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    1. III
    border smth.
    1) border a lake (a garden, etc.) окаймлять озеро и т. д., cherry trees full bloom bordered the road вдоль дороги росли цветущие вишни
    2) border a river (the sea, life.) выходить к реке и т. д.; border another country граничить с другой страной; border smb.s land примыкать к чужой земле; а forest borders the lake лес подходит к самому озеру; the lands that border the Mediterranean страны с границей по Средиземному морю; France and Spain border each other у Франции и Испании общие границы
    2. XI
    be bordered by smth. our garden is -ed by hedge- rows вокруг [всего] нашего сада растет /посажена/ живая изгородь
    3. XVI
    border (up)on smth.
    1) border on the shores of a lake (on /upon/ smb.'s land, on a country, etc.) граничить с озером и т. д.; быть расположенным /находиться/ на берегу озера /рядом с озером/ и т. д., the two countries border on one another эти две страны граничат друг с другом; Soviet Armenia borders on Turkey Советская Армения граничит с Турцией
    2) border on dishonesty (on fanaticism, on madness, etc.) a) походить /быть похожим/ на обман и т. д.',б) граничить с обманом; his actions border on cowardice его поступки мало чем отличаются от трусости; this colour borders on red этот цвет приближается к красному; his economy borders on avarice его экономность смахивает на скупость /граничит со скупостью/; bis bravery borders on recklessness его храбрость граничит с безрассудством; the proposal borders (up)on the absurd это предложение можно назвать абсурдным; his behaviour /conduct/ borders on in sanity он ведет себя как сумасшедший /ненормальный/
    4. XXI1
    border smth. with smth. border a dress with silk (with lace, etc.) отделывать платье шелковой каймой и т. д.

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