Meaning
frontier, border
In a sentence
La frontiera è chiusa di notte.
The border is closed at night.
Hai già passato la frontiera in auto?
Have you already crossed the border by car?
Non siamo lontani dalla frontiera francese.
We are not far from the French border.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| frontiera | feminine · singular |
| frontiere | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use confine for a specific state border line; frontiera often sounds broader, including the border area or crossing context.
- At airports and checkpoints, Italians often say passare la frontiera, not a literal translation like attraversare il bordo.
- Also used figuratively in formal or journalistic Italian: frontiera della ricerca, frontiera tecnologica.