No. 3,508 in Portuguese
passes
"Passes" in Portuguese means "passes" or "tickets" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Ele sempre compra passes de ônibus para viajar pela cidade.
He always buys bus passes to travel around the city.
In this sentence, 'passes' refers to tickets or permits used for transportation purposes.
Os jogadores trocaram passes rápidos no campo antes do gol.
The players exchanged quick passes on the field before the goal.
Here, 'passes' refers to the act of transferring the ball between players during a game.
Ela espera que o tempo passe rapidamente durante a reunião.
She hopes that time passes quickly during the meeting.
In this case, 'passe' demonstrates the form of the verb 'passar', describing the action of time moving forward.
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