English → German
quer /kveːɐ̯/
adverb
sideways; crosswise; (schräg) diagonally; at an angle;
quer zu etw. at an angle to sth; (rechtwinklig) at right angles to sth;
der Wagen steht quer auf der or zur Fahrbahn the car is standing sideways across the road;
das Blatt/den Stoff quer legen lay the sheet/material crosswise;
die Streifen verlaufen quer the stripes are diagonal; (horizontal) horizontal;
quer auf dem Bett liegen lie across the bed;
quer durch/über + Akk. straight through/across;
quer über die Straße gehen go straight across the road; (schräg) cross the road at an angle;
quer durch Amerika fahren travel right across America;
quer durch die Parteien across all party boundaries;
sich quer legen make difficulties; (hartnäckig) dig in one's heels;
quer schießen put a spanner in the works