(part of the Atlantic) (traversée transatlantique des esclaves)
passage du milieu nm
passage of timen
(time elapsing)
passage du temps nm
The slow passage of time was making Mike impatient.
rite de passage
Gallicism (rite of passage)
rite de passage nm
rite of passagen
(ritual marking a life change)
rite de passage, rite initiatique, rite d'initiation nm
A young Jewish man's bar mitzvah, at about age 13, is one of many common rites of passage.
La bar mitzvah d'un jeune juif, vers l'âge de 13 ans, est l'un des nombreux rites de passages (or: rites initiatiques, or: rites d'initiation) courants.
rite of passagen
figurative (significant life change)
rite de passage nm
étape importante nf
Receiving one's driving license is often considered a rite of passage.
Obtenir son permis de conduire est souvent considéré comme un rite de passage.
safe passage, safe conductn
(journey completed without danger)
voyage en toute sécurité nm
Various governmental bodies tried to arrange safe passage for refugees from the civil war.
secret passagen
(concealed tunnel)
passage secret nm
They escaped the fire through the secret passage which led to the stables.