borde

bastard (born out of wedlock)

2,001–3,000 #2,731

Also a form of

bordar first/third-person singular present subjunctive; singular imperative (usted); third-person singular imperative; singular negative imperative (usted); third-person singular negative imperative to embroider (to stitch a decorative… 3,001–5,000

Meanings

adjective, masculine or feminine

bastard (born out of wedlock)
Spain, colloquial rude, impertinent

noun, masculine

edge, border, brink, verge, rim, margin
brim, rim, lip (top edge of a vessel or container)
side (of the road, highway, freeway, etc.)
ledge (of a window)
edging, fringe (shaping or dressing the edge of something)

In sentences

No vayas cerca del borde. Don't go near the edge. #3138169

Llena el vaso hasta el borde. Fill the glass to the brim. #12296363

¡Estamos al borde del fracaso! We're bordering on failure. #1148400

Estamos al borde de la guerra. We're on the brink of war. #6859778

Tom estaba al borde de las lágrimas. Tom was on the verge of tears. #1795002

El hombre estaba al borde de la muerte. The man was on the brink of death. #859200

Ella está al borde de una crisis nerviosa. She is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. #2505815

La pobre chica estaba al borde de la muerte. The poor girl was on the point of death. #1885832