Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

pasar por (en este contexto)

English translation:

not to mention

Added to glossary by Lisa Dahlander
Nov 6, 2004 17:05
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Spanish term

pasar por (en este contexto)

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"Desde el intenso picante del sureño habanero hasta el exquisito chipotle, pasando por el norteño piquín, todos los chiles reflejan la valentía, el señorío y la actitud de nuestros ancestros"

El texto es sobre salsas mexicanas
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4 +3 not to mention
5 +1 From X...and.Y...to Z
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not to mention

which obviously means jut the opposite, not forgetting to mention...

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3 entries found for not to mention.
men·tion ( P ) Pronunciation Key (mnshn)
tr.v. men·tioned, men·tion·ing, men·tions
To refer to, especially incidentally. See Synonyms at refer.

n.
The act of referring to something briefly or casually.
An incidental reference or allusion.
Honorable mention.

Idiom:
not to mention
In addition to; as well as.


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[From Middle English mencioun, reference, from Old French, from Latin menti, mentin-. See men-1 in Indo-European Roots.]
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mention·a·ble adj.

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not to mention

Also, not to speak of; to say nothing of. In addition to, besides what\'s already been said. For example, I don\'t think the voters will want that big program, not to mention the cost, or Dave teaches trumpet and trombone, not to speak of other brass instruments, or Their house is worth at least a million, to say nothing of their other assets.

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.


not to mention

adv : much less; \"she can\'t boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal\" [syn: let alone]

Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University

LET ALONE could work too
Peer comment(s):

agree Mónica Belén Colacilli : Good option, not to mention the explanation!! Greetings!!
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thanks a lot Mónica
agree Michele Fauble
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thanks Michele
agree Neva M.
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thank you Neva
neutral Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) : I don't think this is the structure of the sentence
1 hr
fine Jane, I think sometimes it is impossible to transfer structures from a language into another and would always go with what conveys the idea better and in a more natural way for the target language.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much, Mapi!"
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including

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From X...and.Y...to Z

Desde X hasta Y passando por...estructura de frase

is structurally in english..

FROM X and Y TO Z

From the beautiful beaches of the Brazil and the towering heights of the Himalayas to the perches of penguins in in Artic, there is no play on this earth etc.


From bicycles and dolls to fire engines..this store has everything..

Desde a passando por


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Note added at 1 hr 25 mins (2004-11-06 18:30:51 GMT)
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Desde las playas del litoral, a las montañas de la cierra passando por no se qye

From the coastal beaches and high mountains to the I don\'t know what...
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agree TranslateThis : yes, this sounds more like the original sentece structure
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