a·cross ( -krôs , -kr s)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. [Middle English acrois, from Anglo-Norman an croiz : an, in (from Latin in; see in-2) + croiz, cross (from Latin crux; see cross).] |
across [əˈkrɒs]
prep
1. from one side to the other side of
2. on or at the other side of
3. so as to transcend boundaries or barriers people united across borders by religion and history the study of linguistics across cultures
adv
1. from one side to the other
2. on or to the other side
[C13 on croice, acros, from Old French a croix crosswise]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adv. | 1. |  across - to the opposite side; "the football field was 300 feet across" |
| 2. |  across - transversely; "the marble slabs were cut across" |
across
preposition
1. over, on the other or far side of, past, beyond Anyone from the houses across the road could see him.
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 The film opens across America in December.
adverb
from side to side, athwart, transversely, crossways or crosswise Trim toenails straight across using nail clippers.
Translations
across [əˈkrɒs]
When across is an element in a phrasal verb, eg come across, run across, look up the verb.
A. PREP
1. (= from one side to other of) → a través de
a tree had fallen across the road → había caído un árbol a través de la carretera
to go across a bridge → atravesar or cruzar un puente
to run across a road → cruzar una calle corriendo
the bridge across the Tagus → el puente sobre el Tajo
with arms folded across his chest → con los brazos cruzados sobre el pecho
a tree had fallen across the road → había caído un árbol a través de la carretera
to go across a bridge → atravesar or cruzar un puente
to run across a road → cruzar una calle corriendo
the bridge across the Tagus → el puente sobre el Tajo
with arms folded across his chest → con los brazos cruzados sobre el pecho
2. (= on the other side of) → al otro lado de
across the street from our house → al otro lado de la calle enfrente de nuestra casa
the lands across the sea → las tierras más allá del mar
from across the sea → desde más allá del mar
across the street from our house → al otro lado de la calle enfrente de nuestra casa
the lands across the sea → las tierras más allá del mar
from across the sea → desde más allá del mar
B. ADV
1. (= from one side to the other) → a través, al través
don't go around, go across → no des la vuelta, ve al través
shall I go across first? → ¿paso yo el primero?
to run across (over bridge) → atravesar or cruzar corriendo
to swim across → atravesar a nado
to cut sth across → cortar algo por(el)medio
a plank had been laid across → habían colocado una tabla encima
he helped an old lady across → ayudó a una señora mayor a cruzar la calle
don't go around, go across → no des la vuelta, ve al través
shall I go across first? → ¿paso yo el primero?
to run across (over bridge) → atravesar or cruzar corriendo
to swim across → atravesar a nado
to cut sth across → cortar algo por(el)medio
a plank had been laid across → habían colocado una tabla encima
he helped an old lady across → ayudó a una señora mayor a cruzar la calle
2. (= on opposite side) it's across from the Post Office → está enfrente de Correos
he sat down across from her → se sentó frente a ella
he sat down across from her → se sentó frente a ella
3. (in measurements) the lake is 12km across → el lago tiene 12km de ancho
the plate is 30cm across → el plato tiene un diámetro de 30cm
how far is it across? (river) → ¿cuántos metros tiene de ancho?
the plate is 30cm across → el plato tiene un diámetro de 30cm
how far is it across? (river) → ¿cuántos metros tiene de ancho?
4. (= crossways) → a través, en cruz, transversalmente
across [əˈkrɒs]
prep
(from one side to the other of)
a road across the wood → une route qui traverse le bois
the bridge across Lake Washington → le pont qui traverse le Lac Washington
a trip across Europe to Rome → un voyage à travers l'Europe jusqu'à Rome
a voyage across the Atlantic → une traversée de l'Atlantique
A smile spread across his face → Un sourire éclairait son visage.
to walk across the road → traverser la route
to run across the road → traverser la rue en courant
to take sb across the road → faire traverser la route à qn
a road across the wood → une route qui traverse le bois
the bridge across Lake Washington → le pont qui traverse le Lac Washington
a trip across Europe to Rome → un voyage à travers l'Europe jusqu'à Rome
a voyage across the Atlantic → une traversée de l'Atlantique
A smile spread across his face → Un sourire éclairait son visage.
to walk across the road → traverser la route
to run across the road → traverser la rue en courant
to take sb across the road → faire traverser la route à qn
across
adv
(direction) (= to the other side) → hinüber; (= from the other side) → herüber; (= crosswise) → (quer)durch; shall I go across first? → soll ich zuerst hinüber(gehen/-schwimmen etc)?; to throw something across → etw hinüberwerfen; to row across → hinüberrudern; to help somebody across → jdm herüberhelfen; to cut something across → etw (quer) durchschneiden; he was already across → er war schon drüben; across from your house → gegenüber von eurem Haus, eurem Haus gegenüber; the stripes go across → es ist quer gestreift; draw a line across → machen Sie einen Strich; (diagonal) → machen Sie einen Strich querdurch
(measurement) → breit; (of round object) → im Durchmesser
(in crosswords) → waagerecht
prep
(direction) → über (+acc); (= diagonally across) → quer durch (+acc); to run across the road → über die Straße laufen; to wade across a river → durch einen Fluss waten; a tree fell across the path → ein Baum fiel quer über den Weg; across country → querfeldein; (over long distance) → quer durch das Land; to draw a line across the page → einen Strich durch die Seite machen; the stripes go across the material → der Stoff ist quer gestreift
(position) → über (+dat); a tree lay across the path → ein Baum lag quer über dem Weg; he was sprawled across the bed → er lag quer auf dem Bett; with his arms (folded) across his chest → die Arme vor der Brust verschränkt; from across the sea → von jenseits des Meeres (geh), → von der anderen Seite des Meeres; he lives across the street from us → er wohnt uns gegenüber; you could hear him (from) across the hall → man konnte ihn von der anderen Seite der Halle hören; across the political spectrum → auf allen Seiten des politischen Spektrums
across [əˈkrɒs]
1. prep
a. (from one side to other of) → attraverso
to go across a bridge → attraversare un ponte
to take sb across the road → far attraversare la strada a qn
there was a motif printed across the front of his tee-shirt → c'era un disegno stampato sul davanti della sua maglietta
he gave interviews across the country → ha concesso delle interviste in tutto il paese
to go across a bridge → attraversare un ponte
to take sb across the road → far attraversare la strada a qn
there was a motif printed across the front of his tee-shirt → c'era un disegno stampato sul davanti della sua maglietta
he gave interviews across the country → ha concesso delle interviste in tutto il paese
b. (on the other side of) → dall'altra parte di, al di là di
the shop across the road → il negozio sull'altro lato or dall'altra parte della strada
across from → di fronte a
across the street from our house → di fronte or dirimpetto a casa nostra
the shop across the road → il negozio sull'altro lato or dall'altra parte della strada
across from → di fronte a
across the street from our house → di fronte or dirimpetto a casa nostra
c. (crosswise over) → di traverso a
2. adv
a. (direction) → dall'altra parte
to jump across → saltare dall'altra parte, attraversare con un salto
I helped the old man across → ho aiutato il vecchio ad attraversare
don't go round, go across → non fare il giro, attraversa or passa nel mezzo
to cut sth across → tagliare qc per or di traverso
3 across (in crosswords) → 3 orizzontale
to get sth across to sb (fig) → far capire qc a qn
to jump across → saltare dall'altra parte, attraversare con un salto
I helped the old man across → ho aiutato il vecchio ad attraversare
don't go round, go across → non fare il giro, attraversa or passa nel mezzo
to cut sth across → tagliare qc per or di traverso
3 across (in crosswords) → 3 orizzontale
to get sth across to sb (fig) → far capire qc a qn
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 poikki 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 맞은 편에 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 가로질러 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 到...的另一邊，到說話者旁邊 на той бік آر پار ở bên kia 横过
across → عبر přes tværs over über απέναντι al otro lado de yli de l’autre côté de preko attraverso ･･･を横切って ...을 가로질러서 over tvers over przez através de через tvärsöver ข้าม karşıya qua 横跨
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