1noun
encrusade
Definiciones
- 1.Any of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Latin Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims, as well as expeditions along the Baltic Sea and against the Cathars.
- 2.Any war instigated and blessed by the Church for alleged religious ends, (especially) papal-sanctioned military campaigns against infidels or heretics.
- 3.A grand, concerted effort towards some purportedly worthy cause.
Traducciones
- cacroada
- frcroisade
- itcrociata
- deKreuzzug
Ejemplos
esUna chica no debería sentarse con las piernas cruzadas.
enA girl should not sit with her legs crossed.
esTom y Mary estaban sentados de piernas cruzadas en el piso.
enTom and Mary were both sitting cross-legged on the floor.
esÉl se sentó con las piernas cruzadas.
enHe sat with his legs crossed.
esLlevaba una banda roja cruzada al pecho.
enHe wore a red sash across his chest.