| Principal Translations |
| cross [sth]⇒ vtr | (go across) | cruzar⇒ vtr |
| | | atravesar⇒ vtr |
| | He crossed the street when the traffic stopped. |
| | Cruzó la calle cuando el tráfico se detuvo. |
| cross [sth] vtr | (go over: a line, border) | cruzar⇒ vtr |
| | When overtaking, do not cross the solid white line in the centre of the road. |
| | Cuando pases a otro coche, no cruces la línea blanca continua en el medio de la carretera. |
| cross [sth] vtr | (intersect, meet) | cruzar⇒ vtr |
| | It is at the intersection where Addison Street crosses Sheridan Road. |
| | Está en la intersección donde Addison Street cruza Sheridan Road. |
| cross [sth] vtr | (overlay: lines, sticks) | cruzar⇒ vtr |
| | | trazar una línea sobre otra loc verb |
| | Cross the vertical line with a horizontal one to write the letter "t". |
| | Cruza una línea vertical con una horizontal para formar la letra "t". |
| | Traza una línea vertical sobre una horizontal para dibujar una "t". |
| cross [sth] vtr | (overlay: body parts) (piernas, brazos) | cruzar⇒ vtr |
| | It's comfortable to cross your legs when you sit. |
| | Es cómodo cruzar las piernas cuando te sientas. |
| cross n | (x symbol) | cruz nf |
| | The cross on the graph indicated the current number of residents. |
| | La cruz en el gráfico indicaba el actual número de residentes. |
| cross n | (symbol of Christianity) | cruz nf |
| | The church was filled with crosses. |
| | La iglesia estaba llena de cruces. |
| the Cross n | (cross Jesus died on) | la Cruz n propio f |
| | Christians believe Jesus died on the Cross for our sins. |
| | Los cristianos creen que Jesús murió en la Cruz por nuestros pecados. |
| cross n | (combination, mix) | combinación nf |
| | | mezcla nf |
| | Their music is a cross of reggae with hip hop. |
| | Su música es una combinación de reggae y hip hop. |
| | Su música es una mezcla de reggae y hip hop. |
| cross adj | mainly UK (angry, annoyed) | enojado/a adj |
| | | molesto/a adj |
| | (ES) | enfadado/a adj |
| | (AmL, coloquial) | cruzado/a adj |
| | You could tell from the look on the woman's face that she was cross. |
| | Te dabas cuenta por su mirada que estaba enojada. |
| cross with [sb] adj + prep | mainly UK (angry, annoyed with) | enojado con adj + prep |
| | | molesto con adj + prep |
| | | enfadado con adj + prep |
| | (AmL, coloquial) | cruzado con adj + prep |
| | She wasn't expecting her ex-boyfriend to be so cross with her. |
| | No esperaba que su ex novio estuviera tan enojado con ella. |
| Additional Translations |
| cross adj | (horizontal) | horizontal adj mf |
| | You need to jump over the cross bar. |
| | Tiene que saltar por encima de la barra horizontal. |
| cross adj | (intersecting) | transversal adj mf |
| | The cross beams support the roof. |
| | Las vigas transversales dan soporte al techo. |
| cross n | (religion: hand gesture across body) | señal de la cruz loc nom f |
| | The priest said "Amen" and made the cross. |
| | El cura dijo "amén" e hizo la señal de la cruz. |
| cross n | (animal, plant: hybrid) (híbrido) | cruce nm |
| | (AmL) | cruza nf |
| | A tangelo is a cross between a grapefruit and a tangerine. |
| | El tangelo es un cruce entre la toronja y la mandarina. |
| cross n | (football, soccer: pass) (Deportes) | centro nm |
| | The cross from the side of the field went right to the other player. |
| | El centro desde el costado del campo fue a dar directamente al otro jugador. |
| cross n | (boxing: punch) (boxeo) | cross nm |
| | (boxeo) | cruzado/a adj |
| | He hit his opponent with a strong right cross. |
| | Golpeó a su oponente con un potente cross derecho. |
| cross n | figurative (suffering, burden) (figurado) | cruz nf |
| | | tormento nm |
| | She still bore the cross of her failed relationship. |
| | Aún cargaba la cruz de su relación fallida. |
| cross⇒ vi | (intersect) | cruzarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The two streets cross five miles from here. |
| | Las dos calles se cruzan a ocho kilómetros de aquí. |
| cross vi | (pass each other) | cruzarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The two people greeted each other when they crossed. |
| | Las dos personas se saludaron al cruzarse. |
| cross vi | (soccer: pass the ball) | tirar un centro loc verb |
| | The player crossed to the striker, who scored. |
| | El jugador le tiró un centro al delantero, que anotó. |
| cross [sth]⇒ vtr | (counter, frustrate) | interferir⇒ vtr |
| | | frustrar⇒ vtr |
| | His plans crossed those of his enemy. |
| | Sus planes interfirieron con los de su enemigo. |
| cross [sth] vtr | UK (cheque: marked for deposit) | cruzar⇒ vtr |
| | (ES) | barrar⇒ vtr |
| | It's best to cross the cheque because this prevents anyone else from cashing it. |
| | Es mejor cruzar el cheque para prevenir que alguien más lo cobre. |
cross [sth],
cross [sth] and [sth],
cross [sth] with [sth]⇒ vtr | (hybridize) | cruzar⇒ vtr |
| | (animales) | aparear⇒ vtr |
| | The biologist was trying to cross a rose and a lily. |
| | El biólogo intentaba cruzar una rosa y un lirio. |
| cross [sb]⇒ vtr | (make angry, oppose) | enojar⇒ vtr |
| | | enfadar⇒ vtr |
| | | hacer enojar, hacer enfadar loc verb |
| | Lucy has a bad temper, so don't cross her. |
| | Lucy tiene muy mal carácter, así que no la enojes. |
| cross [sth]⇒ vtr | (soccer: pass) | centrar⇒ vtr |
| | | tirar un centro loc verb |
| | The player crossed the ball to his teammate. |
| | El jugador centró el balón a su compañero. |
Locuciones verbales
cross | crossing |
| cross [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (mark as done) | tachar⇒ vtr |
| | Make a list of things to do and cross off each item once you have completed it. |
| | Cada cosa que vas haciendo, la vas tachando de la lista. |
| cross [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | informal (eliminate) | eliminar⇒ vtr |
| | The interviewer crossed off the applicant with blue and purple hair. |
| | El entrevistador eliminó al candidato de pelo azul y púrpura. |
cross out [sth],
cross [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (put a line through) | tachar⇒ vtr |
| | With a pencil you can erase; with a pen you have to cross out your mistakes. |
| | Cross out the wrong answers. |
| | Con un lápiz puedes borrar, con una birome debes tachar tus errores. |
| cross over vi phrasal | (change loyalties) | cambiarse de bando loc verb |
| | | darse vuelta loc verb |
| | | pasarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Woodford's disagreement with the government's immigration policy is the reason why he crossed over. |
| | El desacuerdo de Woodford con la política de inmigración del gobierno es la razón por la que se cambió de bando. |
| cross over to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (change loyalties) | pasarse a v prnl + prep |
| | | cambiarse a v prnl + prep |
| | The senator crossed over to the opposition. |
| | El senador se pasó a la oposición. |
| cross over vi phrasal | (exchange genes) | intercambiarse genéticamente loc verb |
| | The genes cross over from one chromosome to another. |
| | Los genes se intercambian genéticamente de un cromosoma a otro. |
| cross over vi phrasal | (defy genres) | cruzar los límites loc verb |
| | | desafiar los géneros loc verb |
| | | expandirse⇒ v prnl |
| | The young country singer dreams of making music that will cross over and be a hit on the R&B chart. |
| | La cantante de country sueña con que su música cruce los límites del country y el R&B. |
cross over into [sth],
cross over to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (defy genres) | meterse en v prnl + prep |
| | Run DMC were one of the first rap acts to cross over into the rock charts. |
| | Run DMC fue una de las primeras bandas de rap que entró en las listas de rock. |
| cross over to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (music, film: appeal diversely) | atraer a vtr + prep |
| | | atraer⇒ vtr |
| | The film has enough appeal to cross over to a wider audience. |
| | La película tiene el potencial de atraer a una mayor audiencia. |