pass down in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pass down in the English»Italian Dictionary

pass down VB [pɑːs -] (pass [sth] down, pass down [sth])

pass down secret, knowledge

trasmettere

pass down title

trasmettere, tramandare, passare (in eredità) (from da; to a)

Translations for pass down in the English»Italian Dictionary

pass down the bus please

scorrete verso il fondo dell'autobus per favore

Translations for pass down in the Italian»English Dictionary

tramandare

to pass down

passare titolo:

to pass down

andare in or scorrere verso il fondo dell'autobus

to pass down the bus, to go to the back of the bus

tramandare ai -gli e ai -gli dei -gli

to pass down to one's children and to one's children's children

è sceso dal colle in bicicletta, in macchina

he cycled, drove down from the pass

Translations for pass down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pass¹ [Brit pɑːs, Am pæs] N

1. pass (permission document):

pass (to enter, leave)

lasciapassare m

pass (for journalists)

pass m

pass (to be absent)

permesso m also MIL

pass (of safe conduct)

salvacondotto m

pass (of safe conduct)

passi m

2. pass (travel document):

pass

abbonamento m

pass

tessera f d'abbonamento

bus, train, monthly pass

abbonamento dell'autobus, ferroviario, mensile

3. pass (success):

pass SCHOOL, UNIV

promozione f

pass SCHOOL, UNIV

sufficienza f (in in)

I'll be happy with a pass

mi accontenterei della sufficienza

to get a pass in physics

superare l'esame di fisica or prendere la sufficienza in fisica

4. pass SPORTS:

pass (in ball games)

passaggio m

pass (in fencing)

affondo m

pass (in fencing)

stoccata f

a backward, forward pass

un passaggio (all')indietro, in avanti

to make a pass

effettuare un passaggio

downward pass

fendente

II.pass¹ [Brit pɑːs, Am pæs] VB trans

1. pass (go past):

pass (to far side) checkpoint, customs

passare

pass finishing line

superare

pass finishing line

oltrepassare

pass (alongside and beyond) building, area

passare davanti, accanto a, superare, oltrepassare

pass (alongside and beyond) vehicle: vehicle

superare, sorpassare

pass level

superare

pass understanding, expectation

superare, andare al di là di

to pass sb in the street

incrociare qn per strada

2. pass (hand over):

pass (directly)

passare, porgere

pass (indirectly)

fare passare

pass me your plate

passami il tuo piatto

pass the salt along please

potete fare passare il sale?

to pass stolen goods, counterfeit notes

mettere in circolazione or piazzare merce rubata, moneta falsa

to pass sth along the line

passare qc di mano in mano

“we'll pass you back to the studio now” TV, RADIO

“ora ripassiamo la linea allo studio”

3. pass (move):

pass

(fare) passare

pass the rope through, round the ring

fare passare la corda nell'anello, intorno all'anello

he passed his hand over his face

si passò la mano sul viso

4. pass SPORTS:

pass ball

passare

to pass the ball backwards, forwards

passare la palla indietro, avanti

5. pass (spend):

pass time

passare, trascorrere (doing facendo)

6. pass (succeed in):

pass person: test, exam

passare, superare

pass car, machine etc.: test

superare

7. pass (declare satisfactory):

pass candidate

approvare, promuovere

pass invoice

approvare, accettare

to pass sth (as being) safe, suitable etc.

giudicare qc come sicuro, adatto ecc.

the censors passed the film as suitable for adults only

la censura ha giudicato il film adatto soltanto a un pubblico adulto

8. pass (vote in):

pass bill, motion, resolution

approvare, fare passare

9. pass (pronounce):

pass judgment, verdict, sentence

pronunciare, emettere

to pass sentence on LAW accused

emettere or pronunciare una condanna contro

to pass a remark about sb, sth

fare un'osservazione su qn, qc

10. pass MED:

to pass water

urinare

to pass blood

avere sangue nelle urine, nelle feci

11. pass Am ECON:

pass dividend

ritenere

III.pass¹ [Brit pɑːs, Am pæs] VB intr

1. pass (go past):

pass person, car:

passare, andare oltre

let me pass

fammi passare

2. pass (move):

pass

passare

to pass along, over sth

passare lungo, sopra qc

to pass through sth

passare attraverso qc or attraversare qc

pass down the bus please

scorrete verso il fondo dell'autobus per favore

3. pass (go by) fig:

pass time:

passare, trascorrere

pass crisis, feeling:

passare

pass memory:

svanire

pass old order:

scomparire

the evening had passed all too quickly

la serata era passata fin troppo in fretta

to pass unnoticed

passare inosservato

let the remark pass

lascia correre or chiudi un occhio

4. pass (be transferred):

pass

passare (to a)

pass title, property:

passare (in eredità), essere trasmesso (to a)

pass letter, knowing look:

essere scambiato (between tra)

his mood passed from joy to despair

il suo umore passò dalla gioia alla disperazione

deeds which have passed into legend

imprese che sono entrate nella leggenda

5. pass SPORTS:

pass

passare, effettuare un passaggio

to pass to sb

effettuare un passaggio a qn

6. pass GAMES:

pass

passare

I'm afraid I must pass on that one (in discussion) fig

temo di dover passare la mano

7. pass (happen):

pass liter

accadere

pass liter

succedere

to come to pass

accadere

it came to pass that… BIBL

avvenne che…

to bring sth to pass

fare accadere qc

8. pass (succeed):

pass

passare, essere promosso

she passed in both subjects

fu promossa in entrambe le materie

9. pass (be accepted):

pass person, rudeness, behaviour:

essere accettato

he'd pass for an Italian

potrebbe passare or essere scambiato per un italiano

she passes for 40

le danno 40 anni

10. pass Am LAW:

pass

pronunciarsi, decidere (on su)

11. pass CHEM:

pass

trasformarsi (into in)

IV.pass¹ [Brit pɑːs, Am pæs]

to come to such a pass that…

giungere a tale punto che…

to make a pass at sb

provarci con qn or fare delle avances a qn

to pass the word

passare parola

it won't pass my lips

non ne farò parola

pass² [Brit pɑːs, Am pæs] N

1. pass GEOG (in mountains):

pass

passo m

pass

valico m

pass

gola f

2. pass AVIAT:

he flew a low pass

volò a bassa quota

to make a pass over sth

sorvolare qc or fare un volo di ricognizione su qc

to sell the pass

tradire una causa

I.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down fall down get down keep down put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede/è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede/si sta sedendo. - When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in Italian: to go down to London = andare a Londra down in Brighton = a Brighton. - For examples and further usages, see this entry.

1. down (from higher to lower level):

to go down

andare giù, scendere

to come down

venire giù, scendere

to fall down

cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor

sedersi per terra

to pull down a blind

tirare giù una tapparella

I'm on my way down

sto scendendo

I'll be right down

scendo, vengo giù subito

down! (to dog)

a cuccia!

“down” (in crossword)

“verticali”

read down to the end of the paragraph

leggere fino alla fine del paragrafo

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

down below

giù, in basso

down below (when looking down from height)

laggiù

the noise was coming from down below

il rumore veniva da giù

they could see the lake down below

vedevano il lago a valle

down there

laggiù

“where are you?” - “down here!”

“dove sei?” - “quaggiù!”

to keep one's head down

tenere la testa bassa, abbassata

the blinds were down

le tapparelle erano abbassate

a sports car with the hood down

un'automobile sportiva con la capote abbassata

several trees were blown down

diversi alberi erano stati abbattuti dal vento

a bit further down

un po' più giù

their office is two floors down

il loro ufficio è due piani sotto, più giù

it's on the second shelf down

è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

the coal lies 900 metres down

il carbone si trova 900 metri più in basso

it's down at the bottom of the lake

è giù in fondo al lago

the telephone lines are down

le linee telefoniche sono fuori uso

3. down (from upstairs):

is Tim down yet?

è già sceso Tim?

4. down (indicating direction):

to go down to Naples, Brighton, London

andare (giù) a Napoli, Brighton, Londra

down in Brighton

(giù) a Brighton

they've gone down to the country for the day

sono andati in campagna a trascorrere la giornata

they moved down here from Scotland a year ago

si sono trasferiti qui dalla Scozia un anno fa

they live down south inf

vivono nel Sud

5. down (in a range, scale, hierarchy):

children from the age of 10 down

i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

everybody from the Prime Minister down

tutti dal Primo Ministro in giù

everybody from the lady of the manor down to the lowliest servant

tutti, dalla signora del castello al più umile dei servitori

from the sixteenth century down to the present day

dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

6. down (indicating loss of money, decrease in profits etc.):

hotel bookings are down by a half this year

le prenotazioni negli hotel si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà quest'anno

this year's profits are well down on last year's

i profitti di quest'anno sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm £10 down

sono sotto di 10 sterline

tourism is down 40% this year

il turismo ha avuto un crollo del 40% quest'anno

7. down (indicating decrease in extent, volume, quality, process):

to get one's weight down

dimagrire, perdere peso

we managed to get the price down to £200

siamo riusciti a far ridurre il prezzo a 200 sterline

in the end she managed to get the article down to five pages

alla fine è riuscita a ridurre l'articolo a cinque pagine

I'm down to my last fiver, cigarette

non mi resta che una banconota da cinque sterline, che una sigaretta

he described her exactly, right down to the colour of her eyes

descrisse ogni sua caratteristica fisica, anche il colore degli occhi

“dollar fever down on Wall St” JOURN

“la speculazione sul dollaro in calo a Wall Street”

that's seven down, three to go!

fatti sette or via sette, ne restano tre!

8. down (in writing):

to put sth down (on paper or in writing)

mettere qc per iscritto

it's set down here in black and white

è messo nero su bianco qui

9. down (on list, programme, schedule):

to put sb's name down for sth

mettere il nome di qn in lista per qc

you're down to speak next

tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for next Thursday (in appointment book)

le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì prossimo

10. down (incapacitated):

to be down with the flu, with malaria

avere l'influenza or essere a letto con l'influenza, avere la malaria

11. down SPORTS (behind):

to be two sets, two points down tennis player:

essere in svantaggio di due set, di due punti

the team is down 12-6

la squadra sta perdendo 12 a 6

12. down (as deposit):

to pay £40 down

pagare 40 sterline in contanti

13. down (downwards):

he was lying face down

giaceva a faccia in giù or prono

the bread fell with the buttered side down

il pane è caduto in terra dalla parte imburrata

II.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] PREP

1. down (from higher to lower point):

they came running down the hill

scesero correndo giù dalla collina

tears ran down his face

le lacrime gli scendevano lungo il volto

did you enjoy the journey down?

hai fatto buon viaggio?

she's gone down town

è andata (giù) in città

2. down (at a lower part of):

they live down the road

abitano più giù in questa strada

it's down the corridor to your right

è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

it's a few miles down the river from here

è qualche miglio più a valle

the kitchen is down those stairs

la cucina è in fondo a quelle scale

3. down (along):

to go down the street

andare lungo la strada

a dress with buttons all down the front

un vestito abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat

le ha guardato in gola

to look down a tunnel, telescope

guardare in un tunnel, in un telescopio

4. down (throughout):

down the ages or centuries

nel corso dei secoli

III.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

1. down (depressed):

down inf

depresso

down inf

giù

to feel down

sentersi giù, a terra

2. down Brit:

down escalator, elevator

che scende

down RAIL train, line

che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3. down COMPUT:

down

fuori uso, guasto

IV.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

1. down:

down person

abbattere, buttare a terra

down plane

abbattere

2. down (drink):

he downed his beer

si è scolato or ha tracannato la sua birra

V.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

to have a down on sb inf

avercela con qn

VI.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

to be down on sb inf

avercela con qn

you don't hit a man when he's down prov

= non si colpisce l'avversario quando è a terra

it's down to you to do it

dipende da te farlo

it's down to you now

tocca a te ora

down with tyrants, the king!

abbasso i tiranni, il re!

down² [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down (of birds):

down

piumino m

2. down (of body, plants):

down

lanugine f

down

peluria f

Down [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

Down

contea f di Down

down³ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down → downs

2. down (dune):

down rare

duna f

See also downs

downs [Brit daʊnz] N npl Brit (hills)

downs

colline f

the Downs

le Downs (colline situate nel sud dell'Inghilterra)

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Translations for pass down in the English»Italian Dictionary

pass down VB trans

pass down knowledge, beliefs

trasmettere

pass down clothes, possessions

passare

Translations for pass down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pass <-es> [pæs] N

1. pass (mountain road):

pass

passo m

pass

valico m

mountain pass

passo m di montagna

2. pass in football, soccer:

pass

passaggio m

3. pass (sexual advances):

to make a pass (at sb)

fare delle avance (a qu)

4. pass in exam, class:

pass

promozione f

pass mark

sufficienza f

5. pass (authorization):

pass

permesso m

pass for festival, concert

ingresso m

6. pass (for bus, train):

pass

abbonamento m

7. pass SCHOOL (permit to leave class):

pass

permesso m (per uscire di classe)

Phrases:

to come to a pretty pass

giungere a un punto critico

things have come to a pretty pass!

ecco dove siamo arrivati!

II.pass [pæs] VB trans

1. pass:

pass (go past)

passare (davanti a)

pass (cross)

incrociare

2. pass (exceed):

pass

oltrepassare

to pass a limit

passare il limite

to pass all expectation

andare al di là di ogni aspettativa

3. pass (hand to):

to pass sth to sb

passare qc a qu

4. pass in football, soccer:

pass

passare

5. pass exam, class:

pass

passare

6. pass (avoid boredom):

to pass the time

passare il tempo

7. pass POL (officially approve):

pass

approvare

to pass a bill/law

approvare un disegno di legge/una legge

8. pass (utter, pronounce):

pass

dire

to pass a comment

fare un commento

to pass the news

passare le notizie

to pass judgment

sentenziare

to pass sentence LAW

emettere una sentenza

9. pass MED:

pass

espellere

to pass urine

orinare

III.pass [pæs] VB intr

1. pass (move by):

pass

passare

we often passed on the stairs

ci incrociavamo spesso sulle scale

to pass unnoticed

passare inosservato

2. pass (come to an end):

pass

passare

it'll soon pass

passerà presto

3. pass in football, soccer:

pass

passare (la palla)

4. pass in exam:

pass

essere promosso

5. pass (elapse):

pass time

passare

6. pass (not know answer):

pass

passare

pass!

passo!

down¹ [daʊn] N

down (feathers)

piumino m

down (hairs)

peluria f

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

giù

to fall down

cadere

to lie down

stendersi

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Washington/the lake

andare a Washington/al lago

down South

a sud

3. down (less in volume or intensity):

to be worn down

essere consumato

the wind died down

il vento si è calmato

the sun is down

il sole è tramontato

the fire is burning down

il fuoco si sta consumando

the price is down

il prezzo è sceso

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

dal 1900 fino ai nostri giorni

down through the ages

attraverso i secoli

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

scrivere/annotare qc

6. down (not functioning) computer, server, telephone lines:

to be down

non funzionare

7. down (as deposit):

to put $100/10% down on sth

versare un anticipo di 100 dollari/del 10% per qc

Phrases:

to be down on sb

avercela con qn

down with the dictator!

abbasso il dittatore!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

scendere le scale

to run down the slope

correre giù per la discesa

2. down (along):

to go down the street

camminare per strada

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

From a cultural transmission standpoint, humans are the only animals to pass down cumulative cultural knowledge to their offspring.

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It is used as a tool to pass down the symbolic significances of life and ideologies of moral character.

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As well as passing down their history, they also pass down their music, which is important to them.

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This approach opposes the traditional view of education in which teachers pass down knowledge to the students through direct communication.

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Older generations could pass down general knowledge about reciprocity and embodiment to younger generations through such portrayals.

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Articles such as the porcupine sash and turtle shells pass down through generations as their imagery passes through the novel.

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These apprentices are mentored by warriors, who pass down knowledge and skills they have learned from their own mentors.

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As the hot gases pass down between the coils, they gradually cool, as the heat is being absorbed by the water.

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It can not pass down to the stomach without burning the sides of the throat and the larynx.

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Seniors may choose to pass down some or all of the clothing they own that is associated with the sorority.

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