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bordar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ace noun A playing card marked with a single symbol, usually ranked highest or lowest in a game.
  • embroider verb To decorate fabric with a needle and coloured thread in a pattern or design.
  • excel verb To be very good at something, or to do noticeably better than others.
  • perform verb To carry out an action or task.
  • work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.

Senses

bordar is used for these senses in English:

  • ace (transitive, US, informal) To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.
  • embroider To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.
  • excel (transitive) To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.
  • perform (ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
  • work (transitive) To embroider with thread.

ace — full definition

  1. noun A playing card marked with a single symbol, usually ranked highest or lowest in a game.
  2. noun A person who is extremely skilled at something.
  3. noun (tennis) A serve that the opponent fails to touch, winning the point outright.
  4. verb To do extremely well in something, such as a test.
  5. adj Excellent; first-rate.

embroider — full definition

  1. verb To decorate fabric with a needle and coloured thread in a pattern or design.
  2. verb To add extra, often exaggerated or invented, details to a story to make it more interesting.

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