überbrücken — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
überbrücken is used for these senses in English:
- straddle (transitive) To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc.
bridge — full definition
- noun A structure built to carry a road, railway, or path across a river, valley, or other obstacle.
- noun The bony or cartilaginous ridge along the top of the nose.
- noun A raised platform on a ship from which the captain and crew control and observe the vessel.
- noun A section of a song that connects two other parts, often building tension before a chorus returns.
- noun A trick-taking card game for four players in two partnerships.
straddle — full definition
- verb To sit or stand with one leg on each side of something.
- verb To span or extend across both sides of something, or to hold a position between two options without committing fully to either.
- noun An options-trading strategy that bets on a security moving sharply in either direction.