borde-1
edge ; rim ; fringe ; brim ; verge.
As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.
Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.
The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.
The pot was placed in a pit dug in the soil such that brim of the pot is in line with the surface of soil.
The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.
al borde de
on the verge of
on the brink of
at the side of
on the edge of
With healthy roots in the library field, optical disc technology is on the verge of exponential growth into broader markets.
The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.
So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
These are the primate species on the edge of oblivion and, according to a report commissioned by three leading conservation charities.
al borde de la carretera
at the roadside
Tragically, each year hundreds of people lose their lives and suffer serious injuries while working or stopped at the roadside or on the motorway hard shoulder.
al borde de la extinción
on the verge of extinction
on the edge of extinction
on the brink of extinction
A rare species of red deer found only in Indian Kashmir is on the verge of extinction, with only 160 animals in existence .
Gorillas and chimps, two of man's closest relatives in the animal kingdom, will be on the edge of extinction within a decade.
Mankind's closest living relatives - apes, monkeys, lemurs and other primates - are on the brink of extinction and in need of urgent conservation measures.
al borde de la ley
on the edge of the law
Choosing to live dangerous lives in exchange for freedom, these murderous salty dogs live always on the edge of the law.
al borde del camino
at the roadside
Tragically, each year hundreds of people lose their lives and suffer serious injuries while working or stopped at the roadside or on the motorway hard shoulder.
al borde del mar
at the seaside
In the past people in Britain often spent their free time at the seaside - there were no package holidays to other countries.
al borde la muerte
on the brink of death
A group of orphaned baby owls snuggle up to a cuddly toy which has become their surrogate mum after they were found on the brink of death in the wild.
borde de la carretera
roadside
Today's electronic systems, both in-car and on the roadside, offer the drivers of the next decade the chance for a peaceful revolution in road transport.
borde de la carretera ajardinado
parkway strip
Carob trees in heavily watered parkway strips are also a hazard.
borde de la piscina
poolside
She stood indecisively by the poolside while other girls dived straight in.
borde del camino
roadside
wayside
Today's electronic systems, both in-car and on the roadside, offer the drivers of the next decade the chance for a peaceful revolution in road transport.
Bees from these apiaries flew around white mustard, plants on wastelands and wayside ditches.
borde del río
river bank [riverbank]
People grow food in allotments and on high-rise rooftops, on river banks and roadside verges, in parks and market gardens and any piece of wasteland they can find.
borde externo
outside edge
When sharpening a drill bit, never hone the outside edge or circumference of the bit.
borde interno
inside edge
So, on the left skate, the right side is the inside edge, but on the right skate, the left side is the inside edge.
borde superior
top edge
A double leaf is a leaf of double size with a fold at the fore edge or at the top edge of the book.
estar al borde de
teeter + on the edge of
stare + Nombre + in the face
We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.
Bankruptcy stared him in the face unless he could obtain this increase of capital.
ficha de borde perforado
edge notch card
Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter, and the piece of card between the hole and the edge of the card may be removed, using a punch, to form a notch.
llenar hasta el borde
fill + Nombre + to the brim
fill + Nombre + to the rim
In Experiment 3, blind and blindfolded sighted observers filled vessels to the brim using only auditory information.
Then pour some boiling distilled water in each eyecup almost filling it to the rim.
lleno hasta el borde
full to the brim
Charles Dickens said that students were like 'little vessels... ready to have imperial gallons of facts poured into them until they were full to the brim'.
repleto hasta el borde
full to the brim
Charles Dickens said that students were like 'little vessels... ready to have imperial gallons of facts poured into them until they were full to the brim'.
vivir al borde de la pobreza
live on + the poverty line
Wine's feel-good factor makes it easy to forget that too many of the world's grape growers and pickers live on the poverty line.
