la
/fʁɔ̃.tjɛʁ/
Translation
border, frontier
Word origin
From front ('front, forehead'), from Latin frons ('forehead, front'). The word first meant the side of a territory that faced the enemy, and only later the line between two countries. English 'frontier' is the same word borrowed.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- frons
- English cognates
- frontier, front, affront
Grammar
Examples
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We crossed the border at six in the morning.
l'Espagne Pyrénées.
The border between France and Spain follows the Pyrenees.
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There was a long queue at the border.
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The line between courage and stupidity is sometimes thin.
l' .
That village lies just the other side of the border.
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