pastime

pas·time  (pstm)

n.

An activity that occupies one's spare time pleasantly: Sailing is her favorite pastime.

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[Middle English passe tyme, translation of French passe temps : passer, to pass + temps, time.]

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pastime [ˈpɑːsˌtaɪm]

n

(General Sporting Terms) an activity or entertainment which makes time pass pleasantly golf is my favourite pastime

[from pass + time, on the model of French passe-temps]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pastime - a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits" pursuit, interest diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" avocation, hobby, spare-time activity, by-line, pursuit, sideline - an auxiliary activity

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pastime

noun activity, game, sport, entertainment, leisure, hobby, relaxation, recreation, distraction, amusement, diversion His favourite pastime is golf.

Translations

pastime [ˈpɑːstaɪm] N → pasatiempo m

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pastime [ˈpɑːstaɪm] n → passe-temps m inv
Her favourite pastime is knitting → Son passe-temps favori est le tricot.
past master n (British) to be a past master at sth → être expert(e) en qch
to be a past master at doing sth → être passé(e) maître dans l'art de faire qch

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pastime

n → Zeitvertreib m

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pastime [ˈpɑːsˌtaɪm] n → passatempo

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pastime

n pastime [ˈpaːstaim]

an occupation which one enjoys and takes part in during one's spare time; a hobby Playing chess is his favourite pastime. stokperdjie تَسْلِيَه لِتَمْضِيَة الوَقْت забавление zábava; koníček fritidsbeskæftigelse der Zeitvertreib απασχόληση, χόμπι pasatiempo ajaviide سرگرمی harrastus passe-temps בִּילוּי, תַחבִּיב मन बहलाव razbibriga,zabava időtöltés hobi dægrastytting, tómstundagaman passatempo 娯楽 오락 pramoga laika kavēklis kegiatan masa lapang tijdverdrijf tidsfordriv rozrywka passatempo distracţie; hobby (приятное) времяпрепровождение;хобби zábava razvedrilo razonoda tidsfördriv งานอดิเรก eğlence 娛樂，消遣 приємне дозвілля, розвага محبوب مشغلہ، شوق کا کام sự giải trí 娱乐，消遣

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pastime → تسلية zábava tidsfordriv Zeitvertreib πάρεργο pasatiempo ajanviete passe-temps razbibriga passatempo 娯楽 오락 tijdverdrijf tidsfordriv rozrywka passatempo времяпрепровождение fritidsnöje งานอดิเรก uğraş trò giải trí 消遣