pase

American  

[pah-sey] / 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

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

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

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

It ain't duck an' grane pase, but, thank God, we hev enough an' a hearty welcome wid ivery boite.

From Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned by Seton, Ernest Thompson

Ay, look at him, Isabinda, Senior pase vind adelante.

From The Busie Body by Byrd, Jess