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border [ˈbɔːdə(r)]
sustantivo
1. borde (m) (edge); ribete (m) (on clothes); arriate (m) (in garden)
2. frontera (f) (frontier)
- the Borders -> = región al sureste de Escocia, los Borders
- border guard -> guardia (m) fronterizo
- border town -> ciudad (f) fronteriza
verbo transitivo
3. bordear ; limitar con (country)
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border [bor-da
sustantivo
1. Orilla, borde (edge), margen o extremidad de alguna cosa.
2. Frontera, límite o confín de algún país. (Polonia)
- Paraguay has borders with three countries -> Paraguay limita con tres países
3. Guarnición de vestido, florón, ribete, cenefa (edging-on fabric, plate), franja, farfalá.
4. Borde o lomo de un jardín plantado de flores; arriate, cantero (in garden).
Fronterizo (dispute, town).
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1. Confinar, lindar. (n)
2. Aproximarse, acercarse. (n)
3. Guarnecer, ribetear (edge with ribbon, binding).
- The plates were bordered with a blue band -> los platos tenían una cenefa azul
4. Alcanzar, tocar o lindar con (fields, lands); limitar con (country, state).
- To border on/upon -> confinar, tocar, limitar
- France borders upon Spain -> Francia confina con España
va. De aquí, acercarse en carácter, asemejarse.
"border" in the Answers forum
| Q: | Border in Spanish? |
| A: | Frontera |
| Q: | What are US companies doing business in the border cites of Mexico called |
| A: | > Mexico's maquillas >May 8, 2008 | permalink | Yahoo! Buzz >Mexico' fastest-growing town, Reynosa, sits on the U-S/ Mexico border… |
| Q: | Look at...the telephone, the floor, the border |
| A: | > tad said: > I change it every Sunday....like my underpants. :-) Well if Heidita started a thread about the frequency with which she changes her underwear,… |
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