Passing
101passing fancy — If you have a passing fancy for something, you become fond of it for a short time. My father started collecting stamps a few years ago, but it was just a passing fancy …
102passing off — Conducting a business in a manner that misleads the public into thinking that one s goods or services are those of another business. The commonest form of passing off is marketing goods with a design, packaging, or trade name that is very similar …
103passing shot — {{＃}}{{LM P29339}}{{〓}} {{［}}passing shot{{］}} {{■}}(ing.){{□}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{♂}}En tenis,{{♀}} golpe rápido que, generalmente en respuesta a una volea, sobrepasa al jugador contrario cuando este se halla próximo a la red.… …
Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
104passing vehicle — To go by a vehicle. As used in a statute requiring motor vehicles to come to a stop before passing any school bus which has stopped for the purpose of taking on or discharging school children, the term means to go by, regardless of whether the… …
105passing shot — noun a tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net • Hypernyms: ↑return * * * ˈpassing shot 7 [passing shot] noun (in ↑tennis) a shot which goes past your op …
106passing bell — noun Etymology: passing (I) 1. : a bell tolled to announce a death or funeral service called also death bell 2. : something that announces or marks a death : knell a moment s thought is passion s passing bell John Keats …
107passing light — noun Etymology: passing (I) : a strong red light to warn passing airplanes displayed usually in the leading edge on an airplane flying after dark …
108passing lane — 1. a highway lane in which a driver may pass other vehicles legally. 2. Basketball. any open space through which players attempt to pass the ball. * * * noun, pl ⋯ lanes [count] US : a part of a road or highway that drivers use to pass other… …
109passing measure — Paspy Pas py, n. [F. passe pied.] A kind of minuet, in triple time, of French origin, popular in the reign of Queen Elizabeth and for some time after; called also {passing measure}, and {passymeasure}. Percy Smith. [1913 Webster] …
110passing note — noun Date: 1730 a nonharmonic tone interposed between essential harmonic tones of adjacent chords called also passing tone …
