intersect

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de se croiser ou de se rencontrer en un point, ou de diviser en passant à travers ou en travers.

A verb used to indicate the act of crossing or meeting at a point, or to divide by passing across or through.

1. Cross at a pointB1formal

   To meet or cross at a common point, especially in geometry or paths.

   Se croiser en un point

   • The two streets intersect at the town square.
   • The lines intersect at a 90-degree angle.
   • The curve intersects the axis at two points.
   • We found where the hiking trails intersect.

   Synonymescrossmeet

   Antonymesdivergeparallelseparate

2. Overlap or shareB2formal

   To have common elements or interests; to share a part of something.

   se croiser, se recouper

   • Their research interests intersect in the field of neuroscience.
   • The two social circles intersect through mutual friends.
   • The problems of poverty and education intersect in many communities.
   • Our lives intersect more often than you would think.

   Synonymescoincideoverlapshare

3. Divide by crossingB2formal

   To cut across or divide something by passing through it.

   traverser en coupant

   • A river intersects the valley, creating fertile land.
   • The highway intersects the forest, splitting it into two parts.
   • The fault line intersects the mountain range.
   • The bridge intersects the river at its narrowest point.

   Synonymesbisectcrosscut acrosscut throughtransecttraverse