 | English | German  | |
| – | |
 | to happen | 2501 passieren [geschehen] | |
| to pass [go past, go by] | 629 passieren [vorbeigehen] | |
| to transpire [occur, happen] | 441 passieren [geschehen] | |
| to negotiate sth. [river, mountain] | 426 etw.Akk. passieren [überwinden] | |
| to occur | 367 passieren [geschehen] | |
| gastr. to strain sth. [press through a strainer] | 91 etw. passieren | |
| to happen to sb. | jdm. passieren | |
| to pass through [e.g. customs] | passieren [z. B. den Zoll] | |
| Nouns |
| gastr. straining | 25 Passieren {n} | |
| passing [of a procession etc.] | 7 Passieren {n} [Vorüberziehen (einer Prozession etc.)] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to pass sb. [to allow to go through a gate, barrier, etc.] | jdn. passieren lassen | |
| to let sb. pass [to allow to go through a gate, barrier, etc.] | jdn. passieren lassen | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| sb. will not be harmed | jdm. wird nichts passieren | |
| These things happen. | Sowas kann passieren. | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| to pass through customs | den Zoll passieren | |
| travel to pass through customs control | die Zollkontrolle passieren | |
| 4 Words: Others |
| A lot can happen. | Es kann viel passieren. | |
| What's the worst that could happen? | Was soll schon passieren? | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| gastr. to strain through a sieve | durch ein Sieb passieren | |
| to be afraid (that) it could happen | fürchten, es könnte passieren | |
| to be afraid (that) it will happen | fürchten, es wird passieren | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| As if that would ever happen! | Als ob das jemals passieren würde! | |
| for fear that sth. might happen | aus Angst, es könnte etw. passieren | |
| This should not have been allowed to happen. | Das hätte nicht passieren dürfen. | |
| That can happen to anybody. | Das kann doch jedem passieren. | |
| That was not supposed to happen. | Das sollte eigentlich nicht passieren. | |
| This is going to happen willy-nilly. [coll.] | Das wird so oder so passieren. [ob wir wollen oder nicht] | |
| The woman must not be harmed. | Der Frau darf nichts passieren. | |
| Who knows what could have happened? | Es hätte wer weiß was passieren können. | |
| Something can always happen. | Es kann immer etwas passieren. | |
| It was bound to happen sooner or later. | Es musste früher oder später passieren. | |
| I don't like to think what might have happened if ... | Ich will gar nicht daran denken, was hätte passieren können, wenn ... | |
| No matter what happens now, ... | Was jetzt auch immer passieren sollte, ... | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| to recall the past | die Vergangenheit Revue passieren lassen [Redewendung] | |
| to be concurrent with sth. [be happening at the same time] | zur gleichen Zeit wie etw.Nom. stattfinden / passieren [geschehen] | |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
| film F That Can Happen to Anyone | Das kann jedem passieren [Paul Verhoeven] | |
