traversare

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin trānsversāre from Latin trānsversus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tra.verˈsa.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: tra‧ver‧sà‧re

Verb

traversàre (first-person singular present travèrso, first-person singular past historic traversài, past participle traversàto, auxiliary avére)

1. (transitive) to cross (a river, etc.)
2. (transitive, nautical) to place (a vessel) perpendicular to the wind or current
3. (transitive, nautical) to stow (an anchor, etc.)
4. (transitive, mountaineering) to traverse (to climb more or less horizontally)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of traversàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	traversàre
auxiliary verb		avére	gerund		traversàndo
present participle		traversànte	past participle		traversàto
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	travèrso	travèrsi	travèrsa	traversiàmo	traversàte	travèrsano
imperfect	traversàvo	traversàvi	traversàva	traversavàmo	traversavàte	traversàvano
past historic	traversài	traversàsti	traversò	traversàmmo	traversàste	traversàrono
future	traverserò	traverserài	traverserà	traverserémo	traverseréte	traverserànno
conditional	traverserèi	traverserésti	traverserèbbe, traverserébbe	traverserémmo	traverseréste	traverserèbbero, traverserébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	travèrsi	travèrsi	travèrsi	traversiàmo	traversiàte	travèrsino
imperfect	traversàssi	traversàssi	traversàsse	traversàssimo	traversàste	traversàssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		travèrsa	travèrsi	traversiàmo	traversàte	travèrsino
negative imperative		non traversàre	non travèrsi	non traversiàmo	non traversàte	non travèrsino

Related terms

• traversa
• traversamento
• traversata
• traversie
• traversina
• traverso

Anagrams

• traverserà

Romanian

Alternative forms

• tramversare — rail transportation

Etymology

Borrowed from French traverser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tra.verˈsa.re/

Noun

traversare f (plural traversări)

1. crossing (action of traversing something)

   Synonyms: traversat, trecere

2. (figurative) Enduring a period, a phenomenon.
3. crossing (intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross)
4. piercing of a construction element for the mounting of installations
5. the positioning of a ship with its axis parallel to the crests of the waves

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	traversare	traversarea		traversări	traversările
genitive-dative	traversări	traversării		traversări	traversărilor
vocative	traversare, traversareo			traversărilor

Related terms

• traversa
• traversabil
• traversadă

References

• “traversare”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025