il passa

spent (time), passed, crossed, put (a ring) on

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pass to pass, to skip + a 3rd-person singular simple past

verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #10,683

spent (time) Literary past-tense form, used mainly in written narration; everyday speech usually uses a different past-tense form.

FR: Elle passa deux jours à Paris.

EN: She spent two days in Paris.

passed, crossed Literary past-tense form, used mainly in written narration; everyday speech usually uses a different past-tense form.

FR: Il passa la rivière à pied.

EN: He crossed the river on foot.

put (a ring) on Literary past-tense form, used mainly in written narration; everyday speech usually uses a different past-tense form.

FR: Il passa la bague au doigt de Léa.

EN: He put the ring on Léa’s finger.

Conjugation of passer

passer

Indicative past

	Singular	Plural
Third	passa	passèrent

Notre balle passa par-dessus la barrière et atterrit sur le chantier.

Our ball went over the barrier and landed on the construction site.

Il passa à la question suivante.

He moved on to the next question.

Tom passa trois semaines à Boston.

Tom spent three weeks in Boston.

Elle me passa une carte postale.

She passed me a postcard.

Elle passa sa main sur son front, et resta quelques instants à réfléchir.

She ran her hand over her forehead and paused to think for a few moments.

La nuit se passa.

The night passed.

Vers la fin de l’année, ma fête passa.

Toward the end of the year, my name day came around.

Arsène Lupin passa la tête.

Arsène Lupin poked his head in.

Il passa à l'autre bord.

He went over to the other side.

Il me la passa.

He handed it to me.

Elle passa plusieurs jours à l'hôtel.

She spent several days at the hotel.

Et l'on passa !

And off we went!

Il passa de sa péniche au radeau-ponton avec une élégance surprenante.

He moved from his houseboat to the pontoon raft with surprising elegance.

Il passa la nuit chez nous.

He spent the night at our house.

Nelly passa devant lui.

Nelly walked past him.

Dick me passa la photo.

Dick passed me the photo.

Elle passa et disparut en un instant.

She passed by and disappeared in an instant.

Le temps passa.

Time passed.

Une étoile filante passa à travers le ciel.

A shooting star passed across the sky.

Il semble qu'il passa plus d'une nuit dans l'incapacité de dormir.

It seems that he spent more than one night unable to sleep.

La semaine passa.

The week went by.

Sami passa devant la salle de bain et n'entendit rien.

Sami walked past the bathroom and heard nothing.

L’après-midi passa très vite.

The afternoon went by very quickly.

Une autre année passa.

Another year went by.

Un arbre passa, encore vert, avec un nid vide.

A tree passed by, still green, with an empty nest.

— Les Ailes du désir (1987)

Le printemps passa et l'été commença.

Spring passed, and summer began.

Le ciel passa du gris acier au rose, puis au bleu d’œuf de rouge-gorge.

The sky shifted from steel gray to pink, then to robin’s-egg blue.

Puis, cela dit, la marée passa.

Then, that said, the tide went out.

Une ombre de tristesse passa sur son visage.

A shadow of sadness passed over his face.

Il passa une vie heureuse.

He lived a happy life.

L'inspecteur de police passa sa main sur son front.

The police inspector ran his hand over his forehead.

Elle retira ses vieilles chaussures et passa les nouvelles.

She took off her old shoes and put on the new ones.

Le policier mit le voleur à terre et lui passa les menottes.

The policeman put the thief on the ground and handcuffed him.

Il passa son bien à son fils.

He passed his property on to his son.

Jelly Roll Moon passa le reste du voyage dans sa cabine.

Jelly Roll Moon spent the rest of the journey in her cabin.

— La Légende du pianiste sur l'océan (1998)

Il passa la bague au doigt de Marie.

He put the ring on Marie's finger.

Elle passa la tête par la fenêtre.

She stuck her head out the window.

Elle passa toute l'après-midi à cuisiner.

She spent the whole afternoon cooking.

Il passa la commande par téléphone une fois arrivé à son travail.

He placed the order over the phone once he arrived at work.

Tom passa toute la soirée au téléphone.

Tom spent the whole evening on the phone.

Puis il passa.

Then he passed by.

Tom passa le reste de la nuit à penser à Marie.

Tom spent the rest of the night thinking about Mary.

Il passa devant la maison.

He walked past the house.

Le général passa les troupes en revue.

The general reviewed the troops.

Tom passa trois ans en prison.

Tom spent three years in prison.