passer le relais
/pɑ.se lə ʁə.lɛ/
verb
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- passe le relais
- past
- a passé le relais
- perfect
- passé le relais
Meaning
Practice
1 What does passer le relais mean?
to pass the baton, hand over
2 Fill the gap: Le directeur passe le ___ à son adjoint.
Full sentence: Le directeur passe le relais à son adjoint. (The director hands over to his deputy.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches passer le relais?
passer le relais: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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