a través de

See also: através de

Portuguese

Preposition

a través de

1. misspelling of através de

Spanish

Etymology

Compound of a (“to; at”) +‎ través (“[the] turn”, from Latin trānsversus) +‎ de (“of”). Compare Portuguese através de, Italian attraverso and French à travers.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a tɾaˈbes de/ [a t̪ɾaˈβ̞ez ð̞e]
• Syllabification: a tra‧vés de

Preposition

a través de

1. across
2. through, via

Related terms

• atravesar

Further reading

• “a través de”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025