Sentence examples of "border on" in English

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California and Nevada border on each other. La Californie et le Nevada se jouxtent.
Both Canada and Mexico border on the United States. Le Canada et le Mexique sont situés le long des frontières des États-Unis.
They crossed the border into Spain. Ils ont traversé la frontière espagnole.
The army is in the north to protect the border. L'armée est dans le nord pour protéger la frontière.
Canada and Mexico both share a border with the USA. Le Canada et le Mexique sont situés le long des frontières des États-Unis.
They crossed the border. Ils traversèrent la frontière.
We live near the border. Nous vivons près de la frontière.
They are on the border of starvation. Ils sont au bord de l'inanition.
There's a checkpoint at the border where they look in your trunk. Il y a un point de contrôle à la frontière où ils vérifient le contenu de votre coffre.
Germany shares a border with France. L'Allemagne borde la France.
We camped on the border of the lake. Nous campâmes au bord du lac.
The radioactive cloud stopped at the border. Le nuage radioactif s'est arrêté à la frontière.
The customs office is at the border. Le bureau des douanes se trouve à la frontière.
Money's always to be found when we need to send men to be killed on the border; but there's none left when it comes time to help them. On trouve toujours de l'argent quand il s’agit d’aller faire tuer des hommes sur la frontière ; il n’y en a plus quand il faut les sauver.
The fugitive made a run for the border. Le fugitif se précipita vers la frontière.
We're on the border of failure. Nous sommes au bord du gouffre.
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