Usage examples of "traverser" in French with translation to English

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Ferdinand Magellan fut le premier homme à traverser à la voile tous les méridiens du monde, mais la seule raison qui le lui permit, c'est que Christophe Colomb avait choisi de le faire à la nage. The only reason why Ferdinand Magellan could claim to be the first man to sail across all of the world's meridians was because Christopher Columbus had chosen to swim.
Il fallait du courage pour traverser le Pacifique à la voile en solitaire. It took courage to sail across the Pacific single-handed.
Pouvez-vous traverser à la nage ? Can you swim across?
Vous allez traverser une période difficile. You'll have a hard time.
Nous l'avons vu traverser la rue. We saw him walking across the street.
Je vis les enfants traverser la rue. I saw the children walk across the street.
Je vis l'instituteur traverser la rue. I saw the teacher walk across the street.
Sa tentative de traverser la rivière a échouée. He failed in his attempt to swim the river.
Je peux traverser la rivière à la nage. I can swim across the river.
J'ai aidé une vieille femme à traverser. I helped an old lady across.
Pouvez-vous traverser la rivière à la nage ? Can you swim across the river?
Je peux voir des personnes traverser la rue. I can see some people walking across the street.
Je vis un chien traverser la rivière en nageant. I saw a dog swim across the river.
Harry réussit à traverser la rivière à la nage. Harry managed to swim across the river.
J'aimerais bien traverser les États-Unis en décapotable. I'd like to drive across the USA in a convertible car.
Nous parvînmes à traverser la rivière à la nage. We managed to swim across the river.
Harry a réussi à traverser la rivière à la nage. Harry managed to swim across the river.
J'ai aidé une vieille dame à traverser la rue. I helped an old woman across the street.
J'ai vu un chien traverser la rivière en nageant. I saw a dog swim across the river.
Elle a aidé le vieil homme à traverser la rue. She helped the old man across the street.
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