run across

zufällig finden, zufällig begegnen

Jemandem begegnen oder etwas finden, ohne danach gesucht zu haben.

In einfachem Englisch: To meet someone or find something when you were not looking for them.

• I ran across an old photo.
• You sometimes run across useful books in small shops.
• Have you ever run across her at work?

So benutzt man es: run across someone/something (I ran across an old friend at the market.)

Synonyme: come across, happen upon, encounter

Häufige Wendungen: run across someone, run across something

hinüberlaufen, rennend überqueren

Im Laufen von einer Seite eines Ortes zur anderen gelangen.

In einfachem Englisch: To move from one side of a place to the other by running.

• He ran across the road.
• The dog is running across the garden.
• Can you run across the bridge before the race ends?

So benutzt man es: run across something (The children ran across the field.)

Synonyme: dash across

Häufige Wendungen: run across something, run across a road