Crossing vs Threshold

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Crossing

Top 2000 (courant)

Threshold

Top 2000 (courant) C1 noun

	Crossing	Threshold
Prononciation	🇬🇧 //ˈkrɒs.ɪŋ// 🇺🇸 //ˈkrɔːs.ɪŋ//	🇬🇧 /["/ˈθreʃhəʊld/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈθreʃhəʊld/"]/
Sens	The act of going from one side to another.	Le point où quelque chose commence à se produire ou à changer. The point where something starts to happen or change.
Exemple	The pedestrian is waiting at the crossing.	He stepped across the threshold.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 2000 (courant)	Top 2000 (courant)
Niveau CEFR	-	C1
Nature grammaticale		noun
Collocations	railway crossing, pedestrian crossing, crossing the street	cross, across the threshold, over the threshold, on the threshold, high, low, maximum, have, reach, meet, level, value, above a/​the threshold, below a/​the threshold
Antonymes	staying, remaining	ceiling, limit
Erreurs fréquentes	Confused with 'cross' as a verb and 'crossing' as a noun., Using 'crossing' in contexts where 'cross' is more appropriate., Incorrectly placing prepositions, e.g., 'crossing at the road' instead of 'crossing the road.'	Confusing 'threshold' with 'treshold' (misspelling)., Using 'thresholds' when referring to one point instead of the singular form.
Notes d'usage	Use 'crossing' for both physical movements and figurative transitions. Avoid in overly formal contexts.	Utilisez 'seuil' pour décrire le début d'une condition ou une limite importante. C'est neutre et convient aussi bien aux contextes formels qu'informels, mais peut être moins courant dans les conversations de tous les jours. Use 'threshold' to describe the beginning of a condition or an important limit. It's neutral and fits in both formal and casual settings, but might be less common in everyday conversation.

Vois-le dans de vrais extraits

These cops and lawyers wouldn't dare cross any of you.

Top Gear › S1 E1

And there are people crossing the road in front of you,

is about to cross the Mississippi River again today.

These cops and lawyers wouldn't dare cross any of you.

Top Gear › S1 E1

And there are people crossing the road in front of you,

Crossing

Questions fréquentes : Crossing vs Threshold

Quelle est la différence entre Crossing et Threshold ?

Crossing: The act of going from one side to another. Threshold: The point where something starts to happen or change.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Crossing: The pedestrian is waiting at the crossing. Threshold: He stepped across the threshold.

Puis-je utiliser Crossing et Threshold de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Crossing et Threshold sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.