cruce

/ˈkɾuθe/, [ˈkɾu.θe]

cross, crossing


Noun cruce m (plural cruces)

  1. crossroads
  2. action of crossing or traversing (a room, street, sea, etc.), or time elapsed for it
  3. action, effect or product of crossbreeding
  4. crosswalk
  5. crossing (action of causing to cross)

Verb cruce

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of cruzar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of cruzar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present subjunctive form of cruzar.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Da vuelta a la izquierda cuando llegues al cruce.

    Turn left when you get to the fork in the road.

  • Nos quedamos sin bencina en medio del cruce.

    We ran out of gas in the middle of the intersection.

  • Deberías tener más cuidado en un cruce.

    You should be more careful at a crosswalk.

  • ¿Qué ocurrió en ese cruce?

    What happened at that crossing?

  • Este cruce es peligroso.

    This intersection is dangerous.

  • Un conductor impaciente atravesó el cruce sin hacer caso del semáforo en rojo.

    An impatient driver forced his way through the crossing against the red light.

  • Cruza a la derecha en el próximo cruce.

    Turn right at the next intersection.

  • Gira a la derecha en el cruce.

    Turn right at the crossroad.

  • Gire a la derecha en el siguiente cruce.

    Turn right at the next intersection.

  • No dejes que Tom cruce la calle.

    Don't let Tom cross the street.


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