Polyglot Dictionary

atravesar

/atɾaβeˈsaɾ/

verb B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
atravieso
preterite (yo)
atravesé
past participle
atravesado

Meaning

  1. to cross

    • Atravesamos el puente.

      We cross the bridge.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

surcar

surcar means to cross or plow through, like a ship crossing the sea or a plane through the sky; atravesar is the general word for "to cross" anything.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

transpor

transpor is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to cross."

Portuguese

travessar

travessar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to cross."

Practice

1 What does atravesar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches atravesar?

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