No. 3,283 in Catalan
travessar
To cross or to go through.
In a sentence
Vaig travessar el carrer per saludar el meu amic.
I crossed the street to greet my friend.
In this sentence, 'travessar' is used in its literal sense meaning 'to cross' a physical boundary, such as a street.
Una idea brillant va travessar la seva ment.
A brilliant idea crossed his mind.
Here, 'travessar' is used figuratively, meaning 'to pass through' in the context of an idea coming to someone's mind.
El vent fort feia que la pluja travessés les finestres.
The strong wind made the rain pierce through the windows.
In this context, 'travessar' is employed to indicate passing through something, emphasizing penetration, like rain through windows.
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