{{}}Commerce{{}} passing trade clients mpl ou clientèle f de passage

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