bordering in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bordering in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.border [Am ˈbɔrdər, Brit ˈbɔːdə] N

1. border POL:

border

frontera f

to cross the border

cruzar or pasar la frontera

Paraguay has borders with three countries

Paraguay limita con tres países

the Borders, the Border Country (in UK)

región escocesa que limita con Inglaterra

the Borders, the Border Country attr dispute/town

fronterizo

the Borders, the Border Country incident/raid

en la frontera

2.1. border (edge):

border

borde m

on the borders of sleep

en la frontera del sueño

2.2. border (edging):

border (on fabric, plate, notepaper)

cenefa f

border (on fabric, plate, notepaper)

guarda f CSur

border (on robe, official document)

orla f

a wallpaper border

una greca

3. border (in garden):

border

arriate m

border

cantero m RioPl

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

1. border:

border country/state

limitar con

border fields/lands

lindar con

the states bordering Canada

los estados que limitan con Canadá

the lake is bordered to the north by woods

la parte norte del lago está bordeada de bosques

bordering states

estados mpl limítrofes or fronterizos

2. border (edge):

border (with ribbon, binding)

ribetear

border (with fur)

orlar

bordered with lace

con puntilla alrededor

the plates were bordered with a blue band

los platos tenían una cenefa azul

the plates were bordered with a blue band

los platos tenían una guarda azul CSur

border on VB [Am ˈbɔrdər -, Brit ˈbɔːdə -], border upon VB (v + prep + o)

1. border on country:

border on

limitar con

2. border on (verge on):

border on

rayar en

border on

lindar con

their demands bordered on the ridiculous

sus exigencias rayaban en or lindaban con lo ridículo

with a determination bordering on obsession

con una determinación rayana en la obsesión

herbaceous border N esp Brit

herbaceous border

arriate m de plantas perennes

herbaceous border

cantero m de plantas perennes CSur

cross-border [Am ˈkrɔsˌbɔrdər, Brit ˈkrɒsˌbɔːdə] ADJ attr

cross-border cooperation/trade

entre dos países fronterizos

cross-border raid/fighting

fronterizo

border patrol N

border patrol

patrulla f de fronteras

Translations for bordering in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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aledaño (aledaña)

bordering attr

rayano en algo

bordering on sth

un entusiasmo rayano en el fanatismo

enthusiasm bordering o verging on fanaticism

limítrofe país/provincia

bordering attr

limítrofe conflicto

border attr

patrullaban la zona limítrofe

they were patrolling the border zone

fronterizo (fronteriza)

border attr

conflictos fronterizos

border clashes

acuerdos con los países fronterizos

agreements with the bordering o neighboring o adjoining countries

acuerdos con los países fronterizos

agreements with the countries with which they share a border

puesto fronterizo

border post

bordering in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bordering in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bordering ADJ

bordering

limítrofe

I.border [ˈbɔ:dəʳ, Am ˈbɔ:rdɚ] N

1. border (frontier):

border

frontera f

2. border (edge, boundary):

border

borde m

3. border FASHION:

border

cenefa f

4. border (in a garden):

border

arriate m

II.border [ˈbɔ:dəʳ, Am ˈbɔ:rdɚ] ADJ

border

fronterizo, -a

III.border [ˈbɔ:dəʳ, Am ˈbɔ:rdɚ] VB trans

border

limitar con

border on VB intr

1. border on (share border with):

border on

limitar con

2. border on fig:

border on

rayar en

cross-border ADJ

cross-border

transfronterizo, -a

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herbaceous border

arriate m de plantas diversas

Translations for bordering in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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fronterizo (-a) (país)

border(ing)

paso fronterizo

border post

confín

bordering

confín

border

rayano en algo

bordering on sth

limítrofe

bordering

arriate

border

bordering Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

border crossing

paso fronterizo

the Basque Country straddles the border of Spain and France ex

el País Vasco se extiende a ambos lados de la frontera franco-española

herbaceous border

arriate m de plantas diversas

to go over a border/river/street

cruzar una frontera/un río/una calle

we crossed over the border en masse

pasamos la frontera en manada

Nicaragua lies in Central America, bordering Honduras to the north, Costa Rica to the south, the Caribbean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The capital of Nicaragua is Managua. The official language of the country is Spanish and the monetary unit is the córdoba.

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He pursued a daring economic policy, bordering liberalism, while trying to straighten out the royal finances.

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Studies were conducted to create the bordering lake to separate polder from the "old" land.

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On the third day of their trip, they stumble upon the ruins of a strangely shaped house bordering a large lake.

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So many men's scents today are so similar, and there's a lot of mediocrity bordering on puerility about.

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These are built of red brick and granite, with a uniform flight of granite steps leading to the hall door, and iron railings bordering the front garden.

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He is best known for his wry poems, often using word play and sometimes bordering on nonsense poetry.

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The average decrease of population between 2009 and 2012 was approximately 1.27% p.a., whereas the population in bordering rural regions is shrinking with accelerating tendency.

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The present state of the law is crude to an extent bordering on arbitrariness.

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And also every tract bordering by the prairies, inasmuch as my disciples are enabled to buy lands.

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Even if he does, adolescents are not the best judges; high schools, especially all-boys, are notorious for lack of discipline, rebellious behaviour, often bordering on delinquency, and fool-hardy pranks.

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