crossing guard in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for crossing guard in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

crossing [Brit ˈkrɒsɪŋ, Am ˈkrɔsɪŋ] N

1. crossing (journey):

crossing (over sea, lake)

traversata f

crossing (over border)

attraversamento m

2. crossing (for pedestrians):

crossing

attraversamento m pedonale

crossing

passaggio m pedonale

3. crossing RAIL:

crossing, also level crossing

passaggio m a livello

4. crossing RAIL (junction):

crossing

nodo m

crossing

raccordo m

5. crossing:

crossing BIOL, BOT, ZOOL

incrocio m

I.guard [Brit ɡɑːd, Am ɡɑrd] N

1. guard (minder):

guard (for person)

sorvegliante mf

guard (for place, object)

custode mf

guard (for place, object)

guardiano m / guardiana f

guard (for place, object)

sorvegliante mf

2. guard:

guard (at prison)

guardiano m / guardiana f

guard (soldier)

guardia f

3. guard MIL (duty):

guard

guardia f

to be on guard

essere di guardia

to go on guard

montare di guardia

to come off guard

smontare di guardia

to keep or stand guard

fare la guardia (over a)

to mount (a) guard over sb, sth

montare la, di guardia a qn, qc

the changing of the guard Brit

il cambio della guardia

4. guard (watchfulness):

to drop or relax or lower one's guard

abbassare la guardia

to catch sb off guard

cogliere qn di sorpresa, alla sprovvista

to be on one's guard

stare in guardia

to be on one's guard against sth

essere or stare in guardia contro qc

to be on one's guard against sth happening

stare in guardia affinché qc non accada

5. guard (group of soldiers, police etc.):

to transport sth under an armed guard

trasportare qc sotto scorta armata or sotto sorveglianza armata

6. guard Brit RAIL:

guard

capotreno mf

7. guard:

guard (for safety)

dispositivo m di sicurezza

guard (on printer)

coperchio m di protezione

guard (on industrial machinery)

cofano m di protezione

guard (on industrial machinery)

schermo m di protezione

8. guard Brit (in names of regiments):

guard

guardia f

the Scots Guards

la guardia scozzese

the Coldstream Guard

il reggimento Coldstream

9. guard (in Ireland):

guard (policeman)

poliziotto m

II.guard [Brit ɡɑːd, Am ɡɑrd] VB trans

1. guard (protect):

guard place

sorvegliare, fare la guardia a

guard object

custodire

guard person, reputation

difendere, proteggere

a dog guards the house

un cane fa la guardia alla casa

the house, border is heavily guarded

la casa, il confine è sotto stretta sorveglianza

to guard sth with one's life

difendere qc a costo della propria vita

to guard one's tongue fig

tenere a freno la lingua

2. guard (prevent from escaping):

guard prisoner

sorvegliare, fare la guardia a

to be closely guarded

essere sotto stretta sorveglianza

3. guard (from discovery):

guard secret

custodire

a closely guarded secret

un segreto custodito gelosamente

III.guard [Brit ɡɑːd, Am ɡɑrd]

the old guard

la vecchia guardia

crossing guard in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crossing guard in the English»Italian Dictionary

crossing guard N

crossing guard

persona che ferma il traffico per far attraversare la strada agli scolari

Translations for crossing guard 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

crossing [ˈkrɑ:·sɪŋ] N

1. crossing (place to cross):

crossing

passaggio m pedonale

level crossing RAIL

passaggio m a livello

border crossing

valico m di frontiera

pedestrian crossing

passaggio pedonale

2. crossing (crossroads):

crossing

incrocio m

3. crossing ARCHIT:

crossing

crociera f

4. crossing (journey):

crossing

traversata f

I.guard [gɑ:rd] N

1. guard (a. sport):

guard

guardia mf

prison guard

secondino(-a) m (f)

security guard

guardia giurata

to be on guard

essere di guardia

to be on one's guard (against sth/sb)

stare in guardia (contro qc/qu)

to be under guard

essere sotto vigilanza

to drop one's guard

abbassare la guardia

to keep guard over sth/sb

vigilare su qc/qu

2. guard (protective device):

fire guard

parascintille m inv

shin guard

parastinchi m inv

3. guard MIL:

the National Guard

la Guardia Nazionale

II.guard [gɑ:rd] VB trans

1. guard (protect):

guard

difendere

2. guard (prevent from escaping):

guard

fare la guardia a

3. guard (keep secret):

guard

custodire

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His father was a railway worker and crossing guard.

en.wikipedia.org

The hands pointed to numerals with the same sense of profound duty as a crossing guard indicating when it's safe to step into the road.

www.theglobeandmail.com

The crossing guard had even jotted down his license plate number to give to police.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The city has 65 open crossing guard positions, a number that's grown since the start of the year.

www.dnainfo.com

Cutting the school crossing guard program would yield a low amount of savings, the report says.

news.nationalpost.com

His critics were mainly unions representing the city workers including the union representing the city crossing guards.

en.wikipedia.org

Failing to stop for a crossing guard displaying a portable stop sign carries a fine of $180.00 and three demerit points.

blackburnnews.com

She talked with other parents and the crossing guard.

www.huffingtonpost.ca

We've had an army of police playing crossing guard downtown for the last year, making $12 million in overtime, although any school safety monitor would do.

montrealgazette.com

The suspect then allegedly drove at a nearby crossing guard, when an officer intentionally hit the car to stop him.

www.oshawaexpress.ca