border on

rasentare, sfiorare

Avvicinarsi tanto a una qualità o condizione da essere quasi indistinguibile da essa.

In inglese semplice: To be so close to a particular quality or state that there is little difference.

• His comments border on cruelty.
• Her confidence sometimes borders on arrogance.
• The task was difficult, bordering on impossible.

Come si usa: border on something (His interest borders on obsession.); border on + adjective (Their demands border on unreasonable.)

Sinonimi: verge on, approach

Espressioni comuni: border on cruelty, border on the absurd, border on something

confinare con

Essere direttamente accanto a un luogo e condividere un confine con esso.

In inglese semplice: To be directly next to a place and share an edge with it.

• Our garden borders on a park.
• The village borders on a large forest.
• Does this land border on your farm?

Come si usa: border on something (The property borders on protected woodland.)

Sinonimi: adjoin, border, abut

Espressioni comuni: border on a forest, border on another country, border on something