cross

cross

A n

1 (shape) croix f ; the Cross Relig la Croix ; to put a cross against cocher [name, item] ; ‘put a cross in the box’ ‘faites une croix dans la case’, ‘cochez la case’ ;

2 Biol, Bot, Zool (hybrid) croisement m (between entre) ; a cross between Hitler and Napoleon/Biarritz and Brighton fig un mélange d'Hitler et de Napoléon/de Biarritz et de Brighton ;

3 Sewing biais m ; to cut sth on the cross couper qch dans le biais ;

4 Sport (in football) centre m.

B adj

1 (angry) fâché ; to be cross with sb être fâché contre qn ; to be cross about sth être agacé par qch ; to get cross se fâcher (with contre) ; to make sb cross mettre qn en colère, agacer qn ; we've never had a cross word (in 20 years) nous ne nous sommes jamais disputés (en 20 ans) ;

2 (transverse) [timber] transversal ;

3 (contrary to general direction) [breeze, swell] contraire.

C vtr

1 (go across) lit traverser [road, country, room, sea] ; traverser, passer [river] ; franchir [border, line, threshold, mountains, ditch] ; [bridge] franchir, enjamber [river, road] ; [road, railway line, river] traverser [garden, country, desert] ; [line] barrer [page] ; fig dépasser [limit, boundary] ; it crossed his mind that il lui est venu à l'esprit or l'idée que ; the thought had crossed my mind l'idée m'avait traversé l'esprit (that que) ; a slight frown crossed her features une expression renfrognée est passée sur son visage ; to cross the class/race divide surmonter la barrière des classes/races ; the programme crossed the bounds of decency l'émission a dépassé les limites de la décence ;

2 (meet) [road, path, railway line, river] couper [road, path, railway line, river] ; to cross each other se couper ;

3 (place in shape of a cross) croiser [spoons, knives, ropes] ; to cross one's legs/arms croiser les jambes/bras ;

4 Biol, Bot, Zool croiser [plants, animals, species] ; to cross sth with sth croiser qch avec qch ;

5 (oppose) contrarier [person] ; to be crossed in love avoir une déception amoureuse ;

6 (draw line across) barrer ; to cross a ‘t’ barrer un ‘t’ ; to cross a cheque GB barrer un chèque ;

7 (mark to indicate) [teacher] ≈ souligner [qch] en rouge [answer] ; (to indicate choice) cocher [box] ;

8 Sport (in football) centrer [ball].

D vi

1 (also cross over) (go across) traverser ; to cross into Italy/Austria passer en Italie/Autriche ;

2 (meet) [roads, railway lines, cars, trains] se croiser ; [lines] se couper ; [letters] se croiser ; to cross with sth [letter] croiser qch ;

3 (lie in shape of cross) [straps, ropes, beams, bars] se croiser.

E v refl to cross oneself Relig se signer, faire le signe de la croix.

F crossed pp adj Telecom [line] brouillé.

Idioms

we seem to have got our wires ou lines crossed il semble y avoir un malentendu (quelque part) ; X and Y have got their wires ou lines crossed X et Y ne se sont pas compris ; to have a ou one's cross to bear porter sa croix ; ⇒ heart.

Phrasal verbs

■ cross off :

▶ cross [sth/sb] off, cross off [sth/sb] barrer, rayer [name, thing] ; radier [person] ; to cross sb's name off a list rayer qn d'une liste.

■ cross out :

▶ cross out [sth], cross [sth] out rayer, barrer [qch].

■ cross over

1 (go across) traverser ; to cross over to sth (change allegiance) passer à qch [party] ; se convertir à [religion] ;

2 (be placed across) [straps] se croiser.

■ cross through :

▶ cross through [sth] rayer, barrer [qch].

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.