tour du poteau
French edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “circling of the flag pole”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tour du poteau m (plural tours du poteau)
- 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
- 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.