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1 six
six [sɪks]1 noun(a) (number, numeral) six m inv;∎ British to be at sixes and sevens être sens dessus dessous;∎ I'm at sixes and sevens as to what to do je ne sais absolument pas quoi faire;∎ familiar it's six of one and half a dozen of the other, it's six and half a dozen c'est blanc bonnet et bonnet blanc, c'est kif-kif;(c) (in cricket) six points mpl;∎ he scored five sixes il a marqué cinq fois six points;∎ British familiar figurative to knock for six (person → knock down) étendre□ ; (→ flabbergast) abasourdir□ ; (enemy, opponent) battre à plate(s) couture(s)2 pronounsixsix;∎ familiar to be six feet under être six pieds sous terre, manger les pissenlits par la racine►► the Six Counties (les six comtés mpl de) l'Irlande f du Nord;History the Six Day War la guerre des Six-Jours;Sport the Six Nations (Tournament) le Tournoi des Six Nations -
2 border
A n1 ( frontier) frontière f (between entre) ; France's border with Spain la frontière entre la France et l'Espagne ; on the Swiss border sur la frontière suisse ; to have borders with six countries avoir une frontière commune avec six pays ; to cross the border passer la frontière ; to escape over ou across the border s'échapper en passant la frontière ; our allies across the border nos alliés de l'autre côté de la frontière ; north of the border gen au nord de la frontière ; ( when in England) en Écosse ; ( when in Ireland) en Irlande du Nord ; south of the border gen au sud de la frontière ; ( when in Scotland) en Angleterre ; ( when in Northern Ireland) en République d'Irlande ; ( when in US) au Mexique ;4 Hort plate-bande f ;5 ( hypothetical limit) frontière f (between entre) ; to cross the border into bad taste franchir la limite du bon goût ;C modif [control] aux frontières ; [crossing, patrol, state] frontalier/-ière ; [area, post, town, zone] frontière (after n, inv) ; [police] des frontières.D vtr1 ( lie alongside) [road, land] longer [lake, forest] ; [country] border [ocean] ; France borders Italy la France a une frontière commune avec l'Italie ; to be bordered by avoir une frontière commune avec ;2 ( surround) border ; to be bordered on three sides by trees être bordé d'arbres sur trois côtés ; to be bordered with lace être bordé de dentelle■ border on:▶ border on [sth]2 ( verge on) friser [rudeness, madness] ; the accusation borders on the absurd l'accusation frise l'absurde.
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