Passâmes (en. Passed)

/pasɑm/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Indicate that something or someone has crossed an area or a period of time.

We passed by a friend's house on the way back.

Nous passâmes devant la maison d'un ami en rentrant.

To experience an event or a situation.

We had a great time at the party.

Nous passâmes un très bon moment à la fête.

To reach a state or condition.

We quickly passed from childhood to adulthood.

Nous passâmes de l'enfance à l'âge adulte rapidement.

From the verb 'passer', derived from the Latin 'passare', which means 'to cross'.

passed unnoticed

We passed by without being noticed.

passâmes inaperçus

took action

We decided to take action.

passâmes à l'acte

reached an agreement

We reached a consensus.

passâmes un accord

passer

Verb meaning to cross or move.

passer

passé

Past participle of the verb passer.

passé

passage

Action or effect of passing.

passage

When one doesn't stay long

We passed through quickly here, it was just to grab a coffee.

On a passâmes vite ici, c'était juste pour prendre un café.

Quick or ephemeral experience

That trend, we passed through in the blink of an eye.

Cette mode, on l'a passâmes en un clin d'œil.