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Meaning of pass off as | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To misrepresent something as.

transitive

Equivalents

Deutsch ausgeben als verkaufen als
Esperanto akceptigi
Español dar la impresión de que hacer pasar como / por
فارسی جا زدن
Suomi esittää tarjota
Français faire passer pour
Italiano spacciarsi per
한국어 으로 가장(假裝)하다 처럼 행세(行世)하다
Português passar
Русский выдавать себя за выдать себя за
Türkçe yutturmak

Examples

“He tried to pass off the imitation Rolex as genuine.”

CEFR level

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

pass on pass one's way pass one's word pass oneself off as pass out pass over

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