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1 not have come across sth.
Общая лексика: не попадалось (I don't remember having come across it in my research. - Не припомню, чтобы мне такое попалалось)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > not have come across sth.
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❢ 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. -
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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 -
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[ə'krɒs] 1.to go, travel across sth. — attraversare qcs.
the bridge across the river — il ponte sul, che attraversa il fiume
2) (to, on the other side of) dall'altra parte dihe looked across the lake to the boathouse — guardò la rimessa per le barche sull'altra riva del lago
3) (all over, covering a wide range of)2.across the world — in tutto il mondo, da un capo all'altro della terra
1)to help sb. across — aiutare qcn. ad attraversare
to go across to sb. — attraversare per andare da qcn.
to look across at sb. — guardare dall'altra parte verso qcn
2) across from di fronte a* * *[ə'kros] 1. preposition1) (to the other side (of); from one side to the other side of: He took her across the road.) dall'altra parte di2) (at the other side (of): The butcher's shop is across the street.) dall'altra parte di2. adverb(to the other side or to the speaker's side: He dived in off the river-bank and swam across.) dall'altra parte* * *[ə'krɒs] 1.to go, travel across sth. — attraversare qcs.
the bridge across the river — il ponte sul, che attraversa il fiume
2) (to, on the other side of) dall'altra parte dihe looked across the lake to the boathouse — guardò la rimessa per le barche sull'altra riva del lago
3) (all over, covering a wide range of)2.across the world — in tutto il mondo, da un capo all'altro della terra
1)to help sb. across — aiutare qcn. ad attraversare
to go across to sb. — attraversare per andare da qcn.
to look across at sb. — guardare dall'altra parte verso qcn
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1. adverbmeasure or be 9 miles across — 9 Meilen breit sein
2) (on the other side) drüben2. prepositionacross there/here — [da] drüben/hier drüben
1) über (+ Akk.)protests across Canada — Proteste in ganz Kanada
across the ocean/river — jenseits des Meeres/Flusses
* * *[ə'kros] 1. preposition2) (at the other side (of): The butcher's shop is across the street.) auf der anderen Seite von2. adverb(to the other side or to the speaker's side: He dived in off the river-bank and swam across.) hinüber; herüber* * *[əˈkrɒs, AM -ˈkrɑ:s]I. prepher friend lives \across town ihr Freund lebt am anderen Ende der Stadtthe old quarter is \across the bridge die Altstadt liegt jenseits der Brückeshe lives \across the street from him sie wohnt auf der ihm gegenüberliegenden Straßenseitethe German flag has three stripes \across it die deutsche Fahne hat drei quer verlaufende Streifen\across country querfeldein3. (all over)people \across the globe die Menschen auf der ganzen Weltsmall islands are scattered \across the Pacific Ocean kleine Inseln sind im ganzen Pazifischen Ozean verstreut\across the population in der ganzen Bevölkerungto spread \across sb's face sich über jds Gesicht ausbreiten4. (unexpectedly)she stumbled \across her lost key sie fand ganz zufällig ihren verlorengegangenen Schlüssel wiederI ran \across Peter today ich habe heute ganz zufällig Peter getroffen5.let me help you \across lassen Sie mich Ihnen über die Straße helfento look \across at sb zu jdm hinüber-/herübersehento walk \across hinüber-/herübergehen2. (on other side) drüben\across from sb/sth jdm/etw gegenüber3. (wide)4. (diagonal) querdurch5. (crossword)17 \across 17 waagerecht6.* * *[ə'krɒs]1. adv1) (direction) (= to the other side) hinüber; (= from the other side) herüber; (= crosswise) (quer)durchshall I go across first? — soll ich zuerst hinüber(gehen/-schwimmen etc)?
to throw sth across —
he was already across — er war schon drüben
across from your house —
the stripes go across — es ist quer gestreift
draw a line across — machen Sie einen Strich; (diagonal) machen Sie einen Strich querdurch
2) (measurement) breit; (of round object) im Durchmesser3) (in crosswords) waagerecht2. prepacross country — querfeldein; (over long distance) quer durch das Land
2) (position) über (+dat)a tree lay across the path — ein Baum lag quer über dem Weg
with his arms ( folded) across his chest — die Arme vor der Brust verschränkt
from across the sea — von jenseits des Meeres (geh), von der anderen Seite des Meeres
you could hear him (from) across the hall — man konnte ihn von der anderen Seite der Halle hören
* * *across [əˈkrɒs]A präpb) (quer) durch, mitten durchc) quer zu:help sb across the road jemandem über die Straße helfen;lay one stick across another einen Stock quer über den anderen legen;run across the road über die Straße laufen;swim across a river durch einen Fluss schwimmen, einen Fluss durchschwimmen;across (the) country querfeldein;across the board pauschal2. auf der anderen Seite von (oder gen), jenseits (gen):from across the lake von jenseits des Sees;he lives across the road er wohnt auf der gegenüberliegenden Straßenseite3. in Berührung mit, auf (akk): → academic.ru/14419/come_across">come acrossB adv1. a) (quer) hinüber oder herüberb) querdurchc) im Durchmesser:he came across in a steamer er kam mit einem Dampfer herüber;saw directly across querdurch sägen;the lake is three miles across der See ist drei Meilen breit2. a) drüben, auf der anderen Seite:his house is just across from mine sein Haus liegt meinem genau gegenüber3. kreuzweise, über Kreuz:with arms (legs) across mit verschränkten Armen (übereinandergeschlagenen Beinen)4. waag(e)recht (in Kreuzworträtseln):* * *1. adverb1) darüber; (in crossword puzzle) waagerecht; (from here to there) hinübermeasure or be 9 miles across — 9 Meilen breit sein
2) (on the other side) drüben2. prepositionacross there/here — [da] drüben/hier drüben
1) über (+ Akk.)2) (on the other side of) auf der anderen Seite (+ Gen.)across the ocean/river — jenseits des Meeres/Flusses
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[ə'krɒs]1. prep1) (from one side to other of) attraversothere was a motif printed across the front of his tee-shirt — c'era un disegno stampato sul davanti della sua maglietta
2) (on the other side of) dall'altra parte di, al di là dithe shop across the road — il negozio sull'altro lato or dall'altra parte della strada
across the street from our house — di fronte or dirimpetto a casa nostra
3) (crosswise over) di traverso a2. adv1) (direction) dall'altra parteto jump across — saltare dall'altra parte, attraversare con un salto
don't go round, go across — non fare il giro, attraversa or passa nel mezzo
to cut sth across — tagliare qc per or di traverso
3 across — (in crosswords) 3 orizzontale
2) (measurement) in larghezzathe lake is 12 km across — il lago ha una larghezza di 12 km or è largo 12 km
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[ë'kros] prep., adj. - prep 1. nëpër, përmes; mbi; across country mespërmes fushës, rrugë pa rrugë; a bridge laid across the river një urë e hedhur mbi lumë2. matanë, përtej; across the sea përtej detit3. në kontakt me; we come across unusual words in some books në disa libra ndeshim fjalë të pazakonshme- adv 1. mespërmes; nga njëra anë tek tjetra; what is the distance across? sa është distanca nga njëra anë te tjetra?2. matanë, përtej; he ran across without looking around ai u hodh me vrap matanë pa pare përqark. >come across ndesh, has, takoj; get sth across to sb i jap të kuptojë diçka dikujt; put across kryej me sukses; përçoj, transmetoj; put sth across sb ia hedh dikujt● across-the-board [ë'krosdhë'bo:d] adj. gjithëpërfshirës; që i prek të gjithë (masë)* * *përtej; përmes -
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ə'kros
1. preposition1) (to the other side (of); from one side to the other side of: He took her across the road.) de un lado a otro de2) (at the other side (of): The butcher's shop is across the street.) al otro lado de
2. adverb(to the other side or to the speaker's side: He dived in off the river-bank and swam across.) al otro ladoacross1 adv de un lado al otrothere's no bridge, so you'll have to swim across no hay puente, así que tendrás que cruzar nadandoacross2 prep1. de un lado a otrowalk across the street cruza la calle / atraviesa la calle2. al otro lado detr[ə'krɒs]1 (movement) a través de, de un lado a otro de■ to swim across a river cruzar un río nadando/a nado2 (position) al otro lado de1 de un lado a otro■ he ran/swam across cruzó corriendo/nadandoacross [ə'krɔs] adv1) crosswise: al través2) : a través, del otro ladohe's already across: ya está del otro lado3) : de ancho40 feet across: 40 pies de anchoacross prep1) : al otro lado deacross the street: al otro lado de la calle2) : a través dea log across the road: un tronco a través del caminoprep• a lo ancho (Medida) expr.adv.• a través adv.• al otro lado adv.• de un lado al otro adv.• por adv.prep.• a través de prep.
I ə'krɔːs, ə'krɒsa) ( indicating movement)seven across — ( crossword clue) siete horizontal
b) ( indicating position) del otro ladoshe sat across from me — estaba sentada frente a mí or enfrente de mí
c) (in width, diameter)it is 20m across — tiene or mide 20m de ancho
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a) ( from one side to other)b) ( on the other side of)[ǝ'krɒs] When across is an element in a phrasal verb, eg come across, run across, look up the verb.1. PREP1) (=from one side to other of) a través deto go across a bridge — atravesar or cruzar un puente
2) (=on the other side of) al otro lado de4) (=crosswise over) a través de; board 1., 1)2. ADV1) (=from one side to the other) a través, al travésdon't go around, go across — no des la vuelta, ve al través
shall I go across first? — ¿paso yo el primero?
to run across — (over bridge) atravesar or cruzar corriendo
2) (=on opposite side)how far is it across? — (river) ¿cuántos metros tiene de ancho?
4) (=crossways) a través, en cruz, transversalmente* * *
I [ə'krɔːs, ə'krɒs]a) ( indicating movement)seven across — ( crossword clue) siete horizontal
b) ( indicating position) del otro ladoshe sat across from me — estaba sentada frente a mí or enfrente de mí
c) (in width, diameter)it is 20m across — tiene or mide 20m de ancho
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§ -თ, -ით; გამო, გზით; გარდიგარდმო, განივ§1 გარდიგარდმო, სიგანეზე2 გადაღმა, მეორე მხარეზე3 -ზე, -გადა●●to step across / over გადაბიჯებაto run across smb. or sth ვისიმე ან რისიმე შემთხვევით შეხვედრა (შეხვდება), წაწყდომაacross the street ქუჩის მეორე მხარეზე/მხარესhe is already across უკვე გადაღმაა/გაღმააto come across: შეხვედრაit came across my mind that... აზრი გამიჩნდა, რომ…he conducted the old woman across the street მოხუცი ქალი ქუჩაზე გადაიყვანაthe general finally got his troops across the river როგორც იქნა, გენერალმა ჯარი მდინარეზე გადაიყვანა -
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her best friend lives \across town ihr bester Freund lebt am anderen Ende der Stadt;the old part of town was \across the bridge die Altstadt lag jenseits der Brücke;his best friend lives \across the street from him sein bester Freund wohnt auf der gegenüberliegenden Straßenseitego \across the street to the bakery geh' über die Straße in die Bäckerei;the German flag has three stripes going \across it die deutsche Fahne hat drei quer verlaufende Streifen;\across country über Land3) ( everywhere within)people \across the globe die Menschen auf der ganzen Welt;small islands are scattered \across the Pacific Ocean kleine Inseln sind im ganzen Pazifischen Ozean verstreut;\across the population in der ganzen Bevölkerung;a hurt look spread \across her face ein verletzter Ausdruck kam über ihr Gesicht4) ( find unexpectedly)she stumbled \across her lost key sie fand ganz zufällig ihren verloren gegangenen Schlüssel wieder;I ran \across Peter today ich habe heute ganz zufällig Peter getroffenPHRASES:\across the board allgemein, generell adv1) ( to other side) hinüber;( from other side) herüber;( on road)let me help you \across lassen Sie mich Ihnen über die Straße helfen;to look \across at sb zu jdm hinüber-/herübersehen;to walk \across hinüber-/herübergehen2) ( on other side) drüben;\across from sb/ sth jdm/etw gegenüber;he sat \across from me at the table er saß mir am Tisch gegenüberthe table is two feet \across der Tisch ist zwei Fuß breit4) ( diagonal) querdurch5) ( crossword) waagerechtPHRASES:to get one's point \across sich akk verständlich machen; -
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[ə'krɔs] 1. prepw poprzek +gen; ( on the other side of) po drugiej stronie +gen2. advto walk across (the road) — przechodzić (przejść perf) przez ulicę
to take sb across the road — przeprowadzać (przeprowadzić perf) kogoś przez ulicę
across from — naprzeciw(ko) +gen
to get sth across (to sb) — uświadamiać (uświadomić perf) coś (komuś), wyjaśniać (wyjaśnić perf) coś (komuś)
* * *[ə'kros] 1. preposition1) (to the other side (of); from one side to the other side of: He took her across the road.) przez2) (at the other side (of): The butcher's shop is across the street.) po drugiej stronie2. adverb(to the other side or to the speaker's side: He dived in off the river-bank and swam across.) na drugą stronę -
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1) (pass to other side) passare (dall'altra parte)2) (be communicated) [ message] arrivare, essere recepito; get across [sth.] attraversare [river, road]; get [sth.] across3) (transport)how will we get it across? — (over stream, gap etc.) come faremo a portarlo dall'altra parte?
4) (communicate) fare arrivare, trasmettere [ message]* * *(to be or make (something) understood: This is something which rarely gets across to the general public.) diventare comprensibile* * *1. vt + advto get sth across to sb — (message, meaning) comunicare qc a qn
2. vi + adv1) (cross road) attraversare2)* * *1) (pass to other side) passare (dall'altra parte)2) (be communicated) [ message] arrivare, essere recepito; get across [sth.] attraversare [river, road]; get [sth.] across3) (transport)how will we get it across? — (over stream, gap etc.) come faremo a portarlo dall'altra parte?
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* * *vt + adv1) (communicate: ideas, opinion) comunicare, far capire, (new product) propagandare2)(
fam: play trick) to put one across on sb — darla a bere a qn* * * -
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to walk across to sth., sb. — avvicinarsi a qcs., qcn. walk across [sth.] attraversare
* * *vi + prep* * *to walk across to sth., sb. — avvicinarsi a qcs., qcn. walk across [sth.] attraversare
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1.['] intransitive verb1) (be understood) [Bedeutung:] verstanden werden; [Mitteilung, Rede:] ankommen (ugs.)2) (coll.): (make an impression) wirken (as wie)2.['] transitive verbcome across somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache begegnen
have you come across my watch? — ist dir meine Uhr begegnet? (ugs.)
* * *(to meet or find by chance: He came across some old friends.) stoßen auf* * *vi2. (create an impression) wirkenshe \come acrosss across really well on television sie macht sich im Fernsehen wirklich guthow did her explanation \come across across? wie ist ihre Erklärung angekommen?3. (hand over)4. (per chance)have you ever \come across across anything like this before? ist dir so etwas schon einmal begegnet?* * *1. vi1) (= cross) herüberkommen3) (= make an impression) wirkenhe wants to come across as a tough guy — er mimt gerne den starken Mann (inf)
4) (inf: do what is wanted) mitmachen (inf)2. vi +prep obj(= find or meet by chance) treffen auf (+acc)if you come across my watch... — wenn du zufällig meine Uhr siehst
* * *come across v/i1. herüberkommen2. a) verstanden werdenb) ankommen, rüberkommen (beide umg) (Rede etc)3. umg damit herausrücken:come across with umga) mit Informationen herausrücken,b) Geld herausrücken5. jemandem in den Sinn kommen:the thought came across my mind that … mir kam der Gedanke, dass …* * *1.['] intransitive verb1) (be understood) [Bedeutung:] verstanden werden; [Mitteilung, Rede:] ankommen (ugs.)2) (coll.): (make an impression) wirken (as wie)2.['] transitive verbcome across somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache begegnen
* * *expr.begegnen (+Dat.) v.zufällig begegnen (+ Dat.) ausdr. v.begegnen (+Dat.) v.zufällig begegnen (+ Dat.) v. -
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come across [meaning, message] essere, risultare chiaro; [ feelings] trasparirecome across as — dare l'impressione di essere [liar, expert]; apparire, sembrare [enthusiastic, honest]; come across [sth.] imbattersi in [article, example]; come across [sb.] incontrare [ person]
* * *(to meet or find by chance: He came across some old friends.) imbattersi in* * *1. vi + adv1) (gen) attraversare2) figto come across well/badly — fare una buona/cattiva impressione
2. vi + prep(find) trovare (per caso)I came across a dress that I hadn't worn for years — ho trovato per caso un vestito che non mettevo da anni
* * *come across [meaning, message] essere, risultare chiaro; [ feelings] trasparirecome across as — dare l'impressione di essere [liar, expert]; apparire, sembrare [enthusiastic, honest]; come across [sth.] imbattersi in [article, example]; come across [sb.] incontrare [ person]
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transitive verb1) (communicate) vermitteln (to Dat.)put something across to somebody — mit etwas bei jemandem ankommen/etwas bei jemandem durchsetzen
* * *vt1. (make understood)▪ to \put across sth across to sb jdm etw sagenhow are we going to \put across a new product across to the public? wie werden wir ein neues Produkt an den Mann bringen?* * *put across v/t1. SCHIFF übersetzen2. umg etwas schaukeln, erfolgreich durchführen, Erfolg haben mit:put it across Erfolg haben, es schaffen3. eine Idee etc an den Mann bringen, verkaufen, ankommen mit (alle umg), etwas durchsetzen (to bei):put o.s. across ankommen umg (to bei)* * *transitive verb1) (communicate) vermitteln (to Dat.)2) (make acceptable) ankommen mit; (make effective) durchsetzenput something across to somebody — mit etwas bei jemandem ankommen/etwas bei jemandem durchsetzen
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vi2) ( create an impression) wirken;she \come acrosss across really well on television sie macht sich im Fernsehen wirklich gut;how did her explanation \come across across? wie ist ihre Erklärung angekommen?3) ( hand over)4) ( per chance)to \come across across sb jdm [zufällig] begegnen, jdm über den Weg laufen;to \come across across sth [zufällig] auf etw akk stoßen;have you ever \come across across anything like this before? ist dir so etwas schon einmal begegnet? -
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vt1) ( make understood)to \put across sth across to sb jdm etw sagen;how are we going to \put across a new product across to the public? wie werden wir ein neues Produkt an den Mann bringen?that salesman \put across one across me dieser Händler hat mich letztes Mal reingelegt -
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go across attraversarehe's gone across to the shop — è andato nel negozio di fronte; go across [sth.] attraversare [ street]
* * *go across attraversarehe's gone across to the shop — è andato nel negozio di fronte; go across [sth.] attraversare [ street]
См. также в других словарях:
run across sth — UK US run across sth Phrasal Verb with run({{}}/rʌn/ verb (running, ran, run) ► to find something when you are not expecting to: »I was looking through the files and I ran across some unfilled orders … Financial and business terms
across — a|cross W1S1 [əˈkrɔs US əˈkro:s] adv, prep [Date: 1200 1300; : Anglo French; Origin: an crois in cross ] 1.) from one side of something to the other ▪ the first flight across the Atlantic ▪ They ran straight across the road (=without stopping) .… … Dictionary of contemporary English
across — 1 preposition 1 going, looking etc from one side of a space, area, or line to the other side: flying across the Atlantic | We gazed across the valley. | Would you like me to help you across the road? (=help you to cross it) 2 reaching or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
get sth across — UK US get sth across Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to make someone understand or believe something: »He has no trouble getting his point across. »We have yet to clearly get across the message that we ve got … Financial and business terms
come across somebody — ˈcome across sb/sth derived no passive to meet or find sb/sth by chance • I came across children sleeping under bridges. • She came across some old photographs in a drawer. Main entry: ↑comederived … Useful english dictionary
come across something — ˈcome across sb/sth derived no passive to meet or find sb/sth by chance • I came across children sleeping under bridges. • She came across some old photographs in a drawer. Main entry: ↑comederived … Useful english dictionary
splash something across something — ˈsplash sth across/over sth derived to put a photograph, news story, etc. in a place where it will be easily noticed • The story was splashed across the front pages of the Sunday papers. • The name of their sponsors is splashed across the team s… … Useful english dictionary
stumble across something — ˈstumble across/on/upon sth/sb derived to discover sth/sb unexpectedly • Police have stumbled across a huge drugs ring. • I stumbled across Thompson outside the hotel. Main entry: ↑stumblederived … Useful english dictionary
stumble across somebody — ˈstumble across/on/upon sth/sb derived to discover sth/sb unexpectedly • Police have stumbled across a huge drugs ring. • I stumbled across Thompson outside the hotel. Main entry: ↑stumblederived … Useful english dictionary
put sth across — UK US put sth across Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to express an idea, opinion, etc. clearly so that people can easily understand it: »I do expect standards to be met and, if I have to, I can put the point across… … Financial and business terms
come across with something — ˌcome aˈcross (with sth) derived no passive to provide or supply sth when you need it • I hoped she d come across with some more information. Main entry: ↑comederived … Useful english dictionary
