traverse

/tʁa.vɛʁs/traverser

verbInd1stPresSing1, 3

cross

go across

pass through

Je traverse le parc tous les matins pour aller au travail.

I cross the park every morning to get to work.

nounfeminine

crosspiece, transverse beam

(railways) sleeper, railroad tie

La charpente repose sur une traverse en chêne.

The frame rests on an oak crossbeam.

Synonyms:poutre, barre

nounfeminine

side road, byway; (in the expression chemin de traverse) a back road or indirect route

On a pris un chemin de traverse pour éviter les bouchons.

We took a back road to avoid the traffic.

Synonyms:chemin secondaire, raccourci, détour