Através
Example: Ela olhou através da janela para o jardim.
Definition
"Através" is a preposition used to indicate movement from one side to the other side of something, often implying passage or looking through an object or space, as in the phrase 'She looked through the window to the garden.'
Etymology
The word "através" comes from the Latin 'transversus,' meaning 'turned across' or 'crosswise.' It evolved in Portuguese to express the idea of going or seeing 'through' something. Did you know it shares roots with the English word 'transverse'?
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