borde

Definitions of borde
  1. noun
    a strip forming the outer edge of something
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    orla, ribete
    border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
    orillo
    border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet
    vera
    a grass border along a road
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    margen
    the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something
  2. noun
    the top edge of a vessel or other container
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    arista
    a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object
  3. noun
    a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object
    synonyms: arista
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    bisel
    two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
    bordillo, cinta, encintado
    an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
    filván
    rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper
    filo, tajo
    the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife
    acordonamiento, cordoncillo, fresa, fresado, laminado, molienda
    corrugated edge of a coin
    alféizar, derrame
    an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
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    cara, lado
    an extended outer surface of an object
  4. noun
    the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
    synonyms: bastilla, dobladillo, doble, doblez, fimbria, orilla, repulgo, ruedo
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    margen
    the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something
  5. noun
    the boundary of a surface
    synonyms: canto, lindero, margen, ruedo
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    límite
    the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
  6. noun
    the area in which something exists or lives
    synonyms: alrededor, alrededores, contorno, entorno, inmediaciones, marco
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    ambiente
    the atmosphere of an environment
    habitación, habitáculo, hábitat
    the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
    crisol
    an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
    piecería
    the local environment
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    región, área geográfica
    a demarcated area of the Earth
  7. noun
    a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
    synonyms: alféizar, antepecho, cantil, reborde, repisa, resalte, resalto, saledizo, saliente
  8. noun
    a person of subnormal intelligence
    synonyms: adoquín, alcornoque, animal, asno, babieca, badulaque, bambarria, batusino, berengo, berza, berzotas, bestia, besugo, bobelas, bobo, bolo, borrego, botarate, bruto, burro, cebollino, chorra, ciruelo, cretino, estafermo, estúpido, forrapelotas, ganso, gilí, guajolote, guanajo, huevo, huevón, idiota, imbécil, macho, majadero, mamarracho, mameluco, mamerto, mamón, mastuerzo, melón, memo, mentecato, muermo, necio, oligofrénico, pandero, panoli, pavipollo, pavo, percebe, piernas, pollino, porro, pringado, pánfilo, retrasado, sinsustancia, soplagaitas, tarado, tiparraco, tipejo, tontaina, tonto, zambeque, zopenco, zulú, zángano
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    crédulo, imbécil, ingenuo, inocente, simple
    a person lacking intelligence or common sense
  9. noun
    a region marking a boundary
    synonyms: frontera, fronteras, frontero, límites, umbral
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    límite
    a line determining the limits of an area
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