| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | at cross purposes | иметь противоположные цели (The two men are always at cross purposes. They cannot agree about anything Taras) |
| gen. | at cross purposes | один про Фому, другой про Ерёму (Сomandor) |
| idiom. | at cross purposes | разные цели (Interex) |
| idiom. | at cross purposes | друг против друга (Against one another; contrary in direction or goals. Interex) |
| idiom. | at cross purposes | кто в лес, кто по дрова (VLZ_58) |
| gen. | at cross purposes | на противоположных полюсах (по целям, мнениям, подходам к выполнению задания и т.п.) |
| idiom. | at cross purposes | в различном направлении (Interex) |
| gen. | at cross purposes | наперекор (чему-либо) |
| idiom. | at cross-purposes | недоразумение (применяется по контексту: "Excuse me, Dr. Armstrong, I think we are a little at cross-purposes," said my friend, with dignity. • A flush of vexation passed over her expressive face. "We have been talking at cross purposes," said she. (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) ART Vancouver) |
| idiom. | at cross-purposes | о разных вещах (говорить: "Excuse me, Dr. Armstrong, I think we are a little at cross-purposes," said my friend, with dignity. • A flush of vexation passed over her expressive face. "We have been talking at cross purposes," said she. (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) ART Vancouver) |
| idiom. | at cross-purposes | не понимая друг друга (говорить: "Excuse me, Dr. Armstrong, I think we are a little at cross-purposes," said my friend, with dignity. • A flush of vexation passed over her expressive face. "We have been talking at cross purposes," said she. (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) • "There's always another woman," she said quietly. "At some time or other. It's not necessarily fatal. We're talking at cross purposes, aren't we? We are not even talking about the same thing, perhaps." (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| inf. | at cross-purposes | на контрах (Agasphere) |
| gen. | be at cross purposes | не понимать друг друга (suburbian) |
| gen. | be at cross purposes | возникает недопонимание (suburbian) |
| gen. | be at cross purposes | возникает взаимное недопонимание (suburbian) |
| gen. | be at cross purposes | иметь недоразумение (suburbian) |
| econ. | be at cross purposes | не понимать друг друга |
| gen. | be at cross purposes | действовать наперекор друг другу |
| gen. | be at cross purposes | иметь противоположные цели (Taras) |
| gen. | be at cross purposes | иметь недопонимание (suburbian) |
| gen. | be at cross purposes | спорить |
| gen. | be at cross-purposes | действовать наперекор чьим-либо целям |
| Makarov. | be at cross-purposes | спорить |
| Makarov. | be at cross-purposes | чьим-либо действовать наперекор целям или намерениям |
| Makarov. | be at cross-purposes | действовать наперекор |
| gen. | be at cross-purposes | делать что-либо наперекор (не намеренно, а в результате взаимного непонимания) |
| gen. | be at cross-purposes | действовать наперекор чьим-либо намерениям |
| Makarov. | be at cross-purposes with | не понимать друг друга (someone) |
| Makarov. | be at cross-purposes with | делать что-либо наперекор (someone – кому-либо) |
| econ. | be at cross-purposes with | противоречить предназначению (чего-либо A.Rezvov) |
| Makarov. | be at cross-purposes with | говорить на разных языках (someone) |
| Makarov. | he makes signs, which she always takes up at cross-purpose | он подаёт знаки, которые она всегда толкует наоборот |
| gen. | play at cross purposes | говорить, не понимая друг друга |
| gen. | play at cross purposes | играть в вопросы и ответы |
| gen. | speak at cross-purposes | разговаривать, не понимая друг друга (Баян) |
| gen. | speak at cross-purposes | говорить о разных вещах (подразумевая разные вещи Баян) |
| gen. | speak at cross-purposes | говорить каждый о своём (Баян) |
| busin. | talk at cross purposes | говорить о разном |
| idiom. | talk at cross purposes | говорить о разных вещах ("Excuse me, Dr. Armstrong, I think we are a little at cross-purposes," said my friend, with dignity. • A flush of vexation passed over her expressive face. "We have been talking at cross purposes," said she. (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) • "There's always another woman," she said quietly. "At some time or other. It's not necessarily fatal. We're talking at cross purposes, aren't we? We are not even talking about the same thing, perhaps." (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| idiom. | talk at cross purposes | не понимать друг друга (irishe4ka) |
| idiom. | talk at cross purposes | разговаривать, не понимая друг друга ("Excuse me, Dr. Armstrong, I think we are a little at cross-purposes," said my friend, with dignity. • A flush of vexation passed over her expressive face. "We have been talking at cross purposes," said she. (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) • "There's always another woman," she said quietly. "At some time or other. It's not necessarily fatal. We're talking at cross purposes, aren't we? We are not even talking about the same thing, perhaps." (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| busin. | talk at cross purposes | говорить наперекор |
| idiom. | talk at cross-purposes | говорить о разных вещах (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| Makarov. | talk at cross-purposes | не понимать друг друга |
| gen. | talk/ be at cross purposes | кто про Фому, кто про Ерёму (m_rakova) |
| Makarov. | the two friends find themselves at cross-purposes with the officials | двое друзей понимают, что говорят с чиновниками на разных языках |
| Makarov. | we were at cross purposes the whole time | мы всё время говорим о разных вещах |
| Makarov. | we're at cross purposes | мы друг друга не понимаем |
| gen. | we're talking at cross purposes | мы друг друга не понимаем |
| Makarov. | we're talking at cross purposes | мы друг друга не понимаем |
| dipl. | we're talking at cross-purposes | мы не понимаем друг друга (bigmaxus) |
| idiom. | work at cross purposes | действовать кто во что горазд (The relief effort was characterized by a tendency to work at cross purposes instead of everyone working together VLZ_58) |
