se borner

sə bɔʁne

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Definition of se borner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verbal expression

contentementaccepter de faire seulement quelque chose sans chercher plus

Elle se borne à ce petit travail qui lui suffit.

se contenter

se satisfaire

limitationlimiter son action ou son activité à quelque chose de précis

Il se borne à observer la situation sans intervenir.

se limiter

se restreindre

entêtementrester obstiné dans sa position sans écouter les autres

Il se borne dans ses idées malgré tous nos conseils.

persister

s'obstiner

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se borner à

limiter son action ou activité à quelque chose de précis

Il se borne à répondre par oui ou par non.

Expressions with borner

se borner à

limiter son action ou activité à quelque chose de précis

Il se borne à répondre par oui ou par non.

borner à

limiter quelque chose à un domaine ou une activité précise

Il faut borner cette discussion à l'essentiel pour gagner du temps.

Examples of se borner in a sentence

Nous nous sommes bornés à observer sans intervenir.
Elle se borne à répondre par oui ou non.
Nous nous sommes bornés à écouter sans participer.
Elle se borne à refuser toute discussion.
Ils se bornent à défendre leur opinion coûte que coûte.

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English:content oneself, restrict oneself, ...
German:sich darauf beschränken, sich beschränken auf, ...
Italian:accontentarsi, confinarsi, ...
Spanish:conformarse, restringirse, ...
Portuguese:limitar-se, restringir-se, ...
Chinese:满足于, 仅限于, ...
Japanese:〜だけにとどめる, 限定する, ...
Arabic:اكتفى, اقتصر, ...
Hebrew:לְהִסְתַּפֵּק, לְהַגְבִּיל אֶת עַצְמוֹ, ...
Russian:ограничиваться, удовлетворяться, ...
Ukrainian:обмежуватися, зупинятися на, ...
Catalan:conformar-se, limitar-se a, ...
Danish:nøjes med, indskrænke sig til, ...
Dutch:zich beperken tot, zich inperken tot, ...
Greek:αρκούμαι, εμμένω στις απόψεις μου, ...
Khmer:កំណត់ខ្លួនត្រឹម, ឈប់ត្រឹម, ...
Korean:...에 그치다, ~에만 한정하다, ...
Polish:ograniczać się, poprzestawać, ...
Portuguese (BR):limitar-se a, limitar-se, ...
Romanian:a se limita, a se restrânge, ...
Swedish:nöja sig med, låsa sig, ...
Thai:พอใจแค่..., จำกัดตัวเอง, ...
Turkish:ile yetinmek, ile sınırlamak, ...
Vietnamese:chỉ làm, chỉ giới hạn, ...

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