border

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciations'border': English: /ˈbɔːdə/, Scottish: /ˈbɔː^rdə^r/; 'Border': /ˈbɔːdə/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbɔrdɚ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bôr′dər)

Traduções principais
Inglês		Português
border n	(frontier line) (linha fronteiriça)	fronteira sf
	The border between the two countries was marked by a fence.
	A fronteira entre os dois países era demarcada por uma cerca.
border n	(ornamental strip or edging) (faixa ornamental,borda)	borda sf
	The plates have a gold border.
	Os pratos têm uma borda dourada.
border n	(outer boundary)	fronteira sf
		limite sm
	The spaceship has passed the planets and reached the border of the solar system.
	O satélite passou pelos planetas e alcançou a fronteira do sistema solar.
	O satélite passou pelos planetas e alcançou o limite do sistema solar.
border [sth]⇒ vtr	(land: adjoin)	fazer fronteira expres v
	The United States borders Canada to the north.
	Os Estados Unidos fazem fronteira com o Canadá ao norte.
border n	(region along a boundary line)	fronteira sf
	She lives on the border with Mexico.
	Ela mora na fronteira com o México.
border n	(horticulture: narrow flower bed)	bordadura sf
	There was a border of daisies running along the path.
	Havia uma bordadura de margaridas ao longo do caminho.

Traduções complementares
Inglês		Português
the border n	UK (border between England and Scotland) (Entre Inglaterra e Escócia)	a fronteira art + sf
	When you travel from England into Scotland, there is no need to show a passport at the border.
the Borders n	UK (region around England-Scotland border) (entre Inglaterra e Escócia)	região fronteiriça sf + adj
	The River Tweed runs through the Borders into northern England.
the border n	(US: border with Mexico)	a fronteira art + sf
	The man was apprehended after crossing the border into Texas.
border [sth]⇒ vtr	(form a border with)	fazer fronteira expres v
	A river borders our property to the West.

Locuções verbais
Inglês		Português
border on [sth] vtr phrasal insep	(be adjacent to)	fazer fronteira loc v
	Our house borders on conservation land that no one can build on.
border on [sth] vtr phrasal insep	figurative (be almost)	beirar v int
	His bizarre behavior borders on the insane.

Formas compostas:
Inglês		Português
border collie n	(dog) (raça de cachorro)	border collie estrang
	The border collie is an excellent working farm dog.
border crossing n	(passage between countries)	fonteira sf
	We sat at the border crossing for hours because inspectors were on strike.
	John had problems at the border crossing because he left his passport at the hotel.
border patrol n	(frontier guards)	guarda de fronteira sm, sf
	The cars were ordered to stop by the border patrol.
borderline, border line n	(line marking a boundary) (linha divisória)	fronteira sf
		limite sm
	They crossed the borderline into Canada around sunset.
borderline, border line n	figurative (line dividing two things) (figurado)	fronteira sf
		linha divisória loc sf
	The borderline between optimism and idealism is a hard one to draw.
cross-border adj	(across boundaries)	transfronteiriço adj
		transnacional adj
	After the new law passed, cross-border traffic decreased significantly.
on the borderline, on the border line adv	figurative (in between) (no meio de)	na linha divisória loc adv
	After his wife left him he spent several months on the borderline between sanity and insanity.
	That's on the borderline of being offensive.