across
A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a word and another word (e.g., par, en).
preposition
a. de l’autre côté de
Our cousins live across the street.Nos cousins vivent de l’autre côté de la rue.
b. en face de
The restaurant is across the street from the movie theater.Le restaurant se trouve en face du cinéma.
a. à travers
We traveled across the state of Texas.Nous avons voyagé à travers l’État du Texas.
b. au-dessus de
There was a bridge across the river, but it was destroyed.Il y avait un pont au-dessus de la rivière, mais il a été détruit.
a. dans tout
The president promised peace across the country.Le président a promis la paix dans tout le pays.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., très, gentiment).
adverb
a. de large
The pipe is one meter across.Le tuyau mesure un mètre de large.
a. traverser (verb)
Once we reached the river, we swam across.Une fois arrivés à la rivière, nous avons traversé à la nage.
b.
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no direct translation
My sister reached across to grab the book.Ma sœur a tendu la main pour attraper le livre.
The river was frozen. All the hikers had to do was walk across.La rivière était gelée. Les randonneurs n’ont eu qu’à marcher jusqu’à l’autre rive.
a. horizontal (adjective)
I had to change my answer to 10 across three times before I finally finished the crossword.J’ai dû changer trois fois ma réponse au 10 horizontal avant d’enfin terminer les mots croisés.
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