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• Verbo frasal usado para indicar a transmissão de algo (um objeto, uma tradição ou uma decisão) a outra pessoa, frequentemente de uma geração para outra ou de uma autoridade superior para uma instância inferior.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of passing something, such as an object, tradition, or decision, to someone else, often from one generation to another or from a higher authority.

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Pass to a younger generationformal

   To give or leave something to a younger person or descendant.

   Passar para as gerações futuras

   • This necklace was handed down from my grandmother.
   • They handed down their traditions to their children.
   • The family handed down the antique furniture through generations.

   Sinônimosbequeathdeviseleavepass ontransfertransmitwill

2. Announce a decision or verdictformal

   To officially announce a decision, especially in a court of law.

   Proferir decisão

   • The judge handed down a sentence of ten years.
   • The court handed down its ruling yesterday.
   • The committee handed down a final decision on the matter.

   Sinônimosannouncedeliverissuepronouncerender

Verbo basehand