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cruzados

crossed

k ɾ u ˈθ a d o s → cruzar
cruz to cross + ado past participle adjective + s Plural
adjective · plural Rare #45,596
crossed Often used in the expressions dedos cruzados (“fingers crossed”) and brazos cruzados (“arms folded” or, figuratively, “doing nothing”).
SP: Tengo los brazos cruzados.
EN: I have my arms crossed.

Mantengamos los dedos cruzados.

Let's keep our fingers crossed.

Mantén los dedos cruzados.

Keep your fingers crossed.

Solamente mantén los dedos cruzados.

Just keep your fingers crossed.

No me quedaré de brazos cruzados.

I won’t just sit by and do nothing.

— Avatar: El camino del agua (2022)

¡Debe tener los cables cruzados!

The wires must be crossed!

— M: El maldito (1931)