our paths crossed

die Degen or Klingen or Schwerter mit jdm kréúzen (lit, fig) — to cross swords with sb

die Briefe haben sich gekreuzt — the letters crossed in the post (Brit) or mail

die Arme/Beine kreuzen — cross or fold one's arms/cross one's legs

die Arme/Beine kreuzen — cross or fold one's arms/cross one's legs

tenir la route — lit [voiture] to hold the road; fig (colloq) [argument] to hold water; [équipement] to be well-made

faire de la route — (colloq) to do a lot of mileage

s'éloigner or dévier de sa route — lit [avion, bateau] to go off course; [voiture, piéton] to go the wrong way; fig [personne] to stray from one's chosen path

la route est toute tracée désormais — fig from now on, it's all plain sailing

nos routes se sont croisées — fig our paths crossed

rencontrer quelque chose en route — lit to meet something on the way; fig to meet something along the way

être en route — [personne] to be on one's way; [projet] to be underway; [plat] to be cooking

faire route vers, être en route pour — [avion, passager] to be en route to; [bateau] to be sailing to; [voiture, train, piéton] to be heading for

faire fausse route — lit to go off course; fig to be mistaken

bonne route! — have a good journey GB ou a nice trip!

mettre en route — to start [machine, voiture]; to get [something] going [projet, fabrication]

géants or rois de la route — road-cycling champions

épreuve or course sur route — road race

route nationale — A-road Grande-Bretagne state highway USA

faire fausse route fig — to be on the wrong track

se mettre en route (= démarrer) — to set off

strada secondaria — byroad, secondary o minor road

strada maestra — main o high road, highway BE

strada ferrata — railway BE, railroad AE

codice della strada — Highway code BE, rules of the road AE

tenere la strada — [ automobile] to hold the road

uscire di strada finire fuori strada to go o drive off the road; prova su strada — (collaudo) road test; sport road race

indicare, chiedere a qcn. la strada per la stazione — to tell, ask sb. the way to the station o how to get to the station

tagliare la strada a qcn. — to cut across sb.'s path o into sb.

essere per strada — to be on one's o the way

strada facendo — along o on the way

farsi strada fra la folla — to push o clear o force one's way through the crowd

farsi strada — fig. (riuscire ad affermarsi) [ persona] to make one's own way, to work one's way up the ladder; (emergere) [ sentimento] to creep (in into)

aprire la strada a — (agevolare) to clear the way for; (dare avvio) to show the way forward to

l'uomo della strada the (ordinary) man in the street; essere in mezzo a una strada to be on the street; tutte le -e portano a Roma — prov. all roads lead to Rome

les obstacles qui sont or se trouvent sur mon chemin — lit, fig the obstacles which stand in my way

reprendre le chemin du bureau — to go back to the office ou to work

on a fait un bout de chemin ensemble — ( à pied) we walked along together for a while; ( dans la vie) we were together for a while

chemin faisant, en chemin — on ou along the way

il a su trouver le chemin de mon cœur — fig he's found the way to my heart

montrer le chemin — ( donner l'exemple) to lead the way

être sur le bon chemin — gén to be heading in the right direction

s'arrêter en chemin — lit to stop off on the way; fig to stop

faire un bout de chemin avec qn (= travailler avec qn) — to work with sb, (= avoir une relation suivie avec qn) to have a relationship with sb

cross one's arms/legs — die Arme verschränken/die Beine übereinander schlagen

cross one's fingers or keep one's fingers crossed [for somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] die od. den Daumen drücken/halten

I got a crossed line — (Teleph.) es war jemand in der Leitung

we can cross — abs. die Straße ist frei

the bridge crosses the river — die Brücke führt über den Fluss

cross somebody's mind — (fig.) jemandem einfallen

cross somebody's path — (fig.) jemandem über den Weg laufen (ugs.)

cross [in the post] — [Briefe:] sich kreuzen

somebody will be cross — jemand wird ärgerlich od. böse werden

be cross with somebody — böse auf jemanden od. mit jemandem sein

to bear/take up one's cross (fig) — sein Kreuz tragen/auf sich (acc) nehmen

a cross between a laugh and a bark — eine Mischung aus Lachen und Bellen

to cross sb's path (fig) — jdm über den Weg laufen

don't cross your bridges until you come to them (prov) — lass die Probleme auf dich zukommen

we'll cross that bridge when we come to it — lassen wir das Problem mal auf uns zukommen, das sind ungelegte Eier (inf)

the lines are crossed, we have a crossed line (Telec) — die Leitungen überschneiden sich

keep your fingers crossed for me! (inf) — drück or halt mir die Daumen! (inf)

I'm keeping my fingers crossed ( for you) (inf) — ich drücke or halte ( dir) die Daumen (inf)

a crossed cheque — ein Verrechnungsscheck m

cross my/your heart (inf) — Ehrenwort, Hand aufs Herz

our paths have crossed several times (fig) — unsere Wege haben sich öfters gekreuzt

cross one's fingers or keep one's fingers crossed [for somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] die od. den Daumen drücken/halten

I got a crossed line — (Teleph.) es war jemand in der Leitung

we can cross — abs. die Straße ist frei

cross somebody's mind — (fig.) jemandem einfallen

cross somebody's path — (fig.) jemandem über den Weg laufen (ugs.)

cross [in the post] — [Briefe:] sich kreuzen

somebody will be cross — jemand wird ärgerlich od. böse werden

be cross with somebody — böse auf jemanden od. mit jemandem sein

to make the sign of the cross — hacer* la señal de la cruz; ( cross oneself) persignarse, santiguarse*, hacerse* la señal de la cruz

we all have our cross to bear — todos cargamos con or llevamos nuestra cruz

we have a crossed line — ( Telec) se han cruzado las líneas, está ligado (Arg, Ven)

to have one's lines o wires crossed — (colloq)

to get cross — enojarse (esp AmL), enfadarse (esp Esp)

to be cross ABOUT something — estar* enojado or (esp Esp) enfadado por algo

to make the sign of the cross — hacer la señal de la cruz ( over sobre); santiguarse

the Cross — (Rel) la Cruz

it's a cross between a horse and a donkey — es un cruce or cruzamiento de caballo y burro

cut on the cross — cortado al bies or al sesgo

to be/get cross with sb (about sth) — enfadarse or (LAm) enojarse con algn (por algo)

don't be/get cross with me — no te enfades or (LAm) enojes conmigo

we'll cross that bridge when we come to it — (fig) no anticipemos problemas

crossed cheque — (Brit) cheque m cruzado

cross my heart! — (in promise) ¡te lo juro!

I got a crossed line — (Telec) había (un) cruce de líneas

they got their lines crossed — (fig) hubo un malentendido entre ellos

he crossed from one side of the room to the other to speak to me — cruzó or atravesó la sala para hablar conmigo, fue hasta el otro lado de la sala para hablar conmigo

to cross from Newhaven to Dieppe — pasar or cruzar de Newhaven a Dieppe

to make the sign of the cross — hacer* la señal de la cruz; ( cross oneself) persignarse, santiguarse*, hacerse* la señal de la cruz

we all have our cross to bear — todos cargamos con or llevamos nuestra cruz

we have a crossed line — ( Telec) se han cruzado las líneas, está ligado (Arg, Ven)

to have one's lines o wires crossed — (colloq)

to get cross — enojarse (esp AmL), enfadarse (esp Esp)

to be cross ABOUT something — estar* enojado or (esp Esp) enfadado por algo

al cruzar la puerta o el umbral del palacio — when you set foot inside the palace

• cruzar los dedos — (lit, fig) to cross one's fingers

• cruzar las piernas — to cross one's legs

cruzar (los) aros — to celebrate the engagement ceremony ( involving the exchange of rings)

con los brazos cruzados — with my/your/his arms crossed o folded

seguro que nos cruzaremos por el camino — ( nos veremos) we're sure to meet o pass each other on the way; ( no nos veremos) we're sure to miss each other along the way

cruzarse con alguien — to see o pass somebody