zebra crossing
Word forms: plural zebra crossings
countable noun
In Britain, a zebra crossing is a place on the road that is marked with black and white stripes, where vehicles are supposed to stop so that people can walk across.
zebra crossing in British English
noun
British
a pedestrian crossing marked on a road by broad alternate black and white stripes. Once on the crossing the pedestrian has right of way
zebra crossing in American English
British
a crosswalk, indicated by white stripes marked on the road, in which the pedestrian has the right of way
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In other languageszebra crossing
British English: zebra crossing /ˈziːbrə ˈkrɒsɪŋ/ NOUN
In Britain, a zebra crossing is a place on the road that is marked with black and white stripes, where vehicles are supposed to stop so that people can walk across.
- American English: zebra crossing crosswalk
- Arabic: مـَمَرٌّ لِلمُشَاةِ مُلَوَّنٌ بِالَأبْيَضِ والَأسْوَد
- Brazilian Portuguese: faixa para pedestres
- Chinese: 斑马线
- Croatian: zebra pješački prijelaz
- Czech: přechod pro chodce
- Danish: fodgængerovergang
- Dutch: zebrapad
- European Spanish: paso de cebra
- Finnish: suojatie
- French: passage piéton
- German: Zebrastreifen
- Greek: διάβαση πεζών
- Italian: strisce pedonali
- Japanese: 横断歩道[おうだんほどう]
- Korean: 횡단보도
- Norwegian: fotgjengerfelt
- Polish: przejście dla pieszych
- European Portuguese: passagem de peões
- Romanian: trecere de pietoni
- Russian: пешеходный переход
- Latin American Spanish: cruce de cebra
- Swedish: övergångsställe
- Thai: ทางม้าลาย
- Turkish: şeritli yaya geçidi
- Ukrainian: пішохідний перехід
- Vietnamese: lối qua đường cho người đi bộ
Chinese translation of 'zebra crossing'
zebra crossing
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斑马(馬)线(線)
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