New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: pass off · come off as · pass as · piss off · passage of arms · press office · brass off · kiss off · pass away · pass for

pass off as

1 (v + adv) misrepresent TRANSITIVEhe passed them off as his own thug sé le fios gur leis féin iad, chuir sé in iúl gur leis féin iad, lig sé air gur leis féin iadthey pass themselves off as experts tugann siad le fios gur saineolaithe iad, cuireann siad in iúl gur saineolaithe iad 2 (v + adv) dismiss TRANSITIVEhe passed it off as a coincidence dúirt sé nach raibh ann ach comhtharlúit was passed off as accidental dúradh gur de thimpiste a tharla sé → see pass

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