Crossing in spanish
pronunciation: kɹ̩uθe part of speech: noun
cross3 = pasar por, cruzar, traspasar, salvar.
Example: Some of the cases presented in this book are concerned with broad policy issues, while others are less encompassing and present some of the narrower problems that cross the library manager's desk.more:
» criss-cross [crisscross] = entrecruzar, entrelazar.
Example: The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.» cross + Adjetivo + lines = cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan + Nombre.
Example: Cultural study, especially for the museologist, must be interdisciplinary and cross class lines = Los estudios socioculturales, especialmente para el museólogo, deben ser interdisciplinares y cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan las clases sociales.» cross at + right angles = cruzarse en ángulo recto.
Example: The streets are broad and straight, crossing at right angles and are well macadamised.» cross check = comprobar, cotejar, verificar.
Example: All Allibone's work reveals how important it is for bibliographers to cross check their references and not take earlier work at its face value.» cross + Posesivo + fingers = cruzar los dedos, desear suerte, esperar que todo salga bien, esperar que la suerte + Pronombre + acompañe. [Gesto usado para indicar que uno espera que todo salga bien]
Example: The site went down but it's back up now (fingers crossed).» cross + Posesivo + legs = cruzar las piernas.
Example: She sat back in her chair, crossed her legs, lighted a cigarette, and smoked herself into a cloud.» cross off = tachar.
Example: Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.» cross out = tachar.
Example: The time taken to print it can mean that it is out of date when it is available, and though withdrawals can be shown by crossing out, additions cannot be shown at all.» cross over = afectar.
Example: Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.» cross over + the line = pasarse, sobrepasarse, propasarse, extralimitarse, excederse, ir demasiado lejos, pasarse de la raya, pasarse tres pueblos.
Example: But he knew that if he crossed over the line, he would get it in the teeth but good.» cross over + the line separating = cruzar la línea que separa.
Example: The primary task of these students is to prove in their thesis that they have crossed over the line separating novice and expert.» cross + paths with = cruzarse con, toparse con, encontrarse con, cruzarse en el camino.
Example: Some of you old timers are likely stealing a smile as you read this, tinking that you were lucky not to have crossed paths with him.» cross + Posesivo + arms = cruzar los brazos.
Example: She crossed her arms over her chest, and his gaze went automatically to her breasts.» cross + Posesivo + mind = pasar por la cabeza, pasar por la imaginación, ocurrírsele a Uno, venirle a Uno a la mente.
Example: While he supports the fight for gay marriage, the 70-year-old star recently confessed tying the knot never crossed his mind.» cross + Posesivo + path = cruzar en el camino de Alguien.
Example: His willingness to beat or shoot others who crossed his path reveals a man who was unable to see beyond the satisfaction of his own desires.» cross + Posesivo + path = cruzarse con, encontrarse con, toparse con, tropezar con.
Example: Based on hundreds of interviews with Hollywood's power players, she weaves Eisner's story together with those who have crossed his path.» cross post [cross-post] = publicar una noticia en varias listas de correo. [En Internet, se usa cuando se publica una noticia en más de una lista de correo o boletín de noticias]
Example: I thought this might be on interest... and sorry for any cross posting.» cross + swords with = habérselas con, cruzar la espada con, medir fuerzas con, medir las armas con, medir lanzas con.
Example: I've crossed swords with him before, and the only thing that's remarkable is that he's still hard at it, peddling his view of the future of IT.» cross-tabulate = comparar, cotejar.
Example: Survey items, including subject searched, method of instruction, amount of searching experience, data base selected, and perceived relevance of citations retrieved, were cross-tabulated and examined for significance using the chi squared test.» cross + the boundary = cruzar la línea divisoria, cruzar la frontera.
Example: Modern developments in all areas of knowledge tend to cross the boundaries between disciplines.» cross + the dividing line = cruzar la línea divisoria.
Example: Effective planning will be necessary to convince government of the bility of the library to use resources effectively, but there is a danger that this may cross the dividing line and become the direction of policy.» cross + the finish line = cruzar la línea de meta, cruzar la meta.
Example: The hardest part about writing a novel is in crossing the finish line -- once the first draft is done, the finish line is in sight.» cross + the great divide = cruzar la línea divisoria.
Example: The article is entitled 'Crossing the great divide: Academic libraries move into the 21st century'.» cross + the line = cruzar la línea, mezclar.
Example: This is a critical distinction, and the line between policy and operations should not be crossed.» cross + the line = cruzar la línea divisoria, pasarse de la raya.
Example: The article is entitled 'Crossing the line: the development of archival standards'.» cross + the picket line = romper la huelga, dejar de hacer huelga.
Example: By October about 40 percent of the striking journalists had crossed the picket line.» cross + the red line = cruzar la línea roja.
Example: Sweating, headaches and shaking are just some of the physical signs that a person has 'crossed the red line' into full blown alcoholism.» cross + the Rubicon = cruzar el Rubicón, ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás, no haber vuelta atrás, cruzar el Rubicón.
Example: I don't know about crossing the Rubicon, but it's clear to me that we have missed our generation's greatest opportunity to reverse the direction of history.» cross + the street = cruzar la calle.
Example: Two researchers have created electronic goggles that help blind people cross streets safely.» cross + the threshold of = pisar el umbral de.
Example: And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.» cross + the waters = cruzar el mar, cruzar el oceano, cruzar el río, cruzar el lago.
Example: She crossed the waters to Ireland this week for a gig in Cork but it seems she had a run-in with the boys in blue during her visit.» cross + time barriers = superar la barrera del tiempo.
Example: The scope of a citation index, especially those published by ISI, is interdisciplinary, and also crosses time barriers in a way that a normal index would not do.» crosswalk = establecer equivalencias entre, migrar, traducir.
Example: The technical risks should have been crosswalked to cost.» dot + the i's and cross the t's = poner los puntos sobre las íes.
Example: We need to dot the i's and cross the t's but it looks like we could be moving to our new home pretty soon.» double-cross = traicionar.
Example: When she double-crossed him and returned to the mobster, the detective changed his identity and dropped out of sight.» the thought never + cross + Posesivo + mind (that) = nunca + pensar + que, nunca se + Pronombre + ocurrir (que), nunca + Pronombre + lo + plantear, nunca + Pronombre + plantear + que.
Example: Many thought I should leave her, but the thought never crossed my mind = Mucha gente pensaba que debería dejarla, pero yo nunca me lo planteé.» we'll cross that bridge when we come to it = cada cosa a su tiempo, todo a su (debido) tiempo, todo se andará.
Example: However, if the buyer doesn't want the business then it will have to be sold separately -- but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.» work at + cross purposes = ir en contra de.
Example: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.cross4 = enojar, enfadar, dar rabia, dar coraje.
Example: There's more to it than that - he becomes vicious, cutting people up behind their backs if they cross him in any way.crossing = cruce.
Example: If memory serves me right this is not the first death on this crossing.more:
» border crossing = paso fronterizo, cruce de la frontera, cruce fronterizo, frontera.
Example: The theme of the conference was 'border crossings: exploring new territories for special collections'.» crossing point = cruce, vado.
Example: They stopped or lay down or wallowed frequently just before the crossing point on the river.» level-crossing = paso a nivel.
Example: An unmanned level-crossing was the scene of an accident in which 12 migrants without work permits died when a train smashed into their van.» pedestrian crossing = paso peatonal, paso de peatones, cruce de peatones, cruce peatonal.
Example: Pedestrian crossings are provided to improve road safety for pedestrians when crossing a road.» pelican crossing = paso de peatones, cruce de peatones. [Con semáforo y botón accionado por el propio peatón]
Example: At some pelican crossings there is a bleeping sound to indicate to blind or partially-sighted people when the steady green figure is showing.» river crossing = vado del río, vado.
Example: The landmarks used in describing trails were either the creeks and river crossings or the way stations.» zebra crossing = paso (de) cebra, paso de peatones, cruce de peatones.
Example: Zebra crossings consist of thick black and white strips across a road with an orange flashing beacon on either pavement.