tour du poteau

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tuʁ dy pɔ.to/

Noun

tour du poteau m (plural tours du poteau)

  1. The act of crossing an international border, generally for a very short period of time, in order to renew a visa or other government-issued permit before crossing back — literally "the circling of the flag pole".
    Je dois faire le tour du poteau d'ici mai afin de renouveler mon permis de travail.
    I need to cross the border between now and May in order to renew my work permit.
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