border

border
'bo:də 1. noun
1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) kant; bord
2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) grense (område)
3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) kantbed
2. verb
((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) grense opp til; tangere
3. noun
(the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) grense
grense
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kant
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rand
I
subst. \/ˈbɔːdə\/
1) kant (av f.eks. mark), utkant, rand, bredd
2) (også overført) grense, grenseområde, grenseland
3) (håndarbeid) bord, brem
4) list, ramme, innramning
5) (om blomsterbed) kantrabatt
6) (teater) soffitt
the Border eller the Borders grensen mellom England og Skottland, grenseområdet mellom England og Skottland
on the border ved\/på grensen
II
verb \/ˈbɔːdə\/
1) kante, begrense, avgrense, innramme
2) grense til, ligge like ved
an airport borders the town
en lufthavn ligger like ved byen
border on\/upon (også overført) grense til, stå på grensen til, nærme seg
it borders on the ridiculous
det grenser til det latterlige
the colour was bordering on blue
fargen var på grensen til blått

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