frontier

Grenze

Der Rand eines Landes zu einem anderen Land oder zu einem Gebiet jenseits seines besiedelten Landes.

In einfachem Englisch: The edge of a country where it meets another country or an area beyond its settled land.

• They crossed the frontier at dawn.
• Troops gathered near the northern frontier.
• The frontier between the countries follows the river.

So benutzt man es: frontier between A and B (Soldiers guarded the frontier between the two countries.); frontier with something (They reached the country’s frontier with Spain.)

Synonyme: border, boundary

Häufige Wendungen: cross the frontier, frontier town, frontier with something

Spitze, Grenze

Der bisher fortgeschrittenste Bereich von Wissen oder Entwicklung, in dem neue Entdeckungen und Veränderungen stattfinden.

In einfachem Englisch: The furthest point reached in knowledge or development, where new discoveries and changes happen.

• Space remains a frontier of discovery.
• Scientists are exploring new frontiers in medicine.
• Their work lies at the frontier of computer technology.

So benutzt man es: frontier of something (She works at the frontier of medical research.)

Synonyme: leading edge, cutting edge

Häufige Wendungen: frontier of science, new frontier, at the frontier

Pioniergebiet, Grenzland

Land mit wenigen Siedlern jenseits der Gebiete, in denen bereits Städte und Bauernhöfe entstanden sind.

In einfachem Englisch: Land with few settlers, beyond areas where people have already built towns and farms.

• They built a cabin on the frontier.
• Life on the frontier was often difficult.
• Settlers moved west as the frontier expanded.

Synonyme: wilderness

Häufige Wendungen: the western frontier, on the frontier, frontier life