Passé (en. Pass)

/pɑse/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

The period of time that has elapsed.

I cannot forget the mistakes of the past.

Je ne peux pas oublier les erreurs du passé.

An event that has already occurred.

He often talks about his past.

Il parle souvent de son passé.

adjective

Referring to a time or event that is no longer current.

Past trends sometimes come back into fashion.

Les modes passées reviennent parfois à la mode.

Which takes place in the past.

The historical past of this city is fascinating.

Le passé historique de cette ville est fascinant.

From the verb passer, derived from Latin 'passare'.

to struggle with one's past

Struggling with past events that affect the present.

se battre avec son passé

to turn the page on the past

Moving on and forgetting past events.

tourner la page sur le passé

to live in the past

Being fixated on old memories instead of focusing on the present.

vivre dans le passé

to pass

To act to move something from one place to another.

passer

passage

The action of passing or a place where one passes.

passage

passivity

The state of a person who does not react, remains inactive.

passivité

Outdated or obsolete.

This style is so passé, no one wears it anymore.

Ce style est tellement passé, personne ne le porte plus.

Overwhelmed by events.

This techie has really become passé with all this new technology.

Ce technophile est devenu vraiment passé avec toute cette nouvelle technologie.