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French
Pronunciation
Preposition
à travers
- through
- On peut voir le Soleil à travers les nuages. ― We can see the Sun through the clouds.
- across (from one side to the other)
- Construire un pont à travers un ruisseau. ― Build a bridge across a stream.
- 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)
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