| Principal Translations |
| cruzar⇒ vtr | (poner encima en forma de cruz) (limbs, fingers) | cross⇒ vtr |
| | (arms) | fold⇒ vtr |
| | Cruza los dedos para tener buena suerte. |
| | Cross your fingers for luck. |
| cruzar vtr | (atravesar, pasar por) | cross⇒ vtr |
| | | go across, go through vi + prep |
| | (formal) | traverse⇒ vtr |
| | (passageway, tunnel) | go through vi + prep |
| | Crucé la calle sin mirar. |
| | I crossed the street without looking. |
| cruzar vtr | (intercambiar: gestos, palabras) (words, looks) | exchange⇒ vtr |
| | | eyes meet v expr |
| | Cruzamos miradas durante toda la fiesta pero nunca hablamos. |
| | We exchanged glances during the party, but never really talked. |
| cruzar vtr | (aparear) | cross⇒, crossbreed⇒ vtr |
| | | breed⇒ vtr |
| | (animals) | mate⇒ vtr |
| | He cruzado mi gato persa con una gata siamesa. |
| | I've crossed (or: crossbred) my Persian with a Siamese. |
| cruzar vtr | (rayar cheques) (UK) | cross⇒ vtr |
| | (US) | mark with two parallel diagonal lines v expr |
| | Cruza siempre los cheques, que no pueda cobrarlos nadie más que tú. |
| | You should always cross your cheques - that way no-one but you can cash them. |
| cruzarse⇒ v prnl | (pasar en direcciones opuestas) | cross paths vtr + npl |
| | | go past one another v expr |
| | Mi vecino y yo nos cruzamos todos los días cuando salimos para el trabajo. |
| | My neighbor and I cross paths every day when we head off to work. |
| cruzarse con v prnl + prep | (encontrarse por casualidad) | bump into vtr phrasal insep |
| | | run into vtr phrasal insep |
| | Hoy me crucé con Juan en el supermercado. |
| | I bumped into John in the supermarket today. |