"Ela passa roupas."

Translation: She irons clothes.

[little-kathy]

why passa means irons? I'm confused

[Paulenrique]

Passar = pass (by), stop by, pass, to iron, to spend

[whitebox]

Quite a varied mix of meanings. ;)

I guess in Portuguese it's all about the context to understand the verbs.

[djeidot]

it is "irons" when it concerns to clothes. The complete expression is "passar a ferro" - "ferro" is Portuguese for "iron".

[amuzulo]

That word is awesome. :)

[CarloCavac]

Why not " she outfit clothes"

[Ben5053]

how would you say "she passes the clothes"? thanks

[djeidot]

Well, it would be exactly the same way, in the sense "she gives the clothes to someone else". You will need context to get the right meaning. The verb "passar" has many different meanings, I think Duolingo is just trying to teach you that "ironing" is one of them.

"Passar" can also mean "dealing", as in dealing drugs. "He deals drugs" is "Ele passa droga".

[ZuMako8_Momo]

You can also say «engomar» for "to iron." «Ela engoma as roupas.»