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de grens

de grens
the border
From Lesson 137:Perfect tense with modal verbs (hebben moeten...)·Dutch

Usages of de grens

Wij hebben bij de grens op de douane moeten wachten.
We have had to wait for customs at the border.
Waarom heeft hij een geldig visum bij de grens moeten tonen?
Why has he had to show a valid visa at the border?
Wij staan bij de grens, maar wij hebben er niet lang moeten wachten.
We are standing at the border, but we have not had to wait there for a long time.
De zending is te traceren tot aan de grens.
The shipment can be tracked as far as the border.
De grens tussen die elementen is vrij onduidelijk.
The boundary between those elements is quite unclear.

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