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1 across
across [əˈkrɒs]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. prepositiona. ( = from one side to the other of) a bridge across the river un pont sur le fleuveb. ( = on the other side of) de l'autre côté dec. ( = crosswise over) à travers2. adverb( = from one side to the other) the river is 5km across le fleuve fait 5 km de large* * *Note: across frequently occurs as the second element in certain verb combinations ( come across, run across, lean across etc). For translations, look at the appropriate verb entry (come, run, lean etc)[ə'krɒs] 1.to go ou travel across something — traverser quelque chose
to travel across country — traverser la campagne; ( in car) prendre les petites routes
2) (to, on the other side of) de l'autre côté deacross the street/desk (from me) — de l'autre côté de la rue/du bureau
3) (all over, covering a wide range of)2. 3.across the world — partout dans le monde, à travers le monde
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2 across
❢ Across frequently occurs as the second element in certain verb combinations ( come across, run across, lean across etc). For translations, look at the appropriate verb entry (come, run, lean etc).A prep1 ( from one side to the other) to go ou travel across sth traverser qch ; to run/hurry across the room traverser la pièce en courant/en vitesse ; to travel across country/town traverser la campagne/la ville ; a journey across the desert un voyage à travers le désert ; the bridge across the river le pont qui traverse la rivière ; to be lying across the bed être couché en travers du lit ; the line across the page la ligne en travers de la page ; across the years à travers les années ; she leaned across the table elle s'est penchée au-dessus de la table ; the scar across his face la cicatrice sur sa figure ; his hair fell across his face ses cheveux lui tombaient dans la figure ; he wiped his hand across his mouth il a passé la main sur sa bouche ; the light flickered across the carpet la lumière dansait sur la moquette ; the plane flew across the sky l'avion a traversé le ciel ;2 (to, on the other side of) de l'autre côté de ; he lives across the street/square il habite de l'autre côté de la rue/place ; he sat down across the desk/room (from me) il s'est assis de l'autre côté du bureau/de la pièce ; the shops across town les magasins de l'autre bout de la ville ; he looked across the lake to the boathouse il a regardé le hangar de l'autre côté du lac ; she shouted across the room to them elle leur a crié quelque chose depuis l'autre côté de la pièce ;3 (all over, covering a wide range of) across the world partout dans le monde, à travers le monde ; across the country/region dans tout le pays/toute la région ; there is anger right across the industry il y a des signes de colère dans tout le secteur ; scattered across the floor/the square éparpillés sur le sol/la place ; cultural links across borders fig les liens culturels au-delà des frontières.B adv1 ( from one side to the other) the lake is two miles across le lac fait deux miles de large ; to help sb across aider qn à traverser ;2 (on, to the other side) to go across to sb aller vers qn ; to look across at sb regarder vers qn ; he called across to her il l'a appelée. -
3 across
across [ə'krɒs](a) (from one side to the other of) d'un côté à l'autre de;∎ she drew a line across the page elle a tiré un trait en travers de la page;∎ to walk across sth traverser qch;∎ she swam across the lake elle a traversé le lac à la nage;∎ I ran across the street j'ai traversé la rue en courant;∎ can you help me across the road? pouvez-vous m'aider à traverser la rue?;∎ they built a bridge across the lake ils ont construit un pont sur le lac;∎ she threw it across the room elle l'a jeté en travers de ou de l'autre côté de la pièce;∎ he lay across the bed il était couché ou allongé en travers du lit;∎ she felt a pain across her chest une douleur lui a traversé la poitrine;∎ he's very broad across the shoulders il est très large d'épaules(b) (on the other side of) de l'autre côté de;∎ the house across the street la maison d'en face;∎ we live across the street from them nous habitons en face de chez eux;∎ the woman from across the street la femme d'en face;∎ there's a supermarket just across the road from us/our house il y a un supermarché juste en face/en face de notre maison;∎ just across the border de l'autre côté ou au-delà de la frontière;∎ he sat across the table from me il s'assit en face de moi;∎ she glanced across the room at us elle nous lança un regard de l'autre bout de la pièce∎ he leaned across my desk il s'est penché par-dessus mon bureau;∎ a smile spread across her face un sourire a éclairé son visage(d) (so as to cross) en travers de, à travers;∎ the study of literature across cultures l'étude de la littérature à travers différentes cultures;∎ the lines cut across each other les lignes se coupent∎ he gave speeches all across Europe il a fait des discours dans toute l'Europe;∎ across the political spectrum dans l'ensemble de la classe politique∎ he hit me across the face il m'a frappé au visage2 adverb(a) (from one side to the other) d'un côté à l'autre;∎ the room is 3 metres across la pièce fait 3 mètres de large;∎ I helped him across je l'ai aidé à traverser(b) (on or to the other side) de l'autre côté;∎ he reached across and picked the pen up il a tendu le bras et a pris le stylo;∎ she walked across to Mary elle s'est dirigée vers Mary;∎ I looked across at my mother j'ai regardé ma mère(c) (in crosswords) horizontalement;∎ what's 23 across? (clue) quelle est la définition du 23 horizontal ou horizontalement?; (solution) quelle est la réponse du 23 horizontal ou horizontalement?en face de;∎ the man sitting across from me l'homme qui était assis en face de moi;∎ the house across from ours la maison située en face de la nôtresystématiquement;∎ stock prices have fallen across the board le prix des actions a baissé de façon systématique;∎ the policy applies to everybody in the company across the board cette politique concerne tous les employés de l'entreprise quelle que soit leur position -
4 across
[ə'kros] 1. preposition1) (to the other side (of); from one side to the other side of: He took her across the road.) de l'autre côté de2) (at the other side (of): The butcher's shop is across the street.) de l'autre côté de2. adverb(to the other side or to the speaker's side: He dived in off the river-bank and swam across.) de l'autre côté -
5 across-the-board
A adj1 ( affecting all levels) [increase, cut] général ;2 US Turf to put on an across-the-board bet jouer gagnant et placé. -
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général, systématique;∎ an across-the-board salary rise une augmentation de salaire généraleUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > across-the-board
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7 across-the-board
général(e);∎ an across-the-board increase une augmentation générale2 adverbà tous les niveaux;∎ this applies across-the-board ceci s'applique à tous les niveaux;∎ we have had to cut salaries across-the-board il nous a fallu procéder à une réduction générale des salaires -
8 across the board
applying in all cases: They were awarded wage increases across the board; (also adjective) (an across-the-board increase.) général -
9 across the board reduction
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > across the board reduction
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10 across-the-board
adj.général; généralisé; global; uniforme; tous azimutsEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > across-the-board
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11 across-the-board
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12 come across
come across [meaning, message] passer; [feelings] transparaîtrecome across as — donner l'impression d'être [liar, expert]; paraître [enthusiastic, honest]
come across [something] tomber sur [article, example]; come across [somebody] rencontrer [person] -
13 get across
1) ( pass to other side) traverser2) [message] passerget across [something] traverser [river, road etc]; get [something] across3) ( transport)how will we get it across? — comment est-ce qu'on le/la fera passer de l'autre côté?
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14 go across
go across traversergo across [something] traverser -
15 put across
put across [something], put [something] across communiquer [idea, message, case]; mettre [quelque chose] en valeur [personality] -
16 lean across
lean across [person] se pencher; lean across [something] se pencher par-dessus [desk, table] -
17 walk across
to walk across to something/somebody — s'approcher de quelque chose/quelqu'un
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18 cut across
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19 run across
(colloq)run across [something/somebody] tomber sur (colloq) -
20 stumble across
stumble across [something] fig tomber par hasard sur
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