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I . cross-ˈlegged [ˌkrɒsˈlegd, -ˈlegɪd, Am ˌkrɑ:sˈlegəd, -ˈlegd] ADJ

in a cross-legged position

mit gekreuzten Beinen

II . cross-ˈlegged [ˌkrɒsˈlegd, -ˈlegɪd, Am ˌkrɑ:sˈlegəd, -ˈlegd] ADV

to sit cross-legged

im Schneidersitz [da]sitzen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to sit cross-legged

im Schneidersitz [da]sitzen

in a cross-legged position

mit gekreuzten Beinen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Kneeling or sitting cross-legged, keep your back straight (most important), your chin slightly tucked in, and your shoulders slightly back. en.wikipedia.org

Yoga and stretching also are applicable as a means of developing the flexibility needed for the cross-legged postures. en.wikipedia.org

Like the heike biwa, it is played held on its side, similar to a guitar, with the player sitting cross-legged. en.wikipedia.org

A group usually sits cross-legged on a platform, sometimes surrounded by the audience. en.wikipedia.org

He wanders through the desert until reaching a telephone pole and sitting down, cross-legged. en.wikipedia.org

In these sparse garments, he wrote or dictated, sitting cross-legged on a mat with his books littered about him on the floor. en.wikipedia.org

They depict obese human figures, usually sat cross-legged with their arms upon their stomach. en.wikipedia.org

The skater maintains the cross-legged position, known as a "back spin position", in the air before landing after one or more rotations. en.wikipedia.org

It depicted every woman in coat, breeches, and high boots, sitting cross-legged and smoking cigars, when in truth not a bloomer was present. en.wikipedia.org

A child sits on this part of the base, cross-legged and straddling the pole, and turns the disk, spinning the child in the other direction. en.wikipedia.org

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