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atravesar — 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.
  • cut verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
  • impale verb To pierce something through with a long, pointed object.
  • transit noun The act or process of passing through or across a place.
  • traverse verb To travel across or through something, often under difficult conditions.

Senses

atravesar is used for these senses in English:

  • cross (football) To pass the ball from one side of the pitch to the other side.
  • cut (intransitive) To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
  • go through (literally) To travel from one end of something to the other.
  • impale (transitive) To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
  • pass through To go through, to travel through, to transit or lie across a place or from one place to another.
  • transit To pass over, across or through something.
  • 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.

cut — full definition

  1. verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
  2. verb To reduce or remove part of something.
  3. noun A wound or opening made by something sharp.
  4. noun A reduction, especially in pay, budget, or size.
  5. noun A particular piece of meat, or a specific edit/version of a film or recording.

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