à travers

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a tʁa.vɛʁ/
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Preposition

à travers

  1. through
    On peut voir le Soleil à travers les nuages.We can see the Sun through the clouds.
  2. across (from one side to the other)
    Construire un pont à travers un ruisseau.Build a bridge across a stream.
  3. throughout
    à travers le mondethroughout 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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