Translations for „pass off“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . pass off VB trans

to pass oneself off as...

podawać [perf podać] się za...

to pass sb/sth off as...

przedstawiać [perf przedstawić] kogoś/coś jako...

II . pass off VB intr

1. pass off event:

pass off

przebiegać [perf przebiec]

2. pass off excitement, pain:

pass off

mijać [perf minąć]

Usage examples with pass off

to pass oneself off as...

podawać [perf podać] się za...

to pass sb/sth off as...

przedstawiać [perf przedstawić] kogoś/coś jako...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

With a diamond design border containing.65 per cent gold and 65 per cent silver, it can still pass off as brand new.

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You can pass off authority, but you can't pass off responsibility.

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She tries in vain to pass off tired observations as radical aperus, subjective musings as generational truths, sappy suggestions as useful ideas.

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She claimed she married him, and would later try to pass off a hired baby as her own by him.

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They had made cement copies of themselves to pass off as victims of the curse.

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Modern writers usually do not try to pass off their stories as facts.

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Each take required one magazine of film, and the actors had to pass off dialogue from one person to another.

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In this model, as quality is undistinguishable beforehand by the buyer (due to the asymmetry of information), incentives exist for the seller to pass off low-quality goods as higher-quality ones.

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These effects usually pass off in a few days.

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If this came with bulletproofing as an option then maybe it could pass off as a safety car for executives/politicians.

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