What does franchir in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word franchir in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use franchir in French.
The word franchir in French means jump over, break through, cross, pass, overcome, cover, turn + [age], break the sound barrier, take the plunge, go for it, overcome obstacles, overcome an obstacle, overcome a hurdle, move up a notch, take it to the next level. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word franchir
jump over, break throughverbe transitif (passer au-delà) (obstacle, barrier) Les manifestants franchissent les barrières. ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. The ship passed the Cape of Good Hope. |
cross, passverbe transitif (dépasser un seuil) (threshold, line, mark) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Elle vient de franchir le cap des 4 ans. ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. The CD has just passed the 1 million copy sold mark. |
overcomeverbe transitif (figuré (surmonter) (figurative) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Elle a franchi tous les obstacles, et a été élue présidente. She overcame all obstacles and was elected president. |
coververbe transitif (soutenu (parcourir) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il a franchi les 42 km en moins de 3 heures. He covered the 42 km in less than 3 hours. |
turn + [age]locution verbale (vieillir sans problème existentiel) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") On franchit parfois difficilement le cap de la quarantaine. |
break the sound barrierlocution verbale (aller plus vite que la vitesse du son) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") C'est l'Américain Chuck Yeager qui le premier a franchi le mur du son en 1947. |
take the plunge, go for itlocution verbale (figuré (oser [qch]) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
overcome obstacleslocution verbale (surmonter une épreuve) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Il faut franchir un cap pour passer l'adolescence. |
overcome an obstacle, overcome a hurdlelocution verbale (dépasser une difficulté) |
move up a notch, take it to the next levellocution verbale (figuré (progresser, passer une étape) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
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