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Grenzsituation
Grenz•si•tu•a•ti•on f borderline situation

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natürliche Grenze	exp.	natural frontier {or} boundary
die deutsch-deutsche Grenze	exp.	the intra-German border	[Hist.]
jdm Grenzen setzen	exp.	to lay down limits for sb
keine Grenzen kennen	exp.	to know no bounds	[Fig.]
seine Grenzen kennen	exp.	to know one's limitations
die Grenzen einhalten	exp.	to stay within the limits
die oberste/unterste Grenze	exp.	the upper/lower limit	[Fig.]
an Grenzen stoßen	exp.	to come up against limiting factors	[Fig.]
an etw grenzen	exp.	to border sth ; to border on sth	[Lit.]
an etw grenzen	exp.	to border {or} verge on sth	[Fig.]
die innerdeutsche Grenze	exp.	the inner-German border	[Hist.]
die Grenze passieren	exp.	to cross (over) {or} pass (over {or} through) the border
ans Uferlose grenzen	exp.	to go beyond all bounds
die Grenze zu Österreich	exp.	the border with Austria ; the Austrian border
über die Grenze gehen/fahren	exp.	to cross the border
zur äußersten Grenze gehen	exp.	to go as far as one can	[Fig.]
innerhalb seiner Grenzen bleiben	exp.	to stay within one's limits ; to live within one's means	[Fig.]
sich in Grenzen halten	exp.	to be limited	[Fig.]
die Grenzen des Möglichen	exp.	the bounds of possibility
alles hat seine Grenzen	exp.	there is a limit {or} there are limits to everything
über die Grenze machen	exp.	to go over the border	über die grüne Grenze machen
an seine Grenzen stoßen	exp.	to reach one's limits
das grenzt ans Unglaubliche	exp.	that's almost incredible
über die Grenze wechseln	exp.	to cross the border
die Abfertigung an der Grenze	exp.	customs clearance
jdn in seine Grenzen verweisen	exp.	to put sb in his place	[Fig.]
die Grenzen seines Amtes überschreiten	exp.	to exceed one's office
über die Grenze ... hinaus	exp.	beyond the bounds of ...	[Fig.]
über die grüne Grenze fahren/kommen	exp.	to cross the border illegally
2 km jenseits der Grenze	exp.	2 kms beyond the border ; 2 kms the other side of the border

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