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bor·der·line

(bôr′dər-līn′)

1. A line that establishes or marks a border.

2. An indefinite area intermediate between two qualities or conditions: The borderline between love and hate is often thin.

3. Informal A person with borderline personality disorder.

adj.

a. Verging on a given quality or condition: borderline poverty.

b. Of a questionable nature or quality: an applicant with borderline qualifications.

2. Psychiatry Of, related to, or having borderline personality disorder.

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borderline

(ˈbɔːdəˌlaɪn)

1. a border; dividing line; line of demarcation

2. an indeterminate position between two conditions or qualities: the borderline between friendship and love.

adj

on the edge of one category and verging on another: a borderline failure in the exam.

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bor•der•line

(ˈbɔr dərˌlaɪn)

n.

1. Also, bor′der line`. a boundary line; frontier.

adj.

2. on or near a border or boundary.

3. not quite meeting accepted, expected, or average standards; indefinite.

[1865–70]

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Noun 1. [画像:borderline - a line that indicates a boundary]borderline - a line that indicates a boundary

border, boundary line, delimitation, mete

boundary, bounds, bound - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

circumference, circuit - the boundary line encompassing an area or object; "he had walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe"

fence line - a boundary line created by a fence

property line - the boundary line between two pieces of property

state boundary, state line - the boundary between two states

Adj. 1. borderline - of questionable or minimal quality; "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability"

marginal

minimal, minimum - the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service"

borderline

noun

1. dividing line, divide, boundary, cut-off point, line of demarcation the borderline between painting and photography

adjective

1. marginal, bordering, doubtful, peripheral, indefinite, indeterminate, equivocal, inexact, unclassifiable someone who is a borderline case

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borderline

noun

1. A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary:

border, brim, brink, edge, edging, fringe, margin, periphery, rim, verge.

Chiefly Military: perimeter.

2. A transitional interval beyond which some new action or different state of affairs is likely to begin or occur:

brink, edge, point, threshold, verge.

adjective

Not affording certainty:

ambiguous, chancy, clouded, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, equivocal, inconclusive, indecisive, indeterminate, problematic, problematical, questionable, uncertain, unclear, unsure.

Informal: iffy.

Idioms: at issue, in doubt, in question.

Translations

الحَدُّ الفاصِلعَلى الحَدِّ بَيْنَ

hranicepochybný

grænsegrænse-grænsetilfælde

Grenze Scheide Grenz-...

μεταίχμιο οριακός

cas limite limite

határeset

á mörkunumóvissu-, vafa-

linea di demarcazione

grense grense-

hraničný

belirsiz sınır sınırda olan

不明确的分界线边界上的

borderline

[ˈbɔːdəlaɪn]

A. N (between districts) → límite m, línea f divisoria
on the borderline (between classes) → a medio camino ; (in exam etc) → en el límite

B. CPD borderline case N (= situation, thing, person) → caso m dudoso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

borderline

[ˈbɔː^rdə^rlaɪn]

n → ligne f de démarcation
to be on the borderline (in exam) → être (à la) limite

adv [psychotic, retarded] → limite, borderlineborderline case n → cas m limite border patrol n (US) → patrouille f frontalière

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borderline

[ˈbɔːdəˌlaɪn]

1. adj (case, candidate) → su cui è difficile decidere
he was a borderline failure → è stato bocciato per poco

2. n (fig) → linea di demarcazione

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border

(ˈboːdə) noun

1. the edge of a particular thing. the border of a picture/handkerchief. rand حافّة، طَرَف ръб, край orla (o)kraj der Rand kant; bort άκρη, γύρος, μπορντούρα borde serv کناره؛ حاشیه reuna bord שפה, שוליים किनारा rub szegély tepi brún, jaðar contorno, margine へり 가장자리 kraštas mala; apmale; apšuvums tepi rand kant; bord brzeg, skraj حاشیه، سرحد، کنار orla margine краи; кромка okraj rob rub kant, rand ขอบ kenar, bordür 邊 край, межа کنارہ ، حاشیہ đường viền 边

2. the boundary of a country. They'll ask for your passport at the border. grens حَدٌّ граница fronteira hranice die Grenze grænse σύνορα frontera piir مرز valtion raja frontière גבול सीमा granica határ perbatasan landamæri frontiera 国境 국경 siena robeža sempadan grens grense granica سرحد، پوله fronteira graniţă граница hranica meja granica gräns พรมแดน; ชายแดน sınır 邊界 кордон کسی ملک کی سرحد biên giới 边境

3. a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc. a flower border. akker, randakker حاشية، نطاق леха с цветя canteiro okrajový záhon die Umrandung bed παρτέρι με λουλούδια που περικλείει γρασίδι arriate lillepeenar حاشیه reunus plate-bande שוּלָיִים क्‍यारी gredica szegély pagar hidup blómabeð/-rein aiuola 縁取りの花壇 길다란 화단 pakraštys apmale batas boord kantbed rabata حاشیه canteiro răzor бордюр záhon gredica živica kantrabatt แปลงดอกไม้รอบสนามหญ้า uzun çiçek tarhı 環繞草坪四周的花壇 бордюр کسی باغیچے کے سرے پر پھولوں کا تختہ viền hoa (草坪边等的)狭长花坛

verb

(with on) to come near to or lie on the border of. Germany borders on France. grens يَحُدُّ гранича fazer fronteira hraničit s grenzen an grænse op til συνορεύω με lindar con piirnema در مرز چیزی قرار گرفتن؛ نزدیک شدن olla vieressä toucher à, être limitrophe de לִגבוֹל בְּ- से लगा हुआ होना graničiti határos vmivel berbatasan liggja að confinare con 〜に隣接する 접해 있다 ribotis, turėti bendrą sieną robežot; robežoties sempadan grenzen aan grense opp til; tangere graniczyć z دیو شی په سرحد کی قرار نیول، نږدی کیدل fazer fronteira a se învecina cu, a fi lângă граничить hraničiť s mejiti na graničiti se gränsa till อยู่ติดกับ sınırdaş olmak 與...接壤 межувати کسی جگہ کی حد پر قائم ہونا ، اتصال tiếp giáp 与...接界,在...的边上,和...毗邻,与...接壤

ˈborderline adjective

doubtful; on the border between one thing and another. He was a borderline case, so we gave him an additional exam to see if he would pass it. grensgeval عَلى الحَدِّ بَيْنَ междинен limite pochybný an einer Grenze; Grenz-... grænsetilfælde; grænse- οριακός caso límite piir- حد واسط؛ بینابین kahden vaiheilla cas limite קַו גְבוּל सीमारेखा granični határeset meragukan óvissu-, vafa- limite どっちつかずの 애매 모호한 ribinis, ant ribos apšaubāms; šaubīgs antara tengah-tengah grens- grense- graniczny منځنی حد، اوسط caso limite limită сомнительный; пограничный pochybný; hraničný mejni (primer) granični slučaj gränsfall ตามชายแดน sınırda olan; belirsiz 有待商確的,邊界上的 прикордонний; такий, що межує حد کے قریب ہونا ranh giới 不明确的,边界上的

noun

the border between one thing and another. He was on the borderline between passing and failing. grens الحَدُّ الفاصِل граница limite hranice die Grenze grænse όριο, μεταίχμιο, διαχωριστική γραμμή límite piir مرز rajalla limite גבול सीमा-रेखा granična crta határ(vonal) batas á mörkunum limite 境界線 경계 riba robeža garisan sempadan grens grense granica, linia graniczna سرحد limite graniţă граница; грань hranica meja granica gränslinje เส้นเขตแดน sınır 分界線 грань حد giới tuyến 分界线

borderline

adj (psych) límite; (leprosy) dimorfa; — hypertension prehipertensión f; — diabetes prediabetes f

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