caught in the crossfire

/kɔːt ɪn ðə ˈkrɔːsfaɪər/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. atrapado en el fuego cruzado

    • The employees were caught in the crossfire of the dispute.

      Los empleados quedaron atrapados en el fuego cruzado de la disputa.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa caught in the crossfire?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The employees were caught in the ___ of the dispute.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a caught in the crossfire?

noun

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