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Phr. to cross one's path — to oppose.
2. to oppose (as, no one likes to be crossed) ‘суперечити, протидіяти’.
e. g. ... I have heard my father say he would rather cross a hungry wolf than thwart Richard. Varney in his projects. (Scott)
3. to lie or cut across; to extend or reach across (as, the bridge crosses the river; the road crosses the field).
e. g. Above the town the stream was crossed by a crazy wooden bridge. (M. Twain)
Phr. to cross one's t's and dot one's i's — to state the matter with utmost precision.
4. (Lit. and fig.) to place across or crosswise (as, to cross one's legs; our roads cross) ‘схрещувати(ся)’.
e. g. 1) "How much do you know of your friend Pyle?" - "Not very much. Our tracks cross, that's all." (G. Greene) 2) Then she closed the dead eyes and crossed the hands upon the breast. (M. Twain)
Phr. to cross swords (with) — to fight or argue with.
cross off (or out) (as, to cross out a word, a passage) ‘викреслювати’.
e.g. When in doubt cross (leave) it out. (A proverb)
cross, n. ‘хрест’.
e. g. In the church and at the cross, a kneeling figure or two. (Dickens)


Red Cross — an international society for relieving sufferings in war or calamity ‘Червоний Хрест’.
cross examination — ‘перехресний допит’.
e. g. She would have to appear in court, identify the prisoner, and submit to cross-examination by an Indian lawyer. (Forster)
cross-cut, n.—a direct path; a short cut ‘найкоротша путь’.
cross-road, n. —a place where roads cross or intersect ‘перехрестя’.
crossword (puzzle), n. — ‘кросворд’.
cross, a.
bad-tempered, angry; in a bad humour (as, a cross person; a cross answer) ‘роздратований, злий, розгніваний’.
e. g. So the leave-taking began. Everyone was cross, or wretched. (Forster)
delight, n.
great pleasure, enjoyment ‘захоплення, захват; насолода’.
e, g. "Ask something more," he said presently; "It is my delight to be entreated, and to yield." (Ch. Bronte)