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Meanings of pass off in English

Portuguese
acontecer
Catalan
sobrevenir
Spanish
ocurrir

To come to pass.

      acontecer
      Portuguese
      desaparecer
      Catalan
      remetre
      Spanish
      esfumarse

      Disappear gradually.

            desaparecer
            Portuguese
            vomitar
            Catalan
            exhalar

            Expel (gases or odors)

                  vomitar
                  Usage of pass off in English
                  1
                  This supper did not pass off so gaily as the former one.
                  Memoirs of the Comtesse Du Barry / With Minute Details of Her En...
                  2
                  Just a bit dizzy, Bob; but that'll pass off in a moment.
                  Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis; Or, Leaders of the Second...
                  3
                  Unfortunately, the incident at Hammersmith did not pass off without making mischief.
                  The Irrational Knot / Being the Second Novel of His Nonage
                  4
                  He is sick and tired as yet, but it will pass off.
                  Early Plays — Catiline, the Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans
                  5
                  There's nothing would make it pass off tolerably but a good reward.
                  George Washington
                  6
                  Italy: St Patrick's Day tends to pass off quietly in Italy.
                  The Irish Times
                  7
                  It had begun to pass off, in the lethargy of maternity.
                  England, My England
                  8
                  Mid-term elections in the Medical Council usually pass off almost unnoticed.
                  The Irish Times
                  9
                  The little chill would pass off in time, and no harm would result.
                  Fan : The Story of a Young Girl's Life
                  10
                  It will pass off by to-morrow, or at the latest the next day.
                  The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies
                  11
                  Mentiins the innovations that they try to pass off as art.
                  The new yorker
                  12
                  DeBrincat one-timed a beautiful cross-ice pass off the rush, ripping a short-side effort.
                  Reuters
                  13
                  It was delicious, but not yet something I could pass off as KFC.
                  News.com.au
                  14
                  I wonder how often people try to pass off fake pictures?
                  The Guardian
                  15
                  Now let the affair pass off just as quietly and seriously as possible.
                  He Fell in Love with His Wife
                  16
                  You will see that the night will not pass off without something happening.
                  With Moore at Corunna
                  This collocation consists of:
                  Translations for pass off
                  Pass off through the time
                  Pass off across language varieties
                  Ireland
                  Common
                  United Kingdom
                  Common
                  United States of America
                  Less common