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1 border
border [bɔʀde]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. ( = longer) [arbres, immeubles, maisons] to lineb. [+ personne, couverture] to tuck in* * *bɔʀde1) ( suivre un contour) to line (de with)2) ( entourer) [plage] to skirt [côte]; [plantes] to border [massif, lac]3) ( longer) [chemin, cours d'eau] to border, to run alongside [maison, terrain]; [marin, navire] to sail along [côte]4) ( arranger la literie) to tuck [somebody] in [personne]5) ( garnir) to edge [vêtement] (de with)6) Nautisme to take up the slack in [voile]; to ship [avirons]border un navire — ( en bois) to plank; ( en metal) to plate
* * *bɔʀde vt1) (être le long de) to line2) (= garnir)3) (dans son lit) to tuck upSa mère vient la border tous les soirs. — Her mother comes and tucks her up every night.
* * *border verb table: aimer vtr1 ( suivre un contour) to line (de with); route bordée d'arbres road lined ou bordered with trees, tree-lined road;2 ( entourer) [plage, îles] to skirt [côte]; [plantes] to border [massif, lac]; une pelouse bordée de rosiers a lawn bordered with rose bushes;3 ( longer) [chemin, cours d'eau] to border, to run alongside [maison, terrain]; [marin, navire] to sail along [côte]; sentier bordant la forêt track bordering the forest;5 Cout ( garnir) to edge [vêtement, lingerie] (de with); un mouchoir bordé de dentelle a handkerchief edged with lace, a lace-trimmed handkerchief;6 ( étarquer) [marin] to take up the slack in [voile];8 ( ramener) [rameur] to ship [avirons].[bɔrde] verbe transitifborder quelque chose de to trim ou to edge something with2. [en se couchant]va te coucher, je viendrai te border go to bed, I'll come and tuck you in3. [délimiter] to line[de tôles] to plate[voile] to haul on -
2 limiter
limiter [limite]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• la vitesse est limitée à 50 km/h the speed limit is 50km/h2. reflexive verba. [personne]b. [connaissance, sanctions] se limiter à to be limited to* * *limite
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1) ( restreindre) to limit, to restrict [pouvoir, dépenses, durée, nombre] (à to)la vitesse est limitée à 90 km/h — the speed limit is 90 kph
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se limiter verbe pronominal1) ( se restreindre)2) ( se résumer)* * *limite vt1) (= restreindre) to limit, to restrictLe nombre de billets est limité à deux par personne. — The number of tickets is limited to two per person.
2) (= délimiter) to border, to form the boundary of* * *limiter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( restreindre) to limit, to restrict [pouvoir, dépenses, durée, nombre] (à to); limite tes recherches à un aspect particulier du problème confine ou restrict your research to a particular aspect of the problem; je limiterai mon intervention à une ou deux remarques I'll restrict my speech to one or two remarks only; cela limite nos possibilités that rather limits our scope; nous sommes limités dans le temps our time is limited; la vitesse est limitée à 90 km/h the speed limit is 90 km/h; limiter les dégâts to minimize the damage;2 ( border) la clôture qui limite notre propriété the enclosure which marks the boundaries of our property; des champs limités par des haies fields bordered by hedges.B se limiter vpr1 ( se restreindre) il ne sait pas se limiter he doesn't know when to stop, he doesn't know when he's had enough; se limiter à deux verres de bière/dix cigarettes par jour to limit oneself to two glasses of beer/ten cigarettes a day; je me limiterai à quelques observations I'll only make a few observations; limitez-vous au sujet confine yourself to the subject;2 ( se résumer) se limiter à to be limited to; l'histoire ne se limite pas à une suite de dates history is not limited to a series of dates; la vie ne se limite pas au travail there's more to life than work.[limite] verbe transitiflimiter quelque chose à to limit ou to restrict something to————————se limiter verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)plus de gâteaux, merci, il faut que je me limite no more cakes, thanks, I've got to watch what I eat————————se limiter à verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se résumer à] to be restricted to, to be confined to2. [se contenter de] -
3 PACA
south eastern region of France, lying betwen the Rhone valley and the Italian border. Capital Marseille. This region includes the historic region of Provence, plus the French Riviera and southern Alps, and stretches from the Rhone valley in the west to the Italian border in the east. It is bordered on the north by the region of Rhône-Alpes, and on the south by the Mediterranean sea. It consists of the departments of Bouches du Rhône, Var, Vaucluse, Alpes Maritimes and Alpes de Haute Provence. Seeregional guide to Provence.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > PACA
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