crossroad in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for crossroad in the English»French Dictionary

crossroads <pl crossroads> [Brit ˈkrɒsrəʊdz, Am ˈkrɔsˌroʊdz] N lit

crossroads

carrefour m

crossroads fig

carrefour m

crossroads fig

moment m décisif

(to be) at a crossroads

(être/se trouver) à un carrefour

(to be) at a crossroads

(être/se trouver) à la croisée des chemins

communications crossroads N

communications crossroads

carrefour m de communications

cross-refer [Brit, Am ˌkrɔsrəˈfər] VB trans

cross-refer person:

cross-refer

renvoyer (to à)

to cross-refer sth to sth

mettre un renvoi à qc sous qc

I.get across VB (get across)

1. get across (pass to other side):

get across

traverser

2. get across (be communicated):

get across message:

passer

II.get across VB (get across [sth]) (cross)

get across river, road etc

traverser

III.get across VB (get [sth] across)

1. get across (transport):

how will we get it across? (over stream, gap etc)

comment est-ce qu'on le/la fera passer de l'autre côté?

I'll get a copy across to you (in separate office, building etc)

je vous en ferai parvenir un exemplaire

2. get across (communicate):

get across message, meaning

faire passer (to à)

IV.get across VB (get across [sb] inf) Am (annoy)

get across

se mettre [qn] à dos inf

star-crossed ADJ liter

star-crossed

maudit

crosstalk [Brit ˈkrɒstɔːk, Am ˈkrɔsˌtɔk, ˈkrɑsˌtɔk] N

1. crosstalk:

crosstalk RADIO, TELEC

diaphonie f

2. crosstalk Brit (repartee):

crosstalk

joutes fpl oratoires

cross-beam N CONSTR

cross-beam

traverse f

crossbar N

crossbar (gen)

barre f

crossbar (in football, rugby)

barre f transversale

cross-eyed [Brit ˈkrɒsʌɪd, Am ˈkrɔsˌaɪd] ADJ

cross-eyed person:

cross-eyed

atteint de strabisme, qui louche

to be cross-eyed

loucher, avoir un strabisme

to make sb cross-eyed

faire loucher qn

crossfire [Brit ˈkrɒsfʌɪə, Am ˈkrɔsˌfaɪ(ə)r] N MIL

crossfire fig

feux mpl croisés

to be or get caught in the crossfire lit, fig

être pris entre deux feux

to be or get caught in the crossfire of questions/criticism fig

être pris sous les feux croisés des questions/de la critique

crossroad in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crossroad in the English»French Dictionary

crossroads N

crossroads

carrefour m

pedestrian crossing N

pedestrian crossing

passage m piéton

level crossing N Brit, Aus

level crossing

passage m à niveau

double-crosser N pej

double-crosser

faux jeton m

crossbow N

crossbow

arbalète f

crossing N

1. crossing (place to cross):

crossing

passage m

pedestrian crossing

passage clouté

pedestrian crossing (intersection of road and railway)

passage m à niveau

2. crossing (journey across area):

crossing

traversée f

crossways ADV

crossways → crosswise

See also crosswise

I.crosswise ADJ (transverse)

crosswise

en travers

II.crosswise ADV (transversely)

crosswise

transversalement

zebra crossing N Brit, Aus

zebra crossing

passage m piétons

grade crossing N Am

grade crossing RAIL → level crossing

grade crossing

passage m à niveau

See also level crossing

level crossing N Brit, Aus

level crossing

passage m à niveau

crosswalk N Am (pedestrian crossing)

crosswalk

passage m clouté

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A cattle trough stands on its right side at the crossroad leading from it into the village.

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