Atravesando (en. Crossing)

/atɾaβeˈsando/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Going from one side to the other of something.

They are carefully crossing the street.

Están atravesando la calle con cuidado.

Suffering or experiencing something intense.

He is going through a difficult moment in his life.

Está atravesando un momento difícil en su vida.

Crossing or penetrating a certain space.

Crossing the forest, they found an old monastery.

Atravesando el bosque, encontraron un viejo monasterio.

From Latin 'trasversare', which means 'to cross' or 'to pass from one side to another'.

crossing the desert

Traveling through a desert.

atravesando el desierto

going through a crisis

Experiencing a crisis.

atravesar una crisis

going through a tough time

Being in a difficult situation.

atravesar un mal momento

to cross

A verb that means to cross or go from one side to another.

atravesar

crossing

A noun that refers to the act of crossing a place.

traversía

to traverse

A synonym and variant, with the same meaning as to cross.

traversar

To go through a complicated situation.

He is going through a big mess at work.

Está atravesando un buen lío en el trabajo.

To cross a metaphorical limit or barrier.

He crossed the line of tolerance with his behavior.

Atravesó la línea de tolerancia con su comportamiento.