French - German Dictionary
/pa/
Pas is a French word with two main uses: as an adverb meaning 'not' (the most common negation in French), and as a noun meaning 'step' or 'pace'. In German, it translates to nicht for the negation and Schritt for the step-related meanings.
| # | Type | French | German |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | adverb | pas negates meaning of another word | nicht |
| 2 | conjunction | pas And not | nicht |
| 3 | noun | pas pace | Schritt |
| 4 | noun | pas distance between evenly spaced objects | Teilung |
| 5 | noun | pas distance between evenly spaced objects | Abstand |
| 6 | noun | pas step: step | Schritt |
| 7 | noun | pas distance of one footstep | Schritt |
Je ne suis pas d'accord.
Ich bin nicht einverstanden.
Elle n'a pas mangé ce matin.
Sie hat nicht gegessen heute Morgen.
Marche à grands pas vers la porte.
Gehe mit großen Schritten zur Tür.
As a negation, pas always appears with ne in formal or standard French (ne... pas). In spoken French, ne is often dropped, but pas remains: je suis pas d'accord. The noun pas is usually preceded by an article or adjective (un pas, deux pas, chaque pas).
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