Usage Note
durchqueren means to travel across a region or area from one side to the other, implying full traversal: Europa durchqueren (to cross Europe). It is an inseparable verb (stress on quer).
Examples
"Die Reisenden durchquerten die Sahara mit dem Geländefahrzeug."
Natural Translation
The travellers crossed the Sahara in the off-road vehicle.
Literal Translation
The travellers traversed the Sahara with the off-road vehicle.

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