border

frontière

Ligne ou zone où un pays se termine et où un autre commence.

En anglais simple : The line or area where one country ends and another begins.

• We crossed the border yesterday.
• Police checked our passports at the border.
• Their village is close to the border.

Comment l'utiliser : border between A and B (They live near the border between France and Spain.)

Synonymes : frontier, boundary

Expressions courantes : cross the border, border guard, border crossing, state border

bordure

Bande ou ligne qui longe le bord de quelque chose, souvent pour le décorer.

En anglais simple : A strip or line around the edge of something, often used as decoration.

• The card has a gold border.
• She added borders to all the pictures.
• A narrow blue border runs around the page.

Comment l'utiliser : border around something (She drew a border around the photo.)

Synonymes : edging, trim

Expressions courantes : decorative border, red border, border around something

être limitrophe de, border

Se trouver à côté d’un autre lieu et partager une limite avec lui.

En anglais simple : To be next to another place, sharing an edge with it.

• The farm borders a river.
• Three countries border this lake.
• Their property borders on the forest.

Comment l'utiliser : border something (Germany borders Poland.); border on something (Our land borders on a nature reserve.)

Synonymes : adjoin

Expressions courantes : border a country, border on something, border the sea, border with something

border

Former une ligne ou une bande le long du bord de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To form a line or strip around the edge of something.

• Trees border the path.
• The garden was bordered with a low hedge.
• A silver line borders each page.

Comment l'utiliser : be bordered with something (The tablecloth is bordered with lace.); be bordered in something (The announcement was bordered in black.)

Synonymes : surround, edge

Expressions courantes : border a path, border something with, border something in

border

Ajouter une ligne ou une bande décorative au bord de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To add a line or decorative strip around the edge of something.

• Border the picture with a thin line.
• She bordered the blanket with soft fabric.
• He carefully bordered each card in blue.

Comment l'utiliser : border something with something (She bordered the cloth with ribbon.); border something in something (Border the invitation in gold.)

Synonymes : edge, trim

Expressions courantes : border a page, border something with, border something in