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Usages of traverser
Le couloir est long, alors je me dépêche de le traverser avant que la réunion ne commence.
The corridor is long, so I hurry to cross it before the meeting starts.
Marie traverse le parc pour aller en ville.
Marie crosses the park to go to the city.
Nous traversons le pont pour visiter une petite boutique de pain.
We cross the bridge to visit a small bread shop.
Fais attention en traversant le carrefour, il y a beaucoup de voitures.
Be careful when crossing the intersection, there are a lot of cars.
Traverser la rue sans regarder peut être dangereux.
Crossing the street without looking can be dangerous.
Dans le film que nous regardons, un homme traverse un désert sans arbres.
In the movie we are watching, a man crosses a desert without trees.
Un panneau pour les piétons indique clairement où traverser la rue.
A sign for pedestrians clearly shows where to cross the street.
La piétonne traverse la rue quand le feu est vert.
The pedestrian crosses the street when the light is green.
Au centre‑ville, il aime traverser une rue piétonne avec une vieille fontaine.
Downtown, he likes to cross a pedestrian street with an old fountain.
Sur la piste cyclable, Marie utilise la sonnette quand un chien traverse devant son vélo.
On the bike lane, Marie uses the bell when a dog crosses in front of her bike.
Au prochain rond-point, tu tournes à droite, puis tu traverses au passage piéton.
At the next roundabout, you turn right, then you cross at the crosswalk.
Nous étions sur le point de traverser quand une voiture a tourné trop vite au rond-point.
We were about to cross when a car turned too fast at the roundabout.
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