"pass off as" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pass off as
Etymology: : pass off as < → δείτε τις λέξεις pass, off και as
  1. πλασάρω ως, περνάω για, προσποιούμαι ότι κάποιος ή κάτι είναι κάτι που δεν είναι
    Sense id: el-pass_off_as-en-verb-oyOVwz5f
{
  "etymology_text": ": pass off as < → δείτε τις λέξεις pass, off και as",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pass off as"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They overtly or covertly use the fiction they create and pass it off as historical evidence.",
          "translation": "Χρησιμοποιούν ανοιχτά ή συγκαλυμμένα τη μυθοπλασία και την πλασάρουν ως ιστορική απόδειξη."
        },
        {
          "text": "Don’t pass it off as a joke.",
          "translation": "Μην το περνάς γι' αστείο."
        },
        {
          "text": "Can you pass of some counterfeit dollars as real?",
          "translation": "Μπορείς να περάσεις κάτι πλαστά δολάρια;"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "πλασάρω ως, περνάω για, προσποιούμαι ότι κάποιος ή κάτι είναι κάτι που δεν είναι"
      ],
      "id": "el-pass_off_as-en-verb-oyOVwz5f"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pass off as"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": pass off as < → δείτε τις λέξεις pass, off και as",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pass off as"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They overtly or covertly use the fiction they create and pass it off as historical evidence.",
          "translation": "Χρησιμοποιούν ανοιχτά ή συγκαλυμμένα τη μυθοπλασία και την πλασάρουν ως ιστορική απόδειξη."
        },
        {
          "text": "Don’t pass it off as a joke.",
          "translation": "Μην το περνάς γι' αστείο."
        },
        {
          "text": "Can you pass of some counterfeit dollars as real?",
          "translation": "Μπορείς να περάσεις κάτι πλαστά δολάρια;"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "πλασάρω ως, περνάω για, προσποιούμαι ότι κάποιος ή κάτι είναι κάτι που δεν είναι"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pass off as"
}

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