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adj.limitrophe; qui jouxte; contigu; tangent; pf. mitoyenEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > bordering
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Pol. État limitropheEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > bordering State
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[ʃo:](land bordering on the sea or on any large area of water: a walk along the shore; When the ship reached Gibraltar the passengers were allowed on shore.) rivage -
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border ['bɔ:də(r)]1 noun(a) (boundary) frontière f;∎ on the border between Norway and Sweden à la frontière entre la Norvège et la Suède;∎ they live near the Scottish border ils habitent près de la frontière écossaise;∎ to cross the border passer la frontière;∎ they tried to escape over the border ils ont tenté de s'enfuir en passant la frontière;∎ north of the Border (from viewpoint of England) en Écosse; (from viewpoint of Ireland) en Irlande du nord; (from viewpoint of the US) au Canada;∎ south of the Border (from viewpoint of Scotland) en Angleterre; (from viewpoint of Northern Ireland) en République d'Irlande; (from viewpoint of Canada) aux États-Unis; (from viewpoint of the US) au Mexique(b) (outer edge → of lake) bord m, rive f; (→ of field) bordure f, limite f; (→ of forest) lisière f, limite f(c) (edging → of dress, handkerchief, plate, notepaper) bord m, bordure f(state) frontière (inv); (zone) frontière (inv), frontalier; (search) à la frontière; (dispute, patrol) frontalier(b) (be adjacent to) toucher;∎ Mexico borders Texas le Mexique touche ou a une frontière commune avec le Texas;∎ their garden is bordered on two sides by open fields sur deux côtés, leur jardin est entouré de champs à perte de vue∎ the Borders les Borders fpl, = région frontalière du sud-est de l'Écosse;∎ in the Borders dans les Borders►► Border collie colley m berger;border controls contrôles mpl aux frontières;border crossing passage m de frontière;Military border guard garde-frontière m;border incident incident m de frontière;border police police f des frontières;Customs border post poste-frontière m;border region région f frontalière;border states = états américains limitrophes du Canada;Border terrier terrier m;border town ville f frontière ou frontalière(a) (be adjacent to) toucher, avoisiner;∎ my property borders on his ma propriété touche la sienne;∎ Italy and Austria border on each other l'Italie et l'Autriche ont une frontière commune ou sont limitrophes(b) (verge on) friser, frôler;∎ to border on rudeness/a lie/the absurd friser l'impolitesse/le mensonge/l'absurde;∎ his remark borders on slander sa remarque frise la calomnie;∎ hysteria bordering upon madness une crise de nerfs proche de ou qui frôle la folie
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bordering — index adjacent, close (near), contiguous, immediate (not distant), proximate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Bordering — Border Bor der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bordered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bordering}.] 1. To touch at the edge or boundary; to be contiguous or adjacent; with on or upon as, Connecticut borders on Massachusetts. [1913 Webster] 2. To approach; to come near … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bordering — adjective Having a common boundary or border France and Spain are bordering nations … Wiktionary
bordering upon — index proximate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bordering — Synonyms and related words: adjacent, adjoining, beading, binding, borderline, bordure, boundary, bounding, coastal, connecting, conterminous, contiguous, coterminous, determinant, determinative, determining, edging, end to end, endways, endwise … Moby Thesaurus
bordering — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rimming, bounding, neighboring, adjoining, fringing, edging, lining, conjoining, verging, skirting, flanking, connecting, on the edge of, on the confines of; see also near 1 … English dictionary for students
bordering — bor·der || bÉ”ËdÉ™ n. boundary; edge, fringe; frame which surrounds the application window (Computers) v. be adjacent to; live next door … English contemporary dictionary
bordering — In digital imaging, automatically locating the correct edge of an image on a scan so that any marking from the edge, frame, etc. is not captured … Glossary of Art Terms
bordering — noun ( s) Etymology: from gerund of border (II) : something that serves as a border : edging … Useful english dictionary
Countries bordering the European Union — This is a list of countries bordering the European Union, and its predecessor the European Communities, both at its current geographical extent and after all previous rounds of enlargement. Contents 1 2007 to present 2 2004 to 2007 3 1995 to 2004 … Wikipedia
Sea-bordering — Sea bor der*ing, a. Bordering on the sea; situated beside the sea. Drayton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English