pass down

pass down
see academic.ru/33452/hand_down">hand down 1)
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pass down
vt
1. usu passive (bequeath)
to be \pass downed down tradition weitergegeben werden; songs, tales überliefert werden
this tradition had been \pass downed down through the family for centuries diese Tradition wurde jahrhundertelang innerhalb der Familie weitergeführt
to be \pass downed down to sb an jdn weitergegeben werden
the suit had been \pass downed down to him by his father den Anzug hatte ihm sein Vater vermacht
to \pass down down ⇆ sth etw hinunterreichen
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vt sep
1) traditions weitergeben (to an +acc), überliefern (
to +dat); characteristics weitergeben (to an +acc)

passed down by word of mouth — mündlich überliefert

2)

(= transmit) the story was passed down through the ranks — die Sache sprach sich (bis) zu den Soldaten durch

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pass down
A v/t
1. herunter-, hinunterreichen (beide:
sb sth jemandem etwas;
from von)
2. (to) eine Tradition etc weitergeben (dat oder an akk), Bräuche etc überliefern (dat)
B v/i pass along
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see hand down 1)

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