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brink  (brngk)

n.

1.

a. The upper edge of a steep or vertical slope: the brink of a cliff.

b. The margin of land bordering a body of water.

2. The point at which something is likely to begin; the verge: "Time and again the monarchs and statesmen of Europe approached the brink of conflict" (W. Bruce Lincoln). See Synonyms at border.

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[Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin .]

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brink [brɪŋk]

n

1. the edge, border, or verge of a steep place the brink of the precipice

2. the highest point; top the sun fell below the brink of the hill

3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the land at the edge of a body of water

4. the verge of an event or state the brink of disaster

[from Middle Dutch brinc, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse brekka slope, Middle Low German brink edge of a field]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	brink - a region marking a boundary           verge, threshold bound, boundary, edge - a line determining the limits of an area
	2.	brink - the edge of a steep place edge, border - the boundary of a surface
	3.	brink - the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy" verge limit, bound, boundary - the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"

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brink

noun edge, point, limit, border, lip, margin, boundary, skirt, frontier, fringe, verge, threshold, rim, brim Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.

Translations

brink [brɪŋk] N (lit, fig) → borde m
on the brink of sth → al borde de algo
to be on the brink of doing sth → estar a punto de hacer algo

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brink [ˈbrɪŋk] n → bord m
to be on the brink of sth [+ disaster, war, tears] → être au bord de qch
She was on the brink of tears → Elle était au bord des larmes.
on the brink of doing → sur le point de faire, à deux doigts de faire

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brink

n (lit, fig) → Rand m; on the brink of something (lit, fig) → am Rande von etw; on the brink of doing something (lit, fig) → nahe daran, etw zu tun

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brink [brɪŋk] n → orlo
on the brink of doing sth → sul punto di fare qc
she was on the brink of tears → era lì lì per piangere

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brink

n brink [briŋk]

the edge or border of a steep, dangerous place or of a river. rand, kant حافه، حافَّه، حَرْف، شَفيرُ الهاوِيَه бряг (обикновено стръмен) příkrý břeh, okraj kant; bred der Rand χείλος, άκρη, όριο borde järsak لبه؛ حاشیه äyräs bord (d'un à-pic) סַף तट ivica vminek a széle, meredek part tebing, tepi, pinggir orlo, margine (がけ・川の) 縁 낭떠러지의 가장자리 kraštas, status krantas (kraujas, bezdibeņa) mala; (stāvs) krasts pinggir rand rand, kant krawędź, skraj beira margine, mal abrupt край zráz; strmý svah rob ivica kant, brant ริม kenar, kıyı,eşik (峭壁或河流的)邊緣 край دریا کی کنارے خطرناک جگہ bờ miệng (vực) （河流的）边沿