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frontière

French → English

noun//fʁɔ̃.tjɛʁ//

(geography) The official line that separates two countries or regions; border

Les routiers doivent traverser la frontière entre le Canada et les États-Unis.

(English) Truck drivers must cross the border between Canada and the United States.

Cette ville est située juste à la frontière entre la Suisse et l’Italie.

(English) This city is located right at the border between Switzerland and Italy.

noun//fʁɔ̃.tjɛʁ//

(limit) The dividing line between two abstract concepts or states; boundary / dividing line

La frontière entre la science et la magie était indécise au Moyen Âge.

(English) The boundary between science and magic was unclear in the Middle Ages.

Il cherche à reculer les frontières du savoir humain par ses recherches.

(English) He seeks to push back the boundaries of human knowledge through his research.

Entry ID: fr:en:frontière · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary