across, adv. & prep.Thar, trasna.1Nau: With yards across, na slata seoil crosach. With arms folded across his breast, na lámha crosach ar a bhrollach. 2aTo walk across the street, siúl trasna na sráide. He went across the bridge, chuaigh sé thar an droichead. We shall soon be across, is gearr go mbeimid thall. bTo lay sth. across sth., rud a shíneadh trasna ar rud. To throw a bridge across a river, droichead a chur ar abhainn. cTo come, to drop, across a person, casadh ar duine (de thaisme). 3aThe distance across, (i) an leithead; (ii) fad an phasáiste. The river is a mile across, tá an abhainn míle ar leithead. bHe lives across the street, tá sé ina chónaí ar an taobh thall den tsráid.