the french verb passer usually means to pass, and is also used in many idiomatic expressions.

passer		to pass
		to go over/under/through
	(movie, music)	to show, put on
	(time)	to spend
	(liquid)	to strain
passer + clothing		to slip on/into
passer + infinitive		to go do something
passer à la douane		to go through customs
passer à la radio/télé		to be on the radio/tv
passer à pas lents		to pass slowly
passer de bouche en bouche		to be rumored about
passer des faux billets		to pass forged money
passer devant monsieur le maire		to get married
passer du coq à l’âne		to change the subject, make a non sequitur
passer en courant		to run past
passer en revue		to list
	(figurative)	to go over in one’s mind, go through
	(military)	to (pass in) review, to inspect
passer (en) + ordinal number		to put in ___ gear
passer l’âge de		to be too old for
passer l’arme à gauche	(fam)	to kick the bucket
passer la journée/soirée		to spend the day/evening
passer la main dans le dos à qqun		to butter someone up
passer la tête à la porte		to poke one’s head around the door
passer le cap		to get past the worst, turn the corner, get over the hurdle
passer le cap des 40 ans		to turn 40
passer le poteau		to cross the finish line
passer les bornes		to go too far
passer les limites		to go too far
passer les menottes à qqun		to handcuff someone
passer par		to go through (an experience or intermediary)
passer par de dures épreuves		to go through some rough times
passer par toutes les couleurs de l’arc-en-ciel		to blush to the roots of one’s hair, to turn pale (out of fear)
passer par l’université		to go through college
passer pour		to take for, be taken for