Définition anglaise de “cross”

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Définition de "cross" - Dictionnaire Anglais

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crossverb

uk /krɒs/ us /krɑːs/

cross verb (GO ACROSS)

A2 [ I or T ] to go across from one side of something to the other:

It's not a good place to cross the road.

Look both ways before you cross over (= cross the road).

Cross the bridge and turn right.

They crossed from Albania into Greece.

cross sb's mind

B2 If something crosses your mind, you think of it:

It crossed my mind yesterday that you must be short of staff.

It never once crossed my mind that she might be unhappy.

More examples

You have to hold my hand when we cross the road.
The train crosses the border between France and Spain.
With one leap he crossed the stream.
We had to cross a large area of arid, featureless desert.
Leave the main road and cross the bridge, and keep going until you see a gate on the left-hand side.

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Thinking and contemplating

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cross your arms/fingers/legs

› to put one of your arms, fingers, or legs over the top of the other:

She sat down and crossed her legs.

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Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations

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cross verb (ANNOY)

› [ T ] to annoy someone by not doing or saying what they want:

I wouldn't cross him if I were you, not if you value your life.

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Causing feelings of anger and displeasure

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cross verb (MIX)

› [ T ] If you cross a plant or animal with another of a different type, you cause them to breed together in order to produce a new variety (= type of plant or animal).

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Breeds & breeding

cross verb (IN SPORT)

› [ I or T ] in some sports, to hit, kick, or throw the ball across the playing area to another player, not forwards or backwards:

He crossed (the ball) to Bremer, who somehow failed to score from two metres out.

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General terms used in ball sports

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cross verb (MAKE SIGN)

› UK specialized finance & economics to draw two lines across the middle of a cheque to show that it needs to be paid into a bank account:

a crossed cheque

cross yourself specialized

› When Catholics and some other types of Christians cross themselves, they move their hand down and then across their face or chest, making the shape of a cross.

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Payment methods

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Gestures & gesturing

Religious practices

Idiom(s)

cross your fingers

cross sb's hand/palm with silver

cross my heart (and hope to die)

cross the line

cross sb's path/cross paths with sb

cross swords

I'll/we'll cross that bridge when I/we come/get to it

Phrasal verb(s)

cross sb/sth off (sth)

cross sth out

cross over

crossnoun [ C ]

uk /krɒs/ us /krɑːs/

cross noun [ C ] (MARK)

A1 UK a written mark (x or +) formed by two lines going across each other. The mark x is usually used to show where something is, or that something has not been written correctly.

Examples

Put a cross next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for.
There was a big red cross on the side of the van.
On the altar there was only a simple wooden cross.
You can see the cross on the top of the church steeple from a long way away.
I got all the answers wrong - look, the teacher put a cross against all of them!