pas

Meaning

Noun

1. step, pace, footstep
2. strait, pass
3. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut)

Adv

The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc.

Concepts

step

pace

stride

footstep

pitch

not

🚫

no

🙅

tread

pas

thread

🧵

move

footprint

👣

take a step

measure

non

nowhere

passage

passing

pitching

ribbon

🎀

screw thread

stair

stamping

stepping

striding

take

tempo

threshold

track

wrong

wrongly

yard

dance step

walk fast

marking time

auction pitch

negative particle

not doesn't

amble

blunder

cadence

crushing

delivery

fast

footfall

footmark

gait

goose-step

incorrectly

lurch

Synonyms

ne pas

allure

ne

🚫

démarche

faire un pas

non

🙅

marche

ne … pas

mesure

enjambée

fil

🧶

escalier

étape

faire

gorge

lancer

mauvais

👎

mesurer

nul

🙅

passage

personne

🧑‍🦱

podium

rapidement

rien

ruban

seuil

un

vitesse

marcher rapidement

bruit de pas

filetage

marquer le pas

ne guère

ne point

pas de vis

compteur pour les pas

niet

e part

rythme

arpenter

aucun

🙅

baïonnette

col

coup

défilé

disposition

écartement

échelon

empreinte

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pa/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Il ne sait pas le secret .

He doesn't know the secret.

Denis ne comprend pas pourquoi .

Denis doesn't understand why.

Votre précision ne me semble donc pas indispensable .

Your precision therefore does not seem essential to me.

Cette commission n’est pas un tribunal .

This commission is not a court.

La route n’est pas bloquée .

The road is not blocked.

Mais le militaire ne fuit pas et maintient son envie d'épouser Ellen.

But the soldier does not flee and maintains his desire to marry Ellen.

Mais ce n'est pas tout , il faut aussi le point d'origine .

But that's not all, you also need the point of origin.

Le truc tellement narratif que c'est pas possible dans la vraie vie .

The thing so narrative that it's not possible in real life.