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crosscutting

/kɹˈɔskʌɾɪŋ/ verb

present participle and gerund of crosscut

Word Origin From Latin 'crux' (cross) and Old Norse 'kutta' (to cut) — crosscutting is cutting across, especially in film editing where scenes are intercut. The cross root also gives us crucify, cruise, and excruciate (out of the cross, torture). The cut part is from Old Norse, related to cutlet and cutter. So crosscutting is literally 'cross-cutting,' you can almost see the blade slicing across.

verb present participle and gerund of crosscut

The filmmaker is crosscutting between two parallel storylines.

(动词) 横切

电影制作人正在交叉剪辑两条平行的故事线。

(verbo) participio presente y gerundio de hacer cortes cruzados

El cineasta está alternando entre dos líneas narrativas paralelas.

(verbe) faisant du montage parallèle; alternant; entrecroisant [Forme verbale (participe présent et gérondif) du verbe « to crosscut » (en cinéma, alterner entre deux scènes ; plus généralement, couper en travers).]

Le cinéaste fait un montage alterné entre deux intrigues parallèles.

(Verb) parallel schneiden; zwischen zwei Handlungssträngen wechseln [Partizip Präsens und Gerundium des Verbs **crosscut**: in der Film- oder Erzählkunst zwischen zwei oder mehr Handlungssträngen hin- und herschneiden oder wechseln.]

Der Filmemacher ist dabei, zwischen zwei parallelen Handlungssträngen zu **crosscutting**.

(動詞) 映画や演劇で、並行する場面を交互に切り取って編集している

映画監督は、二つの並行するストーリーラインを交互に切り替えて編集している。

(verbo) alternando cenas; entrelaçando cenas; fazendo montagem alternada; cortando transversalmente [particípio presente e gerúndio de cortar transversalmente/alternar cenas]

O cineasta está alternando entre duas linhas narrativas paralelas.

Synonyms: intersecting traversing cutting across spanning crossing intercutting Antonyms: paralleling following staying along
Word parts: cross + cut + ing

Related words

across cutter cutlet

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