What does croisée in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word croisée in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use croisée in French.

The word croisée in French means crossroads, window, crossed, cross, crusader, cross-, croisé, crossing leap, cross, cross, meet coming the other way, bump into , run into, see, pass, cross, pass each other, bump into each other, run into each other, cross, cruise, at a crossroads, at the crossroads, ribbed vault, be at a crossroads, be at the junction of and , be at the junction between and, joint interview. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word croisée

crossroads

nom féminin (intersection)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Leur maison se trouve à la croisée des chemins.
Their house is at a crossroads.

window

nom féminin (fenêtre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Assis devant la croisée, il lisait à la lumière du jour.
Seated by the window, he was reading by the light of day.

crossed

adjectif (qui se croise)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le grillage à moutons est fait de fils croisés.
The sheep mesh is made of crossed wires.

cross

adjectif (Biologie : issu d'un croisement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pomélo et la clémentine sont des agrumes croisés.

crusader

nom masculin (membre d'une croisade)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les Croisés portaient une croix par-dessus leur armure.
The Crusaders wore a cross on their armour.

cross-

adjectif (Sports : en diagonale) (football: as prefix)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La Française faisait de grands coups droits croisés avant d'attaquer le long de la ligne. Le joueur de tennis a fait une longue volley croisée

croisé

nom masculin (Danse : pas sur le côté) (French: ballet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les danseuses s'entraînent à faire des croisés.
The dancers were practising their croisé.

crossing leap

nom masculin (échange de trapèzes par des acrobates)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les trapézistes s'entraînent aussi à faire des croisés.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. The trapeze artists performed a spectacular crossing leap.

cross

verbe transitif (placer en croix) (arms, legs)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Elle a croisé les bras sur la poitrine.
She folded her arms across her chest.

cross

verbe transitif (créer un hybride)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'éleveur croise différentes races de vaches.
The cattle breeder crosses various breeds of cow.

meet coming the other way

verbe transitif (voir en sens inverse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
J'ai croisé la DRH dans le couloir et elle avait l'air malade. J'ai fait des appels de phare aux voitures que je croisais pour leur signaler que les gendarmes n'étaient pas loin.
I flashed my headlights at the cars I passed to let them know that the police weren't far away.

bump into , run into

verbe transitif (rencontrer par hasard) (figurative, informal)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
J'ai croisé ma voisine à la boulangerie.
I bumped (or: ran) into my neighbour at the baker's.

see, pass

verbe transitif (entrevoir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Nous avons croisé des stars en allant à Cannes. Nous n'avons pas croisé beaucoup de touristes pendant nos vacances.
We didn't cross paths with many tourists on our holiday.

cross

verbe transitif (lettre : être envoyé en même temps)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Je pense que ma lettre a dû croiser la tienne.
I think my letter must have crossed yours.

pass each other

verbe pronominal (aller en sens inverse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les voitures se croisent dans la rue.
Cars pass each other in the street.

bump into each other, run into each other

verbe pronominal (se rencontrer) (figurative, informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nous nous sommes croisés par hasard à la boucherie.
We bumped (or: ran) into each other by chance at the butcher's shop.

cross

verbe pronominal (lettres : être envoyés en même temps)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Apparemment, nos lettres se sont croisées.
It seems our letters crossed.

cruise

verbe intransitif (Marine : naviguer) (nautical)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Un porte-avions croise dans ce secteur.
An aircraft carrier is cruising in the area.

at a crossroads

locution adverbiale (figuré (au moment où il faut faire un choix) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

at the crossroads

locution adverbiale (figuré (au point de rencontre) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

ribbed vault

nom féminin (architecture : arcs en croix)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les croisées d'ogives sont typiques de l'art gothique.

be at a crossroads

locution verbale (figuré (avoir un choix engageant à faire) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Tu es à la croisée des chemins, soit tu deviens manager soit tu deviens expert.

be at the junction of and , be at the junction between and

locution verbale (figuré (être un mélange de [qch] et [qch]) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
L'intelligence artificielle est à la croisée des chemins entre l'informatique et les neurosciences.

joint interview

nom féminin (entretien à plusieurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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