George Cross in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for George Cross in the English»Italian Dictionary

George Cross [Brit ˌdʒɔːdʒ ˈkrɒs] N (in GB)

George Cross

croce al valore civile conferita dalle autorità britanniche

Translations for George Cross in the English»Italian Dictionary

George [Brit dʒɔːdʒ, Am dʒɔrdʒ]

1. George:

George

Giorgio

Phrases:

by George! arch, inf

perbacco!

by George he's done it! hum

santo cielo, ci è riuscito!

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

George Cross in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for George Cross 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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The George Cross is the highest award for bravery available to civilians.

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For his actions, he was awarded the George Cross.

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They later awarded him an honorary fellowship, shortly before the events for which he was awarded the George Cross.

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They hit double figures in four games, and defeated George Cross 12-0 and 10-0.

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For his conduct he was posthumously awarded the George Cross.

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The medal was later translated to a George Cross.

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He was posthumously awarded the George Cross in 1979.

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The George Cross appears to have been sold only a few months later.

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For this exploit he received the first George Cross for valour.

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