voar através de; atravessar voando; cruzar voando
1. to move through the air quickly from one side to another; to travel by airplane across a distance or geographical feature
The bird flew across the river in seconds.
O pássaro atravessou o rio voando em segundos.
2. to travel by air to the other side of a large body of water or continent
We flew across the Atlantic last summer.
Voamos através do Atlântico no verão passado.
3. to pass quickly through a space or area
The arrow flew across the field.
A flecha atravessou o campo voando.
In Brazilian Portuguese, 'voar através' is commonly used in both aviation contexts (commercial flights) and literal descriptions (birds, insects). In American English, this phrase is frequently used when discussing transatlantic or transcontinental travel, reflecting the cultural importance of air travel in connecting distant regions.
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