border agency in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for border agency in the English»French Dictionary

border agency [ˈbɔːdər ˌeɪdʒənsɪ] N

border agency

agence f des frontières

Translations for border agency in the English»French Dictionary

agency [Brit ˈeɪdʒ(ə)nsi, Am ˈeɪdʒənsi] N

1. agency (organization, office):

agency

agence f

to get sb through an agency

trouver qn par une agence

‘no agencies’ (in advertisement)

‘agences s'abstenir’

2. agency Brit COMM (representing firm):

agency

concessionnaire m

to have the Peugeot agency

être le concessionnaire Peugeot

to have the sole agency for company, product

avoir la représentation exclusive de

3. agency (influence):

agency

intermédiaire m

through an outside agency

par l'intermédiaire d'un tiers

4. agency PHYS, GEOL:

by the agency of erosion

sous l'effet de l'érosion

I.border [Brit ˈbɔːdə, Am ˈbɔrdər] N

1. border (frontier):

border

frontière f (between entre)

France's border with Spain

la frontière entre la France et l'Espagne

on the Swiss border

sur la frontière suisse

to have borders with six countries

avoir une frontière commune avec six pays

to cross the border

passer la frontière

to escape over or across the border

s'échapper en passant la frontière

our allies across the border

nos alliés de l'autre côté de la frontière

north of the border (gen)

au nord de la frontière

north of the border (when in England)

en Écosse

north of the border (when in Ireland)

en Irlande du Nord

south of the border (gen)

au sud de la frontière

south of the border (when in Scotland)

en Angleterre

south of the border (when in Northern Ireland)

en République d'Irlande

south of the border (when in US)

au Mexique

south of the border attr control

aux frontières

south of the border crossing, patrol, state

frontalier/-ière

south of the border area, post, town, zone

frontière

south of the border after n, inv police

des frontières

2. border (outer edge):

border (of forest)

lisière f

border (of estate, lake, road)

bord m

3. border (decorative edge):

border (on crockery, paper)

liseré m

border (on dress, picture, cloth)

bordure f

4. border (in garden):

border

plate-bande f

5. border (hypothetical limit):

border

frontière f (between entre)

to cross the border into bad taste

franchir la limite du bon goût

6. border COMPUT (of window):

border

bordure f

Phrases:

Borders a. Borders Region (in Scotland)

les Borders mpl

II.border [Brit ˈbɔːdə, Am ˈbɔrdər] VB trans

1. border (lie alongside):

border road, land: lake, forest

longer

border country: ocean

border

France borders Italy

la France a une frontière commune avec l'Italie

to be bordered by

avoir une frontière commune avec

2. border (surround):

border

border

to be bordered on three sides by trees

être bordé d'arbres sur trois côtés

to be bordered with lace

être bordé de dentelle

border agency in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for border agency in the English»French Dictionary

agency <-ies> [ˈeɪdʒənsɪ] N

1. agency:

agency

agence f

employment agency

bureau m de placement

estate agency

agence immobilière

2. agency ADMIN:

agency

organisme m

3. agency no pl form (factor):

through the agency of sb

par l'intermédiaire de qn

through the agency of sth

sous l'effet de qc

4. agency SOCIOL, PHILOS:

agency

action f

I.border [ˈbɔ:dəʳ, Am ˈbɔ:rdɚ] N

1. border (frontier):

border of country

frontière f

border of estate, town

limite f

a border post

un poste frontalier

2. border (decoration):

border

bordure f

II.border [ˈbɔ:dəʳ, Am ˈbɔ:rdɚ] VB trans

border

border

to be bordered by Germany

avoir l'Allemagne pour pays limitrophe

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The border agency is examining increased use of alternatives to detention, including electronic ankle bracelets and special telephone reporting systems to keep track of immigrants it considers a risk.

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