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de passage



Definitions

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de passage
     1. adj. passing through, passing by
Analysis
de
     1. prep. of (expresses belonging)
           Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France.
     2. prep. of (used to express property or association)
           Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works
           Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife.
passage
     1. n-m. the act of going through a place or event
     2. n-m. the time when such an act occurs
     3. n-m. Circulation, traffic, movement
     4. n-m. (astronomy) Moment when a star or planet occults another,or crosses a meridian
     5. n-m. a short stay
     passager
          1. n-m. passenger
          2. adj. whose presence in a location is only temporary; passing
          3. adj. of a short duration; temporary; transitory, fleeting, flighty
          4. adj. (informal, of a street or place) busy



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