border

confine, frontiera

Linea o zona in cui finisce un paese e ne comincia un altro.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: border between A and B (They live near the border between France and Spain.)

Sinonimi: frontier, boundary

Espressioni comuni: cross the border, border guard, border crossing, state border

bordo, bordura

Striscia o linea lungo il margine di qualcosa, spesso usata come decorazione.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: border around something (She drew a border around the photo.)

Sinonimi: edging, trim

Espressioni comuni: decorative border, red border, border around something

confinare

Essere accanto a un altro luogo, condividendo un confine.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: border something (Germany borders Poland.); border on something (Our land borders on a nature reserve.)

Sinonimi: adjoin

Espressioni comuni: border a country, border on something, border the sea, border with something

costeggiare, delimitare

Formare una linea o una fascia lungo il margine di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: be bordered with something (The tablecloth is bordered with lace.); be bordered in something (The announcement was bordered in black.)

Sinonimi: surround, edge

Espressioni comuni: border a path, border something with, border something in

bordare

Aggiungere una linea o una striscia decorativa lungo il margine di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: border something with something (She bordered the cloth with ribbon.); border something in something (Border the invitation in gold.)

Sinonimi: edge, trim

Espressioni comuni: border a page, border something with, border something in