travesía

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From travesía (bend, turn), from Latin trānsversus (obliquous, crosswise, traverse).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɾabeˈsia/ [t̪ɾa.β̞eˈsi.a]

Noun

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travesía f (plural travesías)

  1. traverse, crossing
  2. trip, journey
    • 1905, Leopoldo Lugones, Un lazo:
      Día a día la montonera les arrebataba algunos, escaramuceando hasta en las calles; y como según los exploradores la travesía de regreso implicaría una desolación sin fin, toda perspectiva de un viaje á pie inquietaba.
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  3. passage; side street (short street transversally connecting two streets of greater importance)
  4. distance (between two points)

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