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masculine

/tʁavɛʁ/

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Translation

through (à travers); flaw, oddity

Word origin

From Latin transversus ('lying across, athwart'), from trans ('across') and vertere ('to turn').

Origin: Latin
Root: transversus
English cognates: transverse, traverse, version

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluraltravers

Examples

The sun comes in through the open window.

Everyone has their little quirks.

He always looks askance at his neighbours.

'au .

We walked through the forest as far as the lake.

, c' .

Everyone has their little quirks, it's human.

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This word is part of lesson 18.