zebra crossing
A pedestrian crossing featuring broad white stripes painted parallel to the streetA pedestrian crossing featuring broad white stripes painted parallel to the street.
» The zebra crossing has just been freshly painted.
Der Zebrastreifen ist gerade frisch gestrichen worden.
Meaning
1 senses(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)A pedestrian crossing featuring broad white stripes painted parallel to the street.
Zebrastreifen, Fußgängerüberweg
пешехо́дный перехо́дpešexódnyj perexód, полоса́тый перехо́дpolosátyj perexód, зе́браzébra
street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes)
Examples
5 sentencesThe zebra crossing has just been freshly painted.
deDer Zebrastreifen ist gerade frisch gestrichen worden. — brauchinet
You will never brush against a zebra crossing a zebra crossing.
deNie wirst du auf einem Zebrastreifen ein Zebra streifen. — raggione
Cars must stop for pedestrians who are on a zebra crossing.
deAutos müssen für Fußgänger an einem Zebrastreifen halten. — Waldelfe
I waited at the zebra crossing for ages before a car finally stopped.
Look, there's a zebra waiting at the zebra crossing!
Translations
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Origin
zebra + crossing From the similarity of the stripes to those of a zebra.zebra + crossing From the similarity of the stripes to those of a zebra.
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Forms
plural: zebra crossings| Singular | zebra crossing |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes):pedestrian crossing