- border
- 'bo:də
1. noun1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) borde2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) frontera3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) arriate
2. verb((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) lindar con
3. noun(the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) límiteborder n1. fronterawe crossed the border pasamos la fronteraa border town un pueblo fronterizo2. bordea tablecloth with flowers on the border un mantel con flores en el bordebordertr['bɔːdəSMALLr/SMALL]noun1 (of country) frontera2 (edge) borde nombre masculino3 (in sewing) ribete nombre masculino, orla4 (of flowers, plants) arriate nombre masculinoadjective1 fronterizo,-a■ border town pueblo fronterizotransitive verb1 (sew) ribetear, orlar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto cross the border cruzar la fronterathe Borders SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL zona fronteriza entre Inglaterra y EscociaBorder collie perro pastor escocésborder ['bɔrdər] vt1) edge: ribetear, bordear2) bound: limitar con, lindar conborder viverge: rayar, lindarthat borders on absurdity: eso raya en el absurdoborder n1) edge: borde m, orilla f2) trim: ribete m3) frontier: frontera fborder (Edge)n.• borde s.m.• filo s.m. (Edging)n.• cenefa s.f. (Shore)n.• orla s.f.adj.• borde adj.• frontera adj.• fronterizo, -a adj.n.• aledaño s.m.• arcén s.m.• arriate s.m.• bordadura s.f.• canto (Borde) s.m.• cerco s.m.• confín s.m.• filete s.m.• franja s.f.• frontera s.f.• margen s.m.• orilla s.f.• ribete s.m.v.• alindar v.• confinar v.• confrontar v.• lindar v.• orlar v.
I 'bɔːrdər, 'bɔːdə(r)noun1) (Pol) frontera fParaguay has borders with three countries — Paraguay limita con tres países; (before n) <dispute, town> fronterizo
2)a) (edge) borde mb) (edging - on fabric, plate) cenefa f3) (in garden) arriate m, cantero m (RPl)
II
transitive verba) \<\<country/state\>\> limitar con; \<\<fields/lands\>\> lindar conbordering states — estados mpl limítrofes or fronterizos
b) (edge - with ribbon, binding) ribetearthe plates were bordered with a blue band — los platos tenían una cenefa azul
Phrasal Verbs:['bɔːdǝ(r)]1. N1) (=edge) (as decoration) borde m , margen m ; (as boundary) límite m2) (=frontier) frontera fthe Borders — (Brit) la frontera entre Inglaterra y Escocia
3) (Sew) orilla f , cenefa f4) (in garden) arriate m , parterre m2. VT1) (=adjoin) bordear, lindar conit is bordered on the north by ... — linda al norte con ...
2) (Sew) ribetear, orlar3.CPD [area, ballad] fronterizo; [guard] de la fronteraborder dispute N — disputa f fronteriza
border incident N — incidente m fronterizo
border patrol N — (US) patrulla f de fronteras
border post N — puesto m fronterizo
border town N — pueblo m fronterizo
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I ['bɔːrdər, 'bɔːdə(r)]noun1) (Pol) frontera fParaguay has borders with three countries — Paraguay limita con tres países; (before n) <dispute, town> fronterizo
2)a) (edge) borde mb) (edging - on fabric, plate) cenefa f3) (in garden) arriate m, cantero m (RPl)
II
transitive verba) \<\<country/state\>\> limitar con; \<\<fields/lands\>\> lindar conbordering states — estados mpl limítrofes or fronterizos
b) (edge - with ribbon, binding) ribetearthe plates were bordered with a blue band — los platos tenían una cenefa azul
Phrasal Verbs:
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.