neighbour

vecino, vecina

Persona que vive al lado de tu casa o cerca de ella.

En inglés sencillo: Someone who lives next to you or near your home.

• Our neighbour has a dog.
• I invited my neighbours to dinner.
• Have you met the new neighbour?

Expresiones frecuentes: next door neighbour, friendly neighbour, new neighbour, neighbour next door

colindar, lindar

Estar junto a un lugar o compartir una frontera con él.

En inglés sencillo: To be next to a place or share a border with it.

• France neighbours Germany.
• Their farm neighbours our land.
• The two districts neighbour each other.

Cómo se usa: neighbour something (Our estate neighbours a large park.)

Sinónimos: border, adjoin

Expresiones frecuentes: neighbour a country, neighbour an estate, neighbour a village

rayar en, rozar

Parecerse mucho a algo o estar muy cerca de serlo.

En inglés sencillo: To be very similar to something or come close to being it.

• His boldness neighbours on folly.
• Their accusations neighboured on treason.
• Her fierce devotion was neighbouring on obsession.

Cómo se usa: neighbour on something (Such reckless conduct neighbours on madness.)

Sinónimos: border on, verge on, approach

Expresiones frecuentes: neighbour on madness, neighbour on treason, neighbour on folly