No. 193 in French
travers
"Travers" in French can mean "breadth," "fault," "quirk," or "through," depending on context.
In a sentence
Il a vu l'animal à travers la fenêtre.
He saw the animal through the window.
In this sentence, 'à travers' means 'through' and indicates an action happening via a medium or passage.
Sa vision du monde est influencée à travers sa culture.
His worldview is influenced through his culture.
Here, 'à travers' means 'through' and denotes influence or mediation by a specific factor.
Ils sont passés à travers plusieurs épreuves avant d'y parvenir.
They went through several difficulties before achieving it.
In this example, 'à travers' is used to indicate the experience of or passage through challenges.
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