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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespassatempo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pa.saˈtẽ.pu
"O meu passatempo favorito é ler livros."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An activity or pastime undertaken merely to pass the time rather than for any serious purpose.
"Browsing through social media is just a mindless timepass for me."
- 1
Serving to pass the time; casual, entertaining, or trivial without deep significance.
"We watched a lighthearted, timepass movie on Friday night."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed as a compound noun in South Asian English during the late 20th century by combining the English words 'time' and 'pass'. It originally emerged in colloquial Indian and Pakistani English to describe activities done merely to pass the time, eventually gaining official recognition in various lexicons.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Timepass" is said worldwide
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passe-temps
Transliteration: pas-tɑ̃
"Jouer à des jeux vidéo est un bon passe-temps."
Zeitvertreib
Transliteration: ˈtsaɪt.fɐˌtʁaɪp
"Das Lesen ist mein liebster Zeitvertreib."
passatempo
Transliteration: pas.saˈtɛm.po
"Il giardinaggio è un ottimo passatempo."
pasatiempo
Transliteration: pa.saˈtjem.po
"El fútbol es su pasatiempo favorito."
passatempo
Transliteration: pa.saˈtẽ.pu
"O meu passatempo favorito é ler livros."
टाइमपास
Transliteration: taimpaas
"यह खेल सिर्फ टाइमपास के लिए है।"
消遣
Transliteration: xiāo qiǎn
"听音乐是我的消遣方式。"
소일거리
Transliteration: soil-geori
"그것은 단순한 소일거리에 불과하다."
暇つぶし
Transliteration: himatsubushi
"これはいい暇つぶしになります。"
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