franchir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cross noun A shape formed by two intersecting lines, or an upright post with a crossbar, especially as a religious symbol.
- transgress verb To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
- traverse verb To travel across or through something, often under difficult conditions.
Senses
franchir is used for these senses in English:
- cross (football) To pass the ball from one side of the pitch to the other side.
- get through (informal, transitive) To overcome; to endure.
- transgress (transitive) To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
- traverse (transitive) To travel across, to go through, to pass through, particularly under difficult conditions.
cross — full definition
- noun A shape formed by two intersecting lines, or an upright post with a crossbar, especially as a religious symbol.
- verb To go from one side of something to the other.
- adj Annoyed or bad-tempered.
transgress — full definition
- verb To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
- verb To act in violation of some law.
- verb To commit an offense; to sin.
- verb To spread over land along a shoreline; to inundate.