Sentence examples of "border upon" in English

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They crossed the border into Spain. Ils ont traversé la frontière espagnole.
Upon getting home, I went straight to bed. Après être rentré à la maison je me rendis directement au lit.
California and Nevada border on each other. La Californie et le Nevada se jouxtent.
The rich are apt to look down upon the poor. Les riches ont tendance à mépriser les pauvres.
The army is in the north to protect the border. L'armée est dans le nord pour protéger la frontière.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko congratulated Alexei Dudarev upon his birthday. Le Président Alexander Lukashenko a félicité Alexei Dudarev pour son anniversaire.
Canada and Mexico both share a border with the USA. Le Canada et le Mexique sont situés le long des frontières des États-Unis.
Parents try to impress upon their children the importance of honesty and hard work. Les parents tentent d'inculquer à leurs enfants l'importance de l'honnêteté et du travail.
They crossed the border. Ils traversèrent la frontière.
She had to rely upon her inner strength. Elle dut compter sur sa propre force.
We live near the border. Nous vivons près de la frontière.
Whether you will succeed or not depends upon your own exertions. Le fait que tu réussisses ou non dépend de tes efforts.
They are on the border of starvation. Ils sont au bord de l'inanition.
A happy idea came upon me. Une bonne idée me vint.
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.
While on a mountain trip, I was chewing on some hard, stale bread when I happened upon a huge snake. Au cours d'une excursion en montagne, je mâchouillais du pain dur et rassis quand je tombai sur un énorme serpent.
Germany shares a border with France. L'Allemagne borde la France.
The passages in the books upon which the idea of theory of redemption is built, have been manufactured and fabricated for that purpose. Les passages dans les livres sur lesquels est bâtie l'idée de la théorie de la rédemption ont été fabriqués de toutes pièces à cette fin.
We camped on the border of the lake. Nous campâmes au bord du lac.
Your success depends upon whether you work hard or not. Ton succès dépend de ce que tu travailles ou non.
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