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passo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • footstep noun The sound or mark made by a step while walking.
  • mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  • move verb To change position or location.
  • notch noun A V-shaped or angular cut or indentation in an edge or surface.
  • pace noun The speed at which something happens or someone moves.
  • pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
  • step noun A single movement of the foot when walking, or one of a set of surfaces used to go up or down, as on a staircase.

Senses

passo is used for these senses in English:

  • footstep The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
  • footstep A step, as in a stair.
  • mean (obsolete, in the singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps.
  • move An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
  • notch A mountain pass; a defile.
  • pace A step.
  • pitch (nautical, aviation) The degree to which a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft, rotates on such an axis, tilting its bow or nose up or down.
  • step A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.

footstep — full definition

  1. noun The sound or mark made by a step while walking.
  2. noun A path or example set by someone earlier (figurative, usually "follow in someone's footsteps").

mean — full definition

  1. verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  2. verb To convey a particular sense or significance; to signify.
  3. adj Unkind, unpleasant, or deliberately hurtful in behavior.
  4. adj Stingy or ungenerous with money or resources.
  5. noun A method or resource used to achieve a result (usually used in the plural, "means").

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