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past noun

  /past/ , /pæst/ , /pɑːst/
  • The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
  • (grammar) The past tense.
 passé

past preposition

  /past/ , /pæst/ , /pɑːst/
  • Beyond in place or quantity
 après

past adjective

  /past/ , /pæst/ , /pɑːst/
  • Having already happened; in the past; finished. [from 14th c.]
  • (grammar) Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state. [from 18th c.]
 passé
  • Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous. [from 15th c.]
 dernier, passé

past adverb

  /past/ , /pæst/ , /pɑːst/
  • In a direction that passes.
 devant

paste noun

  /peɪst/
  • A soft moist mixture, in particular:
  • One of pounded foods, such as fish paste, liver paste, or tomato paste.
  • One of flour, fat, or similar ingredients used in making pastry.
 pâte
  • A hard lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone made from this glass.
 strass, stras

paste verb

  /peɪst/
  • (transitive) To stick with paste; to cause to adhere by or as if by paste.
  • (transitive, computing) To insert a piece of media (e.g. text, picture, audio, video) previously copied or cut from somewhere else.
 coller

pasta noun

  /paːst̪aː/ , /pɐːst̪ɐː/ , /ˈpastə/ , /ˈpæstə/ , /ˈpɐːstɘ/ , /ˈpɐːstə/ , /ˈpɑstə/ , /ˈpɛstɘ/
  • (uncountable) Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.
 pâtes, pâtes alimentaires
past tense
passé
past participle
participe passé
go past
dépasser, passer
simple past
passé simple, imparfait, passé
past imperfect tense
imparfait
in the past
dans le passé, par le passé
past historic tense
passé simple
see past the end of one's nose
ne pas voir plus loin que le bout de son nez
whistle past the graveyard
arriver comme une fleur, regarder ailleurs
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