fringe

flequillo

Parte del pelo cortada para que caiga sobre la frente.

En inglés sencillo: Hair cut to hang over the forehead.

• Her fringe covers her eyebrows.
• I had my fringe trimmed yesterday.
• Would a short fringe suit me?

Sinónimos: bangs

Expresiones frecuentes: long fringe, cut a fringe, straight fringe

afueras, periferia

Borde exterior de un pueblo, una ciudad u otra zona.

En inglés sencillo: The outer edge of a town, city, or other area.

• They live on the fringe of town.
• New shops opened along the city fringe.
• We found deer on the fringes of the forest.

Cómo se usa: on the fringe of a place (They built a house on the fringe of the village.)

Sinónimos: outskirts, edge, periphery

Antónimos: center

Expresiones frecuentes: urban fringe, city fringe, fringe of town

flecos

Fila de hilos que cuelgan del borde de una tela u otro objeto.

En inglés sencillo: A row of hanging threads along the edge of cloth or another object.

• The scarf has a long fringe.
• She added a gold fringe to the curtain.
• The fringes on both rugs were badly worn.

Cómo se usa: fringe on something (The fringe on the shawl is handmade.)

Sinónimos: tassels

Expresiones frecuentes: silk fringe, gold fringe, fringe on something

margen, periferia

Parte exterior o menos importante de algo.

En inglés sencillo: The outer or less important part of something.

• He remained on the fringe of the debate.
• These ideas belong to the fringe of popular culture.
• She gradually moved from the fringe to the center of the movement.

Cómo se usa: on the fringe of something (Her research lies on the fringe of established science.)

Sinónimos: edge, margin, periphery

Antónimos: center

Expresiones frecuentes: fringe of something, on the fringe, outer fringe

sector radical, ala extremista

Miembros de un grupo cuyas ideas se alejan mucho de las de la mayoría.

En inglés sencillo: Members of a group whose ideas differ greatly from those of most members.

• The party has a small radical fringe.
• Its extreme fringe rejected the new leader.
• A vocal fringe within the movement demanded immediate change.

Cómo se usa: the fringe of a group (The radical fringe of the party opposed the deal.)

Antónimos: mainstream

Expresiones frecuentes: radical fringe, extreme fringe, party fringe

franja de interferencia

Banda clara u oscura producida cuando las ondas de luz se encuentran o se desvían alrededor de un borde.

En inglés sencillo: A bright or dark band made when light waves meet or bend around an edge.

• A bright fringe appeared on the screen.
• The experiment produced several dark fringes.
• Changing the wavelength changed the distance between the fringes.

Expresiones frecuentes: interference fringe, diffraction fringe, bright fringe

marginal, minoritario

Cuyas ideas o actividades no son aceptadas o apoyadas por la mayoría de la gente.

En inglés sencillo: Having ideas or activities that most people do not accept or support.

• They joined a fringe political group.
• This fringe theory has little scientific support.
• Several fringe parties competed in the election.

Sinónimos: marginal, unconventional

Antónimos: mainstream

Expresiones frecuentes: fringe group, fringe party, fringe theory

bordear

Formar una línea a lo largo del borde de algo.

En inglés sencillo: To form a line along the edge of something.

• Tall trees fringe the lake.
• Palms fringed the quiet beach.
• White flowers fringe the narrow path through the garden.

Sinónimos: border, line, edge

Expresiones frecuentes: fringe the shore, fringe a lake, fringe the coast