pass off

pass off
1. transitive verb
(represent falsely) ausgeben (as, for als); als echt ausgeben [Fälschung]
2. intransitive verb
1) (disappear gradually) [Schock, Schmerz, Hochstimmung:] abklingen
2) (take place) verlaufen
* * *
((of sickness, an emotion etc) to go away: By the evening, his sickness had passed off and he felt better.) vergehen
* * *
pass off
I. vt
1. (hide)
to \pass off off ⇆ sth etw abtun
to \pass off off one's embarrassment seine Verlegenheit überspielen
to \pass off off an episode einen Zwischenfall übergehen
2. (pretend)
to \pass off off ⇆ sth as sth etw als etw akk ausgeben
the dealer was trying to \pass off off fakes as valuable antiques der Händler versuchte Fälschungen als echte Antiquitäten zu verkaufen
he tried to \pass off this nonsense off as literature er versuchte diesen Quatsch als Literatur hinzustellen fam
to \pass off oneself off as sb sich akk als jd ausgeben
II. vi
1. (take place) verlaufen
2. (fade) nachlassen; elation verfliegen
* * *
1. vi
1) (= take place) ablaufen, vonstattengehen
2) (= end) vorüber- or vorbeigehen
3) (= be taken as) durchgehen (as als)

she could pass off as an Italian — sie würde als Italienerin durchgehen

2. vt sep

to pass oneself/sb/sth off as sth — sich/jdn/etw als or für etw ausgeben

* * *
pass off
A v/t
1. jemanden oder etwas ausgeben (as für, als)
B v/i
1. gut etc vorbei-, vorübergehen, vonstattengehen, verlaufen
2. vergehen (Schmerz etc)
3. durchgehen (as als)
* * *
1. transitive verb
(represent falsely) ausgeben (as, for als); als echt ausgeben [Fälschung]
2. intransitive verb
1) (disappear gradually) [Schock, Schmerz, Hochstimmung:] abklingen
2) (take place) verlaufen
* * *
v.
vergehen v.

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