à cheval sur

French

Etymology

From à cheval (“on horseback, astride”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a ʃ(ə).val syʁ/

Preposition

à cheval sur

  1. straddling, on both sides of, overlapping
    Budapest est une capitale située à cheval sur le Danube.
    Budapest is a capital city situated on both sides of the Danube.
  2. exigent, demanding about
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