crosswise
поперёк, крест-накрест
quer, kreuzweise
Transversely; so as to lie acrossTransversely; so as to lie across
US/kɹˈɔswˌaɪz/
» She placed both hands crosswise on her chest.
carlosalberto · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(not comparable)Transversely; so as to lie across
kreuzweise, quer
крест-на́крестkrest-nákrest, поперёкpoperjók
transversely
Examples
6 sentencesShe placed both hands crosswise on her chest.
A truck stopped crosswise in the middle of the road.
He placed the board crosswise on top of the two sawhorses.
She arranged the books on the shelf crosswise to save space.
The wind blew the branches of the tree crosswise, making it sway.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
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Origin
From Middle English croswyse, crose wyse, equivalent to cross + -wise.From Middle English croswyse, crose wyse, equivalent to cross + -wise.
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