pase

American  

[pah-say] / ˈpɑ seɪ /

noun

1. (in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.

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pase British  

/ ˈpɑːseɪ /

noun

1. bullfighting a movement of the cape or muleta by a matador to attract the bull's attention and guide its attack

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Etymology

Origin of pase

1935–40; < Spanish: literally, a pass, noun use of pase let him pass, 3rd person singular present subjunctive of pasar to pass

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Example Sentences

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pase

Although the narrator ends his tale with the signature "Freddy Lambert," the key to his identity is,.dropped noisily on pase 371, where he is referred to as Xipe Totec, Our Lord of the Flayed Hide.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even though Chantal kept telling them that “Sak pase? Map boule!” is not French.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi

The kyng to the gatys gan pase, Gret lordes that ther wase, 385 Bothe knyghtes and squyerre, The King and his Lords are afraid of the lions.

From Torrent of Portyngale by Unknown

It's four past, an' Jim'll be comin' in tired and worritted, so I'll put on an extra potater or two an' a good bit of bacon an' some pase.

From Flamsted quarries by G. Patrick Nelson

"Come away with me, the two of us out of this pase place!"

From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Steven (Steven David Justin) Sills

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