cruzar

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From cruz (“cross”) +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === === Verb === cruzar (first-person singular present cruzo, first-person singular preterite cruzei, past participle cruzado) to cross (all senses) Eles cruzaram o rio nadando. ― They swam across the river. (reflexive) to intersect As linhas paralelas não se cruzam. ― Parallel lines do not intersect each other. (reflexive) to meet (cross paths) Tom geralmente se cruza com Maria no supermercado. ― Tom often runs into Mary at the supermarket. (transitive and intransitive) to crossbreed ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “cruzar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cruzar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “cruzar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “cruzar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From cruz +‎ -ar. Compare Portuguese cruzar, French croiser. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɾuˈθaɾ/ [kɾuˈθaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /kɾuˈsaɾ/ [kɾuˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: cru‧zar === Verb === cruzar (first-person singular present cruzo, first-person singular preterite crucé, past participle cruzado) to cross (including of legs) to exchange (words) to fold (arms) to crossbreed ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “cruzar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025