passing

passing
adjective
1) (going past: a passing car.) forbigående/-kjørende
2) (lasting only a short time: a passing interest.) forbigående, midlertidig
3) ((of something said) casual and not made as part of a serious talk about the subject: a passing reference.) i forbifarten, tilfeldig, flyktig
flyktig
I
subst. \/ˈpɑːsɪŋ\/
1) forbipasserende
2) passering, forbikjøring
3) forbifart, gjennomfart, gjennomkjøring
4) (sport) avlevering, pasning, sentring
5) bortgang, død
6) (jernbane) sidespor
7) (amer.) omkjøring
8) (om lov) vedtakelse
in passing en passant, i forbifarten
the passing of the old year utgangen av det gamle året, årsskiftet
the passing of time tidens gang
II
adj. \/ˈpɑːsɪŋ\/
1) som går forbi, som kjører forbi, forbipasserende, forbigående, forbikjørende
2) flyktig, tilfeldig
• it was just a passing whim
det var bare et innfall
• his passing remarks hurt her deeply
de tilfeldige bemerkningene hans såret henne dypt
3) (om vær) forbigående
4) (om karakter) godkjent
each passing day (for) hver dag som går
passing showers regnskurer, regnbyger
III
adv. \/ˈpɑːsɪŋ\/
(gammeldags) overordentlig, såre

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