What does frontière in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word frontière in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use frontière in French.

The word frontière in French means frontier, boundary, maritime boundary, border guard, border post, frontier post, limitless, uninterrupted. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word frontière

frontier

nom féminin (délimitation entre deux États) (between countries)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les Pyrénées sont la frontière entre la France et l'Espagne.
The Pyrenees form the frontier between France and Spain.

boundary

nom féminin (séparation entre deux choses) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a une frontière entre le bien et le mal.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. I think he's overstepped the mark between cheeky humour and rudeness.

maritime boundary

nom féminin (limite d'eaux territoriales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La frontière maritime entre Chine et Japon fait l'objet de contestations.

border guard

nom masculin et féminin (surveillant de frontière) (of a country)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un garde-frontière est un militaire ou policier chargé de la surveillance des frontières d'un pays.

border post, frontier post

nom masculin (point de contrôle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les douaniers contrôlent les voitures aux postes frontières.

limitless, uninterrupted

locution adjectivale (international)

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