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A n2 ( decorative trim) frange f ;3 ( edge) ( of forest) lisière f, orée f (of de) ; ( of town) abords mpl, périphérie f (of de) ; to be on the fringe of the crowd être au bord de la foule ;4 Pol, Sociol ( group) frange f, élément m ; the extremist fringe of the movement la frange extrémiste du mouvement ;B fringes npl on the (outer) fringes of the town à la périphérie or aux abords de la ville ; on the fringes of society en marge de la société ; he drifted around the fringes of showbusiness/the art world il traînait à la périphérie du monde du spectacle/du monde artistique.C modif1 Theat [theatre, performance] alternatif/-ive ;D vtr1 ( put trim on) orner [qch] d'une frange [curtains, cloth] ;2 ( edged) bordé (with, by de) ; a lagoon fringed with palms une lagune bordée de palmiers.
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