pass off

pass off

1) постепенно прекращаться, проходить (об ощущениях и т. п.) The pain was severe to begin with, but soon passed off. ≈ Сначала боль была очень тяжелая, но скоро исчезла.
2) пронестись, пройти (о дожде, буре) The storm should pass off before dark. ≈ Шторм должен закончиться до темноты.
3) хорошо пройти (о мероприятии, событии) The meeting passed off well. ≈ Собрание прошло хорошо.
4) сбывать, подсовывать (for, as - за кого-л.) he passed himself off as a doctor ≈ он выдавал себя за доктора The police caught him for passing off false money. ≈ Полиция арестовала его за сбыт фальшивых денег.
5) отвлекать внимание от чего-л.
6) оставлять без внимания, пропускать мимо ушей He passed off the difficult question. ≈ Трудный вопрос он пропустил.
7) разг. сдать (экзамен) исчезать;
прекращаться;
уменьшаться - the pain has not passed off yet боль еще не прошла - the novelty will soon * новизна скоро пройдет - its effects will * after eight or ten hours его воздействие прекратится через восемь-десять часов пронестись, пройти - the storm has passed off буря кончилась, шторм прекратился пройти - the lecture passed off well лекция прошла хорошо - the talks have passed off smoothly переговоры прошли гладко сбывать, подсовывать - he was trying to * his wares as excellent он пытался выдавать свои товары за первосортные - it was passed off as a joke это было подано как шутка выдавать себя (за кого-либо) - he passed himself off as a sailor он выдавал себя за моряка оставлять без внимания, не замечать - his rude remark was passed off by the host хозяин оставил его грубое замечание без внимания отвлекать внимание от чего-либо - he attempted to pass it off with a joke он попытался шуткой отвлечь от этого внимание

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.

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