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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.

voisins.

He always looks askance at his neighbours.

' .

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.