boundary

límite, frontera

Línea que marca el borde de una zona o separa dos zonas.

En inglés sencillo: A line that marks the edge of an area or separates two areas.

• A fence marks the boundary of our land.
• The ball rolled beyond the field boundary.
• They disagreed about the boundary between the two farms.

Cómo se usa: boundary between A and B (The river forms the boundary between the two regions.); boundary of something (Trees mark the boundary of the park.)

Sinónimos: border, limit, edge

Expresiones frecuentes: boundary line, boundary of something, boundary between something

límite

Límite de lo que alguien acepta, o separación entre ideas o ámbitos de la vida.

En inglés sencillo: A limit on what someone accepts, or a dividing line between ideas or parts of life.

• You need to set clear boundaries.
• He crossed a boundary by reading my messages.
• The boundary between work and home has become less clear.

Cómo se usa: boundary between A and B (She keeps a firm boundary between friendship and business.)

Sinónimos: limit

Expresiones frecuentes: set a boundary, cross a boundary, boundary between something

boundary

Golpe de críquet que lleva la pelota al borde del campo o más allá y suma cuatro o seis carreras.

En inglés sencillo: A cricket hit that sends the ball to or beyond the field’s edge and scores four or six runs.

• She hit a boundary.
• Two boundaries helped the team win.
• He scored a boundary from the final ball.

Expresiones frecuentes: hit a boundary, score a boundary