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confins [kɔ̃fɛ̃]plural masculine noun• aux confins de la Bretagne et de la Normandie/du rêve et de la réalité on the borders of Brittany and Normandy/dream and reality* * *kɔ̃fɛ̃aux confins de la psychologie — fig on the borders of psychology
* * *kɔ̃fɛ̃ nmpl* * *confins nmpl (de domaine, territoire) boundaries; (de forêt, désert) edges; aux confins de l'empire on the outer edges of the empire; aux confins de l'Europe et de l'Asie on the borders of Europe and Asia; aux confins de la psychologie fig on the borders of psychology; aux confins de la réalité fig on the border(s) between the real and the imaginary; aux confins de la science et de l'art fig in the area between science and art; être aux confins du mauvais goût fig to border on bad taste.[kɔ̃fɛ̃] nom masculin pluriel————————aux confins de locution prépositionnelle
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