cruzar

1. to cross

pass from one side to the other

• Cruzamos la calle.We crossed the street.
• Cruzó el río a nado.He swam across the river.

2. to intersect, run into + con

intersect or meet by chance

• Las dos calles se cruzan aquí.The two streets intersect here.
• Ayer me crucé con Ana.I ran into Ana yesterday.

3. to cross

place one limb over the other

• Cruzó los brazos.He crossed his arms.
• Cruzó las piernas y se sentó.She crossed her legs and sat down.

4. to crossbreed

breed animals of different types

• El granjero cruzó dos caballos.The farmer crossbred two horses.
• Han cruzado dos razas de perros.They have crossbred two dog breeds.

5. to cross off, cross out

mark as completed or excluded

• Cruza los nombres de la lista.Cross the names off the list.
• Ya he cruzado esa tarea.I have already crossed off that task.