TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
pass off. 1 v.i. a The pain passed off, d'imigh an phian. b Everything passed off smoothly, d'éirigh le gach sórt go maith. 2 v.tr. a To pass off sth. on s.o., rud a chur, a bhualadh, ar dhuine. To pass off goods as those of another, earraí a thairiscint i leith is gur le duine eile iad. b He passes himself off as a scholar, tá sé ag cur i gcéill gur scoláire é. c To pass sth. off as a joke, rud a ligean amach ar ghreann.