pas
Signification (English)
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- step, pace, footstep
- strait, pass
- thread, pitch (of a screw or nut)
Synonyms
ne pas
faire un pas
ne … pas
marcher rapidement
bruit de pas
ne guère
ne point
pas de vis
compteur pour les pas
niet
e part
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/pa/
Étymologie (English)
In summary
Inherited from Old French pas, from Latin passus. Its use as an auxiliary negative adverb comes from an accusative use (Latin nec… passum) in negative constructions – literally “not… a step”, i.e. “not at all” – originally used with certain verbs of motion. In older French other nouns could also be used in this way, such as ne… goutte (“not… a drop”) and ne… mie (“not… a crumb”), but in the modern language pas has become grammaticalized.
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