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Learn Hardcore Spanish (Latin America): cruzar - to cross

Hardcore Spanish (Latin America)
/Lesson 16
/cruzar

cruzar

Word

cruzar

Meaning

to cross

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Spanish (Latin America)

Lesson

Usages of cruzar

En la noche, crucé el portal antiguo de la ciudad y me sorprendió lo pálido que se veía todo con la luz de la luna.

At night, I crossed the old gateway of the city and was surprised at how pale everything looked under the moonlight.

Yo cruzo la calle con mi perro.

I cross the street with my dog.

Lo cruzo rápidamente cuando no hay tráfico.

I cross it quickly when there is no traffic.

Vamos a construir un puente nuevo para cruzar el río.

We are going to build a new bridge to cross the river.

Cruzamos la calle para llegar a la urna cerca de la estación.

We cross the street to get to the ballot box near the station.

La selva es densa y la cruzamos con cuidado.

The jungle is dense and we cross it carefully.

El puente gigante cruza el río.

The giant bridge crosses the river.

Antes de cruzar la frontera, ya habíamos declarado todos los regalos en la aduana.

Before crossing the border, we had already declared all the gifts at customs.

El semáforo pita cuando los peatones pueden cruzar la calle.

The traffic light beeps when pedestrians can cross the street.

Aunque parezca perezoso, este animal nadará rápido si necesita cruzar el río.

Although it seems lazy, this animal will swim fast if it needs to cross the river.

El niño valiente cruza la calle solo.

The brave boy crosses the street alone.

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