border

=

la frontera

noun

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)

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.

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