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cross-town

[krɔs t'aun] adj que atravessa a cidade. • adv através da cidade.

- crossly

1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) cruz

2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) cruz

3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) cruz

4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) cruz

5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) cruzamento

6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) cruzeiro

7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) cruz

1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) atravessar

2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) cruzar

3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) cruzar

4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) cruzar

5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) cortar

6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) cruzar

7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) cruzar

8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) contrariar

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- cross-

- cross-country

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[krɔs; krɔ:s] n 1 cruz. 2 Cross cruz de Cristo. 3 Cross Redenção de Cristo. 4 religião cristã. 5 crucifixo. 6 símbolo da religião cristã. 7 símbolo das cruzadas. 8 cruz que se põe em lugar do nome. 9 desenho, marca ou objeto em forma de cruz. 10 Astr cruzeiro. 11 sofrimento, aflição, atribulação. 12 cruzamento de raças ou castas, hibridação. 13 híbrido, resultado de cruzamento. 14 encruzilhada, cruzamento. 15 sl fraude, trapaça. 16 interseção de duas linhas. 17 Electr contato entre fios. • vt+vi 1 marcar com cruz. 2 riscar em cruz, cruzar, cancelar. 3 colocar através. 4 estar colocado em forma de cruz, estar deitado através. 5 cruzar, atravessar, transpor, passar sobre. he crossed the threshold / ele transpôs a soleira. 6 cruzar(-se), passar por. the two roads cross each other / as duas estradas se cruzam. they crossed the frontier / cruzaram a fronteira. 7 fazer o sinal-da-cruz sobre. he crossed himself / ele fez o sinal-da-cruz. 8 opor, impedir. 9 fazer cruzamento (entre raças). 10 cruzar, dispor em cruz. he crossed his arms / ele cruzou os braços. 11 cortar (letras). 12 formar cruzamento (ruas). 13 fazer atravessar. 14 estender-se sobre. 15 sl fazer fraude em competições esportivas. 16 sl trair, enganar. • adj 1 atravessado, transversal, oblíquo. we are talking at cross purposes / estamos falando sem nos entendermos. 2 oposto, contrário. 3 rabugento, mal-humorado, zangado, irritadiço. 4 recíproco. 5 cruzado, híbrido. • adv 1 de lado a lado, através. 2 em cruz. 3 transversalmente. 4 contrariamente. 5 desfavoravelmente. as cross as two sticks muito mal-humorado. keep your fingers crossed! fig torça para mim! Maltese Cross Cruz de Malta. no cross, no crown fig não há recompensa sem esforço. on the cross coll por meios desonestos. the idea crossed my mind veio-me a idéia de... the Southern Cross o Cruzeiro do Sul. they had their plans crossed seus planos fracassaram. they were crossed in love seu amor acabou mal. to cross off, out riscar, apagar, cortar. to cross over atravessar. let us cross over to the other side / vamos atravessar (a rua). to cross the floor Pol fig bandear-se para a oposição, abandonar seu partido. to go cross errar. he went cross / ele errou. to make the sign of the cross fazer o sinal-da-cruz. to take up one’s cross carregar sua cruz. with crossed arms de braços cruzados.

- crossly

1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) cruz

2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) cruz

3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) cruz

4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) cruz

5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) cruzamento

6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) cruzeiro

7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) cruz

1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) atravessar

2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) cruzar

3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) cruzar(-se)

4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) cruzar(-se)

5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) cortar

6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) cruzar

7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) cruzar

8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) contrariar

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- cross-

- cross-country

1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) sinal

2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) letreiro

3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) sinal

4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) sinal

1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) assinar

2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) assinar

3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) fazer sinal

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- signboard

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[sain] n 1 sinal, marca. 2 sinal: movimento, gesto. he made the sign of the cross / ele fez o sinal da cruz. 3 quadro (para anunciar), tabuleta. 4 sinal, indício. they looked upon it as a bad sign / acharam que era um mau sinal. 5 indicação. it is a sign of the times / é um sinal dos tempos. 6 traço. he bears the signs of his nationality / ele tem os traços de sua raça, de sua nacionalidade. 7 Astrol signo. 8 distintivo, emblema. 9 símbolo. 10 agouro, presságio. 11 senha. • vt+vi 1 assinar, subscrever. 2 escrever. 3 contratar. 4 aceitar emprego. 5 fazer sinal ou gesto. he signed to him / ele fez-lhe um sinal. 6 rubricar, assinalar, marcar. sign of exclamation sinal de exclamação. sign of interrogation sinal de interrogação. sign of the zodiac signos do zodíaco. to be signed, sealed and delivered Jur estar assinado, selado e consumado. to sign away ceder (propriedade), deixar. to sign in assinar na entrada (hotel, empresa, prédio, etc.) to sign off a) Radio anunciar o final da transmissão. b) assinar demissão de emprego. to sign on a) Radio anunciar o começo de uma irradiação. b) assinar contrato de emprego, de trabalho. to sign out assinar saída (hotel, prédio, etc.). to sign up Amer contratar, registrar.