Passar Batido: Say a Detail Went Unnoticed in Portuguese — Practice
A guided practice lesson with English explanations, Brazilian Portuguese examples, and answers you can check. Read the examples, recall the meaning, then say a version of your own.
Use passar batido for something that was missed
Passar batido means to go unnoticed, escape someone’s attention, or be missed. It can describe a small mistake in a text, a message in a busy group chat, or a detail that no one caught at first.
The expression often uses passar despercebido as a more neutral alternative. In casual Brazilian Portuguese, you may also hear the ending agree in gender and number when the subject is feminine or plural: a mensagem passou batida; os detalhes passaram batidos.
| Brazilian Portuguese | English meaning |
|---|---|
| O erro passou batido na primeira revisão. | The mistake went unnoticed in the first review. |
| A minha mensagem passou batida no grupo. | My message got missed in the group chat. |
| Dois detalhes passaram despercebidos. | Two details went unnoticed. |
Distinguish a missed detail from deliberate neglect
Passar batido does not usually say that someone intentionally ignored the detail. Fazer vista grossa suggests that the person knew about the issue and chose not to respond. Use the expression that matches what actually happened.
When accountability matters, state the action plainly: ninguém viu o aviso (no one saw the notice) or a equipe decidiu não agir (the team decided not to act). The idiom is useful in conversation, but a precise description can be clearer in a report.
| Brazilian Portuguese | English meaning |
|---|---|
| A data passou batida porque estava no fim do e-mail. | The date went unnoticed because it was at the end of the email. |
| A supervisora fez vista grossa para o atraso. | The supervisor turned a blind eye to the delay. |
| Não percebi o aviso no aplicativo. | I didn’t notice the notice in the app. |
Remember: Use passar batido for an accidental miss; use fazer vista grossa when someone knowingly chooses to overlook a problem.
Check your understanding
Choose the English meaning of each Portuguese example. Answer before looking back at the tables. These questions check the written examples in this guide; they are not a listening or proficiency test.
Recall the Portuguese, then say it
Read the English prompt and say a Portuguese version before opening the answer. The answer shows the example from the lesson; other natural translations may also work. Compare the meaning and the situation rather than counting a different word as automatically wrong.
The mistake went unnoticed in the first review.
Show a Portuguese answer
O erro passou batido na primeira revisão.
My message got missed in the group chat.
Show a Portuguese answer
A minha mensagem passou batida no grupo.
Two details went unnoticed.
Show a Portuguese answer
Dois detalhes passaram despercebidos.
The date went unnoticed because it was at the end of the email.
Show a Portuguese answer
A data passou batida porque estava no fim do e-mail.
The supervisor turned a blind eye to the delay.
Show a Portuguese answer
A supervisora fez vista grossa para o atraso.
I didn’t notice the notice in the app.
Show a Portuguese answer
Não percebi o aviso no aplicativo.
Make the phrase useful to you
Choose one example you could actually use. Say it once from memory, then change one detail that fits your life, such as the person, place, time, or object. Check whether your change also needs a different verb form, article, or adjective ending. If it does, compare it with the pattern in the explanation.
Use passar batido for an accidental miss; use fazer vista grossa when someone knowingly chooses to overlook a problem.
Return to two prompts tomorrow without opening the answers first. If a phrase still feels difficult, shorten it to a useful chunk and build the complete sentence again.
Sources and your next lesson
This I Speak Portuguese practice guide builds on our Passar Batido: Say a Detail Went Unnoticed in Portuguese lesson on Real Life Portuguese, with written recall tasks and additional speaking practice. The explanations and examples are teaching material; the practice questions are exercises, not a transcript of a recording.
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