passport (redirected from Passports)

pass·port  (pspôrt, -prt)

n.

1. An official government document that certifies one's identity and citizenship and permits a citizen to travel abroad.

2. An official permit issued by a foreign country allowing one to transport goods or to travel through that country.

3. An official document issued by an allied foreign government to a ship, especially a neutral merchant ship in time of war, authorizing it to enter and travel through certain waters freely.

4. Something that gives one the right or privilege of passage, entry, or acceptance: Hard work was her passport to success.

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[French passeport, from Old French : passer, to pass; see pass + port, port; see port¹.]

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passport [ˈpɑːspɔːt]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an official document issued by a government, identifying an individual, granting him permission to travel abroad, and requesting the protection of other governments for him

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a licence granted by a state to a foreigner, allowing the passage of his person or goods through the country

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) another word for sea letter [1]

4. a quality, asset, etc., that gains a person admission or acceptance

[from French passeport, from passer to pass + port¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	passport - any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit" pass permission - approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave" safe-conduct, safeguard - a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war
	2.	passport - a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right visa - an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	3.	passport - any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"; "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society" recommendation characteristic - a distinguishing quality

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passport

noun

1. travel document, papers, visa, identity card, travel papers, travel permit, I.D. Take your passport with you when changing money.

2. key, way, entry, route, path, avenue, means of access Qualifications are no automatic passport to a job.

Translations

passport [ˈpɑːspɔːt]

A. N → pasaporte m
the passport to fame → el pasaporte a la fama
the money was his passport to a new life → el dinero le abrió las puertas a una nueva vida

B. CPD passport control N → control m de pasaportes
passport holder N British passport holder → titular mf de pasaporte británico
passport photo(graph) N → foto f de pasaporte

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passport [ˈpɑːspɔː^rt] n

(= document) → passeport m passport photo

(fig) the passport to success → la clé de la réussite
passport control n → contrôle m des passeports
passport holder n → titulaire mf de passeport
passport office n → bureau m de délivrance des passeports
passport photo n → photo f d'identité

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passport

n → (Reise)pass m; (fig) → Schlüssel m → (to für, zu)

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passport:

passport control

n → Passkontrolle f

passport holder

n → Passinhaber(in) m(f); are you a British passport? → haben Sie einen britischen Pass?

passport office

n (= building, organization) → Passamt nt

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passport [ˈpɑːspɔːt] n → passaporto (fig) passport (to) → chiave f (di)

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passport

n passport [ˈpaːspoːt]

a document of identification, necessary for foreign travel a British passport. paspoort جَواز سَفَر паспорт cestovní pas pas der Paß διαβατήριο pasaporte pass گذرنامه passi passeport דַרכּוֹן पासपोर्ट putovnica,putna isprava útlevél paspor vegabréf passaporto 旅券 여권 pasas pase pasport paspoort pass paszport passaporte paşaport паспорт pas potni list pasoš pass หนังสือเดินทาง pasaport 護照 паспорт پاسپورٹ، پروانہ راہ داري hộ chiếu 护照

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passport → جواز سفر cestovní pas pas Reisepass διαβατήριο pasaporte passi passeport putovnica passaporto パスポート 여권 paspoort pass paszport passaporte паспорт pass หนังสือเดินทาง pasaport hộ chiếu 护照