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plæŋk(a long, flat piece of wood: The floor was made of planks.) tabla, tablónplank n tabla / tablón / maderotr[plæŋk]1 (of wood) tablón nombre masculino, tabla2 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL (principle) punto fundamentalplank ['plæŋk] n1) board: tablón m, tabla f2) : artículo m, punto m (de una plataforma política)n.• artículo s.m.• tabla s.f.• tablón (Arquitectura) s.m.v.• entablar v.• entarimar v.plæŋknoun tabla f, tablón m[plæŋk]1. N1) [of wood] tabla f, tablón mdeck planks — tablazón fsing de la cubierta
- be as thick as two short planks2) (fig) [of policy] punto m2. VT1)to plank sth down — tirar algo violentamente, arrojar algo violentamente
to plank o.s. down — sentarse etc de modo agresivo
2) (Naut) [+ hull, deck] entablar, entarimar* * *[plæŋk]noun tabla f, tablón m -
2 across
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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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a) ( from one side to other)b) ( on the other side of)
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