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a·cross  (-krôs, -krs)

prep.

1. On, at, or from the other side of: across the street.

2. So as to cross; through: drew lines across the paper.

3. From one side of to the other: a bridge across a river.

4. Into contact with: came across my old roommate.

adv.

1. From one side to the other: The footbridge swayed when I ran across.

2. On or to the opposite side: We came across by ferry.

3. Crosswise; crossed.

4. In such a manner as to be comprehensible, acceptable, or successful: put our idea across; get a message across.

adj.

Being in a crossed position: seated with arms across.

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[Middle English acrois, from Anglo-Norman an croiz : an, in (from Latin in; see in-²) + croiz, cross (from Latin crux; see cross).]

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across

prep

1. from one side to the other side of

2. on or at the other side of

Adverb

1. from one side to the other

2. on or to the other side [Old French a croix crosswise]

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	across - to the opposite side; "the football field was 300 feet across"
	2.	across - transversely; "the marble slabs were cut across" crossways, crosswise

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across

preposition 1. over, on the other or far side of, past, beyond

preposition 2. throughout, over, all over, right through, all through, covering, straddling, everywhere in, through the whole of, from end to end of, over the length and breadth of

adverb 3. from side to side, athwart, transversely, crossways or crosswise

Translations

across [əˈkrɔs] prep (= on the other side of) → al otro lado de (= crosswise); a través de

adv → de un lado a otro, de una parte a otra a través, al través;

to run/swim across → atravesar corriendo/nadando;

across from → enfrente de;

the lake is 12 km across → el lago tiene 12 km de ancho;

to get sth across to sb (fig) → hacer comprender algo a algn

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across [əˈkrɔs] prep (= on the other side) → de l'autre côté de (= crosswise); en travers de

adv → de l'autre côté; en travers;

to walk across (the road) → traverser (la route);

to run/swim across → traverser en courant/à la nage;

to take sb across the road → faire traverser la route à qn;

a road across the wood → une route qui traverse le bois;

the lake is 12 km across → le lac fait 12 km de large;

across from → en face de;

to get sth across (to sb) → faire comprendre qch (à qn)

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across [əˈkrɔs] prep → über +acc;

(on the other side of) → auf der anderen Seite +gen

adv (direction) → hinüber, herüber;

(measurement) → breit;

to take sb across the road → jdn über die Straße bringen;

a road across the wood → eine Straße durch den Wald;

the lake is 12 km across → der See ist 12 km breit;

across from → gegenüber +dat;

to get sth across (to sb) → (jdm) etw klarmachen

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across [əˈkrɔs] prep (= on the other side) → dall'altra parte di (= crosswise); attraverso

adv → dall'altra parte; in larghezza;

to walk across (the road) → attraversare (la strada);

to take sb across the road → far attraversare la strada a qn;

across from → di fronte a;

the lake is 12 km across → il lago ha una larghezza di 12 km or è largo 12 km;

to get sth across to sb (fig) → far capire qc a qn

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across

prep across [əˈkros]

1 to the other side (of); from one side to the other side of He took her across the road. oorkant عَبْـر през přes, napříč over über από τη μια μεριά στην άλλη de un lado a otro de üle از سویی به سوی دیگر yli de l'autre côté de לַצָד הַשֶׁנִי, מִקָצֶה לְקָצֶה दूसरी ओर preko át menyeberang þvert yfir dall'altra parte di 向う側へ ...을 가로질러 per [] pāri ke seberang over over, tvers over, vannrett (i kryssord) przez para o outro lado pe partea cealaltă (a) через cez, krížom čez preko över ข้าม karşıdan karşıya 穿過，橫過 через ایک سرے سے دوسرے سرے تک từ bên này sang bên kia 穿过，横过

2 at the other side (of) The butcher's shop is across the street. oorkant فِي الجَانِب الآخَر مِن от другата страна na druhé straně på den anden side auf der anderen Seite von στην απέναντι πλευρά al otro lado de teisel pool در آن سوی toisella puolella de l'autre côté de מֵעֵבֶר ל-, בְּצִידוֹ הַשֶׁנִי שֶׁל- उस पार s druge strane túl di seberang handan (við) dall'altra parte di 反対側に ...의 저편에 kitoje pusėje otrā pusē seberang aan de overkant van på den andre sida po drugiej stronie do outro lado pe partea cealaltă (a) напротив na druhej strane na drugi strani prekoputa på andra sidan ตรงข้าม karşıda 在...的另一邊 через دوسری جانب bên kia 在...的另一边

adv

to the other side or to the speaker's side He dived in off the river-bank and swam across. oor إلَى الجَانِب الآخَر до другата страна na druhou stranu tværs over hinüber; herüber απέναντι al otro lado teisele poole به سوی دیگر toiselle puolelle de l'autre côté לַצָד הַשֶׁנִי आरपार nasuprot át ke seberang (þvert) yfir dall'altra parte 横切って 건너서 į kitą pusę [] pāri seberangi over (tvers) over na drugą stronę para lá/cá partea cealaltă на ту сторону na druhú stranu na drugo stran popreko till andra sidan, över ข้าม karşıya 橫過，到...的另一邊 на той бік آر پار ở bên kia 横过