à travers

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a tʁa.vɛʁ/

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Preposition

à travers

1. through

   On peut voir le Soleil à travers les nuages. ― We can see the Sun through the clouds.

2. across (from one side to the other)

   Construire un pont à travers un ruisseau. ― Build a bridge across a stream.

3. throughout

   à travers le monde ― throughout the world

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with de travers, en travers or au travers de.
• Like most French terms ending in -rs, à travers does not form phonological liaison with subsequent vowel-initial words; instead, enchaînement occurs with the /ʁ/:

  à travers /a tʁa.vɛʁ/

  à travers un champ /a.tʁa.vɛ.ʁ‿œ̃ ʃɑ̃/ (across a field)

Derived terms

• à tort et à travers
• à travers champs

Anagrams

• traversa