No. 4,317 in Dutch
border
The Dutch word "border" means "embroiderer" in English.
In a sentence
De grens tussen Nederland en België is niet ver van hier.
The border between the Netherlands and Belgium is not far from here.
Here, 'grens' refers to the physical boundary separating two countries.
Bij het ontwerpen van het rapport hebben we een blauwe rand aan elke pagina toegevoegd.
When designing the report, we added a blue border to each page.
In this context, 'rand' denotes the decorative edge or margin of a printed page.
Het gedrag van de acteur balanceert op de grens tussen komedie en drama.
The actor's behavior balances on the border between comedy and drama.
In this figurative usage, 'grens' symbolizes the dividing line between two conceptual ideas or genres.
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