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A n1 ( shape) croix f ; the Cross Relig la Croix ; to put a cross against cocher [name, item] ; ‘put a cross in the box’ ‘faites une croix dans la case’, ‘cochez la case’ ;2 Biol, Bot, Zool ( hybrid) croisement m (between entre) ; a cross between Hitler and Napoleon/Biarritz and Brighton fig un mélange d'Hitler et de Napoléon/de Biarritz et de Brighton ;B adj1 ( angry) fâché ; to be cross with sb être fâché contre qn ; to be cross about sth être agacé par qch ; to get cross se fâcher (with contre) ; to make sb cross mettre qn en colère, agacer qn ; we've never had a cross word (in 20 years) nous ne nous sommes jamais disputés (en 20 ans) ;2 ( transverse) [timber] transversal ;3 ( contrary to general direction) [breeze, swell] contraire.C vtr1 ( go across) lit traverser [road, country, room, sea] ; traverser, passer [river] ; franchir [border, line, threshold, mountains, ditch] ; [bridge] franchir, enjamber [river, road] ; [road, railway line, river] traverser [garden, country, desert] ; [line] barrer [page] ; fig dépasser [limit, boundary] ; it crossed his mind that il lui est venu à l'esprit or l'idée que ; the thought had crossed my mind l'idée m'avait traversé l'esprit (that que) ; a slight frown crossed her features une expression renfrognée est passée sur son visage ; to cross the class/race divide surmonter la barrière des classes/races ; the programme crossed the bounds of decency l'émission a dépassé les limites de la décence ;2 ( meet) [road, path, railway line, river] couper [road, path, railway line, river] ; to cross each other se couper ;3 ( place in shape of a cross) croiser [spoons, knives, ropes] ; to cross one's legs/arms croiser les jambes/bras ;6 ( draw line across) barrer ; to cross a ‘t’ barrer un ‘t’ ; to cross a cheque GB barrer un chèque ;7 ( mark to indicate) [teacher] ≈ souligner [qch] en rouge [answer] ; ( to indicate choice) cocher [box] ;D vi1 ( also cross over) ( go across) traverser ; to cross into Italy/Austria passer en Italie/Autriche ;2 ( meet) [roads, railway lines, cars, trains] se croiser ; [lines] se couper ; [letters] se croiser ; to cross with sth [letter] croiser qch ;3 ( lie in shape of cross) [straps, ropes, beams, bars] se croiser.we seem to have got our wires ou lines crossed il semble y avoir un malentendu (quelque part) ; X and Y have got their wires ou lines crossed X et Y ne se sont pas compris ; to have a ou one's cross to bear porter sa croix ; ⇒ heart.■ cross off:▶ cross [sth/sb] off, cross off [sth/sb] barrer, rayer [name, thing] ; radier [person] ; to cross sb's name off a list rayer qn d'une liste.■ cross out:▶ cross out [sth], cross [sth] out rayer, barrer [qch].1 ( go across) traverser ; to cross over to sth ( change allegiance) passer à qch [party] ; se convertir à [religion] ;2 ( be placed across) [straps] se croiser.▶ cross through [sth] rayer, barrer [qch]. -
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wire [ˈwaɪər]1. nounb. (US) ( = telegram) télégramme ma. [+ house] faire l'installation électrique de3. compounds* * *['waɪə(r)] 1.1) ( length of metal) fil m2) US ( telegram) télégramme m2.transitive verb1) Electricityto wire a plug/a lamp — connecter une prise/une lampe
2) ( send telegram to) télégraphier à•Phrasal Verbs:- wire up••down to the wire — US jusqu'au tout dernier moment
to pull wires — US se faire pistonner (colloq)
to get one's wires ou lines crossed — se comprendre de travers
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cross [krɒs]croix ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) hybride ⇒ 1 (c) biais ⇒ 1 (d) traverser ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a) croiser ⇒ 2 (b), 2 (d) faire une croix ⇒ 2 (c) contrarier ⇒ 2 (e) se croiser ⇒ 3 (b) de mauvaise humeur ⇒ 4 (a) diagonal ⇒ 4 (b)1 noun(a) (mark, symbol) croix f;∎ he signed with a cross il a signé d'une croix;∎ the Iron Cross la Croix de fer∎ the Cross la Croix;∎ to make the sign of the cross faire le signe de (la) croix;∎ we each have our cross to bear chacun porte sa croix∎ a cross between a horse and a donkey un croisement ou hybride du cheval et de l'ânesse;∎ figurative the novel is a cross between a thriller and a comedy ce roman est un mélange de policier et de comédie∎ on the cross en biais;∎ to cut sth on the cross couper qch dans le biais;∎ a sleeve cut on the cross une manche coupée en biais(a) (go across → road, room, sea) traverser; (→ bridge, river) traverser, passer; (→ fence, threshold) franchir;∎ the bridge crosses the river at Orléans le pont franchit ou enjambe le fleuve à Orléans;∎ she crossed the Atlantic elle a fait la traversée de l'Atlantique;∎ to cross a picket line franchir un piquet de grève;∎ a look of distaste crossed her face une expression de dégoût passa sur son visage;∎ it crossed my mind that… j'ai pensé ou l'idée m'a effleuré que…;∎ didn't it cross your mind that she might have been lying? est-ce qu'il ne t'est pas venu à l'idée qu'elle ait pu mentir?∎ he crossed my path again a few years later nos chemins se sont à nouveau croisés quelques années plus tard;∎ figurative I'll cross that bridge when I come to it je m'occuperai de ce problème en temps voulu;∎ Nautical to cross the line passer l'équateur(b) (place one across the other) croiser;∎ to cross one's arms/one's legs croiser les bras/les jambes;∎ cross your fingers or keep your fingers crossed for me pense à moi et croise les doigts;∎ let's keep our fingers crossed croisons les doigts;∎ also figurative to cross swords with sb croiser le fer avec qn;∎ cross my palm (with silver)! donnez-moi une petite pièce!(c) (mark with cross) faire une croix;∎ Religion to cross oneself faire le signe de (la) croix, se signer;∎ cross your "t"s barrez ou mettez des barres à vos "t";∎ American figurative we'll send you the contract as soon as we've crossed the "t"s nous vous enverrons le contrat dès que nous aurons réglé les derniers détails;∎ British to cross a cheque barrer un chèque;∎ familiar cross my heart (and hope to die) croix de bois croix de fer(, si je mens je vais en enfer)∎ to be crossed in love avoir une déception amoureuse∎ we've got a crossed line il y a des interférences sur la ligne(a) (go across) traverser;∎ she crossed (over) to the door elle est allée à la porte;∎ she crossed (over) to the other side of the road elle a traversé la route;∎ we crossed from Belgium into France nous sommes passés de Belgique en France;∎ they crossed from Dover to Boulogne ils ont fait la traversée de Douvres à Boulogne(b) (intersect → lines, paths, roads) se croiser, se rencontrer;∎ our letters crossed in the post nos lettres se sont croisées∎ she's cross with me elle est fâchée contre moi;∎ don't be cross with me il ne faut pas m'en vouloir;∎ he makes me so cross! qu'est-ce qu'il peut m'agacer!;∎ I got cross with them je me suis fâché contre eux;∎ I never heard her utter a cross word elle ne dit jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre;∎ we've never had a cross word nous ne nous sommes jamais disputés;(b) (diagonal) diagonal►► Optics cross hairs = fils croisés d'une lunette qui déterminent la ligne de visée;Building industry cross member traverse f, entremise f;American cross street rue f transversale;cross wires = fils croisés d'une lunette qui déterminent la ligne de visée∎ to cross sb off the list radier qnbarrer, rayer -
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cross [krɒs]1. nouna. ( = mark, emblem) croix f• to mark/sign with a cross marquer/signer d'une croixb. ( = mixture) hybride mc. [of material] biais m2. adjectivea. ( = angry) en colère• it makes me cross when... cela me met en colère quand...b. ( = traverse, diagonal) transversal, diagonala. [+ room, street, sea, river, bridge] traverser ; [+ threshold, border] franchir• it crossed my mind that... il m'est venu à l'esprit que...• to cross cultures [idea, practice] passer d'une culture à l'autreb. to cross one's arms/legs croiser les bras/les jambesc. to cross o.s. se signer• cross my heart (and hope to die)! (inf) croix de bois, croix de fer(, si je mens je vais en enfer) ! (inf)d. ( = thwart) [+ person] contrecarrer les projets de ; [+ plans] contrecarrerb. [letters, paths] se croiser5. compounds• cross-country race or running cross m► cross-examine transitive verb interroger (de façon serrée) ; (in court) faire subir un contre-interrogatoire à• to be at cross-purposes with sb ( = misunderstand) comprendre qn de travers• we were talking at cross-purposes il y avait un quiproquo ► cross-question transitive verb faire subir un interrogatoire à[+ item on list] rayer[+ word] barrer* * *[krɒs], US [krɔːs] 1.1) ( shape) croix fthe Cross — Religion la Croix
to put a cross against — cocher [name, item]
‘put a cross in the box’ — ‘faites une croix dans la case’, ‘cochez la case’
a cross between X and Y — fig un mélange de X et de Y
3) ( in sewing)2.1) ( angry) fâchéto get cross — se fâcher ( with contre)
to make somebody cross — mettre quelqu'un en colère, agacer quelqu'un
2) ( contrary to general direction) [breeze] contraire3.transitive verb1) ( go across by moving) lit traverser [road, room]; traverser, passer [river]; franchir [border, line, mountains]; ( span) [bridge] franchir, enjamber; ( have route across) [road, railway line, river] traverser; fig dépasser [limit, boundary]it crossed his mind that — il lui est venu à l'esprit or l'idée que
2) ( intersect with) couper3) ( place in shape of a cross) croiserto cross one's legs/arms — croiser les jambes/bras
5) ( oppose) contrarier [person]6) ( draw line across) barrer [cheque]4.1) (also cross over)2) ( intersect) se croiser; [lines] se couper3) [letters] se croiser5. 6.crossed past participle adjective Telecommunications [line] brouilléPhrasal Verbs:••to have a ou one's cross to bear — porter sa croix
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wire ['waɪə(r)]1 noun(a) (of metal) fil m (métallique ou de fer);∎ a wire fence un grillage;∎ they've cut the telephone wires ils ont coupé les fils téléphoniques;∎ figurative he got his application in just under the wire sa candidature est arrivée juste à temps;∎ familiar we got our wires crossed nous ne nous sommes pas compris□, il y a eu un malentendu□∎ news has just come through on the wire that… (on telex) on vient de nous informer par télex que…∎ figurative down to the wire jusqu'à la dernière minute;∎ figurative to just get in under the wire (of application etc) arriver de justesse;∎ figurative the peace talks went right down to the wire les pourparlers de paix se sont poursuivis jusqu'à la toute dernière minute(a) (attach with wire) relier avec du fil de fer; (jaw) mettre en place avec du fil de fer; (flowers etc) monter sur fil de fer; (opening, fence) grillager(b) Electricity (building, house) mettre l'électricité dans, faire l'installation électrique de; (connect electrically) brancher;∎ the lamp is wired to the switch on the wall la lampe est branchée sur ou reliée à l'interrupteur placé sur le mur;∎ the room had been wired (up) for sound la pièce avait été sonorisée(c) (send telegram to → person) envoyer un télégramme à, télégraphier à; (send by telegram → money, information) envoyer par télégramme, télégraphier►► wire brush brosse f métallique;wire gauge calibre m pour fils métalliques;wire gauze toile f métallique;wire glass verre m armé;wire mesh, wire netting grillage m, treillis m métallique;wire photo phototélégraphie f, bélinogramme m;wire rope câble m métallique;American wire service agence f de presse (envoyant des dépêches télégraphiques);Cars wire wheel roue f avec jante à rayons;wire wool éponge f métallique∎ to wire into sb (scold) engueuler qn;∎ to wire into sth attaquer qch;∎ he wired into his colleagues about their failure to keep him informed il a engueulé ses collègues parce qu'ils ne l'avaient pas tenu au courant;∎ they wired into the food as if they hadn't eaten for days ils ont attaqué la nourriture comme s'ils n'avaient pas mangé depuis des jours;∎ they got wired into the backlog of work ils se sont attaqués au travail en retardrelier avec du fil de fer(a) (attach with wire) relier avec du fil de fer; (jaw) mettre en place avec du fil de fer; (flowers etc) monter sur fil de fer; (opening, fence) grillager∎ he gets all wired up before exams il est à cran avant les examens
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