come across

come across
1.
['] intransitive verb
1) (be understood) [Bedeutung:] verstanden werden; [Mitteilung, Rede:] ankommen (ugs.)
2) (coll.): (make an impression) wirken (as wie)
2.
['] transitive verb

come across somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache begegnen

have you come across my watch? — ist dir meine Uhr begegnet? (ugs.)

* * *
(to meet or find by chance: He came across some old friends.) stoßen auf
* * *
◆ come across
vi
1. (be evident) feelings zum Ausdruck kommen, rüberkommen fam
2. (create an impression) wirken
she \come acrosss across really well on television sie macht sich im Fernsehen wirklich gut
how did her explanation \come across across? wie ist ihre Erklärung angekommen?
▪ to \come across across with sth etw rausrücken fam; information mit etw dat rausrücken
4. (per chance)
▪ to \come across across sb jdm [zufällig] begegnen, jdm über den Weg laufen
▪ to \come across across sth [zufällig] auf etw akk stoßen
have you ever \come across across anything like this before? ist dir so etwas schon einmal begegnet?
* * *
1. vi
1) (= cross) herüberkommen
2) (= be understood) verstanden werden; (message, speech) ankommen
3) (= make an impression) wirken

he wants to come across as a tough guy — er mimt gerne den starken Mann (inf)

4) (inf: do what is wanted) mitmachen (inf)
2. vi +prep obj
(= find or meet by chance) treffen auf (+acc)

if you come across my watch ... — wenn du zufällig meine Uhr siehst

* * *
come across v/i
1. herüberkommen
2. a) verstanden werden
b) ankommen, rüberkommen (beide umg) (Rede etc)
3. umg damit herausrücken:
come across with umg
a) mit Informationen herausrücken,
b) Geld herausrücken
4. zufällig treffen oder finden oder sehen, stoßen auf (akk)
5. jemandem in den Sinn kommen:
the thought came across my mind that … mir kam der Gedanke, dass …
* * *
1.
['] intransitive verb
1) (be understood) [Bedeutung:] verstanden werden; [Mitteilung, Rede:] ankommen (ugs.)
2) (coll.): (make an impression) wirken (as wie)
2.
['] transitive verb

come across somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache begegnen

have you come across my watch? — ist dir meine Uhr begegnet? (ugs.)

* * *
expr.
begegnen (+Dat.) v.
zufällig begegnen (+ Dat.) ausdr. v.
begegnen (+Dat.) v.
zufällig begegnen (+ Dat.) v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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