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traverser

cross

verb trah-vair-SEH Less Common
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

go through

Usage Note

Traverser means to cross or pass through — a street, a forest, a crisis. Traverser une période difficile ('to go through a difficult period') shows its figurative use. The related noun traversée refers to a crossing (of the sea or a mountain range), and en travers means 'sideways' or 'crosswise'.

Examples

"Il faut traverser la rue avec prudence."

Natural Translation

You must cross the street carefully.

Literal Translation

It-is-necessary to-traverse the street with prudence

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