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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.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From cruz + -ar. Compare Portuguese cruzar, French croiser.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /kɾuˈθaɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /kɾuˈsaɾ/
- 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
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of cruzar (c-z alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| with infinitive cruzar
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| dative
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cruzarme
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cruzarte
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cruzarle, cruzarse
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cruzarnos
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cruzaros
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cruzarles, cruzarse
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| accusative
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cruzarme
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cruzarte
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cruzarlo, cruzarla, cruzarse
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cruzarnos
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cruzaros
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cruzarlos, cruzarlas, cruzarse
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| with gerund cruzando
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| dative
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cruzándome
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cruzándote
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cruzándole, cruzándose
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cruzándonos
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cruzándoos
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cruzándoles, cruzándose
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| accusative
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cruzándome
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cruzándote
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cruzándolo, cruzándola, cruzándose
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cruzándonos
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cruzándoos
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cruzándolos, cruzándolas, cruzándose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative cruza
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| dative
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crúzame
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crúzate
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crúzale
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crúzanos
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not used
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crúzales
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| accusative
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crúzame
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crúzate
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crúzalo, crúzala
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crúzanos
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not used
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crúzalos, crúzalas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative cruzá
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| dative
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cruzame
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cruzate
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cruzale
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cruzanos
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not used
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cruzales
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| accusative
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cruzame
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cruzate
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cruzalo, cruzala
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cruzanos
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not used
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cruzalos, cruzalas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative cruce
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| dative
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crúceme
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not used
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crúcele, crúcese
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crúcenos
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not used
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crúceles
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| accusative
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crúceme
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not used
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crúcelo, crúcela, crúcese
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crúcenos
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not used
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crúcelos, crúcelas
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| with first-person plural imperative crucemos
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| dative
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not used
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crucémoste
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crucémosle
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crucémonos
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crucémoos
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crucémosles
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| accusative
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not used
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crucémoste
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crucémoslo, crucémosla
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crucémonos
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crucémoos
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crucémoslos, crucémoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative cruzad
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| dative
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cruzadme
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not used
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cruzadle
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cruzadnos
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cruzaos
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cruzadles
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| accusative
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cruzadme
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not used
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cruzadlo, cruzadla
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cruzadnos
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cruzaos
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cruzadlos, cruzadlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative crucen
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| dative
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crúcenme
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not used
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crúcenle
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crúcennos
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not used
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crúcenles, crúcense
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| accusative
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crúcenme
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not used
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crúcenlo, crúcenla
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crúcennos
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not used
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crúcenlos, crúcenlas, crúcense
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Derived terms
Related terms
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