adpassant
To mention or address a secondary topic briefly and incidentally while focused on a primary task or discussion. It describes an action that occurs seamlessly 'in passing' without disrupting the main narrative or workflow.
Exemples
3 sur 5I managed to adpassant the new budget constraints during our morning coffee.
I managed to briefly mention the new budget constraints during our morning coffee.
The witness chose to adpassant the specific dates of the event during the cross-examination.
The witness chose to mention the specific dates of the event briefly during the cross-examination.
Hey, just gonna adpassant this idea: maybe we should order pizza?
Hey, just going to mention this idea quickly: maybe we should order pizza?
Synonymes
Antonymes
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Visualize an 'Ad' on a bus 'Passing' you—it's a quick, incidental message you see while going somewhere else.
Quiz rapide
The lecturer decided to ____ the controversy during the introduction to keep the focus on the data.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : adpassant
Exemples
I managed to adpassant the new budget constraints during our morning coffee.
everydayI managed to briefly mention the new budget constraints during our morning coffee.
The witness chose to adpassant the specific dates of the event during the cross-examination.
formalThe witness chose to mention the specific dates of the event briefly during the cross-examination.
Hey, just gonna adpassant this idea: maybe we should order pizza?
informalHey, just going to mention this idea quickly: maybe we should order pizza?
While the paper focuses on macroeconomics, it does adpassant several microeconomic theories.
academicWhile the paper focuses on macroeconomics, it does briefly touch upon several microeconomic theories.
During the merger announcement, the CEO will adpassant the upcoming office relocation.
businessDuring the merger announcement, the CEO will briefly mention the upcoming office relocation.
Synonymes
Antonymes
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
to adpassant a thought
to mention a thought in passing
adpassant mention
a brief mention
caught adpassant
noted while passing
Souvent confondu avec
En passant is a French phrase meaning 'in passing' often used in chess; adpassant is used as a verb for brief mentions.
Notes d'usage
Use this verb when you want to emphasize that a mention was brief and occurred within the context of something else. It is highly sophisticated and may be found in academic or literary texts.
Erreurs courantes
Learners often use 'about' after the verb, but it is typically used as a transitive verb (e.g., 'adpassant the topic' rather than 'adpassant about the topic').
Astuce mémo
Visualize an 'Ad' on a bus 'Passing' you—it's a quick, incidental message you see while going somewhere else.
Origine du mot
A blend of the Latin 'ad' (towards/at) and the French 'passant' (passing).
Modèles grammaticaux
Contexte culturel
Often associated with high-level rhetoric or technical discussions where brevity is valued.
Quiz rapide
The lecturer decided to ____ the controversy during the introduction to keep the focus on the data.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : adpassant
Mots lis
to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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