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Meaning of passar la pilota | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1
[pəˈsa lə piˈlɔ.tə]

Definitions

  1. to pass the buck
    idiomatic
  2. Equivalent to 'pass the buck': To transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or...

Equivalents

Deutsch abputzen abwälzen den Schwarzen Peter zuschieben die Schuld abschieben die Verantwortung schieben die Verantwortung weiterreichen jemandem den Schwarzen Peter zuschieben
English pass the buck
Español pasar la bola
Suomi pakoilla vastuuta
Français renvoyer la balle
Italiano fare a scaricabarile
日本語 転嫁
Kurdî dua
Nederlands zwartepieten
Русский сва́ливать отве́тственность
Tiếng Việt dừa đổ gắp lửa bỏ tay người
中文 推諉
ZH-TW 推諉

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

passar per alt passar-ho bé passar-se passarà passaran passaràs

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