border in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for border in the English»French Dictionary

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 incident N

border incident

incident m de frontière

border raid N

border raid

incursion f armée

I.border on VB [Brit ˈbɔːdə -, Am ˈbɔrdər -] (border on [sth])

1. border on (have a frontier with):

border on country:

avoir une frontière commune avec

border on garden, land:

toucher

2. border on (verge on):

border on rudeness, madness

friser

the accusation borders on the absurd

l'accusation frise l'absurde

border dispute N

border dispute

différend m frontalier

border agency [ˈbɔːdər ˌeɪdʒənsɪ] N

border agency

agence f des frontières

cross-border ADJ

cross-border

transfrontalier/-ière

border guard N

border guard

garde-frontière m

herbaceous border N

herbaceous border

massif m

customs border patrol N

customs border patrol

brigade f volante des services de la douane

border in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for border in the English»French Dictionary

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

cross-border ADJ

cross-border

transfrontalier(-ère)

border on VB trans

border on country

avoir pour pays limitrophe

border on fig madness, insolence

friser

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herbaceous border

massif d'herbacées

Translations for border in the French»English Dictionary

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liseré

border

frontalier (-ière)

border

frontalier (-ière)

border dweller

poste-frontière

border post

avoisiner

to border

frontière

border

frontière

border

barrière de roesti(s) CH

imaginary border between French- and German-speaking Switzerland

border Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a border post

un poste frontalier

herbaceous border

massif d'herbacées

to escort sb back to the border

reconduire à la frontière

to get sb over the border

faire passer la frontière à qn

imaginary border between French- and German-speaking Switzerland

barrière de roesti(s) CH

the crowd rushed towards the border

la foule se rua vers la frontière

private transmitter/radio/station (transmitting from just outside the French border)

poste/radio/station périphérique

to rake over a path/a border

ratisser une allée/une platebande

the towns on the German border

les villes limitrophes de l'Allemagne

this border is sown with pansies

cette plate-bande est semée de pensées

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Translations for border in the French»English Dictionary

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refouler à la frontière

to turn s.o. back at the border

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English

Many cross-border regions are based on some sort of civil-law agreements among the participating authorities.

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Today capital flows fairly freely across the border, so the capital part of capitalism works.

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It is in the south-east of the country, near the border with Hungary.

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I've made a mental note to plant a few more easy-care barberries along the length of the border.

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It is not much used, the road beyond the border is a dirt track impassable in the rainy season.

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The town is around 60 km east of the Mauritanian border.

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And since it is a miniature sheet, the theme spills over to the borders unlike the sheets which have a white border.

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He may have made a half-hearted attempt to intercept the young assassins at the border, but they had already crossed.

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The agreement phased out a wide range of trade restrictions in stages over a ten-year period, and resulted in a great increase in cross-border trade.

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At the border, hundreds of women, children, old men and women waited under a scorching sun.

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