across in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for across in the English»French Dictionary

I.across [Brit əˈkrɒs, Am əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɑs] PREP 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.).

1. across (from one side to the other):

to go or travel across sth
a journey across the desert
to be lying across the bed
the line across the page
across the years
the scar across his face

II.across [Brit əˈkrɒs, Am əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɑs] ADV

See also run, practice run, lean, come

I.run [Brit rʌn, Am rən] N

III.run <pret ran, pp run> [Brit rʌn, Am rən] VB trans

IV.run <pret ran, pp run> [Brit rʌn, Am rən] VB intr

1. run (move quickly):

to run across/down/up sth

I.lean [Brit liːn, Am lin] N (meat)

II.lean [Brit liːn, Am lin] ADJ

III.lean <pret, pp leaned or leant> [Brit liːn, Am lin] VB trans

IV.lean <pret, pp leaned or leant> [Brit liːn, Am lin] VB intr

I.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] N sl

II.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] INTERJ (reassuringly)

III.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB trans

IV.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB intr

1. come (arrive):

12. come (be situated):

I.come across VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] (come across) (be conveyed)

II.come across VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] (come across [sth])

III.come across VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] (come across [sb])

IV.get across VB (get across [sb] inf) Am (annoy)

I.put across VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put across [sth], put [sth] across)

I.run across VB [Brit rʌn -, Am rən -] inf (run across [sth/sb])

I.go across VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] (go across)

II.go across VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] (go across [sth])

hack across VB [Brit hak -, Am hæk -]

I.cut across VB [Brit kʌt -, Am kət -] (cut across [sth])

II.cut across VB [Brit kʌt -, Am kət -] (cut across [sb])

I.lean across VB [Brit liːn -, Am lin -] (lean across)

II.lean across VB [Brit liːn -, Am lin -] (lean across [sth])

walk across VB [Brit wɔːk -, Am wɔk -] (walk across [sth])

across in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for across in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.across [əˈkrɒs, Am əˈkrɑ:s] PREP

II.across [əˈkrɒs, Am əˈkrɑ:s] ADV

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across Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pelt across the yard
I threw the book across the room
to go across the sea to France
a scar ran across his forehead
to come across (to the audience)
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The mouth is slightly arched; there are five papillae across the floor with the outermost pair smaller and set apart from the others.
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As an artist she worked across several media including painting, tapestry and environmental art.
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In skew gears, teeth suddenly meet at a line contact across their entire width causing stress and noise.
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Carrier proteins are proteins involved in the movement of ions, small molecules, or macromolecules, such as another protein, across a biological membrane.
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The mudstone comprising it accumulated as a widespread and laterally continuous blanket across the limits of this restricted basin.
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The wings of the scaffold opened wide till they covered the square from side to side; and the monster cross-beam, looking down, cast its shadow across the town.
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The realization of the hard rhotic varies significantly across dialects.
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There are approximately 2,800 local health departments across the United States.
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Most of them do not have easy access to the legal materials from across the region which they need to undertake their studies.
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She lived across from a dairy farm; this rural setting would later influence many of her works.
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