Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Traversá-re, v. n. to cross, to go, pass through or over, traverse. — la strada, to cross the street. — una selva, to go through a wood. Un fiume che traversa la città, a river running through the city. — l'ancora, (naut. t.) to weigh anchor; v. r. to cross, straddle, sit on horseback; adj. Traversá-nte.
