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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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frontière [fʀɔ̃tjɛʀ] N f

1. frontière:

frontière GEOG, POL
frontier, border
tracer/réviser les frontières
to draw/redraw the frontiers
ouvrir/fermer/passer la frontière
to open/close/cross the border
à l'intérieur de nos frontières
at home
hors de nos frontières
abroad
leur renommée passe les frontières
they're internationally famous

2. frontière (limite):

frontières entre les disciplines
boundaries between disciplines
faire reculer les frontières de la connaissance
to push back the frontiers of knowledge
au-delà des frontières du possible
beyond the realms of possibility
ça l'a conduit aux frontières de la mort
it led him to the very brink of death

Phrases:

frontière naturelle GEOG
natural boundary

garde-frontière <pl gardes-frontières> [ɡaʀdfʀɔ̃tjɛʀ] N m (personne)

garde-frontière
border guard

poste-frontière <pl postes-frontières> [pɔstfʀɔ̃tjɛʀ] N m

poste-frontière
frontier post, customs post
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border guard
garde-frontière m
frontier post
poste m frontière
frontier
frontière f
the frontier between France and Spain
la frontière franco-espagnole
the wild frontier
la frontière sauvage
the wild frontier attr town, zone
frontière inv
the wild frontier controls
de frontière, frontalier/-ière
border incident
incident m de frontière
boundary line (gen)
frontière f
franco domicile/frontier
franco domicile/frontière
frontiersman
homme m de la frontière

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. frontière [fʀɔ̃tjɛʀ] N f

frontière
border
à la frontière du rêve et de la réalité
on the borders between dream and reality

II. frontière [fʀɔ̃tjɛʀ] APP inv

frontière
border

poste-frontière <postes-frontières> [pɔstəfʀɔ̃tjɛʀ] N m

poste-frontière
border post
saillant d'une frontière
projection
franchissement d'une frontière, rivière
crossing
être perméable à qc frontière
to be easily penetrated by sth
reconduire à la frontière
to escort sb back to the border
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frontier police
gardes-frontière mpl
frontier station
poste m frontière
frontier
frontière f
boundary between countries
frontière f
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. frontière [fʀo͂tjɛʀ] N f

frontière
border
à la frontière du rêve et de la réalité
on the borders between dream and reality

II. frontière [fʀo͂tjɛʀ] APP inv

frontière
border

poste-frontière <postes-frontières> [pɔstəfʀo͂tjɛʀ] N m

poste-frontière
border post
saillant d'une frontière
projection
franchissement d'une frontière, rivière
crossing
reconduire à la frontière
to escort sb back to the border
passé la frontière
once past the border
violer frontière
to violate
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frontier
frontière f
boundary between countries
frontière f
border of country
frontière f

OFAJ Glossary "Intégration et égalité des chances"

refouler à la frontière
to turn s.o. back at the border
reconduite à la frontière
deportation [immigrants]

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

faire passer la frontière à qn
to get sb over the border
reconduire à la frontière
to escort sb back to the border
poste frontière/de secours
border/first-aid post
être perméable à qc frontière
to be easily penetrated by sth
passer des marchandises à la frontière en fraude
to smuggle in goods

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

La version deux volumes 5 portes n'a pas été reconduite sur cette génération.
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La coalition est ainsi reconduite, avec la plus faible marge depuis 1949.
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Lawrence a dirigé le pilote et la série a été reconduite pour 13 épisodes.
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Reconduite lors des élections régionales de 2010 et cantonales de 2011, cette alliance se concrétise pour l'élection présidentielle de 2012.
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Seule candidate à sa réélection, elle est reconduite pour un second mandat le 23 mai 2012.
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