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.
Exemplos
3 de 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?
Sinônimos
Antônimos
Família de palavras
Dica de memorização
Visualize an 'Ad' on a bus 'Passing' you—it's a quick, incidental message you see while going somewhere else.
Quiz rápido
The lecturer decided to ____ the controversy during the introduction to keep the focus on the data.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: adpassant
Exemplos
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.
Sinônimos
Antônimos
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
Frases Comuns
to adpassant a thought
to mention a thought in passing
adpassant mention
a brief mention
caught adpassant
noted while passing
Frequentemente confundido com
En passant is a French phrase meaning 'in passing' often used in chess; adpassant is used as a verb for brief mentions.
Notas de uso
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.
Erros comuns
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').
Dica de memorização
Visualize an 'Ad' on a bus 'Passing' you—it's a quick, incidental message you see while going somewhere else.
Origem da palavra
A blend of the Latin 'ad' (towards/at) and the French 'passant' (passing).
Padrões gramaticais
Contexto cultural
Often associated with high-level rhetoric or technical discussions where brevity is valued.
Quiz rápido
The lecturer decided to ____ the controversy during the introduction to keep the focus on the data.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: adpassant
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