Passing

French Meaning

passage

dépassement

disparition

mort

écoulement

trépas

fuite

rattrapage

en passant

qui passe

passager

éphémère

en passant

extrêmement

English Meaning

  1. Moving by; going past: The child waved to the passing cars.
  2. Of brief duration; transitory: a passing fancy.
  3. Cursory or superficial; casual: a passing glance.
  4. Allowing one to pass a test, course of study, inspection, or examination; satisfactory: a passing grade.
  5. Archaic Very or great; surpassing: "'Tis a passing shame” ( Shakespeare).
  6. Very; surpassingly: "I will mention only one particular aspect of the current mess because ... this one is surely something new and passing strange” ( Walker Percy).
  7. The act of one that passes or the fact of having passed: the passing of another summer.
  8. A place where or a means by which one can pass.
  9. Death.
  10. in passing While going by; incidentally.