Quere
dieNouncrosswise direction
English translations
- 01
query, request
- 02
query
- 03
request
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Richtung, die weder parallel noch senkrecht zu einer gegebenen Linie oder Fläche verläuft; schräg.
- English meaning
- Oblique
- Synonym
- None
- German example
- Die Straße verläuft in Quere zum Fluss.
- English example
- The road runs oblique to the river.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Quere
- Plural Form
- None
Related words
- queren
he asks
- durchqueren
traverse
- überqueren
traverse
- Überquerer
crosser
- überqueren
cross
- queren
To cross
- durchqueren
To cross
- Becquerel
Becquerel
- überqueren
to cross
- in die Quere kommen
To get in someone's way means to hinder, disturb, or stand in the way of a person's plans.
- erobert
conquered
- Passerelle
footbridge, pedestrian bridge
- Datumsgrenze
International Date Line
- waten
To wade
- durchschwimmen
to swim across
- romanisieren
Romanize
- Fußgängerüberführung
Pedestrian overpass
- asyndetisch
asyndetic
- Fußgängerstreifen
Crosswalk
- Hochweg
Overpass
- durchwandern
to hike through
- durchreisen
Travel through
- durchwaten
To wade through
- vorsichtig
careful
- Anapher
Anaphora
- verquer
Awry, askew, quirky
- Floss
Raft
- Fußgängerübergang
Pedestrian crossing
- Pontonbrücke
Pontoon bridge
- durchfahren
Drive through
- Asyndeton
An asyndeton is a rhetorical device where words or phrases are listed without conjunctions to create a more impactful effect.
- Zebrastreifen
Crosswalk
- Ampelmann
Ampelmann (East German pedestrian traffic light symbol)
- durchschreiten
To traverse means to walk through or across a place.
- hindurchgehen
To go through, to pass through
- unterführen
Underpass
- Überquerung
Crossing
- kreuzen
cross
Example sentences with “Quere”
Das Holz wurde in der Quere gesägt. (The wood was sawed crosswise.)
Frequently asked questions
Is Quere feminine?
Yes, it is feminine (die).