| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| cross over vi phrasal | (change loyalties) | cambiarse de bando loc verb |
| | | darse vuelta loc verb |
| | | pasarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Woodford's disagreement with the government's immigration policy is the reason why he crossed over. |
| | El desacuerdo de Woodford con la política de inmigración del gobierno es la razón por la que se cambió de bando. |
| cross over to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (change loyalties) | pasarse a v prnl + prep |
| | | cambiarse a v prnl + prep |
| | The senator crossed over to the opposition. |
| | El senador se pasó a la oposición. |
| cross over vi phrasal | (exchange genes) | intercambiarse genéticamente loc verb |
| | The genes cross over from one chromosome to another. |
| | Los genes se intercambian genéticamente de un cromosoma a otro. |
| cross over vi phrasal | (defy genres) | cruzar los límites loc verb |
| | | desafiar los géneros loc verb |
| | | expandirse⇒ v prnl |
| | The young country singer dreams of making music that will cross over and be a hit on the R&B chart. |
| | La cantante de country sueña con que su música cruce los límites del country y el R&B. |
cross over into [sth],
cross over to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (defy genres) | meterse en v prnl + prep |
| | Run DMC were one of the first rap acts to cross over into the rock charts. |
| | Run DMC fue una de las primeras bandas de rap que entró en las listas de rock. |
| cross over to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (music, film: appeal diversely) | atraer a vtr + prep |
| | | atraer⇒ vtr |
| | The film has enough appeal to cross over to a wider audience. |
| | La película tiene el potencial de atraer a una mayor audiencia. |