English-German translations for across

• drüben
  Dort drüben sitzt der Kollege Linkohr. I see Mr Linkohr sitting just across the way.
• durch
  Oder flog er vielleicht durch die Grenzräume? Or maybe it flew across border areas?
  Es geht quer durch die gesamte Europäische Union. It goes right across the entire European Union.
  Ich kann quer durch den Saal dieses Hauses keine Zusicherung hierzu geben. I cannot give an assurance across the floor of the House.
• ennet
• gegenüber
  Auf der anderen Straßenseite, gegenüber dem Haus, befand sich ein Parkplatz. Across the road from the house there was a car park.
  Wir sind eine Fraktion der Einheit in der Vielfalt und wollen das gegenüber dem Parlament zum Ausdruck bringen. We are a group of unity in diversity. We want to bring this across in Parliament.
  In die chinesische Provinz Fujian, gegenüber von Taiwan, wurden weitere Truppen abkommandiert. Extra troops have been sent to the Chinese province of Fujian, which lies across the water from Taiwan.
• hinüber
• Jenseits das
  Vergessen wir aber dennoch nicht, was jenseits des Atlantik geschehen ist. However, let us not forget what happened across the Atlantic.
  Dasselbe erwarten wir von unseren Nachbarn jenseits des Atlantiks. The same example is expected from our neighbours across the ocean.
  Dies ist ein Bereich, bei dem es nahe liegt, mit unseren Freunden jenseits des Atlantiks zusammenzuarbeiten. This is one obvious area where we can cooperate with our friends across the Atlantic.
• nach vorn
  Diese Debatte hat ein hohes Maß an Überzeugung quer durch alle Fraktionen und Nationen gezeigt und auch die Stärke unseres Ansatzes deutlich gemacht, dieses Europa nach vorne zu bringen. This debate has shown a high degree of conviction right across the political and national spectrum. It has also demonstrated the strength of our commitment to take Europe forward.
• quer
  Es geht quer durch die gesamte Europäische Union. It goes right across the entire European Union.
  Ich kann quer durch den Saal dieses Hauses keine Zusicherung hierzu geben. I cannot give an assurance across the floor of the House.
  Jedes Jahr fahren Tausende von Menschen quer über den europäischen Kontinent in den Urlaub. Every year, thousands of people drive across the continent on holiday.
• rüber
• schrägüber
• über
  Normalerweise liegt dieser Anteil im südlichen Afrika bei über 80 %. Across southern Africa it is usually over 80 %.
  Es gibt also Auswirkungen, die über die nationalen Grenzen hinausreichen. So there is an impact across the national borders.
  Man sollte da über verschiedene Ideen nachdenken. I have a number of ideas which should be put across.

Definition of across

• To, toward or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest
• On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest
• across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest
• From one side to the other within (a space being traversed
• At or near the far end of (a space
• Spanning
• Throughout
• So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle
• In possession of full, up-to-date information about; abreast of
• From one side to the other
• On the other side
• In a particular direction
• Horizontally
• A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue

Examples

• We rowed across the river
• Fortunately, there was a bridge across the river
• He came across the street to meet me
• That store is across the street
• The meteor streaked across the sky
• He walked across the room
• Could you slide that across the table to me, please?
• This poetry speaks across the centuries
• All across the country, voters were communicating their representatives
• Lay the top stick across the bottom one
• She had straps fastened across the conduit every six feet
• she helped the blind man across;  the river is half a mile across
• If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?
• He leaned across for a book
• I got stuck on 4 across
• I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down.

Related words

• lacrosse
• cut-across
• across from
• across the pond
• across abeam
• across the board
• across flats
• across Germany
• across the whole of Germany