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Meanings of borderline in English

Portuguese
fronteira
Catalan
frontera
Spanish
frontera

A line that indicates a boundary.

fronteira

Of questionable or minimal quality.

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Examples for "marginal"
Examples for "marginal"
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The overall result depends on the votes cast in the marginal seats.
The Guardian
2
Direct Brexit costs will remain marginal for the port itself, Castelein said.
Reuters
3
Bowl; crenate marginal band and square central figure internally; external surface plain.
Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the India...
4
Jansa said journalists were tarnishing Slovenia's image abroad by hyping marginal issues.
Reuters
5
The marginal constituencies are often seen as a country within a country.
The Guardian
Usage of borderline in English
1
I certainly hope so, given that I've been a borderline hobo myself.
Disciple of the dog
2
Patients who developed a rash had a borderline statistically significant longer survival.
Pubmed
3
Moreover, no data exist on the cardiovascular modifications associated with borderline ISH.
Pubmed
4
Background: No accepted intervention exists for borderline personality disorder presenting in adolescence.
Pubmed
5
Photography, however, is poised on a fine borderline between documentary and art.
The Guardian
6
In total, a single borderline positive result was observed among 290 tests.
Pubmed
7
Even images or links that could be considered borderline are not acceptable.
The Verge
8
Their union says the move is borderline legal and is seeking clarification.
Radio NZ
9
Clinical significance and optimal treatment of i0 borderline infiltrates are not known.
Pubmed
10
Going from Stirling to Crieff we crossed the borderline of the Highlands.
The Heather-Moon
11
Effect modification by smoking in CD was documented with borderline statistical significance.
Pubmed
12
Or it could come in Thurles, as Cork journey over the borderline.
The Irish Times
13
Now I think we are on the borderline between containing and delaying.
The Guardian
14
It was borderline euphoria, just stocks go up and up and up.
Reuters
15
My little place is in East Devon-juston the borderline of Dorset.
And Then There Were None
16
I've got a lot of people who've been pushed to borderline status.
Beyond The Frontier: Steadfast
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Translations for borderline
Spanish
frontera
Borderline through the time
Borderline across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common