neighbour

voisin, voisine

Personne qui habite à côté de chez vous ou près de chez vous.

En anglais simple : Someone who lives next to you or near your home.

• Our neighbour has a dog.
• I invited my neighbours to dinner.
• Have you met the new neighbour?

Expressions courantes : next door neighbour, friendly neighbour, new neighbour, neighbour next door

jouxter, avoisiner

Se trouver à côté d’un lieu ou avoir une frontière commune avec lui.

En anglais simple : To be next to a place or share a border with it.

• France neighbours Germany.
• Their farm neighbours our land.
• The two districts neighbour each other.

Comment l'utiliser : neighbour something (Our estate neighbours a large park.)

Synonymes : border, adjoin

Expressions courantes : neighbour a country, neighbour an estate, neighbour a village

frôler, confiner à

Ressembler beaucoup à quelque chose ou être presque de cette nature.

En anglais simple : To be very similar to something or come close to being it.

• His boldness neighbours on folly.
• Their accusations neighboured on treason.
• Her fierce devotion was neighbouring on obsession.

Comment l'utiliser : neighbour on something (Such reckless conduct neighbours on madness.)

Synonymes : border on, verge on, approach

Expressions courantes : neighbour on madness, neighbour on treason, neighbour on folly