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1 verge on
transitive verb[an]grenzen an (+ Akk.)be verging on 70 — an die 70 sein
an estate verging on four acres — (fig.) ein Grundstück von fast vier Morgen [Größe]
be verging on tears/madness — den Tränen/dem Wahnsinn nahe sein
* * *vi +prep obj(ideas, actions) grenzen an (+acc)the plot verges on the ridiculous — die Handlung grenzt ans Lächerliche
he's verging on bankruptcy — er steht kurz vor dem Bankrott
she was verging on madness — sie stand am Rande des Wahnsinns
* * *transitive verb[an]grenzen an (+ Akk.)an estate verging on four acres — (fig.) ein Grundstück von fast vier Morgen [Größe]
be verging on tears/madness — den Tränen/dem Wahnsinn nahe sein
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2 verge
[və:‹] 1. noun(the (grass) edging of a garden bed, a road etc: It's illegal to drive on the grass verge.) travnati obrobek2. verb(to be on the border (of): She is verging on insanity.) biti na robu* * *I [və:dž]nounrob, kraj, meja (tudi figuratively); travnati obrobek ali pas (grede, lehe, ceste); palica, žezlo (kot znak časti); technical majhno vreteno; rob opeke, ki štrli iznad strešnega slemena; history območje, pristojnoston the verge of — čisto na robu, za prst odon the verge of ruin, of a new war — na robu propada, nove vojneII [və:dž]intransitive verbnagibati se, padati; sestopati (on proti), približevati se, prehajati (in v); segati, razprostirati se; figuratively mejitihills verging to the north — griči, ki se raztezajo proti severu -
3 verge
və:‹ 1. noun(the (grass) edging of a garden bed, a road etc: It's illegal to drive on the grass verge.) (vei)kant2. verb(to be on the border (of): She is verging on insanity.) være på randen avkant--------randIsubst. \/vɜːdʒ\/1) kant, rand, grense2) veikant, rabatt3) ( kirkelig) (embets)stav4) (teknikk, i ur e.l.) spindel5) ( bygg) søyleskaft6) ( bygg) gavlfremspring7) område8) ( historisk) forklaring: område (som står) under kongens spesielle jurisdiksjonbring a person to the verge of drive noen til grensen avon the verge of like ved, på nippet tilgråteferdig, på gråten, like ved å gråte, på randen av, på kanten avIIverb \/vɜːdʒ\/helle, skråne, synke, luteverge on bankruptcy være på fallittens rand, være på konkursens randverge towards ( også) nærme seg -
4 bordear
v.1 to border (estar alrededor de).El bus bordea la colina The bus borders the hill.2 to be close to.3 to avoid, to sidestep.María bordea los problemas Mary avoids problems.4 to border on, to be on the border of.5 to serve as a border to, to fringe, to border, to serve as fringe for.El encaje bordea el paño The lace serves as a border to the towel.6 to be a border to, to border, to limit with, to border with.El río bordea al país The river is a border to the country.* * *1 to skirt, go round2 (aproximarse) to border on, verge on* * *verb1) to border, skirt2) border on* * *1. VT1) (=rodear) to skirt (round)2) [calle, árboles] (=estar alrededor de) to border, border on; (=flanquear) to line3) (=acercarse a) [+ edad] to be approaching, be close to; [+ genialidad, obsesión] to border onbordea los sesenta años — he's approaching sixty, he's close to sixty
4) Cono Sur (=evitar)bordear un asunto — to skirt round o avoid a (tricky) subject
2.VI (Náut) to tack* * *verbo transitivoa) ( seguir el borde de) <costa/isla> to skirt, go aroundb) (rodear, lindar con)c) <peligro/fracaso> to come close tod) ( acercarse a)bordea los cincuenta — he's approaching o around fifty
* * *= bound, line, skirt.Ex. Word is a character string bounded by spaces or other chosen characters.Ex. The maple trees that lined the Allenby Public Library parking lot reached toward the sun like a hedge of orange fire.Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.----* bordear la costa = coast.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( seguir el borde de) <costa/isla> to skirt, go aroundb) (rodear, lindar con)c) <peligro/fracaso> to come close tod) ( acercarse a)bordea los cincuenta — he's approaching o around fifty
* * *= bound, line, skirt.Ex: Word is a character string bounded by spaces or other chosen characters.
Ex: The maple trees that lined the Allenby Public Library parking lot reached toward the sun like a hedge of orange fire.Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.* bordear la costa = coast.* * *bordear [A1 ]vt1 (seguir el borde de) ‹costa/isla› to skirt, go aroundla carretera que bordea el lago the road that goes along the edge of the lakenavegar bordeando la costa to hug the coast2(rodear, lindar con): un camino bordeado de álamos a road lined with poplarslas barriadas pobres que bordean la ciudad the poor districts on the outskirts o edge of the city, the poor districts that flank/surround the city3 ‹peligro/fracaso› to come close tobordea los cincuenta he's approaching o around fifty* * *
bordear ( conjugate bordear) verbo transitivo
‹ isla› to go aroundb) ( estar a lo largo del borde):
bordear verbo transitivo
1 (ir por el borde, rodear) to go round, skirt
2 (estar en el borde) to border
3 pey (estar al límite de, rayar en) to border on: su paciencia bordea la estupidez, his patience borders on stupidity
' bordear' also found in these entries:
English:
line
- rim
- skirt
* * *bordear vt1. [estar alrededor de] to border;cientos de árboles bordean el camino hundreds of trees line the way2. [moverse alrededor de] to skirt (round);tuvimos que bordear el lago we had to skirt (round) the lake;bordearon la costa they hugged the coast3. [rozar] to be close to;bordea los ochenta años she's nearly eighty years old;su insistencia bordea lo impertinente his insistence is verging o bordering on the impertinent* * *v/t ( rodear) border* * *bordear vt1) : to border, to skirtel Río Este bordea Manhattan: the East River borders Manhattan2) : to border onbordea la irrealidad: it borders on unreality3) : to lineuna calle bordeada de árboles: a street lined with trees
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