criss-cross in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for criss-cross in the English»French Dictionary

I.criss-cross [Brit ˈkrɪskrɒs, Am ˈkrɪskrɔs] N (of streets)

criss-cross

enchevêtrement m

II.criss-cross [Brit ˈkrɪskrɒs, Am ˈkrɪskrɔs] ADJ

criss-cross design, pattern:

criss-cross

en croisillons

III.criss-cross [Brit ˈkrɪskrɒs, Am ˈkrɪskrɔs] ADV

criss-cross

en croisillons

the streets run criss-cross

les rues s'entrecroisent

IV.criss-cross [Brit ˈkrɪskrɒs, Am ˈkrɪskrɔs] VB trans

criss-cross

sillonner

to criss-cross sth with sth

sillonner qc de qc

V.criss-cross [Brit ˈkrɪskrɒs, Am ˈkrɪskrɔs] VB intr

criss-cross

s'entrecroiser

Translations for criss-cross in the French»English Dictionary

sillonner [sijɔne] VB trans

1. sillonner (parcourir):

sillonner personne, bicyclette, automobile:

to go up and down

sillonner aéronef:

to fly to and fro across

sillonner navire:

to sail to and fro across

sillonner réseau:

to criss-cross

2. sillonner (creuser):

sillonner

to furrow

sillonné de rides

furrowed with wrinkles

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entrelacement

crisscross

un entrelacement de sentiers

a crisscross of paths

entrecroisement

crisscross (pattern)

criss-cross in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for criss-cross in the English»French Dictionary

I.criss-cross [ˈkrɪskrɒs, Am -krɑ:s] VB trans

criss-cross

entrecroiser

II.criss-cross [ˈkrɪskrɒs, Am -krɑ:s] VB intr

criss-cross

s'entrecroiser

III.criss-cross [ˈkrɪskrɒs, Am -krɑ:s] ADJ

criss-cross

entrecroisé(e)

Translations for criss-cross in the French»English Dictionary

sillonner [sijɔne] VB trans (traverser)

sillonner une ville personnes, touristes

to go to and fro across a town

sillonner une ville canaux, routes

to criss-cross a town

sillonner le ciel avions, éclairs

to go back and forth across the sky

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

On the neck guard are two flat domed bosses with criss-cross grooves which would originally have held red glass enamel studs.

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The criss-cross algorithm does not have polynomial time-complexity for linear programming.

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To continue production, trenches were dug in criss-cross patterns hoping to cut through a vein.

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This had a more finished and upmarket look with sturdier bars rather than the cheaper looking criss-cross element on earlier cars.

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Traces of a criss-cross pattern composed of collagen fibers have been observed in the surface of some well-preserved fossils.

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The dough is rolled out in very thin strips of pastry and arranged to form a criss-cross design on top of the preserves.

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Occasionally, the knurled pattern is a series of straight ridges or a helix of straight ridges rather than the more-usual criss-cross pattern.

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It was hyperextensible (extremely stretchy) and had a criss-cross network of fine white scars from previously healed tears.

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Both the simplex algorithm and the criss-cross algorithm visit exactly 3 additional corners of the three-dimensional cube on average.

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The criss-cross linear pattern given it a remarkable resemblance to a photograph of dense forest.

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