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# cross — English to French

How English *cross* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [cross in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cross/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: cross (91 538), crosses (1 292). By style: everyday 203 · literary 53 · biblical 32 · parliamentary 6 729 · legal and administrative 16 472 · UN documents 69 341.

## croix

Used about 20 912 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 36 · literary ≈ 36 · biblical ≈ 27 · parliamentary ≈ 561 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 917 · UN documents ≈ 17 335).

- Where's the Red **Cross**?
  Où est la **Croix** Rouge ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#1687218](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1687218) [\#5647485](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5647485))

- The Emperor gave him the **cross**.
  L'empereur lui donna la **croix**.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 13200)

- save yourself, and come down from the **cross**!”
  sauve-toi toi-même, en descendant de la **croix**!
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAR 15:30)

- Churches were desecrated, roadside **crosses** and holy statues were shot at.
  Des églises ont été profanées, les **croix** plantées sur le côté de la route et les statues saintes ont été détruites.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 834222)

- Plates, **crosses** and similar forms
  nappes, sacs, **croix**, carrés et présentations similaires
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4168341)

## traverse

Used about 6 421 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 43 · literary ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 841 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 201 · UN documents ≈ 4 334).

- The Seine **crosses** Paris.
  La Seine **traverse** Paris.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and U2FS · checked, community translation · [\#9076334](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9076334) [\#828792](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/828792))

- “Bellevigne de l’Étoile,” said the King of Thunes to an enormous vagabond, who stepped out from the ranks, “climb upon the **cross** beam.”
  «Bellevigne de l'Étoile, dit le roi de Thunes à un énorme truand qui sortit des rangs, grimpe sur la **traverse**.»
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 1404)

- There is a front line in that conflict which **crosses** Azerbaijan.
  Nous trouvons là une ligne de front qui **traverse** l'Azerbaïdjan.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1696639)

- Means a rail passenger service which **crosses** a border of at least one Member State
  Un service ferroviaire de voyageurs qui **traverse** la frontière d’au moins un État membre.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2378659)

- 34. The Iagorlic River originates in Ukraine, **crosses** the Moldavian border and flows into the Dniester.
  34. L &apos; Iagorlic prend sa source en Ukraine, **traverse** la frontière moldove et se jette dans le Dniestr.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 15478844)

## deux

Used about 5 992 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · literary ≈ 3 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 70 · legal and administrative ≈ 858 · UN documents ≈ 5 056).

- She made two films that talk about the cultural history of **cross**-dressing.
  Elle a fait **deux** films qui parlent de l'histoire culturelle de travestissement.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by menaud and menaud · checked, community translation · [\#12366235](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12366235) [\#12366232](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12366232))

- It consists of four planks nailed to two **cross**-beams, on which the scars of the attack are visible.
  Ce sont quatre planches clouées sur **deux** traverses, et où l'on distingue les balafres de l'attaque.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 6731)

- “‘You shall keep my statutes. “‘You shall not **cross**-breed different kinds of animals. “‘You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed; “‘Don’t wear a garment made of two kinds of material.
  Vous observerez mes lois. Tu n’accoupleras point des bestiaux de **deux** espèces différentes; tu n’ensemenceras point ton champ de deux espèces de semences; et tu ne porteras pas un vêtement tissé de deux espèces de fils.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LEV 19:19)

- After we have marked with **crosses** the two to be voted for, do we have to confirm our vote or leave it as it is?
  Après avoir coché les **deux** personnes pour lesquelles il faut voter, devons-nous confirmer notre vote ou le laisser tel quel?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1273746)

- The reference axis is perpendicular to the reference plane and **crosses** the intersection of the two parallel lines as indicated in Figure 2.
  L'axe de référence est perpendiculaire au plan de référence et passe par l'intersection des **deux** lignes parallèles comme indiqué sur la figure 2.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 5534193)

## frontières

Used about 2 668 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1 051 · legal and administrative ≈ 172 · UN documents ≈ 1 445).

- Thirdly, this is an issue that **crosses** national frontiers.
  Enfin, c'est un problème qui ignore les **frontières** nationales.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1932472)

- As crime **crosses** borders, it is appropriate to allow third countries and international organisations to participate in transnational projects.
  Étant donné que la criminalité ignore les **frontières**, il convient de permettre aux pays tiers et aux organisations internationales de participer à des projets transnationaux.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1115066)

- Climate change, like many other global challenges, **crosses** borders uninvited.
  Les changements climatiques, comme de nombreux autres défis mondiaux, ne connaissent pas de **frontières**.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 16512085)

- This is particularly the case because the Internet **crosses** frontiers.
  Cela est dû notamment au fait que le réseau fonctionne par-delà les **frontières**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1711182)

- In practice, cybercrime **crosses** national borders very easily, which makes monitoring and punishment more difficult.
  Dans la pratique, le cyberdélit franchit aisément les **frontières** entre les pays, ce qui rend difficiles les mesures de contrôle et de sanction.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 23521562)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- She was able to **cross** the Pacific Ocean by boat.
  Elle a été capable de traverser l'océan Pacifique en bateau.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#388590](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/388590) [\#7705149](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7705149))

- To **cross** the river, you can use a boat or the bridge.
  Pour traverser le fleuve, tu peux utiliser un bateau ou le pont.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by etoile and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1420349](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1420349) [\#1350823](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1350823))

- Why did the chicken **cross** the road?
  Pourquoi le poulet a-t-il traversé la route ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Manfredo and Manfredo · checked, community translation · [\#2309941](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2309941) [\#2309938](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2309938))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-en/) · [translating into French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-fr/).

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