- across
- across [əˈkrɒs]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When across is an element in a phrasal verb, eg come across, run across, look up the verb.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. prepositiona. ( = from one side to the other of) a bridge across the river un pont sur le fleuve• to walk across the road traverser la rue► across the board• they cut salaries across the board ils ont réduit les salaires à tous les niveaux• prices fell across the board les prix ont chuté partoutb. ( = on the other side of) de l'autre côté de• he lives across the street (from me) il habite en face (de chez moi)• the shop across the road le magasin d'en face• from across the Channel de l'autre côté de la Manchec. ( = crosswise over) à travers• to go across country prendre à travers champs• with his arms folded across his chest les bras croisés sur la poitrine2. adverb( = from one side to the other) the river is 5km across le fleuve fait 5 km de large• the plate is 30cm across l'assiette fait 30 cm de diamètre• to help sb across aider qn à traverser• across from en face de* * *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.preposition1) (from one side to the other)
to go ou travel across something — traverser quelque chose
to travel across country — traverser la campagne; (in car) prendre les petites routes
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
she leaned across the table — elle s'est penchée au-dessus de la table
the scar across his face — la cicatrice sur sa figure
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
to look across the lake — regarder de l'autre côté du lac
3) (all over, covering a wide range of)across the world — partout dans le monde, à travers le monde
across the country — dans tout le pays
2.scattered across the floor — éparpillés sur le sol
adverbto be two miles across — faire deux miles de large
to help somebody across — aider quelqu'un à traverser
to go across to somebody — aller vers quelqu'un
3.to look across at somebody — regarder vers quelqu'un
across from prepositional phrase en face de
English-French dictionary. 2013.