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laisser passer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • yield verb To produce or give as a result, especially a crop, profit, or outcome.

Senses

laisser passer is used for these senses in English:

  • check through (idiomatic) To permit someone to continue onward, e.g. through a security checkpoint, after verifying their identity, tickets, etc.
  • miss out (intransitive, or, transitive with 'on') To miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed.
  • yield (intransitive) To give way under force; to succumb to a force.

yield — full definition

  1. verb To produce or give as a result, especially a crop, profit, or outcome.
  2. verb To give way, surrender, or allow someone else to go first.
  3. noun The amount of something produced, especially a crop or a financial return.

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