atraviese in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for atraviese in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.atravesar VB trans

1.1. atravesar río/frontera:

atravesar

to cross

la carretera atraviesa el pueblo/el valle

the road goes through the town/the valley

atravesaron la ciudad en coche/a pie

they drove/walked across town

atravesaron la ciudad en coche/a pie

they crossed the town by car/on foot

atravesó el río a nado

she swam across the river

atravesar el umbral de los 40 años

to reach o turn 40

1.2. atravesar bala/espada:

atravesar

to go through

la bala le atravesó el corazón

the bullet went through her heart

1.3. atravesar situación/crisis/período:

atravesar

to go through

el país atraviesa momentos de gran tensión

the country is going through o living a period of great tension

2. atravesar (colocar):

atravesar

to lay … across

atravesar

to put … across

habían atravesado un tronco en la carretera

they had laid o placed o put a tree trunk across the road

II.atravesarse VB vpr

atravesarse obstáculo/dificultad:

se nos atravesó un camión que salía de un garaje

a truck coming out of a garage crossed right in front of us

se me atravesó una espina en la garganta

I got a fish bone stuck in my throat

¡no te vuelvas a atravesar en mi camino!

don't (you) get in my way again!

si no se nos atraviesa ningún obstáculo en el camino

assuming that there are no unforeseen obstacles

si no se nos atraviesa ningún obstáculo en el camino

assuming no unforeseen obstacles arise

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

cruzar o atravesar el Rubicón

to cross the Rubicon

Translations for atraviese in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

open the window and the door so that we get a through-draft

abre la ventana y la puerta para que se produzca una corriente que atraviese la sala

to cross the Rubicon

cruzar or atravesar el Rubicón

traverse form or liter

atravesar

traverse slope

atravesar

transfix

atravesar

run through

atravesar

to impale sth/sb on sth (on a sword/spear)

atravesar algo/a alguien con algo

to shear through

atravesar

penetrate clothing/armor

atravesar

to penetrate through sth

atravesar algo

atraviese in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for atraviese in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.atravesar e → ie VB trans

1. atravesar (persona):

atravesar la calle/la frontera

to cross the street/the border

atravesar la sala/la ciudad

to cross the hall/the town

atravesar un río nadando

to swim across a river

hemos atravesado Francia (con el coche)

we drove across France

atravesar un momento difícil

to go through a difficult time

2. atravesar (cuerpo):

atravesar algo con una aguja

to pierce sth with a needle

atravesar algo taladrando

to bore through sth

la bala le atravesó el corazón

the bullet went through his/her heart

el avión atraviesa las nubes

the plane breaks through the clouds

la lluvia atravesó el abrigo

the rain penetrated the coat

una cicatriz le atraviesa el pecho

a scar runs across his/her chest

3. atravesar (poner de través):

atravesar

to lay across

atravesar un coche en medio de la calle

to park a car diagonally across the road

II.atravesar e → ie VB refl atravesarse

1. atravesar (ponerse entremedio):

no te atravieses en mi camino

don't get in my way

se me ha atravesado una miga en la garganta

a crumb has got stuck in my throat

cuando estoy nervioso se me atraviesan las palabras

when I'm worked up, I get tongue-tied

2. atravesar (en una conversación):

atravesarse en algo

to butt into sth

3. atravesar (no soportar):

se me atraviesa ese tipo

I can't stand that fellow

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

atravesar la frontera

to cross the frontier

atravesar los umbrales de una casa

to set foot in a house

Translations for atraviese in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

traverse

atravesar

to impale sb/oneself on

atravesar a alguien/atravesarse en

span

atravesar

break through

atravesar

spear

atravesar (con una lanza)

to pierce through sth

atravesar algo

to go through a crisis

atravesar una crisis

atraviese Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

atravesar la calle/la frontera

to cross the street/the border

atravesar la sala/la ciudad

to cross the hall/the town

atravesar un río nadando

to swim across a river

atravesar un momento difícil

to go through a difficult time

atravesar algo con una aguja

to pierce sth with a needle

atravesar algo taladrando

to bore through sth

atravesar un coche en medio de la calle

to park a car diagonally across the road

atravesar los umbrales de una casa

to set foot in a house

atravesar la frontera

to cross the frontier