travers

== English == === Etymology === From French travers (“breadth, extent from side”). See traverse. === Adverb === travers (not comparable) (obsolete) across; athwart 1523-1525, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Froissart's Chronicles The earl […] caused […] high trees to be hewn down, and laid travers one over another. === References === “travers”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === starver == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin traversus, from Latin trānsversus. Doublet of transverse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁa.vɛʁ/ === Noun === travers m (invariable) outside (the external part of) wide side (the side of which the width is measured) (historical) border toll oddity, irregularity of mind and mood, unfortunate disposition, defect of character ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== à travers au travers de traverser === Further reading === “travers”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === verrats == Piedmontese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /traˈvɛrs/ === Adjective === travers This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. == Romanian == === Noun === travers n (plural traversuri) obsolete form of traversă ==== Declension ==== === References === travers in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French traverse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɾaˈβeɾs/ Hyphenation: tra‧vers === Noun === travers (definite accusative traversi, plural traversler) (rail transport) A sleeper for railroad tracks; a railroad tie. ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “travers”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “travers”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4897