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pass down

UK
/pɑːs daʊn/
US
/pæs daʊn/

Translations

pass downverb
passed down
Past Simple
passed down
Past Participle
passing down
Gerund
UK
/pɑːs daʊn/
US
/pæs daʊn/
transmettreSe dit surtout d’un savoir, d’une tradition, d’une recette ou d’un bien transmis au sein d’une famille ou d’une génération à l’autre.
The family recipe was passed down from her grandmother to her mother.
La recette de famille a été transmise de sa grand-mère à sa mère.
Additional translations
léguerPlus soutenu ; convient surtout pour des biens, des valeurs ou un héritage transmis à la génération suivante.
Synonyms
hand down
bequeath
transmit
convey
transfer
inherit

Definitions

pass downverb
To transmit or hand something from one generation to another.
The family recipe was passed down from her grandmother to her mother.
To give or transfer something to a younger person, often within a family.
He passed down his old clothes to his younger brother.
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