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cruise  (krz)

v. cruised, cruis·ing, cruis·es

v.intr.

1.

a. To sail or travel about, as for pleasure or reconnaissance.

b. To go or move along, especially in an unhurried or unconcerned fashion: "A whole cache of babies . . . cruised imperiously in their strollers, propelled by their mothers or by pairs of grandmothers" (Anne Tyler).

2. To travel at a constant speed or at a speed providing maximum operating efficiency for a sustained period.

3.

a. Informal To move leisurely about an area in the hope of discovering something: taxis cruising for fares.

b. Slang To look for a sexual partner, as in a public place.

4. To inspect a wooded area to determine its lumber yield.

v.tr.

1. To travel about or journey over.

2. Slang

a. To look in (a public area) for a sexual partner.

b. To seek out and make a sexual overture to.

3. To inspect in order to determine lumber yield.

n.

The act or an instance of cruising, especially a sea voyage for pleasure.

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[Dutch kruisen, to cross, from kruis, cross, from Middle Dutch cruce, from Latin crux, cruc-, cross.]

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cruise [kruːz]

vb

1. (intr) to make a trip by sea in a liner for pleasure, usually calling at a number of ports

2. to sail or travel over (a body of water) for pleasure in a yacht, cruiser, etc.

3. (Military) (intr) to search for enemy vessels in a warship

4. (intr) (of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel) to travel at a moderate and efficient speed

5. (intr) Informal to search the streets or other public places for a sexual partner

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) an act or instance of cruising, esp a trip by sea

[from Dutch kruisen to cross, from cruis cross; related to French croiser to cross, cruise, Spanish cruzar, German kreuzen]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cruise - an ocean trip taken for pleasure     sail ocean trip, voyage - an act of traveling by water
Verb	1.	cruise - drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure; "She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible" driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal journey, travel - travel upon or across; "travel the oceans"
	2.	cruise - travel at a moderate speed; "Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude" air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" stooge - cruise in slow or routine flights
	3.	cruise - look for a sexual partner in a public place; "The men were cruising the park" search, look - search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"
	4.	cruise - sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean" navigate, voyage, sail - travel on water propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"

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cruise

noun

sail, voyage, boat trip, sea trip He and his wife were planning to go on a world cruise.

verb

1. sail, coast, voyage She wants to cruise the canals of France in a barge.

2. travel along, coast, drift, keep a steady pace A black and white police car cruised past.

Translations

cruise [kruːz]

A. N → crucero m
to go on a cruise → hacer un crucero

B. VI

1. [ship, fleet] → navegar; [holidaymaker] → hacer un crucero; [plane] → volar
the car was cruising (along) at 80km/h → el coche marchaba plácidamente a una velocidad de 80km/h
we are cruising at an altitude of 33,000 ft → estamos volando a una altura(de crucero)de 33.000 pies
cruising speed → velocidad f de crucero
cruising altitude → altura f or altitud f de crucero

2. (fig) to cruise to victory → vencer fácilmente

3. (= pick up men/women) → ir de ligue, ir a ligar

C. VT [ship] [+ waters, seas] → surcar; [vehicle] [+ streets] → circular por
there were plenty of taxis cruising the streets → había muchos taxis circulando por la calle

D. CPD cruise control N → control m de crucero
cruise missile N → misil m de crucero

cruise around VI + ADV (US) → pasear en coche

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cruise [ˈkruːz]

n (on ship) → croisière f
to go on a cruise → faire une croisière
world cruise → croisière f autour du monde
Mediterranean cruise → croisière f en Méditerranée

vi

[ship] → croiser; [car] → rouler; [aircraft] → voler

[taxi] (looking for customers) → être en maraude

[passengers on a cruise] → faire une croisière

to cruise to victory (= win easily) → remporter la victoire haut la main

[gay man] → draguer

vt [+ Caribbean, Mediterranean] → croiser dans
cruise missile n → missile m de croisière

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cruise

vi

(person) → eine Kreuzfahrt machen; (ship) → kreuzen, eine Kreuzfahrt machen

(= travel at cruising speed) (car) → Dauergeschwindigkeit fahren; (aircraft) → (mit Reisegeschwindigkeit) fliegen; (athlete) → locker laufen; (= drive around) → herumfahren; the car cruises happily along at 90 → 90 ist eine ideale Fahrgeschwindigkeit für das Auto; we were cruising along the road → wir fuhren (gemächlich) die Straße entlang; we are now cruising at a height/speed of … → wir fliegen nun in einer Flughöhe/mit einer Reisegeschwindigkeit von …; the cyclist cruised down the hill → der Radfahrer rollte den Berg hinunter

(fig) to cruise to victory → einen leichten Sieg erringen

vt (ship) → befahren; (car) streets → fahren auf (+dat); area → abfahren

n → Kreuzfahrt f; to go on or for a cruise → eine Kreuzfahrt machen

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cruise [kruːz]

1. n → crociera
to go on a cruise → fare una crociera

2. vi (ship, plane) → viaggiare a velocità di crociera; (holidaymakers) → fare una crociera; (taxi, patrol car) → circolare
the car cruises at 100 kph (Aut) → la velocità di crociera dell'auto è di 100 kmh

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cruise

v cruise [kruːz]

1 to sail for pleasure We're going cruising in the Mediterranean. bootvaart يَطوف في البَحر للتَّنَزُّه пътувам по море plavit se, projíždět se tage på krydstogt; tage på sejltur eine Vergnügungsfahrt machen κάνω κρουαζιέρα hacer un crucero ristlema گشت زدن برای تفریح risteillä être en croisière לַשׁוּט समुद्र विहार करना krstarenje tengeren utazik pelayaran pesiar sigla um fare una crociera 遊覧の航海をする 순항하다 plaukioti doties jūras braucienā belayar een pleziervaart maken dra på cruise/sjøreise/tokt żeglować fazer um cruzeiro a face o croazieră совершать круиз plaviť sa križariti krstariti kryssa [] ล่องเรือ gemi yolculuğu yapmak 乘船巡遊 здійснювати морську подорож سمندرى سير كرنا đi chơi biển bằng tàu thuỷ 巡航

2 to go at a steady, comfortable speed The plane is cruising at an altitude of 10,000 metres. kruis تَطير الطيّاره بِسُرعَة ثابته летя с крайцерска скорост jet rovnoměrnou rychlostí holde marchhastighed; bevæge sig roligt mit Reisegeschwindigkeit fliegen/fahren ταξιδεύω με σταθερή ταχύτητα ir a velocidad de crucero reisikiirusega edasi liikuma با سرعت بهینه حرکت کردن lentää matkanopeutta aller à sa vitesse de croisière לְשָיֵיט सामान्य चाल में चलना ravnomjerno letjeti cirkál menjelajah aka, fljúga eða sigla á jöfnum hraða andare a velocità di crociera 巡航速度で進む 순양하다 judėti neskubant kreisēt meluncur kruisen ha en marsjfart/cruisefart (på) pruć deslocar-se a se deplasa la viteză de croazieră лететь с крейсерской скоростью letieť (predpísanou rýchlosťou) potovati putovati stabilnom brzinom köra i lagom fart, hålla marschfart เคลื่อนไปเรื่อย ๆ ด้วยความเร็วสม่ำเสมอ seyir hızında yol almak 以穩定的速度行進 крейсувати تيز يا مناسب رفتار س‍ے جانا chạy với tốc độ vừa phải （飞机）用巡航速度飞行

n

a voyage from place to place made for pleasure and relaxation They went on a cruise. bootvaart, plesiervaart, boottog رِحْلَـة سياحيّـه، جوْلة بَحْريّـه круиз (zábavní) plavba krydstogt; sejltur die Vergnügungsfahrt κρουαζιέρα crucero ristlus, merereis سفر دریایی تفریحی risteily croisière שָׁייִט समुद्री यात्रा kružno putovanje tengeri utazás (pihenés céljából) pesiar skemmtisigling crociera 遊覧航海 순항 kruizas, kelionė jūra jūras brauciens bercuti pleziervaart cruise, sjøreise, tokt rejs, wycieczka morska cruzeiro croazieră круиз zábavná plavba križarjenje krstarenje kryssning การล่องเรือ gemi yolculuğu 巡遊 морська подорож سمندرى سفر lái xe đi dạo 巡游

n cruiser

1 a high-speed battleship. kruiser, plesierboot طَرّاده кръстосвач křižník krydser der Kreuzer καταδρομικό crucero ristleja کشتی نظامی سریع risteilijä croiseur סָיֵרֶת, סְפִינַת קְרָב तीव्रगामी युद्ध पोत krstarica cirkáló kapal penjelajah beitiskip, hraðskreitt herskip incrociatore 巡洋艦 순양함 kreiseris kreiseris kapal perang berkelajuan tinggi kruiser krysser krążownik cruzador cru­ci­şător крейсер krížnik križarka krstarica kryssare เรือรบความเร็วสูง kruvazör 巡洋艦 крейсер تيز رو جنگی جهاز tuần dương hạm 巡洋舰

2 (alsoˈcabin-cruiser) a motor yacht with living quarters. plesierboot يخْت ذو مُحرّك моторница motorová jachta motorbåd die Jacht κρουαζιερόπλοιο yate lõbusõidujaht قایق موتوری اتاقک دار huvialus yacht de plaisance סְפִינַת-נוֹפֶש आवासीय सुविधा वाली मोटर नौका jahta jacht kapal pesiar lystibátur cruiser, cabinato 遊覧用ヨット 순항정 jachta su kajutėmis motorlaiva ar kajīti perahu layar motorjacht lystbåt, turbåt jacht kabinowy barco iaht яхта с каютами výletná jachta jahta jahta motorkryssare เรือยนต์ที่มีห้องพัก gezinti gemisi 遊艇 катер з каютою كمروں والى كشتى tàu thuỷ 游艇

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cruise → رحلة بحرية okružní plavba krydstogt Kreuzfahrt κρουαζιέρα crucero risteily croisière krstarenje crociera 巡航 만유 cruise cruise wycieczka morska cruzeiro круиз kryssning การล่องเรือ gemi gezisi cuộc đi chơi biển bằng tàu thủy 航游