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croiser

to cross, to pass

verb krwah-ZAY Less Common
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

to run into (someone)

Usage Note

Croiser means to cross paths physically (croiser une rue) or to encounter someone by chance (je l'ai croisé dans le métro = 'I ran into him on the metro'). The reflexive se croiser means 'to cross each other' — nos lettres se sont croisées ('our letters crossed in the post'). Croiser les bras means 'to fold one's arms'.

Examples

"J'ai croisé Marie dans la rue."

Natural Translation

I ran into Marie in the street.

Literal Translation

I crossed Marie in the street.

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