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überbrücken — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bridge noun A structure built to carry a road, railway, or path across a river, valley, or other obstacle.
  • straddle verb To sit or stand with one leg on each side of something.

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

  1. noun A structure built to carry a road, railway, or path across a river, valley, or other obstacle.
  2. noun The bony or cartilaginous ridge along the top of the nose.
  3. noun A raised platform on a ship from which the captain and crew control and observe the vessel.
  4. noun A section of a song that connects two other parts, often building tension before a chorus returns.
  5. noun A trick-taking card game for four players in two partnerships.

straddle — full definition

  1. verb To sit or stand with one leg on each side of something.
  2. verb To span or extend across both sides of something, or to hold a position between two options without committing fully to either.
  3. noun An options-trading strategy that bets on a security moving sharply in either direction.

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