crosses in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for crosses in the English»Italian Dictionary

noughts and crosses [Brit, Am ˈnɔts ən ˈkrɔsəz] N + verbo sing

noughts and crosses

(gioco del) tris m

I.cross [Brit krɒs, Am krɔs] N

1. cross (shape):

cross

croce f

the Cross REL

la Santa Croce

to put a cross against name, item

segnare con una croce

“put a cross in the box”

“sbarrate la casella” or “segnate la casella con una croce”

2. cross (hybrid):

cross BIOL, BOT, ZOOL

incrocio m

cross BIOL, BOT, ZOOL

ibrido m (between fra)

a cross between Hitler and Napoleon, Biarritz and Brighton fig

un incrocio fra Hitler e Napoleone, Biarritz e Brighton

3. cross FASHION:

cross

sbieco m

to cut sth on the cross

tagliare qc di sbieco

4. cross SPORTS (in football):

cross

cross m

cross

traversone m

II.cross [Brit krɒs, Am krɔs] ADJ

1. cross (angry):

cross

arrabbiato, irritato, di cattivo umore

to be cross with sb

essere seccato con qn

to be cross about sth

essere di cattivo umore per qc

to get cross

arrabbiarsi or adirarsi (with con)

to make sb cross

fare arrabbiare or innervosire qn

we've never had a cross word (in 20 years)

fra noi non c'è mai stata una parola risentita (in 20 anni)

2. cross (transverse):

cross timber

trasversale, obliquo

3. cross (contrary to general direction):

cross breeze, swell

contrario

III.cross [Brit krɒs, Am krɔs] VB trans

1. cross (go across):

cross road, country, room, sea

attraversare

cross river

passare, attraversare

cross border, line, threshold, mountains, ditch

superare, oltrepassare

cross bridge: river, road

attraversare, scavalcare

cross road, railway line, river: garden, country, desert

tagliare, attraversare

cross line: page

attraversare, tagliare

2. cross fig limit, boundary:

cross

superare, oltrepassare

it crossed his mind that …

gli è venuto in mente che …

the thought had crossed my mind

mi era passato per la testa il pensiero (that che)

a slight frown crossed her features

un'espressione di leggera disapprovazione le attraversò il volto

to cross the class, race divide

oltrepassare le barriere di classe, razziali

the programme crossed the bounds of decency

la trasmissione superò i limiti della decenza

3. cross (meet) road, path, railway line, river:

cross road, path, railway line, river

incrociare, intersecare

to cross each other

incrociarsi

4. cross (place in shape of a cross):

cross spoons, knives, ropes

incrociare

to cross one's legs

incrociare or accavallare le gambe

to cross one's arms

incrociare le braccia

5. cross:

cross BIOL, BOT, ZOOL plants, animals, species

incrociare, ibridare

to cross sth with sth

incrociare qc con qc

6. cross (oppose):

cross person

contrastare, opporsi a

to be crossed in love

avere amori contrastati

7. cross (draw line across):

cross

(s)barrare

to cross a “t”

tagliare una “t”

to cross a cheque Brit

(s)barrare un assegno

8. cross teacher:

cross (mark to indicate) answer

segnare (come errato)

cross (to indicate choice) box

segnare, (s)barrare

9. cross SPORTS (in football):

to cross the ball

crossare or fare un traversone

IV.cross [Brit krɒs, Am krɔs] VB intr

1. cross (go across):

cross, also cross over

fare una traversata

to cross into Italy, Austria

passare in Italia, Austria

2. cross (meet):

cross roads, railway lines, cars, trains:

incrociarsi

cross lines:

intersecarsi

cross letters:

incrociarsi

my letter will cross with your

la mia lettera si incrocerà con la tua

3. cross (lie in shape of cross):

cross straps, ropes, beams, bars:

incrociarsi

V.to cross oneself VB refl REL

to cross oneself

segnarsi

to cross oneself

farsi il segno della croce

VI.cross [Brit krɒs, Am krɔs]

to have a or one's cross to bear

portare la propria croce

we seem to have got our wires or lines crossed

sembra che tra noi ci sia stata un'incomprensione

X and Y have got their wires or lines crossed

fra X e Y c'è stato un equivoco

cross my heart (and hope to die)

giurin giuretta

don't cross your bridges before you come or get to them prov

è inutile fasciarsi la testa prima di essersela rotta

cross-stratification [ˌkrɒsˌstrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃn, ˌkrɔːs-] N

cross-stratification → cross-bedding

See also cross-bedding

cross-bedding [Brit ˈkrɒsbɛdɪŋ, Am ˈkrɔsˌbɛdɪŋ] N GEOL

cross-bedding

stratificazione f incrociata

cross head [Brit ˈkrɒs hɛd, Am ˈkrɔsˌhɛd] N

1. cross head TYPO → cross heading

2. cross head MECH:

cross head

testa f a croce

See also cross heading

cross heading [ˈkrɒsˌhedɪŋ, ˈkrɔːs-] N TYPO

cross heading

sottotitolo m

I.double-cross [Brit ˌdʌb(ə)lˈkrɒs, Am ˈˌdəbəl ˈkrɔs] N inf

double-cross

inganno m

double-cross

doppio gioco m

II.double-cross [Brit ˌdʌb(ə)lˈkrɒs, Am ˈˌdəbəl ˈkrɔs] VB trans

double-cross person:

double-cross

ingannare, tradire, fare il doppio gioco con

cross bench [ˈkrɒsˌbentʃ, ˈkrɔːs-] N gener. pl Brit POL

cross bench

banco m di deputato indipendente

cross-town [Am ˈkrɔsˌtaʊn] ADJ Am

cross-town

che attraversa la città

cross-fertilization [Brit ˌkrɒsˌfəːtɪlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌkrɔsˌfərdələˈzeɪʃən, ˌkrɔsˌfərdəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən] N BOT

cross-fertilization

ibridazione f

cross-hatch [Brit ˈkrɒshatʃ, Am ˈkrɔsˌhætʃ, ˈkrɑsˌhætʃ] VB trans

cross-hatch

ombreggiare (con tratteggio incrociato)

cross-breeding [ˈkrɒsˌbriːdɪŋ, ˈkrɔːs-] N

cross-breeding

ibridazione f

cross-breeding

incrociamento m

crosses in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crosses in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cross [krɑ:s] VB trans

1. cross (go across, lie across):

cross

attraversare

cross threshold

superare

the bridge crosses the river

il ponte passa sul fiume

2. cross (place crosswise):

to cross one's legs

accavallare le gambe

to cross one's legs

incrociare le gambe

to cross one's arms

incrociare le braccia

to cross one's fingers

incrociare le dita

to cross one's fingers fig

tenere le dita incrociate

3. cross BIOL (crossbreed):

cross

incrociare

4. cross REL:

to cross oneself

farsi il segno della croce

5. cross (oppose):

cross

fare arrabbiare

6. cross (mark with a cross):

cross

mettere una crocetta in

7. cross (draw a line across):

cross

barrare

Phrases:

I'll cross that bridge when I come to it

ci penserò quando sarà il momento

cross my heart and hope to die

giuro

to cross swords with sb

discutere con qu

II.cross [krɑ:s] VB intr

1. cross (intersect):

cross

incrociarsi

2. cross (go across):

cross

fare una traversata

III.cross [krɑ:s] N

1. cross a. REL:

cross

croce f

the sign of the cross

il segno della croce

to bear one's cross

portare la propria croce

Maltese cross

croce di Malta

2. cross (crossing):

cross of streets, roads

attraversamento m

cross of streets, roads

incrocio m

3. cross BIOL (mixture):

cross

incrocio m

IV.cross [krɑ:s] ADJ

cross

arrabbiato, -a

to be cross about sth

essere arrabbiato per qc

to get cross with sb

arrabbiarsi con qu

cross-purposes N pl

to be talking at cross-purposes

fraintendersi

cross off VB trans, cross out VB trans

cross off

depennare

cross-examination N LAW

cross-examination

controinterrogatorio m

cross-dress VB intr

cross-dress

travestirsi (da uomo o da donna)

cross-examine VB trans

cross-examine

controinterrogare

cross-cultural ADJ

cross-cultural

interculturale

cross over VB intr, trans

cross over

attraversare

cross-eyed ADJ

cross-eyed

strabico, -a

cross-border ADJ

cross-border

internazionale

crosses Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to cross the picket line

forzare un picchetto

the bridge crosses the river

il ponte passa sul fiume

cross my heart and hope to die

giuro

the sign of the cross

il segno della croce

to be talking at cross-purposes

fraintendersi

to make the sign of the cross

farsi il segno della croce

to dot one's i's and cross one's t's

mettere i puntini sulle ‘i’

to cross the t's and dot the i's

mettere i -i sulle i fig

shield with a cross on it

scudo crociato

we each have our cross to bear

ciascuno ha la sua croce fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In addition, the crosses were suspended from an oval laurel wreath.

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In center of a flag is represented heraldry a cross in corners four by small crosses.

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All the hour-lines intersect at the point where the gnomon's style crosses the horizontal plane.

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New Zealand crosses still have a large part to play in producing large rabbits for meat.

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These tables give the correct probabilities for the genotype outcomes of independent crosses where the probability of inheriting copies of each parental allele is independent.

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A glacier flows downhill and crosses the permanent snowline from the area of snow gain to the zone of ice loss.

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These are bedding plants bred from crosses between primroses, cowslips and oxlips.

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Finding crosses for the pair, they set them on fire and run back to their cars.

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As a nod to the fact that it was once a cemetery, small crosses have been imbedded in the walkways.

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Both ends of the rear section are centered around large blind lancet arches with crosses.

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