periphery

periferia, borde

Borde o zonas exteriores de un lugar o una cosa.

En inglés sencillo: The outer edge or parts of a place or thing.

• Trees grow around the periphery of the park.
• She noticed movement at the periphery of her vision.
• The poorest families lived on the city’s periphery.

Cómo se usa: on the periphery of something (Small villages lie on the periphery of the forest.)

Sinónimos: edge, outskirts, boundary

Antónimos: centre

Expresiones frecuentes: on the periphery, periphery of something

región

Una de las grandes regiones en que se divide Grecia para su administración.

En inglés sencillo: One of the large regions into which Greece is divided for government purposes.

• The periphery includes several islands.
• Each periphery has a regional administration.
• The map shows the boundaries of this Greek periphery.

Sinónimos: region

Expresiones frecuentes: Greek periphery, periphery council