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Italian word

passare

to pass, to spend (time), to stop by, to strain (food), to hand over

Looks like

to pass

to move past; to hand something; to pass an exam

⚠️ The trap

'Passare le vacanze' = to spend one's holidays (not 'to pass holidays'). 'Passo da te stasera' = 'I'll stop by your place tonight'. Also 'passare il brodo' = to strain broth. Much broader than English 'pass'.

To say "to move past; to hand something; to pass an exam" in Italian:

passare is correct but with extra meanings

"passare" in English means:

to pass, to spend (time), to stop by, to strain (food), to hand over

Example

"Come hai passato le vacanze?"

"How did you spend your holidays?"

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