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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. borner [bɔʀne] VB trans

1. borner LAW:

borner propriété
to mark out the boundaries of

2. borner lit rivière, montagne pays, région:

borner
to border

3. borner fig ambition, désirs:

borner
to limit (à qc to sth, à faire to doing)

II. se borner VB refl

1. se borner (se contenter):

se borner à faire personne:
to content oneself with doing
il s'est borné à déclarer/préciser que …
he contented himself with declaring/explaining that …

2. se borner (se limiter):

se borner à qc/à faire rôle, fonctions:
to be limited to sth/to doing
se borner à qc/à faire personne:
to limit oneself to sth/to doing
notre rôle se borne à analyser/évaluer
our role is limited to analysing Brit /evaluating
je me bornerai à dire que …
I'll just say that …
je me suis bornée au strict nécessaire
I kept it down to the absolute essentials
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in the PONS Dictionary

I. borner [bɔʀne] VB trans

1. borner (limiter):

borner terrain
to mark out

2. borner fig:

borner son ambition à qc
to limit one's ambitions to sth

II. borner [bɔʀne] VB refl

se borner à qc (se limiter à)
to limit oneself to sth
se borner à qc (se contenter de)
to content oneself with sth
in the PONS Dictionary

I. borner [bɔʀne] VB trans

1. borner (limiter):

borner terrain
to mark out

2. borner fig:

borner son ambition à qc
to limit one's ambitions to sth

II. borner [bɔʀne] VB refl

se borner à qc (se limiter à)
to limit oneself to sth
se borner à qc (se contenter de)
to content oneself with sth
Présent
jeborne
tubornes
il/elle/onborne
nousbornons
vousbornez
ils/ellesbornent
Imparfait
jebornais
tubornais
il/elle/onbornait
nousbornions
vousborniez
ils/ellesbornaient
Passé simple
jebornai
tubornas
il/elle/onborna
nousbornâmes
vousbornâtes
ils/ellesbornèrent
Futur simple
jebornerai
tuborneras
il/elle/onbornera
nousbornerons
vousbornerez
ils/ellesborneront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

borner son ambition à qc
to limit one's ambitions to sth
se borner à qc (se limiter à)
to limit oneself to sth
se borner à qc (se contenter de)
to content oneself with sth

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Donc la famille des dérivées n'est pas bornée, et la dérivation n'est pas une application continue.
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Elles peuvent être l'objet d'appréciations diverses ; nous nous bornons au rôle de rapporteur.
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À l'origine ces fonctions se bornant surtout à celles de recherche.
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On se bornait pour le clocher à le faire recrépir ou enduire, là où il y avait du manquement.
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L'intervalle de référence, borné par deux limites de référence, comprend en général 95 % des valeurs de référence.
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