pass off.1v.i. aThe pain passed off, d'imigh an phian. bEverything passed off smoothly, d'éirigh le gach sórt go maith. 2v.tr. aTo pass off sth. on s.o., rud a chur, a bhualadh, ar dhuine. To pass off goods as those of another, earraí a thairiscint i leith is gur le duine eile iad. bHe passes himself off as a scholar, tá sé ag cur i gcéill gur scoláire é. cTo pass sth. off as a joke, rud a ligean amach ar ghreann.