0 to be next to -- toucher à
where Texas borders Louisiana là où le Texas touche à la Louisiane
2 the boundary between countries -- frontière [ feminine ]
3 a decorated edge -- liseré [ masculine ]
4 the edge of a particular thing -- bord(ure)
the border of a picture/handkerchief.
6 a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc -- plate-bande
a flower border.
7 (with on) to come near to or lie on the border of -- toucher à, être limitrophe de, border
Germany borders on France.
By creating this legislation, will we not soon find ourselves in a ridiculous position, bordering on the laughable?
If they boycott the election, following a disagreement over the replacement of ethnic armies with border guards, it would take away the credibility that these elections need.
We also need to revise our visa and border policies from a human rights perspective.
It is right to take this approach, for to act differently would mean recognising border changes imposed by force.
This is not simply a border that is questionable only in its appropriateness.
I know that in practice, there are no serious problems with guarding this border, and that it is secure.
On the worst days it takes over 100 hours to cross the border, with over 400 lorries queuing.
In no way, however, is it possible to equate local border areas with ethnic boundaries.
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