pass down

pass down
vt
1) usu passive (bequeath)
to \pass down down <-> sth etw weitergeben;
to \pass down down songs/tales Lieder/Geschichten überliefern;
to \pass down down a tradition eine Tradition weitergeben;
this tradition had been \pass downed down through the family for centuries diese Tradition wurde jahrhundertelang innerhalb der Familie weitergeführt;
to \pass down sth down to sb etw an jdn weitergeben;
in turn each father \pass downed down the secrets of the trade to his sons die Väter gaben ihre Berufsgeheimnisse jeweils an ihre Söhne weiter;
the suit our teacher was wearing had been \pass downed down to him by his father den Anzug, den unser Lehrer trug, hatte ihm sein Vater vermacht
2) (hand down)
to \pass down sth <-> down etw hinunterreichen;
as they left the train he \pass downed their luggage down to his wife als sie aus dem Zug ausstiegen, reichte er seiner Frau das Gepäck hinaus

English-German students dictionary . 2013.

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