astride

astride
1. adverb
rittlings [sitzen]; breitbeinig [stehen]

astride of something — rittlings auf etwas (Dat./Akk.)

2. preposition
1) rittlings auf (+ Dat.)
2) (extending across) zu beiden Seiten (+ Gen.)
* * *
1. preposition
(with legs on each side of: She sat astride the horse.) rittlings
2. adverb
((with legs) apart: He stood with legs astride.) mit gespreizten Beinen
* * *
astride
[əˈstraɪd]
I. prep
1. (on top) rittlings auf +dat
2. (even pace)
to keep \astride with sb/sth gleichauf mit jdm/etw bleiben
3. (leading) an der Spitze +gen
she sat \astride a global group sie saß an der Spitze eines Weltkonzerns
4. (on both sides) zu beiden Seiten +gen
II. adv inv rittlings
with one's legs \astride breitbeinig; (akimbo) mit gespreizten Beinen
* * *
[ə'straɪd]
1. prep
rittlings auf (+dat)
2. adv
rittlings; ride im Herrensitz
* * *
astride [əˈstraıd] adv, präp & präd adj
1. rittlings, mit gespreizten Beinen:
astride of reitend auf (dat);
ride astride im Herrensitz reiten;
astride (of) a horse zu Pferde
2. a) quer über (akk), über (akk)
b) auf beiden Seiten (gen)
* * *
1. adverb
rittlings [sitzen]; breitbeinig [stehen]

astride of something — rittlings auf etwas (Dat./Akk.)

2. preposition
1) rittlings auf (+ Dat.)
2) (extending across) zu beiden Seiten (+ Gen.)
* * *
adv.
rittlings adv.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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