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 Translation for 'border' from English to French
NOUN   a border | borders
VERB   to border | bordered | bordered
bordering | borders
SYNO border | borderline | boundary line | ...
frontalier {adj}border [frontier]
Verbs
géogr.
borner qc. [pays, région]
to border sth.
border qc. [longer]to border sth. [run along side]
Nouns
frontière {f}border
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géogr.
limite {f} [ligne de séparation]
border
hort.
plate-bande {f} [aussi : platebande]
border [flowers]
constr.
moulure {f}
border [trim, edging, moulding]
2 Words: Others
géogr.
transfrontalier {adj}
cross-border
2 Words: Verbs
toucher qc. [pays]to border (on) sth.
géogr.
tenir de qc. [pays]
to border on sth. [country]
2 Words: Nouns
adm.
agence {f} des frontières
border agency
adm.pol.
contrôles {m.pl} aux frontières
border checks
adm.pol.
contrôles {m.pl} aux frontières
border controls
occup.
garde-frontière {m}
border guard
occup.
garde-frontière {f}
border guard [female]
géogr.
région {f} voisine de la frontière
border region
dr.géogr.
violation {f} de frontière
border violation
textile
bordure {f} de dentelle
lace border
géogr.pol.
frontière {f} poreuse
porous border
frontière-passoire {f}porous border [fig.]
4 Words: Verbs
frôler le mauvais goût [blagues]to border on bad taste [jokes]
friser le ridiculeto border on the ridiculous
côtoyer le ridiculeto border on the ridiculous
frôler le ridicule [remarque, situation]to border on the ridiculous
textile
franger qc.
to border sth. with a fringe
textile
déborder qc. [tapis]
to cut the border off sth.
5+ Words: Others
Ils ont été refoulés à la frontièreThey were turned back at the border.
5+ Words: Nouns
frontalier {m}person living near the border
frontalière {f}person living near the border [female]
hort.
bassin {m} à bordure de fleurs
pond with a flower border
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi)
entom.T
phalène {f} ornée [Scopula ornata]
lace border [moth]
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Translation for 'border' from English to French

border [frontier]
frontalier {adj}

to border sth.
borner qc. [pays, région]géogr.
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to border sth. [run along side]
border qc. [longer]

border
frontière {f}

limite {f} [ligne de séparation]géogr.
border [flowers]
plate-bande {f} [aussi : platebande]hort.
border [trim, edging, moulding]
moulure {f}constr.

cross-border
transfrontalier {adj}géogr.

to border (on) sth.
toucher qc. [pays]
to border on sth. [country]
tenir de qc. [pays]géogr.

border agency
agence {f} des frontièresadm.
border checks
contrôles {m.pl} aux frontièresadm.pol.
border controls
contrôles {m.pl} aux frontièresadm.pol.
border guard
garde-frontière {m}occup.
border guard [female]
garde-frontière {f}occup.
border region
région {f} voisine de la frontièregéogr.
border violation
violation {f} de frontièredr.géogr.
lace border
bordure {f} de dentelletextile
porous border
frontière {f} poreusegéogr.pol.
porous border [fig.]
frontière-passoire {f}

to border on bad taste [jokes]
frôler le mauvais goût [blagues]
to border on the ridiculous
friser le ridicule

côtoyer le ridicule

frôler le ridicule [remarque, situation]
to border sth. with a fringe
franger qc.textile
to cut the border off sth.
déborder qc. [tapis]textile

They were turned back at the border.
Ils ont été refoulés à la frontière

person living near the border
frontalier {m}
person living near the border [female]
frontalière {f}
pond with a flower border
bassin {m} à bordure de fleurshort.

lace border [moth]
phalène {f} ornée [Scopula ornata]entom.T
  • border qc. = to rim sth. [hem, edge]
  • border qc. [longer] = to border sth. [run along side]
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Usage Examples English
  • Borders have sometimes been significantly shaped by physical border constructions and openings.
  • Border Protection: the Public Security Border Troops (公安边防部队) are a gendarmerie force under control of the MPS in charge of border protection and security.
  • Parviz border's passenger hall was inaugurated on 3 February 2015.
  • Civilians living near India and Bangladesh border also fall victim to cross border firing between Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
  • The General Authority for Border Protection, commonly known as the Border Police or the Border Guard performs policing duties at Mongolian border checkpoints and conducts vehicle inspections crossing the border.

  • Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) uses the terms "illegal" and "irregular" border crossings for crossings of an EU external border but not at an official border-crossing point.
  • The main functions of the CIPS are to facilitate processing of cross-border RMB business and to support settlement of cross-border trade in goods and services, cross-border direct investment, cross-border financing and cross-border individual remittance.
  • The northern border of the area is Balaklavsky (Balaklava) prospekt (avenue); the eastern border is Paveletsky and Kursky railway lines; the southern border is Moscow Ring Road; the western border is a border of Bitsa Park.
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