English to French Meaning of athwart - en travers

Athwart :

en travers

adverb

en travers, en amont, à travers, en croix, Crossways, en biais, de travers, désapprobateur

preposition

en travers, contre, plus de, en biais

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Definitions of athwart in English

Adverb(1) at right angles to the center line of a ship(2) at an oblique angle

Examples of athwart in English

(1) Ultimately though, what is more intriguing about this work is the manner in which it runs athwart of some contemporary photography to instead de-emphasize overt expressivity.(2) He took his hand off the hilt of his dagger at last, though still his eyes were fixed athwart the city.(3) a long counter thrown athwart the entranceway(4) I glance in the mirror and find, to my disappointment, that she's still athwart the bike.(5) one table running athwart was all the room would hold(6) ├ö├ç├┐We're so happy this restaurant is here,├ö├ç├û confided another matriarch when I inquired about the twisty little phyllo-pastry purse athwart her salad of Asian pear and gleaming field greens.(7) Rather, the dominant strain of principled conservatism has stood athwart history yelling, ├ö├ç├┐Slow down!├ö├ç├û(8) Like other empires of the past century, it has chosen to live not prudently, in peace and prosperity, but as a massive military power athwart an angry, resistant globe.(9) Appleby, the county town, suffered greatly from Scottish raids, since it was athwart an easy line of advance across Stainmore towards Durham and York.(10) The site benefited from centuries of Indian custom in that it lay athwart an old Indian portage between Lakes Pontchartrain and Borgne and the river, the trail that now terminated as Rue de l' HÔö£Ôöñpital.(11) They can, however, have happier endings once enough people stand athwart the system, and yell stop.(12) our words ran athwart and we ended up at cross purposes(13) a counter was placed athwart the entrance(14) She tells me they're giving an award to the senator because he stands athwart conventional wisdom on many issues.(15) As Harry made clear, being different meant neither better nor inferior, but athwart .(16) While Matsya lay athwart the route from the northern lands to the ports on the western coast, it was not a place of great enterprise.

Related Phrases of athwart

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Related Phrases of athwart

(1) athwart ::

en travers

Synonyms

Adverb

1. aslant ::

en biais

Different Forms

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