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border guard
Guardia de fronteras
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border noun

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borders
borde, orilla; ribete; frontera
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A welcome sign in English and Spanish on the border between Mexico and the US

Example sentences of
border noun

  • •They live near the border between Poland and Slovenia.
  • •He grew up in Malaysia, near the Indonesian border.
  • •They live just beyond the western border of the park.
  • •the border of the Sahara
  • •The quilt is quite plain except for its colorful border.
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  • •a broad red border on each plate
  • •He planted pansies in the border.
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Synonyms of
border noun

margin, verge, edge, rim, brim, brink, fringe, frontier, trim

guard verb

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guarded, has guarded, is guarding, guards
defender, proteger; guardar, vigilar, custodiar

Example sentences of
guard verb

  • •Two policemen were assigned to guard the prisoner.
  • •A tank guarded the bridge from enemy attack.
  • •A police officer was stationed outside to guard the door.
  • •They jealously guard their secrets.
  • •Her whereabouts are a tightly guarded secret.
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Synonyms of
guard verb

tend, attend, mind, watch, oversee, defend, protect, shield, safeguard, secure