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Ületasime Saksa-Poola piiri. ― We crossed the German-Polishborder.
Narva asub Euroopa Liidu piiril. ― Narva is located at the border of the European Union.
Piiril kontrolliti kõigi reisijate dokumente. ― The documents of all passengers were checked at the border.
Vaenlane koondas oma väed piirile. ― The enemy gathered their forces to the border.
Piirini on siit veel mitu kilomeetrit. ― The border is several kilometers away from here.
Piir kulgeb läbi metsa. ― The border runs through the forest.
2006, Lembe Hiedel, “„„Loomingu“ Raamatukogu“ alaeast. Märkmeid ja meenutusi aastaist 1957—1973 [About the adolescence of Loomingu Raamatukogu. Notes and memories 1957—1973]”, in Loomingu Raamatukogu, Tallinn, page 159:
"Mis on silmapiir?" küsis õpetaja. "Nõukogude Liidu piir!" hõikas üks poiss tagapingist ja sai oma terase torke eest õpetaja tauniva pilgu osaliseks. Aga vastus oli viiekümnendate aastate keskpaiku üpris tabav: Nõukogude Liidus elava lihtsureliku silmaring ei ulatunud riigipiirist kaugemale.
"What is the horizon?" the teacher asked. "The border of the Soviet Union!" a boy shouted from the back of the classroom and received a disapproving glance from the teacher for his insightful remark. But his answer was true for the middle of the 50s: the horizon of a commoner in the Soviet Union didn't reach beyond the state border.
Õhutemperatuur on 0° piires. ― The air temperature is about 0°.
Palk kõikus 10 000 – 12 000 krooni piires. ― The salary fluctuated between 10 000 and 12 000 kroons.
1942 August 28, Ain Kalmus, “Soolased tuuled [Salty Winds]”, in Albert Kivikas, editor, Eesti Sõna [Estonian Word], 198th edition, volume II, Tallinn, page 3:
Õe abiellumine ei meeldinud talle samuti. Mitte et Juhan oleks olnud paha mees. Seda mitte. Ta tundis seda kahekümne viie aasta piirides perepoega juba ammu.
He didn't like the idea of his sister getting married either. Not that Juhan was a bad man. Not that. He has known that approximately twenty-five-year-old man for a long time.
“piir”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009