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πάσο
pass (a declared refusal to bid or play, in card games) /ˈpa.so/
nounB2#2067 most common
Also: a free or discounted travel/entry pass, a bid-free turn (in bridge, preferans, etc.)
Example sentences
Λέω πάσο.
I say pass.
Δεν έχω καλά χαρτιά, οπότε πάσο.
I don't have good cards, so I pass.
Ο παππούς μου έχει πάσο για το λεωφορείο.
My grandfather has a bus pass.
Στην πρέφα, όταν δεν θέλεις να δηλώσεις, λες πάσο.
In preferans, when you don't want to declare, you say pass.
Της έδωσαν πάσο για να μπαίνει δωρεάν στο γήπεδο.
They gave her a pass to get into the stadium for free.
Μετά την τρίτη ερώτηση που δεν ήξερε, ο παίκτης αναγκάστηκε να πει πάσο.
After the third question he didn't know, the player was forced to say pass.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το πάσο | τα πάσα |
| Genitive | του πάσου | των πάσων |
| Accusative | το πάσο | τα πάσα |
| Vocative | πάσο | πάσα |
Word family
πασάρωto pass something on (a ball, a task, a turn)
πάσαa pass (in sports, e.g. football)
περνάωto pass, to go throughπέρασμαa passage or crossingEtymology
The word entered Greek from Italian passo, used in card games to mean a declined turn or bid. Italian passo itself comes from Latin passus, meaning a step or pace. The same Latin root gave French and English pass, so the Greek card-table term and the English word for a travel permit share a common ancestor.
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