run across

imbattersi in, incontrare per caso

Incontrare qualcuno o trovare qualcosa per caso, senza cercarlo.

In inglese semplice: To meet someone or find something when you were not looking for them.

• I ran across an old photo.
• You sometimes run across useful books in small shops.
• Have you ever run across her at work?

Come si usa: run across someone/something (I ran across an old friend at the market.)

Sinonimi: come across, happen upon, encounter

Espressioni comuni: run across someone, run across something

attraversare di corsa

Passare da un lato all'altro di un luogo correndo.

In inglese semplice: To move from one side of a place to the other by running.

• He ran across the road.
• The dog is running across the garden.
• Can you run across the bridge before the race ends?

Come si usa: run across something (The children ran across the field.)

Sinonimi: dash across

Espressioni comuni: run across something, run across a road