cross

croix

Forme ou marque constituée de deux lignes ou barres qui se croisent.

En anglais simple : A shape or mark made by two lines or bars that meet across each other.

• Draw a cross in this box.
• She wore a silver cross around her neck.
• The map marks the hospital with a red cross.

Expressions courantes : draw a cross, red cross, cross shape

croix

Grand poteau en bois avec une barre transversale, utilisé autrefois pour mettre des personnes à mort.

En anglais simple : A tall wooden post with a bar across it, used in the past to kill people.

• The prisoner was tied to a cross.
• Roman soldiers nailed him to a wooden cross.
• The painting shows Jesus carrying his cross.

Synonymes : crucifix

Expressions courantes : wooden cross, on a cross, carry a cross

signe de croix

Geste chrétien consistant à tracer une croix sur le corps avec la main.

En anglais simple : A Christian hand movement that follows a cross shape over the body.

• She made the cross before praying.
• The priest traced a cross over the child.
• He made a cross with his hand as the procession passed.

Synonymes : sign of the cross

Expressions courantes : make a cross, trace a cross

fâché, irrité

Qui ressent de la colère ou de l’irritation, ou qui le montre.

En anglais simple : Feeling angry or annoyed, or showing these feelings.

• Mum looks cross today.
• He was cross with me for losing his keys.
• They exchanged a few cross words before leaving.

Comment l'utiliser : be cross with someone (Dad was cross with me for being late.); be cross about something (She was cross about the delay.)

Synonymes : annoyed, angry, irritated

Expressions courantes : cross with someone, look cross, cross words

transversal

Placé en travers de la direction principale de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Positioned across the main line or direction of something.

• A cross beam supports the roof.
• They fitted cross bars between the posts.
• Cross benches stood at the ends of the long rows.

Synonymes : transverse, crosswise

Contraires : longitudinal

Expressions courantes : cross beam, cross bar, cross bench

réciproque

Où les deux côtés agissent chacun sur l’autre, en sens opposés.

En anglais simple : Going in opposite directions between two sides, with each side acting on the other.

• The parties submitted cross demands.
• The lawyers prepared cross interrogatories for the opposing parties.
• The two firms brought cross claims against each other.

Synonymes : reciprocal, mutual

Expressions courantes : cross claims, cross demands, cross interrogatories

produit vectoriel

Entre deux noms de vecteurs, indique une opération mathématique qui donne un autre vecteur.

En anglais simple : Used between two vector names to show a mathematical operation that produces another vector.

• Calculate a cross b.
• The direction of u cross v follows the right-hand rule.
• In this equation, v cross B describes a vector product.

Expressions courantes : a cross b, v cross b

traverser

Passer d’un côté à l’autre de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To move from one side of something to the other.

• Be careful when you cross the road.
• We crossed the river by boat.
• How many countries did you cross on your journey?

Synonymes : go across, traverse

Expressions courantes : cross the road, cross a bridge, cross the border