boundary

limite, frontière

Ligne qui marque le bord d’un espace ou sépare deux espaces.

En anglais simple : A line that marks the edge of an area or separates two areas.

• A fence marks the boundary of our land.
• The ball rolled beyond the field boundary.
• They disagreed about the boundary between the two farms.

Comment l'utiliser : boundary between A and B (The river forms the boundary between the two regions.); boundary of something (Trees mark the boundary of the park.)

Synonymes : border, limit, edge

Expressions courantes : boundary line, boundary of something, boundary between something

limite

Limite de ce qu’une personne accepte, ou séparation entre des idées ou des domaines de la vie.

En anglais simple : A limit on what someone accepts, or a dividing line between ideas or parts of life.

• You need to set clear boundaries.
• He crossed a boundary by reading my messages.
• The boundary between work and home has become less clear.

Comment l'utiliser : boundary between A and B (She keeps a firm boundary between friendship and business.)

Synonymes : limit

Expressions courantes : set a boundary, cross a boundary, boundary between something

boundary

Frappe au cricket envoyant la balle à la limite du terrain ou au-delà et rapportant quatre ou six points.

En anglais simple : A cricket hit that sends the ball to or beyond the field’s edge and scores four or six runs.

• She hit a boundary.
• Two boundaries helped the team win.
• He scored a boundary from the final ball.

Expressions courantes : hit a boundary, score a boundary