passare oltre

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to pass beyond”. Compare French passer outre.

Verb

passàre oltre (first-person singular present pàsso oltre, first-person singular past historic passài oltre, past participle passàto oltre, auxiliary èssere)

1. (idiomatic) to get on with new topics, involvements, etc.; to move on
   • 2020, Barack Obama, chapter 14, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:

     E per molti versi sembrava l'avesse fatta franca: al di là di una sospensione dei rapporti diplomatici, l'amministrazione Bush non aveva mosso praticamente un dito per punire la Russia per la sua aggressione, e il resto del mondo aveva scrollato le spalle ed era passato oltre...

     And in many ways, it appeared he'd gotten away with it: Beyond suspending diplomatic contacts, the Bush administration had done next to nothing to punish Russia for its aggression, and the rest of the world had shrugged its shoulders and moved on...

     (literally, “And in many ways, it seemed that he had gotten away with it: beyond a suspension of diplomatic relations, the Bush administration did not even lift a finger to punish Russia for its aggression, and the rest of the world had shrugged and moved on...”)

Anagrams

• oltrepassare, oltrepasserà, trapelassero