in passing
Incidentally; as a brief diversion from another topic etcIncidentally; as a brief diversion from another topic etc.
» Did he succeed in passing the examination?
Він здав екзамен?
Meaning
1 sensesIncidentally; as a brief diversion from another topic etc.
We mostly talked about his mother's illness, but he told me in passing that he'd won a small prize in the lottery.
beiläufig, nebenbei, zwischen Tür und Angel
мимохо́домmimoxódom, вскользьvskolʹzʹ, ме́жду про́чимméždu próčim
Examples
9 sentencesDid he succeed in passing the examination?
Він здав екзамен? — deniko
He mentioned in passing that he intended to get married.
deBeiläufig erwähnte er, dass er vorhabe zu heiraten. — al_ex_an_der
After all, he succeeded in passing the exam.
deSchließlich bestand er das Examen doch noch. — raggione
In passing, we wiped our feet on the mat.
Let's note in passing that those figures were excluded from the investigation.