crossbow (redirected from Cross-bow)

cross·bow  (krôsb, krs-)

n.

A weapon consisting of a bow fixed crosswise on a wooden stock, with grooves on the stock to direct the projectile.

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crossbowman n.

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crossbow [ˈkrɒsˌbəʊ]

n

(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a type of medieval bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct a square-headed arrow (quarrel)

crossbowman  n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

crossbow - a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel) bow - a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow

Translations

crossbow [ˈkrɒsbəʊ] N → ballesta f

crossbow [ˈkrɒsbəʊ] n → arbalète f
cross-bred crossbred [ˈkrɒsbrɛd] adj [animal] → croisé(e)
cross-breed crossbreed [ˈkrɒsbriːd]

n (= animal) → hybride m, métis(se) m/f

vi [animals, plants] → se croiser
to cross-breed with sth → se croiser avec qch

vt [+ animals, plants] → croiser
to crossbreed sth with sth → croiser qch avec qch
cross-breeding [ˈkrɒsbriːdɪŋ] n [animals] → croisement m; [plants] → hybridation f
cross-Channel cross-channel [ˌkrɒsˈtʃæn^əl] adj [shoppers, visitors, passengers] → d'outre-Manche; [traffic, train] → trans-Manche cross-Channel ferry
cross-Channel ferry n → ferry m trans-Manche
cross-check

n → recoupement m

vi → vérifier par recoupement
to cross-check with sb → vérifier avec qn
to cross-check with sth, to cross-check against sth [+ file, records] → revérifier dans qch

[ˌkrɒsˈtʃɛk] vt [+ details, information] → vérifier par recoupement
to cross-check sth with sb → vérifier qch auprès de qn
to cross-check sth with sth, to cross-check sth against sth [+ file, records] → comparer qch à qch
cross-country [ˈkrɒskʌntrɪ]

n (= race) → cross m

modif

(SPORT) [championships, race, course] → de cross
cross-country skiing → ski m de fond

(crossing an area) [journey] → à travers le pays; [railway, rail service] → qui traverse le pays

(across open countryside) [hiking, walking, driving] → à travers champs; [driving] → à travers la campagne

[ˌkrɒsˈkʌntrɪ] adv [hike, walk] → à travers champs; [drive] → à travers la campagne
cross-cultural [ˌkrɒsˈkʌltʃərəl] adj [study, development, perspective, research, music] → interculturel(le)
cross-current crosscurrent [ˈkrɒskʌrənt] (mainly US) n

(lit) (in water) → contre-courant m

(fig) (= conflicting ideas, traditions) → contre-courant m
cross-dress [ˌkrɒsˈdrɛs] vi → se travestir
to cross-dress as a woman → se travestir en femme
to cross-dress as a man → se travestir en homme
cross-dresser [ˌkrɒsˈdrɛsə^r] n (= transvestite) → travesti(e) m/f
cross-dressing [ˌkrɒsˈdrɛsɪŋ] n (= transvestism) → travestisme m, transvestisme m
cross-examination [ˌkrɒsɪgzæmɪˈneɪʃən] n (LAW) → contre-interrogatoire m
cross-examine vt [ˌkrɒsɪgˈzæmɪn]

(gen) (= interrogate) → interroger (de façon serrée)

(LAW) (in court) → faire subir un contre-interrogatoire à
cross-eyed [ˌkrɒsˈaɪd] adj [person] to be cross-eyed → loucher
cross-fertilize [ˌkrɒsɪgˈfɜː^rtɪlaɪz] vt → croiser

crossbow [ˈkrɒsˌbəʊ] n → balestra