encruzilhada — meaning in English
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English meaning
- crossing noun A place where a road, river, or railway can be crossed.
- crossroads noun A place where two or more roads meet.
- fork noun A pronged utensil used for eating or serving food.
Senses
encruzilhada is used for these senses in English:
- crossing An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
- crossroads (figuratively, by analogy) A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change a direction, a course, or a goal.
- fork (metonymic, analogous to any prong of a pronged tool) One of the parts into which anything is furcated or divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a barbed point, as of an arrow.
crossroads — full definition
- noun A place where two or more roads meet.
- noun A critical decision point or turning point in life or a situation.