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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

  1. noun A shape formed by two intersecting lines, or an upright post with a crossbar, especially as a religious symbol.
  2. verb To go from one side of something to the other.
  3. adj Annoyed or bad-tempered.

transgress — full definition

  1. verb To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
  2. verb To act in violation of some law.
  3. verb To commit an offense; to sin.
  4. verb To spread over land along a shoreline; to inundate.

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