cut across

• Verbo compuesto que se usa para indicar acortar el camino atravesando un lugar, o para expresar que algo afecta o se extiende a varios grupos o categorías.

A phrasal verb used to indicate taking a shorter route, or to affect or be relevant to multiple groups or categories.

incontable · verbo irregular · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparable

1. Go across a placeinformal

   To take a shorter route by going directly across an area, rather than following the usual path.

   Atravesar

   • We cut across the field to get to school faster.
   • He cut across the park to avoid the traffic.
   • They cut across the empty lot to reach the store.

   Sinónimoscrosscut throughgo acrosstraverse

   Antónimosbypasscircumventdetour

2. Affect or apply to multiple groupsformal

   To affect or be relevant to different groups, categories, or areas, often transcending boundaries.

   afectar a múltiples grupos

   • The new policy cuts across all departments in the company.
   • The issue of climate change cuts across political divides.
   • Her research cuts across several scientific disciplines.

   Sinónimosbridgecovercrossoverlapspanstraddletranscend

Verbo basecut