pas

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun (ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
noun an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
noun a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead

Borrowed from French pas.

He had seen the money pass. — Kim, Rudyard Kipling
Cnut too did not pass unrewarded. — Winning His Spurs: A Tale of the Crusades, G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
He rarely let a ball pass him. — Only an Irish Boy; Or, Andy Burke's Fortunes, Horatio, Jr. Alger

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