Meaning of zebra crossing | Babel Free
ˈzɛbɹə ˌkɹɔsɪŋDefinitions
A pedestrian crossing featuring broad white stripes painted parallel to the street.
Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
Equivalents
العربية
مَمَرُّ الرَّاجِلِين
Català
pas zebra
Cymraeg
croesfan sebra
Ελληνικά
διάβαση
Suomi
suojatie
Magyar
zebra
Íslenska
sebrabraut
日本語
横断歩道
Lëtzebuergesch
Zebrasträif
Bahasa Melayu
lintasan zebra
Nederlands
zebrapad
Svenska
övergångsställe
Kiswahili
kivuko milia
ไทย
ทางม้าลาย
Türkçe
yaya geçidi
Українська
зебра
Examples
“'Oh, that was easy,' says Man, and for an encore goes on to prove that black is white and gets himself killed on the next zebra crossing.”
“Do not ride across a pelican, puffin or zebra crossing. Dismount and wheel your cycle across.”
“They also believed that if they were killed on a zebra crossing, the Government would pay for their funerals. They had the definite impression that that was what zebra crossings were meant for. Free funerals.”
“The Abbey Road zebra crossing in north London — made famous after appearing on a Beatles album cover — has been given Grade II listed status.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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