Pasadas

Pasadas is the plural of pasada in Spanish, a term with several related meanings that vary by context. As a noun, pasada commonly refers to a pass or maneuver, especially in athletic or performance settings such as dance or bullfighting, where a sequence of moves is executed with skill. It can also denote a single run, sweep, or pass of a tool or machine during a procedure or production process, for example a pasada of a sewing machine or loom.

As a time expression, pasada is used to indicate the most recent period, appearing in phrases like la semana pasada or las pasadas temporadas to mean “the last week” or “the previous seasons.”

As an adjective, pasada is the feminine form of pasado and can mean former, previous, or spent when agreeing with a feminine noun (la noticia pasada, la semana pasada). The plural pasadas carries these senses accordingly.

Beyond ordinary language, Pasadas may also appear as a place name or surname in some Spanish-speaking regions, though such usage is less common than its everyday senses.

In summary, the meaning of pasadas depends on context: it can refer to physical passes or maneuvers, to recent time periods, or to descriptors of prior things, and it may also occur as a proper name in geography or on a family tree.