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le travers

through, across

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noun · masculine Rare #35,479
through, across Used mainly in the expressions à travers and au travers de.
FR: Je regarde à travers la fenêtre.
EN: I’m looking through the window.

Le vent venait de mon travers tribord, et je dus tirer plusieurs bords.

The wind was coming from my starboard beam, so I had to tack several times.

Y a bien des chemins qui coupent à travers.

There are many paths that cut through.

Ça explique tes nombreux travers.

That explains your many faults.

On voit à travers !

We can see right through it!

— Le Voyage de Chihiro (2001)

Et du travers de porc à chaque repas.

And pork ribs with every meal.

— Beijing Bicycle (2001)

Un travers d'agneau constitue un repas de choix.

A lamb rib makes an excellent meal.

Personne n'avait jamais réussi à finir mes travers de porc !

No one had ever managed to finish my ribs!

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

La poitrine, les côtes, les travers.

The belly, the ribs, the spare ribs.

— La Plateforme (2019)

Vous allez passer à travers ?

Are you going to make it through?

— Dernier train pour Busan (2016)

Il est passé à travers.

He went through.