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cruzarse

English translation: cross paths

03:17 Jan 31, 2021
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Spanish term or phrase: cruzarse
Buenas,

¿Podrían ayudarme a traducir la frase “cruzarse de un lado a otro” por favor?

La oración es: "Los perros y gatos se cruzaban de un lado al otro en el camino".

Posible traducción: "Dogs and cats crossed from side of the road to the other."

Contexto: La oración pertenece a un cuento infantil que habla sobre los animales. En este caso que los perros y gatos se pasan de un lado del camino al otro debido a las lluvias.

Muchas gracias.
José Pablo Corrales
Costa Rica
English translation:cross paths
Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 15 mins (2021-01-31 03:33:01 GMT)
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"Los perros y gatos se cruzaban de un lado al otro en el camino".

"The cats and dogs went back and forth and sized each other up in the street"

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Note added at 17 mins (2021-01-31 03:34:43 GMT)
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I know the Spanish says "dogs and cats" but "cats and dogs" sounds better in English

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Note added at 19 mins (2021-01-31 03:36:49 GMT)
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and "se cruzaban" is the idea of going back and forth and sizing each other up/checking each other out

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Note added at 20 mins (2021-01-31 03:37:34 GMT)
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de todas maneras es a tu criterio

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Note added at 22 mins (2021-01-31 03:39:22 GMT)
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y vamos a ver
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David Hollywood
Local time: 08:17
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4cross paths
David Hollywood
4 +3kep crossing from one side of the path to the other
Shilpa Baliga
4 +2cross
Steven Huddleston


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cross


Explanation:
I would just adjust the tense a little.

Example sentence(s):
  • Dogs and cats would cross from one side of the road to the other.
Steven Huddleston
Mexico
Local time: 05:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 39

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jason Muñoz Chaves
3 days 22 hrs
  -> Gracias Jason.
agree  Mariana Ordenes
18 days
  -> Gracias Mariana.
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
cross paths


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 15 mins (2021-01-31 03:33:01 GMT)
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"Los perros y gatos se cruzaban de un lado al otro en el camino".

"The cats and dogs went back and forth and sized each other up in the street"

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 17 mins (2021-01-31 03:34:43 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

I know the Spanish says "dogs and cats" but "cats and dogs" sounds better in English

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 19 mins (2021-01-31 03:36:49 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

and "se cruzaban" is the idea of going back and forth and sizing each other up/checking each other out

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 20 mins (2021-01-31 03:37:34 GMT)
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de todas maneras es a tu criterio

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Note added at 22 mins (2021-01-31 03:39:22 GMT)
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y vamos a ver

David Hollywood
Local time: 08:17
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 136
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katarina Peters
30 mins
  -> thanks Katarina
agree  ormiston
5 hrs
agree  Andrew Bramhall
8 hrs
agree  philgoddard: This is good. I particularly like the poetic licence of "sized each other up".
11 hrs
neutral  Wendy Streitparth: But were they really sizing each other up or was it because of the rain as the asker says?
11 hrs
neutral  Shilpa Baliga: There is no sizing up. It was because of the rain...
15 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
kep crossing from one side of the path to the other


Explanation:
según tu explicación, sería así

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Note added at 15 hrs (2021-01-31 18:32:17 GMT)
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Sorry, kept with a "t", obviously!

Shilpa Baliga
Local time: 13:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  patinba
2 hrs
  -> thanks!
agree  Julie Thurston
6 hrs
  -> thanks!
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
14 hrs
  -> thanks!
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