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border

border, edge

verb bor-DEH Rare
Home & Lifestyle Household Items

Also means

tuck in (a bed)

Usage Note

Border means to line or edge something, such as a path bordered by trees (une allée bordée d'arbres). In the domestic sense, border un enfant means to tuck a child into bed, which is a warm, everyday usage.

Examples

"Elle borde son fils chaque soir."

Natural Translation

She tucks her son in every evening.

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