passage in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for passage in the English»French Dictionary

passage [Brit ˈpasɪdʒ, Am ˈpæsɪdʒ] N

1. passage:

passage, a. passageway (indoors)

corridor m

passage, a. passageway (outdoors)

passage m

clear a passage for the King

livrez passage au roi

2. passage ANAT:

passage

conduit m

ear/urinary passage

conduit m auditif/urinaire

nasal passages

fosses fpl nasales

3. passage:

passage MUS, LIT

passage m

selected passages LIT

morceaux mpl choisis

4. passage (movement):

passage

passage m

the passage of vehicles/ships

le passage des véhicules/navires

passage of arms

passe f d'armes

the passage of time

le passage du temps

her beauty survived the passage of time

sa beauté a survécu au temps

5. passage LAW:

passage, a. right of passage

droit m de passage (over sur)

to deny sb passage

refuser le droit de passage à qn

6. passage (journey):

passage

traversée f

to book/work one's passage

réserver/travailler pour payer sa traversée

the bill had a stormy passage through parliament fig

la discussion de ce projet de loi au parlement a été mouvementée

back passage N

back passage

rectum m

safe passage N

safe passage

laissez-passer m inv (to pour, for sb pour qn)

purple passage, purple patch N LIT

purple passage pej

passage m ampoulé

Windward Passage

Windward Passage

canal m au Vent

North-West Passage

North-West Passage

passage m du Nord-Ouest

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adagio passage

adagio m

bravura attr passage

de bravoure

congested pavement, passage

encombré

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fortissimo (passage)

fortissimo passage

passage in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for passage in the English»French Dictionary

passage [ˈpæsɪdʒ] N

1. passage (act or process of moving through):

passage a. fig

passage m

passage through sth

passage dans qc

the passage of time

l'écoulement du temps

2. passage (journey):

passage

voyage m

passage NAUT

traversée f

3. passage (corridor):

passage

passage m

4. passage (path):

passage

corridor m

5. passage (duct) a. MED:

passage

conduit m

6. passage LIT, MUS (excerpt):

passage

passage m

7. passage (transition):

passage

passage m

passage from sth to sth

passage de qc à qc

8. passage POL:

passage of bill

adoption f

underground passage N

underground passage

passage m souterrain

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this passage is of particular interest

ce passage est particulièrement intéressant

block road, passage

bloquer

Translations for passage in the French»English Dictionary

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passage extrait d'un livre

passage from a book

se faufiler dans un passage étroit

to slip through a narrow passage

passage de l'enfance à l'adolescence

passage from childhood to adolescence

passage

passage(way)

passage d'un roman, morceau musical

passage

retrancher un mot/passage d'un texte

to cut a word/passage from a text

passage Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

this passage is of particular interest

ce passage est particulièrement intéressant

passage through sth

passage dans qc

the passage of time

l'écoulement du temps

passage from sth to sth

passage de qc à qc

to cut a word/passage from a text

retrancher un mot/passage d'un texte

to slip through a narrow passage

se faufiler dans un passage étroit

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English

The bridge is single track and vehicular passage is controlled by traffic lights.

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Usually, when serial passage is performed in a species, the result is a virus that is more virulent to that species.

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It is six storeys high, and has an unusually large number of passages and chambers inside the walls.

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Transition to secondary school is a rite of passage in every childs life journey.

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The passage becomes larger as it approaches the first of its five short pitches.

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It is usually used to advance the story as a whole (often to suggest the passage of time), rather than to create symbolic meaning.

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The eastern arch leads by a passage to the east door.

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The temple has a square sanctum ("garbhagriha") which is surrounded by a narrow passage way.

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He also provided two extra passages for the piano solo version.

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It also connotes passage, transformation, and new life.

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