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| | #* '''2011''', Stewart J Lawrence, ''The Guardian'', 14 Jun 2011: | | #* '''2011''', Stewart J Lawrence, ''The Guardian'', 14 Jun 2011: |
| | #*: Ardent pro-lifer Rick Santorum made one '''passing''' reference to "authenticity" as a litmus test for a conservative candidate, but if he was obliquely referring to Romney (and he was), you could be excused for missing the dig. | | #*: Ardent pro-lifer Rick Santorum made one '''passing''' reference to "authenticity" as a litmus test for a conservative candidate, but if he was obliquely referring to Romney (and he was), you could be excused for missing the dig. |
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| | + | ====Translations==== |
| | + | {{trans-top|That passes away; ephemeral}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|ar}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|hy}} |
| | + | * Chinese: |
| | + | *: {{trreq|Mandarin}} |
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| | + | * {{trreq|de}} |
| | + | {{trans-mid}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|hi}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|it}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|ja}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|ko}} |
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| | + | {{trans-bottom}} |
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| | + | {{trans-top|(now rare, literary) Pre-eminent, excellent}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|ar}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|hy}} |
| | + | * Chinese: |
| | + | *: {{trreq|Mandarin}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|cs}} |
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| | + | {{trans-mid}} |
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| | + | {{trans-bottom}} |
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| | + | {{trans-top|Done only in passing; vague, cursory}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|ar}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|hy}} |
| | + | * Chinese: |
| | + | *: {{trreq|Mandarin}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|cs}} |
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| | + | * {{trreq|fi}} |
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| | + | {{trans-mid}} |
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| | + | {{trans-bottom}} |
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| | ===Adverb=== | | ===Adverb=== |
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| | #* '''2010''', Simon Hattenstone, ''The Guardian'', 30 Oct 2010: | | #* '''2010''', Simon Hattenstone, ''The Guardian'', 30 Oct 2010: |
| | #*:'I find it '''passing''' strange that convicts understand honest folk, but honest folk don't understand convicts.' | | #*:'I find it '''passing''' strange that convicts understand honest folk, but honest folk don't understand convicts.' |
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| | + | ====Translations==== |
| | + | {{trans-top|(now literary or archaic) Surpassingly, greatly}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|ar}} |
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| | + | *: {{trreq|Mandarin}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|cs}} |
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| | + | {{trans-mid}} |
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| | + | * {{trreq|ja}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|ko}} |
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| | + | * {{trreq|vi}} |
| | + | {{trans-bottom}} |
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| | ====Usage notes==== | | ====Usage notes==== |
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| | # {{sport}} The act of [[passs]]ing a [[ball]] etc. to another player. {{defdate|from 19th c.}} | | # {{sport}} The act of [[passs]]ing a [[ball]] etc. to another player. {{defdate|from 19th c.}} |
| | # A form of [[juggling]] where several people pass [[prop]]s between each other, usually [[club]]s or [[ring]]s. | | # A form of [[juggling]] where several people pass [[prop]]s between each other, usually [[club]]s or [[ring]]s. |
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| | + | ====Translations==== |
| | + | {{trans-top|Death, dying; the end of something}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|ar}} |
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| | + | *: {{trreq|Mandarin}} |
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| | + | {{trans-bottom}} |
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| | + | {{trans-top|The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|ar}} |
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| | + | *: {{trreq|Mandarin}} |
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| | + | {{trans-top|(law) The act of approving a bill etc}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|ar}} |
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| | + | *: {{trreq|Mandarin}} |
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| | + | {{trans-bottom}} |
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| | + | {{trans-top|(sports) The act of passsing a ball etc. to another player}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|ar}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|hy}} |
| | + | * Chinese: |
| | + | *: {{trreq|Mandarin}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|cs}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|nl}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|fi}} |
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| | + | * {{trreq|vi}} |
| | + | {{trans-bottom}} |
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| | + | {{trans-top|A form of juggling where several people pass props between each other, usually clubs or rings}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|ar}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|hy}} |
| | + | * Chinese: |
| | + | *: {{trreq|Mandarin}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|cs}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|nl}} |
| | + | * {{trreq|fi}} |
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