cross

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la cruz

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cross

[krɒs]

sustantivo

1cruz (f) (sign, shape)

to make the sign of the cross -> santiguarse; (blessing self) dar la bendición (blessing others)

2cruce (m) híbrido (m) (hybrid) (of animals)cruza (f) (Am)

to be a cross between A and B (sentido figurado) -> ser una mezcla de A y B

3centro (m) (in soccer); (golpe (m) ) directo (m) (in boxing)

adjetivo

4enfadado(a) (annoyed) (especialmente español de España), enojado(a) (especialmente Am)

to be cross -> estar enfadado(a) or (especialmente español de España) enojado(a) (especialmente Am)
to get cross -> enfadarse (especialmente español de España), enojarse (especialmente Am)

verbo transitivo

5cruzar, atravesar (river, road)

to cross somebody's path -> cruzarse en el camino de alguien
it crossed my mind (that…) -> se me ocurrió (que…)
we'll cross that bridge when we come to it (sentido figurado) -> no adelantemos acontecimientos (español de España), no nos adelantemos a los acontecimientos (Am)

6cruzar (place across)

to cross one's legs/arms -> cruzar las piernas/los brazos
to keep one's fingers crossed (sentido figurado) -> cruzar los dedos
to cross one's eyes -> poner los ojos bizcos
to cross swords (with) (sentido figurado) -> verse las caras or habérselas (con)
we must have got our wires crossed (sentido figurado) -> parece que no nos hemos entendido bien

7oponerse a, contrariar (oppose)

8cruzar (animals, plants)(with con)

9(check)

to cross a check -> cruzar un cheque (británico)

10(religión)

to cross oneself -> santiguarse
cross my heart! (familiar) -> ¡te lo juro!

verbo intransitivo

11cruzarse (roads, lines)

our letters crossed in the post -> nuestras cartas se cruzaron en el correo

12cruzar (go across)

cross [kros]

sustantivo

1Cruz, instrumento de suplicio entre los antiguos.

2Cruz, emblema del cristianismo. (Religión)

To make the sign of the cross -> hacer la señal de la cruz

3Peso, carga, trabajo; oposición; pena, aflicción, desgracia, tormento, revés.

We all have our cross to bear -> todos cargamos con o llevamos nuestra cruz

4Cruz, insignia honorífica de algunas órdenes militares y civiles (mark, sign).

5Cruce, mezcla de las diferentes especies de plantas o de las castas de animales (hybrid). (Biología)

6(Sport) Pase cruzado (in soccer).

Crosses are ladders leading to heaven -> (Prov.) las cruces llevan al cielo
The cross on the breast and the devil in action -> la cruz en la frente y el diablo en la obra
The Southern Cross -> la Cruz del Sur, constelación del hemisferio austral

Cruzado, cross (in boxing).

adjetivo

1Contrario, opuesto, atravesado.

2Malhumorado, enojado, enfadado, picado; caprichoso, cabezudo, impertinente, revoltoso, regañón.

To get enojarse -> enfadarse
It makes me me da rabia. To be cross about something -> estar enojado o enfadado por algo

3Desgraciado, infausto.

4Alternado, cruzado; dícese de una raza o linaje.

5Displicente, desabrido, de mal genio o natural.

Cross-question, cross-interrogatory -> repregunta, examen de la parte contraria

(For.)

preposición

1Al través; de una parte a otra.

1Trazar una línea al través de.

To cross the t -> ponerle el palito a la t (put line through)

2Borrar, cancelar, rayar: con las preposiciones off o out.

3Cruzar, poner o trazar en forma de cruz.

We have a crossed line -> se han cruzado las líneas
I think maybe we’ve got our wires crossed -> me parece que no hablamos de lo mismo
The two streets cross each other -> las dos calles se cruzan

4Atravesar, cruzar, pasar de una parte a otra (go across/road). (Coloquial)

It crossed my mind that ->

5Señalar con la señal de la cruz.

6Vejar; frustrar (plans); desbaratar.

7Contradecirse uno a sí mismo.

8Cruzar, mezclar las castas (plants, breeds).

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

9Estar al través, cruzarse (paths, roads, letters). (n)

To cross over -> atravesar de un lado a otro pasando por encima de una cosa; pasar del lado de allá al de acá

verbo pronominal

To cross oneself -> persignarse, santiguarse, hacerse la señal de la cruz

va. Cruzar (arms, legs).(Telec.)(Coloq.) Cruzar, atravesar (river, desert).., se me ocurrió que..., me pasó por la cabeza que... Contrariar (go against/person).(Sport) Cruzar, tirar cruzado (ball).

cross [krɒs]

noun

1 (sign, decoration) cruz; (f)

to sign with a cross marcar con una cruz; to make the sign of the cross hacer la señal de la cruz;over sobre; santiguarse; the Cross (Rel) la Cruz

to bear a/one's cross

we each have our cross to bear cada quien carga su cruz; it's one of the crosses we women have to bear es una de las cruces que tenemos las mujeres

2 (Bio) (Zool) cruce; (m) cruzamiento; (m) mezcla; (f)

it's a cross between a horse and a donkey es un cruce cruzamiento de caballo y burro;or the game is a cross between squash and tennis el juego es una mezcla de squash y tenis; el juego está a medio camino entre el squash y el tenis

it's a cross between a novel and a poem a cross between a laugh and a bark

3 (bias)

cut on the cross cortado al bies al sesgo;or

4 (Ftbl) centro; (m) pase cruzado; (m)

adjective

1 (angry) enfadado; enojado; (LAm) (vexed) molesto

to be/get cross with sb (about sth) enfadarse enojarse con algn (por algo);or (LAm) it makes me cross when that happens me da mucha rabia que pase eso; don't be/get cross with me no te enfades enojes conmigo;or (LAm) they haven't had a cross word in ten years no han cruzado palabra en diez años; llevan diez años sin cruzar palabra

2 (diagonal etc) transversal; oblicuo

verb:transitive

1 (go across) [+person] [+road, room] cruzar; [+bridge] cruzar; pasar; [+ditch] cruzar; salvar; [+river, sea, desert] cruzar; atravesar; [+threshold] cruzar; traspasar

this road crosses the motorway esta carretera atraviesa la autopista; the bridge crosses the river here el puente atraviesa el río por aquí; it crossed my mind that ... se me ocurrió que ...; they have clearly crossed the boundary into terrorism está claro que han traspasado la frontera que separa del terrorismo; the word never crossed his lips jamás pronunció esa palabra; a smile crossed her lips una sonrisa se dibujó en sus labios; esbozó una sonrisa; we'll cross that bridge when we come to it no anticipemos problemas

2 (draw line across) [+cheque] cruzar

crossed cheque (Britain) cheque cruzado; (m) to cross o.s. santiguarse; cross my heart! (in promise) ¡te lo juro!; to cross a "t" poner el rabito a la "t"

3 (place crosswise) [+arms, legs] cruzar

keep your fingers crossed for me ¡deséame suerte!; I got a crossed line (Telec) había (un) cruce de líneas; they got their lines crossed hubo un malentendido entre ellos

to cross sb's palm with silver dar una moneda de plata a algn

to cross swords with sb cruzar la espada con algn

wire

4 (thwart) [+person] contrariar; ir contra; [+plan] desbaratar

to be crossed in love sufrir un fracaso sentimental

5 [+animals, plants] cruzar

verb:intransitive

1 (go to other side) cruzar; ir al otro lado

he crossed from one side of the room to the other to speak to me cruzó atravesó la sala para hablar conmigo;or fue hasta el otro lado de la sala para hablar conmigo; to cross from Newhaven to Dieppe pasar cruzar de Newhaven a Dieppe;or

2 (intersect) [+roads etc] cruzarse

path

3 (meet and pass) [+letters, people] cruzarse

Verb Conjugation for "cross"

Imperative

cross
you cross
he/she crosses
we cross
you cross
they cross

Preterite

I crossed
you crossed
he/she crossed
we crossed
you crossed
they crossed

Present Continuous

I am crossing
you are crossing
he/she is crossing
we are crossing
you are crossing
they are crossing

Present Perfect

I have crossed
you have crossed
he/she has crossed
we have crossed
you have crossed
they have crossed

Past Continuous

I was crossing
you were crossing
he/she was crossing
we were crossing
you were crossing
they were crossing

Past Perfect

I had crossed
you had crossed
he/she had crossed
we had crossed
you had crossed
they had crossed

Future

I will cross
you will cross
he/she will cross
we will cross
you will cross
they will cross

Future Perfect

I will have crossed
you will have crossed
he/she will have crossed
we will have crossed
you will have crossed
they will have crossed

Future Continuous

I will be crossing
you will be crossing
he/she will be crossing
we will be crossing
you will be crossing
they will be crossing

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been crossing
you have been crossing
he/she has been crossing
we have been crossing
you have been crossing
they have been crossing

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been crossing
you will have been crossing
he/she will have been crossing
we will have been crossing
you will have been crossing
they will have been crossing

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been crossing
you had been crossing
he/she had been crossing
we had been crossing
you had been crossing
they had been crossing

cross

masculine noun invariable

1cross-country race (sport) (carrera); cross-country (running) (deporte)

cross [cros]

noun

1Cross-country race; cross-country running. (m)

cross [kros]

sustantivo:masculino:invariable

1 (Atletismo) (deporte) cross-country running; (carrera) cross-country race

2 (Motociclismo) (deporte) moto(r)cross; (carrera) moto(r)cross race

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