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entrecruzar

to interweave

verb en-treh-kroo-SAHR Rare

Also means

to crisscross

Usage Note

Entrecruzar implies a reciprocal overlapping or interlacing of two or more elements — threads, paths, storylines, or genes. The reflexive entrecruzarse is common when describing things crossing each other (los cables se entrecruzaban). In genetics it is used for chromosomal crossing-over.

Examples

"Los caminos se entrecruzan en el bosque."

Natural Translation

The paths crisscross in the forest.

Literal Translation

The paths themselves-crisscross in the forest.

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