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1 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 -
2 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
across from prepositional phrase en face de -
3 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. -
4 lean
B adj2 fig ( difficult) [year, times] difficile ; to have a lean time ou year connaître les vaches maigres ; two lean years deux années de vaches maigres ;3 ( efficient) [company] dégraissé.C vtr (prét, pp leaned ou leant) appuyer ; to lean a bike/ladder against a wall appuyer un vélo/une échelle contre or à un mur ; to lean one's head on sb's shoulder appuyer sa tête sur or contre l'épaule de qn ; to lean one's head out of the window se pencher par la fenêtre, mettre la tête à la fenêtre ; to lean one's elbows on sth s'accouder à qch ; to lean one's back against the wall s'adosser au mur.D vi (prét, pp leaned ou leant) [wall, building] pencher ; the bicycle/ladder was leaning against the wall la bicyclette/l'échelle était appuyée contre le mur or au mur ; to lean against a wall ( for support) s'appuyer contre un mur ; ( with one's back) s'adosser au mur.to have a lean time of it manger de la vache enragée ○.■ lean across:▶ lean across [person] se pencher (to do pour faire) ;▶ lean across [sth] se pencher par-dessus [desk, table].■ lean back se pencher en arrière ; to lean back in one's chair s'appuyer contre le dossier de sa chaise.■ lean down se pencher ; to lean down from the cab of a lorry se pencher par la vitre d'un camion.■ lean forward se pencher en avant (to do pour faire).■ lean on:▶ lean on [sth] s'appuyer sur [stick] ; s'accouder à [window-sill] ; lean on my arm appuie-toi sur mon bras ;▶ lean on [sb]1 lit s'appuyer sur [person] ;■ lean out:▶ lean out se pencher au dehors ; to lean out of [sth] se pencher par [window] ; se pencher par la vitre de [vehicle].■ lean over:▶ lean over [sth] se pencher par-dessus [shoulder, wall].
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