cross
/kɹɔs/ sustantivo A2En español: cruz, aspa, sotuer, santiguamiento
- A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other. · Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one.
- Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
- A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion). · Criminals were commonly executed on a wooden cross.
- A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross; sign of the cross. · She made the cross after swearing.
- Any representation of the crucifix, as in religious architecture, burial markers, jewelry, etc. · She was wearing a cross on her necklace.
- A difficult situation that must be endured. · It's a cross I must bear.
- The act of going across; the act of passing from one side to the other · A quick cross of the road.
- An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.
Plural crosses
Phrasal verbs y expresiones
De la biblioteca
“This little girl,” said the Scarecrow to the soldier, “wishes to cross the desert.
Besides, her castle stands on the edge of the desert, so she may know a way to cross it.”
We shall be glad to serve you in any way in our power, but we cannot cross the desert.
Elizabeth thought this was going pretty far; and she listened with increasing astonishment as the housekeeper added, “I have never had a cross word from him in my life, and I have known him ever since he was four years old.”
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