they've crossed me off the list

la fecha había sido cuidadosamente borrada — the date had been carefully rubbed out o erased

borra lo que has puesto en la pizarra — rub off o clean off what you've put on the blackboard

bórralo con Tippex — white it out with Tipp-Ex ®, tippex it out

he borrado todos los mensajes del contestador — I've erased o deleted all the messages on the answering machine

¿no habrás borrado el partido de fútbol? — you haven't taped over o erased the football match, have you?

he borrado de mi mente aquellas imágenes — I have wiped away o erased those images from my mind

consiguió borrar aquellos malos recuerdos — he managed to wipe away o erase all those painful memories

era como si se hubieran borrado 40 años de la historia — it was as if 40 years of history had been wiped clean o erased

borrar a algn de — [+ clase, actividad] to take sb out of, remove sb from; [+ lista, curso] to take sb off, remove sb from

bórranos de la excursión del sábado — take us off the list for Saturday's outing, count us out of Saturday's outing *

borrar a algn — euf to deal with sb, dispose of sb

se borró con la lluvia — the rain washed it away o off

yo me borro — I'm taking off (AmE), I'm off (BrE colloq)

se borró con la lluvia — the rain washed it away o off

yo me borro — I'm taking off (AmE), I'm off (BrE colloq)

Ex: Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.

pasar lista — (Mil) to call the roll; (Escol) to call the register

lista cerrada — (Pol) closed list

lista de correos — poste restante, general delivery (EEUU)

lista de encuentros — (Dep) fixture list

lista de éxitos — (Mús) charts pl

lista de raya — Méx payroll

listas de audiencia — ratings, audience rating sing

la lista de las compras or (Esp) la compra — the shopping list

pasar lista — (Educ) to take roll call, to take the register (BrE)

la lista de las compras or (Esp) la compra — the shopping list

pasar lista — (Educ) to take roll call, to take the register (BrE)

Ex: In this category the majority of programmes tend to stress technological considerations with a rather hopeful-seeming addendum of applications considerations.

to make the sign of the cross — hacer* la señal de la cruz; ( cross oneself) persignarse, santiguarse*, hacerse* la señal de la cruz

we all have our cross to bear — todos cargamos con or llevamos nuestra cruz

we have a crossed line — ( Telec) se han cruzado las líneas, está ligado (Arg, Ven)

to have one's lines o wires crossed — (colloq)

to get cross — enojarse (esp AmL), enfadarse (esp Esp)

to be cross ABOUT something — estar* enojado or (esp Esp) enfadado por algo

to make the sign of the cross — hacer la señal de la cruz ( over sobre); santiguarse

the Cross — (Rel) la Cruz

it's a cross between a horse and a donkey — es un cruce or cruzamiento de caballo y burro

cut on the cross — cortado al bies or al sesgo

to be/get cross with sb (about sth) — enfadarse or (LAm) enojarse con algn (por algo)

don't be/get cross with me — no te enfades or (LAm) enojes conmigo

we'll cross that bridge when we come to it — (fig) no anticipemos problemas

crossed cheque — (Brit) cheque m cruzado

cross my heart! — (in promise) ¡te lo juro!

I got a crossed line — (Telec) había (un) cruce de líneas

they got their lines crossed — (fig) hubo un malentendido entre ellos

he crossed from one side of the room to the other to speak to me — cruzó or atravesó la sala para hablar conmigo, fue hasta el otro lado de la sala para hablar conmigo

to cross from Newhaven to Dieppe — pasar or cruzar de Newhaven a Dieppe

to make the sign of the cross — hacer* la señal de la cruz; ( cross oneself) persignarse, santiguarse*, hacerse* la señal de la cruz

we all have our cross to bear — todos cargamos con or llevamos nuestra cruz

we have a crossed line — ( Telec) se han cruzado las líneas, está ligado (Arg, Ven)

to have one's lines o wires crossed — (colloq)

to get cross — enojarse (esp AmL), enfadarse (esp Esp)

to be cross ABOUT something — estar* enojado or (esp Esp) enfadado por algo

tachar a algn de una lista — to cross o take sb off a list

tachar a alguien DE algo — to brand o label somebody as something

tachar a alguien DE algo — to brand o label somebody as something

Ex: The time taken to print it can mean that it is out of date when it is available, and though withdrawals can be shown by crossing out, additions cannot be shown at all.

cross one's arms/legs — die Arme verschränken/die Beine übereinander schlagen

cross one's fingers or keep one's fingers crossed [for somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] die od. den Daumen drücken/halten

I got a crossed line — (Teleph.) es war jemand in der Leitung

we can cross — abs. die Straße ist frei

the bridge crosses the river — die Brücke führt über den Fluss

cross somebody's mind — (fig.) jemandem einfallen

cross somebody's path — (fig.) jemandem über den Weg laufen (ugs.)

cross [in the post] — [Briefe:] sich kreuzen

somebody will be cross — jemand wird ärgerlich od. böse werden

be cross with somebody — böse auf jemanden od. mit jemandem sein

to bear/take up one's cross (fig) — sein Kreuz tragen/auf sich (acc) nehmen

a cross between a laugh and a bark — eine Mischung aus Lachen und Bellen

to cross sb's path (fig) — jdm über den Weg laufen

don't cross your bridges until you come to them (prov) — lass die Probleme auf dich zukommen

we'll cross that bridge when we come to it — lassen wir das Problem mal auf uns zukommen, das sind ungelegte Eier (inf)

the lines are crossed, we have a crossed line (Telec) — die Leitungen überschneiden sich

keep your fingers crossed for me! (inf) — drück or halt mir die Daumen! (inf)

I'm keeping my fingers crossed ( for you) (inf) — ich drücke or halte ( dir) die Daumen (inf)

a crossed cheque — ein Verrechnungsscheck m

cross my/your heart (inf) — Ehrenwort, Hand aufs Herz

our paths have crossed several times (fig) — unsere Wege haben sich öfters gekreuzt

cross one's fingers or keep one's fingers crossed [for somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] die od. den Daumen drücken/halten

I got a crossed line — (Teleph.) es war jemand in der Leitung

we can cross — abs. die Straße ist frei

cross somebody's mind — (fig.) jemandem einfallen

cross somebody's path — (fig.) jemandem über den Weg laufen (ugs.)

cross [in the post] — [Briefe:] sich kreuzen

somebody will be cross — jemand wird ärgerlich od. böse werden

be cross with somebody — böse auf jemanden od. mit jemandem sein