Translation of "Traspasar" in English

Nuestras tropas consiguieron traspasar las defensas del enemigo.

Our army broke through the enemy defenses.

El otro equipo intentaba impedirle traspasar la línea.

- The other team tried to stop it crossing the line.
- The other team tried to prevent him from crossing the line.

Hablar una lengua extranjera es traspasar una frontera. Hablar muchas es romper varias. Hablar esperanto es querer traspasarlas todas de una vez.

To speak a foreign language is to break a boundary. To speak many languages is to break several. But to speak Esperanto is to want to break all at once.