tour du poteau
French
Pronunciation
Noun
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 — 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.
- Je dois faire le tour du poteau d'ici mai afin de renouveler mon permis de travail.