No. 4,154 in French
croisement
Intersection or crossing.
In a sentence
Le croisement des deux routes est très dangereux.
The intersection of the two roads is very dangerous.
Here, 'croisement' is used to refer to the intersection where two roads meet.
Il y a un croisement des idées dans ce groupe.
There is an intersection of ideas in this group.
In this sentence, 'croisement' is used metaphorically to describe the meeting and blending of ideas among people.
Pendant le croisement des données, nous avons trouvé une erreur.
During the cross-checking of data, we found an error.
Here, 'croisement' is used to describe the action of comparing or connecting information to identify discrepancies or links.
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