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pass·a·ble
(păs′ə-bəl)adj.
1. Capable of being passed, traversed, or crossed; navigable: a passable road.
2. Acceptable for general circulation: passable currency.
3. Satisfactory but not outstanding; adequate: The actors gave passable performances, but the singers seemed unrehearsed.
4. Capable of being enacted: a passable bill.
pass′a·bly adv.
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passable
(ˈpɑːsəbəl)adj
1. adequate, fair, or acceptable: a passable speech.
2. (of an obstacle) capable of being passed or crossed
3. (Banking & Finance) (of currency) valid for general circulation
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (of a proposed law) able to be ratified or enacted
ˈpassableness n
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pass•a•ble
(ˈpæs ə bəl, ˈpɑ sə-)adj.
1. capable of being passed, penetrated, or crossed.
2. marginally acceptable; adequate: a passable knowledge of French.
3. capable of being circulated legally, as a coin.
4. capable of being ratified or enacted: passable legislation.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French]
pass′a•bly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | passable - able to be passed or traversed or crossed; "the road is passable" impassable, unpassable - incapable of being passed |
| 2. |  passable - about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary"satisfactory - giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory" |
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passable
adjective
1. adequate, middling, average, fair, all right, ordinary, acceptable, moderate, fair enough, mediocre, so-so (informal), tolerable, not too bad, allowable, presentable, admissible, unexceptional, half-pie (N.Z. informal) The meal was passable, but nothing special.
adequate extraordinary, outstanding, superb, first-class, marvellous, exceptional, tops (slang), inadequate, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, inadmissible, A1 or A-one (informal)
adequate extraordinary, outstanding, superb, first-class, marvellous, exceptional, tops (slang), inadequate, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, inadmissible, A1 or A-one (informal)
2. clear, open, navigable, unobstructed, traversable, crossable muddy mountain roads that are barely passable
clear closed, blocked, obstructed, sealed off, impassable, unnavigable
clear closed, blocked, obstructed, sealed off, impassable, unnavigable
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passable
adjective1. Capable of being passed, traversed, or crossed:
2. Of moderately good quality but less than excellent:
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pass
(paːs) verb1. to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc). I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.pasar, dejar atrás
2. to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another. They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.pasar, transmitir, traspasar, ceder
3. to go or be beyond. This passes my understanding.superar
4. (of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake. The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.adelantar
5. to spend (time). They passed several weeks in the country.pasar; transcurrir
6. (of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve. The government has passed a resolution.aprobar
7. to give or announce (a judgement or sentence). The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.juzgar; dictar sentencia
8. to end or go away. His sickness soon passed.pasar, desaparecer, terminar
9. to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc). I passed my driving test.aprobar
noun1. a narrow path between mountains. a mountain pass.desfiladero; paso, puerto
2. a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building. You must show your pass before entering.permiso, pase
3. a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc. There were ten passes and no fails.aprobado
4. (in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another. The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.pase
ˈpassable adjective1. fairly good. a passable tennis player.pasable
2. (of a river, road etc) able to be passed, travelled over etc. The mud has made the roads no longer passable.pasable, aceptable
ˈpassing adjective1. going past. a passing car.transitable
2. lasting only a short time. a passing interest.transitorio, pasajero, temporal
3. (of something said) casual and not made as part of a serious talk about the subject. a passing reference. de pasada, de paso
ˌpasser-ˈby – plural ˌpassers-ˈby – noun a person who is going past a place when something happens. He asked the passers-by if they had seen the accident.transeúnte
ˈpassword noun a secret word by which those who know it can recognize each other and be allowed to go past, enter etc. He was not allowed into the army camp because he did not know the password.contraseña
in passing while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means. He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it.de paso, de pasada
let (something) pass to ignore something rather than take the trouble to argue. I'll let that pass.dejar pasar
pass as/for to be mistaken for or accepted as. Some man-made materials could pass as silk; His nasty remarks pass for wit among his admirers.pasar por
pass away to die. Her grandmother passed away last night.fallecer
pass the buck to give the responsibility or blame for something to someone else. She always passes the buck if she is asked to do anything. pasar la pelota a alguien, cargar el muerto a alguien
pass by to go past (a particular place). I was passing by when the bride arrived at the church; She passed by the hospital on the way to the library.pasar por
pass off (of sickness, an emotion etc) to go away. By the evening, his sickness had passed off and he felt better.pasar, desaparecer
pass (something or someone) off as to pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else). He passed himself off as a journalist.hacerse pasar por
pass on1. to give to someone else (usually something which one has been given by a third person). I passed on his message.pasar, comunicar, transmitir
pass out1. to faint. I feel as though I'm going to pass out.desmayarse, perder el conocimiento
2. to give to several different people. The teacher passed out books to her class.repartir, distribuir
pass over to ignore or overlook. They passed him over for promotion.pasar por alto, dejar de lado, omitir
pass up not to accept (a chance, opportunity etc). He passed up the offer of a good job.dejar pasar, rechazar
passed is the past tense of to pass: He passed the scene of the accident .
past means up to and beyond: She walked past the shops .
past means up to and beyond: She walked past the shops .
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