Meaning of šķērsot | Babel Free
[ʃcɛ̀ːɾsuôt]Definitions
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to cross (to be positioned transversally, across something) transitive
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to cross (to go across something, to move to the other side of something) transitive
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to be or create an obstacle (e.g., to a path), to block transitive
Equivalents
Examples
“kanālu šķērso tilti”
the bridges cross the channel
“purvu šķērso vairāki grāvji”
several ditches cross the swamp
“taisne šķērso līniju punktā B”
the straight line crosses the (other) line at point B
“tikko manāma rēta šķērso uzaci”
a barely noticeable scar crosses (his) eyebrow
“Gauja augštecē šķērso Vidzemes Centrālo augstieni”
the Gauja (river) is its upper course crosses the Vidzeme Central Plains
“šķērsot pagalmu”
to cross the courtyard
“šķērsot ielu neatļautā vietā”
to cross the street at an unauthorized place
“šķērsot upi pa tiltu”
to cross the river by the bridge
“tūristi šķērso kalnu grēdu”
the tourists cross the mountain range
“novembri komēta šķērsoja Vērša zvaigznāju”
the November comet crossed the Taurus constellation
“vesela eskadriļa angļu lidmašīnu, kas šķērsojusi Vāciju”
an entire squadron of English airplanes that had crossed Germany
“rudens migrāciju laikā, lidodami uz ziemošanas vietām Rietumeiropā, Latviju šķērso miljoniem putnu”
during the autumn migration, millions of birds cross Latvia, flying to their winter locations in Western Europe
“pēkšņi lielceļu šķērsoja koka aizsprosts”
suddenly a wooden dam crossed (= blocked movement on) the railway
“ceļš bija šķērsots ar pamatīgu grāvi”
the road was crossed (= blocked) by a thorough ditch
“tuvojās valsts eksāmeni... tie kā barjera šķērsoja visu piektā kursa studentu ceļus”
the national exams are getting nearer... they cross (= hinder, block) the paths of all fifth-year students like a barrier
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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