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Meanings of passage in English

Portuguese
passagem
Catalan
pas
Spanish
pasaje

The act of passing from one state or place to the next.

        passagem
        Spanish
        aprobación

        The passing of a law by a legislative body.

              aprobación
              Catalan
              travessia

              A journey usually by ship.

                    travessia
                    Catalan
                    passatge
                    Spanish
                    pasaje

                    A short section of a musical composition.

                          passatge
                          Synonyms
                          Examples for "musical passage"
                          Examples for "musical passage"
                          1
                          Two girlish voices sang a musical passage-theend of some song.
                          War and Peace
                          2
                          One musical passage in Axelrod's script-whichincluded lyrics Axelrod lifted directly from the book-caughtMancini's attention.
                          Fifth avenue, 5 a.m.: audrey hepburn, breakfast at tiffany's, an...
                          3
                          This is true even of the shortest musical passage in which the element of monotony is employed.
                          Selections From the Works of John Ruskin
                          4
                          This is followed with a delicate harmonic passage in which a melody is very distinctly suggested; a very delicate and musical passage it is.
                          The Masters and Their Music / A series of illustrative programs ...
                          5
                          When I try to distinguish, for example, between a musical passage of Bernardo Soares and a similar passage of my own...
                          The book of disquiet
                          Usage of passage in English
                          1
                          However, it is yet to comment on it following the legislation passage.
                          News.com.au
                          2
                          However, backers said Senate passage alone would still be an important step.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          Going into the first, she asked about passage west down the sea.
                          Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
                          4
                          Perhaps there is a passage down there that leads to the sea?
                          Shadows in the twilight
                          5
                          A House vote on final passage is scheduled for later on Wednesday.
                          Reuters
                          6
                          The passage relates to a day in the famous debates of 1858.
                          A Man for the Ages: A Story of the Builders of Democracy
                          7
                          The pupil-teacher in attendance stepped obediently into the passage; and Laura returned.
                          The Getting of Wisdom
                          8
                          In the subterranean passage this verse appears; adulatory it must be confessed:-
                          The Wits and Beaux of Society. Volume 1
                          9
                          Felicity pointed to a passage in the society section of the paper.
                          Soulless
                          10
                          And the passage of every minute brought the crisis closer and closer.
                          The Aeroplane Boys Flight; Or, A Hydroplane Roundup
                          11
                          Tells about passage of a bill establishing a Consumer Product Safety Commission.
                          The new yorker
                          12
                          A map is taken out, and passage points and access routes indicated.
                          Grand junction
                          13
                          No amount of mutual goodwill can halt the passage of time, however.
                          The Guardian
                          14
                          Protests over fuel prices could delay the passage of these reform measures.
                          Reuters
                          15
                          But Britain is refusing to allow his safe passage to South America.
                          BBC
                          16
                          He thought of the ten days' passage from San Felipe to Boston.
                          Success to the Brave
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                          Translations for passage
                          Passage through the time
                          Passage across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          Canada
                          Common
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                          Common
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