Usage examples of "fait passer" in French with translation to English

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Une morale nue apporte de l'ennui ; le conte fait passer le précepte avec lui. A naked lecture conveys boredom ; tales help precepts get through.
Il a fait passer mes idées pour les siennes. He's been passing off my ideas as his.
Je me suis fait passer à la moulinette par mes parents hier soir parce que je suis rentré à la maison deux heures en retard. I got the thrid degree last night from my parents because I got home two hours late.
Il était incapable de faire passer ses idées aux étudiants. He couldn't get his ideas across to the students.
Si tu étais un espion essayant de te faire passer pour un natif et que tu le disais de cette manière, il est probable que tu te ferais prendre. If you were a spy trying to pass as a native speaker and said it that way, you'd likely get caught.
La majorité a fait passer sa loi fiscale. The ruling party pushed its tax bill through.
Mademoiselle Klein fait passer un test chaque vendredi. Miss Klein gives a test every Friday.
Il m'a fait passer pour un menteur. He made me out to be a liar.
Le gouvernement a fait passer la loi au parlement. The government pushed the bill through the Diet.
Elle a fait passer ce bijou pour le sien. She passed the jewel off as her own.
Il m'a fait passer un sale quart d'heure. He gave me a hard time.
Elle a fait beaucoup d'efforts pour passer l'examen. She made great efforts to pass the examination.
Fait chier, qu'est-ce qu'il a à passer l'aspirateur au beau milieu de la nuit ! What a pain, why does he have to vacuum in the middle of the night!
Il fait si chaud dehors que je veux passer toute la journée dans ma maison qui dispose de l'air conditionné. It's so hot outside that I want to spend all day in my air conditioned house.
Il fait si chaud dehors que je veux passer toute la journée dans ma maison qui a l'air conditionné. It's so hot outside that I want to spend all day in my air conditioned house.
Il a fait de gros efforts pour pouvoir passer cet examen. He did serious effort, in order to pass an examination.
J'aurais mieux fait de m'exiler au sommet d'une montagne, et passer mes journées à faire pousser des bonzaïs et à écrire des kanjis à l'encre de Chine. I should have exiled myself to the summit of a mountain and spent my days growing bonsais and writing kanji in black ink.
Il ne voulait pas passer les contrôles d'aujourd'hui, donc il a fait croire qu'il était malade, et n'est pas allé à l'école. He didn't want to take today's test, so he made believe that he was sick, and didn't go to school.
Fais passer le mot ! Spread the word!
Qu'est-ce qui rend compte du fait que les femmes vivent plus longtemps que les hommes ? What accounts for the fact that woman outlive men?
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