No. 9,290 in French
croisées
"Croisées" in English means "crossings" or "crossbars," often referring to intersecting elements, such as windows or paths.
In a sentence
Les chemins se sont croisés dans cette vallée.
The paths crossed in this valley.
Here, 'croisés' refers to 'crossed', describing the intersection of paths.
Nous avons trouvé une armure avec des bandes croisées.
We found an armor with crossed bands.
In this sentence, 'croisées' describes bands that are intersecting or overlapping.
Ils sont restés à la croisée des chemins.
They stayed at the crossroads.
Here, 'croisées' is used as part of the phrase 'la croisée des chemins', meaning 'the crossroads', indicating a place where paths intersect.
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