borders in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for borders in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.border [Brit ˈbɔːdə, Am ˈbɔrdər] N

1. border (frontier):

border

confine m

border

frontiera f (between tra)

Italy's border with France

il confine tra l'Italia e la Francia

on the Swiss border

sul confine svizzero

to have borders with four countries

confinare con quattro paesi

to cross the border

passare il confine

to escape over or across the border

scappare oltre il confine

our allies across the border

i nostri alleati oltrefrontiera

north of the border

a nord del confine

north of the border (when in England)

in Scozia

north of the border (when in Ireland)

in Irlanda del Nord

south of the border

a sud della frontiera

south of the border (when in Scotland)

in Inghilterra

south of the border (when in Northern Ireland)

nella Repubblica d'Irlanda

south of the border (when in US)

in Messico

south of the border before n control

alla frontiera

south of the border crossing, post, patrol, police, town, zone

di confine, di frontiera

2. border (outer edge):

border (of forest)

margine m

border (of forest)

limitare m

border (of estate)

confine m

border (of lake, road)

bordo m

3. border (decorative edge):

border (on crockery, paper, dress, picture, cloth)

bordo m

4. border (in garden):

border

bordura f

5. border (hypothetical limit):

border

limite m (between tra)

to cross the border into bad taste

oltrepassare i limiti del buon gusto

6. border COMPUT (of window):

border

bordo m

II.border

border pl (in Scotland):

Borders alsoBorders Region

= zona di confine tra l'Inghilterra e la Scozia

III.border [Brit ˈbɔːdə, Am ˈbɔrdər] VB trans

1. border (have a frontier with):

border

confinare con

Italy borders France

l'Italia confina con la Francia

to be bordered by

confinare con

2. border (lie alongside):

border road: lake

costeggiare

border land: forest

confinare con

border country: ocean

affacciarsi su

3. border (surround):

border

delimitare

to be bordered on three sides by trees

essere contornato dsa alberi su tre lati

4. border (edge):

to be bordered with lace

essere bordato di pizzo

border on VB [ˈbɔːdə -] (border on [sth])

1. border on (have a frontier with):

border on country, garden, land:

confinare con

2. border on (verge on):

border on rudeness, madness

rasentare

the accusation borders on the absurd

l'accusa rasenta l'assurdo

herbaceous border N

herbaceous border

aiuola f di piante perenni

border incident [ˈbɔːdərˌɪnsɪdənt] N

border incident

incidente m di frontiera

border dispute [ˌbɔːdədɪˈspjuːt] N

border dispute

lite f di confine

border raid [ˈbɔːdəˌreɪd] N

border raid

incursione f oltreconfine

border agency [ˈbɔːdər ˌeɪdʒənsɪ] N

border agency

agenzia preposta al controllo dei confini del Regno Unito

border-worker [ˈbɔːdəˌwɜːkə(r)] N

border-worker

frontaliero m / frontaliera f

cross-border [Brit ˈkrɒsˌbɔːdə, Am ˈkrɔsˌbɔrdər] ADJ

cross-border

transfrontaliero

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celetto

borders pl

borders in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for borders in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.border [ˈbɔ:r·dɚ] N

1. border (between states, countries):

border

frontiera f

2. border (edge, boundary):

border

margine m

border of lake

riva f

3. border FASHION:

border

bordo m

4. border (in a garden):

border

aiuola f

II.border [ˈbɔ:r·dɚ] ADJ

border

di confine

III.border [ˈbɔ:r·dɚ] VB trans

border

confinare con

border on VB trans

1. border on (share border with):

border on

confinare con

2. border on fig:

border on

rasentare

cross-border ADJ

cross-border

internazionale

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border crossing

valico m di frontiera

Translations for borders in the Italian»English Dictionary

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bordura

border

frontaliero (-a)

cross-border worker

frontiera

border

passare la frontiera

to cross the border

valico di frontiera

border crossing

rasentare qc fig

to border on sth

rasentare il ridicolo

to border on the ridiculous

confine

border

borders Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

they were warned not to stray beyond the border

erano stati avvertiti di non avventurarsi oltre il confine

to go over a border

passare una frontiera

border crossing

valico m di frontiera

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was knighted in 1604 and in 1605 was appointed convener to the royal commission set up to govern the borders.

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We all hanker after long-flowering plants with glamorous flowers, but rarely do we see borders burgeoning with alstroemerias.

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By the 15th century disputes over village farming land established the borders of the village.

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The acetylcholine recpetor were significantly reduced in the adult ennui in size as well as localization at the myotome segment borders of fast-twitch muscles.

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This process would expose old foundations and the layout of the camp, whose borders would then be reforested to accentuate the boundaries.

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Daring, we'd like to insist; only the make-up and the fake appearance borders more on the comic.

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They all come from different countries that share borders that their population members choose to cross only rarely and unwillingly.

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Taking back control of borders will very likely mean leaving the Single European Market.

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And since it is a miniature sheet, the theme spills over to the borders unlike the sheets which have a white border.

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This absence of harsh consequences for cupidity in banking encourages risk taking that borders on lunacy.

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