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borderline case

Meaning of "borderline case" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF BORDERLINE CASE

ˈbɔːdəˌlaɪn keɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BORDERLINE CASE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Borderline case is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BORDERLINE CASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of borderline case in the English dictionary

The definition of borderline case in the dictionary is person or thing that is not clearly classifiable as something.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BORDERLINE CASE

bookcase · briefcase · case · case-by-case · crankcase · hardcase · incase · lower-case · pillowcase · showcase · slipcase · staircase · suitcase · upper-case · worst-case

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BORDERLINE CASE

border disease · border dispute · border guard · border incident · Border Leicester · Border Patrol · border police · border raid · border state · border taxes · border terrier · bordereau · bordereaux · borderer · bordering countries · borderland · borderless · borderline · borderline personality disorder

WORDS THAT END LIKE BORDERLINE CASE

basket case · court case · day case · display case · document case · hard case · in any case · in case · in no case · jewel case · lower case · murder case · packing case · pencil case · prosecution case · special case · test case · upper case · violin case · winding staircase · worst case

Synonyms and antonyms of borderline case in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «borderline case» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF BORDERLINE CASE

Find out the translation of borderline case to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of borderline case from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «borderline case» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

极限情况
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

caso límite
570 millions of speakers
en

English

borderline case
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

सीमा रेखा पर मामला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حالة الشريط الحدودي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

пограничный случай
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

caso limite
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সীমান্তে মামলা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

cas limite
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kes sempadan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Grenzfall
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

境界例
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

경계 경우
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Borderline case
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trường hợp đường biên giới
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

எல்லைக்கோட்டை வழக்கு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सीमावर्ती केस
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Sınır çizgisi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

caso limite
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

przypadek graniczny
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

прикордонний випадок
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

caz limită
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οριακή περίπτωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grensgeval
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gränsfall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grensetilfelle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of borderline case

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BORDERLINE CASE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of borderline case
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «borderline case».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about borderline case

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BORDERLINE CASE»

Discover the use of borderline case in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to borderline case and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The borderline case
A student exchange program brings Frank and Joe to sun-kissed Greece.
Franklin W. Dixon, 1989
2
Borderline Case:: International Tax Policy, Corporate ...
This book explores the impact of the U.S. tax code and its incentives on the international activities of U.S.- and foreign-based firms: basic research outlays, expenditures on product and process development, and plant and equipment ...
James Poterba, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, National Research Council, 1998
3
A Borderline Case
This is a new release of the original 1960 edition.
Brad Williams, 2013
4
Vagueness and Degrees of Truth
13 The issue of how to define 'borderline case' brings out a problem with Hyde's 1994 defence of the borderline case definition of vagueness against the 'is schort' problem. Hyde argues that the notion of borderline case is itself a vague notion ...
Nicholas J. J. Smith, 2008
5
Women and Borderline Personality Disorder: Symptoms and Stories
... of self expressed by women and recounted in the case narratives. I seek to situate such fragmented selfhood in the gendered and cultural context within which women constnict subjectivity, in Chapter 4: Fragmented Selves: Borderline Case ...
Janet Wirth-Cauchon, 2001
6
Effective psychotherapy with borderline patients: case studies
This volume gives psychodynamic psychotherapists a view of how their colleagues actually treat severely disturbed borderline patients and how treatments proceed over the course of several years.
Robert J. Waldinger, John G. Gunderson, 1987
7
Theory and Practice of Nursing: An Integrated Approach to ...
... 'intelligence' is entirely different to 'theory'), or a borderline case, where the other concept is very similar (for example, 'well-being' is very similar to 'health', but there are fundamental differences allowing us to have well-being even when we ...
Lynn Basford, Oliver Slevin, 2003
8
Vagueness: A Guide: A Guide
Equivalently, a second-order borderline case of “bald” is a borderline case of either “determinately a child” or “determinately not a child”. Call such a person a borderline-borderline child. Say that a person is determinately-determinately a child ...
Giuseppina Ronzitti, 2011
9
South China and Maritime Asia
A Borderline Case: Korean Travelers' Views of the Chinese Border (Eighteenth to Nineteenth Century) Marion Eggert Introduction Every border is, of course, a borderline case. Seeking to demarcate and determine differences between two ...
10
McLuhan in Space: A Cultural Geography
Marshall McLuhan, 'Canada: The Borderline Case' (Counter)Environments Throughout his career, McLuhan positioned himself as a Canadian; Canada was the counter-environment grounding his artistic/intellectual notions of the dynamics of ...
Richard Cavell, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BORDERLINE CASE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term borderline case is used in the context of the following news items.
1
DPP and justice in the dock after U-turn on Lord Janner
The case was “an extremely difficult and borderline case because of the strong arguments on both sides,” she said. “I have also always ... «The Times, Jul 15»
2
DPP urged to quit over Janner case
Ms Saunders said: "I have always said that in my view this was an extremely difficult and borderline case because of the strong arguments on ... «Lancashire Telegraph, Jun 15»
3
Chong makes statement to selectors
... Association of Malaysia technical director Morten Frost said: "The Olympics are going to be tough for him, it is a very borderline case. «AsiaOne, Jun 15»
4
Najoom still borderline to make field in Tattersall's Club Tiara
Brilliant filly Najoom has overcome a minor leg injury and is flying on the tracks but is still a borderline case of making the final field in the Group ... «HorseRacing.com.au, Jun 15»
5
Congress Leader P Chidambaram on NDTV's The Townhall: Full …
P Chidambaram: One borderline case of nepotism where Prime Minister kept the Chairman of a public sector bank and said she will give 5000 ... «NDTV, Jun 15»
6
Best QBs in History: 31-39
But he's a borderline case with obvious weaknesses. He was a below-average quarterback for as long as he was a good one, and even at his ... «Sports Central, Jun 15»
7
New EU rules may hasten commodity liquidity flight
A company that thinks it may be a borderline case and wants to trade in the EU from January 2017 may have to apply for a licence anyway and ... «Interactive Investor, Jun 15»
8
Jury convicts couple of plotting terrorist attack at BC legislature
“This is a very borderline case. Had this not been a very long, protracted and difficult trial, I may well have believed that the jury could not be ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
9
The Thin Gruel of the Hastert Prosecution
The prosecution of former North Carolina Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate John Edwards reflects the more borderline case ... «Politico, May 15»
10
Henderson Alvarez's shoulder shows no damage by MRI
The question is whether this injury will continue to limit Alvarez going forward. So far, it has been a borderline case, so Miami needs to avoid ... «Fish Stripes, May 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Borderline case [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/borderline-case>. May 2024 ».
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