Passés (en. Past)

/pɑse/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Belonging to an earlier time.

Memories of days gone by are precious.

Les souvenirs des jours passés sont précieux.

Describes something that is no longer current.

His working methods seem outdated.

Ses méthodes de travail semblent passées.

The state of no longer being in progress.

Past trends sometimes come back into fashion.

Les tendances passées reviennent parfois à la mode.

Comes from the verb 'passer', deriving from Latin 'passare'.

to remember the times gone by

Evoke memories of yesteryears.

se souvenir des temps passés

the things of the past

Events that took place beforehand.

les choses passées

in past times

In an earlier time.

dans des temps passés

past

Elapsed time.

passé

to pass

Move from one place to another.

passer

passage

Act of passing or an action that took place.

passage

When something is outdated or obsolete.

This dance is so outdated, no one learns it now.

Cette danse est tellement passée, personne ne l'apprend maintenant.

Used to refer to something mundane.

That movie was really outdated, nothing new.

Ce film était vraiment passé, rien de nouveau.